Actor Joo Ji Hoon, who has been ”updating her character in life,” swallows up the genius surgeon Baek Kang-hyuk... ”Trauma Code” ranks 2nd globally

With ‘Trauma Code’ gaining huge popularity during the Chinese New Year holidays, Joo Ji-hoon's impassioned performance as Baek Gang-hyuk in the play is attracting a lot of attention.

Joo Ji-hoon played the role of Baek Gang-hyuk, a genius surgical specialist who has been on the battlefield in the Netflix series ‘Trauma Code’ and played a major role in the series, moving between medical, action, comic and human. The setting of the series is close to fantasy, but Joo Ji-hoon enhanced the immersion of the work with his acting tone that added a sense of reality. The highlights of the drama were completed by Joo Ji-hoon's old-school skills, such as the motorbike scene, which was almost directly performed by the actor himself, and the powerful surgery scene.

The visuals, in which Joo Ji-hoon absorbed 100% of the scene, from the suit to the operating gown, the doctor's gown and the combat uniform, also helped to enhance the appeal of the character. The online community was full of positive comments about Joo Ji-hoon, such as ‘Baek Gang-hyuk himself’ and ‘he's flying around’, and fans of his films who fell in love with his character took to Joo Ji-hoon's filmography to watch his representative works, ‘Kingdom’ and ‘With God - Crime and Punishment’, as well as his debut film, ‘The King's Dogma’ and ‘The King's Dogma’. and Punishment' as well as his debut film “Palace”.

The success of Joo Ji-hoon and the ‘chemistry’ between the actors was met with a response from fans not only in Korea but also globally. Trauma Code' has occupied the top spot in the “Top 10 Series in Korea” since its release, and has also achieved the highest ranking in the global market. According to OTT content ranking website Freakspatrol, ‘Trauma Code’ was ranked second (619 points) in the Netflix TV show category on the 29th, and is currently streaming to rave reviews.