Dr. Jin

Dr. Jin is a 2012 South Korean historical TV drama featuring Song Seung-hun as the lead character, Dr. Jin, a neurosurgeon from the 21st century who finds himself transported back to the Joseon Dynasty. The series also stars Park Min-young, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Jaejoong from JYJ, and Lee So-yeon. It was broadcast on MBC from May 26 to August 12, 2012, airing on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50, spanning 22 episodes.

The show is inspired by the Japanese manga Jin by Motoka Murakami and marks the third TV adaptation of the manga, following the Japanese drama JIN, which featured Takao Osawa and aired on TBS in 2009, with a sequel in 2011. “Infused with Korean sensibilities,” the series shifts the setting from the original Edo period to the Joseon Dynasty, during King Cheoljong’s reign, and replaces the historical Japanese figure Sakamoto Ryoma with the Joseon political figure Lee Ha-eung.

Initially, the working title was Time Slip Dr. Jin.