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, and

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. It is based on the

webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

''July Found by Chance'' which was first published in January 2018 on

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. The series aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays 21:00 ( KST) time slot from October 2 to November 21, 2019.

Synopsis

The series follows high school girl Eun Dan-oh (

) who is a student at a prestigious academy. One day, by chance, she discovers that the world she lives in is a

fantasy world A fantasy world is a world created for/from fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds involve magic or magical abilities, nonexistent technology and, sometimes, either a historical or futuristic theme. Some wor ...

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

. She and everyone else are merely

characters Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

in a comic book entitled ''Secret,'' all under the authority of their omnipotent and omniscient Writer. Dan-oh is only an extra character and, worse, the Writer gave her a lame set-up: she is engaged to her long-time crush who despises her, and she has a heart disease and is expected to die soon. Not satisfied with this fate, Dan-oh decides to forge her own destiny by changing the story's plot and finding her own true love. Her hopes of freeing herself from the Writer's control becomes stronger than before when she unexpectedly meets nameless Student Number 13 (

). But as the events around Dan-oh and Number 13, whom she named as Haru, gradually start to have parallels with the Writer's previous work ''Neungsohwa,'' changing her destiny could have a price to pay.

Cast

Main

as Eun Dan-oh (''Secret'' and ''Neungsohwa'') : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; an extra character in ''Secret'' and the female

main character A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

of ''Neungsohwa''. Dan-oh is the beautiful and only daughter of a wealthy family who still has a heart disease despite having been operated on multiple times. After sensing weird things happening to her, Dan-oh finds out that she and everyone else around her live in a fantasy world inside a

teen fiction Adolescence () is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the te ...

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

entitled ''Secret'', of which she is only an extra

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

. As a character in ''Secret'', she is engaged to Kyung, her crush for almost a decade, and could possibly die soon due to her health condition. : Dan-oh was also a main character in one of the Writer's previous works, the period romance comic book ''Neungsohwa'', which is set in the Goryeo era. In ''Neungsohwa'', she is Lady Eun Dan-oh, a noble maiden betrothed to Prince Baek Kyung. *

as Number 13 / Ha-ru (''Secret'' and ''Neungsohwa'') : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; an extra character in ''Secret'' and one of the male main characters of ''Neungsohwa''. Ha-ru is a handsome student that Dan-oh starts noticing and liking after he saves her multiple times, helping Dan-oh in changing her fate. He is a nameless extra in ''Secret'' that even other characters are not aware of his existence. Being the 13th student in the class roster, Dan-oh calls him ''Number 13'' at first. Later on, Dan-oh names him ''Ha-ru'' which, seemingly like a coincidence, was also his name in his former role in ''Neungsohwa''. He has been aware that he is a character in a comic book. : Ha-ru was a main character in ''Neungsohwa'' as a warrior and Prince Baek Kyung's personal guard. *

as Baek Kyung (''Secret'' and ''Neungsohwa'') : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; a supporting character in ''Secret'' and one of the male main characters of ''Neungsohwa''. Kyung is a rude and arrogant student who has an abusive father and a greedy stepmother. He is a member of the ''A3'', a trio of the most handsome and powerful boys in their school. He is engaged to Dan-oh, whom he dislikes due to circumstances around their arranged marriage. After observing Dan-oh, Ha-ru, and Do-hwa's strange behavior, he starts becoming aware that he is a character in a comic book, and slowly realises that he actually likes Dan-oh, as driven by his jealousy towards her close relationship with Ha-ru. : He was also a main character in ''Neungsohwa'' as Prince Baek Kyung, the brother of King Geum Jin-mi and Lady Eun's fiancé. *

as Yeo Joo-da (''Secret'') : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; the female main character of ''Secret''. Joo-da is a beautiful student who comes from a poor family but is optimistic despite being

bullied Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbal ...

and has a kind heart. She senses strange things around her and eventually realizes that she is the protagonist in a comic book but keeps it a secret. *

as Lee Do-hwa (''Secret'') : A student of Class 2-8 in Seuli High School and the second male main character of ''Secret''. A member of the A3, Do-hwa is a friendly student, appeared to be cold and cool, who is skilled in music and hides his loneliness and sadness behind his bright smile. He secretly harbors feelings for Joo-da and is in a love triangle with A3 leader Nam-joo. Like Dan-oh, he senses strange things happening to him and later learns from Dan-oh about his existence as a character in a comic book. *

as Oh Nam-joo (''Secret'') : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School and the male main character of ''Secret''. Nam-joo is a second-generation

chaebol A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...

