Resident Playbook’s “Baby Docs” Reunite in Bali: Go Yoon-jung & Kang Yoo-seok Arrive Late for Cast Trip
According to Star News on May 30, Kang Yoo-seok departed for Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, via Incheon International Airport on May 29. Go Yoon Jung is set to follow on May 30. They are joining a teamwork trip organized to celebrate the conclusion of tvN’s weekend drama Resident Playbook, framed as a reward vacation.
Earlier, other main cast members, including Jung Jun-won, Shin Si-a, Han Ye-ji, and Lee Bong-ryun, along with some production staff, departed for Bali on May 26 to enjoy the trip.
Initially, Kang Yoo-seok‘s participation was uncertain due to his filming schedule for tvN’s upcoming weekend drama Law and The City, but he showed strong determination to join, adjusting his schedule with the production team to make a short 2-night, 3-day visit.
Similarly, Go Yoon-jung’s participation was delayed due to scheduled advertisement shoots and other commitments, but she made time to join despite her busy schedule.
Resident Playbook is a drama depicting the turbulent growth of first-year obstetrics and gynecology residents at Yulje Hospital, a spin-off of tvN’s flagship series Hospital Playlist. Go Yoon-jung led the drama as Oh I-young, a first-year OB-GYN resident, while Kang Yoo-seok delivered a stellar performance as Eom Jae-il, a former idol turned first-year OB-GYN resident.
With Go Yoon-jung and Kang Yoo-seok joining as latecomers, the so-called “Baby Docs” quartet—Go Yoon-jung, Shin Si-a, Kang Yoo-seok, and Han Ye-ji—will reunite in one place.
Meanwhile, Resident Playbook was originally slated for broadcast in the first half of the previous year but faced cancellation due to public backlash amid a medical crisis. The drama was impacted by prolonged tensions between the government’s medical school expansion policy and mass resignations by residents.
After extensive discussions, it was greenlit for broadcast in the first half of this year, concluding with an average viewership rating of 8.1% and a peak of 9.2% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide paid households), achieving a successful finale.