Hyde, Jekyll, Me teases fleeting fanciful romance

49 January 13, 2015January 21, 2015

by girlfriday

I love the bright colors in this new poster for SBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama Hyde, Jekyll, Me — I have no idea what a comic book style has anything to do with the premise whatsoever, but I guess we’re in for a whimsical romance of sorts, the way the drama is setting up the main loveline between the two Hyun Bins and Han Ji-min. She’ll be at odds with the gruff hero who’s nothing but mean to her, but then she’ll meet his split-personality Robin, who sweeps her off her feet and makes every parting bittersweet, because he never knows when he’ll resurface.

Hyun Bin stars as an acerbic chaebol shut-in who lives and works at a theme park called Wonderland. He never leaves, never dates, never does anything fun. It’s not because he loves his work either — his character description says he lives life like a monk or a zombie, in that every day is the same as the last. But his split-personality Robin is a sweet romantic, and when Han Ji-min falls for him, she finds herself in a bizarre love triangle with Robin and the assy hero with the same face.

In the new teaser, Han Ji-min introduces Hyun Bin as a cold emotionless sociopath with zero manners. Cue montage of rants: “Get out. Get out. Crazy… Damned… I. Am. So-rry. There, that good enough?” But then nice guy Robin emerges, and they have all these cute late-night dates in the theme park (looking adorable together). Panicked, Hyun Bin asks her about this other guy: “Does he look like me?” She spits back: “He’s nothing like you, the person I remember.” The copy reads: “Alike but different… a love triangle with one man.”

At least when you have a two-person love triangle, there’s no sad second lead who deserves the girl but ends up alone? I don’t know, I’m still working out the mental gymnastics to figure out how this goes. Though that also makes me sadder that Sung Joon gets third billing. But whatchoo gonna do, compete with two Hyun Bins? Is it too much to hope that two of him means double the romance in this drama? As long as it doesn’t work out to double the angst, I think I’m good to go. Glasses Binnie vs. Dimples Binnie. I see no losing side here.

Hyde, Jekyll, Me premieres next Wednesday, January 21.

Via Osen, Xports News

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1 D

January 13, 2015 at 8:16 AM

Robin reminds me of that gangly character, Pedro in Greatest Marriage. I think it's the haircut..

Not much of a Hyun Bin but will definitely give it a try for Sung Joon

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bbstl

January 13, 2015 at 8:43 AM

He looks just like Pedro in these pictures! I think it's mostly haircut, too.

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GZsofia

January 13, 2015 at 2:11 PM

I thought it's Pedro as well... I really like him and think he's really handsome. I didn't realize that he looks like Hyun Bin at all... I missed Pedro hehehe....

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Nana

January 13, 2015 at 4:12 PM

Hello fellow Greatest Marriage watchers! Did you stick with it till the end? :-) Cha Dan is young Healer, yayyyy!!

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Muenchabench

January 13, 2015 at 6:36 PM

try as i might, I bailed around episode 11. How did it end?

Also, my "vote for Pedro" was about the only that kept me in that makjang mess for so long

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D

January 14, 2015 at 4:06 AM

It has a happy ending :-)

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lolcoolcat123

January 14, 2015 at 5:05 AM

I also bailed though just at the 7th episode. I just ended up rooting for anyone but the main cast. The other couple were just so damn adorkable. Hyun bin does look like Pedro and I actually though that it isn't Hyun bin!!

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Buttercup

January 14, 2015 at 5:14 AM

Pedro as in d chef who's d father of d little boy? He's so effeminate! Wats with the girly eyebrow! Gosh, Hyun bin is not at all effeminate. N I hope he will never be. Plse don't associate dat guy with Hyun bin! Ever!!!!

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karecity

January 13, 2015 at 8:25 PM

Watched it all the way to the end. Gave me too much angst.
Cha Dan is such a cutieeeeeee. Need to watch Healer now haha.

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salt n' pepper

January 14, 2015 at 12:30 AM

OMG I thought the same thing, too! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Hyun Bin looked like Pedro in those photos above.

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drea

January 14, 2015 at 11:02 AM

Aah I never watched the greatest marrige but I am familiar with Kiyong (the actor who apparently play Pedre) as a model, and I even went "Oh Kiyong is in this?" when I first saw the poster!

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drea

January 14, 2015 at 11:02 AM

Pedro*

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2 nazessi

January 13, 2015 at 8:16 AM

So he's the first and second lead of the show... poor third guy!

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rinoak

January 13, 2015 at 9:45 AM

I know, right? I love Sung Joon and all, but his presence is hardly needed here.

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Madame Kim

January 13, 2015 at 4:17 PM

I'm sad that heroine will end up together with the arrogant prick. Can't Robin be the main lead instead?

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3 maythida

January 13, 2015 at 8:18 AM

dammit ! for a split second I thought dimpled Binnie was shirtless while jumping and was soooooo anticipating it!

damn me and my dirty thoughts

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jensredshoes

January 13, 2015 at 8:21 AM

Wow. You made me go back to check that picture again. :)

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unknownunknown

January 13, 2015 at 6:45 PM

Ha ha ha...I scrolled up to check the picture too. So unexpected!

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4 jensredshoes

January 13, 2015 at 8:23 AM

I'm on Team Dimples! I hope the Robin character gets at least as much screen time as Meanbinnie. Whatever, I'm so glad he's baaaaaaack!

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fab

January 13, 2015 at 9:09 AM

+1
Team Dimples!

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5 Mandy

January 13, 2015 at 8:47 AM

Loving the trailers and hating the posters. The new one looks so much like what they had in the You're All Surrounded teasers and I don't remember a moment of that drama. So much meh.

