Doctor Lawyer

Doctor Lawyer
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Also known as	Dr. Lawyer
Hangul	닥터 로이어
Revised Romanization	Dakteo Roieo
McCune–Reischauer	Takt'ŏ Roiŏ
Genre	Medical Legal
Developed by	Kim Ho-jun (planning)[1]
Written by	Jang Hong-cheol[2]
Directed by	Lee Yong-seok[1] Lee Dong-hyun[1]
Starring	So Ji-sub Shin Sung-rok Im Soo-hyang
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Jo Na-yoon Jeong Dae-woong Jun Hyung-man
Producers	Park Jae-sam Yoo Byung-sul Lee Seung-hee
Running time	70 minutes[3]
Production companies	Celltrion Entertainment[4] Mongjakso[4]
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	June 3 (2022-06-03) – July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)

Doctor Lawyer (

A genius surgeon who became a lawyer specializing in medical litigation after losing everything through a rigged operation, and a prosecutor in charge of medical crimes who lost her only family (younger brother) and lover due to that operation, work together to punish people who believe that wealth and power can rank above life, and comfort the victims of medical negligence.

Cast

Main

• So Ji-sub as Han Yi-han^[7]
  • Yoo Seon-ho as young Han Yi-han^[8]

Once a genius double-board surgeon specialized in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, but now a lawyer specializing in medical litigation.

• Shin Sung-rok as Jayden Lee^[9]

Asian branch manager of Honors Hand, a company that specializes in lobbying and investment.

• Im Soo-hyang as Geum Seok-yeong^[10]
  • Shin Soo-yeon as young Geum Seok-yeong^[11]

A prosecutor in the medical crime division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Supporting

Banseok Foundation and Hospital

• Lee Geung-young as Gu Jin-gi^[12]

Chairman of Banseok Foundation and Director of Banseok Hospital. He is a candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare.

• Lee Joo-bin as Lim Yu-na^[13]

Director of Banseok R&D Center.

• Lee Dong-ha as Gu Hyun-seong^[14]

Director of Banseok Hospital and Gu Jin-gi's only son.

• Woo Hyun-joo as Pyo Eun-sil^[15]

An ace attorney and the team teader of Banseok Foundation's Legal Team.

• Choi Deok-moon as Lee Do-hyeong^[16]

Former Director of Anesthesia Department at Banseok Hospital, currently serving as Assistant Director of Banseok Hospital.

• Kim Hyung-mook as Park Ki-tae^[17]

A thoracic surgeon at Banseok Hospital.

• Lee Seung-woo as Choi Yo-sub^[18]

A 3rd year fellow at the Thoracic Surgery Department of Banseok Hospital.

• Lee Gyu-bok as Director Cheon^[19]

Gu Jin-gi's bodyguard and assistant.

• Shin Su-jeong as Yoo Ga-yeon

Head of the management office at Banseok Hospital.

• Kim Ho-jung as Cho Jung-hyun^[17]

Head of Nursing at Banseok Hospital and also served as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Nursing at Banseok University.

• Moon Hee-kyung as Jang Jeong-ok^[20]

Gu Jin-gi's wife.

New Hope Attorney's Office

• Jung Min-ah as Jo Da-rom^[21]

Special Investigator at New Hope.

• Seo Yoon-ah as Ban Soo-hee^[22]

Jo Da-rom's college senior and ace medical journalist.

• Jo Hyun-sik as Kang Dae-woong^[22]

A nurse from Banseok Hospital who followed Han Yi-han to New Hope.

Medical Crime Division

• Choi Jae-woong as Baek Kang-ho^[12]

Chief Prosecutor at the Medical Crimes Division at Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office.

• Noh Young-hak as Jung Hee-kyung

A Level 8 investigator in the Medical Crimes Division teaming up with Geum Seok-young.

• Lee Sang-hoon as Park Gye-jang

A veteran investigator with 25 years of experience.

