Korean Netizens Again Reject The Screening Of Medical Themed Dramas

Korean Drama Actor (Instagram/netflixkr)

JAKARTA - Towards 2025, South Korean netizens again showed a strong rejection of the broadcast of medical or health-themed dramas. This rejection was made because medical dramas were considered too romanticizing in a doctor's profession.

Launching from Allkpop, on Monday, December 23, 2024, previously the rejection was sent by Korean netizens after it was announced that the original Netflix drama, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call will air on January 24, 2025. This drama has a medical theme and stars Joo Ji Hoon and Choo Young Woo.

The news of the drama's release schedule sparked strong criticism from the public. Many think that the medical drama ' romanticizes' the doctor's work and is considered to be a form of 'political propaganda'.

Criticism and rejection were also carried out because currently medical personnel in South Korea, especially doctors and medical students, are on strike. This action left several hospitals in South Korea experiencing a shortage of medical personnel, so health services were less than optimal.

In addition, actor Joo Ji Hoon's decision to lead the drama The Trauma Codes: Heroes on Call has also drawn criticism. This is related to the scandal that Joo Ji Hoon has done in the past.

It is known, he was once found guilty of drug use in 2009 and was sentenced to probation. Korean netizens rate Joo Ji Hoon's election against such a background to play a doctor's character as something he shouldn't have done.

Not only that, but the webtoon that has become an adaptation of the drama has also drawn criticism for being considered to have carried out gender-biased stories. The webtoon is not shown about female doctors in the storyline and is told by characters other than the main character as an incompetent person.

Meanwhile, previously other medical dramas were also affected by the strike of South Korean medical personnel. One of them is the drama Wise Resident Lifes, starring Go Yoon Jung, which should be broadcasted in the summer of 2024 due to broadcast until 2025, with a definite schedule that has not been announced.