Among the most popular genres in K-dramas, ie. South Korean Scripted TV, are heart attack sad plays And Funny family comedieswith both consistent hit with local audiences. One particularly popular series, combining elements of both, was the medical drama in 2023 "Doctor Sha". Although successful, especially in the native South Korea, the play collected a significant amount of local controversy during the initial broadcast. This has sparked an official response from the creative behind the series, with controversy not to overshadow the show's legacy or visibly affect its viewing numbers or critical reception.

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"Doctor Cha" follows the middle-aged housewife Ja Ongeong-Suk (Um Jung-Shva), who has set her aspirations for a medical career to focus on family breeding. However, after nearly the death experience, OnGeong-Suk decided to continue to pursue her professional dreams working at the local hospital, where her deleted husband SEO-HO (Kim Biong-Chul) is a chief surgeon. This also puts the Ongong-Suk along with her son Seo Jung-Min (Song Ji-ho), who is also a doctor, as well as an inuubish and illegitimate daughter. Despite facing trouble from In-Cho and those around him, Ongong-Suk steadily restores control of her life and identity through her renewed commitment to medicine.

Only on the basis of the premise, "Doctor Cha" is an effective blend of medical drama and situational comedy, for which the play took advantage of the whole advantage. At the same time, it is the medical aspect of the show that received this K-drama in warm water.

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In the seventh episode of "Doctor Cha", the hospital admits that the patient suffers from a severe case of Crohn's disease. The patient is hired to be married, but his potential mother -in -law is upset by the thought of having a brother -in -law with this condition. The older couple claims that Crohn's disease is hereditary and expresses concern that their grandchildren could be inherited from their father, despite making other offensive comments on the situation. While this comment about Kron's disease came from more beautiful characters outside the main ensemble, Korean citizens still Reply to the episode bad.

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In response to the widespread negative comments on the Internet, the Doctora Fi Production Team issued an official statement Four days after broadcasting the controversial episode. While the abused comments were made of characters who had no medical expertise, the production apologized for how the episode was perceived. This apology has expanded to include any anxiety for those affected by Crohn's disease and any worries that the episode is spreading misinformation about the condition. This seemed to have endangered the controversy, with a viewership for "Doctor Ha" Staying strong through the final And the series winning numerous prestigious prizes.

"Doctor Ha" is among the records in Netflix's Ellwell Library of K-DramaWhich means that international audiences can see for itself how the series can appear in a conversation about Crohn's disease.

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