Life

Some of Korea's best actors, but not their best work, and the writing has several narrative gaps. Additionally, it's not a medical show, but a story of power plays that often didn't make much sense. It's worth a watch for the actors, but even so, I was not impressed. There are too many exceptional KDramas that this one IMO doesn't match.

We have great actors in this series. Be ready with serious discussions, new discoveries, hidden agendas, dark secrets in running a hospital. If you are wondering how a hospital is being run, why there are so many red tapes, why a hospital is transforming into a money generating giant, why there are change of ownership, merging of hospitals etc., this series will be an overview of all that. It is a bit unfortunate though, as the ending ended with a feeling of the problems will repeat itself within the hospital all over again. Perhaps that is the reason why each hospital needs responsible, committed doctors and staff to safeguard the vision and purpose of the hospital.

This really is about "life".

It shows the struggles of essential services like hospitals and the money-hungry nature of huge conglomerates.

You get so invested in the characters life and struggles that you cant help but feel emotional. The relationship between the two brothers was especially hard-hitting and I (a 29 year old male) found myself tearing up towards the end of the series.

This isn't a romance hospital series like a lot are. This is about scheming and backstabbing and the two protagonists doing what they think is right, and potentially changing their views along the way.

I'm surprised that this show isn't rated higher than 8 stars at least. Absolutely worth your time!

This series has an amazing ensemble cast, all individually outstanding actors, who work together brilliantly. The first half of the series was gripping, tense and had a real sense of foreboding about what was to come wrt the Chairman and his meglomaniac control of the hospital. The various subplots, the relationship between the Ye brothers, the budding romance between no Eul and Mr Gu, the under-appreciated Organ donor officer, the whole question of whether Mr. Gu was a decent man or merely duplicitous, were all enthralling and entirely believable. But then it seemed to lose its way. Without wishing to spoil anything, the series ended with NOTHING happening. A minor boardroom skirmish at best and a lot of unfinished storylines. I hope there will be a second series because the first established some fabulous characters and storylines. The series has such potential and such great acting that it would be a shame if it just stops where it did. First time for me to view a Korean drama and I enjoyed how stylish and slick the cinematography was and how unusual the editing is, relative to western tv. Well worth a binge.

As a professional in health care in the U.S., I am very familiar with the story line of profit over nonprofit health care. Health care should be a human right. Making health care a commodity is insane. But here we are even in Korea. In the U.S. the pharmaceutical companies, the hospital industry, the durable medical equipment companies, and the American Medical Association of doctors and medical insurance companies make up the medical industrial complex and have its claws on pricing. It's about time that capitalist countries redirect their attention towards investing in the health of their people.

Whatever the critique about the series doesn't matter. The topic itself is important enough to learn from it. The coronavirus has demonstrated that a universal health care system from cradle to grave is what we need and free tuition for hands-on patient care professionals. Kudos especially to the actor who plays Mr. Gu.