Again My Life (Korean: 어게인 마이 라이프) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Lee Geung-young, Kim Ji-eun and Jung Sang-hoon. It is based on a web novel of the same title published on KakaoPage, which was also released as a webtoon. It aired on SBS TV from April 8 to May 28, 2022, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.
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Synopsis
A young prosecutor, who gets killed while trying to take down a powerful politician, is given a chance to start a new life for justice.
Cast
Main
Lee Joon-gi as Kim Hee-woo
A resilient and determined prosecutor.
Lee Geung-young as Cho Tae-sub
A corrupt politician who runs his own crime cartel.
Kim Ji-eun as Kim Hee-ah
The youngest daughter of the chairman of conglomerate Cheonha Group. She is an intelligent and kind-hearted student, who later fell for Hee-woo after befriending him.
Jung Sang-hoon as Lee Min-soo
Hee-woo's law school senior and friend. He is a former medical student who first transferred to the arts, then music and finally, to law school.
Supporting
Choi Kwang-il as Kim Seok-hoon
A corrupt prosecutor who is set to become the attorney general, and serves under Tae-sub. He is Han-mi's biological father but treats her coldly and disdainfully.
Hong Bi-ra as Kim Kyu-ri
Hee-woo's friend from law school who later becomes his ally against Tae-sub.
Kim Hyung-mook as Jang Il-hyun
An ambitious but greedy prosecutor who is Hee-woo's law school senior.
Na In-gyu as Oh Min-guk
An investigator.
Kim Chul-gi as Jeon Seok-gyu
A chief prosecutor who is demoted for his investigation of the corrupted higher-ups; he later became Hee-woo's ally.
Kim Young-jo as Ji Seong-ho
A prosecutor who is Seok-gyu's junior and later becomes one of Hee-woo's trusted allies.
Kim Jin-woo as Choi Kang-jin
A prosecutor who is an unscrupulous and corrupt character behind his clean and upright image.
Lee Kyung-min as Goo Seung-hyuk
A hot-blooded and passionate prosecutor who is Hee-woo's partner from the training institute, and Kyu-ri's junior.
Kim Jae-kyung as Kim Han-mi
Extended
Kim Do-kyung as Moon Sung-hwan
Hee-woo's friend who is an app developer.
Han Ki-chan as Kim Young-il
Seok-hoon's son.
Joo Sae-byeok as Do Ah-jin
A croupier.
Park Na-eun as Sung Jin-mi
Il-hyun's girlfriend who is a famous musician and the chairman of an arts foundation.
Heo Hyun-do as Lee Joo-suk
A medical student who was wrongfully accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend.
Lee Yeon-doo as Jung Se-yeon
A lobbyist.
Lee Do-gyeom as Park Seung-wan
Han Dam-hee
Special appearances
Bae Jong-ok as Chun Ho-ryung
Chairman of Jiwang Group who plans to build her business and political empire.
Lee Kyu-han as Lawyer Cha
A violent and corrupt lawyer who was Chun's ally.
Production
Casting
On November 5, 2021, it was announced that actor Lee Kyu-han decided to leave the series for personal reasons. Later on November 10, it was confirmed that Jung Sang-hoon would replace Lee Kyu-han.
Filming
On December 31, 2021, it was reported that on December 25, one of the supporting actors tested positive for COVID-19. Filming was halted on that day, and all cast members and production staff were immediately tested for the contagion. As there were no additional confirmed cases, Again My Life resumed filming the next day.
On March 4, 2022, Kim Ji-eun's agency confirmed that the actress was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 27. She was an asymptomatic case, and was scheduled to be released from self-quarantine on March 6.
On April 18, 2022, it was confirmed that actor Lee Joon-gi had contracted COVID-19, and filming was suspended. Filming resumed on April 25 after his recovery.