Yoon Kyun-sang up for SBS drama Doctors
by girlfriday
Is Yoon Kyun-sang just going to take up permanent residence at SBS? All four of the dramas he’s been in including his debut have been at the network — Faith, Pinocchio, The Time I’ve Loved You, and the currently-airing Six Flying Dragons, where he’s kicking ass and taking names. Now he’s in talks to take on his fifth show at SBS, the medical drama Doctors that’s currently courting Pinocchio co-star Park Shin-hye to headline.
The new series is about a young woman who starts out as a gangster in her youth and works her way up an unfair social hierarchy at a hospital to become a neurosurgeon. Park Shin-hye is in talks to play the heroine, a bold character who’s obstinate and has to overcome her distrust of other people. She carries some scars that darkened her outgoing personality and turned her into someone who doesn’t want relationships of any kind.
Kim Rae-won (Punch) has been offered the leading role opposite her, a neurosurgery specialist with an affable, trustworthy image who’s a staunch realist. And Lee Sung-kyung (Cheese in the Trap) is up for the role of the heroine’s high school classmate and rival in the neurosurgery department. She’s from a wealthy doctor family and is hung up on getting her first love stolen from her.
Yoon Kyun-sang is considering the part of a chaebol heir neurosurgeon. The character is the eldest son of one of the country’s leading conglomerate families, but in order to free himself from his father’s expectations for him to take over the company, he becomes a doctor. Gee, a brain surgeon, what a huge disappointment to daddy dearest. He dreams of a carefree life and of a love like a roller coaster, and will fall for the peculiar gangster-turned-doctor heroine who enters his life like Fate.
Yoon Kyun-sang is in contract negotiations, so it seems likely that he’ll sign on. He and Park Shin-hye didn’t share many scenes in Pinochcio (he played Lee Jong-seok’s older brother), but they’d probably be really adorable together in a romance. Even if it ends up being one-sided. I think?
Doctors is scheduled to follow Jackpot on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning in June.
Via Asia Today
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1 jazza
March 21, 2016 at 3:12 AM
Yay!!! Yoon Kyunsang is on the roll!!
Gonna watch this for sure. I hope next time he will got a leading role.
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2 Nina Chikovani
March 21, 2016 at 3:13 AM
So he plays second lead/unhappy chaebol? Somehow I'm disappointed. After SFD I thought he would get some lead roles of not so rich, underdog heroes
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:31 PM
Yeah, me too. On the other hand, this should put him in some nicely tailored suits as well as scrubs..so I'm torn...on a very superficial level. xD
(I started watching Pinocchio for Dalpo but was like, "dang! That brother looks good in a suit...")
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3 poko
March 21, 2016 at 3:15 AM
Why this drama sounds so boring? Or I'm the only one?
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PBY
March 21, 2016 at 4:36 AM
I dunno, I'm kinda looking forward to seeing PSH kicking ass as a gangster and the obvious neurosurgeon-gangster disparity.
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chingu
March 21, 2016 at 10:09 AM
Yes! I'm totally looking forward to seeing Park Shin-hye as a badass gangster turned (badass) neurosurgeon!
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haha
March 21, 2016 at 7:07 PM
bad ass gangster doctor sounds boring to you?
Then maybe it's just you.
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windsun33
March 22, 2016 at 11:19 PM
If it goes by most k-drama plot points, the bad ass will last 1-2 episodes.
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windsun33
March 22, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Maybe because we have seen pretty much this same plot about 8x. Any bets on how many incompetent doctors will be in this hospital?
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4 Zah
March 21, 2016 at 3:16 AM
*remembers the scene in Pinocchio where Gi Jae Myung corners and scares Choi In Ha*
It's role reversal now, gangster heroine will turn his life upside down.
My interest in this drama has increased ten-fold.
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Kaylie
March 21, 2016 at 6:14 AM
Dal-po: Noooooo hyung, don't take my In-ha from me
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Chiisan
March 21, 2016 at 6:14 PM
Haha!
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5 Chris
March 21, 2016 at 3:20 AM
I like Yoon Kyun Sang, but I'm wary of the writer.
I hope Kim Rae Won stay far far away from this drama, so I don't have to watch it.
