RESIDENT PLAYBOOK

Title: 언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활 / Eonjenganeun Seulgiroul Jeongong-uisaenghwal

Also known as: A Life of a Resident That Will Be Wise Someday / Wise Resident Life

Genre: Drama, medical, friendship, romance

Episodes: 12

Broadcast network: tvN / TVING

Broadcast period: 2025-Apr-12 to 2025-May-18

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:20

 

Synopsis

Set at the Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center, the series follows the hospital lives and turbulent friendships of young obstetrics and gynaecology residents who proudly enter the unpopular department in an era of low birth rates.

Production Credits

Production Company: Egg is Coming (에그이즈커밍)

Director: Lee Min Soo

Screenwriter: Kim Song Hee (김송희)

Cast

Main Cast

Go Yoon Jung as Oh Yi Young (1st year obstetrics and gynecology resident)

Shin Shi Ah as Pyo Nam Kyung (1st year obstetrics and gynecology resident)

Kang Yoo Suk as Uhm Jae Il (1st year obstetrics and gynecology resident)

Han Ye Ji as Kim Sa Bi (1st year obstetrics and gynecology resident)

Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

Jung Joon Won as Goo Do Won (4th year resident)

Lee Do Hye as Ki Eun Mi (3rd year resident)

Hong Na Hyun as Cha Da Hye (2nd year resident)

Lee Bong Ryun as Seo Jung Min (obstetrics professor)

Son Ji Yoon as Gong Gi Sun (obstetrics professor)

Kim Hye In as Myung Eun Won (2nd year fellow)

Lee Chang Hoon as Ryu Jae Hwi (gynecology professor)

Lee Hyun Kyoon (이현균) as Jo Joon Mo (gynecology professor)

People around other departments

Yoo Hyun Jong as Park Moo Kang (2nd year resident of pediatrics department)

Kim Yi Joon as Ham Dong Ho (3rd year resident of anesthesiology department)

Uhm Joon Ki as Joo Sang Hyun (3rd year resident of anesthesiology department)

Seo Yi Seo (서이서) as Park Joon Suk (4th year resident of emergency medicine department)

Cha Kang Yoon as Tak Ki On (intern)

Ji Woong Bae (지웅배) as Ji Woong Bae

Lee Bom as So Ra (ep 2)

Kim Mi Ji (김미지) as ER nurse (ep 7)

Kim Do Ah (김도아) as nurse (ep 7)

Yoon Yeo Won (윤여원) as intern (ep 7)

Kang Suk Won (강석원) as anesthesiologist (ep 7)

Lee Bong Joon as Nam Dong Eun (ep 9)

Shin Moon Sung (신문성) as doctor (ep 10)

Kim Dan as Resident in General Surgery (ep 10)

Special guest appearances

Ra Mi Ran as bank employee (ep 1)

Ahn Eun Jin as Choo Min Ha (ep 2, 12)

Moon Tae Yoo as Yong Suk Min (ep 3)

Ha Yoon Kyung as Heo Sun Bin (ep 3)

Jung Kyung Ho as Kim Joon Wan (ep 4)

Jung Moon Sung as Do Jae Hak (ep 4, 11)

Yoo Yun Suk as Ahn Jung Won (ep 5)

Bae Hyun Sung as Jang Hong Do (ep 6)

Kwak Sun Young as Lee Ik Soon (ep 7)

Kim Joon Han as Ahn Chi Hong (ep 7)

Sung Yoo Bin as Hong Ki Dong (ep 7)

Shin Hyun Bin as Jang Gyeo Wool (ep 8)

Na Young Suk as Jang Young Suk (ep 9)

Shin Won Ho as himself (ep 9)

Young Joon (연준) as Topkey (Hi Boyz member) (ep 9)

Soo Bin (수빈) as D.I (Hi Boyz member) (ep 9)

Jun Mi Do as Chae Song Hwa (ep 10)

Jo Jung Suk as Lee Ik Joon (ep 10)

Park Ye Young as Geum Sae Byuk (ep 11)

Kim Dae Myung as Yang Suk Hyung (ep 12)

Kang Shin Il as Im Dong Joo (ep 12)

Families

Jung Woon Sun as Oh Joo Young (Oh Yi Young's elder sister / Goo Do Won's sister-in-law)

Jung Soon Won as Goo Seung Won (Oh Yi Young's brother-in-law / Goo Do Won's brother)

Obstetrics nurses

Kwon Young Eun as Choi Yoon Jung

Sung Hee Hyun (성희현) as Lee Jae Sun

Park Ha Eun (박하은) as Hong Min Joo

Kim Do Kyung (김도경) as Oh Ji Young

Kang Da Hyun (강다현) as Park Tae Rim

Song Na Young (송나영) as Park Myung Sun

Choi Yoon Ji as Lee Chae Ryung (ep 11-12)

Gynecology nurses

Kim Do Kyung (김도경) as Yeo Joo Yun

Song Eun (송은) as Yoon Cho Won

Im Eun Bi (임은비) as Song Bo Ri

Yang Ha Yoon (양하윤) as Jo Hye Jin (ep 3)

Patients and their families

Moon Ji In as Lee Young Sun (ep 1)

Yoon Sung Won (윤성원) as Lee Young Sun's boyfriend (ep 1)

Joo Soo Jung (주수정) as Park Chang Sun (ep 1)

Jo Eun Ah (조은아) as Lee Soo Ja (ep 1)

Kim Na Mi (김나미) as Chun Eun Pyo (ep 2)

Lee Ye Eun as pregnant woman in ambulance (ep 2)

Hyun Jin (현진) as Yum Mi So (ep 2)

So Ah Rin as Hwang Kyung Joo (ep 3)

Kim Da Hwin (김다흰) as Hwang Kyung Joo's father (ep 3)

Park Yoon Ho as Young Chan (ep 4)

Kim Min Joo (김민주) as Geum Sun Mi (ep 3)

Yang So Min (양소민) as Geum Sun Mi's mother (ep 3)

Kang Jin Ah as Hwang Bo Bo Hyun (ep 4)

Park Hee Eun (박희은) as Ha Jong Im (ep 5)

Kim Shi Ha (김시하) as Hye Min (ep 5)

Kwak Ji Sook (곽지숙) as Na Se Jin (ep 5)

Yoo Ji Wan (유지완) as Ko Min Joon (ep 5)

Kim Shi Eun as Moon Young Shin (ep 6)

Im Chae Young (임채영) as Cha Bo Mi (ep 6)

Yang Dae Hyuk (양대혁) as Cha Bo Mi's husband (ep 6)

Park Sung Yun as Pyo Nam Kyung's mother (ep 8)

Ko Ae Ri (고애리) as Song Na Moo (ep 9)

Park Yoo Hyun as Park Yoo Hyun (ep 9)

Kim Eun Joo (김은주) as Seo Eun Joo (ep 10)

Yoo In Hye (유인혜) as patient (ep 10)

Heo Jin as Park Mi Ja (ep 11)

Jun Kook Hyang as Park Mi Young (ep 11)

Ahn Min Young (안민영) as Hong Sa Ra (ep 12)

Lee Young Shil (이영실) as So Won Joo (ep 12)

Hwang Hyun Bin (황현빈) as So Won Joo's daughter (ep 12)

Kim Ji Ahn (김지안) as Moon Jin Hee (ep 12)

Kim Hyun Tae (김현태) as Jun Tae San (ep 12)

Others

Sung Ji Young as Hye Sun (ep 2)

Posters