Dr. Romantic 2

Dr. Romantic 2 (Korean: 낭만닥터 김사부 2; RR: Nangmandakteo Gimsabu 2; lit. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu as the title character alongside Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung and Kim Joo-hun. It is the sequel to the 2016 series Dr. Romantic. It aired on SBS TV on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:40 (KST) time slot from January 6 to February 25, 2020. It is available for streaming on Netflix from October 23, 2020, as well as IQIYI.

Synopsis

Three years following the events of Dr. Romantic, Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) comes to Geosan University Hospital to recruit a general surgeon. He finds Seo Woo-jin (Ahn Hyo-seop), a doctor with a troubled past who is ostracized by his fellow doctors, and offers him the job. In the meantime, Cha Eun-jae (Lee Sung-kyung) is suspended after making another mistake in the operation room and has no other choice but to follow the two doctors to Doldam Hospital.

Cast

Main

  • Han Suk-kyu as Master Kim / Boo Yong-joo
The only surgeon in South Korea who achieved a triple-board certified in general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. Doldam Hospital being in need of a general surgeon, he comes to Geosan University Hospital in Seoul to recruit one and quickly becomes interested in Woo-jin and Eun-jae. After learning about their skills and struggles through other doctors, he decides to recruit them.
  • Ahn Hyo-seop as Seo Woo-jin
A second-year general surgery fellow. When he was young, he almost died when his parents committed suicide. He has since been struggling to survive, doing part-time jobs to pay for his medical studies and to pay back his family’s debt. He has been fired from two hospitals, first because he was labeled as a whistleblower after testifying against his mentor, then because false rumors about his part-time jobs kept surrounding him. In need of money, he eventually accepts Teacher Kim’s job offer but the latter is not sure about Woo-Jin’s motives anymore. He has been in love with Eun jae since medical school but has kept it a secret.
  • Lee Sung-kyung as Cha Eun-jae
A second-year cardiothoracic surgery fellow. She was a top student at medical school, often in competition with Woo-jin with whom she had a complicated relationship, but she cannot bear to do a surgery without vomiting or falling asleep when she takes medicine. She is thus suspended and has to work for Teacher Kim before she can go back to the main hospital. She realizes her love for Woo Jin at the end of the series.
  • Kim Joo-hun as Park Min-gook
A professor of general surgery and the new director of Doldam Hospital. He once ran away from a bus accident while Teacher Kim was risking his life to save an unconscious person and has since decided to surpass the doctor’s skills.

Supporting

People at Doldam Hospital

  • Shin Dong-wook as Bae Moon-jeong
An orthopedic surgery specialist. He was Woo-jin’s and Eun-jae’s senior at medical school and started working at Doldam Hospital a month prior to his juniors’ arrival.
  • So Joo-yeon as Yoon Ah-reum
A fourth-year emergency medicine resident. She has a bright personality and applied to Doldam Hospital after seeing Teacher Kim help patients in the emergency room of Geosan University Hospital.
  • Yoon Na-moo as Jeong In-soo
An emergency medicine specialist. He is the only doctor who stayed at Doldam among the few who were forced to leave Geosan University Hospital for the branch, back in 2016.
  • Kim Hong-pa as Yeo Woon-yeong
An internal medicine specialist and the former director of Doldam Hospital. He is known for his generous heart and calm personality, though he rarely speaks out when problems occur.
  • Jin Kyung as Oh Myeong-sim
The head nurse at Doldam Hospital. She seems strict, but has a warm heart and cares about her patients. She is one of the few who dares to stand up to Teacher Kim.
  • Im Won-hee as Jang Gi-tae
Doldam Hospital’s manager. He is known to be an opportunist and always want the best for the hospital, trying to find ways to promote it in any way he can.
  • Byun Woo-min as Nam Do-il
A freelance anesthesiologist. He usually runs a restaurant, but due to his average cooking skills, his only customers are usually Doldam doctors.
  • Kim Min-jae as Park Eun-tak
A nurse at Doldam Hospital. He first met Teacher Kim after being admitted as a patient. It was a life-changing encounter as he then decided to go to nursing schooland eventually started working at Doldam Hospital himself.
  • Jung Ji-ahn as Uhm Hyun-jung
An emergency room nurse.
  • Yoon Bo-ra as Joo Young-mi
An emergency room nurse. She recently started working at Doldam Hospital.
  • Lee Gyu-ho as Mr. Gu
An orderly who also serves as guard when there are agitated patients or people at the hospital.
  • Kim Yong-jin as Chief Lee
Chief of Administration at Doldam Hospital.

