''Awaken'' () is a 2020–2021 South Korean television series starring

Namkoong Min Namkoong Min (Hangul: 남궁민, born March 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor, director and screenwriter. He first gained recognition with neo-noir film ''A Dirty Carnival'' (2006), and has since received praise for his performances in '' Rememb ...

Kim Seol-hyun Kim Seol-hyun (born January 3, 1995), better known by her mononym Seolhyun, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA and she has starred in television dramas ''Orange Marmalade'' (2015), ' ...

Lee Chung-ah Lee Chung-ah (born October 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films ''Temptation of Wolves'' (2004) and ''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007), as well as the cable dramas '' Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' (2011) ...

and

Kim Chang-wan Kim Chang Wan (born February 22, 1954) is a South Korean singer, composer, musician, actor, host, radio DJ and writer. Career Sanulrim Kim Chang-wan, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music d ...

. The series, directed by Kim Jung-hyun and written by Shin Yoo-dam, revolves around two police officers as they dig up the secrets of mysterious events that occurred in a village 28 years ago. It aired on

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from November 30, 2020, to January 19, 2021, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 ( KST).

Synopsis

Do Jung-woo, the leader of a special task force in the

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA; Hangul: ko, 서울지방경찰청; Hanja: ) is the primary police force for the South Korean capital city of Seoul; it is not an independent police force in of itself, but is one of 16 provincial sub- ...

, ends up investigating a series of mysterious murders. Together with his team, which includes hot-headed Officer Gong Hye-won and Jamie, a detective on loan from the

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and its principal Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement age ...

, they uncover clues that these crimes are somehow related to a tragic event that happened 28 years ago in a village called "White Night".

Cast

Main

as Do Jung-woo ** as young Jung-woo : A special team leader of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency who is capable of writing a legend. *

as Gong Hye-won : An avid police officer who does not choose any means and methods, and a special team inspector at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. *

as Jamie Leighton ** as young Jamie : Adopted to the United States as a child, she is an FBI-dispatched investigator who returned to Korea as the FBI Behavior Analysis Team Leader. *

Yoon Sun-woo Yoon Sun-woo (born Yoon Min-soo; 7 September 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' (2016), ''Still 17'' (2018), ''Home for Summer'' (2019) and ''Hot Stove Leag ...

as Moon Jae-woong ** as young Jae-woong : A hacker from MODU with

dissociative identity disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...

. He has two personalities: a weak personality and a

psychopath Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent Anti-social behaviour, antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and Boldness, bold, Disinhibition, disinhibited, and Egotism, egotistical B ...

Supporting

People around Do Jung-woo

Woo Hyun Woo Hyun (born 1964) is a South Korean actor, and former democracy activist. Filmography Film Television series Variety show References External links * Living people People from Gwangju South Korean male television actors So ...

as Jung Soon-gu : CEO of Soonjung LP. He is a widower who took care of Jung-woo and helped him to live under a different name. * Jung Dae-ro as Baek Hyun-soo

People around Gong Hye-won

as Gong Il-do : Gong Hye-won's father who is the Director of Baekya Biotech Research Institute * as Gong Hye-won's mother

People around Moon Jae-woong

Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Hyuk-jin (Korean: 장혁진, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. He is better known for '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016), ''Suspicious Partner'' ...

as Jang Yong-shik, CEO of MODU

Broadcasting Station

Yoon Kyung-ho Yoon Kyung-ho (, born 5 July 1980) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He debuted in 2002 in SBS's documentary drama ''Savage Age''. He came into prominence in KBS's 2017 legal drama ''Witch at Court'' and tvN's 2019 TV series ...

as Lee Ji-wook * as Noh PD

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

Kim Won-hae Kim Won-hae (born April 6, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a former cast member of ''SNL Korea'' (season 1–4). Personal life In August 2020, it was reported that Kim tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus dis ...

as Hwang Byeong-cheol : Deputy Chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency *

Baek Ji-won Baek Ji-won (born 30 April 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play ''My father got cancer''. She is known for her role in television series '' ...

