K-Drama Review: See You in My 19th Life (Webtoon Adaptation)
If you were reborn over and over and over again, would you want to remember your past lives, or not remember them?
See You in My 19th Life is a K-drama series based on a webtoon of the same name; has 12 episodes; was released in 2023; and is currently streaming on Netflix.
The main character, Ban Ji-Eum, remembers her past lives: people snd places. In her 18th life, her name was Yoon Ju-Won, and her life was cut short because she was involved in a tragic car accident. She was in the car with the boy who was her first love, in that life, Mun Seo-Ha. She was reborn as Ban Ji-Eum and remembered him, but did not know if he had survived the accident. Since she remembered where he lived, she went to visit. From the gate, she looked into the yard and could see that he had survived. But of course, she could not approach him because he would not recognize her. She then hatched a plan to reunite with him and continue their love relationship. Before she died as Ju-won, she had promised she would come back to him. In other words, she would see him in her 19th life. She fully intended to keep that promise.
Ban Ji-Eum’s ability to remember her past lives was not how reincarnation was supposed to be. Others don’t remember their past lives. They start each rebirth with a brand new life.
This series poses several questions:
- Why does Ban Ji-Eum remember her past lives?
- Is she the only one who can remember their past lives?
- Is there a way to erase these memories?
- If you had the choice, would you want to keep your memories from your past lives, or erase them?
As the story unfolds, these questions will be answered. (No spoilers. But my answers would have been different from what the main character decided.)
Main Characters:
- Ban Ji-Eum (played by Shin Hye-sun, “Mr. Queen”)
- Mun Seo-Ha (played by Ahn Bo-Hyun, “My Only Love Song”)
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