First-year obstetrics and gynecology resident Go Yoon-jung, Shin Sia, Kang Yoo-seok, and Han Ye-ji meet life’s first day.
The new tvN weekend drama 'Wise Doctor Life' (Creators Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-jung / Directed by Lee Min-soo / Written by Kim Song-hee / Planned by CJ ENM Studios / Produced by Egg is Coming) has released a teaser video and a first-year round poster, hinting at the unpredictable daily life of the obstetrics and gynecology residents at Jongno Yulje Hospital.
The teaser video captures the scene of the obstetrics and gynecology department at Jongno Yulje Hospital, where 'first-year obstetrics and gynecology residents meet life’s first day.' Newly minted residents Oh Yi-young (played by Go Yoon-jung), Pyo Nam-kyung (Shin Sia), Eom Jae-il (Kang Yoo-seok), and Kim Sa-bi (Han Ye-ji) are seen struggling to care for a laboring mother, hesitating to approach the patient as they navigate the challenges of their new social life.
With the humble goal of wanting to contribute even just a little, they begin to run around day and night, determined to practice the teaching that “if it’s for the mother and the baby, then we do it.” The voice greeting the newborn with “Hello” and Oh Yi-young’s eyes filled with emotion and surprise resonate deeply with viewers.
Additionally, the first-year round poster reveals the urgent moments of the four residents running around, foreshadowing the unpredictable daily life of the hospital. Even as papers fly everywhere and one shoe comes off, they never let go of their phones and notebooks, giving a glimpse into the residents' daily lives.
In particular, the sight of the four running down the hospital corridor evokes memories of the 'Wise Doctor Life' round poster. Unlike the relaxed and gentle smiles of the professors, the faces of the four residents are filled with urgency and anxiety, raising curiosity about whether they will ever be able to stroll confidently down the hospital corridors like the professors in 'Wise Doctor Life.'
Thus, 'Wise Doctor Life' is set to deliver warm emotions and empathy through the touching encounters between newly minted residents and newborns in the obstetrics and gynecology department, where life and death coexist. The first broadcast of 'Wise Doctor Life' is highly anticipated as it depicts various events occurring in a space where both newcomers to society and life coexist.
Meanwhile, on the 11th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced through data that “the total number of candidates for appointment in March this year is 1,672, which is 12.4% of the 13,531 candidates from March last year.” This indicates that despite the government offering various special measures, 11,859 individuals did not return to the training field.
In particular, according to data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly, the number of applicants for the first half of the training residency recruitment for those wishing to return was at a catastrophic level. It was revealed that only one applicant applied for the notoriously avoided obstetrics and gynecology specialty.
As the collective resignation of residents in protest against the government's expansion of medical school quotas has prolonged, attention is focused on whether 'Wise Doctor Life' will resonate with viewers.
The new tvN weekend drama 'Wise Doctor Life' will premiere on Saturday, April 12, at 9:10 PM.
