Park Yong-woo returns as a creepy psychopath… Preview of ‘the greatest villain of all time’ (Hunter with a scalpel)

TV Jun 11, 2025

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Photo courtesy of STUDIO X + U
Photo courtesy of STUDIO X + U
Actor Park Yong-woo returns as a creepy serial killer.

Park Yong-woo appears as the cruel psychopath Yoon Jo-gyun in the new LG U+ STUDIO X +U mid-form drama ‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’, which will be released on the 16th.’The Hunter with a Scalpel’ is a thriller that unfolds when the familiar crime methods of the serial killer ‘Tailor’, the father of Se-hyeon(played by Park Joo-hyun), who was thought to have died 20 years ago, reappear, and it depicts a tense pursuit as Se-hyeon tries to get to the truth before the police.

Photo courtesy of STUDIO X + U
Photo courtesy of STUDIO X + U
Yoon Jo-gyun, played by Park Yong-woo, is a kind-hearted laundry shop owner who hides his abnormal obsession with his daughter.He is a complex character with a gentle exterior but a creepy interior, and Park Yong-woo will maximize the drama’s cool tension by going back and forth between sharp eyes and cold emotions.

Park Yong-woo has proven his irreplaceable presence by showing a wide spectrum of acting in movies such as ‘Decision to Leave’, ‘Noryang: Sea of Death’, and dramas such as ‘Tracer’ and ‘Can I Become a Man’.In this work as well, expectations are high that he will complete the ‘best villain role ever’ through detailed emotional expression and psychological description.

Meanwhile, ‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ was produced by STUDIO X +U and Soul Creative, and will be released on Monday the 16th through U + tv, U + mobile tv, and Disney Plus.


Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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