Title : Dr. Jin / Timeslip Dr. Jin
Genre : fantasy, romance, drama
Episode : 22
Director : Han Heui
Scriptwriter : Han Ji Hoon & Jun Hyun Jin
Broadcast station : MBC, every Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Broadcast time : 2012-May-26 to 2012-Aug-12

Synopsis
A skillful genius doctor from 21st century travels back to Joseon era in 1860s.

Character Description

Jin Hyuk
He’s a genius doctor who comes to Joseon era in 1860s and practices medicine there.
He’s known as one of the best doctor in 21st century and also the youngest doctor with title of neurosurgery department head.
Despite his excellent talent , he has a cold side that doesn’t allow him to embrace other’s mistakes.

Kim Kyung Tak
The illegitimate son of Kim Byung Hee who’s the head of the most powerful family at that era, Ahn Dong Kim.
Kim Kyung Tak is the most renowned military officer at that time with supreme military skills.
He has strong pride and highly competitiveness but he fell in love to a woman since their childhood. His love toward her is pure and enduring.

Yoo Mi Na / Hong Young Rae
Yoo MI Na in the 21st century : highly competent internal medicine doctor
Bright and outgoing personality but can be emotional at times so she got nickname ‘Uk Mi Na (Explosive Mi Na). She has kind heart which prevents her from passing by people in need

Hong Young Rae in Joseon era
She has total resemblance with Yoo Mi Na but with different personality. She’s the daughter of a royal family in declining power. She’s warm, prudent and resilient, a lady with strong motherly love

Lee Ha Eung
He had lived one of the most dramatic lives in Joseon era.
In order to survive the assassination attempts from the Ahn Dong Kim family, he has hidden his identity as the royal blood and lived a wasteful life with the street gangs.
But, inside his heart, he has incomparable desire for power and ambitions and makes his second son Myung Bok the King later.
He’s a historical figure better known as ‘Heung Sun Dae Won Goon’

Choon Hong
She’s the most popular gisaeng in Joseon era with unmatched beauty and mysterious aura who has an ability to foresee the future

Hong Young Hul
He’s Hong Young Rae’s older brother and Kim Kyung Tak’s old friend.
He tried to pass government exam seceral times to rebuild his family name but always failed.
He’s unsatisfied with the society and has unequalled sprit for social changes and lives a dual life : a meek scholar during the day and chief of ‘Mu Myong Gye’ by night

Kim Byoong Hee
He has the power higher than the King as the head of Ahn Dong Kim family and is the father of Kim Dae Gyun (legitimate son) and Kim Kyung Tak

Huh Gwang
He’s the highest ranked doctor at ‘Hwal In Seo’, the national medical institution of the Joseon era with warm and humane character

Cast
Song Seung Hun as Jin Hyuk
Park Min Young as Yoo Mi Na / Hong Young Rae
Hero Jaejoong as Kim Kyung Tak
Lee Bum Soo as Lee Ha Eung
Lee So Yeon as Choon Hong
Jin Yi Han as Hong Young Hwi
Kim Eung Soo as Kim Byung Hee
Kim Hye Ok as Young Rae’s mother
Kim Il Woo as Yoo Hong Pil
Jung Eun Pyo as Heo Gwang
Lee Seung Joon  as Kwon Ik Joo
Lee Won Jong as Joo Pal
Kim Kwang Sik as Kkae Bok
Kim Myung Soo as Kim Dae Gyun
Kim Byung Choon as Kim Byung Ok

Official Site

Teaser with English subtitle

Full teaser

Posters

Trivia

• Dr. Jin is an adaptation of a Japanese manga which also being made into a drama series in Japan in 2009 titled Jin.
• The Japanese drama version was a hit and received many awards
• Lee Kim Production who makes Dr. Jin demanded the suspension of upcoming SBS drama Faith because of plagiarism, accused Faith stole Dr. Jin’s story : modern day doctor time traveling to the ancient era (Faith is scheduled to air August 2012, starred by Lee Min Ho).
• Lee Kim Production went further as they were even considering submitting an injunction that would prohibit Faith from being broadcast
• Thanks to its idol heartthrob casts, Dr. Jin received the highest  overseas broadcasting rights proposal

Related News

• Lee Bum Soo talks about Dr. Jin’s rating competition with Jang Dong Gun’s A Gentleman’s Dignity
• Dr. Jin’s boys in action

• Photos and videos from press conference event, Kim Jae Joong’s fans set new record
• Kim Jae Joong showed 9 stages of yawning

• Park Min Young is exceptional Joseon beauty
• Park Min Young & Song Seung Hun in heartbreaking love story
• Park Min Young excited with her new drama Dr. Jin
• Hero Jaejoong vs Song Seung Hun in Timeslip Dr. Jin
• Park Min Young & Kim So Yeon got offer for Timeslip Dr. Jin, Lee Bum Soo confirmed to join

Rating

episode	date	AGB	TNS
1	2012/5/26	12.2	10.7
2	2012/5/27	11.8	10.2
3	2012/6/2	14.0	13.8
4	2012/6/3	14.4	13.6
5	2012/6/9	13.6	13.5
6	2012/6/10	13.8	14.2
7	2012/6/16	14.5	14.4
8	2012/6/17	14.0	13.3
9	2012/6/23	13.1	13.2
10	2012/6/24	12.7	13.9
11	2012/6/30	13.0	13.0

episode	date	AGB	TNS
12	2012/7/1	12.4	14.2
13	2012/7/7	12.8	12.8
14	2012/7/8	13.2	13.6
15	2012/7/14	12.1	12.9
16	2012/7/15	11.9	13.0
17	2012/7/21	11.4	12.5
18	2012/7/22	11.0	12.4
19	2012/7/28	13.7	14.7
20	2012/7/29	11.8	11.6
21	2012/8/5	13.4	12.1
22end	2012/8/12	8.8	8.4