as Lee Taek-jo : Director of Information Management in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. *

Choi Dae-chul Choi Dae-chul (born Choi Won-chul on October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He has been active in musical theatre since 2002, but has also played supporting roles in television dramas such as ''Wang's Family'' (2013), ''Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'' ...

as Yoon Seok-pil : A detective in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Team who is a competent hacker. *

Lee Shin-young Lee Shin-young (born January 24, 1998) is a South Korean model and actor. He rose to fame with the Korean television series ''Crash Landing on You'' (2019), '' How to Buy a Friend'' (2020), and ''Rookie Cops'' (2022). Early life Lee was born on ...

as Jang Ji-wan : A member of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Team. *

Kang Rae-yeon Kang Rae-yeon is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' The Time We Were Not in Love'' and '' Gogh, The Starry Night''. Early life Kang was born an only child and a third-generation South Korean; her f ...

as Min Yoo-ra : A pathologist from the National Forensic Service who performs

autopsies An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any d ...

Baekya Foundation

* Kim Tae-woo as Oh Jung-hwan : Chief secretary of the current president * as Kim Min-jae * Choi Jin-ho as Son Min-ho : Former leader of White Night *

Ahn Si-ha Ahn Si-ha is a South Korean actress and musical actress. She is best known for her roles in dramas such as ''Moonshine'', ''Delayed Justice ''Delayed Justice'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kwon Sang-woo, Bae Seong-woo (r ...

as Jo Hyun-hee : A scientist working for Baekya Foundation, former Head of Research of White Night *

Lee Kan-hee Lee Kan-hee (born February 3, 1969) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Kan-hee 1969 births Living people South Korean telev ...

:Baekya Foundation Director and wife of Lee Byeong-seon, Director of Hangang Hospital in Seoul

Others

* as Sun Geul-nyeo : Reporter Lee Ji-wook's source of information. * as Son Min-ho's private lawyer

Special appearances

* Heo Jae-ho as truck driver (Ep. 1) *Nam Woo-hyun as Oh Kyung-min (Ep. 1) *Kwak Hee-joo as Kim Young-joon (Ep. 1) *Kim Nam-jin as Go Ji-young's mother (Ep. 1) *Lee Joon-sang as Baek Seung-jae (Ep. 1) *

Shin Jae-hwi Shin Jae-hwi is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Class of Lies'', ''The Good Detective ''The Good Detective'' () is a South Korean television series starring Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Elijah, Oh Jun ...

as Lee Tae-soo; nightclub guy (Ep. 1) *Joo Suk-tae as Choi Yong-suk (Ep. 1) *

Yang Dong-geun Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University. Biography Yang enlisted for mandatory military ser ...

as prisoner (Ep. 1) *Ha Min as Choi Yong-suk's wife (Ep. 2) *

Jaejae Lee Eun-jae (born September 7, 1990), known professionally as Jaejae, is a South Korean television producer, host, and television personality. She is best known as the host for ''MMTG''. Filmography Television series Television shows Web sh ...

as Restaurant staff

Production

In December 2019, 935 Entertainment,

's agency reported that he had received the offer to play Do Jeong-woo, an investigator. At the same time,

Han Ye-seul Han Ye-seul (Hangul: 한예슬; born Leslie Kim on September 18, 1981) is an American-born South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the sitcom '' Nonstop 4'' (2003), and has since played leading roles in television dramas such as '' ...

's agency Partners Park informed that she had been offered to appear in the series. Both confirmed their appearance in the series later on. In March 2020,

joined Namkoong Min in the cast. The script reading took place in April 2020. Yoon Kyung-ho joined the cast in June 2020. In August 2020, the filming of the drama was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020, Baek Ji-won and

were confirmed to appear in the series, as the script reading was continued from where it was left in August. The first stills from the production were released on November 3, 2020.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Viewership

International broadcast

The series is available with multi-languages subtitles on iQIYI and VIU in South East Asia. * : TV3 (Coming Soon 2022)

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Kim Jong-hak Production TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas 2020 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic drama films South Korean mystery television series Television productions postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production 2021 South Korean television series endings