Premiere Watch: See You in My 19th Life
by missvictrix
Time slot: Saturday-Sunday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: Our other hotly anticipated drama premiere this weekend is tvN’s See You in My 19th Life. The beloved webtoon gets an adaptation with Shin Hye-sun as our reincarnating heroine, and Ahn Bo-hyun as the love from her past that she can’t forget. Also in lead roles are the up-and-coming Ha Yoon-kyung and Ahn Dong-goo, so this is exciting on all fronts.
While King the Land has been quite over-zealous with their teasers and promos — already showing us so many of the drama’s highlights — See You in my 19th Life has chosen the opposite strategy. From the beginning of the promotion cycle, teasers have been vague and mysterious, and even the more complete official trailer release has left a lot to the imagination. I’m left feeling like I still don’t know what to expect from this drama’s tone and storytelling, and that’s got me only more excited for the big premiere.
TL;DR: Highly anticipated webtoon adaption about a woman who remembers all of her past lives.
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1 jerrykuvira
June 16, 2023 at 6:13 PM
This will never go wrong.
I'll be seeing you for the next 5 weeks.
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2 DancingEmma
June 16, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Some Korean male actors - unlike any female ones who cannot possibly be allowed to be anything but thin - seem to put on weight and lose them for roles. Ahn Bohyun was so much bigger as Goo Oong in Yumi’s Cells. It really suited him.
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panshel
June 16, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Kim Sun-a put on weight for her role in My Name Is Kim Sam-soon.
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DancingEmma
June 16, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Thanks for this! Good to know.
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OldLawyer
June 18, 2023 at 10:48 PM
About twenty pounds I believe.
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
June 16, 2023 at 9:14 PM
I’ve heard that Ahn Bo-hyun’s casting is actually controversial amongst many webtoon fans because the character is meant to be sickly-thin and weak looking
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
June 16, 2023 at 9:16 PM
Accidentally posted send before finishing, grhhhh. Hate it when that happens.
… sickly-thin and weak-looking, which he clearly isn’t, even with the weight loss regiment.
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Kafiyah Bello
June 17, 2023 at 4:58 AM
To be fair, he looks sickly and thin in comparison to his previous roles. So his look actually works for me here. However, if I had previous knowledge, I would feel weird about his casting. So I understand.
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Gikata
June 17, 2023 at 12:50 AM
Tricky situation - cinema is a visual art so LOOKING like one's character is written to be IS important. There are clearly tons of guys in k-ent that would've fit the description better, and with all the respect to ABH he is not some acting prodigy that can put out an award-worthy performance making people totally forget he doesn't exactly look the part. To think that he even had to drastically lose weight... Dude must've want this role BADLY. Well, if anything, I always respect the dedication. Hope his health is fine and it was worth it. We'll see soon)))
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fab
June 17, 2023 at 11:43 AM
This is one of those characteristics that should be left in the webtoon. Weakly looking is not healthy.
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JillofAllTrades
July 11, 2023 at 3:08 PM
I have read the Webtoon. He is sort of prickly and gloomy. And he is hard of hearing. They did not focus as much on his hearing disability in this adaptation but in Webtoon that is rather obvious. But he is not really weak or sickly at all.
In fact he is shown teaching his friend's brother how to fight. (Spoiler : He fights goons in one of the scenes in a later part of the story) I do not know where this weak part is coming from.
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nigirisushi
June 18, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Right now, I don't seem to mind ABH in the role. And I am a fan of the webtoon and Seo-ha. They are not exactly the same person, but that's okay.
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3 Jezz
June 16, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Legal streaming website for this Kdrama: Netflix
Also on Netflix was King the Land.
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Diana Hansen
June 17, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Dancing happy dance all over the room! Thank you Netflix! And @Jezz
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4 Kafiyah Bello
June 16, 2023 at 7:48 PM
I'm so excited. I will watch this after King the Land, because I am more excited about this!!!
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indyfan
June 16, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Honestly, how can anyone pick, at least in premiere week? I secretly wish Netflix spaces them out so my week is full of goodness.
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5 panshel
June 16, 2023 at 8:22 PM
This is a can't miss. I'll be watching both new dramas, but lately I'm more into fantasy than rom-com.
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6 OldLawyer
June 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Its finally here! We will be watching this
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7 ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
June 16, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Reason to watch: Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun.
I don’t even need another explanation. If she’s in a project, I’ll watch it. Her performances are the acting equivalent of the Midas touch - golden and unmissable.
