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Drama: Doctor On The Edge (English title) / Doctor Island Boy (literal title)
Revised romanization: Doctor Seomboy
Hangul: 닥터 섬보이
Director: Lee Myung-Woo
Writer: Kim Tae-Poong (webcomic), Kim Ji-Soo
Network: ENA, Genie TV
Episodes: 12
Release Date: June 1 - July 7, 2026
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Do Ji-Ui (Lee Jae-Wook) is a plastic surgeon and works at a university hospital. To serve as a public health doctor, which fulfills his mandatory military requirement, he quits the hospital. He wants to avoid getting assigned to work on an island, due to trauma he has about the island and the sea. Unfortunately for Do Ji-Ui, he is assigned to work in the remote island village of Pyeondong-do, which is a notorious island that every public health doctor wants to avoid. There, he meets Nurse Yuk Ha-Ri (Shin Ye-Eun), who works in the public health branch of Pyeondong-do. She used to work at a university hospital, but, for some reason, she came to Pyeondong-do and works here as a nurse. She has passion for her work and affection for her patients, but she also holds a secret.

Serving as a public health doctor in the remote island village Pyeondong-do, Do Ji-Ui helps the island villagers and learns love from them, who are full of stories and personalities.

Notes

"Doctor On The Edge" takes over the ENA's Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "The Scarecrow" and followed by "Dream to You" on July 13, 2026.
Based on webcomic "Jonbeodoctor” by Kim Tae-Poong (first published February 25, 2022 via Kakao).
Early Korean title was "Jonbeodoctor" ("Holdout Doctor").

Cast

Pyeondongdo Public Health Center



Lee Jae-Wook	Shin Ye-Eun	Hong Min-Gi	Lee Soo-Kyung	Kim Yoon-Woo
Do Ji-Ui	Yuk Ha-Ri	Hyun Chi-Yeon	Eom Jeong-Seon	Yong Ju-Cheon

Joo In-Young

Hwang Shin-Hye

Pyeondongdo Village Regulars



Woo Hyeon	Kim Ki-Cheon	Gil Hae-Yeon	Lee Youn-Mi	Jung Sun-Chul
Park Chun-Sik	Lee Jang-Su	Oh Mi-Ja	Hong Geum-Ja	Captain



Kim Ja-Young	Lee Chae-Yoo	Park Da-Yoon	Jung Hye-Kyung	Kim Yoon-Bae
Jin-Bae	Deok-Hwa	Deok-Hwa's mom	Lee Jang-Su's wife	Yeom Byeong-Cheol

Jeon Young

resident

Yeopoong County Officials



Jung Ae-Youn	Kim Hae-Gon	Jeong Yu-Hyun
Choi Hyang-Mi	Ko Chang-Mok	Secretary Choi

Do Ji-Ui's Group

Lee Seol

Lee Hwa-Yeong

Asong University Hospital



Lee Won-Jung	Shin Yoon-Jung	Park Sin-Un	Kwon Dong-Won
Jo Dong-Seop (ep.5)	Nurse Su-Jeong (ep.5)	doctor (ep.5)	doctor (ep.5)

Eom Jeong-Seon's Group

Kim Seong-Jeong

Kim Ji-Ung

Others



Park Gun-Ju	Ha Eun-Sung	Park Wan-Kyu	Kim Deok-Ju	Uhm Tae-Ok
military officer (ep.1)	paramedic (ep.1)	Kim Jeong-Bae (ep.2,7)	knee pain patient (ep.3)	patient (ep.3)



Lee Dong-Chan	Han Mi-Ja	Han Sang-Chul	Kim Mi-Jun	Jung Ma-Rin
arthritis patient (ep.3)	canker sores patient (ep.3)	Madeokdo chief (ep.3)	Juman's mom (ep.3)	innkeeper (ep.3)



Lee Eun-Joo	Kim Geum-Hee	Kim Hyun-Chang	Lee Dae-Gyu	Yoon Jong-Goo
nurse (ep.6)	patient's daughter (ep.6)	construction worker (ep.6)	construction worker (ep.6)	construction worker (ep.8)



Shin Jun-Chul	Kim Jong-Chil	Jeon So-Hyun	Ko Dong-Eop	Lee Hwa-Young
construction worker (ep.8)	Lee Hong-Sik (ep.8)	Lee Hong-Sik's wife (ep.8)	Pyeondongdo chief (ep.9)	Ms. Hwang (ep.9)



Park Seung-Tae	Lee Young-Hee	Song Yo-Seb	Lee Seul-Yi	Park Jong-Bo
sick grandma (ep.9)	sick grandma (ep.9)	patient (ep.10)	helicopter pilot's wife (ep.10)	patient (ep.10)

Additional Cast Members:

Jeong Tae-Su - soldier (ep.1)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2026-06-01	1	4.045%	3.600%
2026-06-02	2	4.995%	5.107%
2026-06-08	3	5.127%	4.698%
2026-06-09	4	5.180%	4.974%
2026-06-15	5	4.993%	5.461%
2026-06-16	6	5.076%	4.540%
2026-06-22	7	3.997%	3.757%
2026-06-23	8	4.823%	3.992%
2026-06-29	9	4.468%	3.894%
2026-06-30	10	-	-
2026-07-06	11	-	-
2026-07-07	12	-	-