Park Min-gook’s staff

  • Go Sang-ho as Yang Ho-joon
A third-year general surgery fellow. He is surgeon’s assistant to Park Min-gook. Though Ho-joon fears him, his loyalty to Min-gook led him to follow the doctor to Doldam Hospital.
  • Park Hyo-joo as Shim Hye-jin
A professor of anesthesiology at Geosan University Hospital. She is an authoritative but kind woman who experienced death and suffering in her life.
  • Bae Myung-jin as Heo Yeong-gyoo
A nurse at Geosan University Hospital.

People at the Foundation

  • Choi Jin-ho as Do Yoon-wan
Chairman of Geosan University Foundation. Following the death of Shin Myung-ho, Yoon-wan made his comeback three years after retiring from the profession in Dr. Romantic. Though he is not outstanding as a doctor, his political skills are recognized and he intends to use them to shape Doldam Hospital the way he envisions it.
  • Jang Hyuk-jin as Song Hyeon-cheol
Chief of Surgery at Geosan University Hospital.

Others

  • Lee Ho-cheol as loan shark
  • Lim Cheol-soo as loan shark
  • Kim Jong-tae as Professor Oh
A professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Geosan University Hospital.
  • Kang Yoo-seok as Joon Young
A prisoner and patient.
  • Kim Jin as Choi Soon-young
A paramedic and organ donor.
  • Lee Ji-hyun as Soon-young’s mother
  • Kwon Hyeok-soo as Mr. Ryu
Minister of National Defense.
  • Kim Dong-hyun as a violent husband

Special appearances

  • Joo Hyun as Shin Myung-ho (Ep. 1)
  • Yang Se-jong as Do In-beom (Ep 10, 14 & 15)
  • Jung Hyeon-jun as Lee Dong-woo’s son (Ep. 13)
  • Jeong Bo-seok as Bae Moon-jeong’s father (Ep. 15 & 16)
  • Seo Young as Manager Joo (Ep. 15 & 16)
  • Kim Hye-eun as Shin Hyun-jung (Ep. 16)

Production

The first script reading took place in September 2019 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Han Suk-kyu, Kim Hong-pa, Jin Kyung, Im Won-hee, Byun Woo-min, Kim Min-jae, Choi Jin-ho, Jang Hyuk-jin, Yang Se-jong, Lee Gyu-ho and Yoon Na-moo reprised their roles from the first season.

Following the success of the drama, the cast and crew were scheduled to go on a four-day reward vacation to Saipan on February 27, 2020. On February 26, it was announced that the holiday had been cancelled for the actors due to the coronavirus outbreak, but a few staff members would go while taking caution.

Original soundtrack

The Dr. Romantic 2 soundtrack is produced this time by YAMYAM Entertainment, the same company behind the soundtracks of Hotel del LunaMoon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeoand Live.

Dr. Romantic 2 OST
Soundtrack album by

Various Artists
Released 2020
Genre Soundtrack
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label YAMYAM Entertainment, Kakao M

Part 1

Released on January 7, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “My Love” (너를 사랑하고 있어)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
  • Choi In-hwan
  • Lee Seung-joo
Baekhyun (EXO) 03:15
2. “My Love” (Inst.)
  • Choi In-hwan
  • Lee Seung-joo
03:15
Total length: 06:30

Part 2

Released on January 14, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “Your Day” (너의 하루는 좀 어때)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
Rocoberry Gummy 3:31
2. “Your Day” (Inst.) Rocoberry 3:31
Total length: 7:02

Part 3

Released on January 20, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “Go Away Go Away”
  • Punch
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
Rocoberry
  • Chanyeol (EXO)
  • Punch
3:50
2. “Go Away Go Away” (Inst.) Rocoberry 3:50
Total length: 7:40

