What role did Ha Young play in The Trauma Code?

She played nurse Cheon Jang-mi in the first season of the Netflix medical drama. She had been set to shoot the second season with Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo.

Actor Ha Young leaves Netflix's 'The Trauma Code' after family controversy

Q: Why is Ha Young not appearing in The Trauma Code season 2?

Netflix said she will not appear after controversy over allegations surrounding her great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese activities during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. The platform said it was respecting the actor’s position.

Q: What did Ha Young say after the great-grandfather controversy?

She apologized last month, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather’s life and was ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride. Her agency had initially dismissed the allegations as groundless before the backlash intensified.

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Ha Young will not appear in the next season of Netflix’s The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call after controversy over allegations about her great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese activities during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. Netflix said it respected the actor’s position. Ha Young, whose legal name is Ahn Ha-young, had been set to return as nurse Cheon Jang-mi after appearing in season one.

Key Facts

Ahn Ha-young apologized last month, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather’s life and was ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride.
Her remarks on KBS talk show Problem Child in House, where she said her family had practiced medicine across four generations, came just days before Liberation Day.
The comments drew public scrutiny over her great-grandfather’s colonial-era activities and further criticism after her agency initially dismissed the allegations as groundless.

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Published Sep 1, 2026 9:19 am KST
Updated Sep 1, 2026 4:50 pm KST

Actor Ha Young speaks during a press conference for the Netflix series 'Our Sticky Love' at a hotel in Seoul, Aug. 5. Courtesy of Netflix — Actor Ha Young speaks during a press conference for the Netflix series "Our Sticky Love" at a hotel in Seoul, Aug. 5. Courtesy of Netflix

Actor Ha Young, who had come under fire over allegations surrounding her great-grandfather's pro-Japanese activities during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, will not appear in the next season of the Netflix series "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call," the streaming platform said Tuesday.

The move comes after the actor issued an apology about the controversy last month, saying she had only partially known about her great-grandfather's life and is ashamed of speaking about him as a source of family pride.

"Respecting the actor's position, Ha Young will not appear in the next season of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,'" Netflix said.

The actor, whose legal name is Ahn Ha-young, appeared as nurse Cheon Jang-mi in the first season of the popular medical drama and was set to shoot the second season with fellow actors Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo.

While appearing on an episode of the KBS talk show "Problem Child in House" last month, Ahn mentioned how her great-grandfather studied Western medicine in Japan as she explained that medical practice spans across four generations in her family.

The remarks, which came just days before Liberation Day, prompted public scrutiny of her great-grandfather's activities during the colonial period and drew further criticism after her agency initially dismissed the allegations as groundless.

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