See You in My 19th Life

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See You in My 19th Life
Promotional poster
Hangul
이번 생도 잘 부탁해
Hanja
이番 生도 잘 付託해
Literal meaningPlease Take Care of Me in This Life as Well
Revised RomanizationIbeon saengdo jal butakae
McCune–ReischauerIbŏn saengdo chal put'ak'ae
Genre
Based onSee You in My 19th Life [ko]
by Lee Hey
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[2]
Written byChoi Young-lim[3]
Directed byLee Na-jeong[3]
Starring
Music byLMTH
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Sun-tae (CP)[4]
  • Yoo Sang-won
  • Choi Jin
Producers
  • Jung Hyun-wook[4]
  • Lee Ji-yoon[4]
Running time70 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJune 17 (2023-06-17) –
July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)

See You in My 19th Life (

South Korean television series starring Shin Hye-sun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Ha Yoon-kyung, and Ahn Dong-goo. It is based on a webtoon of the same name by writer Lee Hey, which was published on Naver Webtoon.[6] It aired on tvN from June 17 to July 23, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST).[3][7] It is also available for streaming on TVING and Netflix in selected regions.[8]

Synopsis

Ban Ji-eum (Shin Hye-sun) is a girl who has been repeating her life through reincarnation for nearly a thousand years, and can remember all her past lives. After her eighteenth life is cut short due to a tragic accident, she decides to reconnect with the man from her previous life in her nineteenth one.[9][10]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Shin Hye-sun as Ban Ji-eum: a woman who has a supernatural ability of remembering all of her past lives. She is a member of MI Hotel's strategic planning team.[10][11]
  • Ahn Bo-hyun as Moon Seo-ha: the heir of a rich family who suffers from trauma after a car accident. He is the executive director of MI Hotel's strategic planning team.[10][13]
  • Ha Yoon-kyung as Yoon Cho-won: Joo-won's younger sister who is a landscape architect.[2]
    • Ki So-yu as young Yoon Cho-won[14]
  • Ahn Dong-goo as Ha Do-yoon: Seo-ha's secretary and best friend.[5]

Supporting

People around Ji-eum

  • Cha Chung-hwa as Kim Ae-kyung: owner of Aekyung Kimchi-jjim Restaurant.[15][16]
  • Kang Myung-joo as Jo Yoo-seon: Joo-won and Cho-won's mother.[17]
  • Baek Seung-cheol as Ban Hak-su: Ji-eum's father.[16][19]
  • Moon Dong-hyuk as Ban Dong-woo: Ji-eum's older brother.[20]

Ji-eum's past lives

  • Kim Si-a as Yoon Joo-won: Ji-eum's 18th life who was born in 1986, older sister of Cho-won.[21][22]
  • Lee Jae-kyoon as Kim Jung-ho: Ji-eum's 17th life who was born in 1956, uncle of Ae-kyung who died due to tuberculosis.[22][23]

People around Seo-ha

  • Lee Bo-young as Lee Sang-ah: Seo-ha's mother who is the former CEO of MI Hotel.[18]
  • Choi Jin-ho as Moon Jeong-hun: Seo-ha's father who is the chairman of MI Group.[24]
  • Lee Hae-young as Lee Sang-hyeok: Seo-ha's maternal uncle who is the director of MI Group.[25][26]

MI Group

  • Bae Hae-sun as Jang Yeon-ok: CEO of MI Hotel.[27]
  • Bin Chan-wook as Chan-hyuk: Yeon-ok's son.[28]

Others

  • Ryu Hae-joon as Lee Ji-seok: the eldest son of Daehwan Group, a leading conglomerate.[29]
  • Lee Chae-min as Kang Min-gi: a part-time worker at Aekyung Kimchi-jjim Restaurant.[30]
  • Lee Han-na as Han-na: Min-gi's acquaintance who is a dancer.[31][32]
  • Lee Si-woo as Ha Do-jin: Do-yoon's younger brother.[33]

Extended

  • Go Ha as Go Soo-jin: a member of MI Hotel's strategic planning team.[34]
  • Kang Hyeon-oh as Yang-sik: a subordinate who works under the president of a loan company.[35]

Special appearance

  • rickshaw puller during the Japanese colonial era.[36]

Production

It was reported that actress Lim Hyun-joo was initially confirmed to play the role of Yoon Cho-won, but she stepped down from the series due to scheduling issues.[37]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on June 18, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Silence" (무음)
  • Hen
  • Mind
  • Hen
  • Luca
Sunwoo Jung-a3:28
2."Silence" (무음; Inst.) 
  • Hen
  • Luca
 3:28
Total length:6:56

Part 2

Released on June 25, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Star"
  • AllThou
  • Flora
  • AllThou
  • Flora
  • Kim Su-hyun
  • 153/Joombas
  • Kang Gun-hoo
Colde3:41
2."Star" (Inst.) 
  • AllThou
  • Flora
  • Kim Su-hyun
  • 153/Joombas
  • Kang Gun-hoo
 3:41
Total length:7:22

Part 3

Released on July 2, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Down (Juicy Juicy)"
  • Oneway
  • AllThou
  • Flora
  • RV
  • 153/Joombas
Jo Yu-ri3:26
2."Down (Juicy Juicy)" (Inst.) 
  • Oneway
  • AllThou
  • Flora
  • RV
  • 153/Joombas
 3:26
Total length:6:52

Part 4

Released on July 9, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'll Embrace Your Past" (너의 지난날을 내가 안아줄게)Dinner Coat
  • Dinner Coat
  • Yoo Jeong-hyun
Ahn Bo-hyun3:25
2."I'll Embrace Your Past" (너의 지난날을 내가 안아줄게; Inst.) 
  • Dinner Coat
  • Yoo Jeong-hyun
 3:25
Total length:6:50

Part 5

Released on July 15, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Secret"
  • Sean Kimm
  • Even
  • Sean Kimm
  • Even
  • Capu
Yelo3:07
2."Secret" (Inst.) 
  • Sean Kimm
  • Even
  • Capu
 3:07
Total length:6:14

Part 6

Released on July 23, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Here with me"AseulJeong Gu-hyunDoyoung3:14
2."Here with me" (Inst.) Jeong Gu-hyun 3:13
Total length:6:27

Viewership

See You in My 19th Life : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)