Dear My Friends

## Details

* **Title:** 디어 마이 프렌즈 / Dieo Mai Peurenjeu
* **Tagline:** It's not over. We're still alive
* **Genre:** Melodrama, family, friendship, comedy, romance
* **Episodes:** 16
* **Broadcast network:** tvN
* **Broadcast period:** 2016-May-13 to 2016-Jul-02
* **Air time:** Friday & Saturday 20:30
* **Original Soundtrack:** Dear My Friends OST

## Synopsis

Depict the life story of the ones in their twilight years, who raise their voices as "It's not over. We're still alive".

## Cast

Main Cast
* Ko Hyun Jung as Park Wan (37)
* Kim Hye Ja as Jo Hee Ja (72)
* Go Doo Shim as Jang Nan Hee (63) (Wan's mother)
* Kim Young Ok as Oh Ssang Boon (86) (Nan Hee's mother, Wan's grandmother)
* Na Moon Hee as Moon Jung Ah (72) (Suk Kyoon's wife)
* Park Won Sook as Lee Young Won (63) (Nan Hee's school friend)
* Yoon Yeo Jung as Oh Choong Nam (65) (Nan Hee & Young Won's senior)
* Shin Goo as Kim Suk Kyoon (75) (Jung Ah's husband)
	+ Woo Sang Wook as young Kim Suk Kyoon
* Joo Hyun as Lee Sung Jae (72) (Hee Ja's former classmate)

Extended Cast
* Go Bo Kyul as Ha Neul (Min Ho's wife)
* Nam Neung Mi as Ki Ja
* Kim Jung Hwan (김정환) as Jang Il Bong (Ssang Boon's son, Wan's uncle)
* Cha Jong Ho (차종호) as Nan Hee's restaurant employee
* Jung Ui Soon (정의순) as Nan Hee's restaurant employee
* Ji Yi Soo as Sang Suk
* Yum Hye Ran as Soon Young (Jung Ah's eldest daughter)
* Kwon Hyuk (권혁) as Oh Seo Oh (Jung Ah's eldest daughter's husband)
* Kang Eun Jin (강은진) as Soo Young (Jung Ah's second daughter)
* Han Jung Hyun (한정현) as Kim Soo Young (Jung Ah's third daughter)
	+ Seo Ga Eun as young Kim Soo Young
* Baek Seung Do as Yang Joo Young (Choong Nam's nephew)
* Byun Woo Suk as Son Jong Shik (Choong Nam's cousin's son)
* Lee Kwang Se (이광세) as Bong Yi

Others
* Kwak In Joon as Prof. Yang
* Kim Tae Hoon as Prof. Lee
* Joo Boo Jin
* Choi Jae Sup (최재섭)
* Jo Seung Yun as Hee Ja's son
* Park Sung Yun (박성연)
* Park Soo Min (박수민)
* Kang Moon Kyung
* Yoo Pil Ran (유필란)
* Kim Feel (김필)
* Kim Hak Im (김학임)
* Jo Hye Won (조혜원)
* Kim Kyung Ae (김경애)
* Go Jin Myung
* Kim Byung Choon
* Kim Hak Sun
* Ok Joo Ri (옥주리)
* Park Kwi Soon as taxi driver
* Noh Nam Suk (노남석)
* Kwon Jae Hyun (권재현) as Soon Chul
* Lee Jung Goo (이정구) as priest
* Baek Eun Kyung as Hye Mi
* Shin Shin Bum (신신범) as Suk Kyoon's younger brother
* Kim Mi Ryang (김미량) as Suk Kyoon's sister-in-law
* Kim Jung Soo (김정수)
* Jin Suk Chan (진석찬)

Guests
* Jo In Sung as Seo Yun Ha (32) (Won's boyfriend in Slovenia)
* Shin Sung Woo as Han Dong Jin (40) (publishing editor)
* Sung Dong Il as Park Gyo Soo (artist)
* Jang Hyun Sung as Lee Il Woo (regular customer at Nan Hee's restaurant)
* Lee Kwang Soo as Yoo Min Ho (30) (Hee Ja's youngest son)
* Lee Won Jong as young Nan Hee's father
* Song Yong Tae as Hee Ja's husband
* Daniel Henney as Mark Smith (Hee Ja's neighbor, photographer) (ep 1-4;ep 11)
* Chae Gook Hee as Yun Ha's sister (in Slovenia)
* Ha Jae Young as Dae Cheol (Young Won's ex-husband)
* Kwon Hyuk Soo
* Lee Soon Jae
* Nam Jung Hee as Alzheimer's patient

## Production Credits

* **Production Companies:** Studio Dragon, GT Entertainment (GT 엔터테인먼트)
* **Director:** Hong Jong Chan
* **Screenwriter:** Noh Hee Kyung

## Recognitions

* **2017 53nd Baeksang Arts Awards:** Best Drama
* **2016 tvN10 Awards:** Content Main Prize
* **2016 Korea Drama Awards:** Best Screenplay (Noh Hee Kyung)

## Notes

* This drama was specially aired on tvN for the broadcast channel's 10th anniversary year.
* First script reading took place February 2, 2016 at CJ E&M Center in Sangamdong, Seoul, South Korea.
* Filming for drama series began February 24, 2016.
* Filming in Slovenia and Croatia for one week beginning March 3, 2016.
* According to Online research Data Spring Korea Panel Now conducted a survey on the most anticipated dramas from April 26th to the 30th, Dear My Friends is the most anticipated dramas, beats Lucky Romance and Uncontrollably Fond. Hancinema
* Ko Hyun Jung was received 60 million won (approximately $49,000) per episode (the highest pay for a cable drama), break the record of Kim Hye Soo in Signal.

## External Links

* Official site
* HanCinema
* English Wikipedia
* Korean Wikipedia