Ghost Doctor might be the next big hit following its promising premiere, the director believes so.
In 2021, it had been confirmed that Rain would mark his return in the Bu Seong Cheol-directed series Ghost Doctor. It became his latest project following Welcome 2 Life in 2019. He works with several A-listers in the series, including Uee, Kim Bum, and Son Na Eun.
The series tells the story of two doctors with different backgrounds and completely opposite personalities. Rain's Cha Young Min is a genius surgeon but arrogant and selfish, while Kim Bum' Go Seung Tak is considered the luckiest and richest resident doctor since he is the son of Myungshin Hospital's chairman.
Despite the characters' contradicting traits, their actors actually did well in maintaining harmony on the series' set.
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Rain, Kim Bum Work Well on Ghost Doctor
On Monday, Ghost Doctor finally premiered its first episode and managed to have a nationwide average of 4.4 percent, per Nielsen Korea.
To mark the arrival of the series, the team held an online press conference with the four main cast members and director Bu Seong Cheol. According to the director, Rain and Kim Bum worked and matched well in the series.
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"As a director, you want to try different genres. This is a combination genre of the medical and fantasy genres. In order to bring the fantasy to life, getting the medical part right is important, so I worked hard to prepare," he said, adding. "The two matched really well. If Rain is the engine, then Kim Bum is the headlights."
Meanwhile, Rain seemingly adapted himself to medical terms that he compared the drama to lile having a respirator. The singer added that he used to watch General Hospital years ago, and he wants his new drama to have a similar impact.
Rain added that the series is a family-oriented drama, and it is what makes the series enjoyable to watch.
Kim Bum Reveals Biggest Challenge in Doing the Series
Kim Bum also felt the same excitement while working with Rain, and he reportedly had to follow a routine in order to match his personality with his co-star.
In the series, their characters exchanged their souls; thus, the two actors should also know how the other acts their character.
"When Rain is in my body, I had to do his lines, and he had to do my lines sometimes as well. We had to memorize all of each other's lines. That was a new experience for me," Kim Bum said.
Rain, for his part, also did the same and had more concentration than usual.
Ghost Doctor releases new episodes every Monday and Tuesday on tvN.
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