According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of "Doctor on the edge" (Doctor on the edge) achieved a rating of 4% (highest time 4.5%), becoming the film with the opening episode with the highest viewership rating ever of the Monday-March film slot on ENA.
Besides viewership achievements, the work is also receiving attention before and after airing. According to Soompi statistics, "Doctor on a remote island" ranks second in the list of Korean films released in June most anticipated by audiences with a rate of 22.89%.
The film tells the story of Do Ji Eui (Lee Jae Wook) - a public health doctor who is sent to Pyeondong Island (Korea), a place famous for being harsh and avoided by many people, and Yook Ha Ri (Shin Ye Eun) - a nurse with many secrets.
Right in the opening episode, Do Ji Eui went through a series of upheavals when he had to leave his familiar hospital environment to go to a remote island that he always wanted to avoid. Memories related to the sea, lacking medical conditions and a completely strange life made the character constantly fall into funny and sad situations.
According to Korean media, one of the strengths of the film lies in the way Do Ji Eui is built as a character with many conflicts. He can calmly handle dangerous emergency cases with the expertise of an experienced doctor, but becomes clumsy and confused by very ordinary things in life on the island.
Lee Jae Wook is assessed to have shown that contrast quite well. The actor flexibly switches between the image of a professional, decisive doctor and a young person with many psychological wounds, creating a unique color for the character.
Meanwhile, Shin Ye Eun also received positive feedback for the role of Yook Ha Ri thanks to her character presentation that is both strong, independent but also contains many secrets. The actress is praised for bringing a natural feeling in everyday scenes, while creating curiosity about the story behind Yook Ha Ri.
The first interactions between her and Lee Jae Wook are also considered an anticipated element of the film in the following episodes.
Korean media believes that "Doctor on a remote island" is not simply a medical film. Besides emergency situations and life in areas lacking medical services, the work also combines healing, humor and romance elements through Do Ji Eui's adaptive journey on Pyeondong Island.
With a positive start in ratings and the level of audience interest, "Doctor on the remote island" is expected to continue the success of its predecessor "Night Vision" and become a notable work of Korean cinema this summer.
