Kim Soo Hyun Considering Multiple Personality K-drama Doctor Frankenstein

What did I say about 2015 being the year of the mental illness K-dramas? At this point I’m losing count of how many upcoming K-dramas have one main lead suffering from some sort of mental affliction. Let’s add another to the list, shall we? Kim Soo Hyun‘s agency has confirmed that he’s considering the upcoming K-drama Doctor Frankenstein. After Doctor Stranger I’m already scared of any K-drama with the word “doctor” in the title, then this K-drama ups my worry level by describing it as the story of a genius doctor with multiple personalities.

WHAT. THE. HELL? It sounds like the amalgamation of all my worst narrative trope nightmares from genius to medical professional to mental illness stricken. I don’t have a thing against a genius multiple personality doctor, if any such individual existed in the real world, I simply find this whole drama set up reeking of hot mess topped off with the psychological disorder overkill that’s currently plaguing K-drama land. Like zombies clawing at the gate, when 2015 arrives the flood gates will open and we shall be swarmed with all sorts of mentally ill male leads trying to convince us that love will heal them, or some crock of shit like that. Continue reading