Soul Mechanic

Thu 17:00 (Seoul, UTC+9)
Program Info.
Wooju, a musical star who just has been selected for a lead role, isn't able to perform when she gets involved in a drunk driving accident. Then she meets Sijun, a psychiatrist who suggests drama therapy.
Genre : Drama Series
Premiere on KBS WORLD : 20200507
Runtime : 70
Wooju, a musical star who just has been selected for a lead role, isn't able to perform when she gets involved in a drunk driving accident. Then she meets Sijun, a psychiatrist who suggests drama therapy.
Characters
  • Lee Sijun (Shin Hakyun)
    He does whatever it takes to treat his patients. Although he is always spreading positive energy, Sijun suffers from chronic depression caused by PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). He had vowed to never get personally involved with a patient, but his principle is broken as he meets Wooju.
    He does whatever it takes to treat his patients. Although he is always spreading positive energy, Sijun suffers from chronic depression caused by PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). He had vowed to never get personally involved with a patient, but his principle is broken as he meets Wooju.
  • Han Wooju (Jung Somin)
    Her emotion fluctuates between extremes; she switches from hot to cold in an instant. Her ‘anger’ is a symptom of borderline personality disorder. She also bears the scar of being abandoned by her biological mother. As suggested by Sijun, Wooju takes part in drama therapy and overcomes her own disorder by consoling the ill.
    Her emotion fluctuates between extremes; she switches from hot to cold in an instant. Her ‘anger’ is a symptom of borderline personality disorder. She also bears the scar of being abandoned by her biological mother. As suggested by Sijun, Wooju takes part in drama therapy and overcomes her own disorder by consoling the ill.
  • In Donghyuk (Tae Inho)
    He is Sijun’s close friend and rival. Sijun was always the top in medical school. Moreover, the woman he loved and even his father, a famous surgeon, liked Sijun. Donghyuk is the first to notice that Sijun is suffering from chronic depression.
    He is Sijun’s close friend and rival. Sijun was always the top in medical school. Moreover, the woman he loved and even his father, a famous surgeon, liked Sijun. Donghyuk is the first to notice that Sijun is suffering from chronic depression.
  • Ji Yeongwon (Park Yejin)
    She has had a crush on Sijun since college. However, Sijun’s lover commits suicide, and Yeongwon feels guilty for being the only one who knew of her anguish. Yeongwon helps Sijun overcome his PTSD by getting him to treat Wooju.
    She has had a crush on Sijun since college. However, Sijun’s lover commits suicide, and Yeongwon feels guilty for being the only one who knew of her anguish. Yeongwon helps Sijun overcome his PTSD by getting him to treat Wooju.