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Tag Archives: Doctor X

Agent Kim Reactivated Chosen by K-ent Industry Insiders as Best Drama of 2026 Followed by Teach You a Lesson and We Are All Trying Here

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2026 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2026

The good list opposite of the worst K-dramas of 2026 is now out, and hilariously one drama made both lists haha. To start off the mega hit Agent Kim Reactivated has been voted best K-drama of the year by industry insiders with 35 votes. Second place goes to Teach You a Lesson with 14 votes so viewers clearly like these … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Agent Kim Reactivated, Doctor X, My Royal Nemesis, Teach You a Lesson, The Ordinary Jackpot, We Are All Trying Here | 4 Replies

Doctor X: Mafia in White Hits 19.5% Ratings But Episode 6 Plotline About Gwangju Uprising Leads to K-netizens Calling for Drama to be Pulled From Broadcast

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2026 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2026

The drama gods giveth and the drama gods may get it taketh away. This weekend’s airing of SBS medical drama Doctor X: Mafia in White continued the rising ratings trend for the series with episode 6 hitting a new high of 19.5%. But that same high viewership also means more people watched it and saw that the episode contained a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won, Mafia in White | 18 Replies

SBS Medical Drama Doctor X: Mafia in White with Kim Ji Won Ratchets Up to 18.5% Ratings in Second Week of Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 20, 2026 by ockoalaOctober 20, 2026

Week two is always the best marker of whether a K-drama’s hot start will continue on the right trajectory and luckily for SBS weekend medical drama Doctor X: Mafia in White it’s definitely got real momentum. The drama starring Kim Ji Won as the titular rule challenging genius surgeon kept going on in ratings the second week of airing hitting … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won | 4 Replies

SBS Medical Drama Doctor X: Mafia in White with Kim Ji Won Premieres in Double Digits at 11.4% and Jumps to 14.9% in Second Episode

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2026 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2026

Looks like we have a bona fide hit in the making with newly premiered SBS medical drama Doctor X: Mafia in White. Starring Kim Ji Won as the titular crazy talented surgeon with supporting leads Lee Jung Eun, Son Hyun Joo, and Kim Woo Seok, the drama premiered this weekend with 11.4% double digit ratings and the second episode went … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Seok, Lee Jung Eun, Son Hyun Joo | 12 Replies

Kim Ji Won Transforms into Brilliant Surgeon in SBS Fri-Sat Medical Drama Doctor X: Mafia in White

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2026 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2026

Summer of 2026 was pretty meh for me in terms of K-dramas but fall is here and there a a few I’m curious to check out. One of them arrives this week with SBS premiering medical series Doctor X: Mafia in White in the Fri-Sat time slot. This is basically a Kim Ji Won drama with her playing the role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won | 10 Replies

SBS Releases New Still of Unconventional Kim Ji Won in Medical K-drama Doctor X

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2026 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2026
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I feel like this role and project for Kim Ji Won feels cathartic maybe, like she’s purposely going as far away from her last role in Queen of Tears as possible. In the upcoming SBS medical K-drama Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia, the drama is adapted from a J-dorama and deals with an unconventional IDGAF type female lead … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won

Kim Ji Won Debuts Short Uneven New Haircut at SBS 2025 Year End Drama Awards Alongside Release of First Teaser for Her Medical Drama Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2026 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2026
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With the arrival of 2026 I hope real life is filled with positivity and drama world drops mostly good dramas. One of the more high profile K-dramas is the SBS medical series Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia with Kim Ji Won as a remake of the same name older J-dorama. She attended the year end SBS drama awards … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won

K-drama Remake of J-dorama Doctor X with Kim Ji Won Adds Additional Cast Members Lee Jung Eun and Kim Woo Seok

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2025
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So I thought this drama would be in production by now considering it was announced awhile ago with the casting of Kim Ji Won as the lead, but it’s not yet started and even adding additional cast members seems slower than usual. This week actor Kim Woo Seok was announced and joins veteran Lee Jung Eun in the drama Doctor … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Seok, Lee Jung Eun

Japan Media Reports that Kim Ji Won’s New SBS Drama Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia is a Remake of the 2012 J-dorama Doctor X

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2025 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2025
Woman with long black hair and necklace.

So this news helps put Kim Ji Won and her likely next drama the SBS medical series Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia in more context and background. Japanese ent reported this week on her being offered the lead role and said that the drama is a remake of the J-dorama Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon starring Yonekura Ryoko. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor X, Kim Ji Won

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