Kim Ji-won’s road to stardom began with a failed K-pop dream
Key takeaways
Quick summary- 1Her latest project, "Doctor X: Mafia in White" — which marks her return to the screen two years after "Queen of
- 2She stars in a television series roughly once every two years, and almost every time, it becomes a massive global phenomenon.
- 3Kim Ji-won's career trajectory is unusual.
Kim Ji-won's career trajectory is unusual. She stars in a television series roughly once every two years, and almost every time, it becomes a massive global phenomenon. Her latest project, "Doctor X: Mafia in White" — which marks her return to the screen two years after "Queen of Tears" — is no exception. Arriving amid a quiet stretch for breakout K-dramas in the second half of 2026, the medical series immediately surged to No. 1 on Netflix’s global Top 10 non-English TV chart four days post-pre
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