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starring

Jung Woo-sung Jung Woo-sung (born March 20, 1973) is a South Korean actor and the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster movie ''Beat'' (1997), for which ...

Han Ji-min Han Ji-min (born November 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress. After minor roles in '' All In'' and ''Dae Jang Geum'', Han had her breakout role in revenge series ''Resurrection'' in 2005. This was followed by leading roles in period dramas ''Capi ...

, and

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. The

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series was written by

Noh Hee-kyung Noh Hee-kyung (born March 21, 1966) is a South Korean television screenwriter and essayist. Career Noh Hee-kyung has become renowned in South Korea for her realistic, cerebral and in-depth portrayals of the lives and relationships of ordinary p ...

, and the title is a reference to a 1951 French song by

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, an

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expressing the sound of a heartbeat. It was one of the inaugural

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on newly launched cable channel

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, and aired from December 5, 2011 to February 7, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:45 ( KST) time slot for 20 episodes.

Synopsis

A convict named Yang Kang-chil (

) serves 16 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. His innocent nature is protected by his best friend and "guardian angel" Gook-soo (

). Prior to his release he experiences a near-death event and only survives thanks to a miracle. Gook-soo explains that Kang-chil will have three near-death miracles and he will only survive them if he learns from the experience. After his release, Kang-chil becomes a carpenter and falls in love with Jang Ji-na (

) a veterinarian described as a "selfish woman". Despite her selfishness, Ji-na is irrevocably drawn to Kang-chil and falls deeply in love with him. However, things take a turn for the worse when it is revealed that Ji-na's uncle was the victim in Kang-chil's murder case. In order to prove his innocence Kang-chil desperately seeks evidence that will bring the real murderer, Park Chan-gul (

Jun-seong Kim Jun-seong Kim () (also credited as Jun Sung Kim, Jun Kim or Brian Kim; born October 4, 1975) is a Hong Kong-born American actor of Korean descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mike Juhn in the 2007 crime film ''West 32nd'' (2007), di ...

), to justice and also save his relationship with Ji-na.

Cast

as Yang Kang-chil *

as Jung Ji-na **

Kim So-hyun Kim So-hyun (; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and '' Missing You'' (2013). She took on he ...

as teenage Ji-na *

as Lee Gook-soo *

Choi Tae-joon Choi Tae-joon (, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor, model and TV host. He first gained recognition for his villainous supporting role in the disaster-mystery drama ''Missing 9'' (2017). He has since taken on lead roles in melodrama ''E ...

as Im Jung (Kang-chil's son who was raised by his mother's friend) * Kim Min-kyung as Min Hyo-sook (Kang-chil's ex-girlfriend) * Lee Jae-woo as Kim Young-cheol *

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as Kim Mi-ja (Kang-chil's mother) *

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as Detective Jung (Ji-na's father) *

Kim Sung-ryung Kim Sung-ryung (born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988 (she later represented her country at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant), Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz new ...

as Ji-na's mother *

Yoon Joo-sang Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in ''Iris''.'' Filmography Film *''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011) *'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...

as Prison warden Kim * Kim Hyung-bum as Oh Yong-hak *

as Park Chan-gul *

Kim Kyu-chul Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's ''Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim be ...

as Prosecutor Joo * Park Jung-woo as Jin-goo *

Park Sang-hyun Park Sang-hyun ( ko, 박상현; born October 7, 1990), known by his stage name Thunder (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and model. He is a former member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ. On December 16, 2014, it was announced tha ...

as Yang Kang-woo (Kang-chil's brother) *

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as Lee Yoo-jin * Jeon Gook-hwan

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *

International broadcast

* Japan: Broadcast rights were sold for . The drama aired on

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beginning February 3, 2013. * Philippines: Aired on

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from June 24 to October 10, 2013, and was later re-aired on

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in 2019. * Thailand: Aired on

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in 2012.

References

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