Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Promotional poster for Hyde, Jekyll, Me
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
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Lee Yong-suk
Location(s) Korea
Running time 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) H E&M
KPJ
Broadcast
Original channel Seoul Broadcasting System
Original run January 21, 2015 – March 26, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Pinocchio
Followed by The Girl Who Sees Smells
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, 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 21 January 2015 10.2% 13.2% 8.6% 9.6%
2 22 January 2015 8.8% 11.7% 8.0% 8.6%
3 28 January 2015 7.2% 8.5% 7.4% 8.6%
4 29 January 2015 7.7% 8.6% 6.6% 7.1%
5 4 February 2015 6.2% - 5.9% 6.3%
6 5 February 2015 6.7% - 5.3% 5.4%
7 11 February 2015 5.5% - 5.1% 5.2%
8 12 February 2015 6.9% - 6.2% 7.0%
9 18 February 2015 5.4% - 4.7% 5.0%
10 19 February 2015 5.5% - 5.4% 5.3%
11 25 February 2015 4.9% - 5.6% 6.4%
12 26 February 2015 5.7% - 5.2% 5.6%
13 4 March 2015 4.0% - 3.8% 4.1%
14 5 March 2015 5.3% - 4.7% 4.6%
15 11 March 2015 3.9% - 3.8% 3.2%
16 12 March 2015 5.1% - 3.9% 3.5%
17 18 March 2015 3.6% 4.5% 3.5% 3.9%
18 19 March 2015 4.5% 5.3% 4.4% 3.3%
19 25 March 2015 3.4% - 3.4% 3.6%
20 26 March 2015 4.7% - 4.3% 4.6%
Average 5.8% - 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]

International broadcast

References

  1. ↑ Sung, So-young (8 October 2014). "Hyun Bin will star in Hyde". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  2. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (29 October 2014). "Han Ji Min to Transform into Circus Master and Hyun Bin's Love Interest in Jekyll, Hyde, I". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  3. ↑ Sung, So-young (31 October 2014). "Han Ji-min, Hyun Bin together again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  4. ↑ Jeong, Jee-won (1 December 2014). "Sung Jun Confirmed for New Rom-Com Hyde, Jekyll, I". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  5. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (7 October 2014). "Hyun Bin to Make Drama Comeback through Hyde, Jekyll, I". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  8. ↑ Sung, So-young (23 January 2015). "Kill Me accused of copying Hyde". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-23.

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