[Notes for Chasing Dramas] It turns out that medical dramas can also heal people's hearts in this way - "The Life of a Witty Doctor"

Title: "The Life of a Witty Doctor" (슬기로운의사생활)
Language: Korean Episodes: 24 (2 seasons)
Broadcast year: 2020~2021

Interesting yet human, full of emotion but occasionally reflecting the cruelty of reality, "Doctor Wise Life" (I will not distinguish 1 and 2 in this article) can be said to be the most healing Korean drama for Taiwanese audiences in the past two years, and it is not one of them. Its popularity has even made it almost the champion of the Korean drama "Breakthrough". There are so many reports that include video clips, titles, and even pictures that may make people angry and unfollow them directly ( The media who thought that as long as they wrote "there is thunder", they can explode thunder without fear, should really be cast aside by fans and go straight to hell...).

Directed by Shin Won-ho, the director of the "Reply" series, "The Life of a Witty Doctor" is a medical drama composed of five protagonists from medical schools in the same period and who have specialized in their respective fields. The plot is based on the lives of five people, and Events that may be faced in various medical fields are the main axis. Although the descriptions of some Taiwanese media may be exaggerated and boastful, "The Life of a Witty Doctor" can indeed be said to be a small blessing that audiences can rarely get a breather or even feel happy under the shadow of the epidemic.

Different from other medical dramas, although "The Life of a Witty Doctor" also has tense surgeries, it is interspersed with a sense of life, even a happy daily life; while presenting various contradictions in the medical scene, it is always inconsistent. Forgetting to return to the good nature of human nature, for modern people in a utilitarian society, they can also soothe their souls by watching dramas. In addition, the delicate portrayal of the five protagonists and the likable characters are the biggest key to the show's ability to capture many audiences, especially after the five people appeared in the variety show "Witty Camping Life", although the actors removed The characters, but the charm they show makes people like them even more.

Although it is decided not to shoot the third season, many fans must be disappointed, but as the crew said in some reports, although "Doctor Wise Life 2" is equally good-looking, the content is not as compact as the first season, and the increased love line Parts, and sometimes make the audience less attentive. Therefore, it may be the best ending to stop in the second season and close it. In addition, after the end of "Wit Doctor Life 2", the director once let go of his desire to shoot other "Wit" series, and audiences who like "Machine Doctor" may also look forward to it, or watch the previous work "Witty Prison Life". Lighten up the drama a bit.

(PS I personally think that, compared to "Machine Doctor", "Witty Prison Life" is not inferior, and the protagonist is Park Hae-soo, the star of "Squid Game"! I don't know when I will be downgraded and I will catch up soon!)

"Machine Doctor" short story: Korean dramas are just Korean dramas after all

With the popularity of "Machine Doctor", some people began to compare the content of the play with the actual medical scene of a large hospital. But it is a pity that Korean dramas are only dramas after all, especially the meticulous care of the protagonists in the dramas for the patients is actually even less likely to exist in large hospitals.

Similar to the situation in Taiwan, because of the large number of patients, each patient in a large hospital can only be allocated five minutes of treatment time at most, and it is not enough to detail symptoms, let alone care. Therefore, some commentators believe that the popularity of watching "Machine Doctor" may also be because it meets the needs of many patients that cannot be met in reality.