‘Ghost Doctor’: Release date, plot, cast, and all about Rain and Kim Bum starrer K-drama
K-pop icon Rain is much more than just a singer. The idol has transformed into a CEO and actor alongside excelling in his ongoing musical career. He made his acting debut in the 2003 drama ‘Sang Doo! Let's Go To School’. After establishing his Korean as well as Chinese career, Rain was last seen in the 2019 MBC drama, ‘Welcome 2 Life’. Following that, Rain is ready to share the screen with a stellar set of main leads in upcoming tvN drama ‘Ghost Doctor’.
The lineup for the drama include actors Kim Bum who was last seen in JTBC/Netflix series ‘Law School’ as well as the Lee Dong-wook starrer ‘Tale of the Nine-Tailed’ in 2020; as well as Apink member Son Naeun, known mononymously.
Apart from her group's activities, Naeun has also starred in various television series, her last K-drama appearance being 2020 show ‘Dinner Mate’. ‘Ghost Doctor’ also features former After School member Uee, who was last seen in 2018 KBS2 drama ‘My Only One’ in a lead role.
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Release Date
The tvN drama, ‘Ghost Doctor’, will release on January 3, 2022, with new episodes releasing every Monday and Tuesday. The show will take over the network’s 10:30 pm KST (8:30 am ET) slot.
Number of Episodes
The K-drama will have a total of 16 episodes.
Where to watch 'Ghost Doctor'
The show ‘Ghost Doctor’ is a regular K-drama broadcast on local network tvN in South Korea. The drama can be watched internationally through tvN’s official distributor, TVING.
Genre
‘Ghost Doctor’ is a fantasy drama based on medicine with supernatural themes.
Plot
‘Ghost Doctor’ is a story of two doctors who could not be more different in skills and personalities. The journey of the show deals with how the two end up combining spirits and bodies that are in a confused possession. In the K-drama, Cha Young-min (played by Rain) is a genius doctor, but he is arrogant and selfish. One day, he gets involved in an unexpected case. Due to the unexpected case, his spirit possesses another doctor named Go Seung-tak’s body (played by Kim Bum). These two doctors are the complete opposites of each other. Now with opposite personalities and medical abilities, will the two be able to save a life?
Trailer
The two teasers that were released for the K-drama show the plight of Dr Go Seung-tak (Kim Bum) who has no control over his body anymore. In the first teaser for the drama, Dr Cha Young-min (Rain) was seen taking reins over Seung-tak’s mind as they transformed into Ratatouille Doctors, where Young-min guided Seung-tak’s actions like a player does with game characters in a virtual game. The second teaser revealed how Seung-tak was being weighed on by Young-min showing fun chemistry between the two characters.
Watch the trailer here:
Cast
Main Cast
Rain as Cha Young-min
Uee as Jang Se-jin
Kim Bum as Ko Seung-tak
Son Na-eun as Oh Soo-jung
Supporting Cast
Kim Jae-yong as Lee Seon-ho
Seo Ji-young as Ko Sung-hye
Yoon Da-kyung as Sung Mi-ran
Ahn Tae-hwan as Kim Jae-won
Sung Dong-il
Guest Role
Son Seung Taek as Cadaver Ghost
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