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 (KST) 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 (Ji Chang-wook) 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
A young ex-convict who volunteers at a hospice hospital after going through an orphanage, a juvenile detention center, and a prison.
The leader of volunteer group, Team Genie, who grants the last wishes of hospice hospital patients.
A nurse at hospice hospital with a bright cheerful personality.
Supporting
People related to Team Genie
A cook and member of the volunteer group, Team Genie.
A cleaner at the hospice and a member of Team Genie.
- Yoo Soon-woong as Hwang Cha-young
A silent and sincere man who works with Choi Deok-ja.
A high school student and the only teen member of Team Genie.
A social worker and a trusted sponsor of Team Genie.
- Shin Joo-hwan as Yang Chi-hoon
A doctor at the hospice.
People related to Yoon Gyeo-ree
A woman whose everything is Yoon Gyeo-ree.
- Nam Tae-hoon as Jang Seok-jun
A person from the same orphanage as Yoon Gyeo-ree.
- Park Se-jun as Wang Jin-goo
A friend of Yoon Gyeo-ree, a veterinarian.
Others
The youngest patient in the hospice, a musical actress.
- Nam Kyung-joo as Yoon Ki-chun
Patient in room 403 and Yoon Gyeo-ree's father.
A terminal ill patient at the hospice.
A terminal ill patient at the hospice.
Yoo Seo-jin's boyfriend who got into a car accident.
Cousin of Jae-yeon and Ho-yeon, granddaughter of grandma in Nursing Home Hospital No. 102.
Granddaughter of grandma in Nursing Home Hospital No. 102.
Grandson of grandma in Nursing Home Hospital No. 102.
Special appearances
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Production
On September 1, 2021, it was reported that the main casting had been finalised. The filming began on September 27. On April 7, 2022, Choi Soo-young posted on Instagram that the filming of the series had ended.
Viewership
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