What connects all these things only becomes clear when nearing the end of the series. After that we see Do Hyun’s grandfather, the head of Seungjin Group, and his daughter-in-law (Do Hyun’s family register mother) passing away in a car accident. Consequently, his father has fallen into a coma and hasn’t woken up yet (21 years in now). When he was 7 years old, there was a terrible fire and Do Hyun was saved by his father. The very first thing the drama shows is a short summary of what happened in Do Hyun’s family. Again, I can’t really pinpoint how and what, but it just felt like it was another oldschool 20-episode K-drama. I feel like the dramas these days have developed in quality a lot, so when watching an older one now, everything seems extra corny and dramatic. Anyways, there was a lot of screaming and seemingly painful inner transformations.Īs I mentioned before, and I also mentioned this in my review of She Was Pretty – which is from the same year as this one – this drama really gave me the oldschool Korean romantic drama vibes. I wonder if it truly is that painful in real life or if the personality change happens more calmly or if it changes per person. Then again, I’m not sure how the real deal works. In Jekyll, Hyde, Me, I felt like the changes were a lot less intense. symptoms (I can’t imagine tattoos appearing and disappearing and eye colours changing to be realistic), but they mostly seemed a bit dramatized to me. I’m not sure if this is completely accurate to true D.I.D. When he changes into Shin Se Gi, a tattoo appears on his neck. For example, whenever Cha Do Hyun had an attack and would change personalities, he would first get an intense fit, gasping and grabbing his head and collapsing on the floor – and when he changed personalities they made it look like his eyes changed colour for a moment. and what it does to a person, but I felt like they exaggerated a lot in this drama. I will also say one thing about the acting in general: I felt it was very over the top. I will try to remain as objective as possible in this review, but I just wanted to comment on that fact. I don’t know, I think I just can’t handle her acting very well. For me it seemed like she was screaming and acting out randomly and being loud for no reason a lot. Of course I watched She Was Pretty not too long ago (see my review here) and her hysterical acting seemed fitting for her character there, but in this drama it became a bit too much for me. I really don’t know why, but I have a problem with Hwang Jung Eum as an actress. Ri Jin doesn’t have any memories of her childhood preceding age 7. Do Hyun is missing the memory of one year of his childhood, when he was 7 years old. Oh Ri Jin eventually becomes Cha Do Hyun’s personal caretaker and their bond gradually deepens, but there is a whole history between them that neither of them remember as both their memories of their childhood are very fragmented. Oh Ri Jin also has a twin brother, Oh Ri On (played by Park Seo Joon), who is a mystery novelist using the name ‘Omega’ and who is secretly researching Cha Do Hyun’s family history. Right after they meet Ri Jin is confronted with one of Do Hyun’s personalities and, taken by her curiosity, she starts getting involved and seeks information by her superior who has treated him. Until he meets Oh Ri Jin (played by Hwang Jung Eum), a rookie psychiatrist who is under the guidance of Do Hyun’s psychiatrist. The only people aware of his disorder are the psychiatrist who treated him in America and his secretary. After experiencing a traumatic fire in his childhood he has developed no less than 7 different personalities he can barely control. The 20-episode drama Kill Me Heal Me is about Cha Do Hyun (played by Ji Sung), a chaebol heir to his family’s company who suffers from D.I.D. I knew that namely Ji Sung was very famous for his role in Kill Me Heal Me and the only thing I’ve watched of him is Wife I Know (find my review here), so I was curious as to his performance here, which was of course 4 years earlier. because when I was watching Jekyll, Hyde, Me (also about D.I.D.), this drama was recommended in the comments a lot as well. I knew from beforehand that it was about D.I.D. Hello everyone, I’m back with a new review! I took my time watching this and also reviewing this, because there’s a lot to see and say about this drama.įirst of all, it was on my list as a ‘golden oldie’ (even dramas from 2015 fall under this category now) and also a must-see classic, like for example Another Oh Hae Young.
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