“Doctor X” Faces Medical Accuracy Controversy; Person Claiming to Be a “Practicing Doctor” Says They Have Requested a Broadcast Review

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As the drama “Doctor X” has been engulfed in controversy over medical accuracy, an internet user who identified themselves as an orthopedic surgeon claimed to have filed a request for a broadcast review.

Person A, who claims to be an orthopedic surgeon, posted on social media on the 15th that they had requested a broadcast review of SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama “Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia” (hereinafter “Doctor X”), citing “distortion of medical reality and portrayal of medical professionals.”

Person A argued, “The show repeatedly depicts ward rounds as unnecessary chores, simplifies medical staff into incompetent villains, and ignores even the uncertainty inherent in medical procedures. While I understand dramatic exaggeration, I judged that this level of portrayal could instill a misguided perception of medical reality.”

“Doctor X” is a medical noir drama depicting the activities of Gye Su-jung (played by Kim Ji-won), a doctor with genius-level surgical skills who knows no failure or compromise and shatters massive injustices. According to Nielsen Korea, the ratings agency, the first episode recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 11.4%, a Seoul metropolitan area rating of 11.2%, and a peak per-minute rating of 12.9%. This marked the highest first-episode rating among mini-series broadcast this year, ranking first not only in its time slot but also among all Friday programs.

However, some doctors subsequently raised critical voices, pointing out a lack of medical accuracy and arguing that demonizing doctors could foster negative perceptions of the medical field. Some viewers also expressed concern. On the other hand, others showed favorable reactions, stating things like “I hope you just watch it as a drama” and “Freedom of creative expression should be respected.”

The production team for “Doctor X” has not yet issued a statement regarding the matter. However, prior to this, the producers have included a notice in each episode’s broadcast stating, “This drama is fiction and contains scenes that are adapted or directed differently from actual medical settings and related regulations for dramatic development.”

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