Who Are You? (2008 TV series)

Who Are You? (Korean: 누구세요?; RR: Nuguseyo?) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Go Ara and Kang Nam-gil.[1][2] It aired on MBC from March 3 to May 1, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.[3]

Who Are You?
Promotional poster
Also known asWho R U?
Genre
Written byBae Yoo-mi
Directed by
  • Shin Hyun-chang
  • Noh Jong-chan
Starring
Opening theme"Who Are You?" by Kim Sang-heon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
  • Jung Hoon-tak
  • Jang Jin-wook
  • Jung Ho-chul
ProducerOh Kyung-hoon
Running time70 minutes
Production companySidusHQ
Release
Original networkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original releaseMarch 5 (2008-03-05) –
May 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)
External links
Website

Plot

Son Il-gun is a middle-aged deliveryman and devoted father to his daughter, Young-in. Young-in just graduated from high school and is an aspiring cartoonist, but she is working part-time instead of going to college due to financial difficulties, which the quick-tempered young woman partly blames on her "loser" father. She has no idea that Il-gun was once a struggling artist in his youth, but now that one of his paintings was sold for an exorbitant amount to a collector in New York, a local gallery offers Il-gun a solo exhibition. But before he can make a decision, Il-gun dies in a traffic accident, leaving Young-in penniless. According to Buddhism, the soul of a dead person is allowed to wander for 49 days in order to let go of all earthly attachments before going to the afterlife. But Il-gun loves his daughter so much that he takes it one step further, and possesses a stranger's body to care for Young-in and make it up to her.

Cha Seung-hyo was abandoned as a child, then adopted and raised in the United States. He is now a cold-hearted, perfectionist corporate raider without any meaningful relationships. However, after a traffic accident, he begins to lose time and wake up in strange situations, and he eventually learns that Il-gun is spiritually possessing him for three hours a day. Not only does Young-in find it suspicious that this stranger is suddenly concerned about her well-being, buying her expensive clothes and food, but Seung-hyo's subordinates also find it weird that he periodically acts out of character like a manically cheerful, old-fashioned man. Against his will, Seung-hyo gets drawn into Young-in's life, and discovers that Shin Jae-ha, owner of Nuri Art Gallery, is ingratiating himself with her, hoping to find more of the late Il-gun's paintings and buy them off her for less than they're worth. Young-in initially dislikes and mistrusts Seung-hyo, but the more she gets to know him, she glimpses his loneliness and gradually falls for him, which inevitably leads to awkwardness and hijinks.

Cast
  • Yoon Kye-sang as Cha Seung-hyo
  • Go Ara as Son Young-in
  • Kang Nam-gil as Son Il-gun, Young-in's father
  • Jin Yi-han as Shin Jae-ha, owner of Nuri Art Gallery
  • Park Ji-young as Kim Young-ae, Il-gun's girlfriend
  • Kim Sung-eun as Yoon Ha-young, gallery curator
  • Lee Eon as Kwon Yong-deok, Young-in's friend
  • Lee Min-jung as Yang Ji-sook, Young-in's friend
  • Jung Ho-bin as Yoon Hoo-jin, Seung-hyo's lawyer
  • Ahn Sun-young as Yeo Ji-won, Seung-hyo's secretary
  • Jo Deok-hyun as Driver Pi, Seung-hyo's chauffeur
  • Gi Ju-bong as Cha Chul-soo, Seung-hyo's father
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Oh Young-hee, Seung-hyo's mother
  • Kim Hyung-jong as Loan shark 1
  • Jung Hwan-gyu as Loan shark 2
  • Yoon Joo-sang as Sa Shin ("Angel of Death" or "Reaper")
  • Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Geum Nan-hee, Jae-ha's mother
  • Baek Jung-min as Jang Dong-gun
  • Kim Sung-kyum as President Kim
  • Kwon Hae-hyo as Funeral service counselor
  • Min Ah-ryung
  • Park Kwang-jung

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 27th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Go Ara Nominated

References
  1. "Yoon Kye-sang, Ko Ah-ra cast in drama about spiritual possession". Broasia via Hancinema. January 22, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. Kwon, Mee-yoo (March 4, 2008). "Different Bodies for Different Souls in Who Are You". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. "KBS Drama at Advantage After General Elections". KBS Global. April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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