Lee Min-ki is a cold plastic surgeon in Face Me

1 October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

Lee Min-ki is a cold plastic surgeon in Face Me

by lovepark

Plastic surgery meets violent crimes in KBS’s latest medical mystery Face Me. The upcoming show stars Lee Min-ki (Crash) as no-nonsense surgeon Cha Jung-woo and Han Ji-hyun (Spice Up Our Love) as his passionate detective counterpart. While the mix of medicine and police procedural has been done before, the plastic surgery angle might offer something a little different from the usual fare.

The latest teaser focuses on one-half of this peculiar duo, highlighting the prickly doctor who believes in results above all else. Opening with a consultation scene between Jung-woo and his patients, the people who enter his office ask him how they can change and beg to look like someone else. However, even if they throw a tantrum in front of his entire staff, Jung-woo refuses to budge because he is not here to offer compassion or consolation, just surgeries.

Despite his surly attitude, his skills speak for themselves as the teaser depicts his meticulous and steady hands in the operating room. It is no wonder that Jung-woo holds the title of director and is called the hospital’s ace. As a surgeon, he is second to none, and with just one look at a patient, he knows how to fix them.

The batch of stills released alongside the teaser also feature Jung-woo, and not a single smile can be found in any of them. Like most serious doctors in dramaland, he hides a painful past underneath his icy exterior, but that all changes when he meets his complete opposite, violent crimes detective Lee Min-hyung (Han Ji-hyun).

Also in the cast are Lee Yi-kyung (Marry My Husband) as Jung-woo’s childhood friend Han Woo-jin and Jeon Bae-soo (Dear Hyeri) as his successful mentor Kim Seok-hoon.

Directed by PD Jo Rok-hwan (Voice 2) with scripts penned by Hwang Ye-jin (Secret Mother), KBS’s Face Me is slated for twelve episodes and premieres November 6 in the Wednesday-Thursday slot.