Heo Im (
Kim Nam-gil) is a
Joseon doctor of
Traditional Korean medicine, specializing in
acupuncture. He worked at a clinic for the poor during the daytime, and earned a fortune by making secret visits to nobles and high-ranking officials' houses at night. After gaining notoriety for his great skills, he was tasked to help treat the king's migraines. Unfortunately, his anxiety got the best of him and he was charged with treason. Unwilling to accept jail, he escaped capture, but was chased by soldiers. He was eventually cornered into a river and fatally shot by arrows, and fell to his supposed death. Death never comes and he awakens in modern Seoul-Korea, realizing he has somehow time traveled. Dazed, lost and confused, he runs into Choi Yeon-kyung (
Kim Ah-joong), a
cardiothoracic fellow surgeon at Shinhae Hospital, and begins an unlikely relationship across time and space. ==Cast==