, and the leader of A3. He also has feelings for Joo-da and is entangled in a love triangle with A3 member Do-hwa. *

as Jinmichae (''Secret'') / Geum Jin-mi (''Neungsohwa'') : A

cafeteria A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school ...

cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

in Seuli High School; an extra character in ''Secret'' and supporting character in ''Neungsohwa''. Handsome yet mysterious, Jinmichae is nicknamed ''Dried Squid Fairy'' by adoring female students. He seems to know more about the world of comics than anyone else. : He was a supporting character in ''Neungsohwa'' where he started to become aware of his existence as a comic book character while playing the role of King Geum Jin-mi.

Supporting

Seuli High School

Note: The following characters are part of the world of the comic book ''Secret'' unless indicated otherwise. *

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as Shin Sae-mi :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; Dan-oh and Soo-chul's close friend. She harbors a long-time crush for Nam-joo and bullies Joo-da for being Nam-joo's love interest despite her low status. She used to have a crush on Nam-joo but starts falling for her best friend Soo-chul. *

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as Ahn Soo-chul :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; Dan-oh and Sae-mi's close friend. He is a web vlogger who wishes to have millions of subscribers. * as Kim Il-jin :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three girl bullies who harass Joo-da with Sae-mi. One of Nam-joo's admirers. * Jung Mi-mi as Park Yi-jin :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three girl bullies who harass Joo-da with Sae-mi. One of Nam-joo's admirers. * Jung Ye-jin as Lee Sam-jin :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three girl bullies who harass Joo-da with Sae-mi. One of Nam-joo's admirers. * Han Chae-kyung as Kim Ae-il :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of Kyung's admirers * as Park Ae-ri :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of Kyung's admirers * Kang Min-ji as Lee Ae-sam :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of Kyung's admirers * Jung Dae-ro as Kim Yang-il :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three boy bullies, who sometimes call themselves "Y3" when the A3 is not around. * Lee Wo-je as Park Yang-yi :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three boy bullies * as Lee Yang-sam :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; one of the three boy bullies * Jo Deok-hee as Kim Ban-jang :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; the class president. * Oh Jong-min as Kim Bo-tong :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; a guy with ordinary face and personality and average grades * Kim Joon-sung as Park Mo-bum : A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School; the class nerd and model student * Shin Yong-ho as Shin Ba-ram :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Han Myung-hwan as Kang Chul-nam :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Jung Ji-hyun as Han Soo-da :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Lee Eun-hye as Kong Joo-hae :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Heo Soo-bin as Wang Bit-na :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Pyo Hyun-jin as Namgoong Dan-bal :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Kim Tae-jung as Chae Yook-in :A student of Class 2-7 in Seuli High School. * Kim Jung-hak as homeroom teacher *

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as art teacher *

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as Kim Soo-hyang :A transfer student of Class 2-8 in Seuli High School (''Secret''); King Geum Jin-mi's love interest (''Neungsohwa'') *

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as Baek Joon-hyun : A student in Seuli High School; Kyung's self-aware half-brother who remembers the past (''Secret'') / son of Lord Baek (''Neungsohwa'')

Others

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as Eun Moo-young : Dan-oh's loving and caring father (''Secret'' and ''Neungsohwa'') * Choi Jin-ho as Baek Dae-sung : Kyung's abusive and uncaring father (''Secret'') / a court official and Joon-hyun's father (''Neungsohwa'') *

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* * * * 1984 bi ...

as Dr. Lee Jo-hwa : A

cardiothoracic surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery is the medical speciality, field of medicine involved in surgery, surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (pulmonology, lung disease) ...

; Do-hwa's brother and Dan-oh's physician (''Secret'') * Yu Ji-soo as Ra Hye-young : Kyung's stepmother (''Secret'') * Yu Ha-bok as Oh Jae-beol : Nam-joo's father (''Secret'') * Ji Soo-won as Cha Ji-hyun : Nam-joo's mother (''Secret'') / Queen Dowager and mother of King Geum Jin-mi (''Neungsohwa'')

Episodes

Production

The series was tentatively titled as ''July Found by Chance'' (), the same title as the webtoon which it was based on. The series was first scheduled to premiere in September 2019 but was pushed back to October 2.

Original soundtrack

''Extraordinary You: Original Soundtrack''

The drama's

soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

is compiled in a three-part

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

released by labels VLENDING and MusicBuddy on 20 November 2019. CD 1 contains the drama's

theme songs Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at som ...

and their instrumental versions, CDs 2 and 3 contain the drama's musical score.

Singles

The following is the track list of

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

from ''Extraordinary You: Original Soundtrack.'' ;Part 1 ;Part 2 ;Part 3 ;Part 4 ;Part 5 ;Part 6 ;Part 7 ;Part 8

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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