#Doctor Stranger

[jongsuk]

Each person has a different heartbeat, just like how we all have different faces, but listen, we have the same heartbeat.

Doctor Stranger (2014)

[dangermousie]

Poll time!

Watching W reminded me of two things (1) how much I adore Lee Jong Suk dramas and (2) how much freaking suffering man likes to do in them. So, a poll:

OK, now the explanation part.

Secret Garden - he's a hipster composer with unrequited crush on delightful himbo superstar Oska. Honestly, not getting that fine piece of man is indeed a tragedy. Here is Oska hauling off our composer and is all "you are not leaving, kid," not helping that crush one bit:

I Hear Your Voice - serial killer offed his dad and almost offed him when he was little, has ability to hear everyone's thoughts that he cannot turn off, same serial killer is now gunning for him (or just turning him into killer), is a high school kid with hopeless (or is it? :P) crush on decade older prosecutor, accidentally stabs her once, loses his memory etc etc. A great time is NOT had by all. But it is had by me.

Doctor Stranger - stuck in North Korea as a kid, forced to perform human experiments as a doctor for years, has to kill his OTP's dad to save her, believes his OTP died (twice), hunted by NK goon squads etc etc. My pick, tbh.

W Two Worlds - his family killed and he's convicted for their deaths, after he gets out eventually discovers he's a fictional character and fights to keep free will and oh, a killer who literally is inhuman narrative is hunting him and the woman he loves across worlds.

While You Were Sleeping - childhood trauma, present day psycho fixating on him (why ARE his characters psycho catnip?), an almost fatal stabbing now and then...just a routine life of a prosecutor.

Romance Is a Bonus Book - for once he decided to take a break from whumptown. Ummm...a romcom with no blood is a form of suffering for angst lovers? (There is no pic as there is no gut wounds, sorry.)

Big Mouth - framed for something he didn't do, convicted and has to cope in jail full of psychopaths who go after him, stuck in a lunatic asylum and tortured, and after all of that, his wife dies. Go big or go home.

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Hard Truth |Han Jae Joon|

"Everything was a success he should be able to leave soon but we still want to monitor him for a few days" I smiled as I talked to the family. "You're welcomed to visit him."

"Thank you so much I don't know what I would do without him." The lady said tearing up.

"If you have any questions just let the front desk know and they'll call me," I said.

"Let me walk you to the room alright?" I offered to which the lady nodded. I walked them to the man's room hearing the woman telling her daughter that her daddy was going to be alright which made me smile.

"Here we are," I said opening the door.

They both ran over to the man's side relief was written all over the woman's face as she held her husband's hand. The little girl was rambling off to her father even though he was still unconscious.

I smiled and bid farewells. I made my way to my office to start filling out paperwork for the man wanting to get it done as soon as possible. I put the man's discharge papers in a file and put it in my drawer ready for when he's allowed to leave. The family made me a little jealous. They were lucky to have their loved ones knowing their okay and being around them.

At first, when I started to work here I'd go to my cramped apartment and cry at night thinking about my family that fell apart so quickly. My life was ruined when I was 8 and after that, I slowly lost everyone and everything. I was forced to become a skilled doctor but I ended up enjoying it. It wasn't a pretty place and I did horrible things to survive. I was happy for all those families though, watching their faces light up knowing their loved one is okay always makes my day. It made me forget about my past. I'm glad I at least have someone who I can trust and rely on.

"Daydreaming again?" Jae Joon asked leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

"Holy shit" I jumped. "How long have you been standing there for?"

"Quite a while," He said uncrossing his arms and walking to my desk.

"Sorry, I was just thinking of a surgery I have to do this week" I smiled lightly.

"Is everything okay? You've been spacing out a lot more recently." He said grabbing my hand. "You can talk to me I'm always going to be here for you"

"Even if I did the worst thing ever?"

"What's wrong? You're worrying me" He said rubbing circles on my hand.

"It's nothing I swear"

"Why don't we go home early so you can rest," He said. "Plus we haven't had time to relax together without being at work mostly"

"What about-"

"No, we're going home I can tell you aren't feeling well." He said as he walked to the door. "Meet me at my office so we can leave"

"Fine" I sighed but he wasn't wrong.

This was unusual for him to leave early but I wasn't complaining he needed it more than me. I took off the hospital coat so I could put my actual coat on. I grabbed my things and logged out of my computer. I walked to the front desk to let the nurses know to call me if anything happens to my patient while I'm gone.

