White Tower Episode 1
White Tower Starring Kim Myung Min, Lee Sun Gyun, and Cha In Pyo
Dark, gripping, and complex, White Tower is a vivid re-working of a novel by a renowned Japanese novelist, and stars veteran actor Kim Myung Min (Beethoven Virus). In perhaps the best performance of his career thus far, Kim Myung Min portrays brilliant surgeon whose quest for power and medical prowess drives him to terrible lengths. Co-starring Lee Sun Gyun of Coffee Prince, White Tower gained both critical and popular acclaimed, and remains a standout work among Korean dramas.
Dr. Jang Joon Hyeok (Kim Myung Min) is an ambitious, rising star within the surgery department of Myeongin University Hospital, and has his heart set on becoming department head after the current chief, Dr. Lee, retires. His boss, however, has other ideas and brings in Dr. Noh Min Guk (Cha In Pyo) from the U.S. with the intention of giving him the post instead. Dr Choi Do Young (Lee Sun Gyun), meanwhile, is Dr. Jang's closest friend, but unlike Dr. Jang, he is solely focused on the well-being of his patients and uninterested in hospital politics, which often leads him to clash with Dr. Jang. With Dr. Jang's career threatened and a lawsuit filed against him by a dead patient's family, everyone will have to take sides, including Dr. Jang's med-student-turned-bar-hostess girlfriend (Kim Bo Gyung) and the department head's daughter, Lee Yoon Jin (Song Sun Mi), who is in love with the married Dr. Choi.
Tightly written, uncompromising, and often heartbreaking, White Tower is the story of one man's journey through the dark clouds of ambition, a journey portrayed with charismatic brilliance by Kim Myung Min (who won four acting awards for his performance), and delivered in style by producer Ahn Pan Suk, who won that year's Best Producer award. Visit our friends at Drama Wiki and Hancinema for additional information about this drama.
Cast
Kim Myung Min as
Jang Joon Hyeok
Lee Sun Gyun as
Choi Do Young
Cha In Pyo as
Noh Min Guk
Song Sun Mi as
Lee Yoon Jin
Kim Bo Gyung as
Kang Hee Jae
Park Hyuk Kwon as
.
Drama Information
Native Name: 하얀 거탑
# of Episodes: 20
Network: MBC
Year: 2007
Director: Ahn Pan Suk
Type: Korean drama
Genre:
Medical,
Crime / Mystery,
Melodrama,
Romance
Tags:
melodrama,
romance,
friendship,
Kim Myung Min,
medical,
professionals,
Lee Sun Gyun,
Cha In Pyo
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search for power is always the same, in any kind of environment.... alliances, betrayal, collateral damages, etc... a lot of tension in this drama. very good performance from Kim Myeong Min.. very good story. good cast. i recommend that. 4 stars 1/2
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Gripping, stirring, suspenseful, complex. KMM, as always, superb. Also relished Lee Sun-Kyun's performance here (as opposed to the obnoxious chef in Pasta). And Ki Tae-Young stole my heart as the desperate intern seeking direction from his negligent superior. I appreciated how the writers repeatedly showed how very difficult it was for the hospital staff to testify in favor of the grieving family. Seems there's a missing scene at the beginning where Dr. Jang and his mother are discussing the magazine article thus showing another angle to his character. I'm a little upset about that. And weh, oh WEH, are they playing "Oh Tannenbaum" in the background? During poignant scenes all I could think was "It's not even Christmas!" Oh well, at least there's "Gracias a la vida" once.
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The politics and competition among doctors with huge egos are brilliantly shown by the writer. The acting by the entire cast is also superb. Obviously Kim myung in deserves the highest praise for depicting a complex character who wins people over through his charisma but disappoints just as many due to his arrogance and manipulation. Also a lot of credit should go to the actor playing the assistant director of the hospital. There is one glaring failure in the script, and that is the ridiculous efforts by the doctors to hide the main character's cancer. These days such attempt is inconceivable ethically and legally even in Korea. I understand that the script was originally written by a Japanese author and rewritten for this drama. The original script must have been written decades ago when not telling a cancer patient about the diagnosis was a standard practice. The field of medicine has evolved to the point that various doctors' attempts to hide the diagnosis from the patient is ridiculous and unthinkable.
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Great and very informative. Casting was very good and the drama was professionally made. My hat goes off to the director and the entire crew! A def must watch!
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It was slow for the first couple of esp but it picked up and I finished it without getting much sleep. This drama doesnt have a love story, humor or any other side plots, but you will find yourself so completely enthralled that you won't feel the lack ... I completely recommend this drama. 5 Stars.
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This drama started out a little slow but ended with a BANG!!!. The first drama I've seen Kim Myung Min in. His acting was fantastic!!! I loved and hated his character. The drama can be divided into two parts. Word of advise...DON"T GIVE UP!!!. It starts to pick itself up around episode 8. The rest is smooth sailing with a surprizing and unexpected ending. The White Tower is a Winner!!!!
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I did not expect this show to be this emotional and thrilling as it was. It started out kind of slow, but I think that was necessary so that we can have an idea of what to think of the characters. Kim, Myung Min did an amazing job, I don't think I can imagine someone else playing this role. He just gives you so many mixed emotions about his character, but even when he was selfish I still liked him and in the end he was so selfless. Fantastic! It made the show worth watching.
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This was just such an amazing drama. The political intrigue and all the stuff that went on behind closed doors, wow! I'm no doctor, but I knew people in medical school, and I've heard of things that went down (sabotage) cuz it was so competitive. This show kept me on my heels. Like literally, I had to freakin watch everything all in one sitting even during finals. Now that's what I call 5-stars. Top-notch acting too. I'm just so glad I even decided to try it, and now I wanna own it, but only on blu-ray so I'll be waiting for that.
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I think this was a fairly interesting show. It's very sad, I don't want to blur out the ending but I just finished the whole thing today and... it kind of pains me to see someone so talented have the kind of ending. Some might think it's sad and others might think it's justice. Whatever.
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