Like Flowers in Sand
2023–2024 South Korean television series
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Like Flowers in Sand[8] (Korean: 모래에도 꽃이 핀다) is a 2023–2024 South Korean television series starring Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung, Yoon Jong-seok, Kim Bo-ra, Lee Jae-joon, and Lee Joo-seung. It follows the story of young people who are struggling to bloom in their lives against the backdrop of ssireum city of Geosan.[9] It aired on ENA from December 20, 2023 to January 31, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[10] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[11]
| Like Flowers in Sand | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Sand Flower[1][unreliable source?] |
| Hangul | 모래에도 꽃이 핀다 |
| Lit. | Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand |
| RR | Moraeedo kkochi pinda |
| MR | Moraeedo kkoch'i p'inda |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Won Yoo-jung[4] |
| Directed by | Kim Jin-woo[4] |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Choi Cheol-ho[5] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kwak Hyun-jeong[5] |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 60 minutes[6] |
| Production company | AStory[7] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ENA |
| Release | December 20, 2023 – January 31, 2024 |
Synopsis
Kim Baek-doo (Jang Dong-yoon) is a ssireum player considering to retire from the sport. However, his life takes a turn when he reunites with his childhood friend Oh Yoo-kyung (Lee Ju-myoung), who becomes the management team leader for his ssireum team. The team is on the verge of disbanding, but with the help of people like Min Hyun-wook (Yoon Jong-seok) and Joo Mi-ran (Kim Bo-ra), as well as the new coach Kwak Jin-soo (Lee Jae-joon) and Baek-doo's best friend Jo Seok-hee (Lee Joo-seung), they work together to save the team.[9][12]
Cast
Main
- Jang Dong-yoon as Kim Baek-doo: a Taebaek-class player of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team, which is on the verge of disbandment, who was called a prodigy because of his outstanding skills.[9]
- Lee Ju-myoung as Oh Yoo-kyung / Oh Doo-sik : Baek-doo's first love who becomes the management team leader of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[7][13]
- Yoon Jong-seok as Min Hyun-wook: a young man who has lived his whole life with plenty of everything.[9]
- Kim Bo-ra as Joo Mi-ran: a mysterious café owner.[4]
- Lee Jae-joon as Kwak Jin-soo: Baek-doo's long-time rival and a former ssireum wrestler.[12]
- Lee Joo-seung as Jo Seok-hee: Baek-doo's best friend and a police officer working at the Geosan Police Station.[12]
Supporting
- Choi Moo-sung as Kim Tae-baek: Baek-doo's father who is a legendary ssireum star.[14]
- Jang Young-nam as Ma Jin-sook: Tae-baek's wife and Baek-doo's mother.[14]
- Woo Hyun as Park Pil-doo: an elder in the world of ssireum who runs a local sarangbang.[14]
- Hwang Seok-jeong as Lim Hyun-ja: Jin-soo's mother.[14]
- Jang Hee-jung as Ahn Hyun-jin: Kyung-moon's wife who runs a mill with him in Geosan Market.[15]
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Kyung-moon: one of the few non-ssireum people in Geosan who is a quiet person.[15]
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Chu Mi-sook: Yoo-kyung's role model who is a detective.[14]
- Yang Ki-won as Kim Geum-gang: Baek-doo's eldest brother.[16]
- Lee Yu-joon as Kim Han-ra: Baek-doo's second brother and a YouTuber who runs a personal channel for ssireum contents.[17]
- Park Bo-kyung as Seo Sook-hee: a flower shop owner.[18]
- Lee Ho-chul as Jung Gil-soo: Sook-hee's husband.[18]
- Jo Sin-nae as Kang Jong-mi: a snack bar owner.[18]
- Hyun Jong-woo as Song Young-wook: Jong-mi's husband who is a fitness trainer.[18]
- Hwang Jae-yeol as Park Dong-chan: coach of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[19]
- Kim Min-seok as Kim Beom-soo: the youngest member of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[20]
- Park Kyung-seo as the youngest police officer at Geosan Police Station.[21]
- Yoon Don-seon as the team leader at Geosan Police Station.[22]
- Seo Jin-won as Ahn Ji-yong: a senior policeman at metropolitan investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.[23]
- Kim Beop-rae as Hong Man-sik: the governor of Geosan County.[24]
Production and release
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 449 | 484 | 488 | 584 | 521 | 559 | 611 | 625 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[26][27] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 20, 2023 | 1.483% (5th) | N/A |
| 2 | December 21, 2023 | 1.413% (9th) | |
| 3 | December 27, 2023 | 1.473% (7th) | |
| 4 | December 28, 2023 | 1.428% (5th) | |
| 5 | January 3, 2024 | 1.855% (3rd) | 1.673% (4th) |
| 6 | January 4, 2024 | 2.148% (2nd) | 1.752% (2nd) |
| 7 | January 10, 2024 | 2.023% (3rd) | 1.824% (3rd) |
| 8 | January 11, 2024 | 2.396% (2nd) | 2.356% (2nd) |
| 9 | January 17, 2024 | 2.358% (3rd) | 2.242% (3rd) |
| 10 | January 18, 2024 | 2.778% (2nd) | 2.690% (2nd) |
| 11 | January 24, 2024 | 2.758% (2nd) | 2.804% (2nd) |
| 12 | January 31, 2024l | 2.835% (4th) | 2.728% (6th) |
| Average | 2.079% | —[a] | |
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Notes
- Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
