The Third Hospital[1] (Korean: 제3병원; RR: Jesambyeongwon; lit. 3rd Hospital) is a 2012 South Korean medical drama, starring Kim Seung-woo, Oh Ji-ho, Kim Min-jung and Choi Soo-young. It centers on the conflicts between Western and Eastern medicine and the rivalry between two brothers who espouse them. It aired on cable channel tvN from September 5 to November 8, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
| The Third Hospital | |
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 Promotional poster | |
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| Genre | Medical drama Romance |
| Created by | Park Ji-young Studio Dragon -tvN |
| Written by | Seong Jean-mea |
| Directed by | Kim Young-jun Kim Sol-mae |
| Starring | Kim Seung-woo Oh Ji-ho Kim Min-jung Choi Soo-young |
| Composer | Kim Woo-cheol |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chanho Lee |
| Producer | Kim Ryun-hee |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Kim |
| Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | September 5 – November 8, 2012 |
Plot
editThe show is set in a hospital that houses both Western and Eastern medicine traditions. Seung-hyun and Doo-hyun are brothers and geniuses—Doo-hyun is a neurosurgeon, while Seung-hyun is the Oriental medicine specialist. The two, along with each their own friends and teams, will compete ferociously with each other because of their different views on medicine, but also come together to help save patients’ lives.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Kim Seung-woo as Kim Doo-hyun[4]
- Ahn Do-gyu as child Doo-hyun
- Oh Ji-ho as Kim Seung-hyun[5]
- Kim Min-jung as Jin Hye-in
- Choi Soo-young as Lee Eui-jin[6][7][8]
- Choi Yoon-so as Jung Seung-hee
- Park Geun-hyung as Kim Ha-yoon (Doo-hyun's and Seung-hyun's father)
- Im Ha-ryong as Chae In-gook
- Im Hyung-joon as Min Joo-ahn
- Yoo Tae-woong as Chief Park
- Kim Jong-goo as Yang Hyan-goo
- Lee Tae-kyum as Ahn Hyung-joon
- Nam Moon-chul as Jo Sung-wook
- Lee Jung-hun as Lee Dong-sung
- Do Ye-sung as Hyun Sang-wook
- Nam Ji-hyun[a] as female singer (cameo)
- Choi Soo-jin as Jeong Eui-jin (cameo)
- So Hee-jung
- Park Dae-kyu
Notes
edit- ^ Credited as Son Ji-hyun.
References
edit- ^ 제3병원, The Third Hospital : 김민정 김승우, 그들의 숨겨진 비하인드 스토리!. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (August 13, 2012). "SNSD Sooyoung, Oh Ji Ho, Kim Min Jung and Kim Seung Woo's Character Stills for 'The Third Hospital' Revealed". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (August 27, 2012). "Oh Ji Ho, Kim Seung Woo and Kim Min Jung Try to Get Over the Heat with 'The Third Hospital'". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (September 4, 2012). "Kim Seung Woo Says SNSD's Sooyoung is One Good Actress". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (September 3, 2012). "Oh Ji Ho Shows He's Happy about His Love Line with SNSD's Sooyoung". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Cho, May Myong-won (August 8, 2012). "SNSD's Sooyoung Gets Busy With ′The Third Hospital′ Promotion". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (August 31, 2012). "Sooyoung hopes to sing for her drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kim, Erika (September 30, 2012). "Interview: SNSD′s Sooyoung Wants to Live Her Life in Comfort". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Third Hospital at HanCinema
- The Third Hospital at IMDb