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. It aired on tvN from August 1 to September 20, 2018.

Synopsis

A married couple suddenly finds themselves living entirely different lives after their fates magically change through an unexpected incident. Cha Joo-hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo-jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo-hyuk makes a decision that impacts his life and those around him in unexpected ways. Suddenly, the life he had with Woo-jin and his best friend, Yoon Joong-hoo are gone and he is leading a very different life. How will his first love, Lee Hye-won, factor into his new life? And will it be possible to get his old life back?

Cast

Main

as Cha Joo-hyuk :An ordinary bank employee that becomes unhappy with his life because of his family's financial struggle and constant pressure by both his wife at home and his direct superior at office. *

as Seo Woo-jin :A married woman who tries her best to balance between career and family life. She has been married to Joo-hyuk for five years. During those years, she developed anger issues and easily gets agitated with her husband's simple mistakes. *

as Yoon Joong-hoo :Joo-hyuk's best friend who is also an ordinary bank employee with a handsome face. His life is changed completely along with Joo-hyuk due to an unexpected incident. *

as Lee Hye-won :Cha Joo-hyuk's first love but due to an incident with Woo-jin, both of them became separated. She is a daughter of an influential businessman and also a cello player.

Supporting

People around Cha Joo-hyuk

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as Cha Joo-eun, Joo-hyuk's sister who tries to pass a bar examination *

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as Oh Sang-sik, Joo-hyuk's friend who owns a noodle shop and works there alone

People around Seo Woo-jin

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as Woo-jin's mother with severe Alzheimer's disease. Woo-jin decided to put her in a nursing home because of her worsening situation.

Bank employees

* Son Jong-hak as Cha Bong-hee, Branch manager of the bank where Joo-hyuk works at. He is kind toward the employees of the branch, especially to Joo-hyuk because of their same surname. *

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as Byeon Sung-woo. Joo-hyuk's direct superior in the branch's loan department. Unlike Bong-hee, he consistently pressurizes his subordinates, especially Joo-hyuk. * Cha Hak-yeon as Kim Hwan, New recruit at the branch and being assigned as Joo-hyuk's subordinate. He is seen slacking around and making mistakes, becomes a further burden to Joo-hyuk's office life. * Kim Soo-jin as Jang Man-ok The supervisor of transfer department of the branch. * Kim So-ra as Joo Hyang-sook. Bank teller on the deposit team. *

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as Choi Hye-jung. Bank teller on the deposit team. *

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as Jung Min-soo, a security guard who is mostly seen handling rude customers

Special appearances

* Lee You-jin as Jung Hyun-soo *

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as Park Yoo-sik. Bank customer (ep. 13) *

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as chef Kang Sun-woo (ep. 15)

Production

The first script reading was held on May 9, 2018 at the conference room of

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's main office at the 17th floor of DDMC Building in

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Viewership

Awards and nominations

References

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