Some work with family in the same hospital
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| Lee Sung Kyung in the drama Dr. Romantic 3 (instagram.com/sbsdrama.official) |
Lee Sung Kyung continues her role as a talented doctor in the drama Dr. Romantic 3. She is said to have been born into a family of doctors. Her father is a doctor. Even in this third season, she works together with her father at the Doldam Hospital Trauma Service Center.
Similar experiences were also experienced by several female characters in Korean dramas. They also managed to make their families proud by following their parents’ careers. Scroll down to find out who they are!
1. Having the same profession as her family, Kang Shi Young (Lee Se Young) dreams of becoming a good doctor like her parents in Doctor John (2019).
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| Lee Se Young in the drama Doctor John (Doc. Netflix/Doctor John) |
2. Kang Mi Rae (Jung Min A) is Kang Shi Young’s sister who also works as a doctor in the drama Doctor John (2019).
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| Jung Min A in the drama Doctor John (Dok. Netflix/Doctor John) |
3. Similarly, Cha Eun Jae (Lee Sung Kyung) follows her father’s career as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Dr. Romantic 3 (2023).
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| Lee Sung Kyung in the drama Dr. Romantic 3 (instagram.com/sbsdrama.official) |
4. In Ghost Doctor (2022), Oh Soo Jung (Son Na Eun) decides to become a doctor because of her grandfather who had served on the same path.
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| Son Na Eun in the drama Ghost Doctor (instagram.com/tvn_drama) |
5. After her parents died when she was a child, Yoo Ri Ta (Goo Hye Sun) becomes a doctor to continue the family hospital in Blood (2015).
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| Goo Hye Sun in the drama Blood (youtube.com/KBS Drama) |
6. A similar condition was experienced by doctor Oh Soo Hyun (Kang So Ra) in Doctor Stranger (2014). She was also born into a family of doctors
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| Kang So Ra in the drama Doctor Stranger (youtube.com/SBS Drama) |
7. Although not close to her father, Go Ji In (Jeon So Min) started her career because her father worked as a doctor in Cross (2018).
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| Jeon So Min in the drama Cross (youtube.com/tvN drama) |
8. Being the third-generation doctor family in Doctors (2016), Jin Seo Woo (Lee Sung Kyung) has been groomed from a young age to serve in the healthcare field.
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| Lee Sung Kyung in the drama Doctors (Dok. Netflix/Doctors) |
9. While her family became traditional Korean doctors, Choi Yeon Kyung (Kim Ah Joong) chose to become a cardiothoracic surgeon in Live Up To Your Name (2017).
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| Kim Ah Joong in the drama Live Up To Your Name (Doc. Netflix/Live Up To Your Name ) |
Parents often guide their children to have jobs similar to theirs. This is also seen in the experiences of the female characters above. Those who were born into a family of doctors decided to pursue a career as a doctor.