"Doctor X" Special Poster Puts Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Seok and Lee Jin Hee in the Sun With Four Episodes Left

On November 5, SBS released a special poster for its medical noir "Doctor X" that finds Kim Ji Won's genius surgeon, Gye Soo Jung, stretched out on a garden bench outside Guseo University Hospital. Members of her team share the sunlight beside her. [1]

Related video: Doctor X: Mafia in White | Official Teaser | Netflix [ENG SUB] · Netflix K-Content

Who is beside her

Kim Woo Seok plays intern Park Tae Kyung, and Lee Jin Hee plays anesthesiology professor Jo Won Jin. With the surgeon at the center, the group goes by Team Gye Soo Jung, shown here at rest. [1]

A pause after weeks of emergencies

Recent previews pointed in the opposite direction. Late October teasers had Jang Seung Jo's character spiraling out of control and Gye Soo Jung in mortal danger as her mysterious past came into view. Later came a high-risk operation with all eyes on her, followed by a fight to save a child patient. [2][3][4][5]

A strong audience going in

This is one of the more closely followed dramas on Korean television right now. In the report dated October 18, it rose to No. 1 on Good Data Corporation's weekly buzz list, with Kim Ji Won taking the top spot among cast members. Nielsen Korea put its third episode at an average of 15.1 percent nationwide on October 16. A week later, the fifth episode set a new Friday high for the show, a night that has tended to trail Saturdays, and made it the most-watched program of its week. [6][7][8]

Pressure from outside the drama

Not all of the attention has been friendly. On October 24, a petition seeking to suspend the series was filed on the National Assembly's National Consent Petition website. It came shortly after the sixth episode, in which Gye Soo Jung meets a man who lost his older brother to military helicopter fire during the May 18 Democratic Uprising, a chapter of modern Korean history. Experts cited by The Korea Times tie this kind of backlash to generations no longer agreeing on historical facts and what they mean, and to political forces hoping to win supporters from that gap. They warn it could grow into a culture war that strains creative freedom. [9]

What was left to air

Four episodes remained when the image came out, in a series adapted from a hit Japanese drama of the same name. The next was set to air on November 6 at 9:50 p.m. KST. [1]

Sources

  1. Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Seok, And Lee Jin Hee Enjoy A Moment Of Peace In “Doctor X” Special Poster (Activity source)
  2. Kim Ji Won Faces Off Against An Out-Of-Control Jang Seung Jo In “Doctor X” (Related report)
  3. Kim Ji Won Faces A Life-Threatening Situation As Her Past Comes Into Focus In “Doctor X” (Related report)
  4. Kim Ji Won Performs High-Risk Surgery As Everyone Watches In “Doctor X” (Related report)
  5. Kim Ji Won Sets Out To Save A Child Patient In “Doctor X” (Related report)
  6. "Doctor X" and Kim Ji Won Lead Good Data Corporation's Weekly Buzz Rankings (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  7. "Doctor X" and Kim Ji Won Lead Good Data Corporation's Weekly Buzz Rankings (Previous weekly story)
  8. “Doctor X” Earns Its Highest Friday Ratings Yet As Most-Watched Show Of Entire Week (Related report)
  9. Culture war targets films and dramas portraying Korea's path toward democratization (Related report)

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