Thats how he lost his finger, which explains why hes got a (missing) bone to pick with Hoon. Thanks for a lovely recap Head2no! Speaking of, Hoon wakes up to find framed pictures of Seung-hee hanging on the walls, and immediately thinks of Jae-hee. And that hed wanted to instill hope in Hoon by smuggling Chang-yis mom outhope that, one day, hed reunite with Jae-hee. Whether Hoon now has a definitive answer as to whether Seung-hee is Jae-hee is up for grabs, but for his sake and ours I hope that hes made a decision. I think it's a twin- like in the Master's Sun. Only, that scenario is revealed to have been a figment of Agent Chas imagination, since Hoons quasi-reunion with Seung-hee goes on uninterrupted. all these cliff hangers are taking its toll on me. :). [Discussion] A Belated Opinion on the Ending of Doctor Stranger jimmy smith walk on the wild side; January 27, 2022 His quest to find her is what keeps the wheel turning, and JSY's flat portrayal more or less deflates that wheel. I wonder if the PD likes to twist things around justfor the sake of it. Whenever things went wrong in his head, he started over until he was sure that he can perform the surgery successfully. As Song Jae Hee, Jin Se Yeon shows off a bright and pure image of a female student with her long hair, clean school uniform and her fair smile, making people think of the first love image. I'm knocking on wood on your behalf, Heads! All to say, at this point I find it hard to ship anyone. By doing that, the writer tries to build the suspension but instead, it goes backfire. The OST "Stranger" by Bobby Kim is italian chef kiss though. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. 0:23. Therefore, JSY fails to deliver a complex role that can peak my interest. I am glad that I read this because there are two medical dramas that haven't been able to watch and doctors and Dr Stranger are those. Can't she be killed already? Download the latest version. Maybe because of Jin Se-Yeon's overlapping filming schedules with "Age of Youth", the outline of serveral episodes was affected and to be written into the plot in a logical way. And when I said cute, I was referring to the PH/JH scenes. That, or his superpower activated and he detected some sort of cardiac problem in SH necessitating a scan. [ Download ]. The writers went through the effort of keeping Jin Soo alive for the final showdown with Hoon & Jae Hee only for it to essentially mean nothing. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. appId : '127538621120543', If Hoon is happy I'll be happy and if SH is happy and doesn't change ( by the stupid 2nd lead curse) I'll totally be enjoying this Kdrama !!! And viewers don't really care to see if they're crying, angry, sad, or happy, because Cold is their M.O. Only, when he nods off again, we see that Seung-hee really was sitting there, having been called by Soo-hyun. Seung-hee better have a great reason, in my eyes she has loads of redemption to do. And since theres a convenient shortage of anesthesiologists, Seung-hee steps up to the plate to help(?) She was equally upset when she broke it, even though she covered it up. It was tragic, poignant, but in the spirit of the show. There were a series of surgical competitions set up by the hospitals authorities for Hoon and Jae-Joon. As of July 7, 2014 it has been streamed close to 400 million times. what's the point of all the sacrifices they've made if PH just ends with another girl. The close contact unsettles her, and while Hoons eyes are closed she reaches out to brush her fingers against his cheek. Soo-hyun calls him Father for the first time in a long time, and tells him that shes sorry while thanking him for loving her mom. If Lee Jong-Suk wasnt the lead and someone else played Park Hoon, I dont think I would have liked the show as much. I work really hard while acting as Song Jae Hee to show a child that is endlessly bright and pure; while acting as Han Seung Hee, I have to emotionally satisfy many things in order to make it seem as if there are many stories stored inside of her eyes., Jin Se Yeon then promised Though there is a lot of burden playing two characters as I still lack in many areas, it would be nice if people watched over me as I exert myself. May 11, 2014. What we get now is that PH is deeply in love with JH, and while that's not enough for me to want to care about their relationship, I'll just have to believe in it because that's what the show is centered about anyway. The same way, PH empathizes with her and they're just going to continue supporting each other that way, I hope. Probably the most entertaining one of the bunch airing right now but I can't say I