In the end, it’s the same old feast of words.

On the afternoon of the 15th, tvN weekend drama ‘Someday, I Will Be a Wise Resident’ (Creator Shin Won-ho, Director Lee Woo-jung, Director Lee Min-soo, Script Kim Song-hee)Director’s Talk was held at the Community House in Jung-gu, Seoul.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.

As the negative views on the work due to ‘medical issues’ continued after the first and second episodes were aired on the 12th and 13th, the production team held an event called ‘Director’s Talk ‘right after the first and second episodes aired, which is unusual.Even though the work was explained at the production presentation, the fact that they held a’ Director’s Talk ‘means that the production team has staked their life on this work.

Creator Shin Won-ho said, “This is my first time participating in a work as a creator, not as a director.I think it’s a new opportunity and challenge.I feel like a parent.Maybe that’s why I’m so happy and touched.I was so touched the whole time I was watching episodes 1 and 2.The response was also good.I was so happy.”

Director Lee Min-soo said, “When I watched the first episode, the chorus was strong.I think we watched the first episode together in a good mood.”

Creator Shin Won-ho said, “I feel a different sense of burden than when I was directing.I feel more anxious and more sensitive.I would rather do my own work.”


Regarding the viewers ‘reactions, he said, “The interest is always in the’ actors.’When we write, it is conveyed through the actors, so the actors’ performances are the most important interest.Fortunately, after the first and second episodes aired, I got responses like ‘The mask is refreshing,’ ‘Good acting,’ and ‘Thrilling,’ so I feel good and overwhelmed.”

He also mentioned the story behind Go Yoon-jung’s casting.Creator Shin Won-ho said, “I actually had a prejudice(about Go Yoon-jung).” He explained his first impression by saying, “I had a prejudice that ‘actresses who look like that would be like that.’ I thought someone that beautiful would have the right attitude, but she was a character I had never seen before.People often use the expression ‘easy-going’, but this is the first time I’ve seen such an easy-going actress.”

While saying this, he said, “I often hear that my speech is like that of an elementary school boy.I thought it would be fun if that kind of speech was applied to the character of Oh Yi-young.The production team also agreed that it was Go Yoon-jung.Go Yoon-jung’s strengths are outstanding and incredible.” They continued, “Go Yoon-jung’s strengths are not only her looks but also her expressionlessness.There are few actors who know how to make their expressions zero, but Go Yoon-jung has a blank expression and you can’t tell what she’s thinking.That’s the greatest power.Even if she uses very little, she can convey a lot of emotion.The amplitude can convey a lot of emotion.She’s the type who’s sincere and works hard, so there’s a lot of room for growth in the future.”

Regarding Cynthia, he said, “If you look inside, she is an actress with incredibly rich emotions.She has a really big impact.She definitely had the power to lead the movie ‘The Witch 2’ despite the odds of 1,400 to 1.That energy continued to flow as we filmed the drama.It will be fun to watch Cynthia act in the future.”

Kang Yoo-seok was compared to Ahn Jae-hong.Creator Shin Won-ho said, “When I cast Ahn Jae-hong, who played Jeong Bong-yi in ‘Reply 1988’ (abbreviated as ‘Eungpal’), I felt that way.He was really nervous during the audition and kept shouting ‘just once’.That was appealing.His energy itself was appealing.I had faith that he would do well.He acted well on set.If he had only acted in a flashy manner, he would have looked like a common licorice.However, he acted with a weight that was not easily visible on the outside.He is an actor who definitely finds his own center of gravity.”


Regarding Han Ye-ji, who debuted through ‘Someday, the Life of a Wise Resident,’ he said, “The casting director puts the friends who are good at acting in each school on the audition list.She was one of those candidates.In fact, she was quite different from the Kim Sa-bi character we had in mind at first.However, we thought that the Kim Sa-bi character that Han Ye-ji would portray would be fun.The thing we said the most while watching her was, ‘Why are you so good?’ She did really well despite having no experience.Among us, she was called an ‘acting monster.’”

Jung Joon-won was the hidden card of creator Shin Won-ho.Creator Shin Won-ho said, “He was an actor I really liked and put in my ‘Treasure Box’ for a few years.However, I couldn’t cast him because something didn’t fit in the past.Fortunately, this time, the character of Gu Do-won was a perfect fit.He is an actor who is good at everyday acting.He is an actor who needs no introduction.”

As mentioned in the production presentation, the point of interest is the growth narrative this time as well.Creator Shin Won-ho said, “There aren’t many growth narratives these days.It’s not easy to see new employees grow in this world.It’s frustrating.” He added, “Everyone knows the emotion that a success narrative gives.It’s touching every time you witness that moment.I think watching the process itself is the greatest weapon.”


However, there is no specific mention of ‘medical issues’.Since the drama was already said at the production presentation that it is fiction and fantasy, ‘Someday, I Will Be a Wise Resident’ is fantasy.Viewers also point out that it is a ‘fantasy doctor’s life ‘.There is no story or reality of the residents, and it is questionable whether the data was properly researched.It is full of dramatic directing devices that are different from the actual medical field.’ Someday, I Will Be a Wise Resident ‘was born as a series for the sake of the series in the form of a spin-off.

From the actors’ perspective, they were cast in a big production, but the timing and situation are not good.It does not seem like the production team is cleverly resolving the situation.In the end, it depends on the viewers ‘interpretation of the work.It is now up to the viewers to decide whether to simply evaluate the work as a fantasy or to compare it with the real-life’ medical issues ‘.

‘ Someday, I Will Be a Wise Resident ‘, which cannot use the word’ empathy for reality’ at all, airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM.

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

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