Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)
A modern forensics scientist wakes up in 1988.
This South Korean drama, an adaptation of the 2006–07 British series of the same name, features a cast including Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan, and Noh Jong-hyun. It was broadcast on OCN, airing Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST) from June 9 to August 5, 2018.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Police procedural
- Crime drama
- Time travel
- Developer
- Studio Dragon
- Based on
- Life on Mars
- Matthew Graham
- Tony Jordan
- Ashley Pharoah
- Director
- Lee Jung-hyo
- Starring
- Jung Kyung-ho
- Park Sung-woong
- Go Ah-sung
- Oh Dae-hwan
- Noh Jong-hyun
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episodes
- 16
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
Released on 2018-07-01
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGNES | Nam Hye-seung, Jello Ann, Kim Hee-jin | 03:49 |
| 2 | AGNES (Inst.) | Nam Hye-seung, Kim Hee-jin | 03:49 |
| Total length | 7:38 | ||
Released on 2018-07-14
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wherever You Are (너는 어디쯤) | Shin Hae-kyung | 04:21 |
| 2 | Wherever You Are (Inst.) | Shin Hae-kyung | 04:21 |
| Total length | 08:42 | ||
Released on 2018-07-14
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Within Me | Josef Melin, Park Geun-chul, RUNY, Kwon Deok-geun, IVeR | 03:25 |
| 2 | Always Within Me (Inst.) | RUNY, Kwon Deok-geun, IVeR | 03:25 |
| Total length | 06:50 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Han Tae-joo leads a crime investigation team and has experienced a rapid rise in his career.
- While investigating a serial murder case, Han Tae-joo has an accident and wakes up in 1988.
- To get back to the present day, Han Tae-joo tries to solve a serial murder case.
Cast
Jung Kyung-ho plays Han Tae-joo, a modern-day forensics scientist who travels back to the past and becomes a detective. He is a brilliant, principled individual who prefers to rely on scientific data and evidence rather than people. Park Sung-woong portrays Kang Dong-chul, head of the Homicide Team, a detective who uses keen instincts and intuition instead of evidence. Go Ah-sung plays Yoon Na-young, the only female member of the team and a passionate ace investigator who dreams of becoming a star detective. Oh Dae-hwan appears as Lee Yong-gi, a police sergeant in the homicide unit described as unhinged and with a nasty temper. Noh Jong-hyun plays Jo Nam-sik, the youngest detective on the team. Other cast members include Jeon Seok-ho as Han Choong-Ho, Kim Jae-kyung as Han Mal-sook, Kim Dae-gon as Park Byung-doo, Lee Bong-ryun as Yoo Soon-hee, Kim Young-pil as Kim Myung-se, Lee Ji-ha as Han Mal-sook, Yoo Yeon as Lee Sun-ja, Lee Hee-won as Han Tae-joo, Kim Ki-cheon as Manager Park, Oh Ah-rin as Young-joo, Choi Seung-yoon as Kim Min Seok (2018), Oh Han-kyul as child Kim (1988), Park Gyu-young as Daughter, Moon Woo-jin as Kyung Ho (Ep. 6), Joo Suk-tae as Lee Kang Heon, Hong Kyung as "E.T." / Oh Young Soo [1988] (Ep. 10,12), Moon Sook as Kim Mi-yeon [2018] (Ep. 15-16), and Jeon Hye-bin as Jung Seo-hyun, Tae-joo's fiancée and prosecutor.
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