If You Wish Upon Me
Promotional poster for If You Wish Upon Me
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • If You Say Your Wish
  • Tell Me Your Wish
Hangul
당신의 소원을 말하면
Revised RomanizationDangsin-ui Sowon-eul Malha-myeon
GenreHumanism[1]
Written byJo Ryeong-soo[2]
Directed byKim Yong-wan[2]
Starring
Music byKim Dong-wook
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Ki-ho
  • Yoo Yu-jin
Producers
  • Kim Hae-jeong
  • Byun Seung-min
Production companies
Budget₩10 billion[3]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseAugust 10 (2022-08-10) –
September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)

If You Wish Upon Me (Korean: 당신이 소원을 말하면) 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.[2] 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.[4]

Overview

The storyline of If You Wish Upon Me has been inspired by a true account of the Make-a-Wish Foundation in the Netherlands.[4] The story revolves around a young man (Ji Chang-wook) with a troubled past who struggled throughout his life, 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 bright cheerful personality.

Supporting

People related to Team Genie

A cook and member of the volunteer group, Team Genie.
A cleaner at hospice and a member of Team Genie.
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.
A doctor at hospice.

People related to Yoon Gyeo-ree

A woman whose everything is Yoon Gyeo-ree.
A person from the same orphanage as Yoon Gyeo-ree.
A friend of Yoon Gyeo-ree, a veterinarian.

Others

Youngest patient in hospice, a musical actress.
Patient in room 403 and Yoon Gyeo-ree's father.
A terminal ill patient at hospice.
A terminal ill patient at 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

Released on August 10, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Loner"
  • Sooyoon
  • Kim Yong-shin
  • Moon Kim
  • Jung Yoon
Kim Sung-kyu (Infinite)3:39
2."Loner" (Inst.) 
  • Moon Kim
  • Jung Yoon
 3:39
Total length:7:18

Part 2

Released on August 17, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Starlight"
  • Maxx Song
  • Kriz
  • Maxx Song
  • Dr. Ahn
  • Kriz
  • Youngwoo
Jeong So-yeon (Laboum)3:18
2."Starlight" (Inst.) 
  • Maxx Song
  • Dr. Ahn
  • Kriz
  • Youngwoo
 3:18
Total length:6:36

Part 3

Released on August 18, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Can't Forget You" (난, 너를)Lee Ki-hwanLee Ki-hwanKim Feel3:38
2."I Can't Forget You" (난, 너를; Inst.) Lee Ki-hwan 3:38
Total length:7:16

Part 4

Released on August 24, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Young Day" (어린 날)Min
  • Min
  • Yountoven
  • Potato
Lee Ye-joon4:11
2."Young Day" (어린 날; Inst.) 
  • Min
  • Yountoven
  • Potato
 4:11
Total length:8:22

Part 5

Released on August 31, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Halo" (내일로)
  • Park Yu-rim (Pnp)
  • Kim Hye-jeong (Pnp)
  • Isa Tengblad
  • Emma Aniela Eklund
  • Jim Bergsted (Tabago)
  • Helge Reinsnes Moen (Tobago)
Park Jin-joo2:40
2."Halo" (내일로; Inst.) 
  • Isa Tengblad
  • Emma Aniela Eklund
  • Jim Bergsted (Tabago)
  • Helge Reinsnes Moen (Tobago)
 2:40
Total length:5:20

Part 6

Released on September 7, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'll Protect You" (나의 품에 숨겨줄게)Park Kang-il
  • Park Kang-il
  • Kim Gyu-beom
Choi Yu-ree3:54
2."I'll Protect You" (나의 품에 숨겨줄게; Inst.) 
  • Park Kang-il
  • Kim Gyu-beom
 3:54
Total length:7:48

Part 7

Released on September 14, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Let U Go"
  • Anne (Anne Story Company)
  • Nam Hee-yoon (Anne Story Company)
  • Anne (Anne Story Company)
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Jay Hong
Suran4:17
2."Let U Go" (Inst.) 
  • Anne (Anne Story Company)
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Jay Hong
 4:17
Total length:8:34

Part 8

Released on September 15, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To My Star" (나의 별에게)
  • Lee Ki-hwan
  • Eun-rim
  • Lee Ki-hwan
  • Eun-rim
  • Mr Moon
Choi Soo-young3:48
2."To My Star" (나의 별에게; Inst.) 
  • Lee Ki-hwan
  • Eun-rim
  • Mr Moon
 3:48
Total length:7:36

Part 9

Released on September 22, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You and Me" (너와 나 사이)
  • Noheul
  • Noheul
Taeyeon3:22
2."You and Me" (너와 나 사이; Inst.) 
  • Noheul
 3:22
Total length:6:44

Production

On September 1, 2021, it was reported that main casting had been finalised.[8] Filming began on September 27.[25] On April 7, 2022, Choi Soo-young posted on Instagram that the filming of the series had ended.[26]

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea
(Nationwide)[27]
1 August 10, 2022 3.6% (18th)
2 August 11, 2022 3.0% (25th)
3 August 17, 2022 2.2% (29th)
4 August 18, 2022 1.9% (34th)
5 August 24, 2022 2.9% (24th)
6 August 25, 2022 2.4% (27th)
7 August 31, 2022 2.3% (28th)
8 September 1, 2022 2.4% (27th)
9 September 7, 2022 2.2% (30th)
10 September 8, 2022 2.5% (26th)
11 September 14, 2022 2.0% (31st)
12 September 15, 2022 2.1% (29th)
13 September 21, 2022 1.7% (34th)
14 September 22, 2022 1.6% (37th)
15 September 28, 2022 1.8% (35th)
16 September 29, 2022 2.0% (30th)
Average 2.3%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.

References

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