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AnotherOne
March 21, 2016 at 3:34 AM
Sorry to say, but he probably will LOL. Reports have said that the writer/production crew really wants KRW for the project. However, apparently, he will only sign on if they make the changes he wants, which means giving his character more importance than originally planned.
The drama is/was supposed to be female centric, after all, it was originally named Female Gangster Hye Jung, until knetz started complaining about the iljin/bullying reference, and it was changed to Doctors.
Anyway, he'll probably get the changes he wants, the drama is being produced by HB Ent., his agency.
I just wonder how non-female centric the end result will be?
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Chris
March 21, 2016 at 4:15 AM
Owh.. well then.. I don't think KRW will be willing to play a second fiddle to Park Shin Hye anyway.
So, crossing my fingers the story will be at least half as good as Punch.
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songsong
March 21, 2016 at 4:48 AM
Me too. I hope KRW stays far away from this drama too.
I am sure he can find a better one. He was so good in Punch!
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tari_legs_run
March 21, 2016 at 10:42 AM
Since dramabeans wrote about this, I kept on thinking shouldn't Kang Hye Jung take a role in here. After all her nickname is Kangster, right? :))
About the drama itself, me love some KRW and LSK <3
The main tho, I have half of my trust....
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pogo
March 21, 2016 at 4:50 AM
I'm really torn about the writer because High Society was so bad, but Can We Get Married was absolutely fantastic and one of the best-written kdramas I've ever seen.
Though this being an SBS Monday-Tuesday drama points to it likely being more in the vein of HS than CWGM. Boo.
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Sera The Ms Temper
March 21, 2016 at 6:39 PM
My main reason why I don't want KRW here because this is female centric drama. If he won't get the changes he wants, he better stay away.
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6 redfox
March 21, 2016 at 3:27 AM
Moo Hyul is one of the most endearing characters in kdrama history. Him and Cheok Sa Kwang.
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Kiara
March 22, 2016 at 6:55 AM
My 2 favorite characters.
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7 erratic
March 21, 2016 at 3:27 AM
Musaaaa Moo Hyul!
Seriously, though, is the role the lead dude or the spare? O.o
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Chris
March 21, 2016 at 4:17 AM
If the news is true and the production crew courting Kim Rae Won for the male lead, hyung will be the spare.. ^_^
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erratic
March 21, 2016 at 1:24 PM
Drama gods, please stop giving us spare dudes that are usually way more adorable than the leads. My poor heart suffers. Every. Damn. Time. T_T
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Huh. And here I thought it was a drama land rule that the chaebol gets the girl...
Or maybe he lost that when he decided to let his family down by becoming a neurosurgeon... :p
Yes, I'm kidding.
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8 cupkate
March 21, 2016 at 3:33 AM
Omg I really need to start marathoning SFD..
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Chris
March 21, 2016 at 4:18 AM
+1
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:21 PM
And here I am marathoning Six Flying and looking up particularly when a Moo Hyul scene comes on...
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9 Xingii
March 21, 2016 at 4:22 AM
He was also in Gapdong with a minor role though, that was with TVN right?
Ugh.
I can't say I'm happy about this. I LOVE Kyunsang I want to see him take on really cool roles. Chaebol turned surgeon. zzzzzzzzzzzz Actually medical dramas in general I really hate, so.
:-)
Damn it Kyunsang. This seems really bland hon.....
I was really wanting to give this one a pass but I guess I have to watch it now hahaha damn >< At least he'll look good in a doctor's coat... I'm trying to think of the positives & I'm struggling.
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pogo
March 21, 2016 at 4:47 AM
yeah, he was the maknae detective who had a little crush on Kim Ji-won, it was adorable.
I would actually like to see that reunion as OTP now that both of them have a little more recognition to their names.
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10 pmymcw
March 21, 2016 at 4:29 AM
remember this?
http://s1192.photobucket.com/user/girlfridaydb/media/drama/2014/pinocchio/pinocchio10/pinocchio10-00873.jpg.html
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11 pogo
March 21, 2016 at 4:45 AM
I'm happy to see Yoon Kyun-sang getting more work, and I actually think he and Park Shin-hye will vibe pretty well together, based on the scraps we got in Pinocchio. And hopefully he's done with military service so we don't lose him to the army just as he's taking off.