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Olya_1004 Jun 30 2026 3:02 am Man I am sorry but I cannot stand any of the female characters from the clinic. The 2nd nurse especially is so aggressive for no reason,the Korean medicine doctor doesn't deserve that treatment and her voice is so annoying. Main lead,I usually love this actress but this role doesn't feel right for her. I especially didn't like how she acted towards the main guy during the whole thing with her grandma. I get she was hurting but he never convinced her grandma to stop treatments or pushed her to it,he was just supportive. Main nurse is also annoying ,all through the first few episodes she keeps wanting to make the main lead basically bow down to the whims of the residents while it's not ethical for him to do so,instead of being able to do his job he has to worry about appeasing their feelings and do what they want. It's like no one was supporting the main lead. Personally I think this drama has been a bit of a miss for me, nothing to feel bad about if you don't watch it.

Chau Jun 20 2026 2:04 am The chemistry gives me butterflies in my stomach. I love both leads in the show, maybe that’s why I really love this show. ML is so cute and lovelyyyy

Steve Jun 17 2026 10:46 am This is a throwback to the older dramas where the men could not properly express themselves. Instead of building anticipation, it makes the drama frustratingly slow. A drama needs either good dialog or enough action or emotion from their characters to propel it forward. Not seeing it here.

GERZEN Jun 16 2026 9:08 pm It balances comedy, medical drama, character growth, and romance(ep4) much better than the first three episodes.

I am still watching(ep4). Done with ep3, so here is my another comment for ep3. What I liked most was how Dr. Do's character was challenged. Instead of being a brilliant doctor who instantly wins everyone over, he faces distrust, complaints, and even public humiliation from the village chief. The episode shows that medical knowledge alone isn't enough—you also need patience and trust when working in a small community.

Steph Jun 16 2026 5:42 am Heartwarming!!

Cjl Jun 15 2026 7:42 pm Who is Seonu? The actor isn’t acknowledged. Where does he fit in?

Jillibean Jun 14 2026 2:30 am @Velle, the villagers are mellowing out more by episode four, they are apologizing for their former rudeness and warming to the doctors.

Again, remember Character Growth in Korean dramas is a staple of their storytelling technique, which is partly why Korean dramas have become so popular worldwide. It's beautiful to see that transition.

Velle Jun 13 2026 10:12 pm the people in the village are rude. can't bear to watch them insulting the doctors.

Jillibean Jun 12 2026 1:56 am The two main characters will end up healing each other as they fall in love. They both have different traumas in their lives and the way they will come to terms with those hurts will be through love.

Character growth in Korean dramas has been a staple of their drama stories for decades and it is in such sharp contrast to most television shows in America: the way characters are at the beginning of an American series is the same way they will be at the end, while in Korean dramas the characters will not be the same people at the end of the story as they were in the beginning.

If you understand this about Korean dramas you will learn to be patient while watching their storytelling process.

sf Jun 10 2026 12:45 am Yuk Ha-Ri's character is too disturbing; to me, it becomes annoying. It is all over the place. If the title of the drama is "Doctor on the Edge," then let's focus on the male lead character rather than the simple nurse. Until now, it looks like Yuk Ha-Ri is the centre of this drama.

Professional Commentator Jun 08 2026 2:33 pm The story kinda unlogical. Dr. Do seems too much stupid make thing that can be solve by communicating solve in hard way because he choose to not communicate and moreover in modern day with foldable phone in hand there is no car / bike available to be use for patients visit standby at hospital like all they have there is two feet, boat and helicopter. The actor and actress deliver good performance but the writer is too dense creating unnecessary and unnatural problem just for the sake of plot story. 3/10 for the drama based on the story writing alone. Not sure if i can watch it till finish.

Cece Jun 06 2026 9:10 pm Loving this drama so far! The two leads are great and love to see Lee Jae Wook again!

Jillibean Jun 05 2026 5:42 pm In the first two episodes I have teared up four times. Good writing. :)

Lucy Jun 04 2026 1:16 pm Those two episodes got me! Loved it!?? Great couple and actors!

Love Seol ah too Jun 03 2026 1:45 am I've got the feeling that the girl has the secret too... It's cliche it must be some terminal disease whatever.

chloe Jun 02 2026 5:12 pm i just love this series. everything is perfect!

Musashi May 13 2026 12:03 am Doc Hollywood, Korean version.

Justitia May 05 2026 10:53 am Damn am I here here after reading the news about LJW enlisting in the military in this month, yeah!!!! Hope to see his face in this drama soon!! Love both the actor and actress !

younghee Oct 29 2025 10:36 pm Can’t wait to see Shin Yeeun as Yook Hari! This gonna be her new side of acting. Also Jaewook too! See you next year

Ekwy Oct 26 2025 1:15 am Keep coming Jae Wook I can never get tired of watching you onscreen

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Difference between revisions of "Doctor On The Edge"

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Pyeondongdo Public Health Center

Pyeondongdo Village Regulars

Yeopoong County Officials

Do Ji-Ui's Group

Asong University Hospital

Eom Jeong-Seon's Group

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

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