Released on January 24, the original Netflix series “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” (written by Choi Tae-Kang, directed by Lee Do-Yoon) follows the journey of Baek Kang-Hyuk (Joo Ji-Hoon), a Brilliant surgeon trauma that joins a university hospital in difficulty.
In a recent interview with Sports Chosun, Joo Ji-Hoon reflected in the early stages of preparation for “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”, “In these days, the directors seem to be very curious for the thoughts of the actors. They even ask us to contribute with ideas. Instead of sitting for structured meetings, we were constantly in contact, calling, meeting for the meals, gathering in conference rooms and even drinking together. “
This marks the return of Joo Ji-Hoon to the Dramatic Medical genre after 12 years from “Medical Top Team” (2013). Since “Medical Top Team” was a commercial failure, with a national evaluation of 5.6% (according to Nielsen Korea), many are intrigued by his decision to take another medical drama. As for “Medical Top Team”, Joo Ji-Hoon joked “It’s like a unicorn, it exists, but nobody has seen it“, Arousing laughter.
Joo Ji-Hoon recognized that his past experience was charity, explaining, ““Medical Top Team” helped me. Since there are so many surgery scenes, we could not simply ignore medical accuracy. I prepared intensely because the issues of life and death cannot be taken slightly. In “The Trauma Code: Heroes on call”, every second counts. For example, take the scene in which a hole is perforated in a patient’s skull in a helicopter. It is an extremely difficult procedure in real life. The challenge was to make it both from a medical and dramatically spectacular point of view, while also offering an emotional impact. “
He continued, “Although “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” is not a documentary, we agonized for every detail: it has really been exhausting. There is a scene in which my character operates on a patient with a torn heart. In reality, even a 1 cm break could be fatal, and if that blood flowed, the show would have turned into “kingdom” (a reference to the horror film of the period in which it recited). To ensure accuracy, the head of the Trauma Center at the Medical Center of the University of Ewha Womans, together with the high -level nurses, was present on the set. Even in our free days, we have continued to meet and discuss various medical cases. Some experts said that some procedures were feasible, while others claimed that they were too dangerous. Every detail has been discussed. Now that the filming is over, I can finally say: I am seriously exhausted. This is the most draining project of my 20 -year career. It’s incredible. “
During the press conference, director Lee Do-Yoon observed that both Joo Ji-Hoon and his character Baek Kang-Hyuk are “tall, beautiful appearance and annoyingly arrogant“—Sughtering a similarity in their safe people. Joo Ji-Hoon replied, “Of course, I am aware that people say I’m arrogant. But being rude and direct are two different things, and they are not rude. In Korea, people are so accustomed to beating around the bush, but I prefer to be simple, without being rude. However, sometimes he rubs people in the wrong way and end up calling me arrogant. “
He added “I don’t understand why a five -minute conversation should be stretched in an hour only to avoid offending someone. Korean society is hierarchical, but when we are in a creative meeting, ranks should be put aside. If someone appreciates the hierarchy too much, of course, they will find me annoying. The director Lee Do-Yoon and I are close, so he could joke. In terms of honesty, I share that stretch with Baek Kang-Hyuk. As for my appearance, I can’t judge it alone, but if people say I’m fine, well … I don’t complain“So laughed.