But why can no drama go without making either its hero or second lead a chaebol?!
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Sera The Ms Temper
March 21, 2016 at 6:48 PM
Chaebol & dramaland cannot be separated.
Anyway I read that Yoon Kyun Sang is yet to do his military service. He is 87 liners, so he will be enlisted soon. Hopefully he get one more role which can make he shines before enlistment, so ppl won't forget about him during his absence.
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Xingii
March 21, 2016 at 9:41 PM
Actually, in an interview he said he did his military service before he even started acting! No need to worry about that! He's here to stay. :)
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Xingii
March 21, 2016 at 9:49 PM
I am backing up my statement with proof! It was in his interview for BNT
Q. I heard you were originally a model. What is the reason you went from a model to actor?
It’s embarrassing to say I was a model. It was a very short period. I did 3 collections so about a year and half before I went to the army. At that time, I wanted to do acting but I wasn’t prepared and the army was a big obstacle. Following my father’s advice, I enlisted into the army and after getting discharged, I started earnestly acting.
Here's the link for the full interview:
http://yoonkyunsang.tumblr.com/post/127289272113/yoon-kyun-sang-bromance-with-lee-jong-suk-were
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 10:57 PM
Nice! Thanks. I was hoping he had as he came on the scene relatively older than some others in his age group.
Sera The Ms Temper
March 22, 2016 at 12:03 AM
Ohh TQ for the info. So we dont have to worry about him. He will have a plenty of time, as many of actors in 86 & 87 will be enlisted.
thelady
March 22, 2016 at 8:38 AM
so happy he already did his military service and won't be leaving as his career is peaking
12 mindy
March 21, 2016 at 5:47 AM
"chaebol heir neurosurgeon"
Oh, god.
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redfox
March 21, 2016 at 11:03 AM
now, if he was a surgeon who collects brains... and believes the brain never dies and tries to find a way to communicate with them, and then an evil brain takes over his thoughts.... Like Dr Frankenstein but a Dr Brainstein. Albert...Brainstein.
somehow all my plots are black comedy, huh.
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erratic
March 21, 2016 at 1:18 PM
I'd watch that. O.o
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 10:59 PM
Lol! That's a great plot...
Is he the male lead? I'd like to see him as the lead...
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redfox
March 21, 2016 at 11:08 PM
yeah, me too. In my plot the lead would be the brain though and the characters wouldnt have their own will at all. they would all be toys / tools for the brain and we would hear its´ inner monologue on the background. the character would be in a sort of haze and we´d see it through the blurred senses of the brain.
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Flighty gazelles
March 22, 2016 at 6:42 AM
OMG! That would be so wierd and intresting. I'd watch that! Now am fervently praying a kdrama would actualy go with that synopsis. Its not impossible,after all,they did Blade Man which i enjoyed.
thelady
March 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM
you should write for dramas
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13 rhienz
March 21, 2016 at 5:57 AM
Cue : Ha myung is crying in the corner because he is torn that his beloved hyung has been having one sided love all this time with his Inha. TT
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cupkate
March 21, 2016 at 6:43 AM
Lol was actually internally screaming what about Dalpo?
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:36 PM
xD Dramabeaners crack me up.
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14 Kiara
March 21, 2016 at 7:56 AM
MUSA MOO-HYUL just got his dragon title today. I wish they didn't wait till eps 49.
Moo-hyul has been one of my favorite characters from TWDR thanks to Jo Jin Woong. Yoon grew on me during SFD.
Beside White Tower and Brain I haven't really gotten into the genre. I'm not sure what to think of this. If Kim Rae-won signs on I will check it out.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
March 21, 2016 at 8:17 AM
GODDAMMIT, SPOILER!!
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Kiara
March 21, 2016 at 8:24 AM
Sorry. Didn't think it came as a surprise. It was either today or tomorrow lol.
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bbstl
March 21, 2016 at 1:02 PM
Well, also for people like me who waited until SFD was (nearly) complete to watch it (I just watched episode 3). Hopefully I'll forget this by the time I get to 49.
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Kiara
March 21, 2016 at 2:20 PM
It's a dragon episode. All 6 dragons are expected to get one. You should expect that after watching eps 1. That is not a big secret. It was just a matter of when for Moo-hyul.
