Different Dreams Explained

Native Name:

Hangul:

이몽

Developer:

Kim Seung-mo

Director:

Yoon Sang-ho

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Num Episodes:

Producer:

Go Dae-hwa

Runtime:

35 minutes

Company:

Imong Studio Culture Company

Network:

MBC TV

Different Dreams is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Yoo Ji-tae, Lim Ju-hwan and Nam Gyu-ri. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from May 4 to July 13, 2019.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The series celebrates the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement which led to the formation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1919.^[4] ^[5]

Synopsis

The story takes place in Gyeongseong (Seoul, Korea) and Shanghai (China) during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea. Lee Young-jin is a Korean surgeon who was raised by a Japanese family. She becomes a spy for the Korean government.^[6]

Cast

Main

Lee Yo-won as Lee Young-jin (36 years old)^[7]
Yoo Ji-tae as Kim Won-bong (39 years old)^[8]
Lim Ju-hwan as Fukuda (32 years old)^[9]
Nam Gyu-ri as Miki (29 years old)^[10]

Supporting

People around Lee Young-jin

Lee Hae-young as Hiroshi^[11]
Lee Young-sook as Kim Hyun-ok
Kim Tae-woo as Yoo Tae-joon
Yoon Ji-hye as Esther

Heroic Corps

Jo Bok-rae as Kim Nam-ok
Baek Su-ho as Majar
Park Ha-na as Cha Jeong-im^[12]
Lee Kyu-ho as Yoon Se-ju
Heo Ji-won as Park Hyeok
Kim Joo-young as Kim Seung-jin

Joseon Governor Office

Jeon Jin-ki as Oda
Seol Jung-hwan as Ma Roo (Maru)
Ahn Shin-woo as Kenta
Yu Sang-jae as Roku

Jongno Police Station

Heo Sung-tae as Matsuura
Kang Pil-sun as Daiki
Lee Kyo-yeob as Matsuda
Yoon Joon-sung as Kimura
Park Seon-woong as Taro

Joseon Governor Office Hospital

Yoon Jong-hwa as Ishida
Kim Kyu-jong as Seong Joon-soo^[13]

Cheongbang

Kim Beob-rae as Do Wol-seong
Jung Sung-il as Jin-soo
Lee Sun-jin as Lee So-min

Others

Sora Jung as Yu Madam
Yoo Ha-bok as Kim Ku
Kim Do-hyun as Murai
Kim Sook-in as Macey
Lee Han-wi as Song Byung-soo

Production

Lee Young-ae was supposed to portray Lee Young-jin but she withdrew from the television series due to schedule conflicts.^[14]
The series is entirely pre-produced. Filming began in October 2018^[15] and wrapped up on April 28, 2019.^[16]
The drama also serves as a reunion project for both Lee Yo-won and Nam Gyu-ri who both starred in the 2011 hit drama 49 Days.^[17]

Original soundtrack

Different Dreams OST
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Various artists
Released:	2019
Genre:	Soundtrack
Label:	Danal Entertainment

Part 11

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen^[18]		TNmS
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	May 4, 2019	5.0%		6.8%
2			7.0%	8.2%
3		5.9%	5.7%	6.3%
4		6.5%	6.3%	6.3%
5	May 11, 2019	5.5%	6.2%
6		6.4%	6.5%	6.6%
7		5.7%	5.5%	6.0%
8		6.1%	6.2%	rowspan="2"
9	May 18, 2019	4.7%
10		5.8%	5.9%	6.5%
11		5.1%		rowspan="3"
12		5.2%	5.3%
13	May 25, 2019	4.9%
14	May 25, 2019	5.8%	5.3%	5.8%
15	June 1, 2019	3.9%	colspan="2"
16		5.1%	5.2%	5.9%
17		4.5%	rowspan="3"
18		5.0%
19	June 8, 2019	4.7%
20		5.1%		5.2%
21		4.8%
22		5.5%	5.8%	5.4%
23	June 15, 2019	3.3%	rowspan="18" colspan="2"
24		3.9%
25		4.0%
26		4.5%
27	June 22, 2019	3.0%
28		4.5%
29		4.2%
30		5.1%
31	June 29, 2019	2.9%
32		3.9%
33		4.5%
34		5.0%
35	July 6, 2019
36		3.8%
37		4.1%
38		4.8%
39	July 13, 2019	3.0%
40	July 13, 2019	4.3%
Average

