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Even if the Hallyu "Doctors" just ended, the medical drama’s star, Kim Rae Won, has not marriage plans yet. He is like “Descendants of the Sun” actor Song Joong-ki who is hounded with wedding rumors despite saying they are only close friends and not lovers with their co-stars.
Movienewsguide quoted Kim Rae Won, now 35, as saying, “I filmed two movies and have a lot to do still. [Marriage] probably won’t be for another few years. I’m not self-centered, but I have big dreams for the 2nd leg of my career.”
Although “Doctors” failed to dislodge “W” from the top spot in terms of viewership, the medical drama still retained its faithful fans because of the good chemistry between Hong Ji Hong, the character he plays, with Yoo Hye Jung, the character played by Park Shin Hye.
He assured that what is going between them is only an on-screen relationship. Kim Raw Won pointed out, “We cannot but have good chemistry because she really cares about an actor who plays the opposite role. There are actors who care only about their roles. But in this drama, Shin-hye and I were all open to each other and thus had no other option but to show good chemistry. Acting cannot be done alone.”
He explained the good chemistry to teamwork by discussing how they would tackle a scene as well as being open to each other. Like Song Joong-ki too who was not the first choice to pay the role of the doctor, Kim Rae won was also not the choice to play the actor because he was previously identified with very strong roles.
“Doctors” aired over SBS 20 episodes of the TV series from June 20 through Aug. 23.
