Park Eun-bin strangles Seol Kyung-gu “I wish I could die quickly” (Hyperknife)

TV Feb 20, 2025

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‘Hyperknife’ has caught attention by suddenly revealing a teaser poster and trailer that capture the fierce confrontation between Park Eun-bin and Sol Kyung-gu.

The ‘Hyperknife’ teaser poster that was revealed this time leaves a strong impression by containing the fierce confrontation between ‘Jung Se-ok’ (Park Eun-bin) and ‘Choi Deok-hee’ (Seol Kyung-gu), who hold each other‘s lifelines. Park Eun-bin, who plays ‘Se-ok’, a promising genius doctor who was driven to the abyss by her teacher and became a shadow doctor, perfectly conveys the character’s emotions with her intense gaze that is a mixture of anger and determination. Seol Kyung-gu, who plays ‘Deok-hee’, the world‘s best neurosurgeon and the one who drove ‘Se-ok’ to the abyss, maximizes the tension with his overwhelming presence. In particular, the scene where ‘Se-ok’ seems to be strangling ‘Deok-hee’, along with the copy “I wish the teacher would die soon”, hint at the deep emotional rift between the two, and stimulate curiosity about the story that will unfold in the future.

The teaser trailer that was released together begins with the past filled with ‘Se-ok’’s deep respect and trust for ‘Deok-hee’. However, ‘Deok-hee’ mercilessly kicks ‘Se-ok’ out, saying “You will never be able to enter that operating room where you can die like that again”, piques curiosity about what happened between the two. The episode ends with the two reuniting after 6 years in completely different ways, raising expectations by announcing the birth of an interesting teacher-student relationship that we have never seen before. Also, as director Kim Jung-hyun, who was in charge of the production, foreshadowed, Park Eun-bin delicately yet explosively portrays the complex emotions of ‘Se-ok’ with an intense face that we have never seen before. Seol Kyung-gu exudes an overwhelming presence with just his eyes and expressions, raising the tension of the play to the peak. The explosive acting showdown between the two actors is considered a key point to watch for in ‘Hyperknife’, and announces the birth of the most anticipated drama of March.



Disney+ original series ‘Hyperknife’, which has been confirmed to be released on March 19, is a medical thriller that depicts the fierce confrontation that unfolds as ‘Se-ok’, a promising genius doctor in the past, reunites with her teacher ‘Deok-hee’, who caused her to fall into the abyss. Park Eun-bin, who played the role of ‘Woo Young-woo, a genius lawyer with an autism spectrum disorder in ‘The Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, perfectly digesting the complex character‘s inner self and winning the Grand Prize in the TV category at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, will embark on a new acting transformation as ‘Jeong Se-ok’, a genius surgeon who has fallen into the abyss. Following this, irreplaceable actor Sol Kyung-gu, who won the Best Actor Award in the Film category at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards for ‘King Maker’, as well as receiving much love for his perfect acting in every work, will play the role of ‘Choi Deok-hee’, the world’s best neurosurgeon who cruelly beats up ‘Se-ok’. Expectations are rising for the explosive acting showdown between the two actors. Here, actor Yoon Chan-young, who appeared in the drama series ‘Boy Flying’, ‘Delivery Man’, ‘Now at Our School’, etc. and received much love from fans for both his looks and acting skills, has been cast as ‘Seo Young-joo’, who calls himself ‘Se-ok’‘s bodyguard and always protects him like a shadow. Actor Park Byung-eun, who has captivated the public with his wide range of acting skills across various genres including the movies ‘Citizen Deok-hee’, ‘Mathematician in Wonderland’, the drama ‘Seonsan’, and Disney+’s ‘Moving’, is expected to give a great performance as ‘Han Hyeon-ho’, anesthesiologist who spares ‘Jeong Se-ok’‘s genius talent and helps him continue surgery. Lastly, director Kim Jung-hyun, who has deeply captured the tension and development in numerous works such as ‘Day and Night’, ‘Crazy Love’, is in charge of directing, announcing the birth of a differentiated medical thriller.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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