4 titles, most popular first
In Joseon, at a time when women had little influence, the orphaned Jang-geum enters the royal kitchen as a young apprentice cook. Determined and hardworking, she sets out to master the secrets of Korean cooking and medicine, in a story inspired by a real woman of the era.
In the Joseon era, Hur Jun is born to a nobleman father and a low-born mother, and the harsh discrimination he faces leaves him drifting into smuggling. When his mother falls ill, he turns to the respected physician Yoo Ui-tae for help, becomes his student, and discovers a real gift for medicine.
When the queen of Goryeo is badly wounded, King Gongmin sends Choi Young, captain of the Royal Guard, through a mystical portal to find a legendary healer. He arrives in modern-day Seoul and brings back plastic surgeon Yoo Eun-soo, promising to send her home once she saves the queen.
Heo Jun, son of a concubine and a provincial governor, is born into a rigid society that looks down on him. After watching the gifted doctor Yoo Ui-tae save a dying patient, he resolves to become a physician, starting as an herb gatherer and studying rare medical texts at Yoo's clinic with help from Ye-jin.
