Different Dreams
Genre
DeveloperKim Seung-mo
WriterJo Kyu-won
DirectorYoon Sang-ho
Starring
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Num episodes40[a]
ProducerGo Dae-hwa
Runtime35 minutes[a]
CompanyImong Studio Culture Company[b]
NetworkMBC TV
First airedMay 4, 2019
Last airedJuly 13, 2019

Different Dreams () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Yoo Ji-tae, Lim Ju-hwan and Nam Gyu-ri. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from May 4 to July 13, 2019.[1][2][3]

The series celebrates the 100th anniversary of the March First Movement which led to the formation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1919.[4][5]

Synopsis

The story takes place in Gyeongseong (Seoul, Korea) and Shanghai (China) during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea. Lee Young-jin is a Korean surgeon who was raised by a Japanese family. She becomes a spy for the Korean government.[6]

Cast

Main

Supporting

People around Lee Young-jin

Heroic Corps

  • Jo Bok-rae as Kim Nam-ok
  • Baek Su-ho as Majar
  • Park Ha-na as Cha Jeong-im[12]
  • Lee Kyu-ho as Yoon Se-ju
  • Heo Ji-won as Park Hyeok
  • Kim Joo-young as Kim Seung-jin

Joseon Governor Office

  • Jeon Jin-ki as Oda
  • Seol Jung-hwan as Ma Roo (Maru)
  • Ahn Shin-woo as Kenta
  • Yu Sang-jae as Roku

Jongno Police Station

  • Heo Sung-tae as Matsuura[11]
  • Kang Pil-sun as Daiki
  • Lee Kyo-yeob as Matsuda
  • Yoon Joon-sung as Kimura
  • Park Seon-woong as Taro

Joseon Governor Office Hospital

Cheongbang

  • Kim Beob-rae as Do Wol-seong
  • Jung Sung-il as Jin-soo
  • Lee Sun-jin as Lee So-min

Others

Production

  • Lee Young-ae was supposed to portray Lee Young-jin but she withdrew from the television series due to schedule conflicts.[14]
  • The series is entirely pre-produced. Filming began in October 2018[15] and wrapped up on April 28, 2019.[16]
  • The drama also serves as a reunion project for both Lee Yo-won and Nam Gyu-ri who both starred in the 2011 hit drama 49 Days.[17][unreliable source?]

Original soundtrack

Different Dreams OST
Soundtrack
ArtistVarious artists
Released2019
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean · English
LabelDanal Entertainment

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[18]TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1May 4, 20195.0% (NR)6.8%
27.1% (8th)7.0% (9th)8.2%
35.9% (14th)5.7% (15th)6.3%
46.5% (10th)6.3% (12th)
5May 11, 20195.5% (NR)6.2% (15th)
66.4% (11th)6.5% (14th)6.6%
75.7% (NR)5.5% (NR)6.0%
86.1% (16th)6.2% (15th)rowspan="2"
9May 18, 20194.7% (NR)
105.8% (20th)5.9% (16th)6.5%
115.1% (NR)rowspan="3"
125.2% (NR)5.3% (20th)
13May 25, 2019[c]4.9% (NR)
145.8% (16th)5.3% (16th)5.8%
15June 1, 20193.9% (NR)colspan="2"
165.1% (NR)5.2% (20th)5.9%
174.5% (NR)rowspan="5"rowspan="3"
185.0% (NR)
19June 8, 20194.7% (NR)
205.1% (NR)5.2%
214.8% (NR)
225.5% (19th)5.8% (13th)5.4%
23June 15, 20193.3% (NR)rowspan="18" colspan="2"
243.9% (NR)
254.0% (NR)
264.5% (NR)
27June 22, 20193.0% (NR)
284.5% (NR)
294.2% (NR)
305.1% (20th)
31June 29, 20192.9% (NR)
323.9% (NR)
334.5% (NR)
345.0% (NR)
35July 6, 20192.2% (NR)
363.8% (NR)
374.1% (NR)
384.8% (NR)
39July 13, 20193.0% (NR)
404.3% (NR)
Average4.7%—[d]

Notes

  1. ^ In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[19]
  2. ^ The biggest investor in this company is KORTOP Media, the agency of Nam Gyu-ri.[20][21]
  3. ^ Only two episodes were aired due to the broadcast of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F match between South Korea and Portugal.
  4. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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