"I'm sure he'll be fine," The nurse said smiling. "You did an amazing job"

"Thank you" I smiled. "I try my best, have a good night"

"You as well," she said as I walked away.

I took my time walking to Jae Joon's office wondering when I should tell him. The thought raced through my head along with every worst-case scenario. What if I tell him and he breaks up with me? What if he doesn't think the same of me knowing my background? Will he get mad? If he gets mad how mad will he be? Should I even tell him?

I kept aimlessly walking not paying attention to anything around me too deep in thought. Why I'm suddenly feeling the full guilt of everything out of nowhere? I almost walked right past his office and I knew he saw it. He stared at me worry in his eyes before putting his coat on and grabbing his things.

"Shall we go?" He said.

"Yeah," I sighed as he put his hand behind my back.

The walk to the car was silent not a word I could think of at that moment. I kept looking straight too guilty to look at him. I knew I couldn't keep this secret up I'd rather tell him instead of someone else beating me to it. I just wanted to get home so I could tell him and cry in the guest bedroom. I knew he wouldn't be happy hell I wouldn't blame him. Once we made it to the car he opened the door for me like usual and he got in to start the car. He put one of his hands on my thigh and the other on the steering wheel his face changed to a look of worry as he started to drive.

"You've been distant lately," He said bluntly.

"I have?" I asked confused.

"You aren't as talkative to me anymore or not hugging me randomly or stuff like that for the last week" he looked over his eyes had a bit of sorrow in them but were gone in a second. "did I do something wrong?"

"No you did nothing wrong baby," I said reassuring him placing my hand on top of the hand in my thigh.

"You can be honest I want to know what's up," He said. "Shit"

"What?"

"Traffic," He said annoyed. "Standstill it looks like"

Fuck I just want to get home. I want to cry and tried to avoid that by looking out the window. I looked at the licenses of different cars but they couldn't stop him from seeing me tear up. The window reflected my face and I tried to avoid showing. I was stuck having nowhere for me to go. He sighed turning the car off knowing we weren't moving anytime soon. I wiped off whatever tears that were going to fall.

"I don't understand why you've been acting distant and it hurts" He looked forward. "If you want to break up tell me" His voice faltering.

"No, I would never break up with you." I was quick to hug him. "It would be the other way round"

"What does that mean?"

"I'm originally from the North as a doctor that's why you can't find many files of me because they're all fabricated. I escaped and still wanted to be a doctor." My voice started to get hysteric as I continued explaining. "I did so much horrible things and don't deserve someone like you and I don't know why I suddenly felt this way. That's why I wouldn't be upset if you wanted to break up I can pack up when we get home and I'll find a hotel to stay at"

The car was dead silent. I cried hiding in my coat wanting to disappear. I didn't deserve happiness and he didn't deserve to be lied to. I heard a sniffle and looked over seeing him tearing up.

"Why would I break up with you for something you couldn't control." He softly said looking down. "It's a lot to process but I wouldn't leave you"

"Jae-" He cupped my cheeks looking me straight in my eyes.

"I'll always love you, even if you killed someone. I promise"

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner" I muttered placing my forehead on his.

"I don't blame you" He smiled lightly.

"I love you"

"I love you too"

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What doctor drama should I watch

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I started the drama doctor stranger and the medical malpractice is hilarious. Like i get that this is a guy who was raised in the Human Rights Abuse Country and operated in shady conditions but still. He just barges into an operating room and they just let him because he's so good, then they give him a job. That tells you what you need to know about this show.

At least he starts actual cpr instead of going straight for the electric paddles, even if his compressions are woeful and sometimes in completely the wrong place 😂

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Another Dormammu

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Have you ever watched an show with an young actor/actress as a child and then years later another with the grow up actor/actress and be like 'are you kidding me? They are the same person???'

