Kill Me, Heal Me
Kill Me, Heal Me is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Oh Min-suk, and Kim Yoo-ri. It aired on MBC from January 7 to March 12, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The series incorporates dissociative identity disorder and child abuse elements as pivotal topics. It reunited Ji Sung and Hwang Jung-eum, who previously starred together in Secret Love.
Synopsis
The human body is capable of all sorts of things to survive difficult situations. Cha Do-hyun is a third-generation business heir who developed dissociative identity disorder in the aftermath of several life-threatening traumatic events. He tries to regain control over his life with the help of Oh Ri-jin, a beautiful first-year psychiatric resident who helps him secretly. But Ri-jin's twin brother, Oh Ri-on, is a writer who is determined to uncover the unscrupulous lives of the rich and starts following Do-hyun around. Can Do-hyun take control over his condition before one of his seven identities takes control of him instead?Cast
Main
- Ji Sung as Cha Do-hyun
- * Lee Do-hyun as child Cha Do-hyun
- Hwang Jung-eum as Oh Ri-jin
- * Kim Amy as child Oh Ri-jin
- Park Seo-joon as Oh Ri-on
- * Kim Ye-jun as child Oh Ri-on
- Oh Min-suk as Cha Ki-joon
- Kim Yoo-ri as Han Chae-yeon
Supporting
- Choi Won-young as Ahn Gook, Do-hyun's Secretary.
- Ko Chang-seok as Suk Ho-pil, Do-hyun's physician and Ri-jin's professor.
- Kim Young-ae as Seo Tae-im, Chairwoman of Seungjin Group and Do-hyun's grandmother.
- Shim Hye-jin as Shin Hwa-ran, Do-hyun's birth mother
- Ahn Nae-sang as Cha Joon-pyo, Do-hyun's father
- Kim Il-woo as Cha Young-pyo, President of Seungjin Group and Ki-joon's father.
- Kim Na-woon as Yoon Ja-kyung, Ki-joon's mother
- Myung Se-bin as Min Seo-yeon, Do-hyun's registered mother
- Kim Yong-gun as Cha Gun-ho, First Chairman of Seungjin Group
- Kim Hee-jung as Ji Soon-young, Ri-jin and Ri-on's mother
- Park Jun-gyu as Oh Dae-oh, Ri-jin and Ri-on's father
- Kim Hyung-bum as Section Chief Choi
- Go On as Alex Kang
- Kim Hyun-joo as Baek Jin-sook, Chae-yeon's mother
- Lee Si-eon as Chief Park Min-jae
- Kang Bong-sung as Doctor Shin Sun-jo
- Jo Chang-geun as Doctor Kang In-gyu
- Choi Hyo-eun as Nurse Joo Mi-ro
- Heo Ji-woong as Omega's editor
Special appearances
- Yoon Joo as Jennifer
- Jung Eun-pyo as U.S. psychiatrist who was afraid of Do-hyun
- Kan Mi-youn as Shin Se-gi's girlfriend in the U.S.
- Woo Hyun as Alcohol-dependent, mental patient
- Koo Jun-yup as Club Paradise DJ
- Kim Seul-gi as Patient Heo Sook-hee
- Jo Yoon-ho as The biker with leather jacket
- Seo Yi-ahn as Hong Ji-sun, Do-hyun's arranged date
- LU:KUS as Idol group Rocking
- Park Seul-gi as The MC
- J.One as J.I.
- Ahn Young-mi as Tarot card reader
- Kwon Yu-ri as Ahn Yo-na
Casting
- Lee Seung-gi was supposed to play the role of Cha Do-hyun, but declined. It was next offered to Hyun Bin, but he also declined.
- Lim Ji-yeon was as well offered to become the female lead of the series but declined.