If You Wish Upon Me
If You Wish Upon Me TV Series Details:
| Also known as | If You Say Your Wish Tell Me Your Wish |
| Hangul | 당신의 소원을 말하면 |
| Revised Romanization | Dangsin-ui Sowon-eul Malha-myeon |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Original release | August 10, 2022 – September 29, 2022 |
| Running time | 1hr 5min |
| Budget | ₩10 billion |
| Starring | Ji Chang-wook Sung Dong-il Choi Soo-young Won Ji-an |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-wan |
| Written by | Jo Ryeong-soo |
| Production companies | A&E Networks Korea Climax Studios |
| Distributor | Korea Broadcasting System |
| Original network | KBS2 |
If You Wish Upon Me TV Series Cast & Character:
- Ji Chang-wook as Yoon Gyeo-ree: A young man who struggles to survive for the last time as he volunteers at a hospice hospital after going through an orphanage, a juvenile detention center, and a prison.
- Sung Dong-il as Kang Tae-shik: A man who works as a volunteer team leader at a hospice hospital after losing the meaning of life.
- Choi Soo-young as Seo Yeon-joo: A nurse at hospice hospital.
- Won Ji-an as Ha Joon-kyung: A woman whose everything is Yoon Gyeo-ree.
- Park Jin-joo as Se-hee
- Yang Hee-kyung as Yeom Soon-ja: A member of the volunteer team. She takes care of Yoon Gye-ree and Kang Tae-shik.
- Gil Hae-yeon as Choi Deok-ja: A veteran in building cleaning industry who never took a break from working in her seventies.
- Yoo Soon-woong as Hwang Cha-young: A silent and sincere man who works with Choi Deok-ja.
- Jeon Chae-eun as Yoo Seo-jin: The only teen member of the volunteer team.
- Nam Tae-hoon as Jang Seok-jun: A person from the same orphanage as Yoon Gyeo-ree.
- Park Se-jun as Wang Jin-goo: A friend of Yoon Gyeo-ree.
- Park Jung-pyo as Mr.Koo: A social worker and a trusted sponsor of Team Genie.
- Nam Kyung-joo
Storyline:
The storyline of If You Wish Upon Me has been inspired by a real-life foundation in the Netherlands. The story revolves around a young man who is endangered at the end of his life, enters a hospice hospital on the order of community service and together with the hospital staff, listens to the last wishes of people at the end of their lives in a bright and cheerful way through various episodes.
About If You Wish Upon Me TV Series:
If You Wish Upon Me (Korean: 당신이 소원을 말하면) is a South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young.
On September 1, 2021, it was reported that the main casting had been finalized. Filming began on September 27. On April 7, 2022, Choi Soo-young posted on Instagram that the filming of the series had ended.
It aired on KBS2 from August 10 to September 29, 2022, airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Viu in the Middle East, South Africa, and selected regions in Asia, and on Viki in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.