''Hospital Ship'' () is a South Korean television series starring

Ha Ji-won Jeon Hae-rim (; born 28 June 1978), better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the historical dramas '' Damo'' (2003), '' Hwang Jini'' (2006), and '' Empress Ki'' (2013), as well as the melodra ...

and

Kang Min-hyuk Kang Min-hyuk (; born June 28, 1991) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is the drummer of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. Career 2009–present: CNBLUE Kang became a member of CNBLUE in 2009. The group debuted in Jap ...

. The series is directed by Park Jae-bum and written by screenwriter Yoon Sun-joo. It aired on MBC every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 ( KST) and started on August 30, 2017.

Plot

The story is about a group of young doctors who provide medical care to the locals who live in rural villages via a hospital ship that sails around the little islands. Song Eun Jae is an immensely talented surgeon. There was a time when the hospital ship was just used for standard checkups and administering medicine. With Song Eun Jae on board, it can provide complicated surgery. She has seen a lot of success as a surgeon, but also a lot of struggles in her family life. When an unfortunate incident leads her to a ship instead of a prestigious hospital, she has little compassion for the stubborn elderly patients. Kwak Hyun is the emotional opposite of his senior doctor, Song Eun Jae. Growing up with a father who is a lauded humanitarian, Kwak Hyun strives to be a warm and caring person. He heals not just with medicine but a smile. It seems natural that he works at his father's ship, but Kwak Hyun also has some emotional scars. He cannot match Song Eun Jae's medical skills, but he is infinitely better at connecting with patients. Kim Jae Geol has Hallyu looks and an extensive lineage in medicine. His father is a respected doctor. Growing up, his dad always preferred his brilliant brother, which led Jae Geol to become a loner at heart. His father was obsessed with western medicine. As a form of rebellion, Kim Jae Gol studied oriental medicine, much to his father's disapproval. His goal in boarding the ship was to escape his father's shadow. At the ship, however, he must work under Song Eun Jae, who is just as strict, emotionless and disdainful of oriental medicine. Now, these three doctors have to put aside their polar opposite personalities in order to treat their patients. As they all soon learn, working for your fellow humans has its own way of bringing people together.

Cast

Main

as Song Eun-jae She is a capable surgeon and future chief at a large hospital located in Seoul who later joins the crew on the hospital ship due to her mother passing away *

as Kwak Hyun Son of a famous well known surgeon. He becomes a doctor because of his father and later volunteers to join the hospital ship as his military service. *

Lee Seo-won Lee Seo-won (; born February 17, 1997) is a former South Korean actor. Career Lee debuted in JTBC television series ' in 2015. He initially garnered attention for his portrayal of a college student and Suzy's younger brother in the melodrama ...

as Kim Jae-geol A chaebol oriental doctor whose father is a director of a general hospital. He was placed on the hospital ship and is good friends with Joon-young. *Kim In-sik as Cha Joon-young A dentist who was placed on the hospital ship. He and Jae-geol are good friends.

Supporting

Hospital people

Kwon Mina Kwon Mina (born September 21, 1993) mononymously known as Mina'','' is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a former member of the girl group AOA. Kwon has acted in television dramas, including '' Modern Farmer'' (2014) and ...

as Yoo Ah-rim *

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as Choo Won-gong * as Pyo Go-eun

Hospital ship people

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as Bang Sung-woo * as Yang Choon-ho * Song Ji-ho as Kang Jung-ho

Family members

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama ''Love and Ambition'', a character who became a ...

as Oh Hye-jung, Eun-Jae's mother (Ep. 1-3) * Kim Sun-young as Oh Mi-jung, Eun-jae's aunt *

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as Song Jae-joon *

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as Kwak Sung *

Nam Gi-ae Nam Gi-ae (Korean:남기애; born on 13 September 1961) is a South Korean actress in Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film. She made her acting debut in 1998, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television ...

as Lee Soo-kyung, Kwak Hyun's mother * as Kim Soo-kwon *

Park Joon-geum Park Joon Geum (born 29 July 1962) is a South Korean actress. An alumnus of Kyung Hee University, Department of Dance, she is also a visiting professor in College of Culture and Arts Engineering, Kangwon National University. She made her actin ...

as Han Hee-sook *

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as Song Woo-jae, a 28-year-old student and Eun-jae's younger brother

Others

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as Choi Young-eun *

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as Kim Do-hoon *

Kang Da-hyun Kang Da-hyun is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Dokgo Rewind, My Healing Love and Tale of Fairy. She also appeared in movies Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Puzzle and Roman Holiday. Biograp ...

as Kwak Ji-eun * as Kang Yong-soo *Lee Da-hae *Jo A-ra as Yang Ji-young * *Park Seung-chan *Lee Chung-hee *Seo Dan-won *Min Dae-sik *Jang Mun-gyu as Ki Kwan-sa *Sung Hyun-mi *Ryu Sung-ryul *Kim Mi-hye *Shin Shin-beom *

Lee Chae-kyung Lee Chae-kyung ( born on 22 January 1975) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1998 in theater, and since then, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles i ...

*Song In-seob * as Woojin's grandfather *Joo Boo-jin as Hospital patient * *Lim Chae-yeon *Lee Dal *Kim Il-hyun *Hae Sun *Moon Kyung-min *Jung Young-geum *Kang Jung-goo * * as Park Oh-wol *Oh Ji-yeon *Nam Eun-ji *Jung Yeon *Kim Jong-soo *Park Dong-il *Sa Jae-won *

Park Ji-il Park Ji-il (Korean: 박지일, born September 1960) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2011 TV series ''The Thorn Birds'', 2013 ...

* *Sa Chae-won

Special appearance

Jo Hyun-jae Jo Hyun-jae (born May 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Jo made his entertainment debut as a singer in the four-member boy band Guardian, which disbanded after releasing their self-titled album in 1998. In 2000, after he drew popularity when he ...

as Jang Sung-ho (Ep. 1-2, 10) *

Park Sun-ho Park Sun-ho (born May 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Park made his acting debut in the MBC television series '' Golden Rainbow'' in 2014. He also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.) for the ...

as Kim Jae-hwan (Ep. 1, 23-24) *

Jung Dong-hwan Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...

as Jang Tae-joon, Jang Sung-ho's father

Production

First script reading took place July 6, 2017 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam,

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

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. Filming took place in

Geojedo Geojedo or Geoje Island (also McCune–Reischauer: Kŏje Island) is the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do province, South Korea. It is joined to land by two bridges from nearby Tongyeong. Gohyeon is t ...

, South Korea.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5 Special Track

Ratings

*In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

*In Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong, the series started airing on Oh!K from August 31, 2017. *In Myanmar, the series airing on Channel-7 HD (Myanmar) and CANAL+MAE MADE HD. *In Japan, the series airing on KNTV. *In Philippines, the series will be airing on TV5 this 2021. *In Vietnam, the series will air on

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starting July 3, 2018. *In India, the series aired on

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under the title ''Aspataal Ka Jahaaz'' , on Upconing (2018)

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Pan Entertainment MBC TV television dramas 2017 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series South Korean medical television series Television series by Pan Entertainment * 2017 South Korean television series endings