Dr. Jin
A 21st-century neurosurgeon travels back to 1860 Joseon.
Dr. Jin is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama series that aired on MBC from May 26 to August 12, 2012. The series follows a 21st-century neurosurgeon who travels back in time to the Joseon period, blending modern medicine with historical events. It is the third television adaptation of the Japanese manga series Jin by Motoka Murakami, following the Japanese drama JIN.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Romance · Time travel · Medical drama
- Based On
- Jin · Motoka Murakami
- Writer
- Han Ji-hoon · Jeon Hyun-jin
- Director
- Han Hee
- Starring
- Song Seung-heon · Park Min-young · Lee Beom-soo · Kim Jae-joong · Lee So-yeon
- End Theme
- "Living Like a Dream" by Kim Jaejoong
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Num Episodes
- 22
- Producer
- Cho Yoon-jung
- Camera
- Multi-camera
- Company
- Kross Pictures · Victory Contents
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Lore & Background
The series centers on Jin Hyuk, a gifted neurosurgeon with a near-perfect success rate, who after a personal tragedy is transported 150 years back to 1860 during the Joseon period. There, he meets a noblewoman who resembles his comatose girlfriend and must adapt to rudimentary medical conditions, developing devices and medicines from scratch. The plot intertwines with historical figures, replacing the original manga's Sakamoto Ryōma with Joseon political figure Lee Ha-eung.
Reader's Guide
Dr. Jin is significant as a Korean adaptation of a popular Japanese manga, shifting the setting from Edo to Joseon and replacing Japanese historical figures with Korean ones. The series faced scheduling disruptions due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, with two episodes airing on Sundays instead of Saturdays. Its international broadcast saw notable changes, such as in Japan where the relationship between the main characters was altered from lovers to siblings, with new scenes added. The drama received awards for its soundtrack and a Best New Actor award for Kim Jae-joong at the 2012 MBC Drama Awards.
Did You Know?
- The series was initially planned for 20 episodes, but there were talks of extension in July 2012, though actors' agencies objected due to low viewership and slow pace.
- Episode 21 and 22 were moved to Sundays due to broadcasts of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- In the Japanese broadcast, the relationship between Jin Hyuk and Yoo Mi-na was changed from lovers to siblings, with love scenes edited out and new scenes added.
- The broadcast rights were sold to Taiwan and Thailand at the 18th Shanghai Television Festival in June 2012.
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