The Light in Your Eyes (Korean: 눈이 부시게; RR: Nuni busige) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Han Ji-min, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Son Ho-jun. It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from February 11 to March 19, 2019. The drama was critically acclaimed for intimately portraying the hardships everyday people face. It is also one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.
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Synopsis
To prevent her father from dying in a car accident, Kim Hye Ja manipulates time with a special watch she found at a beach as a child. However, manipulating time comes with a heavy price- Hye Ja will age each time she turns back time. Meanwhile, a young man named Lee Joon Ha who has a beautiful friendship with Hye Ja, is exhausted from his family problems and has given up on all his dreams. He now works as a scammer at an elderly care center unaware that Hye Ja has become an old lady and goes there to pass time after turning old for manipulating time. The two cross each other's paths again, but this time both have changed.
Cast
Main
Kim Hye-ja as Kim Hye-ja (70 years old)
Han Ji-min as Kim Hye-ja (26 years old)
Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Joon-ha (26 years old) / Kim Sang-hyeon
Lee Joon-ha: A man who dreams of becoming a news anchor. Hye-ja's late husband.
Kim Sang-hyeon:A Doctor in Hyoja Nursing Hospital, also resembles Hye-ja's late husband, Lee Joon-ha.
Son Ho-jun as Kim Young-soo / Lee Min-soo
Jung Ji-hoon as young Young-soo
Kim Young-soo: Hye-ja's older brother
Lee Min-soo: Hye-ja's grandson
Supporting
Ahn Nae-sang as Lee Dae-sang
Seo Woo-jin as young Dae-sang
Lee Jung-eun as Moon Jung-eun
Kim Ga-eun as Lee Hyun-joo
Son Sook as elderly Hyun-joo
Yoon Chae-eun as young Hyun-joo
Hye-ja's bestfriend
Song Sang-eun as Yoon Sang-eun
Hye-ja's bestfriend
Kim Young-ok as Joon-ha's grandmother
Kim Hee-won as Kim Hee-won
Park Soo-young as Kim Byun-sub
Jung Young-sook as Chanel (Choi Hwa-young)
Kim Kwang-sik as Byung-soo
Woo Hyun as Woo Hyun
Shim Hee-sub as Doctor (ep.3)
Special appearances
Kim Kiri as Park Kwang-soo (Ep. 1)
Hyun Woo as Kwon Jang-ho (Ep. 1)
Kim Byung-man as a performer (Ep. 5)
Choi Moo-sung as an egg seller (Ep. 5)
Im Chang-jung as a swindler (Ep. 5)
Hwang Jung-min as a shaman (Ep. 11)
Yoon Bok-hee as Yoon Bok-hee / elderly Yoon Sang-eun (Ep. 11)
Production
The first script reading took place on September 26, 2018 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.