Who Are You? (2008 TV series)

Who Are You?

Promotional poster
Also known as Who R U?
Genre
Written by Bae Yoo-mi
Directed by
  • Shin Hyun-chang
  • Noh Jong-chan
Starring
Opening theme "Who Are You?" by Kim Sang-heon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 17
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jung Hoon-tak
  • Jang Jin-wook
  • Jung Ho-chul
Producer(s) Oh Kyung-hoon
Running time 70 minutes
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release March 5 (2008-03-05) – May 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)
External links
Website

Who Are You? (Hangul: 누구세요?; RR: Nuguseyo?) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Go Ara and Kang Nam-gil.[1][2] It aired on MBC from March 3 to May 1, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.[3]

Plot

Son Il-gun is a middle-aged deliveryman and devoted father to his daughter, Young-in. Young-in just graduated from high school and is an aspiring cartoonist, but she is working part-time instead of going to college due to financial difficulties, which the quick-tempered young woman partly blames on her "loser" father. She has no idea that Il-gun was once a struggling artist in his youth, but now that one of his paintings was sold for an exorbitant amount to a collector in New York, a local gallery offers Il-gun a solo exhibition. But before he can make a decision, Il-gun dies in a traffic accident, leaving Young-in penniless. According to Buddhism, the soul of a dead person is allowed to wander for 49 days in order to let go of all earthly attachments before going to the afterlife. But Il-gun loves his daughter so much that he takes it one step further, and possesses a stranger's body to care for Young-in and make it up to her.

Cha Seung-hyo was abandoned as a child, then adopted and raised in the United States. He is now a cold-hearted, perfectionist corporate raider without any meaningful relationships. However, after a traffic accident, he begins to lose time and wake up in strange situations, and he eventually learns that Il-gun is spiritually possessing him for three hours a day. Not only does Young-in find it suspicious that this stranger is suddenly concerned about her well-being, buying her expensive clothes and food, but Seung-hyo's subordinates also find it weird that he periodically acts out of character like a manically cheerful, old-fashioned man. Against his will, Seung-hyo gets drawn into Young-in's life, and discovers that Shin Jae-ha, owner of Nuri Art Gallery, is ingratiating himself with her, hoping to find more of the late Il-gun's paintings and buy them off her for less than they're worth. Young-in initially dislikes and mistrusts Seung-hyo, but the more she gets to know him, she glimpses his loneliness and gradually falls for him, which inevitably leads to awkwardness and hijinks.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Yoon Kye-sang, Ko Ah-ra cast in drama about spiritual possession". Broasia via Hancinema. January 22, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (March 4, 2008). "Different Bodies for Different Souls in Who Are You". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "KBS Drama at Advantage After General Elections". KBS Global. April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

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