Yoon Kyung-ho has emerged as ‘Yulimping’, captivating the 3040 generation.

‘Yulimping’ is a nickname created after the representative K-animation character ‘Hachuping’, and as the Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’ is gaining global popularity, interest in Yoon Kyung-ho is also increasing.

Yoon Kyung-ho plays Han Yoo-rim, the head of the proctology department, in the drama that depicts what happens when genius doctor Baek Kang-hyeok (Joo Ji-hoon) is assigned to resuscitate the ineffective severe trauma team.

He is a character full of ambition for promotion and success, and although he and Joo Ji-hoon are always at odds at the beginning, their relationship gradually develops into one of trust and dependence on each other.

In a word, he was a ‘annoying person’, but as he became a friend you wanted to keep by your side, he earned various nicknames such as ‘Yulimping’, ‘Hangbli’.

Not only that, Yoon Kyung-ho also emerged as the leading role of ‘N-cha viewing’, which made viewers watch the drama over and over again by showing various changes from tearful and snotty acting to comical appearances.

At first, viewers who focused on the bromance between Joo Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo are now reacting by saying, “The real protagonist” after seeing Yoon Kyung-ho‘s ‘car show’ again.

Netflix also released a video titled ‘A Certain Proctology Professor’s Self-Hypnosis’, which is drawing attention as Yoon Kyung-ho‘s popularity among the public is extraordinary.

The video is currently recording 3.12 million views, the highest number among series-related productions. On various social media platforms such as YouTube, videos that only selected Yoon Kyung-ho’s comical appearances have surpassed 1 million views each.

Even after a week since the drama‘s release, interest has not died down, and requests for seasons 2 and 3 have been pouring in, along with requests for a spin-off called ‘Han Yu-rim Edition’ centered around Yoon Kyung-ho.

In relation to this, the writer of the web novel ‘Severe Trauma Center: Golden Hour’, the original drama, Lee Nak-jun, also mentioned a follow-up series, saying, “Yoon Kyung-ho is a genius at acting. I’m surprised at how he can act to that degree when he doesn‘t have an emotional switch on.“


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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