My Perfect Stranger

Did You Know?

• The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2022.
• My Perfect Stranger was initially scheduled for release in the second half of 2022.
• In November 2022, it was confirmed that the series would premiere on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays time slot in January 2023.

Cast

Kim Dong-wook takes on the role of Yoon Hae-jun, a news anchor known for his cool and direct demeanor, while Kim Do-jin appears as the younger version of Hae-jun. Jin Ki-joo plays Baek Yoon-young, an editor at a publishing company, with Nam Koong-lin portraying her younger self. Seo Ji-hye is Lee Soon-ae, a bright and optimistic third-year student at Woojung High School who has a passion for literature. Park Soo-young plays Lee Hyung-man, Soon-ae’s father and the owner of a tea house in Woojung Village, while Kim Jung-young takes on the role of her mother, Park Ok-ja. Hong Na-hyun appears as Lee Kyung-ae, Soon-ae’s older sister who works at a hair salon, and Song Seung-hwan plays her younger brother, Lee Oh-bok. Lee Won-jung portrays Baek Hee-seop, a charming and straightforward third-year student at Woojung High School, with Jo Yeon-ho as his younger self. Choi Young-woo plays Baek Dong-sik, Hee-seop’s uncle and a homicide detective at the Woojung Police Station. Hong Seung-an appears as Baek Yoo-seop, Hee-seop’s second older brother and a student at a prestigious Seoul university, with Yoo Sung-min as the teenage Yoo-seop. Kim Jong-soo plays Yoon Byung-gu, the principal and chairman of Woojung High School, who is also Hae-jun’s grandfather. Jung Jae-kwang portrays Yoon Yeon-woo, Byung-gu’s son and Hae-jun’s father, a mechanical engineering student returning from a long study abroad in the United States, with Son Jin-hwan as the older Yeon-woo. Jung Shin-hye plays Lee Cheong-ah, the owner of Bongbong Cafe and Hae-jun’s mother. Ji Hye-won appears as Go Mi-suk, Soon-ae’s classmate, and Kim Yeon-woo plays her older brother, Go Min-su. Joo Yeon-woo is Yoo Beom-ryong, Hee-seop’s classmate. Kim Ye-ji, Kwon So-hyun, Kang Ji-woon, and Jung Ga-hee play Soon-ae’s classmates Kim Hae-kyung, Lee Eun-ha, Park Yu-ri, and teacher Lee Joo-young, respectively. Lee Ji-hyun plays Lee Soon-ae, Yoon-young’s mother, and Lee Gyu-hoe plays Baek Hee-seop, Yoon-young’s father. Kim Hye-eun appears as Go Mi-suk, a best-selling author. Kim Hyun-mok plays Jeon Young-nok, Lim Jong-yoon plays Min-su in 2021, Jang Seo-won plays Gyo-ryeon, and Jung Jin-young plays the son of Hae-jun and Yoon-young.