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A Poem a Day

2018·tvN·60 min·7.7/10
DramaMedical

Ye Jae Wook works as a physical therapist and also teaches in the same field. He begins to work as a team leader at a hospital. Woo Bo Young has been working as a physical therapist for 3 years. She wanted to become a poet, but due to her poor family background she studied to become a physical therapist. Shin Min Ho is a trainee, but he isn't interested in physical therapy. His grades weren't good enough for medical school and his parents, who are both doctors, made him study physical therapy.

Status
Ended
Language
Korean
Premiered
March 26, 2018
Ended
May 15, 2018

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