Birthday Letter

Birthday Letter

Birthday Letter

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Birthday Letter

2019- 2019

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.0(2 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

A drama about an old man who is lost in the memories of 1945 Hiroshima after getting an unforgettable birthday letter from his first love. During the Japanese colonial rule era, Moo Gil and Il Ae are childhood friends and each other's first love. Against their wills, both Moo Gil and Il Ae have to leave Hapcheon, South Korea, and go to Hiroshima, Japan. They are separated from each other there. Then in 2019 in South Korea, Moo Gil receives a birthday letter from his first love Il Ae.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Jo Soo-min

Jo Soo-min

Yeo Il-Ae (Young)

Kim Kyung-nam

Kim Kyung-nam

Goo Ki-woong

Song Geon-hee

Song Geon-hee

Kim Moo-gil (Young)

Jeon So-min

Jeon So-min

Kim Jae-yeon

Jung Young-sook

Jung Young-sook

Yeo Il-ae (Old)

Jeon Moo-song

Jeon Moo-song

Kim Moo-gil (Old)

Kim Hee-jung

Kim Hee-jung

Moo-gil's mother

Oh Man-seok

Oh Man-seok

[Young Geum and Ham Duk's father]

Creative team

Written by: Bae Soo-young

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