A work that tells the story of a resident in the midst of a ‘medical crisis’ is coming to the home theater.

On the afternoon of the 10th, the production conference tvN new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Someday, My Family Resident Life’(creator Shin Won-ho, director Lee Woo-jung, director Lee Min-soo, scriptwriter Kim Song-hee) was held at the Grand Ballroom of Ramada Seoul Sindorim Hotel in Guro-gu, Seoul. Actors Ko Yoon-jung, Cynthia, Kang Yoo-seok, Han Ye-ji, Jung Joon-won, creator Shin Won-ho, and director Lee Min-soo attended the event.

‘Someday, a Wise Resident Life’(abbreviated as ‘Unsuljeon’) contains the process of residents growing up with dreams of becoming a wise doctor one day. It is the first spin-off of the ‘Wise Doctor Life’ series. It deals with the story of residents in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jongno Yulje Hospital. Go Yoon-jung, Cynthia, Kang Yoo-seok, Han Ye-ji, and Jung Joon-won each play the role of a resident.

Creator Shin Won-ho said, “This is my first time standing in a place like this as a director. I’m a creator, but I’m here as the person in charge, a guardian, or a father. I’m grateful to those who have shown interest and watched over me. I hope you’ll look kindly on our work and our children.”

Regarding the spin-off format, he said, “This is the first time we’ve tried this format. There were many people who wanted the ‘Reply’ series and the ‘Wise’ series. This time, writer Kim Song-hee wanted to do a medical drama about young adults just starting out in society, and we ended up doing a spin-off with her.” He continued, “If ‘Wise Adult’ was about the growth of already wise professors becoming even wiser, this drama will be about young adults who aren’t wise yet gradually becoming wiser. That’s why the second keyword naturally became ‘youth growth medical drama.’”

He said, “I didn’t have a professional calling as a PD when I first started out as a PD. I think these guys are the same. It will be exactly like the first year. You’ll also see them growing little by little, and I think that will be touching. I’ve been feeling this lately, but even in reality, there’s no growth narrative as content. Maybe it’s because competition has gotten so intense these days that people want to see dramatic success stories rather than gradual growth stories. I think it’ll be a touching growth narrative that we haven’t seen in a long time.”

Director Lee Min-soo said, “Since it’s a spin-off, we tried to bring back the previous setting while adding some changes,” and “Yulje Hospital is not the main hospital, but a branch somewhere, and we tried to bring back the existing ‘Hospital Playlist’ atmosphere while adding some changes.” He continued, “The obstetrics and gynecology department has both the obstetrics department, which deals with childbirth, and the gynecology department, which deals with diseases, which is a mysterious thing. I thought that kind of mysteriousness would go well with the story of youth growth. That’s why we ended up with a lot of diverse and interesting episodes.”

Go Yoon-jung, who plays Oh Yi-young, a first-year resident in the obstetrics and gynecology department at Jongno Yulje Hospital, described her character by saying, “On the outside, she seems cynical, blunt, and cold. However, once she starts giving her heart to a person or a job, she is a passionate person who does her best. I think that’s why they say, ‘She’ s cute on the outside, but she’s cold on the inside. ‘“

Go Yoon-jung said of her appearance, “I was a viewer who enjoyed the’ Reply ‘series and’ Hospital Playlist, ‘and I was happy just to be able to participate in this magnificent world.”

Kang Yoo-seok, who received much attention for his character Yang Eun-myung in the Netflix original series’ Foolish Boy ‘, plays the role of Eom Jae-il, a former idol member with only one hit song who is now a first-year resident in the obstetrics and gynecology department at Jongno Yulje Hospital.

Kang Yoo-seok said, “He is a character who became a resident after failing as an idol. He started out as an idol and is very energetic and passionate. That’ s why he asks a lot of questions to the people around him and asks for help. He is so passionate that he sometimes tires out the people around him.” He also said, “Many people felt frustrated when they saw Yang Eun-myeong and called her ‘Eun-jok-i,’ but this time, she will bring bright energy.”

He then said, “When I heard the news of my casting, I was so happy that I screamed. I grew up watching the ‘Reply’ series and ‘Hospital Playlist’ and wanted to do a project like this, so when I heard I was cast, I was so touched and happy.”

The actors expressed their excitement just by joining the ‘Wise’ series. However, the production team has a big burden called the ‘medical situation’. Creator Shin Won-ho said, “I probably wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for that kind of environment. I came here as a guardian. In fact, I was very nervous. There was only one thing we were worried about(about the medical situation). The situation happened around the middle of filming, and there was only one thing we were worried about. We should have enjoyed watching the pretty story of young people, but we were worried that it might be read differently for other reasons. We were worried that it might be viewed in a distorted way. That’s why we postponed the broadcast.”

While saying, “I always say, it’s up to us to create and release it, but it’s up to the viewers to watch and judge it. I’ll just wait for the decision,” he said, adding, “As a father, I would like to ask you to please watch it a lot. We worked so hard and filmed it diligently.”

Regarding the part where it has to fully capture the real situation, he said, “We have an image of ‘bringing a lot of reality to life.’ However, we often get asked about this work saying, ‘It doesn’ t match reality. ‘We create a story that seems plausible in reality as fiction and fill in the details with reality. Dramas are fictional stories.” He added, “People often call us fantasy, but we are portraying what many people want. If it leads to good results, that’ s great. It doesn’t matter what it’s called. We created the work by containing what we wanted.”

Creator Shin Won-ho emphasized that the drama is fantasy and fiction. Then, was the promotional text that casually threw out the word ‘relatable reality’ just a play on words? Now, it is up to the viewers to judge. Attention is being paid to how the drama about a specialist without a specialist in the midst of a medical crisis will be evaluated by the viewers.

‘Someday, the Life of a Wise Resident’ will be first aired at 9:10 PM on the 12th.

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga

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