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series aired on

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from March 7 to April 26, 2005 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Yoo Hye-chan ( Park Sun-young) is a 29-year-old housewife who's unhappily married to a top acting star, Kang Sang-young (

). While on her way to court to file for divorce, a car accident drastically changes her life. Though she physically recovers,

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causes Hye-chan to mentally revert to that of an 18-year-old girl, and she finds everything around her unfamiliar. In high school in the 1990s, Hye-chan considered Kang Bong-man, the most popular boy at school and nicknamed "Ice Prince," as her nemesis. Though seemingly shallow and callous, Bong-man hides his vulnerability due to his infamous family background. But little did Hye-chan know that her despised and hated classmate would become an actor one day, change his name to Kang Sang-young and become her future husband. For Sang-young, seeing his wife reliving their high school days rekindles their lost love, and he strives to mend their shattered marriage and help her recover her memory. Meanwhile, Hye-chan begins to fall for him all over again. The only obstacle is Shin Ji-young (

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), an actress who wants Sang-young for herself.

Cast

* Park Sun-young - Yoo Hye-chan **

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- young Yoo Hye-chan *

- Kang Sang-young (Kang Bong-man) **

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- young Kang Bong-man *

- Shin Ji-young * Lee Joong-moon - Kim Noon *

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- Kang Chi-soo *

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- Yoo Hye-won ** Jung Ji-ahn - young Yoo Hye-won * Kim Ji-young -

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-selling grandma *

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- Kang Bong-kyu *

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- Seo Yoon-oh *

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- Choi Ki-ja *

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- Lee Eun-ji * Jo Yang-ja - Park Soon-nyeo * Kim Da-rae - Lee Sun-mi *

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- Director Bang

Original soundtrack

# Love Song - Jo Won-seon # 사랑은 유리같은 것 (Love Is Like Glass) - Park Sun-young # 예감 (Presentiment) # Memory # 나를 잊지 말아요 (Don't Forget Me) - Natural # Flown Away # 단 한번이라도 (Just Once) # So Good Bye # 오늘 하루 (Today Is the Day) # 스물아홉 혜찬 (29-year-old Hye-chan) # Run # 열여덟 혜찬 (18-year-old Hye-chan) # Snowy # Sang-young Story (Guitar ver.) # Hye-chan 2 # Hye-chan 3 # Love Song (Inst.)

References

External links

''Eighteen, Twenty-Nine'' official KBS website
*{{hancinema film, 18_vs_p__29 Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean comedy-drama television series 2005 South Korean television series debuts 2005 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television shows based on South Korean novels