Rising star Han Ye-ji takes her first step in her acting career as Kim Sa-bi, a first-year resident in the gynecology department at Jongno Yulje Hospital.
tvN's new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Someday, a Wise Resident Life’ (Creators Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-jung / Director Lee Min-soo / Screenwriter Kim Song-hee / Planning CJ ENM Studios / Production Egg is Coming) is a spin-off of ‘Wise Doctor Life’, depicting the growth of residents who dream of becoming wise doctors as they go through their rookie period.
In the drama, Han Ye-ji plays Kim Sa-bi, a first-year resident in the gynecology department at Jongno Yulje Hospital. Kim Sa-bi, who excelled from medical school to the national exam, is a super model student who has the expectations of the department on her shoulders after applying to gynecology. She is a dedicated scholar who reads every patient's chart daily and eagerly attends morning study sessions with a bright smile.
While she is undoubtedly the ace in her studies, she cannot gain social skills from textbooks. As she experiences social life for the first time, even the supercomputer of the gynecology department, Kim Sa-bi, begins to malfunction. It raises curiosity about whether Kim Sa-bi can maintain her ace status not only in studies but also in her department life.
The released photos capture a challenging day for Kim Sa-bi, the AI human of the gynecology department. Initially focused on studying with wide eyes and smiling brightly while holding a surgical consent form, she is later seen sitting in the department with a gloomy expression, hinting that something unusual has occurred. Attention is drawn to why the smart first-year resident Kim Sa-bi has become so downcast.
Meanwhile, expectations are high for actress Han Ye-ji, who will portray the tumultuous growth of the eager resident Kim Sa-bi. Meeting viewers for the first time through ‘Someday, a Wise Resident Life’, Han Ye-ji is set to bring vitality to the character of Kim Sa-bi with her fresh looks and rich emotional acting.
On the other hand, on the 11th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced through data that “the total number of candidates for appointment this March is 1,672, which is 12.4% of the 13,531 candidates from last March.” Although the government promised various special measures, it means that 11,859 people did not return to the training field.
In particular, according to data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the office of Kim Yoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea's Health and Welfare Committee, the number of applicants for the first half of the training resident recruitment for those wishing to return was at a catastrophic level. It was revealed that only one person applied for the notoriously avoided gynecology department.
As the collective resignation of residents opposing the government's expansion of medical school quotas has prolonged, the indefinitely postponed ‘Someday, a Wise Resident Life’ is drawing attention to whether it will resonate with viewers.
The new tvN Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Someday, a Wise Resident Life’, featuring the promising future ace of the gynecology department, Han Ye-ji, will premiere on Saturday, April 12, at 9:10 PM.
