“Dr. Romantic 3” medical K-drama, which ended episode 12 with a surprise guest for the next episode. Yes, Dr. Romantic season 1 actor Yoo Yeon-Seok (played Kang Dong-joo) left Doldam Hospital due to Military service. Now he is back in hospital after his time in the US. As soon as he returns, Seo Woo Jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop) feels a special connection between Kang Dong-joo and Dr. Kim (Han Suk-kyu). It made viewers think about the purpose of Kang Dong-joo’s return.
Dr. Romantic is a South Korean Medical drama released in its third season this year. The show aired its first episode on April 28 and aired two new episodes every week on Friday and Saturday. Now it is still ongoing with episodes 13 and 14. The series shows realistic doctors who work in a countryside hospital.
The cast includes some phenomenon actors like Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Sung-Kyung, Kim Joo-heon, Yoo Yeon-Seok, So Ju-yeon, Kim Min-Jae, and Jin Kyung, with another cast in the series. Now, the season 1 actor Yoo Yeon-Seok who played Kang Dong-Joo, is back in the Dr. Romantic 3 season. What is the reason for Yoo Yoen-seok’s return to Doldam?
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Reason Behind Yoo Yoen-seok’s Return to Doldam
The plot of Dr. Romantic as you know it all starts with Doldam, a small countryside Hospital. In that, Han Suk-kyu (Dr. Kim Sa-bu) works with dedicated young doctors and provides treatments to patients and healing many. Now, Yoo Yeon-Seok played Kang Dong-joo in Dr. Romantic Season 1. As Kang Dong-joo returns to Doldam, he encounters Seo Woo-Jin at first. And then, Sa-bu will appear and gives a warm welcome to Dong-joo at the end of Episode 12.
At that time, Seo Woo-jin’s face expressed slight jealousy over Dong-Joo. And as the episode 13 preview shows the tension between Doldam’s current ace and former general surgeons Seo Woo-jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop) and Kang Dong-Joo. As we observe in the middle of the surgery, Kand Dong-joo receives a phone call, and he attends the call.
This made Seo Woo-jin give a furious look at him and created a cold atmosphere between them. The episode 13 preview drew viewers’ attention to raise their curiosity to anticipate the conflicts between the two of them. Dr.Boo Yon-ju/ Kim Sa-bu hides the reason for Kang Dong-joo’s return. And it will yet be revealed at the time when the current ace of Doldam is down, and OG Doldam ace shows up.
On the other side, we can see that Seo Woo-jin’s hand is injured one of hand. And he can’t able hold his equipment, and he has to focus on his recovery. This might be the reason for both to end up in the same operation theatre.
However, the production team commented that the entrance of the first ace, Kang Dong-Joo, will become a motivation for Seo Woo-jin in upcoming episodes. And requested fans look forward to the interesting confrontation of Doldam’s aces. And watching them see how they two think in different ways. Despite both being Dr. Kim Sa-bu’s mentees and facing each other.
Who is Kang Dong-joo?
Well, Dr. Romantic season one followers are quite familiar with Kang Dong-Joo, but here is a quick recap before getting into the Season 3 plot. Dong-Joo is Kim Sa-bu’s mentee in season first and a General Surgery specialist. He is brilliant, and an ace with excellent surgery skills, and his childhood past incident ignited his drive to succeed.
Later, when he tried to become a skilled lead surgeon. His poor family background and less communication with a high profile put his opportunities on hold. But an incident where a failed surgery on a VIP caused him to be transferred to Doldam Hospital. There he met Kim Sa-bu, and that turned luck on him and created an opportunity to showcase his skill.
After watching the end of the episode 12 entry, it made fans crazy. They poured their hearts over the joy and reacted on the internet. Here are some reactions one of the fans wrote they are convinced that the Doldam staff, especially Woo-jin and Eun-jae’s comfort zone is Dr. Kim, and they know nothing will grow if they persist.
And further added that Dong-joo might be tough, but he is going to teach something outside Kim Sa-bu’s zone. And other fans reacted that Kang Dong-joo was in action!! Seo Woo-jin is assing his older brother. There are many comments flooded for the entry of Kang-Dong Joo.
Overall, “Dr. Romantic” Season 3 has gained a good viewership rating so far. But Kang Dong-joo’s entry made the jump in the viewership rating as well. It seems like Seo Woo-jin and Kang Dong-joo’s fiery encounter excited the viewers and recorded all-time new-highest viewership.
The latest episode hit 14.8 percent, which made the most-watched program to air on Friday- Saturday slot. Binge the Dr. Romantic previous seasons on Netflix and Rakuten Viki. Now, Dr. Romantic Season 3 is currently streaming on SBS. Overseas viewers can stream the episodes on Disney+ and KOCOWA.
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