''Different Dreams '' () is a 2019

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starring

Lee Yo-won Lee Yo-won (; born April 9, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama. Career Lee Yo-won was a sophomore in high school when she won a modeling contest and first ...

Yoo Ji-tae Yoo Ji-tae (; born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and '' Ditto'' (2000). In the succeeding ...

Lim Ju-hwan Lim Ju-hwan (; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas '' Tamra, the Island'' (2009), '' Ugly Alert'' (2013), ''Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016) and ''The Bride of Habaek'' (2017) ...

and

Nam Gyu-ri Nam Gyu-ri (; born April 26, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. She was the leader of the Korean female trio SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri had a contract dispute with the group's management company and left the group. Lee, Mi-hye오락� ...

. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 ( KST), from May 4 to July 13, 2019. The series celebrates the 100th anniversary of the

March First Movement The March First Movement was a series of protests against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in ...

which led to the formation of the

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in 1919.

Synopsis

The story takes place in

Gyeongseong Seoul, the capital of South Korea, has been called by a number of formal and informal names over time. The word ''seoul'' was originally a common noun that simply meant "capital city", and was used colloquially to refer to the capital throughout ...

(Seoul, Korea) and

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

(

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

) 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.

Cast

Main

as Lee Young-jin (36 years old) *

as Kim Won-bong (39 years old) *

as Fukuda (32 years old) *

as Miki (29 years old)

Supporting

People around Lee Young-jin

* Lee Hae-young as Hiroshi * Lee Young-sook as Kim Hyun-ok * Kim Tae-woo as Yoo Tae-joon *

Yoon Ji-hye Yoon Ji-hye (; born November 10, 1979) is a South Korean actress. Yoon made her acting debut in the 1998 horror movie ''Whispering Corridors''. She has since starred in films such as ''Possible Changes'' (2004), '' No Mercy for the Rude'' (2006) ...

as Esther

Heroic Corps The Heroic Corps () was a militant Korean independence activist organization during the Japanese colonial period. Founded in 1919, its activists believed in revolutionary uprising and egalitarianism. After the March First Movement was crushed ...

* Jo Bok-rae as Kim Nam-ok *

Baek Su-ho Baek Su-ho (; born Baek Seung-hwan on April 17, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in film, movies. An adu ...

as Majar *

Park Ha-na Park Ha-na (; born July 25, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Park made her entertainment debut in 2003 as a member of the idol group FUNNY. Since then, she has turned to acting and was in the lead role in '' Apgujeong Midnight Sun'' (2014). C ...

as Cha Jeong-im * 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 * Kang Pil-sun as Daiki * Lee Kyo-yeob as Matsuda * Yoon Joon-sung as Kimura * Park Seon-woong as Taro

Joseon Governor Office Hospital

* Yoon Jong-hwa as Ishida *

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as Seong Joon-soo

Cheongbang

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

Others

Sora Jung Sora Jung (born as Kim Seo-ra on 29 January 1968) is a South Korean television actress. Her first appearance was the role of Kim Hyon-hui in the film '' Mayumi'' directed by Shin Sang-ok based on the bombing of Korean Air Flight 858. She appe ...

as Yu Madam * Yoo Ha-bok as

Kim Ku Kim Ku (; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his art name Paekpŏm, was a Korean independence activist and statesman. He was a leader of the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan, head of the Provisional Gove ...

* Kim Do-hyun as Murai * Kim Sook-in as Macey *

Lee Han-wi Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing. Personal life Lee marr ...

as Song Byung-soo

Production

* Lee Young-ae was supposed to portray Lee Young-jin but she withdrew from the television series due to schedule conflicts. * The series is entirely pre-produced. Filming began in October 2018 and wrapped up on April 28, 2019. * The drama also serves as a reunion project for both

and

who both starred in the 2011 hit drama ''

49 Days ''49 Days'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Nam Gyu-ri, Jo Hyun-jae, Bae Soo-bin, Jung Il-woo, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired on SBS from March 16 to May 19, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 2 ...

''.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 11

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and 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.

Notes

References

External links

*
Production website
* * {{Hancinema drama, Different_Dreams Korean-language television shows MBC TV television dramas Television series set in Korea under Japanese rule South Korean historical television series Television series set in the 1930s South Korean melodrama television series South Korean pre-produced television series 2019 South Korean television series debuts 2019 South Korean television series endings