TV series
If You Wish Upon Me
Overview
The story of patients and the caregivers of a hospice department. It is the story of people who dream of 'well-dying'.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-08-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- KBS2
- Production
- Climax Studios
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Ji Chang-wook as Yoon Gyeo-rea
- Sooyoung Choi as Seo Yeon-joo
- Sung Dong-il as Kang Tae-sik
- Won Ji-an as Ha Jun-kyung
- Nam Tae-hoon as Jang Seok-jun
- Yang Hee-kyung as Yeom Soon-ja
- Kil Hae-yeon as Choi Deok-ja
- Yoo Soon-woong as Hwang Cha-yong
- Jeon Chae-eun as Yoo Seo-jin
- Shin Ju-hwan as Yang Chi-hun
- Park Se-jun as Wang Jin-gu
- Park Jin-joo as Se Hee
Creators and crew
- Kim Yong-wan - Director
- Jo Ryeong-soo - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Team Genie
The former captain of Team Genie is facing his last moments of life. To grant his final wish, Tae-shik and Yeon-joo take him to his hometown, the East Sea. On the way there, they run into Gyeo-re who is running away from his enemies. Although they meet by accident, their fate binds them together at the hospice hospital.
Episode 2: The Awful Driver
The new volunteer who will be driving the ambulance is Gyeo-re. Although Yeon-joo does not like the idea, Tae-shik brings him here so he can learn a lesson. The first patient he will be driving is Mr. Pyeon, who might die in a week. Team Genie brings him to his old home as he wishes to face his last moment where he has his most beautiful memories.
Episode 3: Unbearable Pain
Yong-ho now faces the last moments of his life. Watching him pass makes Gyeo-re feel something he never felt before. A young patient fights extreme pain due to cancer. For the girl who is not sure whether to live in pain is better than dying, Tae-shik tries his best to grant her final wish.
Episode 4: Se-hee's Last Wish
Although Tae-shik’s attempt to persuade Gyu-tae seems meaningless, Gyu-tae suddenly changes his mind for some reason. Hence, the preparations for Se-hee’s musical officially begin. Meanwhile, Gyeo-re is still obsessed with what is in Room 403. Although he knows that the ghost is a lie, he is still curious.
Episode 5: The Suspicion
Se-hee’s final wish ends with a success. Her musical brings her loved ones together and also helps Gyu-tae to repent. Meanwhile, Gyeo-re finds some suspicious things about Mr. Kang. Although Team Genie is a charity group, he sees Mr. Kang receive money from Se-hee’s parents.
Episode 6: Seo-jin's Revenge
Jun-kyung is now out of prison. Although Seok-jun finds her to get to Gyeo-re, she is also unable to reach him. Seo-jin’s boyfriend becomes the victim of a hit-and-run case. Not knowing when he might die, he whispers his final wish to Seo-jin. As the wish is something Tae-shik refuses to do, she acts on her own with some help from Gyeo-re.
Episode 7: Yeon-joo and Gyeo-re
Gyeo-re expresses his feelings toward Yeon-joo for the first time. Although the timing is not intentional, he still means what he said. However, Jun-kyung is close to finding Gyeo-re. She visits Jin-gu but leaves empty-handed. As Seok-jun and Jun-kyung are in the brisk of finding Gyeo-re, tension surrounds the hospice hospital.
Episode 8: Farewell Sonny
It is now time for Sonny to have his final wish. Although Gyeo-re thought that Sonny wants to take revenge on his previous owner, he realizes that it is not what Sonny wants. After his death, Gyeo-re pursues happiness at the hospice hospital. Sonny and the people at the hospital teach him what it is like to have a family.
Episode 9: Brother And Sister
Jun-kyung finds Gyeo-re at the hospital. By threatening him that she will die, he follows her against his will. Even without saying goodbye, Gyeo-re leaves the hospital and breaks Yeon-joo’s heart. Although the brother and sister live together as a family now, every day is nothing but torment for the both of them.
Episode 10: Back Home
Gyeo-re is able to escape Jun-kyung and come back home safely thanks to Yeon-joo. As he returns to the hospital, he becomes certain that this is where he belongs. Tae-shik’s cancer is getting worse. Yeon-joo is worried that he might not have much time left and that he is still unaware of the secret of Room 403.
Episode 11: Tae-shik's Cancer
On the way to Mokpo to fulfill Chang-woo’s final wish, Tae-shik collapses because of his cancer. Although he is fine for now, he promises Gyeo-re and Yeon-joo that he will receive chemotherapy once they return to the hospice. Meanwhile, the secret behind the patient in Room 403 starts to uncover itself slowly.
Episode 12: The Children Left Behind
Jae-yeon and Ho-yeon are scared that they will be left alone if their grandmother passes. However, Gyeo-re feeds them and gives them work to do in the hospice. Meanwhile, the man in Room 403 wakes up and talks to Gyeo-re. He wishes to leave the hospital once he gets his memories back.
Episode 13: Father And Son
Jae-yeon and Ho-yeon’s grandmother passes. Although Gyeo-re wishes to take them in, they already have an Auntie who wants to take care of them. Meanwhile, it turns out that Yoon Ki-chun has never lost his memories in the first place. Without anyone knowing, he plans an evil scheme in the hospital.
Episode 14: Ill-Fated Relationship
Yoon Ki-chun calls upon his gang to the hospital. He is still the man he used to be and plans to take away everything that Tae-shik loves. Meanwhile, Tae-shik helps Jun-kyung to be free from despair. With his help, she learns the truth behind the reason why she ended up in an orphanage.
Episode 15: A Real Family
Ki-chun and Tae-shik become hospitalized. While Ki-chun is bleeding out, Tae-shik’s cancer becomes worse as his body is severely injured. Meanwhile, Gyeo-re finally ends his relationship with Ki-chun. With nobody to bother him anymore, he goes back to where he truly belongs in Woori Hospice Hospital.
Episode 16: The Little Captain
The time for Tae-shik’s final wish has come. Although Gyeo-re thought it is to hold Tae-shik’s early funeral, it is actually a different event for Gyeo-re. After Tae-shik’s passing, his will to help those in need does not change. The hospital makes a foundation that helps Team Genie to grant people’s wishes more actively.
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