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Lee Jong Suk

[korelist]

DOCTOR STRANGER // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 7,4 Benim puanım: 7

Drama: Doctor Stranger (literal title)

Hangul: 닥터 이방인

Director: Jin Hyeok

Writer: Park Jin-Woo

Date: 2014

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Lee Jong-Suk, Park Hae-Jin, Jin Se-Yun, Kang So-Ra, Jeon Kuk-Hwan, Choi Jung-Woo, Lee Jae-Won, Cheon Ho-Jin

Doctor Stranger, 2014 yapımı tıbbi drama ve romantik gerilim karışımı bir dizi. Kuzey ve Güney Kore arasındaki siyasi gerilimleri tıp dünyasına taşıyan bu hikaye, ana karakter Park Hoon’un (Lee Jong-Suk) hem bir doktor hem de sevdiği kadına ulaşma çabalarını anlatıyor. Park Hoon, Kuzey Kore’de büyümüş bir dahi cerrah olarak karşımıza çıkıyor. Babasıyla birlikte zorla Kuzey Kore’ye götürülen ve burada tıp eğitimi alan Hoon, Güney Kore’ye döndüğünde aşkı Song Jae-Hee’yi (Jin Se-Yun) bulmaya çalışırken kendini bir dizi karmaşık planın ve hastane politikalarının ortasında buluyor.

Dizi, ilk bölümlerinde izleyiciye güçlü bir giriş yaparak dram ve gerilimi hissettirmeyi başarıyor. Ancak ilerleyen bölümlerde hikayenin temposu ve tutarlılığı sorgulanabilir hale geliyor. Özellikle karakterlerin aldığı bazı kararlar ve olay örgüsünün gidişatı, seyirciye “Ne izliyorum ben şuan?” dedirtecek kadar zorlama olduğunu düşündürtüyor. Bununla birlikte, 2014 yapımı olması dolayısıyla o dönemin senaryo yazımındaki eksiklikler, günümüz Kore dizileriyle kıyaslandığında daha belirgin bir şekilde ortaya çıkıyor.

Lee Jong-Suk, Park Hoon karakteriyle bir tık farkını ortaya koyuyor. Dramatik sahnelerdeki performansı, karakterin geçmişte yaşadığı travmayı ve Kuzey Kore’den getirdiği ağır yükü başarıyla yansıtıyor. Ancak senaryonun karakteri bazen aşırı abartılı duygusal tepkilere yönlendirmesi, Jong-Suk’un bu rolü tam anlamıyla parlatmasına engel oluyor. Jin Se-Yun’un Song Jae-Hee performansı ise maalesef daha zayıf kalmış. Jae-Hee’nin hikayede kritik bir yere sahip olmasına rağmen, karakterin yeterince derinlemesine işlenememesi ve oyuncunun duygusal bağ kurmakta zorlanması izleyicide güçlü bir etki yaratamıyor.

Yan karakterler açısından,Oh Soo-Hyun(Kang So-Ra) ve Han Jae-Joon(Park Hae-Jin) karakteri, hikayeye dinamizm katan unsurlar arasında yer alıyor. Özellikle Soo-Hyun’un içsel çatışmaları ve Han Jae-Joon’un karmaşık geçmişi, dizinin ilginç kısımlarından bazılarını oluşturuyor. Ancak, bu karakterlerin bile zaman zaman senaryo tarafından yeterince işlenemediği hissediliyor.

Tıbbi sahneler, o dönemin popüler tıbbi dramalarına uygun olarak oldukça abartılı ve dramatik bir şekilde sunulmuş. Bazı sahnelerde Park Hoon’un cerrahi becerileri mucizevi gibi gösterilse de, gerçekçilikten kopuk olması zaman zaman izleyiciyi hikayeden uzaklaştırabiliyor. Hastanedeki politik entrikalar, Kuzey ve Güney Kore gerilimiyle harmanlanarak hikayeye ekstra bir katman eklemeye çalışsa da, bu katmanın da gereksiz detaylarla dolduğu ve temponun düştüğü hissediliyor.

Dizinin çekim teknikleri ve görsel atmosferi, dönemin teknolojik imkanlarına uygun bir kalite sunuyor. Özellikle Kuzey Kore’de geçen sahnelerde kullanılan soğuk tonlar ve atmosfer, Hoon’un geçmişte yaşadığı zorlukları izleyiciye etkili bir şekilde hissettirebiliyor. Bununla birlikte, aksiyon ve gerilim sahnelerindeki müzik kullanımı, atmosferi güçlendiren unsurlar arasında yer alıyor.

"Doctor Stranger" çıktığı dönemde hem ilgi gören hem de eleştirilen bir yapım oldu. Bazı izleyiciler Lee Jong-Suk’un performansını överken, diğerleri hikayenin mantıksal eksikliklerini eleştirdi. Ancak, dizi o dönemde Kore dramalarının yurt dışındaki popülerliğini artıran yapımlardan biri olarak dikkat çekti.

