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Jejoongwon

2010 · 1 season

A stately, earnest historical drama that immerses you in the struggles of early modern medicine, with a gentle romantic thread.

Created by: Hong Chang-wook
Genres: Drama
Starring: Park Yong-woo, Cha Woong-ki, Han Hye-jin

Overview: Jejoongwon is the first modern hospital in Korea established in the Joseon era in 1885. Baek Do Yang is a nobleman who gives up his status to enter its ranks. Hwang Jung is a butcher's son who becomes a physician, while Seok Ran enters Jejoongwon as an interpreter but takes on medical training to become a doctor.

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Created by: Hong Chang-wook
Genres: Drama
Starring: Park Yong-woo, Cha Woong-ki, Han Hye-jin

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
ambition
healing
justice
Places: hospital
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Hong Chang-wook
Starring: Park Yong-woo, Cha Woong-ki, Han Hye-jin, Geum Bo-ra, Choi Ja-hye, Ricky Kim, Kang Nam-gil, Cha Hwa-yeon
Length: 1 seasons, 36 episodes, 65 min each
Network: SBS
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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