Part 4

Released on January 21, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “That’s All” (다 그렇지 뭐)
  • Heize
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
  • Heize
  • Lee Seung-joo
  • Choi In-hwan
Heize 3:10
2. “That’s All” (Inst.)
  • Heize
  • Lee Seung-joo
  • Choi In-hwan
3:10
Total length: 6:20

Part 5

Released on January 27, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “Love” (사랑 이토록 어려운 말)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
  • Summer(Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
Yang Da-il 3:47
2. “Love” (Inst.)
  • Summer(Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
3:47
Total length: 7:34

Part 6

Released on January 28, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “I Miss You” (자꾸 더 보고싶은 사람)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
Lee Seung-joo Mamamoo 4:26
2. “I Miss You” (Inst.) Lee Seung-joo 4:26
Total length: 8:52

Part 7

Released on February 3, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “You Don’t Know” (모르시죠)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
Rocoberry Monday Kiz 3:36
2. “You Don’t Know” (Inst.) Rocoberry 3:36
Total length: 7:12

Part 8

Released on February 4, 2020
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. “My Love” (나의 그대)
  • Ji Hoon
  • Jeon Chang-yeop
Rocoberry Chungha 3:36
2. “My Love” (Inst.) Rocoberry 3:36
Total length: 7:12
Disc 2:
No. Title Artist Length
1. “Dr.Romantic 2” (Opening Title) Jun Chang Yub , Ahn Soo Wan 2:05
2. “Emergency” Jun Chang Yub , Mama Gorilla 1:02
3. “Western Lonely” Jun Chang Yub , Jo Nam Wook 2:20
4. “Lie Two” Jun Chang Yub , Gu Ja Wan 4:48
5. “Have Breakdown” Jun Chang Yub , Ahn Soo Wan 3:07
6. “Love & Hatred” Jun Chang Yub , Mama Gorilla 3:59
7. “Tension Observe” Jun Chang Yub , Mama Gorilla 3:18
8. “Hope of Patient” Jun Chang Yub , Ahn Soo Wan 3:54
9. “Wonder Dolbam Hospital” Jun Chang Yub , Jo Nam Wook 3:13
10. “Sentimental Memory” Jun Chang Yub , Ahn Soo Wan 4:41
11. “Tension Around Two” Jun Chang Yub , Gu Ja Wan 3:29
12. “Colour of Night” Jun Chang Yub , Jo Nam Wook 4:17
13. “Trumpet West” Jun Chang Yub , Jo Nam Wook 2:51
14. “Doctor Kim Sa-boo” (Ending Title) Jun Chang Yub , Mama Gorilla 2:08
Total length: 42:23

Chart performance

Title Year Peak
positions
Remarks
KOR
US
World
“My Love” (너를 사랑하고 있어(Baekhyun) 2020 15 20 Part 1
“Your Day” (너의 하루는 좀 어때(Gummy) 69 Part 2
“Go Away Go Away” (Punch & Chanyeol) 73 21 Part 3
“That’s All” (다 그렇지 뭐(Heize) 105 Part 4
“Love” (사랑 이토록 어려운 말(Yang Da-il) 111 Part 5
“I Miss You” (자꾸 더 보고싶은 사람(Mamamoo) 101 Part 6
“You Don’t Know” (모르시죠(Monday Kiz) 100 Part 7
“My Love” (나의 그대(Chungha) 114 Part 8
“—” denotes releases that did not chart in that region.

Songs featured in the television series but not included in the original soundtrack include:

  • “Smile” by Nat King Cole

Viewership

Dr. Romantic 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season Episode number Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 2.665 3.331 3.327 3.563 3.328 3.275 3.517 4.054 3.467 3.916 3.950 4.193 4.208 4.346 4.588 5.210 3.809