Sonuç olarak, "Doctor Stranger", 2014’ün tıbbi dramalarından biri olarak değerlendirildiğinde izlenebilir bir yapım sunuyor. Ancak, diziden derin bir hikaye ya da kusursuz bir senaryo beklemek yerine, Lee Jong-Suk’un karizmasını ve birkaç etkileyici sahneyi izlemek için şans vermek daha doğru olur. Eğlenceli bir drama arayanlar için ideal, ancak mantık arayanlar için yorucu olabilir.

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Park JungA - Because of you

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K-DRAMA TAKEAWAYS

Doctor Stranger

"Doctor Stranger" offers a range of powerful lessons on resilience, loyalty, and the struggle between personal integrity and external pressures. Here are some key themes:

1. Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Park Hoon, the protagonist, overcomes severe hardships in North Korea, showing that resilience can help navigate the darkest times. Despite impossible odds, his commitment to his medical skills and to returning to his loved ones demonstrates the power of persistence and hope.

2. Love and Loyalty: The show highlights the lengths people go to for love. Park Hoon's devotion to Jae-hee drives his actions throughout the series, reminding viewers about loyalty and sacrifice for the people who matter most.

3. Ethics in Medicine: The show explores medical ethics, questioning the choices doctors face when handling critical and life-threatening cases. The main characters are often put to the test, showing how a strong moral compass is essential when the lives of others are in one’s hands.

4. Value of Teamwork: In a competitive environment, the importance of teamwork and supporting each other comes through strongly. Although there is rivalry among doctors, they ultimately need to collaborate to save lives.

5. National Identity and Conflict: By contrasting North and South Korea, the show portrays the challenges and struggles caused by political divisions. It serves as a reminder of the human stories affected by larger geopolitical forces.

6. Power and Corruption: "Doctor Stranger" also delves into the influence of power and corruption, showing how medical professionals and institutions can be swayed by political forces. This highlights the importance of standing up for truth and justice, even when it’s difficult.

7. Sacrifice for a Greater Good: Many characters, especially Park Hoon, make sacrifices not only for their personal loved ones but also for their patients and colleagues. It shows the importance of putting others before oneself, especially in a profession as critical as medicine.

These themes serve as powerful reminders of resilience, loyalty, ethics, and courage in the face of personal and societal challenges.

[dangermousie]

Guuuuh, the scenes with these two! Both LJS and PHJ are chemistry machines so when you put them together.

This was genuinely hilarious.

The way his indignation turns out into his literally spitting it out.

Look at that chemistry and staring mmm and personal questions and aaaa CHEMISTRY! I was telling @aysekira that LJS has long been my headcast for Xie Lian in a kdrama adaptation of TCGF and watching this I went "aaaaa lightbulb!" because then PHJ will be my Hua Cheng in same headcast. MMMM!

Seriously, look at the staring!

Squealing...

Seriously, I adore them together.

Writing a BL script in my head as we speak...

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KDramas/Actors

ੈ✩‧₊˚Doctor Stranger ੈ✩‧₊˚

Out Of Character |Jae Joon|

Hard Truth |Jae Joon|

ੈ✩‧₊˚ I am Not a Robot ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚All of Us are Dead ੈ✩‧₊˚

I Found You |Su-Hyeok|

ੈ✩‧₊˚Sweet Home ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚Alice in Borderland ੈ✩‧₊˚

(I know it’s a Jdrama)

Do You Remember |Chishiya|

Do You Remember 2 |Chishiya|

ੈ✩‧₊˚While You We’re Sleeping ੈ✩‧₊˚

A Flash Of Time |Jung Jae Chan|

ੈ✩‧₊˚ Train To Busan ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚Happiness ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚Peninsula ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚Gangnam Zombie ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚The Silent Sea ੈ✩‧₊˚

Before Space |Yun Jae|

ੈ✩‧₊˚The Uncanny Counter ੈ✩‧₊˚

Should Have Picked Up The Phone |So-Mun|

ੈ✩‧₊˚ Weak Hero Class 1 ੈ✩‧₊˚

Joy Ride |So-Ho|

ੈ✩‧₊˚Tomorrow ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚ Pending Train ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

ੈ✩‧₊˚ Big Mouth ੈ✩‧₊˚

Not yet…

(I’m watching more as we speak!)

[liveandbreathemusicals]

Gay people will be like “this is my comfort show!” And then show you the most emotionally devastating, stress-inducing, tragic piece of media you have ever witnessed

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