Notes and References

Web site: MBC's 'Different Dreams' is set to air in May. August 31, 2018. Korea JoongAng Daily. March 29, 2019. March 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329195036/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3052594. live.
Web site: Lee. Yoon-jin. MBC '이몽', 독립 투사들의 이야기가 시작된다!. March 6, 2019. News A. ko. March 31, 2019. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014131839/http://www.newsa.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=208053#09Xb. live.
Web site: Spy thriller tells story of independence fighters. May 7, 2019. The Korea Time. May 7, 2019. June 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190612090249/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/05/688_268385.html. live.
Web site: Lee. Hyun-dong. http://www.gimhaenews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=25651. December 26, 2018. Gimhae News. ko:임시정부 수립 100주년 드라마 '이몽' 촬영. ko. March 29, 2019. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014194520/http://www.gimhaenews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=25651. live.
Web site: Drama portrays life of freedom fighter. April 10, 2019. The Korea Time. May 7, 2019. May 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507092105/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/04/688_266957.html. live.
Web site: 기획의도 이몽. www.imbc.com. 2019-06-14. 2023-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019211553/https://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/differentdreams/concept/. live.
Web site: Jang. Ah-reum. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003533989. August 14, 2018. News1. Naver. ko:[공식입장] 이요원 측 "'이몽' 여주인공 출연 긍정 논의 중". ko. March 29, 2019. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014132339/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003533989. live.
Web site: Kim. Jin-seok. https://news.joins.com/article/22844184. July 30, 2018. JoongAng Ilbo. ko:[단독]유지태, 드라마 '이몽'서 김원봉役 "이영애와 재회". ko. March 29, 2019. March 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329195037/https://news.joins.com/article/22844184. live.
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Web site: Jang. Jin-ri. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003927083. December 27, 2018. OSEN. Naver. ko:남규리, '이몽' 합류 확정...매혹적 경성구락부 가수 된다 [공식입장]. ko. March 29, 2019. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014131839/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003927083. live.
Web site: Kim. Ji-won. 이해영X허성태, 임정 수립 100주년 기념 드라마 '이몽' 출연. October 19, 2018. Tenasia Hankyung. ko. March 29, 2019. March 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172108/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1587676. live.
Web site: Choi. Seung-seop. [단독]박하나, MBC '이몽' 합류…유지태 조력자 된다]. October 22, 2018. Sports Seoul. Naver. ko. March 29, 2019. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011192152/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000437721. live.
Web site: Shin. Na-ra. SS501 김규종, MBC 대작 '이몽' 합류…이요원·유지태 호흡 [공식]]. February 1, 2019. TV Report. ko. March 29, 2019. October 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019174003/https://tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=1106574. live.
Web site: Moon. Ji-yeon. [단독] 이영애X유지태 '이몽' 방송사 찾았다..내년 5월 MBC行]. August 8, 2018. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. March 29, 2019. August 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808041020/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/08/2018080800958.html. live.
Web site: Yoo. Chung-hee. https://www.hankyung.com/article/2019032792654. March 27, 2019. The Korea Economic Daily. ko:'이몽' 제작진 "최종화까지 전 대본 탈고 완료"…이유 있는 '자신감'. ko. March 29, 2019. March 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329163627/https://www.hankyung.com/article/2019032792654. live.
Web site: Park. Han-byeol. "100% 사전 제작" '이몽', 6개월 간의 촬영 마무리 "5월 4일 첫 방송". April 30, 2019. iMBC. Naver. ko. April 30, 2019.
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