Medical Top Team


Medical Top Team is a South Korean television series written by Yoon Kyung-ah and directed by Kim Do-hoon. It starred Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo and Choi Min-ho. The series began filming in August 2013, and aired on MBC from October 9 to December 12, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.

Characters

Main cast

  • Kwon Sang-woo as Park Tae-shin
  • Jung Ryeo-won as Seo Joo-young
  • Ju Ji-hoon as Han Seung-jae
  • Oh Yeon-seo as Choi Ah-jin
  • Choi Min-ho as Kim Seong-woo

    Supporting cast

  • Kim Young-ae as Shin Hye-soo - The deputy director of the Gwang Hae University Hospital. She has been manipulating younger doctors, especially dr. Park, prof. Seo and chief Han, in order to have Royal Medical Centre opened. She is chairman's daughter in law. It's later revealed that she suffers from vascular dementia. Shin also had a son, who she gave up. Then the son died, before the two could reunite.
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Jang Yong-seop - Chief of surgery. He wants to control professor Seo, but is not always obeyed.
  • Park Won-sang as Jo Joon-hyuk - A kind 43-years old anesthesiologist at the hospital idolized by Ah-jin.
  • Lee Hee-jin as Yoo Hye-ran - The sociable surgical nurse of the team who is supportive of Park Tae-shin.
  • Alex Chu as Bae Sang-kyu - A kind-hearted 34-years old medical imaging specialist of the team who hides great ambition.
  • Kim Ki-bang as Jung Hoon-min - A 34-years old neurosurgeon of the team who is in a relationship with Yeo Min-ji.
  • Jo Woo-ri as Yeo Min-ji - Another surgical nurse of the team who is the love interest of both Bae Sang-kyu and Jung Hoon-min.
  • Kim Sung-kyum as Lee Doo-kyung - Chairman of the Gwang Hae University Hospital and the father of Han Seung-jae, who he treats as a mistake, despite young doctor's many achievements. Apart from chief Han, he has at least two legitimate sons, however neighter of them appeared on screen. As chairman Lee falls ill, most of his responsibilities are taken over by deputy director Shin.
  • Lee Dae-yeon as Hwang Cheol-goo - The director of the Paran Clinic.
  • Jo Woo-jin as Doctor Lim.
  • Kim Cheong as Han Eun-sook - Mother of Han Seung-jae. She was abandoned by chairman Lee, thus raised Seung-jae under her family name. She has always been very proud of her son and wanted to protect him from suffering. Eun-sook suffered from alcoholism and eventually died of acute pancreatitis in her son's arms. Her last wish was Joo-young and Seung-jae be together, and they did.
  • Kal So-won as Eun Ba-wi - Patient of the hospital. She is very close with dr. Park. Ba-wi went through bone marrow, and then lung transplant. She lived in orphanage until her biological mother was found.
  • Lee Do-kyung as orphanage director.

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Awards and nominations

Original soundtrack

International broadcast