Ghost Doctor (2022)

Did not really have a high expectation for this drama but it ended up pretty nice for me.

Firstly, I love the chemistry of the actors here. From leads to supporting actors to extras, they really got along well. Love the bromance of the two leads. In fact, I love the bromance of the 2 more than the romance of the ML and FL hehehehe. Not sure if it's because I ship Rain with his wife IRL hard but can't seem to really like his FLs 100%. I think aside from Kim Tae Hee, I can only ship him with Song Hye Kyo lol. But does not mean Uee did not do a good job. In fact, her acting keeps on improving. I like her.

I also like the plot. It had a good amount of thrill and mystery that made me stick to watching. I think what somewhat off for me was the ways the ghost were living. Like how come no one notices the doors closing and opening? How come people do not pass thru them? There were several scenes were the actors were just avoiding each other so that they won't bump with the ghosts. It was just weird.

But aside from that I did enjoy watching the drama. Now...unto the next one.

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Exciting cases, great bromance, and romances, great character development and complexity

10/10 is my rating. This is a 2022 South Korean paranormal mystery medical drama with 16, 60 minute episodes.

Cha Young-min (Rain) is a highly skilled cardiothoracic surgeon who suffers no idiots. He is a professor at the teaching hospital and is mentoring a cadre of residents when an unexpected accident leaves him in a coma and wandering the hospital as a coma ghost. One of his mentees, Go Seung-tak (Kim -Bum) was a dislike at first site situation. Seung-tak is the heir to the hospital and is pursuing medicine at the direction of his grandfather who wants his grandson to know the business from the ground up. The thing is Seung-tak is book brilliant but adverse to doing anything hands on and his plan was to coast through on his brains without doing any hands on practice. When Young-min becomes a coma ghost he is able to take over Seung-tak but no one else. Since he was the only doctor of his skill at that hospital and many complex cases come in he finds that he needs Seung-tak's body to be able to save patients with the need for complex surgery. As things go along it seems that Young-min's injury may not have been an accident. Someone wants both him and Seung-tak out of the picture. These two who are so at odds with each other find they must work together to save patients and also to figure out who is trying to eliminate both doctors.

This was really the perfect drama that avoided all the tired tropes that are somewhat annoying. It had heart warming relationships, all major aspects were well finished, interesting cases, great chemistry between the leads and among all the cast. I loved the bromance. The friendship and interaction between the two male leads was super cute. Spoilers* I wasn't sure how they were going to carry off the whole "ghost doctor" angle but it made sense within believing that comatose patients are a special type of ghost. They did such an excellent job of showing not only how and why Young-min became the hard, seemingly uncaring, doctor that he was but his evolution into a doctor that not only cared deeply about the patients he knew he could save but all of the patients. Young-min and Seung-tak took the best qualities of each other and blended them together in a mentorship/friendship that was durable and made them both better people. I liked how both men had love interests and that was an important part of both of the worlds yet the central relationship was theirs. All of the ghosts in the story were interesting and complex and went through their own evolution. I liked how, while they were able to solve some of the cases of the comatose patients, there was that one they were not able to solve as that it made it more realistic. The only thing I thought was odd is you had a whole cardiac specialty section but none of the other doctors seemed capable of performing any but the most simplistic surgeries. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. That seemed a bit of a stretch to me but it wasn't a story killer. They let us know, for all the main characters, why this one or that was able to see, hear and/or interact with ghosts. The parents were not overbearing and the "children" held their ground and made it clear that while they respected their elders, they planned to live their own lives their way. So there was no bullying parent trope and there also wasn't a long separation trope. I mean Young-min and his girlfriend did have a long separation but that happened before we were introduced to the story so we didn't have to "live it" so that was a better way of doing the whole separation thing (which I still don't understand as being a necessary element but those who write these dramas seem to think it is). They also did not break up during the active story line (again that happened before the story started) another trope I am not a huge fan of. I fully expected him to wake and not remember anything that happened while he was in a coma but they found a way around that overused amnesia trope by making it so he left a film for himself and also that the heavens or gods or whomever allowed him to cheat the odds and actually remember (perhaps as a reward for saving so many lives). I worried that they would rush some of the romances but they didn't. They gave just enough detail to know what direction things were headed in then just left it there. Sometimes that can be frustrating but, in this case, it was actually perfect. I highly recommend this drama, would watch it again, and it is one of my new top favorites. It's a great medical drama, has the romance but it is not the only driving force, and has some complexity to the plot and some surprises as well.

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I Want Kim Bum Or Rain As My Doctor!

I want to keep this review fairly short because this series was so stretched out and frankly too long. Sometimes these K-Dramas falter at the standard 16 eps since the episodes are like an hour long. Sometimes its a good thing. This one was too long.

