Grim reapers and bucket lists in A Week Before I Die

14 January 28, 2024January 27, 2024

Grim reapers and bucket lists in A Week Before I Die

by Jenzy

Gong Myung, Kim Min-ha

What would you do with one week left to live? In TVING’s upcoming youth fantasy drama A Week Before I Die, Kim Min-ha (Pachinko) must decide how to make the most of her life when given a delayed death sentence from her personal grim reaper Gong Myung (Lovers of the Red Sky).

At only the tender age of twenty-four, Jung Hee-wan (Kim Min-ha) has no desire to live. Six years ago, her closest friend and first love Kim Ram-woo (Gong Myung) died in an accident, and that tragedy led her down a road of isolation and apathy to where we meet her present day living a life of a recluse.

But her bubble gets burst one day when a grim reaper shows up at her door, and not just any grim reaper either — it’s Ram-woo back from the dead. He’s here to tell her that she has one week left to live, but she can end her life peacefully anytime before then if she says his name three times.

Overwhelmed at their reunion and terrified at the idea of losing him again, Hee-wan refuses to say Ram-woo’s name. So Ram-woo changes his approach by having her write out a bucket list of all the things she wants to do before she dies, intending to help her come out of her shell with happy moments in her last days. As the two work together to check off Hee-wan’s list, they’ll rekindle their old friendship, uncover secrets from their past, and learn the true meaning of life and love.

Based on the novel of the same name by Seo Eun-chae and with Noh Deok (Glitch) as creator, TVING’s A Week Before I Die is directed by filmmaker Choi Ha-na (Citizen Pane) and adapted into a screenplay by Song Hyun-ju and Jang In-jung. It’s scheduled to be released sometime in 2025.

Via The Fact

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1 kiara

January 28, 2024 at 11:56 AM

I hope this will be good for these growing leads' sake. They have so much potential.

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2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

January 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Oh wow this sounds like a great way to tie up lose ends and have a life before losing it. Elements of it reminds me of a bittersweet webdrama where a male lead helps his best friend to recover her memory after she has an accident. I hope this drama plays out well I wonder how many episodes it will be?

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3 CasualDramaFan

January 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM

Not sure what to make of it. There is a grim reaper and possibility of death looming on. The lead is already dead so there is no possibility of happy ending in traditional sense. To be any good it has to be deep exploration of death, grief, and healing and I am not sure if we can get it.

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4 Kurama

January 28, 2024 at 12:36 PM

It sounds sad.

But I like the casting. I couldn't really appreciate KMH's acting in Pachinko but I really liked her in the episode of House of Wheels, she was super cute!

It's time to see GM as a lead now!

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5 cozybooks

January 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM

So the part of me that wants this drama to be epic wants that bittersweet ending and they pass into the afterlife. The rest of me that wants bubbly happiness for the lovely couple wants them to end up working as grim reapers together in love.

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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸

January 29, 2024 at 11:42 AM

^^ Grim Reapers together in love. 😍 Kol! 👍

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6 zindigo

January 28, 2024 at 2:05 PM

Done well, this has the potential to be really different and compelling. I'm not familiar with Kim, but I thought Gong was good in Lovers of the Red Sky. Putting it on my watch list!

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7 panshel

January 28, 2024 at 4:51 PM

I really hope this is a romance like she was his first love too, and that's why he came back as her grim reaper. Kim Min-ha was amazing in Pachinko, and I love Gong Myung (more first lead roles for him please!). They make a good-looking couple, and their age difference is perfect.

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8 Unaspirated

January 28, 2024 at 7:14 PM

I love the contrast of their headshots - it’s got the right vibe already! I’m interested based on the cast and premise, but if it’s not going to come out until next year, I’m going to do my best to forget about it for a while and get hyped later!

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9 jillian

January 28, 2024 at 8:34 PM

This sounds like a lovely second chance story for the reunited lovers. Even if its under the guise of escorting the FL to the afterlife.

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10 OAsia

January 29, 2024 at 12:38 AM

The scenario is very similar to one of the plots of the drama "49 Days" (2011).

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11 🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸

January 29, 2024 at 11:47 AM

So we're planning our watchlist for 2025. 🤔 Jamkkanmanyo.

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12 ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

January 30, 2024 at 10:44 AM

God, this could be amazing if handled correctly. I sincerely hope for the sake of the actors that the writing is up to the task. The actors, both individually and together, are solid casting choices.