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indyfan
June 16, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Isn’t it a nice balance that while many of us watching that “other” drama premiering this weekend for the ML, so many are looking fwd to our FL here?
Tho to be honest, the premise of this is a bit more interesting to me, or at least fresher.
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
June 16, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Definitely a good balance of excitement for both an actor and an actress. I'm always here for people being equally or more excited about a female protagonist. Drama anticipation comes off as so male-centric a lot of the time, its a refreshing change of pace.
You could also say there's a good balance in the type of dramas here: one is a feel-good, old-fashioned bickering romcom; the other is a fantastical, fresh take (literally, for Ban Ji-eum) on life and love. Whichever suits your mood at the given moment, it's there.
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Kafiyah Bello
June 17, 2023 at 5:01 AM
This is true, but Ahn Bo Hyun is an objectively better actor than Yoona is, so although he doesn't match Shin Hye Sun, him trying to keep up isn't as painful to watch. So she is the reason for the season, but I'm here for him too.
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8 coffee_jelly
June 16, 2023 at 10:29 PM
My reason for watching: I love the webtoon and I absolutely love Shin Hae Sun.
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9 Gikata
June 17, 2023 at 12:53 AM
This better to be at least an ok watch because I'm THAT bored and have literally nothing else left.
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10 Mani-chan
June 17, 2023 at 4:39 AM
I really am looking forward to the drama because this is the first time i have read the webtoon before the drama on it came out. I find ABH very attractive but to be honest, I am here for Shin Hye Sun. The woman is an amazing actress.
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11 fab
June 17, 2023 at 11:46 AM
This sounds promising. Even if the story fails we'll still have great acting!
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12 Luna Schimidt
June 17, 2023 at 3:03 PM
What happened to Ahn Bohyun's face!?
Are they trying to transform him into a flower boy?
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13 LaurenSophie
June 17, 2023 at 8:47 PM
I watched the first episode and will definitely keep tuning in. It has this warmth and fairy tale quality without being cloying that I really like. Even though it's not similar to it in any significant aspects, "19th Life" reminded me somewhat of "It's Ok to Not Be Ok," and hooked me right away.
I loved the actress playing the younger version of our heroine, and Shin Hye-sun looks gorgeous. The color palette is also lovely. I wanted to spend the hour in this world with these characters, and right now, that's all I could hope for.
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14 SummerMoon
June 18, 2023 at 7:05 AM
Loving what I see in episode 1! I'm in! See you all around ❤️
I didn't read the webtoon but my daughter did and she said it's different. It doesn't matter to me because I'm going in with no preconceptions or ideas what I'm going to get out of it other than what the short synopsis of the series is about.
Love the younger version of the FL. She's good!
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15 zk
June 18, 2023 at 10:12 AM
enjoyed the first episode! park so-yi, the child actress who played the fl as a child in her 19th life, was SO GOOD.
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16 ScreenName
June 18, 2023 at 11:11 AM
19th Life has a much slower, more measured pace than King the Land. It’ll be a nice contrast in viewing.
Even if it turns out I’m not a fan of the show itself, I’ll continue to watch anything with Shin Hye-Sun. She’s got range that few actresses have and she always brings her “A” game.
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17 OldLawyer
June 18, 2023 at 10:50 PM
My wife and I have watched the first two episodes and they were fantastic.
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SummerMoon
June 18, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Saving episode 2 for tonight 😆 I need to space them apart so as to not so desperately wish for the weekend to arrive instantly.
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18 Qingdao: likes scented candles
June 19, 2023 at 5:42 AM
After watching episodes 1 & 2, I am looking forward to more of this drama. Since I have not seen/read the webtoon, I have no preconceived ideas of the characters or expectations of the plot. It is my experience that Kdramas don't recreate the webtoon, rather, the webtoon is inspiration. I'm not sure of the mythology of reincarnation, but it seems that it is unusual for people to remember their past lives so it seems odd that the FL continues to expect the ML to remember her from his previous lives.
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Kurama
June 19, 2023 at 5:54 AM
But it's not his previous life. It was his childhood. She was the one who reincarnated very fast after her death.
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Qingdao: likes scented candles
June 20, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Ooooo......thanks for the clarification.
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Kurama
June 20, 2023 at 5:04 AM
You're welcome 😊
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19 SummerMoon
June 19, 2023 at 6:08 AM
I just finished watching episode 2 and then a lightbulb went off. It's a mini Mr queen reunion *squeal*
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20 DancingEmma
July 11, 2023 at 4:07 PM
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