''New Heart'' () is a 2007 South Korean television series, starring

Ji Sung Ji Sung (born Kwak Tae-geun on 27 February 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' All In'' (2003), '' Save the Last Dance for Me'' (2004), ''New Heart'' (2007), ''Protect the Boss'' (2011), ' ...

, Kim Min-jung,

Cho Jae-hyun Cho Jae-hyun (born June 30, 1965) is a South Korean film, stage, and TV actor. He is commonly dubbed "director Kim Ki-duk's persona" since Cho has starred as leading and supporting characters in a number of films directed by Kim. Early years a ...

and Lee Ji-hoon. Directed by Park Hong-kyun and written by Hwang Eun-kyung, it aired on MBC from December 12, 2007 to February 28, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes.

Synopsis

''New Heart'' is a drama about heart surgeons who work in the thoracic surgery department of the fictional Kwanghee University Hospital. Lee Eun-sung (

) graduated from a newly established medical school in the provinces. He applies for a

residency Residency may refer to: * Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place ** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship * Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...

program the hospital and has high hopes of becoming a great doctor, despite his poor performance academically. Nam Hye-suk ( Kim Min-jung) graduated at top of her medical school and is the first person to achieve perfect scores. Eun-sung and Hye-suk's characters are opposites. Eun-sung is impulsive and compassionate, but lacks sound medical practice. Hye-suk is calculating and cold, but has a brilliant mind. They both must prove themselves to the new head of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Choi Kang-guk (

). He believes only a very specific kind of person is capable of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. Although he is a medical genius, he is stubborn and refuses to maintain the status quo and abide by hospital policies. Eun-sung and Hye-suk are the only applicants for the cardiothoracic residency positions at Kwanghee University Hospital. Dr. Choi is forced to accept them whilst attempting to restore the reputation of the cardiothoracic department of the hospital. Famous actor Lee Dong-gwon ( Lee Ji-hoon) is admitted into the hospital for

cardiac arrhythmia Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, heart arrhythmias, or dysrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats per minute in adults ...

. He immediately falls in love with Hye-suk, who was his classmate from elementary school. A love triangle develops as Dong-gwon becomes jealous when he observes the developing relationship between Eun-sung and Hye-suk.

Cast

Main cast

as Lee Eun-sung * Kim Min-jung as Nam Hye-suk *

as Choi Kang-gook

Supporting cast

* Lee Ji-hoon as Lee Dong-kwon *

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as Min Young-kyu *

Jang Hyun-sung Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arth ...

as Kim Tae-joon *

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as Lee Seung-jae *

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as Kim Jung-gil *

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as Park Jae-hyun * Park Kwang-jung as Kim Young-hee *

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as Ms. Jung *

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as Bae Dae-ro * Kang Ji-hoo as Woo In-tae *

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as Jo Min-ah * Kim Jun-ho as Seol Rae-hyun * Jung Kyung-soon as Jo Bok-gil *

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as Kim Hye-sook * Lee Chang-joo as Lee In-ho *

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as Choi Hyun-jung *

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as Kim Mi-mi

Extended cast

* Jo Myung-jin as Kim Ji-hyun *

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as Heo Tae-jin *

Kim Hye-eun Kim Hye-eun ( born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years ...

as Yoo Hee-jin * Yoo Jung-suk as Jae-sub * Jang Se-yoon as Nurse * Lee Seol-hee as Nurse * Jung Yi-do as Min-chul * Min Ji-oh as Lee Pil-joo *

Kim Yoo-jung Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...

as Yoon-ah ( guest) *

Eun Ji-won Eun Ji-won Hangul: 은지원, Hanja: 殷志源, (born June 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper and entertainer. He is the leader of the first generation idol group Sechs Kies (젝스키스). He is recognized as an ancestor of the K-pop world, pav ...

as ( guest) *

Ryu Ui-hyun Ryu Ui-hyun (born April 15, 1999), a South Korean actor. He gained attention through his roles in web series ''A-Teen'' (2018), ''A-Teen 2'' (2019) and ''Adult Trainee ''Adult Trainee'' () is a South Korean web series directed by Yoo Hak-chan ...

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

*It aired in Japan on

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in 2010 as part of the network's " Hallyu Alpha Summer Festival." *It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 from October 29, 2010 to December 9, 2010, under the title ''P̄h̀ā rạk phis̄ūcn̒ h̄ạwcı'' (). *The series will be broadcast in 2018 with Persian dubbing from Iran's National Television Channel 2.

References

External links

''New Heart'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * {{DEFAULTSORT:New Heart (Tv Series) MBC TV television dramas 2007 South Korean television series debuts 2008 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean medical television series Television series by JS Pictures