I guess I'm still a butt for saying it.
ito
March 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM
WHAT??!! REALLY?! Haven't watched it yet, and guess what, I screamed when I read your comment, so excited, finallyyyy
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Xingii
March 21, 2016 at 9:42 PM
OMG THE HAPPIEST SPOILER OF MY LIFE UGH
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Miki Klimova
March 22, 2016 at 1:10 AM
Lol, ikr
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15 Brian
March 21, 2016 at 9:52 AM
I wish it was something more different.... it's basically Neurosurgeon+Former Gangster/Neurosurgeon+MORE Neurosurgeon+ Rich Neurosurgeon it can't get more medical than that
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16 chingu
March 21, 2016 at 10:22 AM
Aw, I'm already rooting for his character to win over the heroine's heart! I'm hoping Park Shin-hye accepts, owns the heck out of this role, and this turn out really good... for everyone's sake, and of course, for my own drama-watching pleasure.
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17 CoffeeMD
March 21, 2016 at 4:27 PM
PSH and YKS, what a cute pairing! I fell in love with him in pinnochio and honestly stopped watching after his story arc was complete. Idk if I can watch it if he's second lead though. My heart might not be able to take it :(
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graey
March 21, 2016 at 5:11 PM
Same here lol. Stopped watching when hyung was jailed. I didn't find the mom stuff interesting. I was enraged everytime I saw her lol.
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:06 PM
I did think the most exciting part of Pinocchio came in the middle with the brother story arc but when I finally got around to finishing the rest a few weeks later, it manages to fire up again...and there's a few visit bro in jail scenes.
I loved any of the scenes with the two brothers...almost embarassed to say how much I abused the rewind button during those.
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18 Miki Klimova
March 21, 2016 at 4:56 PM
Well, I am sorry, but I don't think it's a good idea for Kyung Sang to act alongside Park Shin Hye, unless he want's to take it easy.
He already made a name for himself, so if he doesn't want to waste his talent, he should pick a role that will be more challenging, or join a drama with stronger cast that will make him shine even stronger. Let's be honest here, Shin Hye's acting skills are, well... <__> Forced, unnatural, robotic.
Feel free to rick me.
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Miki Klimova
March 21, 2016 at 4:57 PM
Feel free to brick me is what I wanted to say.
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haha
March 21, 2016 at 7:04 PM
Let's be honest here, no matter what your opinion is there are many young and seniors actors would love to act with her.
All actors have worked with her had nothing to say but praise.
And some of them also shined the best and made the name for themselves not only in Korea but internationally. To name a few JGS JYH and KWB so why wouldn't he want to act with her
Fans think they are expert and love to trash the actress but they don't even look at the record...
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AnotherOne
March 21, 2016 at 10:50 PM
She's not the best actress of her generation, but she is at the top in terms of popularity/relevancy and appeal to the Chinese market, which is, sorry to say, more important when it comes to the entertainment industry. I really don't understand why people think just because someone has more raw talent, they "deserve" to be more popular/relevant. No one deserves anything in life, especially in an industry as superficial as dramas/films.
"He already made a name for himself" - yeah, actually, not really. If he really did make a name for himself, he wouldn't still be relegated to second lead roles opposite more famous actors. This is no slight against him, because he was probably my favorite part of Pinocchio.
Bottomline, PSH brings in, by far, the most domestic relevancy, sponsorship deals, and interest from abroad with her dramas. Which is not something the other three cast in this project can say, except maybe KRW in terms of domestic appeal.
Pinocchio sold to China for 280,000 dollars per episode, higher than any kdrama thus far, a lot of that could be attributed to her.
Drama castings aren't about getting the most talented actors, it's about being strategic to amass the most amount of financial gain for the production company/channel.
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AnotherOne
March 21, 2016 at 10:52 PM
Also - ummm at "robbotic." She can emote better than some actresses who have been in the business a lot longer than her and are about 5-10 years older as well. LMAO.
