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Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

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Beautiful Days

"Her life, Her Secret..."

2018

1h 44m

6.7(20 votes)

Drama

Overview

At the request of his dying father, Zhenchen, a Chinese student, goes to Seoul in search of his mother, whom he has not seen for fourteen years. He soon discovers that she is working as a hostess in a bar…

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Lee Na-young

Lee Na-young

Zhen Chen's Mother

Jang Dong-yoon

Jang Dong-yoon

Zhen Chen

Oh Kwang-rok

Oh Kwang-rok

Zhen Chen's Father

Lee Yoo-jun

Lee Yoo-jun

Mr. Hwang

Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Mother's Boyfriend

Park Chang-hui

Zhen Chen's Grandfather

Lee Jung-eun

Bus Driver

Kim Deok-ju

Kim Deok-ju

Zhen Chen's Grandmother

Creative team

Directed by: Jéro Yun
Written by: Jéro Yun
Produced by: Kim Hyun-woo

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