Life_on_Mars_(South_Korean_TV_series)

<i>Life on Mars</i> (South Korean TV series)

Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)

2018 South Korean television series

Life on Mars (Korean: 라이프 온 마스; RR: Raipeu on Maseu) is a South Korean television series based on the 2006–07 British series of the same name.[1] It stars Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan and Noh Jong-hyun. The series aired on OCN from June 9 to August 5, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).[2][3][4][5]

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Synopsis

Han Tae-joo (Jung Kyung-Ho) leads a crime investigation team. He has experienced a rapid rise in his career and he trusts data over people. While investigating a serial murder case, he has an accident. When Han Tae-joo wakes up, he finds himself in 1988. He does not know why, but he is now a detective appointed to work at a police station in a small city. To get back to the present day, Han Tae-joo tries to solve a serial murder case.

Cast

Main

A modern-day forensics scientist who travels back to the past and became a detective. He is a brilliant, principled individual who prefers to rely on scientific data and evidence rather than people.
Head of the Homicide Team. A detective who is uninterested in evidence and instead uses his keen instincts and intuition to solve his cases.
A passionate ace investigator who dreams of becoming a star detective.
A police sergeant in the homicide unit. He is described as unhinged and with a nasty temper.
The youngest detective on the team.

Recurring

An elite head detective who cares more about his appearance than investigations.
  • Lee Ji-ha as Han Mal-sook
  • Yoo Yeon as Lee Sun-ja
  • Lee Hee-won as Han Tae-joo
  • Kim Ki-cheon as Manager Park[11]
  • Oh Ah-rin as Young-joo
  • Choi Seung-yoon as Kim Min Seok (2018 - serial killer)
    • Oh Han-kyul as child Kim Min-seok (1988)

Special appearance

  • Park Gyu-young as Daughter
  • Moon Woo-jin as Kyung Ho (Ep. 6)
  • Joo Suk-tae as Lee Kang Heon, 1988 - escaped prisoner & hostage-taker (Ep. 7)
  • Hong Kyung as "E.T." / Oh Young Soo [1988] (Ep. 10,12)
  • Moon Sook as Kim Mi-yeon - Tae Joo's mother [2018] (Ep. 15-16)
  • Jeon Hye-bin as Jung Seo-hyun, Tae-joo's fiancée and prosecutor

Production

  • First script reading took place on March 12, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong.[12]
  • Im Chang-jung was offered a major supporting role but he declined the offer.[13]
  • Seo Ji-hoon was cast in the role of Jo Nam-sik but dropped out of the project.[14]

Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Ratings

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Life on Mars : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[15]
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Awards and nominations

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    "Korean version of 'Life on Mars' depicts dazed cop's quest for identity". Yonhap News Agency. June 5, 2018.
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