The BEST episodes of Doctor John

Every episode of Doctor John ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor John!

Unable to feel pain within his own body but skilled at diagnosing others, a pain management doctor stands up for his philosophy on life and death.

Last Updated: 3/28/2024Network: SBSStatus: Ended
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The Role of a Doctor
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8.73
11 votes

#1 - The Role of a Doctor

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/23/2019

Yo Han meets Ri Hye’s son at the hospital's rooftop. Yo Han tries to save Ri Hye’s life, and Ri Hye finally regains her consciousness. Yo Han tells Seok Ki that the role of a doctor is to determine what is most beneficial to patients. Meanwhile, Tae Kyung decides to convene a disciplinary committee to punish Yo Han.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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A Member of Death Talks is Missing
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8.70
10 votes

#2 - A Member of Death Talks is Missing

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/24/2019

Yo Han and Si Young go to Jung Bo’s cafe, and Jung Bo is pleased to see them in a while. Hyun Sook, a member of Death Talks, is reported missing, and Jung Rok shows Seok Ki a video of Hyun Sook that was sent to her husband. Meanwhile, Yo Han and Si Young do grocery shopping together.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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The Disciplinary Committee
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8.67
12 votes

#3 - The Disciplinary Committee

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/30/2019

Yo Han wants to treat Gi Seok, but the disciplinary committee decides to exclude him from all medical duties. To find out the reason why Gi Seok is sick, Yo Han goes to the warehouse where Gi Seok was bullied by other students. Meanwhile, Eun Jeong gets to know that Seok Ki is sick.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Gi Seok Falls into a Critical Condition
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8.64
11 votes

#4 - Gi Seok Falls into a Critical Condition

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/31/2019

It was Chan Seok, the sales manager of Zinmu Rijund, who injected the Cherubim to the members of Death Talks. Myung Oh and Chan Seok leave Korea after Won Gil’s death. The patients who were treated by Yo Han come to the disciplinary committee to oppose the dismissal of Yo Han.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Yo Han’s Decision Three Years Ago
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8.57
21 votes

#5 - Yo Han’s Decision Three Years Ago

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2019

Tae Kyung warns Yo Han not to cause any trouble. Yo Han wants Si Young to stay out of Hyung Woo’s case because he doesn’t want her to get into trouble too. Si Young encounters Eun Jeong, and Eun Jeong tells Si Young what happened to Yo Han three years ago.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Yo Han’s Secret
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8.56
16 votes

#6 - Yo Han’s Secret

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/3/2019

Gi Seok doesn’t want to get surgery because he doesn’t want to go back to his old days. Yo Han shows Gi Seok something and persuades him to get surgery. The Pain Management Center’s members have a team dinner at Yoo Joon’s mother’s restaurant. During the dinner, Mi Rae asks Yo Han if euthanasia was a final prescription for the patient.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Text from Death Talks
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8.55
11 votes

#7 - Text from Death Talks

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/31/2019

Tae Kyung thinks that it is not right to fire Yo Han. Ri Hye gets a strange text from Death Talks. Won Gil meets Yo Han and tells him about the Cherubim. However, Yo Han gets furious about the idea of the Cherubim, and he calls Seok Ki to report Won Gil.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Gi Seok Comes to the Pain Management Center Again
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8.50
10 votes

#8 - Gi Seok Comes to the Pain Management Center Again

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/24/2019

Yo Han gets to see Seok Ki at the Emergency Medical Center, and he takes a look at Seok Ki’s medical record. Yo Han comes back to the hospital, and the other doctors in the Pain Management Center welcome him back. Meanwhile, Eun Jeong hears about Yo Han’s secret from Seung Hyun.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Fighter Joo Hyung Woo’s Injury
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8.45
20 votes

#9 - Fighter Joo Hyung Woo’s Injury

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2019

A mixed martial arts fighter Joo Hyung Woo gets injured during his match. Yo Han tells Hyung Woo that he needs to be treated right away if he doesn’t want to lose his sight. Many doctors in Seoul Hanse Medical Center oppose Yo Han’s reinstatement, but he comes back to the hospital thanks to Tae Kyung.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Yo Han and Si Young Confirm Their Love
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8.43
14 votes

#10 - Yo Han and Si Young Confirm Their Love

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/7/2019

Yo Han suggests Si Young that she should do a brainwave test on the patient. Si Young asks Yo Han why he didn’t tell her that he was sick, and Yo Han apologizes to her. Yoo Joon tells Si Young that Yo Han kept watching Si Young for a year, and Yo Han and Si Young finally confirm their love.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Seok Ki Suspects Yo Han
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8.42
12 votes

#11 - Seok Ki Suspects Yo Han

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2019

Jung Rok and Seok Ki are suspicious of Yo Han, but the doctors claim that Yo Han is not the culprit. Seok Ki starts interrogating Yo Han, and Yo Han feels dizzy during the investigation. Ri Hye’s sister decides to agree with Ri Hye’s DNR, and Ri Hye has a heart attack again.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
CRPS & CIPA
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8.38
16 votes

#12 - CRPS & CIPA

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/2/2019

The patient who insists he has CRPS comes to see Yo Han. At the same time, a student whose arm is badly hurt comes to the Pain Management Center, and Yo Han thinks he has CIPA. Si Young and Mi Rae carry out Seung Won’s examination together, and Mi Rae thinks Si Young’s excessive empathy disturbs an accurate diagnosis.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Suspicious Zinmu Rijund
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8.29
14 votes

