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, Ahn Bo-hyun,

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, and

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. Directed by Park Seung-woo, the main themes of the series are opportunity and choice. It premiered on MBC TV on October 26 to December 22, 2020 and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:20 ( KST). The series is the last Monday-Tuesday drama project (월화 드라마 ) of MBC.

Synopsis

Kim Seo-jin (

) is a successful and workaholic construction company director. One day, his daughter goes missing with no trace. Shortly after, his wife, Kang Hyun-chae (

), commits suicide due to the shock. Han Ae-ri (

) is a hard-working daughter whose mother goes missing in a hospital. She then receives a phone call from Seo-jin. He lives one month ahead of Ae-ri. He asks her to prevent the horrific events that destroyed his family and in return, she wants him to find her mother.

Cast

Main

as Kim Seo-jin ** Lee Jung-joon as young Kim Seo-jin *

as Han Ae-ri * Ahn Bo-hyun as Seo Do-gyun *

as Kang Hyun-chae, Seo-jin's wife and Kim Da-bin's mother *

as Im Geon-wook

Supporting

People associated with Seo-jin

* Shim Hye-yeon as Kim Da-bin, Kim Seo-jin and Kang Hyun-chae's daughter *

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as Jung Hye-kyeong, Da-bin's babysitter

People associated with Ae-ri

* Hwang Jung-min as Kwak Song-ja, Ae-ri's mother *

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as Park Soo-jung, Ae-ri's best friend

Yujung Construction

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as Yoo Seo-il, Chairman of Yujung Construction * Cho Dong-in as Lee Taek-gyu, Kim Seo-jin's personal assistant

Detectives

* Lim Chul-hyung as Park Ho-young * Jeon Kwang-jin as Choi Deok-ho * Jung Sung-joon as Lee Tae-woo * Lee Tae-gu as Kang Byeong-suk

Others

* Choi Duk-moon as Kim Yoo-seok * Kwon Hyuk as Han Tae-gil *

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as Kim Jin-ho

Special appearances

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as delivery man, suspect in Da-bin's kidnapping case (Ep. 1–2) * Sung Ji-ru *

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Original soundtrack

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Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{HanCinema drama, Kairos MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings South Korean time travel television series South Korean fantasy television series South Korean thriller television series Television series by Blossom Entertainment