''Doctor Cha'' () is a 2023

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starring

Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and car ...

in the title role, along with Kim Byung-chul,

Myung Se-bin Myung Se-bin (born April 10, 1975) is a South Korean actress from the Seochok Myeong clan. A textile graduate from Dongduk Women's University, Myung was spotted in 1996 at a department store in Seoul by singer Shin Seung-hun, who cast her in his ...

, and

Min Woo-hyuk Min Woo-hyuk (born September 18, 1983) is a South Korean actor, model and singer. He is best known for his main role in ''The Third Charm''. He is also known for his supporting role in ''Love with Flaws ''Love with Flaws'' () is a 2019 South ...

. It aired from on

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April 15 to June 4, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 ( KST) time slot for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on

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in South Korea and on

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in selected regions. The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated series in Korean cable television history.

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Cha Jeong-suk, a housewife of twenty years who becomes a first-year

medical resident Residency or postgraduate training is specifically a stage of graduate medical education. It refers to a qualified physician (one who holds the degree of MD, DO, MBBS, MBChB), veterinarian ( DVM or VMD) , dentist ( DDS or DMD) or podiatrist ( ...

Cast

Main

as Cha Jeong-suk: a full-time housewife of twenty years who decides to return to her medical career after surviving an unexpected crisis. ** Park Joo-won as young Cha Jeong-suk * Kim Byung-chul as Seo In-ho: the perfectionist husband of Jeong-suk and the chief surgeon at a university hospital, who has an affair with Seung-hee. ** Park Tae-in as young Seo In-ho *

as Choi Seung-hee: In-ho's first love who is a family medicine professor. ** Moon Ye-jin as young Choi Seung-hee *

as Roy Kim: a charismatic surgeon who gets entangled with Jeong-suk.

Supporting

Song Ji-ho Song Ji-ho (born April 06, 1995) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Films Television series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Ji-ho 1995 births Living people Male actors from Busan 21st-century South Korean male ...

as Seo Jung-min: Jeong-suk and In-ho's son who is a first-year surgical resident. * Jo Ah-ram as Jeon So-ra: Jung-min's girlfriend who is a third-year surgical resident. *

Baek Joo-hee Baek Joo-hee is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in drama such as ''My Name (TV series), My Name'', ''Extracurricular (TV series), Extrecurricular'', ''Lawless Lawyer'', ''Crazy Love (2022 TV series), Crazy Love'' and ''Today's ...

as Baek Mi-hee: Jeong-suk's friend who is a dermatologist. *

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as Kwak Ae-sim: In-ho's mother and Jeong-suk's mother-in-law. *

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as Oh Deok-rye: Jeong-suk's mother who works as a caregiver in a geriatric hospital. * Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Yi-rang: Jeong-suk and In-ho's daughter. * So A-rin as Choi Eun-seo: Seung-hee and In-ho's daughter. *

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as Yoon Tae-sik: the chief of surgery department. * Kim Byung-chun as Im Jong-kwon: the chief of the family medicine department. * Lim Hyun-soo as Lee Do-gyeom: a first-year resident in the family medicine department. *

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as Min Chae-yoon: an intern in the family medicine department.

Extended

* Jo Eun-yoo as Hwang Mi-ra: a surgeon at a university hospital. * Song Young-ah as Park Ji-yeon: a third-year chief resident. * Song Young-chang as Chairman Oh Chang-gyu: a VIP patient. * Sung Byung-sook as Jang Hae-nam: a patient who was imprisoned for killing her husband. *

Kim Hyun-mok Kim Hyun-mok is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Extraordinary You ''Extraordinary You'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-yoon, Rowoon, Lee Jae-wook, Lee Na-eun, Jung ...

as Hwang Seong-gyu: a patient who has

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. * Seo Yoon-ji as Seo-yeon: Seong-gyu's wife. *

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as Park Ho-won

Special appearances

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as Yoo Ji-seon: a single mother. * Choi Eun-kyung as a shaman

Release

It was reported that ''Doctor Cha'' was initially scheduled for release in October 2022. However, in November 2022,

announced that the series was included in their 2023 drama lineup.

Original soundtrack

The original soundtrack for ''Doctor Cha'' includes five singles, released between April 15 and May 20, 2023. These singles, as well as 46 score tracks, were later included in the original soundtrack album for ''Doctor Cha'', released on June 3, 2023 by

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