My Perfect Stranger[9] (Korean: 어쩌다 마주친, 그대) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo. It depicts the strange and beautiful time travel of two people who gets trapped in the year 1987. It aired from May 1 to June 20, 2023, on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:45 (KST).[3][10] It is also available for streaming on Kocowa, Viki and Viu in selected regions.[11][12][13]
Synopsis
A man, who seeks the truth behind a serial murder case, and a woman, who wants to prevent the marriage of her parents, realize that their goals are connected.[14]
Cast
Main
Kim Dong-wook as Yoon Hae-jun: a news anchor, who has a cool and straightforward personality.[6]
Jin Ki-joo as Baek Yoon-young: an editor at a publishing company.[5]
Supporting
Soon-ae and the people around her in 1987
Seo Ji-hye as Lee Soon-ae: a third-year student at Woojung High School, who loves literature and has bright and positive personality.[15][16]
Park Soo-young as Hyung-man: Soon-ae's father, who runs a tea house in Woojung Village.[15]
The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2022.[24]
My Perfect Stranger was initially scheduled for release in the second half of 2022.[26] In November 2022, it was confirmed that the series would premiere on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays time slot in January 2023.[24] However, on January 6, 2023, KBS announced that the premiere of My Perfect Stranger was again pushed back to May 2023 and would air on Mondays and Tuesdays time slot instead.[27][28]
Viewership
My Perfect Stranger : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1
911
822
670
707
677
675
707
778
748
699
702
738
724
804
718
916
750
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[29]
^ abKim Min-hee (November 4, 2022). "춘천 출신 배우 진기주 안방극장 컴백" (in Korean). Kangwon Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver News.
^Kim Na-yul (March 2, 2023). "'어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 5월 1일 첫 방송..김동욱X진기주 케미" ['Run Into You' First broadcast on May 1st..Kim Dong-wook X Jin Ki-joo's chemistry] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
^Salpi Ayu (May 5, 2023). "4 Drama Korea Terbaru Mei 2023 di Viu" [4 Latest Korean Dramas for May 2023 on Viu]. Viu (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
^Lee Seul-bi (June 14, 2022). "서지혜, '어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 캐스팅 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^ abcdefghijkl"등장인물" [Characters]. KBS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^Jang In-young (November 16, 2022). "'어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 서지혜, 순수 문학소녀로 변신" (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Naver.
^ abSon Jin-ah (November 25, 2022). "김종수→최영우, '어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 속 독보적 캐릭터들" (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Naver.
^Choi Ji-yoon (December 9, 2022). "정가희, '어쩌다 마주친 그대' 출연…51K와 계약" (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Naver.
^Hwang Soo-yeon (July 18, 2022). "이지현, '어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 캐스팅…진기주 엄마 役" (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yang So-young (January 6, 2023). "KBS 수목극 잠정 중단...'어쩌다 마주친 그대' 월화극 편성" (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Kyung-ho (January 6, 2023). "KBS "수목극 잠정 중단 NO, 수시 편성"[공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Naver.