#13 - Suspicious Zinmu Rijund

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/16/2019

Yo Han collapses all of a sudden, and Si Young finds him at that time. Si Young calls Yoo Joon for help, and they take Yo Han to another hospital. Si Young is worried about him, but Yo Han tells her that he doesn’t need her help. Meanwhile, Seok Ki becomes suspicious of Zinmu Rijund.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Shut Down Of The Pain Management Center
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8.28
18 votes

#14 - Shut Down Of The Pain Management Center

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/9/2019

Deok Kyu comes to the Pain Management Center to receive treatment, and the other patients who took the same bus with him seem to have fever.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Si Young’s Comeback To The Hospital
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8.27
22 votes

#15 - Si Young’s Comeback To The Hospital

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/2019

Yo Han is sure that Jung Bo’s is suffering from Fabry disease, and he suggests to Si Young that she should run an enzyme test for the last time. Si Young goes to Kyungwon Hospital again, but Jung Bo is nowhere to be found all of a sudden. Meanwhile, Tae Kyung announces Si Young's comeback to the hospital.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Yo Han Is Out of Reach
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8.27
11 votes

#16 - Yo Han Is Out of Reach

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/7/2019

Si Young can’t reach Yo Han, and she is worried about him. However, Yo Han doesn’t contact her for three years. After the three years, Yo Han finally comes back to the hospital and meets Si Young, but he doesn’t explain what happened to him for the past three years.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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21g, the Weight of a Soul
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8.20
15 votes

#17 - 21g, the Weight of a Soul

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2019

Mi Rae tells Si Young that she wants Yi Soo to stay alive even if he is bedridden. Doctors in Seoul Hanse Medical Center start questioning about Yi Soo’s life-prolonging treatment, and Tae Kyung seems to be confused. Si Young wants to find the restaurant where she and Yi Soo had dinner for the last time, and Yo Han helps her to find the restaurant.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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The Chairman's Funeral
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8.18
11 votes

#18 - The Chairman's Funeral

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/6/2019

Chairman Kang Yi Soo dies. Tae Kyung, Si Young, and Mi Rae mourn his death. Mi Rae decides to move back in with Si Young. Later, when she finds out that Yo Han was about to board a plane, she rushes to tell Si Young. Meanwhile, with the chairman's passing, Joo Kyung asks Tae Kyung to consider taking over his position.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Yo Han's Regular Checkup
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8.12
17 votes

#19 - Yo Han's Regular Checkup

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/9/2019

Yo Han tells Si Young to keep his condition a secret. Si Young worries about Yo Han after she knew about his disease. Yo Han calls in sick, and Si Young goes to his house because she worries about his condition. However, Yo Han tells her not to over react. Meanwhile, Seok Ki visits Tae Kyung.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
The Results of Yo Han's Checkup
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8.09
11 votes

#20 - The Results of Yo Han's Checkup

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/17/2019

Si Young and other doctors in the Pain Management Center want to grant Ri Hye’s wish, and Ri Hye wants to see her son. Tae Kyung prepares for the ethics commission and the board meeting to elect a new chairman. Meanwhile, the results of Yo Han’s checkup come out, but the results are not good.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Eun Jeong's Exposure
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8.08
13 votes

#21 - Eun Jeong's Exposure

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/30/2019

Seok Ki asks Yo Han how he can understand his patient’s pain when he is a CIPA patient who can’t feel any pain. Gi Seok opens his eyes, and he can answer to Yo Han’s question by blinking his eyes. Meanwhile, Eun Jeong exposes Yo Han’s secret by writing it on the hospital’s bulletin board.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
Si Young's Confession
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8.06
16 votes

#22 - Si Young's Confession

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/10/2019

Heo Jun tries to cure his patient’s phantom limb pain. Si Young worries about Yo Han, so she checks his BP and pulse to see if his condition is fine. Si Young wants to understand Yo Han, but Yo Han tells her that she can’t understand him. Meanwhile, Seok Ki goes to Death Talk’s gathering, and he gets to meet one person who is critically ill.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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World Without Pain
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8.06
17 votes

#23 - World Without Pain

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/3/2019

Seok Ki tells Yo Han that only society’s forgiveness can erase Yo Han’s criminal record. No matter what Seok Ki says to him, the only thing that matters to Yo Han is what kind of doctor he is to his patients. Gi Seok feels no pain because of CIPA, but he can feel pain all of a sudden. However, CIPA is an incurable disease, so Yo Han is confused.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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Si Young's Painful Memory
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8.00
23 votes

#24 - Si Young's Painful Memory

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2019

Si Young wants to go back to the hospital again, but she thinks she doesn't deserve to save patients. She thinks that never wearing a doctor's gown again is a punishment for herself. At the penitentiary, Inmate 5353 visits Si Young because of a rash, and Yo Han tells her that Inmate 5353 needs to go to an outside hospital urgently.

Directors: Jo Soo-won
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The Reason For Yo Han’s Imprisonment
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8.00
22 votes

#25 - The Reason For Yo Han’s Imprisonment

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2019

Yo Han and Si Young think that Inmate 5353 is suffering from Fabry disease. Si Young tells Yoo Joon that the patient has Fabry disease, but Yoo Joon tells her there are only 100 people in the whole country who have the disease. Meanwhile, Si Young gets to know why Yo Han was imprisoned.

Directors: Jo Soo-won