Who Are You? () is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Go Ara and Kang Nam-gil. It aired on MBC TV from March 3 to May 1, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.
Plot Son Il-gun is a middle-aged deliveryman and devoted father to his daughter, Young-in. Young-in just graduated from high school and is an aspiring cartoonist, but she is working part-time instead of going to college due to financial difficulties, which the quick-tempered young woman partly blames on her "loser" father. She has no idea that Il-gun was once a struggling artist in his youth, but now that one of his paintings was sold for an exorbitant amount to a collector in New York, a local gallery offers Il-gun a solo exhibition. But before he can make a decision, Il-gun dies in a traffic accident, leaving Young-in penniless. According to Buddhism, the soul of a dead person is allowed to wander for 49 days in order to let go of all earthly attachments before going to the afterlife. But Il-gun loves his daughter so much that he takes it one step further, and possesses a stranger's body to care for Young-in and make it up to her.
Cha Seung-hyo was abandoned as a child, then adopted and raised in the United States. He is now a cold-hearted, perfectionist corporate raider without any meaningful relationships. However, after a traffic accident, he begins to lose time and wake up in strange situations, and he eventually learns that Il-gun is spiritually possessing him for three hours a day. Not only does Young-in find it suspicious that this stranger is suddenly concerned about her well-being, buying her expensive clothes and food, but Seung-hyo's subordinates also find it weird that he periodically acts out of character like a manically cheerful, old-fashioned man. Against his will, Seung-hyo gets drawn into Young-in's life, and discovers that Shin Jae-ha, owner of Nuri Art Gallery, is ingratiating himself with her, hoping to find more of the late Il-gun's paintings and buy them off her for less than they're worth. Young-in initially dislikes and mistrusts Seung-hyo, but the more she gets to know him, she glimpses his loneliness and gradually falls for him, which inevitably leads to awkwardness and hijinks.
Cast Yoon Kye-sang as Cha Seung-hyo Go Ara as Son Young-in Kang Nam-gil as Son Il-gun, Young-in's father Jin Yi-han as Shin Jae-ha, owner of Nuri Art Gallery Park Ji-young as Kim Young-ae, Il-gun's girlfriend Kim Sung-eun as Yoon Ha-young, gallery curator Lee Eon as Kwon Yong-deok, Young-in's friend Lee Min-jung as Yang Ji-sook, Young-in's friend Jung Ho-bin as Yoon Hoo-jin, Seung-hyo's lawyer Ahn Sun-young as Yeo Ji-won, Seung-hyo's secretary Jo Deok-hyun as Driver Pi, Seung-hyo's chauffeur Gi Ju-bong as Cha Chul-soo, Seung-hyo's father Kim Mi-kyung as Oh Young-hee, Seung-hyo's mother Kim Hyung-jong as Loan shark 1 Jung Hwan-gyu as Loan shark 2 Yoon Joo-sang as Sa Shin ("Angel of Death" or "Reaper") Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Geum Nan-hee, Jae-ha's mother Baek Jung-min as Jang Dong-gun Kim Sung-kyum as President Kim Kwon Hae-hyo as Funeral service counselor Min Ah-ryung Park Kwang-jung
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result 2008 27th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Go Ara
References
External links Who Are You? official MBC website Who Are You? at MBC Global Media