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Doctor Cha
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Hangul
닥터 차정숙
Literal meaningDoctor Cha Jeong-suk
Revised RomanizationDakteo Cha Jeong-suk
McCune–ReischauerTakt'ŏ Ch'ajŏngsuk
Genre
Written byJung Yeo-rang [ko][2]
Directed by
  • Kim Dae-jin[3]
  • Kim Jung-wook[3]
Starring
Music byJeon Jong-hyuk[4]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
ProducersProduction team
Production companies
Budget₩15 billion[6]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseApril 15 (2023-04-15) –
June 4, 2023 (2023-06-04)

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Doctor Cha (Korean: The time allocated for running scripts has expired.The time allocated for running scripts has expired.) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Uhm Jung-hwa in the title role, along with Kim Byung-chul, Myung Se-bin, and Min Woo-hyuk. It aired on JTBC from April 15 to June 4, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in selected regions.[7]

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated series in Korean cable television history.[8]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Cha Jeong-suk, a housewife of twenty years who becomes a first-year medical resident.[2]

Cast

Main

  • Uhm Jung-hwa as Cha Jeong-seok: a full-time housewife of twenty years who decides to return to her medical career after surviving an unexpected crisis.[9]
    • Park Joo-won as young Cha Jeong-seok[10]
  • Kim Byung-chul as Seo In-ho: the perfectionist husband of Jeong-suk and the chief surgeon at a university hospital, who has an affair with his first love Seung-hee, and is the father of her illegitimate daughter who is the same age as his daughter.[9][11]
    • Park Tae-in as young Seo In-ho
  • Myung Se-bin as Choi Seung-hee: In-ho's first love who is a family medicine professor and is mother to In-Ho's illegitimate daughter.[9]
    • Moon Ye-jin as young Choi Seung-hee[12]
  • Min Woo-hyuk as Roy Kim: a charismatic surgeon who gets entangled with Jeong-suk. He was adopted by American parents and tries to find his biological family by registering his DNA[9]

Supporting

  • Song Ji-ho as Seo Jung-min: Jeong-suk and In-ho's son who is a first-year surgical resident.[13]
  • Jo Ah-ram as Jeon So-ra: Jung-min's girlfriend who is a third-year surgical resident.[14]
  • Baek Joo-hee as Baek Mi-hee: Jeong-suk's friend who is a dermatologist.[15]
  • Park Joon-geum as Kwak Ae-sim: In-ho's mother and Jeong-suk's mother-in-law.[15]
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Oh Deok-rye: Jeong-suk's mother who works as a caregiver in a geriatric hospital.[15]
  • Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Yi-rang: Jeong-suk and In-ho's daughter.[15]
  • So A-rin as Choi Eun-seo: Seung-hee and In-ho's daughter.[16]
  • Park Chul-min as Yoon Tae-sik: the chief of surgery department.[15]
  • Kim Byung-chun as Im Jong-kwon: the chief of the family medicine department.[15]
  • Lim Hyun-soo as Lee Do-gyeom: a first-year resident in the family medicine department.[17]
  • Kim Ye-eun as Min Chae-yoon: an intern in the family medicine department.[18]

Extended

  • Jo Eun-yoo as Hwang Mi-ra: a surgeon at a university hospital.[19]
  • Song Young-ah as Park Ji-yeon: a third-year chief resident.[20]
  • Song Young-chang as Chairman Oh Chang-gyu: a VIP patient.[21]
  • Sung Byung-sook as Jang Hae-nam: a patient who was imprisoned for killing her husband.[22]
  • Kim Hyun-mok as Hwang Seong-gyu: a patient who has Crohn's disease.[23]
  • Seo Yoon-ji as Seo-yeon: Seong-gyu's wife.[23]
  • Nam Myeong-ryeol as Park Ho-won[24]

Special appearances

Release

It was reported that Doctor Cha was initially scheduled for release in October 2022.[27] However, in November 2022, JTBC announced that the series was included in their 2023 drama lineup.[2]

Original soundtrack

The original soundtrack for Doctor Cha includes five singles, released between April 15 and May 20, 2023.[28][29][30][31][32] These singles, as well as 46 score tracks, were later included in the original soundtrack album for Doctor Cha, released on June 3, 2023 by Music&NEW.[33]

Part 1

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Part 2

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Reception

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[34]
Nationwide Seoul
1 April 15, 2023 4.937% (1st) 5.464% (1st)
2 April 16, 2023 7.780% (1st) 8.632% (1st)
3 April 22, 2023 7.814% (1st) 8.488% (1st)
4 April 23, 2023 11.205% (1st) 11.715% (1st)
5 April 29, 2023 10.856% (1st) 12.007% (1st)
6 April 30, 2023 13.203% (1st) 13.317% (1st)
7 May 6, 2023 12.874% (1st) 13.019% (1st)
8 May 7, 2023 16.181% (1st) 16.868% (1st)
9 May 13, 2023 15.588% (1st) 15.708% (1st)
10 May 14, 2023 17.958% (1st) 18.925% (1st)
11 May 20, 2023 16.225% (1st) 17.059% (1st)
12 May 21, 2023 18.493% (1st) 19.336% (1st)
13 May 27, 2023 14.420% (1st) 14.560% (1st)
14 May 28, 2023 18.168% (1st) 17.920% (1st)
15 June 3, 2023 14.676% (1st) 14.742% (1st)
16 June 4, 2023 18.546% (1st) 19.383% (1st)
Average 13.683% 14.196%
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  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Uhm Jung-hwa Won [35]
Excellence Acting Award, Actress Myung Se-bin Nominated [36]
Best New Actress Jo Ah-ram Won [37]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Actress Uhm Jung-hwa Nominated [38]
Brand of the Year Awards 2023 Best New Actress Jo Ah-ram Won [37]
KCA Consumer Rights Day Awards 2023 Viewers' Choice Actor of the Year Uhm Jung-hwa Won [39]
Best Director Kim Dae-jin Won
Kim Jung-wook
Best Screenplay Jung Yeo-rang Won
Best Production Company SLL Won
Studio&NEW
New York Festivals TV and Film Awards 2023 Entertainment Special, Mini-series Doctor Cha Finalist [40]

Listicle

Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Time 2023 The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix Included [41]

Remake

The Turkish adaptation, Bahar, began being broadcast on Show TV in February 13, 2024. The protagonist is played by Demet Evgar.[42]

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