With only two episodes remaining until its finale, the lead cast of "Doctor X: Mafia in White"—Kim Ji-won, Lee Jung-eun, Son Hyun-joo, and Kim Woo-seok—have revealed their personally chosen favorite standout scenes.
On November 12, the team behind the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: Mafia in White" shared commentaries on memorable scenes from the actors who have driven the series' popularity.
With its most recently aired 10th episode surpassing a peak viewership rating of 20.2% (Nielsen Korea standard) and defending its No. 1 spot in integrated weekly viewership ratings for five consecutive weeks, "Doctor X: Mafia in White" has enjoyed multiple celebrations. The drama ranked fourth weekly on Netflix's global non-English TV show chart, won the Grand Prize in the drama series category at the 2026 Broadcast Content Awards held on November 11, and saw Kim Woo-seok take home the Rising Star Award.
First, Kim Ji-won, who plays Gye Soo-jung, and Son Hyun-joo, who plays hospital director Boo Seung-kwon, both unanimously chose the joint surgery scene for an 8-year-old pediatric cancer patient from Episode 10 as the finest moment of the drama.
Kim Ji-won said, "It is a scene where Gye Soo-jung, who had always walked her path alone, mentions a team for the first time, and where they pool their strength together to save a patient." She added, "It was deeply impressive that characters with different convictions and values moved with one heart in front of a human life. It is personally even more memorable because you can feel the growth and transformation of the character Gye Soo-jung."
Son Hyun-joo likewise remarked, "While there are countless standout scenes, the moment where the doctors become one team to perform surgery in order to save Hyun-ah seems to be the greatest scene," recalling the overwhelming emotion and deep resonance delivered as characters who underwent gradual changes in their respective positions finally united as one to save a life.
Lee Jung-eun, who plays Jang Hee-sook, used her signature witty humor to bring up the scene where she billed hospital director Boo Seung-kwon for a special allowance. However, she applauded Gye Soo-jung's bold dignity, stating, "The real standout scenes are all those moments when Dr. Gye Soo-jung entered the operating room under immense pressure with only one goal: saving a patient's life."
Next, Kim Woo-seok, who plays the "sunshine intern" Park Tae-kyung, chose the scene where he delivered a sharp rebuke to Na Dae-il (played by Jang Seung-jo), who committed unethical misdeeds, asking, "Are you even a doctor?" Showing his affection for his character's growth narrative, he said, "It is a scene where Park Tae-kyung says to Dr. Na Dae-il the exact words Dr. Gye Soo-jung had asked Park Tae-kyung when they first met, and I liked being able to articulate a multitude of emotions in a single line."
Amid its sensation-level popularity, Episode 11 of "Doctor X: Mafia in White," which has only two episodes left, will air on Friday, November 13 at 9:50 PM.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)
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