KDrama to Miss: Dr. Jin (2012)

Dr. Jin (2012)

Grade: C

22 Episodes

Surgeon Jin Hyuk is a successful doctor dating a pretty and gentle doctor Yoo Min-ah. He is planning on proposing when they have an argument and Min-ah storms off. She gets in a terrible car accident, and as Jin is operating, he has sudden flashes of intense pain. He manages to finish the operation, but then sees a patient on the roof – a man he had operated on earlier that day. He confronts the man and falls off the roof and into the Joseon era. While there, he meets a noblewoman who looks just like his Min-ah, as well as historical figures like the Prince Regent Lee Ha-eung (a man who, according to history, set his son on the throne and helped bring young Korea into a golden age). Jin keeps interfering, however, saving people's lives who turn out to be a threat to the Prince Regent's ability to gain the throne, as well as introducing modern medical techniques before their time. Will Dr. Jin figure out how to get home before he completely rewrites history?

*I've realized I am not a fan of the historical Korean dramas. It probably has to do with the fact it's not my own country's history, so I don't have any sense of pride or connection when watching it. This drama was also highly political (as in strategies and plotting), and while some of the medical practices were interesting to learn about, it wasn't very romantic (NO KISSING). And the means whereby the doctor can travel through time wasn't believable. The plot had interesting turns about every other episode, so it was well-written for keeping a viewer's interest, but I just didn't like the characters. I probably wouldn't watch this again.*