''Love Clinic'' (; lit. "The Taste of Love") is a 2015 South Korean

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Aaron Kim, starring

Oh Ji-ho Oh Ji-ho (born April 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas '' Couple or Trouble'' (2006), '' The Slave Hunters'' (2010), ''Queen of the Office'' (2013) and ''My Fair Lady'' (2016). Career Oh was born and r ...

and

Kang Ye-won Kang Ye-won (born Kim Ji-eun; March 15, 1979) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in '' Tidal Wave'', '' Harmony'' and '' Quick''. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Musicals Awards and nominations Persona ...

Plot

Wang Seong-ki is a male

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

gynecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area ...

and Gil Sin-seol is a female

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

. Handsome Seong-ki is loved by all his female patients, but he secretly struggles with

impotence Erectile dysfunction (ED), also called impotence, is the type of sexual dysfunction in which the penis fails to become or stay erect during sexual activity. It is the most common sexual problem in men.Cunningham GR, Rosen RC. Overview of mal ...

after he fails to deliver a baby via

Caesarean section Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mo ...

. Meanwhile, the equally attractive Sin-seol is an expert on men's bodies, but is actually a virgin with an abysmal dating history. When Seong-ki opens his clinic on the same floor in the same building as Sin-seol's clinic, the two romantically challenged doctors begin to constantly bump into each other and bicker.

Cast

as Wang Seong-ki *

as Gil Sin-seol * Ha Joo-hee as Maeng In-young *

Kim Min-kyo Kim Min-kyo (, born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor and director. He is well known as a cast member ('crew') on the tvN entertainment show ''Saturday Night Live Korea'. Career He has been performing as a stage actor on several Korea ...

as Photographer *

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, a ...

as Psychiatrist *Kim Chang-ryul as Man on blind date *

Oh Min-suk Oh Min-suk (born April 22, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He was known by his ex-stage name Han Ki-joo. Filmography Film Television series Web series Television shows Music videos Awards and nominations Notes Reference ...

as Owner of foreign car *Hong Yi-joo as Ahn Gong-joo * Lee Hyo-jung as Sin-seol's father *

Hong Yeo-jin Hong Yeo-jin (born February 5, 1958) is a South Korean actress. Hong's family immigrated to California, United States in 1977, and she began working as a broadcast announcer and commercial model in Los Angeles in 1978. She joined the Miss Korea ...

as Sin-seol's mother *Han Seong-sik as Kim Young-chul *

Ji Yoon-ho Ji Yoon-ho (born Yoon Byung-ho; March 16, 1991) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Films References External links * 1991 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male televisi ...

as Ahn Gong-joo's high school student

Reception

''Love Clinic'' was released on May 7, 2015, and opened in fourth place at the South Korean box office. By its third week, it has grossed () from 204,000 admissions.

References

External links

* * *{{hancinema film, Love_Clinic, Love Clinic 2015 romantic comedy films South Korean romantic comedy films Showbox films 2010s South Korean films