The Korean drama “Trauma Care Center” attracted a lot of attention in early 2025. The work is currently ranked 2nd on Netflix’s global chart.
The movie "Trauma Care Center" is about Baek Kang Hyuk (Joo Ji Hoon) - a genius surgeon with a thorny personality and mysterious background.
Returning to Korea after years of working in a war zone, he works to revive the hospital's trauma center and save patients with extremely serious injuries.
The film impresses with its novel perspective on the emergency department but severe trauma cases, a cast of well-rounded actors and no redundant details or romantic elements between men and women. Thanks to that, the film's plot remains attractive, intriguing, focusing on professional and human elements.
Actor Joo Ji Hoon plays the main role and is considered the "soul" of the film, creating the film's appeal in recent days.
“Adapting a story from a comic book to the screen is really not easy. With just a little carelessness, Baek Kang Hyuk can become a person with antisocial personality disorder, even laughing when facing the patient.
In the original comic, Baek Kang Hyuk is the central male lead and seems very outstanding. But in the movie version, we prioritized showing the growth process of the whole group,” said the actor.
The audience praised Joo Ji Hoon for his vivid portrayal of a doctor with a "weird" personality, hot-tempered but very devoted to his patients and protective of his colleagues. The actor was also praised for his good looks, experience, and toughness.
Joo Ji Hoon was born in 1982. During his school years, he was invited to be a model because of his height of 1.87m. In 2006, Joo Ji Hoon started his acting career, playing the role of Crown Prince Lee Shin in the TV series "Palace". His debut work made him famous throughout Asia.
In 2009, the actor was suspected of using and possessing drugs, and his career suffered because of public boycott. Joo Ji Hoon was sentenced to 6 months in prison, 1 year of probation, 120 hours of community service, and a fine of 360,000 won.
In February 2010, right after completing his prison term, the actor signed up for military service. Joo Ji Hoon starred in the films "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds", "Kingdom", "The Mystery of Mount Jiri", "Hyena", "Blood Free"...
Regarding his personal life, Joo Ji Hoon dated singer Gain from 2014 to 2017. He was suspected of having relationships with many female stars such as Song Ji Hyo, Jung Yumi, and Jin Se Yeon.