Others

• Nam Myeong-ryeol as Lim Tae-moon

Former Foreign Minister, Ambassador to the U.S., current Korean Party presidential candidate.

• Kang Kyung-hun as Yoon Mi-sun^[23]

A 4th term member of the National Assembly and the leader of the ruling Daehan Party.

• Kim Tae-gyeom as Michael Young^[24]

Strategy Team Leader of Honors Hand Asia.

• Park Joon-hyuk as Kwon Yun-seok

Yoon Mi-sun aide and legal assistance.

• Lee Kyung-jin as Jayden's mother

She is a kind woman and mother of Jayden.

Extended

• Han Seung-bin as Geum Seok-ju^[25]

Geum Seok-young's younger brother who suffers from a heart disease.

• Lim Cheol-hyung as Nam Hyuk-cheol^[26]

A death row inmate who was once a reputed medical device businessman, Cho Jung-hyun's ex-husband.

• Kim Yoon-seo as Jung Yun-jeong^[27]

An elite autopsy surgeon from the National Forensic Service.

• Nam Gi-ae as Han Yi-han's mother^[28]
• Hwang Hyun-bin as Mongolian housekeeper^[29]
• Jang Seo-yeon as Gil Seo-yeon^[30]

An idol who lost her voice due to the side effects of a surgery.

• Park Seon-hye as Gil Seo-yeon's mother^[31]
• Park Min-sang as Nam Jun-hwan^[32]

The son of Nam Hyuk-cheol and Jo Jung-hyun. A patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

• Jung Bo-min as Yang Seon-ae^[33]

Yoon Mi-sun's daughter.

• Kim Dae-geon as Do Jin-woo^[34]

Yang Seon-ae's boyfriend.

• Seo Jin-won as Ho Jun-bu^[35]

Production

On April 27, 2022, photos from the script reading site were released.^[12]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Viewership