love it. xfbml : true, // parse social plugins on this page I like both Hoon and Soo Hyun as characters and they are the easiest to root for in the show, by far. Why go through all this shadow puppetry with a political storyline that has absolutely zero likable characters in it? Cha Jin-soo (Korean/Chosn'gl: , Cha Jin-su) the main antagonist in the SBS television series Doctor Stranger . And Jae-Hee is still making no sense - aside from the fact that brainwashing is largely a myth, why is she pretending to be someone else? I like for the fact that you try to go for the possible root of the problem and not just spout catch-phrases as if it's going to change anything. He's desperate to save the woman he left behind in North Korea. When he is finally able to return to South Korea, he begins working at a hospital. Practicing? I still do hope to see Jae Joon make a turn around and be the proper lover to win back Soo Hyuns heart which will inevitably only be broken by pining too much to our Dr Stranger. Otherwise, just skip it. Outside of her, Hoon have virtually nobody left to care for. well, no i dont need that. I pretty much hated Han Seung-Hee and did not care about her at all. In the background, mystery regarding Dr. Han Seung Hee's and Officer Cha's mission is brought into light. 13.4K Views. If shes Seung-Hee, how come she looksexactlylike Jae-Hee unless theyre longlost twins twins? But Hoon isnt interested in getting his job back and only wants to see Seung-hee, who started working at the main hospital as of today. Its cute how Soo-hyun tries to cheer him up by asking him about his life, only Hoons memories of his parents are unhappy oneslike his father getting shot, and his mother never caring. Have fun, ya lucky Beanies. I love that she's a competent professional even if Hoon calls her a quack, and a concerned friend to him. Whys he in Myungwoo, you ask? Jae-joon pulls Hoon aside in order to tell him to get lost, making it a point to threaten him away from Soo-hyun. Be sure to check out our sidebar for helpful info and resources! Security is so lax that Agent Cha gets to just stand by in clear view and watch as Seung-hee accompanies Chang-yis suddenly-unconscious mother to the operating room. He got his first break as a lead actor in Kim Ki Duk's movie 3-Iron which won awards both locally and internationally and as an effect opened more opportunities for Jae Hee in the entertainment industry. Take Vick (IRIS) who was played by TOP and Kim (Two Weeks) by Song Jae Rim or even Ryu Tae-oh (Gap Dong) by Lee Joon, these characters also fall under the same cold murderous villain archetypes, they too wear almost the same facade all the time. I am shockingly one of those thousands of delusional fans who are shipping Park Hoon and Oh Soo Hyun to end up together. So weird because in my over a decade of watching Kdramas I never shipped a 2nd female lead but DS breaks this record. This is a history in the making! Sure. He's desperate to save the woman he left behind in North Korea. Please enter your username or email address. Nor is she a particularly strong or experienced actress. Just like how no two people have the same face. He thinks back to when he held Jae-hee to his heart and said that their heartbeats were the same. Going back to Hoon and Jae Hee, I like for the fact that Hoon's love is more than just vanilla romance, that it has a dimension of dependency to it as well. They were standing right there. what about identical twins? SeungHee was briefed about JH relationship with PH so she awares of that in orde to make her mission succeed, but since her mind is control, she can't remember anything about the past, so she just has the SeungHee's mind in JaeHee's body. Sorry, watching 'The Man From Nowhere' last night to see what this whole "Won Bin" thing was about. Because her character isn't expressive by design and it takes special talent to give the proper nuances to break that monotony. So, did anyone else feel like the feel-good ending was a little bit forced? Rate. He also got shot and fell into the lake. She's just a doctor, not THE doctor stranger. Ive made it to halfway through ep 16 and I just cant make myself watch any more. But now that Hoon is back in the hospital and Chairman Oh is under Prime Minister Jangs thumb, Seung-hee claims that everything is going to plan. // Load the SDK asynchronously After that, Ill live as Song Jae-hee. Using Myung Woo University Hospital as the background, the drama portrays a story of love and competition with the characters standing in the center of a North Korean conspiracy to select the team members of the surgery team that will operate on the South Korean Prime