Shin Hye-sun boasts an impressive resume in her 19th Life

16 June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Shin Hye-sun boasts an impressive resume in her 19th Life

by solstices

Another teaser is out for tvN’s upcoming fantasy romance See You in My 19th Life, and I’m certainly anticipating its premiere next week. Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) stars as our reincarnating heroine Ban Ji-eum, who possesses the memories of all her previous lives. In her current life, her main aim is to seek out Moon Seo-ha — played by Ahn Bo-hyun (Yumi’s Cells 2) — her unfulfilled love from a past lifetime.

The latest teaser opens with a young Ji-eum showing off her flamenco flair at a talent show, impressing her enraptured audience with an elegant twirl. Her dancing prowess extends to adulthood, and we see a grown-up Ji-eum strike a confident pose, to the astonishment of both Seo-ha and his secretary Ahn Dong-goo (The Law Cafe).

Ji-eum’s talents don’t end there. She’s also a certified polyglot, and her fluency in seven languages is equal parts impressive and doubt-inducing. When a skeptical Seo-ha asks her how she learnt Arabic, Ji-eum responds that she once worked in an Arab country — but we see that she actually owes her Arabic proficiency to a previous life as an alchemist in the Middle East.

That’s not all, because Ji-eum’s skills extend beyond the artistic and the linguistic. She’s also retained combat strategies from her time as a Goryeo warrior, allowing her to successfully defend herself against an oncoming attacker. Taking aim as if drawing a bowstring, Ji-eum easily incapacitates her would-be assailant with a swift jab to the neck, all while barely breaking a sweat.

Needless to say, Ji-eum’s never-ending qualifications sound preposterous to Seo-ha, who winds up asking, “You have a tendency to exaggerate, don’t you?” Bewildered, Ji-eum simply blinks in response, unsure of how to answer. Hah, Seo-ha’s certainly in for a shock once he finds out the truth about Ji-eum.

Closing out the teaser, Ji-eum reminisces about her past lives, including ones as a Joseon maiden and a modern musician. Amongst them all, one life in particular stands out as the most special — presumably the one in which she first met Seo-ha — and Ji-eum declares that she’ll tell the tale of that unforgettable incarnation.

Directed by Lee Na-jung (Mine, Fight My Way) with scripts penned by Choi Young-rim, the webtoon adaptation See You in My 19th Life premieres on June 17.

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1 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

June 9, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Is the ML also going to be reincarnated since their time as unfulfilled past loves? Otherwise might have an awkward age gap.

Interesting that not all the past lives were Korean. I think this will be the first time I've seen that in a kdrama. And yes, I will be watching.

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Gikata

June 9, 2023 at 8:24 PM

From what I've seen in promos she was a young teen and he was a little kid in her last life. She died and got reborn right away or close to that while he just grew up. So there is some age gap for certain. And awkwardness too - I'm really interested how are they gonna explain such, ahem, peculiar romance setup.

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mimilavender

June 10, 2023 at 1:06 AM

I read the webtoon a while ago and if I remember correctly, their age gap is about 10 years. He was 9 when they met, she was in her early teens. They had a sweet story. The age gap is not really emphasized, her character is quite (understandably) mature for her age.

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mimilavender

June 10, 2023 at 1:07 AM

so, she died when he was 9 and re-incarnated straight away, hence the 10-year gap.

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bbstl 🧹

June 10, 2023 at 7:15 AM

So she’s supposed to be 10 years younger? Hard to see that. 🤔

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vienibenmio

June 11, 2023 at 11:24 AM

She's nine years younger, she's 23 and he's 32. I thought it was kind of hilarious that, the one time an age gap is called for, there isn't one between the actors.

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2 coffee_jelly

June 9, 2023 at 9:05 PM

I'm seriously anticipating for it's 1st episode to air on June 17.
I had my doubts at first, but the full trailer made me completely hooked. And, why, why, why, why does it only have 12 episodes tho...

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3 Enough

June 10, 2023 at 2:56 AM

Shin Hye-sun one of the most underrated actress. This lady is awesome in all her roles. Truly impressive after having watched Nr Queen 👑. Looking forward to watching this drama.

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4 Kurama

June 10, 2023 at 7:45 AM

I'm not a fan of the leads style (make-up and haircut) but the story looks fun and interesting!

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bewitched

June 15, 2023 at 7:45 PM

That's the issue I usually have with webtoon adaptation. When the stylists tried to match the webtoon it turns out quie unnatural. Shin Hye-sun's hair is so orange under bright light.

However, in Business Proposal, Ha-ri's pink wig was essential for her disguise. When it was styled down in the drama, we're all cursing Tae-moo for being unable to identify her.

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5 john

June 10, 2023 at 8:20 AM

I’ll give it a shot.

If multiple life stories catch your interests, I can recommend the J drama Brush Up Life .

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DancingEmma

June 10, 2023 at 10:45 PM

I will look for this. Thanks for the rec.

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Dylan [is enjoying Shogun]

June 14, 2023 at 5:33 PM

that drama was a banger ong

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6 Diana Hansen

June 10, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Ok I'm hooked! This looks so fun.

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7 DancingEmma

June 10, 2023 at 10:50 PM

I am glad SHS is using a more or less adult voice and not one of those irritating infantilised ones. I will wait to see how this pans out before I commit to watching it. I hope it is a good one or at least, tolerable one.

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8 vienibenmio

June 11, 2023 at 11:36 AM

I AM SO EXCITED. They posted a longer trailer on Instagram and I can't stop rewatching it (especially because it features more of my babies Do-yun and Cho-won).