# The Light in Your Eyes (TV series)

The Light in Your Eyes (Korean: 눈이 부시게; RR: Nun-i Busige) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-min, Kim Hye-ja, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Son Ho-jun. It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from February 11 to March 19, 2019. The drama was critically acclaimed for intimately portraying the hardships everyday people face. It is also one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.

## Synopsis

To prevent her father from dying in a car accident, Kim Hye Ja manipulates time with a special watch she found at a beach as a child. However, manipulating time comes with a heavy price- Hye Ja will age each time she turns back time. Meanwhile, a young man named Lee Joon Ha who has a beautiful friendship with Hye Ja, is exhausted from his family problems and has given up on all his dreams. He now works as a scammer at an elderly care center unaware that Hye Ja has become an old lady and goes there to pass time after turning old for manipulating time. The two cross each other’s paths again, but this time both have changed.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Hye-ja as Kim Hye-ja (70 years old)
* Han Ji-min as Kim Hye-ja (26 years old)
* Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Joon-ha (26 years old)
** Nam Joo-hyuk as Kim Sang-hyeon
    A Doctor in Hyoja Nursing Hospital, also resembles Kim Hye-ja's late husband, Lee Joon-ha.
* Son Ho-jun as Kim Young-soo (Lee Min-soo)

### Supporting
#### People around Hye-ja

* Ahn Nae-sang as Lee Dae-sang
** Seo Woo-jin as young Lee Dae-sang
* Lee Jung-eun as Moon Jung-eun
* Kim Ga-eun as Lee Hyun-joo
* Song Sang-eun as Yoon Sang-eun

#### People around Joon-ha

* Kim Young-ok as Joon-ha's grandmother

#### Others

* Kim Hee-won as Kim Hee-won
* Park Soo-young as Kim Byun-sub
* Jung Young-sook as Chanel (Choi Hwa-young)
* Kim Kwang-sik as Byung-soo
* Woo Hyun as Woo Hyun
* Shim Hee-sub as Doctor (ep.3)

### Special appearances

* Kim Kiri as Park Kwang-soo (Ep. 1)
* Hyun Woo as Kwon Jang-ho (Ep. 1)
* Kim Byung-man as a performer (Ep. 5)
* Choi Moo-sung as an egg seller (Ep. 5)
* Im Chang-jung as a swindler (Ep. 5)
* Hwang Jung-min as a shaman (Ep. 11)
* Yoon Bok-hee as Yoon Bok-hee (Ep. 11)

## Production

The first script reading took place on September 26, 2018 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 0.736 | 0.832 | 0.977 | 1.212 | 1.365 | 1.460 | 1.235 | 1.918 | 1.716 | 1.727 | 2.006 | 2.223 | 1.451 |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize | Kim Hye-ja | Won |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | The Light in Your Eyes | Nominated |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Kim Suk-yoon | Nominated |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Nominated |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Son Ho-jun | Nominated |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Won |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Nam-kyu and Kim Soo-jin | Nominated |
| 24th Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Series | The Light in Your Eyes | Nominated |
| 24th Asian Television Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kim Hye-ja | Nominated |