Why "Doctor X" Kim Ji-won Bows to Fellow Doctors: A Groundbreaking Extracorporeal Surgery Challenge

Kim Ji-won of "Doctor X: Mafia in White" takes on an unprecedented surgical procedure for an 8-year-old pediatric cancer patient.

Firmly maintaining its position at the top of the ratings for four consecutive weeks and captivating viewers at home, the production team of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: Mafia in White" (hereinafter "Doctor X") released stills of Gye Su-jeong (played by Kim Ji-won) declaring that she will perform a surgery unlike anything the world has ever seen ahead of the broadcast of episode 9 on November 6.

In the released stills, Gye Su-jeong gazes at the doctors in the conference room with a firm and unwavering look. Gye Su-jeong shocks everyone by announcing that she will perform an unprecedented extracorporeal surgical procedure—taking all six organs out of the body to resect the tumor and then retransplanting them—for Lee Hyun-ah (played by Lee Chae-yu), an 8-year-old pediatric cancer patient with no other way to be saved.

However, Hospital Director Bu Seung-gwon (played by Son Hyun-joo) strongly puts the brakes on the plan, citing risks and procedural justification, leading to a direct clash of convictions between the two. The confrontation between Gye Su-jeong, who leaps into the impossible to save a patient, and Bu Seung-gwon, who tries to protect the hospital and the patient from unverified risks, is expected to reach its peak.

In particular, anticipation is heightening as a scene is previewed where Gye Su-jeong, who has never permitted a single failure with her surreal surgical skills and astonishing speed, bows deeply to the doctors of Guseodae Hospital, saying, "Please, I ask of you," in front of a surgery she cannot accomplish on her own strength alone. Expectations are gathering on whether Gye Su-jeong can break through everyone's opposition and create a miracle.

Episode 9 of "Doctor X: Mafia in White" airs tonight, Friday, November 6, at 9:50 PM.

Reporter Kang Seon-ae

(SBS E&M, Reporter Kang Seon-ae)