Choo Young-woo of the new Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’ expressed his gratitude towards his senior Joo Ji-hoon, with whom he worked together.

At the production conference for ‘Trauma Center’ held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 21st, Choo Young-woo said, “I have really respected senior Joo Ji-hoon. The way Yang Jae-won, who becomes the first disciple of genius surgeon Baek Kang-hyeok because of his surgical skills, was similar to how I see senior Joo Ji-hoon in real life. I believed that part would increase the immersion.”

He continued, “Yang Jae-won is a character who is full of goofiness, but has outstanding skills as he has walked an elite course. He said, “I‘m a character who gradually grows as I meet Baek Kang-hyeok, and Yang Jae-won and I have a lot in common.” He continued, “In fact, I was able to grow a lot as a person and as an actor while filming the drama next to Director Lee Do-yoon, senior Joo Ji-hoon, and everyone else.”

Regarding his chemistry with Joo Ji-hoon, he said, “Whenever I looked at him like I needed help while acting with him, Joo Ji-hoon would immediately reach out to me comfortably.” He continued, “As a rookie and the youngest, I get nervous and have a lot of difficulties wherever I go, but he’s a senior who understands those feelings well.”

After hearing this, Joo Ji-hoon coquettishly said, “I feel burdened that Choo Young-woo chose me as his role model,” and showed his humility by saying, “I guess Young-woo chose me as his role model now because we did this project together.”

In addition, Choo Young-woo said about releasing a new drama along with JTBC‘s ‘Madam Ok’s Story’, “Time-wise, we filmed this drama first. Joo Ji-hoon grew a lot as a man in it and then moved on, so I think he was able to portray the character of Song Seo-in in ‘Madam Ok‘s Story’, which stands out for its composure.”

Joo Ji-hoon also made everyone laugh by saying, “I handed Yeong-woo over to (Im) Ji-yeon.”

Meanwhile, ‘Trauma Center’, which will be released on the 24th, is a refreshing story that unfolds as genius surgeon Baek Kang-hyeok (Joo Ji-hoon), who used to be on the battlefield, is assigned to resuscitate a severe trauma team that is ineffective.

Choo Young-woo as Yang Jae-won, Baek Kang-hyeok’s first trauma surgery disciple, Ha-young as Jang Cheon-mi, a 5th-year senior nurse on the severe trauma team, and others struggle to protect the team and save people along with Joo Ji-hoon.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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