Hyde, Jekyll, Me

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Hyde, Jekyll, Me
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Promotional poster
Also known as 'Hyde, Jekyll and I'
Genre Romance
Comedy
Drama
Based on Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde
by Lee Choong-ho
Written by Kim Ji-woon
Directed by Jo Young-kwang
Starring Hyun Bin
Han Ji-min
Sung Joon
Lee Hyeri
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Lee Yong-suk
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) H E&M
KPJ
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release January 21 (2015-01-21) –
March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
External links
Website

Hyde, Jekyll, Me (Hangul: 하이드 지킬, 나; RR: Haideu Jikil, Na) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Han Ji-min. It aired on SBS from January 21 to March 26, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[1][2][3][4]

It is based on Lee Choong-ho's webtoon Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde (Hangul: 지킬박사는 하이드씨), which gave a romantic comedy spin on the literary character.[5]

Plot

Gu Seo-jin is a third-generation chaebol who runs the theme park Wonder Land. He seemingly has everything — looks, brains, and fortune. He is also in line to become the next CEO of Wonder Group, the conglomerate his family owns, though his cousin Ryu Seung-yeon who oversees Wonder Hotel is his rival for the position. But Seo-jin has dissociative identity disorder. Whenever his heart rate exceeds 150, another personality emerges, and unlike Seo-jin's usual cold, cynical and ruthless self, Robin is kind, gentle and has a savior complex. This split personality began 15 years ago, and Seo-jin's doctor Kang Hee-ae believes that Robin is a manifestation of his guilt regarding a traumatic incident then. Because of this, Seo-jin avoids anything that might cause him to have a strong physical or emotional reaction which could trigger Robin's reappearance, even if that means shutting himself away from the world and eschewing any meaningful relationships.

Jang Ha-na has just returned to Korea after spending several years in the United States with Cirque du Soleil. Like her grandfather and father before her, she is set to take over as circus master of the circus show at Wonder Land, which had once been the park's primary attraction. Ha-na vows to save the failing circus and dreams of revamping it back to its former glory, but she finds herself butting heads with Seo-jin, who wants to get rid of it due to low ticket sales and high overhead costs. But with every antagonistic encounter with Ha-na, Seo-jin notes the alarming spike on his heart monitor, and the two become further embroiled with each other. After Dr. Kang tells Seo-jin she has found a cure for his condition, she gets kidnapped by a mysterious assailant who almost succeeds in killing Ha-na, making her the only witness. However, the traumatic experience has caused Ha-na to block out the man's face, and she goes to Dr. Kang's student, hypnotherapist Yoon Tae-joo, to help her remember. With Ha-na's life in danger, the more Robin appears and the more she falls for him, to Seo-jin's dismay.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 January 21, 2015 10.2% 13.2% 8.6% 9.6%
2 January 22, 2015 8.8% 11.7% 8.0% 8.6%
3 January 28, 2015 7.2% 8.5% 7.4% 8.6%
4 January 29, 2015 7.7% 8.6% 6.6% 7.1%
5 February 4, 2015 6.2% 8.5% 5.9% 6.3%
6 February 5, 2015 6.7% 8.7% 5.3% 5.4%
7 February 11, 2015 5.5% 8.5% 5.1% 5.2%
8 February 12, 2015 6.9% 8.8% 6.2% 7.0%
9 February 18, 2015 5.4% 8.5% 4.7% 5.0%
10 February 19, 2015 5.5% 8.7% 5.4% 5.3%
11 February 25, 2015 4.9% 8.7% 5.6% 6.4%
12 February 26, 2015 5.7% 8.5% 5.2% 5.6%
13 March 4, 2015 4.0% 8.5% 3.8% 4.1%
14 March 5, 2015 5.3% 8.8% 4.7% 4.6%
15 March 11, 2015 3.9% 7.9% 3.8% 3.2%
16 March 12, 2015 5.1% 8.4% 3.9% 3.5%
17 March 18, 2015 3.6% 4.5% 3.5% 3.9%
18 March 19, 2015 4.5% 5.3% 4.4% 3.3%
19 March 25, 2015 3.4% 8.6% 3.4% 3.6%
20 March 26, 2015 4.7% 5.6% 4.3% 4.6%
Average 5.8% 8.4% 5.3% 5.5%

Controversy

Author Lee Choong-ho, who in 2011 wrote the webtoon Hyde, Jekyll, Me was adapted from, alleged on his Twitter account that the screenwriter of Kill Me, Heal Me plagiarized his work. Both TV series are about a woman who falls in love with a man with multiple personality disorder, and air in the same timeslot. MBC denied the plagiarism accusation, while SBS clarified that Lee's statement was his personal opinion and did not reflect the stance of the whole production team.[8]

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References

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External links

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