Minister Jang Seok Joo (Cheon Ho Jin.). Doctor Stranger: Episode 10 Dramabeans Korean drama recaps Reviews: 1 user. Full House. -_-, I watched the 2 episodes confused and trying to find clues about the ruined"mission" Sunghee and Agent Cha were talking about, it's ruined and I haven't even figured it out. I suspect a certain segment of audience would appreciate being told what is going on rather than sit back and enjoy the mystery plot. Song Jae-hee? Plot holes are when something did not make sense (not the same as the audience not understanding) or did not gel up with an earlier scene. You deserve an extraordinary show to recap after putting up splendidly with all this crazy ones . Other than the romance, the drama is about political corruption, revenge, secret assassinations and medical drama. The actors and actresses performances are really commendable except the one lead (JSY) whos acting is just too stiff. next monday is waaaay to far away. - How is it that he's able to flit b/n N Korea and S Korea so easily? After Park Hoon's father died, he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae-hee, but lost contact with her in the end. Jin Se Yeon will undergo an acting transformation as the heroine of this turbulent romance that frequents between North and South Korea. How did the writers or anyone else in the making of the show not notice?? it's okay, I am not invested in her character at all either. 26 May 2014 Episode #1.7. Surely the people close to them would have been happy to know theyre alive and would have kept it a secret. This video is currently unavailable. So, instead of making me anticipated with the suspensions, the writer makes me frustrated and lose patience. (Ofc, Tae-oh is more of an exception since he plays as the primary villain as opposed to TOP's or SJR's side-character parts, therefore we get to see him grow and display more emotions too, which Seung Hee should be given the chance as well). Only show I can recall with a bad 2nd male and good 2nd female is King of Baking, Kim Takgu. He claims he used Smuggler Im as a cover, since he didnt want his involvement to be known until he found Jae-hee. Doctor Stranger will airs its first episode on May 5, with writer Park Jin Woo, who wrote the robust script that PD Jin Hyuk, who is a magician of this complex genre, will demonstrate in the drama. There is a solemnity in that scene. version : 'v2.2' // use version 2.2 After offering Soo-hyun her mothers old room, Seung-hee comments about how close Soo-hyun and Hoon seem to be, implying that their relationship is romantic. Its obviously not bad acting because the same actress played Jae-Hee, whom I liked in one minute. this probably sounds terrible, but i think SH/JH got into AMNESIAafter that dreaded fall on the bridge and FORGOT about her past with Hoon. I did not see joy when she was supposedly happy and didnt see her upset when she was supposedly sad. Moon because gosh, those two are hilarious. I hope shell take more acting lessons after this series. Doctor Stranger Episode 8 - MyDramaList Sumedha spends her days reading books, bingeing Kdramas, drawing illustrations, and blogging while listening to Lo-Fi music. But before she can even turn her head, she focuses instead on Director Choi as he enters, recognizing him as the man who got her out of the prison camp. not that I'm complaining, love her character to bits!. Either ways, I don't think it worked. Daughter of the Director and The Best Heart Surgeon. Thanks for the recap HeadsNo2. But Nightshade wants to see her other skills. The ending will also make you tear out your hair. Although Jae Joon intended to use Soo Hyun at first, the guy seriously fell in love with her. Doctor Stranger S1: E3 Is Jae Hee Still Alive? 2014 HD TagDub is jae hee alive in doctor stranger - african-cloud.org He didnt, which brings us to another flashback of Agent Cha undergoing brutal torture in the DPRK as a result of Hoons escape. K-Dramas Calendar; Top 100 K-Dramas; Top 100 Japanese Dramas; Top 100 Chinese Dramas All I can hope for are more moments with Soo-hyun, because shes one princess whos going to need a white knight in her corner, Jae-joons Dungeons and Dragons metaphors be damned. Just to clarify, I'm not pro-Sora. They both really do fit together and Jae Joon really likes her. I need more to feel more, but I doubt we'll get that since the show has obviously moved on from establishing that. That's like drama speak of "you're never getting with the male lead, girl!" to be fair to YFAS, Master's Sun and I Hear Your Voice, especially the latter, the characters are written way more complex than just 'bad' or 'good'. in fact, i didn't enjoy it