Yes - I liked parts of #WhenthePhoneRings (the atmosphere was gripping!), but I wasn’t as big a fan of it as others were
Probably my favourite of his previous lead roles is #DrRomantic - if you don’t mind medical dramas it’s a really good show 👍
Yes - he played a very grey, ambiguous character in #WhenthePhoneRings - I’m still not sure I completely got where he was coming from lol (I know many loved his portrayal)
I think my favourite role of his - aside from his iconic Gu Dong-mae in #MrSunshine - is still #DrRomantic
Drop a teacher!
the best!!
#DrRomantic
#RomanticDoctorTeacherKim
Oh cool, thanks 👍. He’s a charismatic actor - I’ll check out the MDL page
Btw, I should correct my earlier post - #DrRomantic season 2 is from 2020 (season 1 is from 2016), so it’s a relative youth compared to those 2010 dramas 😅
Poster for Dr Romantic shows Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Seo Hyun-jin looking at a medical monitor with concerned looks on their faces
#DrRomantic
I watched two of the three in this series this year. Both were fantastic, but I was a bit tired of the great Kim Sa-bu by the end of the second. This series is an addictive blend of the tension of medical emergencies and the developing characters of the hospital staff. 9/10
A few I’ve recommended recently that may appeal to you are #DrRomantic (a medical drama with romance), #KingtheLand (a fun romcom), #Agency (an office drama with a smart female boss) & #Reply1988 (a slightly older but wonderful coming of age drama, more slice of life than the others)
A couple I’ve loved & rewatched are #TwentyFiveTwentyOne & #RookieHistorianGooHae-ryung
Some others I can see myself rewatching off the top of my head are #DrRomantic, #KingtheLand, #Agency & #Reply1988
Day 18: Most Watched Genre of 2025
Medical Kdramas topped my list this year, which is weird for me. When the Phone Rings had me start the year on a #YooYeonSeok kick, and after #DrRomantic and #HospitalPlaylist, I just kept going.
#EYDC2025
The Netflix flood of #KDramas reminded me how many 'classics' I haven't seen yet. Currently watching #DrRomantic. Overall, I'm not a fan of hospital dramas, but I'm into this one.
Serious question - how much blood? I tried #HospitalPlaylist but couldn't handle all the surgery, how's #DrRomantic for the hyper-hematophobic?
Day 9: Did you watch older dramas in 2025?
Yes. The only surprise is that I watched so many new ones. I tend to find an actor I like and watch everything by them. Some of the older kDramas I watched in 2025:
#MoonLovers 2016
#MyMister 2018
#DrRomantic 2016
#HospitalPlaylist 2020
#EYDC2025
#YooYeonSeok no seu fanmeeting em Bogotá
#WhenThePhoneRings
#HospitalPlaylist
#DrRomantic
#TheInterestOfLove
For sure, it doesn’t have the same degree of excitingly OTT drama as medical dramas like #TraumaCode & #DrRomantic (seasons 1 & 2), but what you say of HP is my response to #ResidentPlaybook:
“It is a show that takes its time to show you the characters; by the end I felt they’re real & missed them”
Netflix just added over two dozen new K-Dramas in the United States, including:
#AGentlemansDignity
#DoYouLikeBrahms?
#DrRomantic (Seasons 1-2)
#HotStoveLeague
#ItsOkayThatsLove
#MyGirlfriendIsAGumiho
#Pinocchio
#TheFieryPriest
#TheLastEmpress
#TheMastersSun
#WokOfLove
#YongPal
Full list here:
Acabei a 1 temporada de #DrRomantic e estou apaixonada nesse squad 😍.
Como foi gostoso acompanhar o desenrolar da trama junto deles. Repito novamente: foi uma das melhores tramas hospitalares que já assisti.
Vou dar play na 2° temporada e espero que seja tão fantástica quanto a primeira.
Pegaaaaaaaaaaa otário! Kkkkkkkkkk
Olha, das séries médicas que já vi, essa aqui tá dando de pau nas demais. Tem TUDOOOO e a história principal é muito boa.
#DrRomantic
Não conhecia esse ator. E o personagem dele é o meu preferido, tirando que ele dá um caldo nos "novinhos". Acho ele um charme!
#DrRomantic
Pqp que beijo gostoso!
#DrRomantic
O Ahn Yeon Seok beija muito gostoso. Não tem um drama dele que eu não fique passada com a boca desse homem.
It’s Friday at Doldam.
#RomanticDoctorTeacherKim #KimSabu #DrRomantic
Second chance romance kdrama and where to watch:
- #OurBelovedSummer (Netflix)
- #MrPlankton (Netflix)
- #OurUnwrittenSeoul (Netflix)
- #WelcomeToSamdalri (Netflix)
- #AlchemyOfSouls2 (Netflix)
- #DrRomantic (Netflix, Kocowa, WeTV, Viki, iQIYI, HBO and AppleTV)
- #LoveYourEnemy (Viki and Disney+)
I haven’t started thinking about Day 2 yet, but the #DrRomantic series was definitely in my thoughts when I saw today’s job 👍
Seasons 1 & 2 were such good fun, & Kim Sa-bu grounded it all as their chief doctor
What is your favourite #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries portrayals of the following profession? #dramajobchallenge
Day 2: Medical professional
#HanSukKyu as KimSaBu in #DrRomantic (esp. S1&2) is my absolute favourite doctor figure.
I love his warmhearted, crazy, idealistic portayal of a genius
#Descendants
#KingtheLand &
#DrRomantic definitely clicked in the first few minutes
With #Vincenzo I was intrigued enough by the explosive beginning to see where it would lead - but it really got going when he was back in Korea in that building 🙂
I thought that season2 of #DrRomantic was as good as s1... but that might be one of the exceptions from the rule...
I only vaguely remember #TemperatureofLove now (it was one of my first few kdramas), but I really liked her in #DrRomantic 🙂
It would be so interesting to see her interact with Zhao Liying!
Wow, that’s a beautiful version too! Is he also the voice for one of the characters? (I’m just googling now…)
Oh he’s Jinu!
I know the actor from the 2nd & 3rd #DrRomantic dramas - I didn’t realise he was a singer as well 🙂
#SeoHyunJin and #YooYeonSeok in talks to lead upcoming MBC kdrama #Liar.
The project would mark the actors ‘ reunion after starring in the first season of #DrRomantic (2017).
Dramas older than 2016 would take up a lot of time! But I didn’t see these on your list -
Best kdramas from 2016:
#Hwarang
#WeightliftingFairyKimBokJoo
#DrRomantic
#JealousyIncarnate
#LoveintheMoonlight
#AgeofYouth
#DescendantsoftheSun
Best Korean films from 2016:
#TraintoBusan
#TheHandmaiden
"A menos que você mude, nada vai mudar."
#DrRomantic
