See You in My 19th Life

See You in My 19th Life (Korean: 이번 생도 잘 부탁해) is a 2023 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 Hye, 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]

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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 meaning	Please Take Care of Me in This Life as Well
Revised Romanization	Ibeon saengdo jal butakae
McCune–Reischauer	Ibŏn saengdo chal put'ak'ae

Genre	Fantasy^[1] Romance^[1]
Based on	See You in My 19th Life [ko] by Lee Hye
Developed by	Studio Dragon (planning)^[2]
Written by	Choi Young-lim^[3]
Directed by	Lee Na-jeong^[3]
Starring	Shin Hye-sun Ahn Bo-hyun Ha Yoon-kyung Ahn Dong-goo
Music by	LMTH
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Kim Sun-tae (CP)^[4] Yoo Sang-won Choi Jin
Producers	Jung Hyun-wook^[4] Lee Ji-yoon^[4]
Running time	70 minutes^[1]
Production companies	Studio N^[5] Studio Finecut^[5]
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	June 17 (2023-06-17) – July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)

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]
- Park So-yi as young Ban Ji-eum^[12]
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]
- Jung Hyeon-jun as young Moon Seo-ha^[14]
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]
- Kim Yoo-mi as young Jo Yoo-seon^[18]
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

Chae Jong-hyeop as Bok-dong: Ji-eum's 16th life who was a 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]