The Third Hospital / The 3rd Hospital / The Third Ward
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- TV Show : The Third Hospital / The 3rd Hospital (literal title) / The Third Ward
- Revised romanization : Je 3ui Byeongwon
- Hangul : 제 3의 병원
- Director : Kim Young Joon
- Writer : Seong Jin-mi
- Network : tvN
- Episodes : 20
- Genre : Medical Drama
- Release Date : 5 September , 2012
- Runtime : Wed. & Thurs. 23:00 pm
- Language : Korean
- Country : South Korea
- Official Website :
http://3hospital.interest.me/
Plot :
Set within the neurosurgery department at a general hospital. The storyline takes place in a neurosurgery department at an alternative hospital. There's a continuously ongoing debate regarding traditional Eastern medicine and Western medicine. The doctors are all equally passionate about their chosen type of practice.
The two lead actor, along with each their own friends and teams, will compete
ferociously with each other because of their different perspective on
medicine, but also come together to help save patients’ lives. This drama will be the first ever drama in Korea to be featuring a competition story on both modern (western medicine) and traditional medicine (eastern medicine) in a modern setting. The story will circle around the politics in hospital and stories about patient.
Chart :
Main Cast :
- Oh Ji-Ho (오지호) as : Kim Seung Hyeon- (승현)
Description : Kim Seung Hyun is a genius Oriental (traditional) medical doctor and having family relationship as a brother with Kim Doo Hyun. Oh Ji Ho, who plays leading cast , is described as a doctor who turned from modern medication into oriental medicine because he lost his loved ones. He is believed on Eastern medicine (acupunture) and will compete with his own brother ( Kim Doo Hyun ) because of their different views on medicine, but also come together to help save patients’ lives. A refreshing character that is compared with leading cast from another medical dramas lately. And the story will still circle around the politic in hospital and stories about patient.
- Kim Seung-Woo (김승우) as : Kim Doo-Hyeon (김두현)
Description : Kim Doo Hyun is a brother of Kim Seung Hyun and a Neurosurgeon-doctor who always believed on modern-day medicine technology (western medicine) when saving patient's lives. He will be as a rival with his own brother (Kim Seung Hyun) on whose ideas is better on the practices of medicine at that hospital. Things got stickier when the two are forced to work together for cure patients.
- Kim
Min-Jeong (김민정) as : Jin Hye-In (혜인)
Description : Jin Hye In is a doctor on neurosurgery department at that hospital. She will be on one of Kim Doo Hyun's Teams when they are having competition with Eastern (traditional/oriental medicine) teams. She has a warm heart and bedside manner. This is, her second role as a doctor after New Heart series drama.
Description : Lee Eui Jin plays as a talented violist/cellist in the drama, strung a cello on her shoulder and smiled brightly at the camera. She is a daughter of a senior doctor in that hospital. She will having a crush / romantic storyline with Kim Seung Hyun (Oh Ji Ho).
Supporting Cast :
Choi Yoon So ((최윤소) 
Kim
Jong-goo (김종구) as: Yang Hyan-gyoo (양햔규)
Lee
Tae-geom (이태검) as: Ahn Hyeong-joon (안형준) 
Im
Ha-ryong (임하룡) as : In-gook (인국)
Nam
Moon-cheol (남문철) as : Jo Seong-wook (조성욱) 
Park Geun-hyeong
(박근형) as : ???
Lim
Hyeong-joon (임형준) as : ??? 
Yoo
Tae-woong (유태웅) as : ???
Trailers :
Ratings : ...
Notes :
- Actor Cha Seung-Won was offered the leading role, but declined.
- Filming begins late January, 2012.
- "The 3rd Hospital" takes over the tvN Wed. & Thurs. 23:00 time slot previously occupied by "I Need Romance 2"
- 4 minute member, Nam Ji Hyun will be participated as cameo : a female singer who fell from stage and come to this hospital to treat her stiff muscles