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Part Orignlal broadcast date Title Average audience share
AGB Nielsen TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 1 January 6, 2020 Rainmaker 10.8% (5th) 11.4% (5th) 10.2% (8th)
2 14.9% (3rd) 15.5% (2nd) 13.3% (4th)
2 1 January 7, 2020 Mechanism of Accidents
(사고기전(事故機轉))
13.2% (3rd) 14.3% (3rd) 12.6% (5th)
2 18.0% (2nd) 19.3% (1st) 17.0% (3rd)
3 1 January 13, 2020 Undefined Setting Value
(미확인 설정값)
11.3% (5th) 11.8% (4th) 11.4% (7th)
2 17.2% (2nd) 17.7% (2nd) 16.6% (3rd)
4 1 January 14, 2020 Utilizing Conflict
(갈등활용법)
15.4% (3rd) 15.8% (3rd) 14.4% (4th)
2 19.9% (1st) 20.6% (1st) 18.2% (2nd)
5 1 January 20, 2020 A Living Friday Night
(살아있는 금요일의 밤)
14.8% (3rd) 15.1% (3rd) 13.7% (4th)
2 17.6% (2nd) 18.0% (1st) 17.1% (3rd)
6 1 January 21, 2020 Placebo
(플라시보)
15.5% (3rd) 15.9% (3rd) 15.1% (4th)
2 18.6% (2nd) 18.9% (1st) 18.2% (2nd)
7 1 January 27, 2020 The Line That Should Be Protected…
(지켜야 할 선(), 지키지 못한 선())
13.0% (5th) 13.7% (3rd) 11.8% (6th)
2 18.0% (2nd) 18.3% (2nd) 16.8% (2nd)
8 1 January 28, 2020 Walk of Respect
(존경의 길)
16.5% (3rd) 17.0% (3rd) 15.8% (4th)
2 20.7% (1st) 20.9% (1st) 19.5% (2nd)
9 1 February 3, 2020 Trauma
(트라우마)
14.4% (4th) 15.3% (3rd) 14.9% (5th)
2 18.2% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd) 18.0% (3rd)
10 1 February 4, 2020 The Effects of an Adequate Amount of Anxiety
(적정 불안 효과)
17.7% (3rd) 18.5% (3rd) 16.7% (4th)
2 20.8% (2nd) 21.8% (1st) 19.3% (2nd)
11 1 February 10, 2020 Minimum Boundaries
(최소한의 경계선)
17.7% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd) 16.7% (4th)
2 20.8% (2nd) 21.5% (1st) 18.6% (3rd)
12 1 February 11, 2020 An Error of Exchange of Equivalents
(등가교환의 오류)
17.4% (3rd) 17.8% (3rd) 16.4% (4th)
2 21.9% (1st) 22.1% (1st) 18.8% (2nd)
13 1 February 17, 2020 Defense Mechanism
(방어기제)
18.0% (3rd) 19.3% (3rd) 16.6% (4th)
2 22.7% (1st) 23.9% (1st) 19.0% (3rd)
14 1 February 18, 2020 Selective Dyslexia
(선택적 난독증)
19.3% (3rd) 20.2% (2nd) 18.2% (4th)
2 23.4% (1st) 23.8% (1st) 21.6% (2nd)
15 1 February 24, 2020 Rapport; Trust Relationship
(라뽀; 신뢰관계)
19.4% (3rd) 20.8% (2nd) 18.5% (4th)
2 23.7% (1st) 24.5% (1st) 22.2% (2nd)
16 1 February 25, 2020 Koi’s Law
(코이의 법칙)
21.1% (4th) 21.9% (3rd) 20.6% (5th)
2 25.4% (2nd) 25.6% (2nd) 23.1% (3rd)
3 27.1% (1st) 27.2% (1st) 24.4% (1st)
Average 18.3% 19.0% 17.1%
Special 1 December 30, 2019 Dr. Romantic After 3 Years
(낭만닥터 김사부 그후 3년)
5.6% (18th) 5.5% (20th) 5.4% (20th)
2 7.6% (11th) 7.9% (9th) 6.9% (16th)
3 5.3% (20th) 5.6% (17th) 4.4% (NR)
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Ahn Hyo-seop Won
1st APAN Music Awards Best OSTdouble-dagger “My Love” (Baekhyun) Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2020 AAA Best Actor Ahn Hyo Seop Won
AAA Best Actress Lee Sung Kyung Won
28th SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Han Suk-kyu Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Ahn Hyo-seop Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Lee Sung-kyung Won
Best Supporting Actor Kim Joo-hun Won
Best Supporting Actress Jin Kyung Won
Best Supporting Team Dr. Romantic 2 Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop Nominated
Best New Actress So Joo-yeon Won
2020 Art Awards Best Viewership Ratings Dr. Romantic 2 Won
double-dagger Denotes categories that were determined through votes.