''Hyde Jekyll, Me'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Han Ji-min. It is based on Lee Choong-ho's

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''Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde'' (), which gave a

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spin on the

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. The series aired from January 21 to March 26, 2015 on SBS's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 20 episodes and received generally negative reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Gu Seo-jin ( Hyun Bin), is a third-generation

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who runs the theme park Wonder Land. He seemingly has everything — looks, brains, and fortune. He is also in line to become the next

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of Wonder Group, the conglomerate his family owns, though his cousin Ryu Seung-yeon ( Han Sang-jin), 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 ( Han Ji-min), has just returned to Korea after spending several years in the United States with

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. 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 that 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,

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Yoon Tae-joo ( Sung Joon), 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

* Hyun Bin as Gu Seo-jin / Robin * Han Ji-min as Jang Ha-na ** Jung Ji-so as young Jang Ha-na * Sung Joon as Yoon Tae-joo / Lee Soo-hyun * Lee Hye-ri as Min Woo-jung

Supporting

* Lee Seung-joon as Kwon Young-chan * Han Sang-jin as Ryu Seung-yeon * Hwang Min-ho as Ahn Sung-geun * Shin Eun-jung as Kang Hee-ae *

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as Gu Myung-han * Kim Do-yeon as Han Joo-hee * Kwak Hee-sung as Sung Suk-won * Lee Se-na as Choi Seo-hee * Lee Jun-hyeok as Detective Na * Moon Yeong-dong as Park Hee-bong * Lee Won-keun as Lee Eun-chang * Oh Na-ra as Cha Jin-joo *

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as Director Min * Kim Ji-eun as Myung-han's secretary * Heo Jung-eun

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Reception

The series received low percentage of ratings for a prime-time television series. It received mainly negative reviews, particularly for its inconsistent plot.

Ratings

Controversies

Author Lee Choong-ho, who in 2011 wrote the

''Hyde Jekyll, Me'' was adapted from, alleged on his

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account that the screenwriter of '' Kill Me, Heal Me''

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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 time slot. 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. Thailand's Channel 3

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' received criticism that its plot was too similar to ''Hyde''. However, the producer insisted that there was no plagiarism involved.

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External links

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''Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde'' webtoon
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