DOCTORS, ACTORS, BULLY

IT is pandemonium at the lobby of Seoul Broadcasting System, one of Korea’s biggest television and radio networks, where a sizeable number of the local Press has gathered since noon. They have all come for a Press conference which will be attended by some of Korea’s biggest names.

The event is a special launch of Doctors, a new weekly drama series which is expected to be a hit, given the cast and the Press turn-up.

Indeed, when the four leading cast of Kim Rae Won, Park Shin Hye, Lee Sung Kyung and Yoon Kyun Sang make their entrance, hundreds of cameras start clicking away non-stop. Yes, the Korean superstars are here and every photographer wants to make sure he has every angle covered.

Directed by Oh Choong-Hwan, Doctors, which premiered on June 21, zooms in on the two leads Yoo Hye Jung (Park) who has grown up to be a tough bully. She keeps to herself and has trouble trusting anyone. With her rebellious personality, she continually runs into trouble until she meets a gifted neurosurgeon, Hong Ji Hong (Kim), who ends up taking her under his wing and becoming her mentor.

The four share their experience of working on the set.

CHEErfUL DrAmA

Kim, who took on a dark and serious character as a prosecutor in the drama Punch, is happy to play a different role.

“Currently, I’m working on movies. I’ve participated in movies that deal with serious matters and my roles are somewhat heavy. So my role in this cheerful drama, Doctors, is welcomed. Since Park is my university junior and all the male actors want to work with her, I am happy to be the one playing opposite her,” says the 35-year-old.

Given his previous roles, how then did he prepare for his character?

“Since my roles in my previous works were all experts in diverse areas, I had no pressure at first. But when I started shooting the surgery scenes, I realised that acting as a neurosurgeon was not easy,” he says.

“I studied the simple medical terms on my own and rather than the medical techniques, I focused on the attitude of the doctor towards the patient in every different scene.” .

Asked if there are similarities between him and the character he plays, Kim says,

The lead cast members of Seoul Broadcasting System drama Doctors let Shuib Taib in on what goes on behind the scenes