Lee Jung-eun to Play Kim Ji-won's Aunt in in "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia"

Actor Lee Jung-eun transforms into a genius surgeon.

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According to the broadcasting industry on Monday, Lee Jung-eun will appear in "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia" a new drama. The drama will be organized by SBS and will be filmed for the first time in the second half of this year.

"Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia" is a musical noir genre about a genius surgeon Kye Soo-jeong (Kim Ji-won) operating on corruption-ridden medical power.

Lee Jung-eun plays the role of genius surgeon Jeong Hee-sook, who was once called a monster. Jung Hee-sook is the director of a doctor's service agency and a person Kye Soo-jeong calls an aunt even though they're not related. At the moment, she is just a snob and a natural plotter. Lee Jung-eun will play with Kim Ji-won, who plays the role of Kye Soo-jeong.

Lee Jung-eun has demonstrated her presence by playing in a number of works since her heyday 27 years after her debut through the movie "Parasite", which was released in 2019. She took her first step as an actress with the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1991, and she built up her inner workings between the stage, screen, and small screen, including the dramas "Oh My Ghostess", "Mr. Sunshine", and the movie "Another Child" before appearing intensely as Moon-kwang, a housekeeper who holds the key to the case in "Parasite", captivating audiences around the world.

In addition, Lee Jung-eun led the popularity of the drama "Miss Night and Day" last year, which recorded the highest viewership of 11.7% and was well received in the drama "Light Shop" by delicately playing a character who struggles to return her daughter to the real world after death.