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While You Were Sleeping

30min

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

While You Were Sleeping (1)

1. While You Were Sleeping (1)

32min

27th Sep 2017

Hong Joo's dreams always come true. She dreams of hugging a man whom she has never met and is shocked at her actions. On the night of Valentine's Day, she is worried about her mom and hurries home to see her.

While You Were Sleeping (2)

2. While You Were Sleeping (2)

26min

27th Sep 2017

Jae Chan has a dream about Hong Joo. He feels that he must prevent the events of his dreams from actually happening and tries his best to make sure that the accident never happens.

The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)

3. The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)

28min

28th Sep 2017

Jae Chan finds out that Hong Joo has precognitive dreams on a regular basis and visits her after dreaming of his younger brother, Seung Won, becoming a murderer.

The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)

4. The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)

30min

28th Sep 2017

So Yoon tries to kill her father to protect her mother, and Seung Won tries to stop her and help her out.

Secretly, Greatly (1)

5. Secretly, Greatly (1)

28min

4th Oct 2017

Jae Chan and Hong Joo meet before the situation becomes irreversible. Before things get ugly, Jae Chan gets to Seung Won, and Hong Joo improvises so that things turn out differently from her dream.

Secretly, Greatly (2)

6. Secretly, Greatly (2)

32min

4th Oct 2017

Jae Chan tells Seung Won to stay out of trouble, but they only drift apart more.

A Few Good Men (1)

7. A Few Good Men (1)

28min

5th Oct 2017

Woo Tak has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo getting injured. He brings Jae Chan along to where it actually happens, so Jae Chan is able to prevent the injury from happening.

A Few Good Men (2)

8. A Few Good Men (2)

31min

5th Oct 2017

Woo Tak and Hong Joo have similar dreams, but they end in different conclusions. They call Jae Chan in order to lead to the result they hope for.

Don't Trust Her (1)

9. Don't Trust Her (1)

28min

11th Oct 2017

Hong Joo is torn between going back to work and helping her mother out at the restaurant.

Don't Trust Her (2)

10. Don't Trust Her (2)

31min

11th Oct 2017

As Jae Chan, Woo Tak and Hong Joo begin to alter the future by preventing the events from happening, Hong Joo gains hope that perhaps her fate isn't sealed.

A City of Blinds (1)

11. A City of Blinds (1)

28min

12th Oct 2017

Jae Chan has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo announcing false insurance case in the news.

A City of Blinds (2)

12. A City of Blinds (2)

31min

12th Oct 2017

To prevent the case, Jae Chan asks Hong Joo to remember the details of incident if anything happens, so that he can find her after seeing in his precognitive dream.

Secret That Can't Be Told (1)

13. Secret That Can't Be Told (1)

29min

18th Oct 2017

Jae Chan arrives to the scene of the crime to find out Woo Tak has been stabbed. He goes after Dae Hee and manages to arrest him. Jae Chan works hard to make sure that Dae Hee is prosecuted for his crimes.

Secret That Can't Be Told (2)

14. Secret That Can't Be Told (2)

30min

18th Oct 2017

Meanwhile, Woo Tak stays at Hong Joo's house while he recovers and asks both Hong Joo and Jae Chan for favors while he's there.

Pride and Prejudice (1)

15. Pride and Prejudice (1)

29min

19th Oct 2017

A murder case of Yoo Su Kyung,a former professional archer, occurs andDo Hak Youngis pointed as the prime suspect.

Pride and Prejudice (2)

16. Pride and Prejudice (2)

30min

19th Oct 2017

Hak Young is a friend of Woo Tak, so Woo Tak convinces Hak Young to turn himself in. Jae Chan has to prosecute Hak Young, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

The Usual Suspect (1)

17. The Usual Suspect (1)

29min

25th Oct 2017

Hak Young is released and set to be investigated without detention. Thanks to a comment left by a netizen, Hong Joo figures out the cause of the strange markings on the floor of Yoo Su Kyung's apartment.

The Usual Suspect (2)

18. The Usual Suspect (2)

31min

25th Oct 2017

Meanwhile, Yu Beom uses the media to appeal to the public on Yoo Su Kyung's case.

A Boy Meets a Girl (1)

19. A Boy Meets a Girl (1)

29min

26th Oct 2017

Jae Chan gets shot by Yoo Su Kyung’s father, Yoo Man Ho, and gets transferred to a hospital.

A Boy Meets a Girl (2)

20. A Boy Meets a Girl (2)

30min

26th Oct 2017

Hong Joo receives a note that Jae Chan sent to her before the accident and realizes that they’ve known each other for over 13 years.

To Die or to Be Bad (1)

21. To Die or to Be Bad (1)

30min

1st Nov 2017

Jae Chan is released from the hospital and stays with Hong Joo for two days. Woo Tak and Hong Joo both dream about Jae Chan. In their dream, Jae Chan is in charge of a case that results in his resignation from the prosecution.

To Die or to Be Bad (2)

22. To Die or to Be Bad (2)

29min

1st Nov 2017

Upon his return to work, Jae Chan must decide whether or not he will authorize the autopsy for a man who is set to donate his organs.

What Caused His Death? (1)

23. What Caused His Death? (1)

29min

2nd Nov 2017

Jae Chan charges Moon Tae Min for murder despite everyone’s disapproval. He has to prove that Lee Hwan didn’t die from the organ transplant, but Yu Beom has a strong argument that Jae Chan can’t win over.

What Caused His Death? (2)

24. What Caused His Death? (2)

30min

2nd Nov 2017

Meanwhile, Moon Sun wants to keep Jae Chan away from Hong Joo because she doesn’t want to see Hong Joo suffer.

We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)

25. We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)

29min

8th Nov 2017

Woo Tak and Jae Chan share their theory behind why they can see each other's future in their dreams.

We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (2)

26. We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (2)

30min

8th Nov 2017

Hong Joo goes to Criminal Division Three to follow a prosecutor for three days for an article, and Jae Chan is worried that he will embarrass himself in front of her. Meanwhile, a cellphone thief provides evidence for a past case.

Catch Me If You Can (1)

27. Catch Me If You Can (1)

30min

9th Nov 2017

After the arson, Criminal Division Three is swamped with work.

Catch Me If You Can (2)

28. Catch Me If You Can (2)

28min

9th Nov 2017

Woo Joo and Hee Min look into the arson case, and Ji Gwang and Jae Chan reinvestigate the IV drip serial murder case. Hong Joo also begins to look into the case. Meanwhile, Yu Beom receives a mysterious text message from the real killer.

Stand by Me (1)

29. Stand by Me (1)

28min

15th Nov 2017

Hong Joo is injected with a lethal drug and loses consciousness.

Stand by Me (2)

30. Stand by Me (2)

30min

15th Nov 2017

Fortunately, Jae Chan comes just in time to save her. The court hearing begins and Hong Joo is summoned to testify.

This Will All Pass (1)

31. This Will All Pass (1)

30min

16th Nov 2017

Yu Beom is on trial for manipulating the murder of Ha Ju Won. Before the trial, Dam Dong suspects that Yu Beom will try to leave the country. He tells Jae Chan, who tells Woo Joo that they must a travel ban preventing Yu Beom from leaving.

This Will All Pass (2)

32. This Will All Pass (2)

29min

16th Nov 2017

Meanwhile, Woo Tak decides to take a huge risk in order to help this trial be successful.

First air date

27th Sep 2017

Last air date

16th Nov 2017

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ko

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