Doctor Lawyer : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[42] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[42] TNmS[43] Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 June 3, 2022 5.2% (10th) 5.7% (8th) 5.3% (11th) 2 June 4, 2022 4.2% (16th) 4.6% (11th) 3.7% (18th) 3 June 10, 2022 6.5% (9th) 6.4% (6th) 6.8% (9th) 4 June 11, 2022 4.9% (13th) 5.1% (9th) 5.1% (10th) 5 June 17, 2022 5.7% (9th) 5.4% (9th) 5.3% (13th) 6 June 18, 2022 6.9% (4th) 6.7% (4th) 6.3% (4th) 7 June 24, 2022 6.4% (9th) 6.5% (7th) 6.5% (9th) 8 June 25, 2022 5.4% (12th) 5.2% (11th) N/A 9 July 1, 2022 6.3% (10th) 6.0% (9th) 5.9% (11th) 10 July 2, 2022 6.2% (6th) 6.3% (5th) 6.4% (3rd) 11 July 8, 2022 7.2% (6th) 7.1% (7th) N/A 12 July 9, 2022 6.1% (5th) 6.2% (4th) 6.5% (5th) 13 July 15, 2022 6.5% (8th) 6.3% (7th) 6.4% (11th) 14 July 16, 2022 6.2% (5th) 6.2% (6th) 6.2% (5th) 15 July 22, 2022 7.1% (7th) 7.3% (6th) 6.4% (11th) 16 July 23, 2022 7.0% (5th) 7.2% (5th) 6.4% (4th) Average 6.11% 6.14% —[a] In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that ratings were not released. Notes ^ Due to some ratings not released, the exact average rating is unknown. References ^ a b c "프로그램 소개" [Program Introduction]. MBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2024. ^ Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Naver . ^ "Doctor Lawyer". MBC Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2022. ^ Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Naver . iMBC. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Song, Seong-hee (June 3, 2022). "'닥터로이어' 3일 첫방송...인물관계도·출연진·몇부작·원작 궁금증". Gukjenews (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2022. ^ Park Soo-in (July 5, 2021). "MBC, 내년 상반기 '닥터로이어' 편성 확정 "소지섭 주연 합류"(공식)" [MBC confirms 'Dr. Lawyer' formation in the first half of next year]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 14, 2022. ^ Han Hae-sun (June 4, 2022). "유선호, '닥터로이어' 소지섭 아역 등장..강렬 '오열 연기" [Yoo Seon-ho, So Ji-sub's child role in 'Doctor Lawyer'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Lee Seung-rok (October 29, 2021). "[공식] 신성록, MBC '닥터로이어' 출연 확정…소지섭과 브로맨스 펼친다" [[Official] Shin Sung-rok confirmed to appear in MBC's 'Doctor Lawyer'... Bromance with So Ji-sub] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Park Soo-in (November 25, 2021). "임수향 '닥터로이어' 출연 확정, 소지섭과 연기 호흡" [Im Soo-hyang confirmed to appear in 'Doctor Lawyer', acting with So Ji-sub] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (June 28, 2022). "신수연, 임수향 아역으로 등장...몰입감 배가시키는 강렬 존재감 ('닥터 로이어')" [Shin Su-yeon, appeared as Im Soo-hyang's child role... A strong presence that doubles the immersion ('Doctor Lawyer')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Naver. ^ iMBC. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Naver . iMBC. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Naver . Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Cha Hye-young (May 6, 2022). "우현주, '닥터로이어' 출연 확정...소지섭과 대립 예고" [Woo Hyun-joo confirmed to appear in 'Dr. Lawyer'... Anticipation of confrontation with So Ji-sub] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Yoo Byung-chul (May 2, 2022). "최덕문, MBC '닥터로이어' 출연…소지섭 동료의사 마취과장 役" [Choi Deok-moon to appear in MBC's 'Dr. Lawyer'... as the head of the anesthesia department, So Ji-sub's fellow doctor] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b Yeon Hwi-seon (May 18, 2022). "닥터로이어' 이경영X김호정X최재웅X김형묵, 연기 구멍 없는 라인업" ['Doctor Lawyer' Lee Kyung-young X Kim Ho-jung X Choi Jae-woong X Kim Hyung-muk, lineup without a smoke hole] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Park So-young (June 17, 2022). "포스트 소지섭' 이승우, '그해우리는'→'닥터로이어' 열일 중입니다" ['Post So Ji-sub' Lee Seung-woo, 'That Year We Are' → 'Dr. Lawyer' is working hard] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Naver. iMBC. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Naver . iMBC. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Kim Hyun-rok (May 3, 2022). "정민아, '닥터로이어' 합류…소지섭 조력자 된다[공식]" [Jung Min-ah joins 'Dr. Lawyer'... Become So Ji-sub's assistant [Official]] (in Korean). spoTV News. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via Naver. ^ a b Kim Myung-mi (June 15, 2022). "닥터로이어' 조현식X정민아, 소지섭 복수 핵심 플레이어 예고" [Doctor Lawyer’ Cho Hyun-shik X Jung Min-ah, So Ji-sub’s revenge key players] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Naver. iMBC. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Choi Na-young (June 2, 2022). "김태겸, '닥터로이어' 신성록 오른팔로 합류 [공식]" [Kim Tae-gyeom joins 'Doctor Lawyer' as Shin Seong-rok's right-hander [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver. iMBC. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Naver . ^ Choi Na-young (May 25, 2022). "임철형, 사형수 된다..'