because somehow it felt more unnatural. Jae-joon in surgery. I am trying . All the things around Jae-hee are just impossibility. She should have 3 kidneys if she received a transplant Diseased kidneys are usually left in place, and the new transplant usually stuck in the lower abdomen. He tears through the house looking for her, and ends up opening the door to the bathroom. Im Han Seung-hee, she affirmed, to which Agent Cha replied, Yes, Han Seung-hee! Thanks. Ok, not to dispute the medical accuracy of the Show (sarcastically stated, of course), but 2 hearts that are going at the same rate, barring any murmur, arrhythmia or extra S3 or S4 sounds, will ALWAYS sound the same, "I hope thats metaphorical, because if he can recognize her by her heartbeat, I might have to laugh out loud. Since then,hes been looking for Jae-hee. Lets hope I didnt forget everything about this show because I watched it months back lol. I don't really know what they were planning to do with this, was it to make us confuse or if they were trying to drop hints about who SH really is. Partly because it involved so much going back to previous episodes to see what matched up (a lot did not). She did not donate one. I recommended this show to a close friend of mine who didn't watch kdramas back then and she said it was way too dramatic and dropped it after the first episode. It is no wonder this is the worst hospital in Korea where people can just kill and steal patients at will, since about half the staff seems to be a NK spy or working with the North. No matter how this ends up, we all know I'll be watching the entire series because urgh, LJS and his awesomeness - I can't resist that. Over 868 TV Time users rated it a 19.6/10 with their favorite characters being Lee Jong-suk as Park Hoon, Kang So-ra as Oh Soo-Hyun and Jin Se-yun as Song Jae-Hee / Han Seung-Hee. This drama was a mess. Master's Sun script started out kinda promising and then it got so ridiculous towards the end. It's a good thing there were Dr. Quack & Hoon cute scenes to give my little brain a break, and just when I started feeling torn between Jaejoon and Hoon (for Sohyun), he showed his greedy side and that stopped me from liking him too for Sohyun. Of course, thats if the Seung-hee persona is a disguise. The conspiracy thickens. On the plus side, I'm now more encouraged to finish watching Man to Man with Park Hae Jin (even though I probably shouldn't as the FL has no chemistry with him). Send. At this point, I cant help but blame the actress. If she's Jae Hee, why would she needs to copy her own gestures? Is it me or does heads pick shows which are very unique and good in the beginning and lose their brains later? Go for the show if you really like Lee Jong-Suk and want to see more of him. Okay, I'm way out of topic here. Doctor Stranger (Korean: ; RR:Dakteo Yibangin) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. Too bad Park Hae-jin gets so little screentime, but looking at his coldness here I start to see why he was initially cast as the villain in YFAS. Which episode would you say was the turning point for you? I personally think she is Jae Hee, but there is always a chance that she isn't. Firstly, from the first few episodes, the bracelet Hoon gave to Jae Hee in the beginning was in her possession. Hoon slams his fist down and storms out, refusing to hear more. Cha Jin-soo | Villains Wiki | Fandom ;). I really enjoyed the drama because of the unique premise and think that LJS and JSY had great chemistry. In reality, how many of us have looked back to past boyfriends or old flames and asked ourselves (What did I see in him/her at the time?). Many years later, Hoon makes it back home to Seoul and works with another doctor in their clinic. Its a rarity and definitely a fortunate turn of role casting for KSR. Regardless of Jae-joons defense, Soo-hyun asks him to take it easy on Hoonafter all, they work together now. I will pay back my fans through working as hard as I can.. Are you a Lee Jong-suk stan too? Hopefully I didn't jinx you. 59min. A hot,sexy, badass spygirl~ahem, she is neither hot nor sexy actually the other anesthesiologist in the drama actress Han Eun-Sun i think, she is the real hoty, infact she is the sexiest of them all :D, The one who keep tease that glasses surgeon? i actually agree w you but i actually am watching it since idk i like to finish a drama unless its really THAT bad then. Not at all. She founded Empress Content Writing & Digital Marketing Services to help small entrepreneurs grow their business. If you dont believe me, shoot me.. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Park Hoon's father then died and he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae Hee, but lost in contact with her and at the end, he fled to South Korea alone, while looking for Jae Hee. That would be the most welcome surprise. I want to watch him get over that (with the help of soohyun or something) and start realizing what it means to be a doctor. Thats where Chairman Oh finds her to tell her that hes given Hoon another chance, even though he claims it was her who changed his mind and not the prime minister. On the 26th, the production team released stills of Jin Se Yeon playing two characters in the upcoming SBS Monday-Tuesday drama Doctor Stranger that will air its first episode on May 5. The plan goes awry and Hoon crosses alone. [4][5][6] According to the website DailyNK, which reports on North Korea-related issues, the drama was highly popular among North Korean youth who would obtain it illegally at the jangmadang (markets). Rate. Park Hae-jin as Han Jae-joon / Lee Sung-hoon Kim Ji-hoon as young Lee Sung-hoon here, she's playing someone interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing her (haven't watched yet). In case of spoilers! Luckily Nightshade knows whats up, and has a plan to take care of business. Of course, Soo-hyun called her over so that he could apologize to her, only now hes too drunk to do much of anything. i can see the soft side of jae-joon and it's going to be an interesting character arc for him to choose the love of his life as opposed to his career/ambitions. Jin Se Yeon to Play Two Characters in "Doctor Stranger" - Soompi In terms of the two (2) kidneys, I believe they were referring to kidney transplant patient. He deeply fell in love with Jae Hee (Jin Se-yeon) in his high school. As a child, a man and his father are kidnapped and brought to North Korea. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm close. PHJ's role is rather bland and he hasn't been exactly lighting up the screen like he did in Stars, but he not getting criticized much here in the comments. Four, how did Hoon and Jae-hee survive the fall the second time in the last episode? I also like the fact that both Hoon and Seung Hee (if JH is indeed SH that is) are not pure hero or heroines, that they do have shadows beneath their seemingly brighter facades. Although they did get back together Miss Korea was pretty realistic about how the main couple weren't and couldn't be the same people they'd been in high school. Doctor Strangers new mishmash of a preview, Doctor Stranger pushes premiere, releases teaser, First script read for medical melo Doctor Stranger, http://gizmodo.com/5884650/your-heartbeat-could-be-your-password, http://koalasplayground.com/2014/05/20/dr-stranger-episode-6-recap/. Doctor Stranger (Tagalog) EP 3 Eng Sub - Maraming pasyente ang dadagsa sa Myungwoo University Hospital dahil sa isang aksidente. My Kpop Life: Doctor Stranger: Couple Pairings - Blogger Jae Hee () - MyDramaList So many things were wrong with the show. b). Just because I enjoy Soohyun's character more doesn't make me pro-Sora or anti-JSY. This gives Jae-joon another chance to butt heads with Hoon as he claims that anything could happen when a patient is as old as Chang-yis mother, though he credits the surgical success to the anesthesiologists excellent preparation. }); What else more nefarious reasoning can topple an already over the top avert nuclear havoc through heart surgery plot? AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_1", {soundFile:"aHR0cDovL2hlYWRzbm8yZGIuZmlsZXMud29yZHByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDE0LzA1L2xlZV9raV9jaGFuXy1fbWVldF95b3Vfbm93X2RvY3Rvcl9zdHJhbmdlcl9vc3RfMTQwMDU5NzczNC5tcDM"}); As Agent Cha watches Seung-hee approach Hoon from the security-less hospital interior, we flash back to the moment where he held a gun to her head, afraid that they might fail their mission. 8. (My attachment to these fictional characters are getting weirder and weirder.). Hoon remembers her kidney transplant (that he performed), which would leave the real Jae-hee with only one kidney. Also, I have seen the main actress in this and Born Again and I have since refused to watch any of her shows. But thats just a minor detail (admittedly one of many) that I can easily overlook as I'm loving this show so far! Doctor Stranger (2014) - Full Cast & Crew - MyDramaList Jae-joon claims he was just protecting Soo-hyuns doctorly honor against Hoons quack allegations, an excuse which has Soo-hyun raising her eyebrows: Thats not like you.. Surprisingly, the show has definitely done a great concession with their very favorable treatment to the secondary female lead. Only to see that Seung-hee does have two kidneys. It was a bittersweet moment for sure but they left the bridge united once more - when Hoon mentioned his regret at having let go in Hungary it just seemed right that that marked an ending of sorts. 