The two medical dramas "Good Doctor" and "Medical Top Team" won't compete with each other for a time slot, but that doesn't mean viewers won't compare them.
There are differences. "Good Doctor" is shot at Sung Won University Hospital and "Medical Top Team" will be filmed a Severence Hospital in Sinchon. "Good Doctor" has Joo Won playing a genius doctor with autism spectrum disorder. He works in a supportive team. "Medical Top Team " will have a genius surgeon who belongs to a highly competitive team of top experts.
Despite the differences, "Medical Top Team" star Kwon Sang Woo says that he cannot watch "Good Doctor."
"I'm jealous," he said of the viewer ratings that "Good Doctor" achieved. "But I'm sure we can do better.
He says he hopes that "Medical Top Team" will reach a target of 42.8 percent in viewer ratings and that a show cannot truly be called a drama unless it reaches 30 percent. "Good Doctor" recently cleared 20 percent in its ratings.
For those who like medical dramas, the show's trailer demonstrates that "Medical Top Team" will offer plenty of exciting emergencies and challenging life and death situations.
Kwon plays genius surgeon Park Tae Shin. While Joo Won found it difficult to portray the savant aspects of his character, Kwon says one of the biggest challenges is having to use medical jargon.
"I get nervous when I am pronouncing the words in the script and that causes a lot of mistakes," said Kwon, who appeared in "Queen of Ambition" and "Dae Mul." "But that is helping me as an actor because I won't give up until I am satisfied I have done it right."
Helping him to face those challenges is his co-star Jung Ryeo Won, who previously appeared in "My Lovely Kim Sam Soon" and "The King of Dramas." The two worked in the film "Pained."
"It's so much more comfortable on set than it would be if I was working with an actress that I didn't know," said Kwon. "Jung Ryeo Won is so kind and sensible. She listens to other's opinions, which makes communication so much easier.
Jung Ryeo Won plays Seo Joo Young, an ambitious thoracic surgeon. Also in the drama are SHINee's Minho, Oh Yeon Seo, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Young Ae, Ahn Nae Sang, Kim Ki Bang and Alex.
Kim Di Hoon, who directed "The Moon Embracing The Sun," is the director.
The drama begins on Oct. 2 after the end of "Two Weeks."
