On the afternoon of February 14, Star News reported that Kim Ji Won will appear in the new drama Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia as the female lead.
Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia is a dark medical drama. In it, Doctor X Gye Soo Jeong plays Kim Ji Won as a technology surgeon who has been exiled by a dark past, as she bravefully conquers a dilapidated world with just her extraordinary surgical skills.
The work promises to bring a sense of satisfaction to the audience.
The film script was written by screenwriter Pyeon Seong Geun and directed by Revenant director Lee Jung Rim. The film is expected to film in the second half of 2025. Currently, SBS is discussing the content of the film.
On the same afternoon, Kim Ji Won's management company High Zium Studio confirmed that the actress is actively considering an invitation to play the main role in "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia".
Last year, Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun caused a stir on the screen with the romantic drama Queen of Tears, setting a record for the highest rating (viewership rate) in tvN history, with 24.85% for the final episode.
After the film ended at the end of April 2024, Kim Soo Hyun announced a new role in the Disney+ series Knock Off (expected to release 2 parts in 2025), while Kim Ji Won was quite quiet.
In some interviews, Kim Ji Won said she is taking a break after Queen of Tears and has no plans for her next project.
If she accepted to play Doctor X: The Age of the White Mafia, this would be a comeback work for the actress.
In particular, the recent Korean medical-themed drama is attracting attention again thanks to the success of the Netflix series The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call starring Joo Ji Hoon.
Many audiences expect that the role of Kim Ji Won being negotiated will have unique features similar to the character of the genie surgeon Baek Kang Hyuk that Joo Ji Hoon plays.
Trauma Care Center creates a difference when it mainly focuses on medical factors and the work of doctors, instead of intertwining love factors like other famous medical films.
Joo Ji Hoon's character image is called "crazy doctor" and "not according to conventional standards", with a hot personality and the habit of cursing. But this is also what creates a unique attraction.