Hoping this one lives up to the huge expectations I've set because Robin is just adorable! I wonder if there'll be shipping wars? If that happens, I'll declare to have seen it all lol

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6 minitwin

January 13, 2015 at 9:16 AM

Ugh Sung Joon whyyyy. Why would you take two second lead/third lead dramas in a rowwww. Go back to TVN and we can try can we get married again and not have it go crazy and have you and Jung so min and kim young Kwang and Han groo.

I'm just going to go sit in a corner.

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minitwin

January 13, 2015 at 9:17 AM

I meant jTBC

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7 kimchikay

January 13, 2015 at 9:25 AM

Binnie~~~ I don't know how this will turn out but hey, Binnie's back in business and I'm watching no matter what =)

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8 Shwe Thar

January 13, 2015 at 9:55 AM

I guess Sung Jung is gonna have his own love line, I wish he hadn't hv to meddle between 2 hyunbins n the girl

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9 canxi

January 13, 2015 at 10:02 AM

Isn't Sung Joon, Hyun Bin's psychologist or something? I hope there's a friendship there. I wouldn't mind if he was a character not competing for the girl but just guiding a patient, lol. But, I dunno, does he compete for the girl?

Anyway, the poster is cute and seems to speak to that alter-ego theme because that's in a lot of comics haha. Looking forward to this one a lot.

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10 meh

January 13, 2015 at 10:34 AM

I wonder if Ha Na will get a chance to see the transformation of Seo-Jin to Robin. She'll see Seo-Jin arguing among himself like a crazy lunatic and perhaps him hitting himself (in an attempt to drive Robin away). Now that would be an interesting fight.

Seo Jin: Go away Robin. I don't need you.
Robin: No way. I need to get out to see her.
[Robin hit Seo-Jin. Meanwhile from far away, Ha Na sees Seo-Jin hitting himself.]
Ha Na: He is crazy. Very crazy.
Seo Jin: Stop hitting me. It won't do any good.
Robin: I need to come out. You already have your fair share. Now, it's my time.

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11 p3rk3le

January 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM

she gets prettier with time!!! i'm excited about this.
Among this, KMHL and Healer, having the girl fall for the SAME guy in different ways must be the 2015 theme... not that I'm complaining :)

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kanz

January 13, 2015 at 2:29 PM

3 multiple personalities/characters in one week! We must be crazy!
But I'd like to watch them all :)

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p3rk3le

January 14, 2015 at 11:19 AM

i'm loving every single one of them! :D

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12 museofmanymasks

January 13, 2015 at 11:54 AM

Robin+comic book=I immediately went "Nah nah nah nah nah nah...BATMAN!" Or is that not where we'e going with this? *Cough cough*

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13 aco

January 13, 2015 at 12:08 PM

haha this describe the show perfect for me right now..

girlfriday
''At least when you have a two-person love triangle, there’s no sad second lead who deserves the girl but ends up alone? I don’t know, I’m still working out the mental gymnastics to figure out how this goes.''

lol on the spot...

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14 redfox

January 13, 2015 at 12:08 PM

I can imagine Hyun Bin actually being jealous of himself in real life. I mean, he has everything going for him. would it be a surprise? and he has it in him to express that jealousy through a drama character - for him, perhaps: "finally, an excuse to express what I am REALLY feeling!". ahaha I feel like this is going to be hhilarious

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15 Achird

January 13, 2015 at 12:57 PM

I was going to not watch this drama on account of the split personality plot sounding ridiculous and also Hyun Bin’s hair, but the trailers are really pulling me in for some reason. Maybe give it a go :D

> Is it too much to hope that two of him means double the romance in this drama?

Good point, maybe we get all cute moments x2? :D

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16 Spi

January 13, 2015 at 1:12 PM

SUNG JOON!!! Enough said (or sad).

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17 DD

January 13, 2015 at 2:21 PM

Bennie <333 This is looking fantastic..I can't wait for my beautiful Bennie to make an explosive comeback to dreamland! Oppa fighting!

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18 pop

January 13, 2015 at 5:41 PM

i'm gonna watch for Hyunbin! and 2 hyunbins are appreciated! Second lead should be a mad Hyunbin tho. whoever, i think i'm gonna love a mad Hyunbin for sure. Keep it in my watch list!

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19 jomo143

January 13, 2015 at 5:43 PM

I dunno why, but I like Glasses, better.

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canxi

January 13, 2015 at 6:56 PM

Glasses Bin speaks to me on a spiritual level.

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20 parny

January 13, 2015 at 6:06 PM

Two Hyun Bin!!! Ark!!!?
Hyun Bin! Hyun Bin! Hyun Bin! ??
I love sassy rom com. Hopefully its all rom & com and none of that melo bs.

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21 RamyunIsTheName

January 13, 2015 at 6:33 PM

Idk why dramas do this but apparently not having 20/20 vision makes you a bad person lol. Does his nice guy persona come with contacts or a quick laser eye surgery? Lol I'm so excited for the drama lol but I had to point this out.

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22 Kiki

January 13, 2015 at 6:42 PM

I'm in thank you drama gods for the pretty?? love men in glasses!!

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23 yoadrian

January 14, 2015 at 8:15 AM

I've only discovered Shut Up Flower Boy Band months ago, so yeah Sung Joon, I'm watching cause I just wanna be happy again.

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24 redfox

January 14, 2015 at 10:09 AM

new name: Twin-Bin

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25 goldeng

January 14, 2015 at 12:44 PM

whyy is Petulant Binnie wearing glasses but Cute Binnie isnt?? he can suddenly look better? its weird...well, we know dramas are dramas but I hope they at least handle things about his cure in another way than the classic "power of love can cure phobias/illness" because its getting old... I wonder how this would turn out because 99% of the dramaland Candies fall in love with guys like Petulant Binnie even when they can choose second lead xD