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Connie
March 22, 2016 at 6:26 AM
Lol i don't know why most international fans are always targeting PSH and shitting on her, she's not even a bad actress in my eyes, in fact she's better than lot of the actresses that DB users love to praise, anyway PSH is not losing anything from the haters, she's still very much loved in Korea and Koreans think she's one of the best among the younger generations of actor and actresses, the amount of praise she receives from them is just outstanding, so much so that international fans who read translated comments in those kpop and kdrama websites always get jealous and pissed off whenever a PSH article pops up, they can't seem to handle the positive comments from knetz praising her to no end, as there is an unwritten rule among international fans to hate on anything or anyone korean netizens praise they proudly start hating PSH with passion. Anyway. PSH knows how much she's loved in her country so it's all good.
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Miki Klimova
March 22, 2016 at 10:53 AM
@Connie Don't get me wrong, never said I hated her or anything. I am glad she is doing well. Just don't like her acting, that's all.
thelady
March 22, 2016 at 8:42 AM
PSH is a decent actress, not the best but far from the worst. I've enjoyed her in everything but Heirs but that is more the writer's fault.
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Miki Klimova
March 22, 2016 at 1:39 AM
I am afraid I have to agree with you on this one. At the end of the day dramas need to make money, I know that too.
Just wish she (PSH) played a different character for once, I feel like she s been doing same stuff forever.
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Hmmm
March 22, 2016 at 11:32 AM
Do you even read about her character in this drama before complaining?
People just love to complain n bash without ever reading the contents. It's Gangster Doctor. Does it sound like something she has always done?
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19 lizzy
March 21, 2016 at 4:57 PM
" a chaebol heir neurosurgeon"
Of course. It's K-Dramaland.
I almost rolled my eyes. Almost.
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20 Gemeniano Tabi Jr
March 21, 2016 at 5:54 PM
waaahhh!!! :D
He finally got his dragon title (6th) in Six Flying Dragons after 49 episodes lololol!
I'll post this here since SFD ep49 recap isn't up yet.. lol
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21 hanie
March 21, 2016 at 6:06 PM
Why???
His character description is boring
Medical dramas (mostly, if not all) are boring
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22 clafelallerizu
March 21, 2016 at 8:10 PM
nice... moohyul become doctor...
and please i wish this drama not about hospital politics...
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Petra
March 21, 2016 at 11:08 PM
As long as it's not Doctor Stranger, I am good. Hehe.
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erratic
March 22, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Yep. That drama is ludicrous, only tuned in for the sake of Lee Jong Suk's scenes with Kang Sora. Still not enough to redeem the drama. The medical part, I fast-forwarded. Lol.
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23 Thelady
March 21, 2016 at 8:17 PM
I'm tired of medical dramas and chaebols
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24 shinmudejuve
March 22, 2016 at 11:07 AM
BABY MOOHYUL!
Before Six Flying Dragons, I like Yoon Kyunsang purely for his tall and good looking appearance. Sorry to say, but I found that his acting was terrible especially on The Time We're Not In Love.
I don't have any idea what the SFD production team did to him so he became so good and entertaining in SFD.
I really, really, really like Moohyul character to the point that I want to follow Yoon Kyunsang next projects after SFD come to an end. I wish that he will getting better and show us another good performance just like in SFD.
SBS will air this drama after Jackpot? Oh yes. It means One TV will air 24hours after the Korean air time. I'm in!
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Kiara
March 22, 2016 at 12:04 PM
You are not alone. I thought he was terrible to just ok. He is good looking and hopefully will continue to improve.
Yoon benefits from playing a beloved character that Jo Jin Woong established in Tree. For me I would love Moo-hyul no matter who was going to play him here but Yoon made an effort to mimic Jo Jin Woong's Moo-hyul so he quickly grew on me.
He is still young with opportunities in the future to prove himself. I'll be cheering for him for sure.
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25 Ek Ladhki Thi is Kim Eun-sooks no 1 fan
March 22, 2016 at 9:32 PM
Aww man, my heart is so going to break because I already ship this. I love him and my love for Park Shin-hye is boundless.
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26 natsumi
March 23, 2016 at 5:31 AM
Too bad he's not the lead .*sigh*. i don't think PSH can pull this off too. I think park boyoung can though, she's perfect in hot young bloods but i don't want her tangled up to this either. I'm selfish, i want him and boyoung in another drama where they're the leads.LOL.
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erratic
March 23, 2016 at 6:48 AM
Dear Lord, the height disparity! Hahaha!
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