[Full Text] "Historical Inaccuracy Errors, 'Doctor X' Production Team and Consultants in Conflict, Consultants Defeated" — Practicing Doctor Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Story [Star Issue]

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Emergency medicine physician and author Nam Gung-in (Prof.) has drawn attention by candidly revealing the behind-the-scenes story of his consultation work on the hit drama "Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia," which currently holds the top spot in viewership ratings.

On the 10th, Professor Nam posted a follow-up account on his personal social media about his participation as a consultant for SBS's Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia" (hereinafter referred to as "Doctor X"), which is currently airing to great popularity. "Doctor X" is a medical dark hero drama starring actress Kim Ji-won.

Along with a photo verifying his presence on set, Professor Nam stated, "The broadcast of 'Doctor X' has finally begun. This is the first drama in which I have participated as an on-site consultant. I came to realize that the drama screen I had been watching casually was the result of collaboration among many people, endless patience, and a madness bordering on obsession. The actors and staff were always kind and never lost their smiles, even while enduring truly grueling conditions on set; it felt like everyone was subtly obsessed with their own work."

He continued, "In particular, the very first outdoor shooting scene in Episode 1 involved spraying water onto the road at Seowon Sangga using a water cannon truck at 3 a.m. on a terrifyingly cold winter day when no one was around; I wondered if everyone had lost their minds. Anyway, given how hard everyone worked, I wish 'Doctor X' a massive success!"

However, the post was followed by a skeptical comment from a viewer asking, "You did provide medical consultation, right?" In fact, voices pointing out historical inaccuracy errors have been growing on recent online communities, with comments such as, "Why are they rushing a patient with a reduced inguinal hernia to emergency surgery via 119 ambulance, and why isn't the anesthesia department administering an epidural when the patient's blood pressure cannot be measured? Is it now standard practice for medical dramas not to have medical supervision?" and "Please add a scene where a defibrillator is used at 300J on a cardiac arrest patient. I really wanted to smash my monitor."

In response, Professor Nam also drew attention by leaving a reply acknowledging the historical inaccuracy errors, stating, "Yes, I was an on-site consultant. If there are medically incorrect parts, you can assume that the consultants and the production team fought over it, and the consultants lost."

Another netizen, introducing themselves as an "on-site emergency medicine specialist," expressed their opinion: "I am a person who lives as 'Director Nam' without even leaving comments like this, but I am truly shocked and frustrated, so I am leaving this post. You are a professor on the front lines, so you likely know well that it is currently a chaotic time due to the passage of nonsensical laws such as those regarding the current medical situation or preventing emergency room ping-pong, as well as difficult situations like the search and seizure of pediatric emergency rooms. I have not watched this drama, only the trailer, but can a work titled 'White Mafia' from the start really be a proper drama about doctors rather than one that demonizes them? You may say that consulting is your freedom and that we should just watch the drama as a drama, but it is simply unacceptable. I understand that you appear on broadcasts frequently, write books, and are working hard on the front lines of active emergency rooms. I think you should have declined when this kind of drama consultation came in. You may think consulting is consulting and the drama is the drama, but considering how much influence media has on the general public these days, I think it was a disappointing decision."

"Doctor X" has caused a storm in living rooms, breaking through 14.9% viewership ratings after only two episodes of broadcast. It consists of 12 episodes in total and airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

The broadcast of <Doctor X> has finally begun. This is the first drama in which I have participated as an on-site consultant. I came to realize that the drama screen I had been watching casually was the result of collaboration among many people, endless patience, and a madness bordering on obsession. The actors and staff were always kind and never lost their smiles, even while enduring truly grueling conditions on set; it felt like everyone was subtly obsessed with their own work. In particular, the very first outdoor shooting scene in Episode 1 involved spraying water onto the road at Seowon Sangga using a water cannon truck at 3 a.m. on a terrifyingly cold winter day when no one was around...... I wondered if everyone had lost their minds. Anyway, given how hard everyone worked, I wish <Doctor X> a massive success!

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