Surgeon Bong Dal Hee (2007)

The first time I tried watching this I was really new to dramas. I didn’t know anyone in the cast and at that time I was in that “I only watch good looking actors” mentality. After watching one episode I dropped because I thought the main actor (Lee Bum Soo) was weird looking and the main actress was too plain. Its been a while since then and in that time I have become fond of Lee Bum Soo after watching Giant & Salaryman (must watches!) and decided I would watch his past dramas, giving this one a second go…

Story- Your typical medical drama. Every episode there are cases and different patients. Half way in I got tired of seeing every patient consultation and all the surgeries. They show all the surgeries for all the patients so it got to be too repetitive for me and therefore I fast-forwarded through those parts. What I enjoyed most is the interactions between the hospital staff and more of their personal story arcs. To me, that was worth watching it to the end. The main romance wasn’t the best because the main actress didn’t have any chemistry with LBS. She actually didn’t have any chemistry with the other main guy either. So the love triangle was a fail for me. The ending was nice.

Acting/Cast- I loved the main guys. They are actors I usually follow so I was happy to see them both. The main actress did a fantastic job in 49 Days but here she kind of held back I think in this one. It also didn’t help that her character annoyed me at times. I loved the other 3 residents. Their love triangle was fun to watch. The other supporting cast did a great job.

Music- I didn’t like the music at all and it really was distracting. A few songs fit, but most of the music was random and not needed.

Rewatch- the episodes fly by fast and it was never boring so it is rewatchable but it’s not something I need to see again.

Overall Surgeon Bong Dal Hee isn’t a drama that needs to be watched unless you’re a fan of anyone in the show but if you do end up watching , its not a bad drama to waste some hours.

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Not one I would re-watch, let's just put that out there. As far as the stories, not sure I was enamored with either relationship. I truly did not care whether the leads or seconds got together. Truthfully, I felt there was no way for the second couple to remain together but alas, this is a drama. What did we expect. As far as the ending, it was truly ambiguous so who knows what happens. I guess it's left up to our imagination. Again, I feel Lee Bum Soo's chemistry with his lead is always off. Except for History of a Salaryman and somewhat Giant, not feeling the relationship and it had nothing to do with his character.

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