Hyde, Jekyll, Me 하이드, 지킬, 나 Review

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The 2015 Korean drama starring Hyun Bin as Gu Seo-Jin/Robin, Han Ji-Min as Jang Ha-Na, and Sung Joon as Yoon Tae-Jo.



Brief synopsis: Gu Seo-Jin leads a very conservative lifestyle, but harbors a dangerous secret: he’s diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). When he meets circus ring-leader Jang Ha-Na, the alter-ego he’s been hiding manifests after a 5-year dormancy, Robin. But Robin is everything that Seo-Jin is not: he’s charming, fun, and heroic. It’s going to be pretty easy for Jang Ha-Na to like Robin once she meets him, but how is Seo-Jin going to handle that?



I worried that I wasn’t going to like this drama that much, but then I watched it and I love it! Yeah, the first few episodes are really cheesy, but I’m not lactose-intolerant!



I really liked Hyun Bin in this one. Of course, Hyun Bin is great in just about everything, but I found his challenge to portray two roles in the same drama interesting.



There is some memory throwback to “Kill Me Heal Me.” But this is definitely not the same. Yes, both dramas are about guys with DID, in addition to tragic backstories, but it’s a bit different.



The primary difference is that “Kill Me Heal Me” has seven personalities in the main character, but in “Hyde, Jekyll, Me” the main character only deals with two. Moreover, “Hyde, Jekyll, Me” had the addition of an antagonist, throwing the story into a whole different loop. If you’re worried that you’ll just be getting a poor remake of “Kill Me Heal Me” if you watch this one, stop worrying. That’s what the 2017 Chinese drama “A Seven-faced Man” is for.



Now about that antagonist— I didn’t see it coming! I won’t give away any spoilers, but wow! I haven’t been led through a plot twit like that since “Rebel.” However, I didn’t like that his part as the antagonist ended as early as episode 16. The drama could have been more fun if he had gotten away in episode 15.


It’s hard to tell exactly who is the main character. Is it Seo-Jin or is it Robin? Seo-Jin may be the first one we meet, but Robin has all of the protagonist qualities. Ha-Na starts the relationship with Robin, as well. So who is really the main leading male, and who is the second-leading male in all this?

I also found myself really liking Lee Won-Geun in his minor role. This is only the second drama in which I’ve ever seen him participate in quite a while (although, yes, I know he’s been in a lot more). I didn’t realize he was that tall! Or cute! Now I’m inspired...



Final episode got me a little emotional.



I think I’m going to keep recommending this drama, because it wasn’t bad at all! 4/5 stars.