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Deserving of the Name
ComedyFantasyMedical
Heo Im is an oriental doctor, acknowledged as the best in acupuncture and moxibustion in Joseon. His success is blocked due to his low status.One day, Heo Im travels though time and finds himself in present day Seoul. He meets Choi Yun Kyung. She is doctor firmly believing in only modern medicine.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Korean
- Premiered
- August 12, 2017
- Ended
- October 1, 2017
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