Too bored while in quarantine? How about binging on medical dramas amidst this pandemic? Not only you will be entertained, but the medical staff in each of these medical dramas will make you appreciate the frontliners more, consisting of doctors, nurses and medical personnel who are fighting the unseen enemy.
Take time to watch some of these dramas and don't forget to thank them.
Doctors
There's this scene in Doctors where Park Shin-hye beats up a bunch of sexist gangsters in a hospital, which went viral on social media in the past. You will enjoy watching this drama if not for its fantastic cast then for its well-thought-out storyline.
Yongpal
Considered as a medical drama classic, Yongpal was released in 2015 but is still a crowd-favorite. Starring actress Kim Tae-hee and actor Joo Won, this drama will give you one hell of a ride!
Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim
Its alternative title on Netflix is "Dr. Romantic," and currently has a second season! The first season ran from 2016-2017, with casts that include Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin. Meanwhile, the second season just finished airing this February 2020, starring Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung, among others.
Beautiful Mind
If you're looking for a more exciting drama to watch, this is the one for you. The main character might seem off-putting and weird at times, but he will pull at your heartstrings at the end. Also, Park Sodam (she starred in Parasite) is the leading lady in this one!
Forest
Two individuals, one is part of the 119 special rescue team while the other is a surgical resident, meet at a mysterious forest and live together. They begin to know each other while uncovering the secret of the forest and their relation to it.
A Poem A Day
A Poem a Day follows the lives of physical therapists, nurses and medical trainees. Get to know them and their forgotten dreams and daily struggles. Although Minho might make you experience the Second Lead Syndrome, so watch out for your heart!
Hospital Ship
One of the few medical dramas that do not take place in a hospital. It aired from August to November in 2017 and ran 40 episodes. A must-watch for K-Drama enthusiasts!
Blood
A drama where fiction and medicine collide. The storyline of Blood revolves around Park Jisang, who is an actual vampire and works as a doctor, and his struggles with the politics and greed of a two-faced hospital director and a very prideful colleague that he can't help but fall in love with.
Life
Starring the ever-handsome Lee Dongwook, this plot-heavy drama illustrates the power struggle that takes place at a hospital. Greed, accidental deaths, profiting from patients and covering up deaths, it is much more than what it seems.
Hospital Playlist
Hospital Playlist began airing on March 12 and is still an ongoing drama, and you can watch it on Netflix with new episodes being released every Thursday! It revolves around the lives of five doctors who all entered the same medical school in 1999 and who are now friends and colleagues at the same hospital. We can't wait to know their stories as it unfolds.
Kill me, Heal me
Who doesn't know Kill me, Heal Me? A true classic, indeed. Starring Ji Sung, Hwang Jungeum and Park Seojun, it is a story between a rich man's son, a 1st-year medical resident, and a determined journalist. And did we forget to mention that the leading man has seven personalities?