4 . But the plot is so frustrating I'm irritated. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; In fact, theres more of all that than romance. He comes across . But Seung-hees patience reaches its breaking point when Hoon tries to keep her with him at the expense of one of her patients, causing her to slap him back to realitynothing should be as important to a doctor as their patient, she barks, which is something he should understand if he claims to be a doctor. 1. This episode was an episode which just re-established what we already knew, and what we don't, we still don't. How do I know this? Searches were done to search his body pretty soon. K1ngkang v2. Though these questions surrounding Seung Hees identity is at the forefront of the shows current plot point, what continues to intrigue me more is the equally confusing Big Mission that must involve Hoon. the very least, Lee Jong Suk and Park Hae-jin were really good in this drama. Soo-hyun stays behind while Doctor Moon takes him, looking disappointed to see him go. Her task probably to keep Park Hoon check on her watch.Remember when Park Hoon hug her in that hall(? Moon misunderstood that as Jae-hee/ Seung-hee has one because she donated not received! Okay so lets see the plot holes that annoyed me so much, it almost ruined the whole story because these dont make sense. . Any others? Over 868 TV Time users rated it a 19.6/10 with their favorite characters being Lee Jong-suk as Park Hoon, Kang So-ra as Oh Soo-Hyun and Jin Se-yun as Song Jae-Hee / Han Seung-Hee. Is jae hui pretend to be seung hui? Thats like drama speak of youre never getting with the male lead, girl! =/. Each person has a different heartbeat. But apparently PH looked really disappointed when he found out that she had 2 kidneys - but shouldn't he know that she would have 2 since she was the one who did the transplant? Entire scenes were spent kind-of-maybe-not-really trying to paint a picture of the Big Conspiracy going on, and if the point was merely to show us that there is a conspiracy without revealing anything about said conspiracy, then mission accomplished: were still confused. Lee Jong-Suk as Park Hoon was the highlight of the show. Her father still had one functioning kidney. But in the video scene, JH looked somewhat awake/conscious of her actions when she was saying "hoon ah" and holding out her hand. First Loves are supposed to be the purest, the most intense, the most passionate experiences, so much that people often give up partners they have been with for YEARS to go back to their first love (Angel Eyes), and suffer for decades because of a tragic first love (Moon Embracing the Sun, Missing You). I am still trying to figure out a valid reason why there are so many people tied up with and helping North Korea here, and what they could possibly gain from it. I was confused as to why he was chosen and why they needed him. Meanwhile, a stone-faced Seung-hee tells Agent Cha that the whole act was devised so that Hoon would believe that Jae-hee is alive. Team Dramabeans: What we're watching (March 4, 2023), Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, You can only pick one: Friends-to-lovers drama, First script reading for tvN's Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins. I doesn't sound like a case of "I think the Prime Minister wants to protect him since he owes Hoon a debt". A very simple but revealing clue: When Seung Hee was watching the video of Jae Hee, she was seen practicing pronouncing Hoon name with Jae Hee's tone of voice. I didn't read the plot or anything, just dived right into it. In. Hes been trained well by his father and is a great heart surgeon. I really liked watching his character development and all the obstacles he had to go through in terms of his heart. When a horrendous traffic accident creates chaos at a local hospital, Park Hoon winds up preforming an unlicensed surgery to save a dying father. Arguably, she is one of the reasons that have kept Hoon in tact mentally and pushed him to keep going despite being imprisoned to NK's medical bootcamp from hell. Seung Hee, for the apparent nefarious plot that she's got herself into which I could only imagine as the means that she's willing to take to reach her end--emancipation from her NK trappings and eventually back to Hoon's hands. Though admittedly, I didnt expect that Doctor will be making this particular plot point reveal before even reaching the halfway cour. if (d.getElementById(id)) return;