Series synopsis
While You Were Sleeping, also known as 당신이 잠든 사이에 is a South Korean sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on SBS on September 27, 2017. It ended on November 16, 2017. It stars Suzy, Lee Jong-suk, Jung Hae-in and Lee Sang-yeob.
Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin shar ...
Premise
Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.
Premise: That future, that time, that fate, can it be changed?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Suzy as Nam Hong-joo
- Lee Jong-suk as Jeong Jae-chan
- Jung Hae-in as Han Woo-tak
- Lee Sang-yeob as Lee Yoo-beom
- Hwang Young-hee as Yoon Moon-seon
- Shin Jae-ha as Jeong Seung-won
- Kim Won-hae as Choi Dam-dong
- Park Jin-joo as Moon Hyang-mi
Supporting cast
- Lee Ki-young as Park Dae-young
- Ko Sung-hee as Shin Hee-min
- Bae Hae-seon as Son Woo-joo
- Min Sung-wook as Lee Ji-gwang
- Oh Eui-sik as Bong Doo-hyeon
- Lee Yoo-jun as Oh Gyeong-han
- Son San as Min Jeong-hee
- Lee Bong-ryeon as Go Pil-sook
- Pyo Ye-jin as Cha Yeo-jeong
- Lee Do-gyeom as Myeong Dae-goo
- Nam Da-reum as Young Jeong Jae-chan
- Shin Yi-Joon as Young Nam Hong-joo
Guest cast
- Kim So-hyun as Park So Yoon
- Kang Ki-young as Kang Dae Hee
- Yoon Kyun-sang as Lovers
- Lee Sung-kyung as Lovers
- Lim Ga-Young as High school student
- Shim Wan-jun as Man with mustache
- Yeo Hoi-hyeon as Lee Yu Beom [Young]
- Jang Hyun-sung as Jung Il Seung
- Hong Kyung as Choi Wook Hyeon [Deserter]
- Kim Do-Hye as Kindergartner
- Choi Won-young as Nam Chul Doo [Hong Joo's father]
- Uhm Hyo-seop as Park Jun Mo [So Yoon's father]
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 24, 2017 | September 24, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 32 | September 27, 2017 | November 16, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special | September 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
While You Were Sleeping (1) Hong Joo's dreams always come true. She dreams of hugging a man whom she has never met and is shocked at her actions. On the night of Valentine's Day, she is worried about her mom and hurries home to see her. |
September 27, 2017 |
| 2 |
While You Were Sleeping (2) Jae Chan has a dream about Hong Joo. He feels that he must prevent the events of his dreams from actually happening and tries his best to make sure that the accident never happens. |
September 27, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1) Jae Chan finds out that Hong Joo has precognitive dreams on a regular basis and visits her after dreaming of his younger brother, Seung Won, becoming a murderer. |
September 28, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 27, 2017 |
| Last aired | November 16, 2017 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 22:00:00 |