Kim So-hyun and Choo Young-woo make a lifelong promise despite relapse of illness… "Love Doctor" ends at its highest rating with 3.5%

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In "Love Doctor," Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun reached a happy ending by promising each other a lifetime together.

According to Nielsen Korea, the ratings research firm, on the 11th, the final episode of ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama "Love Doctor" (screenplay by Min Hyo-jung, directed by Ahn Pan-seok) recorded a nationwide and metropolitan area rating of 3.5%, setting a new series high and concluding on a strong note. The peak minute-by-minute rating in the metropolitan area also surged to 4.1% before the curtain fell (based on paid households).

In that day's broadcast, Park Min-jae (played by Choo Young-woo) and Im Yu-jin (played by Kim So-hyun), who had been drifting apart due to worries and conflicts at the boundary between love and reality, finally held hands and promised each other a lifetime. Even in the face of the fact that Park Min-jae's illness had relapsed, instead of giving up on love, the two decided to embrace even an uncertain reality and move forward together.

The relationship between the two seemed to grow stronger, but happiness was short-lived as another crisis arrived. When Park Min-jae visited the hospital, a chest X-ray revealed nodules in his lungs, leading to a recommendation for a biopsy. As abnormal health signals continued to appear, his anxiety grew again, and he ultimately decided once more to push Im Yu-jin away. "It seems like this is where we end," Park Min-jae said, blaming himself and breaking down. "I truly regret hurting you, and I had vowed to treat you well, but what can I do if this is our fate? I am not qualified. I am not someone worthy of being with you."

However, Im Yu-jin did not easily back down this time either. "Who gives that qualification? I give it to you. I told you it's okay to like me and love me," she said, soothing him and trying to turn his heart around by saying she would stay by his side even if the illness relapsed. Nevertheless, toward Park Min-jae, who kept trying to push her away in the end, Im Yu-jin poured out her aching feelings: "You have the courage to break up, but not that much courage to hold on to me?"

The two went to the hospital together to hear the test results. But there was no miracle. The nodules found in his lungs were confirmed to be tumor cells, and the illness had relapsed, making surgery unavoidable. Standing before the heavy reality, the two walked for a long time without saying a word, keeping a step's distance between them. Park Min-jae stopped by a mart, pretending to act as if nothing was wrong, while Im Yu-jin silently followed by his side. Park Min-jae spoke to Im Yu-jin, asking which item was better, just as he usually did. Sharing such small moments of daily life, the two soon held hands and walked side by side.

Park Min-jae took up a professorship at the university as planned and stood in front of the class, while also being busy preparing to set up his own research office. The date for the formal meeting between the families of the two, who had promised to spend their lives together, was also set. The still awkward and cautious meeting between the two families began step by step in that way. The sight of the two choosing love despite an uncertain future and a harsh reality brought a touching emotion. Sitting side by side, the two were having a casual conversation. When Im Yu-jin asked, "What are you thinking about?" Park Min-jae replied, "Thinking about kissing you," and gave her a sweet kiss. The passionate ending of the two, in which their affection for each other was fully conveyed, left a lingering aftertaste beyond mere excitement, making one look forward to the days they would spend together.

Meanwhile, following "Love Doctor," ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama "Crash 2: Road of Anger," starring Lee Min-ki, Gwak Sun-young, Heo Sung-tae, and others, will air its first episode at 10 p.m. on the 16th.

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