I really love both Kim Bum and Rain. For different reasons, but love either way. So seeing them together was surreal af. Their banter was great and both killed it with the acting. The women in this show definitely were weak characters, which is a shame. I didn't care about them at all (minus Bo Mi to a point). The story had a lot going on and I got confused during it on multiple occasions. I also became pretty uninvested towards the end. Sure, this got much better once we found out Kim Bom's character can actually see ghosts since childhood and become possessed. But I just wanted Cha to wake up already so we could get past the coma ghost thing. I wanted irl repercussions and problem solving. It also helped that Cha kept his memories of being a ghost once he woke up. Which was good since his character had so much growth during this series, which was one of the best parts.

Seung Tak was the more interesting character along with Cha. I liked learning about it but it took awhile to get there. Like I said, most everything else I was like I don't care or okay? I will say though Tess stole my heart. Man made me cry and that was the only time in this series I did. If you like/love our main 2 like I do, you'll enjoy seeing them. If not I would say don't bother. There are better K-Dramas and even better medical based K-dramas. Though the medical accuracy in this was shockingly pretty good.

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My First Ever Korean Drama to Watch and Loved . . .

"Ghost Doctor" is my first ever Korean drama to watch. It is out of curiosity that I've watched this drama because of its medical tone. And it proves me right!
* Rain as Cha Young Min and Kim Bum as Ko Seung Tak are both fantastic actors. Acting as one, they both have a funny and steady teamwork as a doctors.
* The storyline and its location setup in a hospital is something else. Here you get to know more on how people in their dying days, becoming a ghost of course, longed to be with their loved ones. A typical gesture of how it is to be human.
* Uee as the main actress reminded me of how such a beautiful, charming lady could cope up with the challenging life of a dedicated doctor who spend most of her life in taking care of her patients.
* Over-all, as this is my first Korean drama and first time to know these Korean actors and actresses, I've rated it 10. The casts are perfectly matched for their roles.
** Now, I am beginning to understand why most of my associates loved to watch K-Dramas . . .

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Good Enough

The best part of the Korean Drama "Ghost Doctor" is the bromance. The chemistry between the two main leads is unmistakable, with smooth performances to boot and comedy overflowing their sweet interactions. Their relationship was, in addition, well-paced and it matured naturally rather than forced. That was aided by the well-handled body swapping.

On the other hand, the relationship between the female doctor and the main lead was boring, out of style and got things necessarily complicated, not to mention it added cheesy moments that didn't help with the main bromance.

That being said, the rest of the side characters were delightful and it was nice that they had their own ark that was finished and not left undone!

So, overall, 6 out of 10.

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Love The Ghost Doctor

I really enjoy the story. The suspense and all the twist and turns threw the story. I like the love story of the ghost doctor how it unfold threw every episode and the 2nd lead characters story also. I love the relationship between the doctor and the Intern from goofy to best pals. I enjoy all the characters that come and go in every episode and what we learn about them. The ghost characters that hang around the hospital were also funny and added an extra to the story. The performance of the actors were great and all the special affect, and great direction. It was great for me while watching this drama. I am glad I waited until all the episodes all were being showed because I binge all 16 episodes.

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he's a ghost AND he's a doctor

Overall Review of Concept and Execution: A surprisingly enjoyable medical drama, that is mercifully (for me!) light on actual medical drama, and much heavier on supernatural ghostly drama.

Series Highlights: Rain and Kim Bum, both their individual charisma and their combined chemistry, in addition to the fleet of ghosts that only they can interact with. Sung Dong Il is always, always good.

Weak Points: The villain plot was only half-thought out and very underbaked, but easily ignorable for most of the show. The ending is somewhat nonsensical but still pretty fun. The female leads (both Uee and Naeun) are somewhat criminally underutilized.

Recommendation: I mean - you’re not really missing anything unless you’re a big Rain fan, or you like medical dramas that are not TOO heavy on the medical.

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A Unique Blend of Supernatural and Medical Drama

Ghost Doctor is a drama that I found myself really liking, thanks to its intriguing story and concept. The idea behind the show is quite unique, blending elements of the supernatural with medical drama in a way that feels fresh and engaging. From the beginning, it captures your attention with its innovative approach to storytelling, setting it apart from more traditional dramas in the genre.

However, I did notice that the show's pace seemed to drag a bit in the middle. Despite this, the overall narrative remained interesting enough to keep me watching. One of the standout aspects of the drama for me was Kim Bum's performance. He truly shone in his role, bringing depth and charm to his character that added greatly to the drama's appeal. His acting was a highlight and made enduring the slower parts of the show worthwhile. Overall, it is a drama that offers a compelling mix of humour, heart, and a bit of the supernatural, making it a memorable watch.

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Almost didn't watch but glad I did

I almost didn't watch this. I watched part way thru Ep 1 and was do annoyed with Dr. Cha I quit watching. I decided after a couple of weeks I would give it another go. I am so glad I did! It turned out to be just as funny as it is sad.

The chemistry between the characters is so good. The growth of all the characters was rewarding. I left this show feeling content with the outcomes even if some where a bit predictable. It is mostly a lighthearted show that does't get overcomplicated even when dealing with 8 peoples stories.

Definately worth watching.

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