Drama depicts the dramatic life of historical figure Heo Joon, who wrote the oriental medical textbook "Donguibogam" and became physician for King Seonjo.
DirectorKim Keun-Hong
WriterChoi Wan-gyu
Episode 1
Mar 18, 2013
Being the son of a concubine, Jun is mistreated by his older half-brother and dismissed from his father's birthday feast. Jun dreams of being a great general that fights barbarians, just like his father.
Episode 2
Mar 19, 2013
Everyone frantically searches for Jun as he was left out in the bitter cold as punishment by Seok. Jun gets saved by an ex-royal physician and meets his young daughter, Mi-hyeon.
Episode 3
Mar 20, 2013
Jun and Mi-hyeon are captured by the barbarians and about to be sold as slaves. The barbarians propose a trade to General Heo but he is forced by the Lordship to decline it.
Episode 4
Mar 21, 2013
Jun has now dipped into illegal trading of medicinal ingredients. His position as a concubine's son continues to haunt him in the present.
Episode 5
Mar 22, 2013
While the officers are in search for Lee Jeong-chan and his daughter, Da-hee, he passes away. Heojun decides to conduct illegal trade to leave Yongcheon and help Da-hee escape.
Episode 6
Mar 25, 2013
Jun gets caught for illegal trading and his father is forced to punish him. Since Jun handled Lee Jeong-chan's funeral, he gets interrogated on the whereabouts of Lady Da-hee.
Episode 7
Mar 27, 2013
After Jun's father secretly releases him, he attempts to leave Euiju with his mother and Da-hee. They arrive near the capital at Samgae port, which seems to have a tense atmosphere.
Episode 8
Mar 28, 2013
A crook named Gu Il-seo promises to get Jun an ID but gambles his money away instead. Jun's mother suddenly becomes sick so they take her to Doctor Yu, a renowned physician in the village.
Episode 9
Mar 29, 2013
Heo Jun starts to work for Doctor Yu to learn medicine. He meets Ye-jin again at the dock...
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ParkMin
@ParkMin
The drama had a weak and uninteresting start but it managed to pick itself back up after some time. Some patients' stories didn't blend well with what was going on and it passed off as an interruption. It shares a lot of similarities with Jewel in the Palace (2003) but with a less attractive cast. Not only that but it also shares the same problems Jewel in the Palace (2003) had had. You may refer to my comment there. The drama is a remake of the original back in 1999. There was no specific fundamental issues with the base story to prompt a remake. There were too many identical copy-pasted scenes and jokes, they don't take any creative freedom with the core story/scenes to make the remake worthwhile. Although the remake is longer but this came at the expense of its pace since the extended content was poorly utilized and made it a worse experience overall. A lot of over exaggeration/dramatization and a lot less human. I hoped the remake would have a better written ending but no, it was identical frame by frame to the original. I prefer the original over the remake for its roughness, rawness and concise cut, it makes for a better watch.
