Dr. Jin


Dr. Jin is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama series, starring Song Seung-heon in the title role of Dr. Jin, a 21st-century neurosurgeon who travels back in time to the Joseon period. Also starring Park Min-young, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Jae-joong, and Lee So-yeon, it aired on MBC from May 26 to August 12, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 22 episodes.
Based on the Japanese manga series Jin written by Motoka Murakami, the series is the third television adaptation of the manga following the Japanese television drama JIN, starring Takao Osawa which aired on TBS in 2009 and its sequel in 2011. The setting was changed from the original's Edo period to the Joseon period, during the reign of King Cheoljong of Joseon, and real-life Japanese historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma was replaced with Joseon political figure Lee Ha-eung.
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Plot

Jin Hyuk is a gifted neurosurgeon who was born into a family of doctors. His success rate in surgery hovers at 100%, with his ability to quickly analyze any situation, and his extremely steady hands. Due to his personal pursuit of perfection, he has a cold attitude and lacks compassion. He plans to give his girlfriend Yoo Mi-na, also a doctor, a ring as a gift from their mother. But after an argument, Mi-na gets into a car accident and goes into a coma.
After surgically removing a foetus-shaped tumor from a patient's brain, a mysterious power causes Jin Hyuk to travel 150 years back in time to the year 1860 during the Joseon period, when medical technology was still in its infant stages. He begins treating people of the era, but the lack of necessary implements and rudimentary medical knowledge of the period forces him to develop medical devices and medicine by himself, and seek new ways to aid the sick. He meets young noblewoman Young-rae, who is betrothed to her childhood friend Kim Kyung-tak, but is not in love with him. Through this challenging process, and with the help of Young-rae and Lee Ha-eung, Jin Hyuk becomes a true doctor. But his actions start interfering with history, and Jin Hyuk is faced with hard choices.

Cast

Song Seung-heon – Jin Hyuk
Park Min-young – Hong Young-rae / Yoo Mi-na Lee Beom-soo – Lee Ha-eungKim Jae-joong – Kim Kyung-takLee So-yeon – Choon-hongJin Yi-han – Hong Young-hwi

Production

The early working title was Time Slip Dr. Jin.
The series was filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province. This marked Song's return to television in 15 months since My Princess in 2011. It was also Kim Jaejoong's second drama since Protect the Boss in 2011, as well as his first historical drama. The series was initially planned for 20 episodes, but there were talks of an extension in July as reportedly both the production and actors felt that the 20 episodes were not enough to tell the full story. However this was strongly objected to by the actors' agencies citing low viewership ratings, the story's slow pace, and future schedules.

Reception

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the first episode that aired on May 26, 2012 received a nationwide viewership rating of 12.2 percent, which was 1.9 percent behind its rival A Gentleman's Dignity on SBS.

Remark

Original soundtrack

  1. 닥터진
  2. 살아도 꿈인 것처럼 – Kim Jaejoong
  3. 그대가 올까요 – Zia
  4. 눈물길 – Changmin, Seulong
  5. 마지막 사랑 – Song Seung-heon
  6. 연리지 – Ock Joo-hyun
  7. 바람에 실려 – Lee Beom-soo
  8. 눈물
  9. 고뇌
  10. 사랑
  11. 인연
  12. 바람에 실려
  13. 마지막 사랑
  14. 눈물길
  15. 그대가 올까요
  16. 살아도 꿈인 것처럼

Awards

International broadcast

At the 18th Shanghai Television Festival in June 2012, the broadcast rights of the show were sold to Taiwan and Thailand.
  • Taiwan: GTV – September 2012
  • Singapore: Channel U – April 1, 2013
  • Japan: DATV – May 25, 2013 onwards with Japanese subtitles for 22 episodes. However the relationship between the main characters of Jin Hyuk and Yoo Mi-na in the present was changed from lovers to siblings. Thus their love scenes were edited out, and to flesh out the sibling relationship, new scenes with child actors as well as narration by Song were added.
  • Philippines: It aired on TeleAsia Chinese starting November 21, 2013, with the series dubbed in Hokkien Chinese.
  • Thailand: It aired on 3SD starting February 15, 2015, with repeat on 3Family starting February 1, 2016.