Kim Ji-won’s “voice replacement effect” takes off… ‘Doctor X’ sets new record with 18.5% viewership [Comprehensive]

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In ‘Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia,’ Kim Ji-won piqued interest by foreshadowing a head-on collision with Jang Seung-jo.

In Episode 4 of SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia’ (produced by Studio S, Studio D

ragon, and Haejiyeum Studio; hereinafter referred to as ‘Doctor X’), which aired on the 17th, Gye Su-jung (played by Kim Ji-won) was depicted as being wary of Na Dae-il (played by Jang Seung-jo), a newly appointed surgeon at Gu Seodae Hospital who shows persistent interest in her. The episode also revealed the ugly truth hidden behind Na Dae-il’s perfect exterior.

Jang Hee-sook (played by Lee Jeong-eun) was displeased with the presence of Na Dae-il, the new surgery professor who had pushed Gye Su-jung into the emergency room where she had no surgeries to perform. Although Na Dae-il won people over with a gentle and kind image, Jang Hee-sook expressed her discomfort from their first meeting, asking, “Where did you drag that stinking guy from?”

On the other hand, Na Dae-il showed unusual interest in Gye Su-jung. Despite Gye Su-jung suddenly barging into the operating room where he was performing surgery, he welcomed her with a mysterious smile, causing a stir among hospital staff. Furthermore, while Na Dae-il tried to get closer to Gye Su-jung after learning through intern Park Tae-kyung (played by Kim Woo-seok) that she likes snacks, Gye Su-jung treated him coldly despite the temptation of the treats. Unlike the staff at the labor dispatch agency who interpreted the relationship between Gye Su-jung and Na Dae-il as rational affection, Jang Hee-sook warned that “there is a stench coming from his hands.” This was followed by scenes of Na Dae-il admiring Gye Su-jung’s surgical videos, raising questions about what he was really thinking.

Meanwhile, Gye Su-jung continued her bold strides while gradually adapting to life at Gu Seodae Hospital. Although she had been pushed out of the surgery department into the emergency room, she quickly earned the title of “a thousand troops and ten thousand horses” with hands faster than anyone else’s. She also delivered a satisfying payoff by overturning the predictions of those who had boasted that her surgery would fail.

Amidst this, intense tension hung between Gye Su-jung and Na Dae-il over the gallbladder inflammation surgery for patient Kwon Chung-hyun (played by Oh Jeong-taek). Kwon Chung-hyun insisted on having Na Dae-il, his benefactor who saved his life during his military service, perform the surgery. However, the earliest available date for the surgery was a week away, and Gye Su-jung predicted that Kwon Chung-hyun would not last until then. Moreover, after discovering suspicious traces in the liver while reviewing Kwon Chung-hyun’s abdominal CT scans, Gye Su-jung argued that Na Dae-il should perform an open surgery to examine the suspected area. But Na Dae-il insisted on laparoscopic surgery, claiming it was merely simple adhesions from a past surgical site. Additionally, he provoked Gye Su-jung with the cryptic remark, “You seem like a god, or maybe a monster. I heard you only look forward; I’m curious what is in front of you that makes you do that,” engaging in a strange psychological battle.

As Gye Su-jung had predicted, the situation changed drastically when Kwon Chung-hyun suddenly collapsed three days before the scheduled surgery date. All doctors except Gye Su-jung had been deployed for another emergency traffic accident surgery, and her attending physician Na Dae-il was absent, attending a dinner with the Magnolia Society. Consequently, Gye Su-jung performed Kwon Chung-hyun’s surgery. At that time, Na Dae-il, who learned of Gye Su-jung’s surgery late, rushed back to the hospital with a pale face, but it was already too late. Gye Su-jung could not contain her shock and anger upon discovering the initials “D.N,” which appeared to be engraved by someone, in Kwon Chung-hyun’s liver where Na Dae-il had previously performed surgery. Attention is now focused on what actions Gye Su-jung will take after exposing Na Dae-il’s long-hidden ugly truth.

Meanwhile, the intro revealed the past of Gye Su-jung and Jang Hee-sook, heightening curiosity. It was shown that during a time when Gye Su-jung was providing medical aid in a conflict zone, a boy lost his life. Scenes alternated between Gye Su-jung weeping over the child’s body in front of a building engulfed in flames, and Jang Hee-sook watching her with sympathy alongside a young child, hinting at a painful past for them. Additionally, a scene was depicted where Gye Su-jung stopped Jang Hee-sook from ordering alcohol, saying, “No. We can’t live like that again,” which amplified curiosity about the past the two had gone through.

‘Doctor X’ set a new record for its highest viewership with 20.8%. The viewership for Episode 4 reached a peak of 20.8%, 18.5% nationwide, and 18.4% in the metropolitan area, coming close to the magical 20% mark and demonstrating explosive firepower. This is an overwhelming first place among all programs in the same time slot, Saturday mini-series, and weekly mini-series overall. Furthermore, ‘Doctor X’ continues to break its own records for both nationwide viewership and the 2049 demographic rating every episode. On this day, the 2049 rating also recorded a peak of 6.56% and an average of 5.9%, securing an overwhelming first place among all programs aired on Saturday.

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