''My Spring Days'' (; lit. "The Spring Days of My Life") is a 2014

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starring

Kam Woo-sung Kam Woo-sung (born October 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his portrayal of a court jester serving a despotic king in the hit period film '' The King and the Clown''. Career Kam Woo-sung majored in Oriental painting at th ...

, Choi Soo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, and

Jang Shin-young Jang Shin-young (; born January 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut through a local beauty contest in 2001, and is best known for her portrayal of the femme fatale lead in the E Channel drama ''The Empress'' (2 ...

. It airs on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes beginning September 10, 2014. The plot uses the concept of cellular memory, a medical hypothesis that recipients' personalities and habits become similar to their donors.

Plot

Lee Bom-yi ( Choi Soo-young) was once a terminally ill patient, but she's been given a second chance at life after getting a

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and now lives each day to the fullest. She meets Kang Dong-ha (

), the CEO of Hanuiron and a widower with two children who lost his wife to an accident. Bom-yi falls for Dong-ha, not knowing that her donor was Dong-ha's wife.

Cast

Main characters

as Kang Dong-ha * Choi Soo-young as Lee Bom-yi * Lee Joon-hyuk as Kang Dong-wook *

as Bae Ji-won

Supporting characters

* Shim Hye-jin as Jo Myung-hee * Kwon Hae-hyo as Lee Hyuk-soo *

Lee Ki-young Lee Ki-young (born August 26, 1963) is a South Korean actor. His notable roles include ''Marathon'' (2005), '' A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), and '' Love Me Not'' (2006). Filmography Film * '' Night in Paradise'' (2020) * '' How to Steal a D ...

as Song Byung-gil * Ga Deuk-hee as Joo Se-na *

Jung Ji-so Hyun Seung-min (; born September 17, 1999), known professionally as Jung Ji-so () is a South Korean actress. Hyun made her acting debut as a child actress in the 2012 television drama '' May Queen''. She is best known internationally for her r ...

as Kang Poo-reum **

Shin Rin-ah Shin Rin-ah (; born May 14, 2009) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links Official websiteat IOK Company * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Rin-ah 2009 births Living peopl ...

as young Kang Poo-Reum *Gil Jung-woo as Kang Ba-da *Min Ji-ah as Yoon Soo-jung * Lee Jae-won as Park Hyung-woo * Kang Boo-ja as Na Hyun-soon *Jo Yang-ja as Choi Bok-hee *Jang Won-young as Jo Gil-dong *

Hwang Geum-hee Hwang Geum-hee (born August 20, 1977) is a South Korean actress. Previously known by her stage name Ji Sung-won, Hwang began using her real name professionally in August 2013. Her most notable work is the critically acclaimed horror film ...

Production

and Choi Soo-young were cast as leads on July 17, 2014. ''My Spring Days'' began filming on August 19 and the first shoot took place in a marketplace in

Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...

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Ratings

The show beat its rivals, SBS My Lovely Girl and

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consistently and the show ended with a 10.5% viewer rating in the

Seoul National Capital Area The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest m ...

, ranking first among the Wednesday-Thursday dramas.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* - Skynet International Drama * -

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* - HTV7 (22/08/15)

References

External links

''My Spring Days'' official MBC website
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