Doctor Stranger

Doctor Stranger is a South Korean television series that premiered in 2014, starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin, and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014, at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) on Mondays and Tuesdays. The online streaming rights for the drama were sold in China for $80,000 per episode, and the drama was made available for online streaming on both Youku and Tudou, where it received 330 million and 50 million views, respectively. As of July 7, 2014, it had been viewed nearly 400 million times.

The plot revolves around the main characters' lives. Park Hoon (Lee Jong-suk) and his father Park Cheol (Kim Sang-joong) were duped as children and sent to North Korea. Park Hoon and his father were denied permission to return to South Korea after being sent to North Korea. Park Hoon was raised in North Korea by his father, who was already a well-known doctor. After attending medical school in North Korea, he went on to become a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon. He fell deeply in love with Song Jae-hee there (Jin Se-yeon). After Park Hoon's father died, he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae-hee but lost contact with her in the end. Park Hoon was able to flee to South Korea alone. In South Korea, Park Hoon begins to work as a doctor in a top hospital Myungwoo University Hospital.

Detailed information:
Directed by: Jin Hyuk, Hong Jong-chan
Starring: Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin, and Kang So-Ra
Release date: May 5, 2014