“Doctor X”’s “Dr. Do,” Kim Young-min: “As long as you have love, you will never fail”

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Actor Kim Young-min shared his thoughts on the finale of “Doctor X.”

On the 14th, SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama “Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia” (screenplay by Pyun Seong-geun, directed by Lee Jung-rim, hereinafter “Doctor X”) concluded its run after 12 episodes. Kim Young-min played Do Yun-sik, a realistic yet idealistic doctor, and made his best efforts for the hospital until the very end.

He reads the flow of power faster than anyone else and meticulously guards his own position. Yet he wavers at the slightest crisis and gets emotional over trivial matters. On days when he saved a life, he could not hide his overwhelming feelings, and he also knew how to reflect on his own shortcomings. He is someone who can be irritating yet pitiable, and pitiable yet funny. Kim Young-min embraced every contradictory aspect of Do Yun-sik without discarding any, gradually winning the audience’s affection for him.

Kim Young-min’s Do Yun-sik came alive first in his reactions rather than his lines. His eyes moved before he spoke at a colleague’s remark; he let words slip casually; his expression shifted subtly as he assessed the situation. The chemistry he shared with fellow doctors carried the ease of people who had worked together for a long time, accompanied by gentle smiles. But when he stood before a patient, the atmosphere changed. The warmth that never let go of his responsibility as a doctor added weight to the character of Do Yun-sik.

In the final episode, that sincerity was revealed once again in the face of the hospital’s closure crisis. Upon hearing news of Seonam Hospital’s sale, Do Yun-sik brought up the hospital’s role in protecting regional healthcare during the pandemic and raised his voice about why the region’s only hub hospital is necessary. On the night of the Mokryeon meeting, attended to save the hospital, he took the stage and began singing in place of Director Bu Seung-gwon (played by Son Hyun-joo), despite the cold stares. When Bu Seung-gwon started dancing, Do Yun-sik joined him with clumsy movements from beside him. If it meant saving the hospital, appearances did not matter. Because Do Yun-sik had always turned toward the good side at critical moments, his all-out effort on stage as he dreamed of a final comeback reached the audience as sincerity beyond laughter.

Kim Young-min’s portrayal of Do Yun-sik, who faces reality head-on without avoiding even uncomfortable choices, was truly “clever” (a pun on his name, Young-min). Not a hero, not a philistine—just a good person. Because it was the Do Yun-sik that Kim Young-min depicted, viewers nurtured an affectionate feeling for him until the very end.

Through his agency, Ace Factory, Kim Young-min said, “I sincerely thank all viewers of ‘Doctor X.’ Thanks to your support, ‘Doctor X’ received great love. I am grateful that you cherished Do Yun-sik, making him a precious character I did not want to say goodbye to. As long as I have your love, I will never fail. Winter is approaching, but please do not catch a cold. Thank you,” conveying a witty and heartfelt message true to Do Yun-sik.

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