Kim Ji-won's 'Doctor X' to premiere October 9, delivering sharp verbal attacks to doctors in episode 1 preview

SBS new Friday-Saturday drama <Doctor X>

First broadcast on October 9 (Fri) at 9:50 PM

‘Doctor X’

“I hate you guys. People who only studied to make money and get promoted.”

Kim Ji-won delivers an unrestrained burst of truth!

A refreshing "cider" episode 1 preview!

Kim Ji-won delivers a powerful rebuke to the doctors of Guseo University Hospital!

Anticipation rises as the 'medical dark hero' Kim Ji-won's thrilling performance is teased.

- SBS ‘Doctor X’ Kim Ji-won's sharp rebuke, "I hate you"! A counterpunch delivering refreshing catharsis! Expectations for the broadcast soar!

- SBS ‘Doctor X’ freelance doctor Kim Ji-won delivers a refreshing burst of truth to Guseo University Hospital doctors before leaving work on time, 'laughter'

Kim Ji-won of the new SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Doctor X’ delivers a refreshing sense of catharsis by launching sharp verbal attacks at the doctors of Guseo University Hospital.

The new SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Doctor X’ (produced by Studio S, Studio Dragon, HighZium Studio / hereinafter 'Doctor X'), scheduled to premiere on October 9 (Fri), is a refreshing medical noir depicting the activities of 'the crazy Gye in the operating room,' Dr. X 'Gye Su-jeong,' who breaks down massive corruption with genius surgical skills that know neither failure nor compromise. It is gathering high expectations as SBS's top tentpole IP for the second half of the year, continuing the unrivaled success lineage of 'Agent Kim Reactivated,' 'Taxi Driver,' 'The Fiery Priest,' and 'The Judge from Hell.' Furthermore, it is receiving intense daily interest due to the appearance of a powerful lead cast that viewers can trust, including Kim Ji-won (as Gye Su-jeong), Lee Jung-eun (as Jang Hui-suk), Son Hyun-joo (as Bu Seung-gwon), and Kim Woo-seok (as Park Tae-gyeong).

In this regard, the 'Doctor X' team has heightened curiosity for the main broadcast with an episode 1 preview video (https://youtu.be/HAoXb4-X2ns) released on the 28th (Mon) that captures Gye Su-jeong's unrivaled charisma.

Gye Su-jeong is a freelance surgeon dispatched from a doctor recruitment agency to fill the vacancy of surgeons at Guseo University Hospital, and is a person called 'the crazy Gye in the operating room' because she is obsessed only with surgery. In the corrupt Guseo University Hospital, she is expected to shake up the hospital's power dynamics by cutting out corrupt medical power using only her skills.

The released episode 1 preview video stimulates intense interest by showing freelance doctor Gye Su-jeong unblinkingly pouring out refreshing bursts of truth in front of the doctors of Guseo University Hospital. Gye Su-jeong overwhelms the gaze instantly by throwing a blunt "I hate you guys" at surgery professor Bae Heung-gon (played by Lee Seong-uk) and final-year resident Ma Seong-gyu (played by Kwon Seung-woo). Without her expression changing even once, Gye Su-jeong begins to deliver sharp rebukes like rapid fire. "People who only studied to make money and get promoted, people who are just stupidly smart without any ethics or convictions," she says, sharply pointing out the true faces of the Guseo University Hospital doctors, and further humbles the pride of the haughty doctors by saying, "Pretending not to see the filth in others while blaming the system for their own filth."

Continuing, she points out the absurdities one by one, saying, "People who are so complacent that they only think about how to get away with it when lives are on the line, even though they clearly know how much the patient will suffer," and delivers a refreshing period with, "People who are just doctors. Hey, you guys are really pathetic," providing a thrill. At the moment when tension rises to a breaking point as the doctors' anger explodes at her terrifying verbal attacks, Gye Su-jeong packs her bag without hesitation at exactly 6 o'clock and leaves work coolly, providing an unexpected and pleasant twist of laughter.

Kim Ji-won perfectly handles the piercing lines of truth with diction that sticks in the ears and a cold facial expression that does not waver, providing overwhelming immersion. Even with just the episode 1 preview, Kim Ji-won's passionate performance, which dominates the screen instantly, raises expectations for her unrivaled activities in the main broadcast to their peak.

As Gye Su-jeong's verbal attacks, which unblinkingly point out the behavior of corrupt doctors within Guseo University Hospital and leave them speechless, explode, curiosity for the main broadcast rises vertically regarding the refreshing realization of justice that Gye Su-jeong will carry out, as she ignores no one to protect patients' lives and principles within the hospital stained with corruption.

As the most anticipated work for the second half of 2026 from the master of the refreshing genre, SBS, the new SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Doctor X’ will premiere on October 9 (Fri) at 9:50 PM.

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· Publishing Institution: SBS

· Category: Doctor X

· Distribution: October 1, 17:24

Source: SBS Press Release

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