A hotshot surgeon trades Botox for backwater island chaos — paradise was never this unhinged.
66 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
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In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all men. But a select few—like privileged medical students—can serve as public health doctors instead. This is the story of those privileged few. Do Ji-ui, a plastic surgeon, is assigned to Pyeondong-do, an isolated island no one wants to go to. From the very first day, ominous signs begin to appear. Can he survive a full year on this hellish island and make it out alive—or will the island break him before he can hold the line?
Acting
Lee Jae-wook's magnificent slow-motion meltdown
Production
The island becomes a character — gorgeous and vaguely threatening
Writing
Webtoon DNA: ridiculous situations, genuine heart underneath
Creator
Kim Ji-soo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Public health doctor service is a real Korean class loophole — the show satirizes how privilege lets elites dodge real military sacrifice while pretending they've served.
Pyeondong-do doesn't exist, but it's based on Korea's actual remote islands where doctors rotate through — some have no electricity, let alone plastic surgery equipment.
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