'Pyeondongdo,' who had to endure, gained the "strength to endure" and prepared their respective springs. 'Doctor on the Edge' ended on a high note.
ENA Monday-Tuesday drama 'Doctor on the Edge' (writer Kim Ji-soo, director Lee Myung-woo, planned by KT Studio Genie, produced by The Studio M, original KakaoPage 'Jonbeo Doctor' author Kim Tae-pung) concluded with the 12th episode broadcast on the 7th.
Do Ji-eui (Lee Jae-wook) and Yuk Ha-ri (Shin Ye Eun) healed each other's wounds while staying by one another's side and took a new step forward. Their story of saving people and learning about life, and how simply being there for each other gave them strength, remained warm and moving until the end. The 'Pyeondongz' youths, who experienced sweet, bitter and touching growth, also added to the heartwarming tone.
Hyun Chi-yeon (Hong Min-gi), who valued efficiency and principles, set out carrying the heavy hearts of Pyeondong residents, and Eom Jeong-seon (Lee Soo-kyung) and Yong Ju-cheon (Kim Yun-woo) envisioned the same future at Baengbaeng intersection. And Yuk Ha-ri gained the strength to endure on the runaway Pyeonddo and decided to move forward again. Do Ji-eui was slowly overcoming the sea he had been afraid of and wanted to avoid. Their kiss, promising not to let go of each other on the vast sea, evoked tender excitement and provided a perfect happy ending. Meanwhile, Do Ji-eui's new posting to prison foreshadowed that he would once again endure a difficult path.
'Doctor on the Edge' captivated living room audiences as a medical human romance between Do Ji-eui, a "public health doctor" forced to make an emergency landing on an island he wanted to avoid, and Yuk Ha-ri, who fled to the island to escape reality. The island that had to be endured became a space they wanted to "try to endure" after meeting each other, and the youths who gained the "strength to endure" at the place that was a refuge began new steps that added warmth. The romance, which protected each other at every moment of passing through dark tunnels despite clumsy and painful love amid realistic worries, reminded viewers of the meaning of "healing" and brought tender excitement. Above all, the growing pains of struggling to save people and learning about life in the process left a warm afterglow.
Lee Jae-wook led the drama by fully embodying the charm of the inexperienced "island boy" and the prickly Do Ji-eui scarred by wounds. Shin Ye Eun's passionate performance, which portrayed Yuk Ha-ri's wide emotional swings from being competent and human to having a painful stubbornness that could not let the only family go, also shone. Above all, praise poured in for the synergy of Lee Jae-wook and Shin Ye Eun, which amplified the thrills of the human romance that began with bickering and became each other's strength. Hong Min-gi, Lee Soo-kyung and Kim Yun-woo also demonstrated their worth by delicately depicting various aspects of youth, including friendship, love, jealousy and growth. Veteran actors such as Joo In-young, Woo Hyun and Kim Ki-cheon, Gil Hae-yeon, who completed Pyeondongdo's sentiment by making people laugh and cry at the right moments, also delivered remarkable performances. Most notably, director Lee Myung-woo's witty direction, which maximized the fun from an isolated island survival story to romance, combined with writer Kim Ji-soo's warm writing, drew acclaim.
In this context, 'Doctor on the Edge' achieved a series high with a nationwide final episode rating of 5.9%. Its peak minute rating rose to 7.0% (Nielsen Korea, paid households), securing first place in its time slot as well as the top spot among Monday-Tuesday dramas, bringing the grand finale to a close.
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