See You in My 19th Life

See You in My 19th Life
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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 Hey
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)

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 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]
  • 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]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on June 18, 2023

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Silence" (무음)	Hen Mind	Hen Luca	Sunwoo Jung-a	3:28
2.	"Silence" (무음; Inst.)		Hen Luca		3:28
Total length:					6:56

Part 2

Released on June 25, 2023

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Star"	AllThou Flora	AllThou Flora Kim Su-hyun 153/Joombas Kang Gun-hoo	Colde	3:41
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Down (Juicy Juicy)"	Oneway AllThou Flora RV	Oneway AllThou Flora RV 153/Joombas	Jo Yu-ri	3:26
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Embrace Your Past" (너의 지난날을 내가 안아줄게)	Dinner Coat	Dinner Coat Yoo Jeong-hyun	Ahn Bo-hyun	3:25
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Secret"	Sean Kimm Even	Sean Kimm Even Capu	Yelo	3:07
2.	"Secret" (Inst.)		Sean Kimm Even Capu		3:07
Total length:					6:14

Part 6

Released on July 23, 2023

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Here with me"	Aseul	Jeong Gu-hyun	Doyoung	3:14
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)

Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	1088	1346	1094	1439	1158	1394	997	1111	1095	1018	920	1147	1151

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[38]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[38]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	June 17, 2023	4.272% (1st)	4.932% (1st)
2	June 18, 2023	5.488% (1st)	6.078% (1st)
3	June 24, 2023	4.947% (1st)	5.392% (1st)
4	June 25, 2023	5.733% (1st)	6.283% (1st)
5	July 1, 2023	4.454% (1st)	4.701% (1st)
6	July 2, 2023	5.590% (1st)	5.988% (1st)
7	July 8, 2023	4.125% (1st)	5.027% (1st)
8	July 9, 2023	4.481% (1st)	4.789% (1st)
9	July 15, 2023	4.504% (1st)	4.790% (1st)
10	July 16, 2023	4.367% (1st)	4.481% (1st)
11	July 22, 2023	3.501% (1st)	4.199% (1st)
12	July 23, 2023	4.502% (1st)	4.973% (1st)
Average		4.664%	4.786%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

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38. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 17, 2023. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• See You in My 19th Life on Netflix
• See You in My 19th Life at IMDb
• See You in My 19th Life at HanCinema