Actor Seol Kyung-gu is once again proving himself to be a ‘trustworthy actor’ with the Disney+ original series ‘Hyperknife’. He is garnering attention by acting in a ‘love-hate teacher-student relationship’ with junior actress Park Eun-bin, and by showcasing a new chemistry never seen before in his previous works.

In ‘Hyperknife’, episodes 1 and 2 of which were released on the 19th, Seol Kyung-gu plays the role of Choi Deok-hee, the world‘s best neurosurgeon who is respected by all for her irreplaceable surgical skills. From the moment she first appeared in the operating room, she overwhelmed viewers with her fierce gaze and facial expression alone.

Deok-hee cherished her disciple Se-ok (Park Eun-bin), who resembles her, more than anyone else, but when Se-ok failed to control her impulses and went wild, she revoked her medical license and cruelly kicked her out. When she developed a brain problem, she went to see Se-ok, the only doctor who could perfectly perform high-difficulty surgery, after 6 years and proposed a life-or-death surgery.

Seol Kyung-gu persuasively portrayed Deok-hee’s complex psychology, who trusted Se-ok‘s skills to the point of entrusting her lifeline to the psychopathic Se-ok who wanted to kill her. Also, he garnered admiration with his acting that showed the extreme difference between always showing a cool and flawless appearance and then suffering as if he would collapse because of his illness.

He delicately showed the subtle feelings of affection that he cherishes but also pushes for Se-ok, and especially, he showed a unique teacher-student relationship never seen before with his junior Park Eun-bin, who played Se-ok, raising expectations for the future development. Park Eun-bin also said about her acting chemistry with Seol Kyung-gu, “Every scene I did with my senior was dopamine to me. He also said, “I received good stimulation and energy from all the gods.”

Thanks to favorable reviews of the acting and chemistry between Seol Kyung-gu and Park Eun-bin, “Hyperknife” made a successful start by ranking in the top 5 of the comprehensive content rankings in five countries including Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and Turkey after the release of episodes 1 and 2.

Seol Kyung-gu plans to meet global viewers once again with the Netflix film “Good News,” which will be released later this year. In this film, he reunites with director Byun Sung-hyun, with whom he worked on “The Villainess,” “Kingmaker,” and “Gil Bok-soon,” and plays the role of a problem solver of unknown identity who tries to safely land a hijacked plane.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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