닥터 로이어' 출연 확정" [Lim Cheol-hyung to be executed.. Confirmed to appear in 'Doctor Lawyer'] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Park Ah-reum (May 26, 2022). "김윤서 '닥터로이어' 합류, 냉철한 부검의 된다[공식]" [Kim Yoon-seo joins 'Dr. Lawyer', becomes a cool autopsy [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Kim Jae-dong (June 5, 2022). "'닥터 로이어' 닥터→로이어 변신 소지섭, 단테스식 복수할까? [김재동의 나무와 숲]" ['Doctor Lawyer' Doctor → Lawyer Transformation So Ji-sub, Dante's-style revenge? [Kim Jae-dong's Trees and Forests]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Kim Ye-eun (June 17, 2022). "황현빈, '닥터로이어'서 몽골인 가사도우미 열연…"기쁘다" [Hwang Hyun-bin, Mongolian housekeeper in 'Dr. Lawyer'... "pleased] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Ha Su-jeong (June 18, 2022). "닥터로이어' 장서연, 의료 사고 피해자 첫 등장부터 주연 못지않네" ['Doctor Lawyer' Jang Seo-yeon, a victim of a medical accident, is as good as the lead from the first appearance] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Choi Na-young (June 20, 2022). "박선혜, '마취 중 각성' 목소리 잃은 아이돌지망생 母..모성애 짙은 연기 '존재감' (닥터 로이어)" [Park Seon-hye, an aspiring idol who lost her voice in 'Awakening from anesthesia'.. 'Presence' (Dr. Lawyer) with strong maternal love] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved June 20, 2022 – via Naver. ^ ""진지하거나 귀엽거나"…이승우, '닥터로이어' 촬영 비하인드 컷 공개" (in Korean). My Daily. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Baek A-young (July 3, 2022). "'닥터로이어' 정보민, 반석원 뒤집을 핵심키로 등장...소지섭 병원으로 갈까?" ['Doctor Lawyer' Bo Bo-min appears as a key key to overturn Ban Seok-won... Shall we go to So Ji-sub's hospital?] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver. ^ Kim Soo-jin (July 3, 2022). "'닥터로이어' 김대건, 강경헌 비밀 폭로하며 강렬한 등장" ['Doctor Lawyer' Kim Dae-Gun, Kang Kyung-Heon's Secret Revealed and Strong Appearancee] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver. Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Naver . ^ "닥터로이어 OST Part 1" [Doctor Lawyer OST Part 1]. Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Melon. ^ "Doctor Lawyer (Original Television Soundtrack, Pt. 3) - Single". Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Apple Music. ^ "닥터로이어 OST Part 2" [Doctor Lawyer OST Part 2]. Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Melon. ^ "Doctor Lawyer (Original Television Soundtrack, Pt. 2) - Single". Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Apple Music. ^ "닥터로이어 OST Part 3" [Doctor Lawyer OST Part 3]. Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Melon. ^ "닥터로이어 OST Part 4" [Doctor Lawyer OST Part 4]. Warner Music. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Melon. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings: "Ep.1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 4, 2022. "Ep.2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2022. "Ep.3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2022. "Ep.4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 12, 2022. "Ep.5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2022. "Ep.6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2022. "Ep.7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 25, 2022. "Ep.8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2022. "Ep.9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 1, 2022. "Ep.10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 2, 2022. "Ep.11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 8, 2022. "Ep.12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 9, 2022. "Ep.13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 16, 2022. "Ep.14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2022. "Ep.15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2022. "Ep.16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2022. ^ TNmS ratings: "Ep.1". Breaknews (in Korean). June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022. "Ep.2". Breaknews (in Korean). June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022. "Ep.3". Breaknews (in Korean). June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022. "Ep.4". Breaknews (in Korean). June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022. "Ep.5". Breaknews (in Korean). June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022. "Ep.6". Breaknews (in Korean). June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022. "Ep.7". Breaknews (in Korean). June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022. "Ep.9". Breaknews (in Korean). July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022. "Ep.10". Breaknews (in Korean). July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022. "Ep.12". Breaknews (in Korean). July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022. "Ep.13". Breaknews (in Korean). July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022. "Ep.14". Breaknews (in Korean). July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022. "Ep.15". Breaknews (in Korean). July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022. "Ep.16". Breaknews (in Korean). July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022. External links Official website (in Korean) Doctor Lawyer at Daum (in Korean) Doctor Lawyer at Naver (in Korean) Doctor Lawyer at HanCinema Doctor Lawyer at IMDb Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Lawyer&oldid=1211921715"