| Director: | Park Hong-kyun |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 23 |
| Producer: | Lee Jin-Seok |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | JS Pictures |
| Network: | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Creator: | Choi Chung-wook (MBC) |
New Heart is a 2007 South Korean television series, starring Ji Sung, Kim Min-jung, Cho Jae-hyun and Lee Ji-hoon. Directed by Park Hong-kyun and written by Hwang Eun-kyung, it aired on MBC from December 12, 2007 to February 28, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes.[1]
New Heart is a drama about heart surgeons who work in the thoracic surgery department of the fictional Kwanghee University Hospital.
Lee Eun-sung (Ji Sung) graduated from a newly established medical school in the provinces. He applies for a residency program the hospital and has high hopes of becoming a great doctor, despite his poor performance academically. Nam Hye-suk (Kim Min-jung) graduated at top of her medical school and is the first person to achieve perfect scores.
Eun-sung and Hye-suk's characters are opposites. Eun-sung is impulsive and compassionate, but lacks sound medical practice. Hye-suk is calculating and cold, but has a brilliant mind. They both must prove themselves to the new head of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Choi Kang-guk (Cho Jae-hyun). He believes only a very specific kind of person is capable of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. Although he is a medical genius, he is stubborn and refuses to maintain the status quo and abide by hospital policies. Eun-sung and Hye-suk are the only applicants for the cardiothoracic residency positions at Kwanghee University Hospital. Dr. Choi is forced to accept them whilst attempting to restore the reputation of the cardiothoracic department of the hospital.
Famous actor Lee Dong-gwon (Lee Ji-hoon) is admitted into the hospital for cardiac arrhythmia. He immediately falls in love with Hye-suk, who was his classmate from elementary school. A love triangle develops as Dong-gwon becomes jealous when he observes the developing relationship between Eun-sung and Hye-suk.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Television) | |||
| Best New Director (Television) | ||||
| Best Screenplay (Television) | ||||
| 2nd Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | |||
| 27th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor | ||||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries | ||||
| Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries | ||||
| Golden Acting Award, Supporting Actor | ||||
| Viewer's Favorite Drama of the Year | ||||