If You Wish Upon Me
If You Wish Upon Me is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young. It aired on KBS2 from August 10 to September 29, 2022, airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Viu in the Middle East, South Africa, and selected regions in Asia, and on Viki in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.
Overview
The storyline of If You Wish Upon Me was inspired by a true account of the Make-a-Wish Foundation in the Netherlands. The story revolves around a young man with a troubled past who struggles throughout his life that enters a hospice hospital on the order of community service. He joins Team Genie, a group which fulfills the last wishes of hospice patients, and learns to care for others for the first time. He, with Team Genie, listens to and carries out the last wishes of people at the end of their lives through various episodes.Cast
Main
- Ji Chang-wook as Yoon Gyeo-ree
- Sung Dong-il as Kang Tae-shik
- Choi Soo-young as Seo Yeon-joo
Supporting
People related to Team Genie
- Yang Hee-kyung as Yeom Soon-ja
- Gil Hae-yeon as Choi Deok-ja
- Yoo Soon-woong as Hwang Cha-young
- Jeon Chae-eun as Yoo Seo-jin
- Park Jung-pyo as Mr.Koo
- Shin Joo-hwan as Yang Chi-hoon
People related to Yoon Gyeo-ree
- Won Ji-an as Ha Joon-kyung
- Nam Tae-hoon as Jang Seok-jun
- Park Se-jun as Wang Jin-goo
Others
- Park Jin-joo as Im Se-hee
- Nam Kyung-joo as Yoon Ki-chun
- Jung Dong-hwan as Mr. Yoon
- Jeon Moo-song as Mr. Byun
- Yeo One as Kwak Hyeong-jun
- Park Jung-yeon as Choi Min-kyung
- Jang Jae-hee as Jae-yeon
- Lee Chul-mu as Ho-yeon
Special appearances
- Kim Shin-rok as Hye-jin
- Min Woo-hyuk as Pyo Gyu-tae, Musical theater actor
- Lee Yoo-mi as young woman
- Lee Hyo-bin as Pyo Cheol-woo's victim