Lee Min-ho has written a new history for humanity with Commander Gong Hyo-jin.

In the second episode of tvN‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Ask the Stars’ (written by Seo Sook-hyang and directed by Park Shin-woo) that aired on the 5th, tourist Dinosaur (played by Lee Min-ho) and Commander Eve Kim (played by Gong Hyo-jin) who entered the space station successfully performed the first surgical operation on a mouse in space, presenting new possibilities for humanity.

Dinosaur and Eve Kim, who docked to the space station, were surprised to see a pair of fruit flies sitting on the handle before opening the hatch. Eve Kim, who could not miss this sight when the fruit flies who had sneaked onto the spaceship attempted to mate in zero gravity, forgot to open the hatch and fell for the fruit flies.

Dinosaur felt a different emotion when he saw Eve Kim, who always seemed strict, showing an unfamiliar side to her. Eve Kim’s words that there is no rule more important than protecting life and creating life in space deeply resonated with the obstetrician-gynecologist Dinosaur who gives birth to new life.

As the dinosaur and Eve Kim, who have similar values about life, become closer, the hatch opens and a happy meeting with space scientists Kang Kang-soo (played by Oh Jung-se), Mina Lee (played by Lee Cho-hee), and Lee Seung-jun (played by Heo Nam-joon) takes place. After greeting the three scientists, Dinosaur gradually adapts to life in space, making us even more curious about his future daily life.

In the midst of all this, the male mouse, a test subject, suddenly suffered a heart attack, and tension filled the space station. Dinosaur and Eve Kim, who had been watching this, eventually struggled to open the mouse‘s chest for the first time in zero gravity and attempt a heart massage. As it was the first surgical operation performed in an environment completely different from Earth, everyone held their breath and watched, and when the mouse’s heart finally started beating again, the two felt a strong thrill.


In addition, the relationship between the dinosaur and Eve Kim rapidly grew closer, which was interesting. Eve Kim expressed her gratitude to the dinosaur, who had been treating her like a loser, saying, “I‘m so glad you’re in space.” The dinosaur‘s heart, which had been making a strange expression while watching Eve Kim’s bright smile, also began to beat rapidly, suggesting that his mind was changing.

In addition, the secret mission given to the space tourist dinosaur was revealed and captured attention. They had to secretly bring the eggs of Na Min-jung, the daughter-in-law of the MZ Group who was suffering from infertility due to her dead husband‘s distorted sperm, and attempt artificial insemination in space. However, attention is being paid to whether the dinosaur, whose eggs were stolen by Kang Kang-soo before the mission, will be able to successfully solve this problem in space.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com