Title: D-day
Genre: Medical, Political,
Disaster
Episodes: 20
Broadcast period: 2015-Sep to 2015-Nov
Cast: Kim Young Kwang, Jung So
Min, Ha Suk Jin and Yoon Joo Hee.
This
drama is about a natural disaster striking Seoul, and we follow a group of
doctors and firefighters as they are trying to help and save the citizens, but
also about the social and political consequences arising due to the situation.
Lee Hae
Sung (Kim Young Kwang) is an empathetic doctor doing his best for all his
patients, but also a very competent one. After he loses his father in a car
accident and his mother got into a coma, he accepts the ill treatment from his
chief so his mother can stay inside the hospital where he works. The chief of
the hospital, Mirae University Hospital, is only concerned about the reputation
and economic of the hospital, which is where the two opinions collide.
Jung
Ddol Mi (Jung So Min) is 3rd year resident at a university hospital in Busan,
but when there was talk about moving a patient to Seoul she offered to go, on
her own: wanting to meet her idol Han Woo Jin (Ha Suk Jin), who happens to be a
college friend of Hae Sungs, but also someone who agrees with the chief of the
hospital.
After
saving a patient’s life, ignoring authority Lee Hae Sung is transferred to a
smaller hospital, and at the same time, the earth starts to shake. Suddenly a
crane falls into a sinkhole, and all hell breaks loose…
Hmm, I
am not sure I am doing this drama justice with that type of summary, but it is
incredibly hard not to spoil anything.
I
personally am a huge fan of disaster stories; both movies and TV shows. Therefore,
I was very excited about this when I found out about it. I also like the idea
of it being about doctors and firefighters, as we usually don’t have that view
– or at least I haven’t seen any with it – that shows us about their struggles
and situations.
Kim
Young Kwang is a very talented and handsome actor, whom I liked for quite a
while now, ever since White Christmas I think, so seeing him in this character
was amazing. I was afraid they would make him like this perfect guy/hero who
saves the day, so I was more than happy when they showed his human side every
so often. Jung So Min is one of those actresses that I can’t stand, not because
she’s annoying or ugly, but because I didn’t understand why she would be acting
as she is horrible at it. Made me confused about the casting. However, to be fair,
the dramas she had acted in where quite bad: that said this actually shows a
bit of improvement. Not that she is a favorite actress now, but she is decent
and tolerable here.
The only
thing that I didn’t enjoy in this drama was amount of politics involved and the
feud between the two male actors, and the chief. Then again, it started with a
bang; they can’t continue all the way like that.
So do I
recommend this drama? Hell yes!
☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts
Kamji’s Verdict
I am not sure where to start with this drama as this is an amazing drama. Probably one of the best dramas of 2015 if not the best. I could talk about how great this drama is for a long period of time, but I will try to make this review as short as I can. I really enjoyed watching this drama i'm shocked it's not popular, everything about it was fun, exciting and damn it could keep you glued to your laptop. There are some things this show has done very well, and that has largely been in the cinematography and the cast. I really appreciated the way everyone made their roles as believable as possible, and I especially loved the chemistry that came from the different characters. I really loved the relationship between the two main leads, but I wish we had seen more romance between them. In addition, like everyone else who watched this drama, I agree with the overdone enmity between the director and our reckless and skillful doctor. They could have turned it down a bit, I mean it goes on for 20 episodes! Everything else was good. Double recommended!
☆☆☆☆☆ / 5 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts
Title: Drinking Solo
