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D-Day: About Morality and the Humanity of Doctors in a Disaster Area
D-Day (hangul: 디데이) was aired on JTBC and ran for a total of 20 episodes, starting on September 18, 2015. The drama was produced by S.M. Culture & Contents, written by Hwang Eun-kyung, and directed by Jang Yong-woo. The story, itself, is about a natural disaster that hits Seoul and the rescue workers and emergency medical doctors who help the whole city. D-day was the first disaster-medical drama which aired on JTBC and has strong themes around morality, death, and the value of good character. The plot revolves around the stories of a group of medical workers after an earthquake leaves the city cut off from access to electricity, phones, or water. The drama’s first episode is about introducing the various characters and setting up the crisis of the earthquake. For each character that appeared in episodes, things get more complicated after the earthquake happens, and the director of Mirae Hospital acts like they don’t care about the aftershocks which run through the city. In every episode the characters are involved in a variety of tensions. For example, Lee Hae-seong (played by Kim Young-kwang) sent more blood to help people in need and was attacked by a stranger who wanted to steal his motorbike. After the incident, the director of Mirae Hospital did their best to make his life turn into a mess. Lee Hae-seong (played by Kim Young-kwang) and Jung Ddol-mi (played by Jung So-min) play two of the lead roles, as medical workers who teamed up to help people after the earthquake. Many of the people who need care after the earthquake hit ended up at Mirae Hospital, but the nasty director, named Park Gun, didn’t want to let the patients receiving any care unless they could pay for it. www.kdramalove.comD-Day mixes the medical and thriller genres, and has scenes that are intense and others that are pretty funny, although, as the title suggests, the overall feel of the show is rather heavy. Check out this compilation of scenes from D-Day below!
D-Day: The Cast
The cast of D-Day is filled with amazing actors and actresses who have already starred in many dramas or movies. Check out the main and supporting roles in D-Day below! Kim Young-kwang (김영광) Actor Kim Young-kwang plays Lee Hae-sung. in this drama, Doctor Lee Hae-sung works as a surgeon who transferred from one of the best hospitals in Seoul to a charity hospital and does his best to work morally and help people who needs treatment, regardless of their circumstances. In his personal life, Lee Hae-sung has a brother named Lee Woo-sung, who works as a firefighter. The relationship between the brothers is very complicated since Lee Woo-sung blamed his brother, Lee Hae-sung, for not being able to save their mother. Jung So-min (정소민) Jung So-min played as Jung Ddol-mi, an orthopedist who came from Busan and transferred to Seoul to bring a patient who needs another treatment. In this drama, Jung Ddol-mi meets Lee Hae-sung and the two of them start getting to know each other when the 6.5 Richter scale quake hits Seoul, destroying all of the buildings and infrastructure. Jung Ddol-mi and Lee Hae-sung are two of the main characters on D-Day, and their first medical treatment is with a pregnant woman who is about to delivere twins. They also become partners to save people’s lives after the earthquake. Yoon Joo-hee (윤주희) Actress Yoon Joo-hee played Park Ji-na. Park Ji-na is the daughter of Mirae Hospital’s narcissistic director, Park Gun. Park Ji-na is a well-educated woman and dedicated to her job, but her father always ignores her. Besides her personal life, Park Ji-na also has not-so-romantic feelings for her partner, Doctor Han Woo-jin. Ha Seok-jin (하석진) Actor Ha Seok-jin played the character of Han Woo-jin. Han Woo-jin worked at Mirae Hospital as the lead surgeon, and he shows a lack of empathy for the patients who can’t pay for their treatment, especially when the earthquake victims fill up Mirae Hospital. Doctor Han Woo-jin once helped Doctor Jung Ddol-mi in the past and saved her life, but she lost respect for him as soon as she realized that Doctor Han Woo-jin was careless. Cha In-pyo (차인표) Cha In-pyo played Goo Ja-hyuk. Goo Ja-hyuk is a politician who tries the best to help the city. After the disaster, Goo Ja-hyuk’s son was injured and they had to separate from each other in order to help people who need more treatment. Kim Hye-eun (김혜은) Actress Kim Hye-eun played Doctor Kang Joo-ran, who has a typical of an admirable doctor is very kind. Kang Joo-ran is married to Goo Ja-hyuk (played by actor Cha In-pyo). Lee Kyoung-young (이경영) Veteran actor Lee Kyoung-young played the character of Park Gun. In this drama, Park Gun owned a rich private hospital called Mirae Hospital. The character of Park Gun is an antagonist who seems like he doesn’t like the atmosphere of the people who filled up the hospital after the earthquake. Park Gun had a fight with Lee Hae-sung when he realized that he brought a VIP patient that needed treatment without paying for it. www.hancinema.net Lee Sung-yeol (이성열) Lee Sung-yeol played Ahn Dae-gil, who worked as an intern in the emergency room at Mirae Hospital. Ahn Dae-gil is the most popular man in the hospital but he often rejects favors from the hospital’s female staff. After Ahn Dae-gil met Jung Ddol-mi, they developed a rocky relationship. Kim Jung-hwa (김정화) Actress Kim Jung-hwa took on the role of Eun So-yool. Eun So-yool was getting attached by Ahn Dae-gil, and the couple had a romantic vibe between them. They eventually revealed their feelings on a day when Eun So-yool was drunk and couldn’t take care of herself. Ahn Dae-gil, who was there with Eun So-yool, finally went to a private place together and shared a very passionate touch. Kim Sang-ho (김상호) Another veteran actor, Kim Sang-ho, played as Choi Il-sub, another admirable role in the drama. Choi Il-sub is the chief of fire rescue and is a busy worker who helps save other people’s lives soon as they are in danger, even going under damaged buildings to remove people from dangerous areas. In his personal life, Choi Il-sub worked with Doctor Lee Hae-sung’s brother, Lee Woo-sung, and helps the boy grow up by the seeing events that happened around them while they’re trying to rescue as many people as they could. Choi Il-sub had a son who died of cystic fibrosis.
