| Way Back Love | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 내가 죽기 일주일 전 |
| Hanja | 내가 죽기 一週日 前 |
| Literal meaning | A Week Before I Die |
| Revised Romanization | Naega jukgi iljuil jeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Naega chukki ilchuil chŏn |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Roh Deok |
| Based on | Way Back Love by Seo Eun-chae |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Choi Ha-na |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes[1] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | April 3 (2025-04-03) – April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17) |
Way Back Love (Korean: 내가 죽기 일주일 전) is a 2025 South Koreancoming-of-ageromantic fantasy television series created byRoh Deok, written by Song Hyeon-ju and Jang In-jung, directed by Choi Ha-na, and starringGong Myung andKim Min-ha. Based on the novel of the same name by Seo Eun-chae. It premiered onTVING on April 3, 2025. It is also available forstreaming onViki andViu in selected regions.
Way Back Love was invited as one of the six drama series in the On Screen section of the29th Busan International Film Festival.
It tells the story of how 24-year-old Jeong Hee-wan, who has been living like ahikikomori with no will to live, is told she will die in a week by her childhood friend and first love, Kim Ram-woo, who appears to her as agrim reaper.
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Seo Eun-chae. DirectorRoh Deok, who directed the filmsVery Ordinary Couple (2013) andThe Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015), andNetflix's seriesGlitch (2022) participated as the creator and producer while director Choi Ha-na, who directedMore Than Family (2020), took the megaphone.[7] It is written by Song Hyeon-ju and Jang In-jung, planned and produced by the film division ofCJ ENM along with Studio Mondo.[8]
BothGong Myung andKim Min-ha were confirmed as lead actors for the series in November 2023.[7] Two months later,TVING revealed the casting lineup namely Gong, Kim,Jung Gun-joo,Oh Woo-ri,Ko Chang-seok, andSeo Young-hee.[2]
The song is the original soundtrack of dramaA Girl Who Sees Smells by Loco & Yuju which was re-arranged by Moon Jung-wook dan Yuju for this drama
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spring Is Gone By Chance" (우연히 봄) |
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| Yuju | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Spring Is Gone By Chance" (우연히 봄;Inst.) |
| 3:38 | ||
| Total length: | 7:16 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Best Luck" |
| Dennis Chang | Loco & Jaeyeon | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Best Luck" (Inst.) | Dennis Chang | 3:16 | ||
| Total length: | 6:32 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "If You" |
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| Kim Tae-rae (Zerobaseone) | 3:42 |
| 2. | "If You" (Inst.) |
| 3:42 | ||
| Total length: | 7:24 | ||||
In November 2024,TVING revealed its 2025 original content lineup andWay Back Love is one of the series to be released in 2025.[9] In March 2025, the series was confirmed to premiere on April 3, with two episodes release each week.[10] It is also available forstreaming onViki andViu in selected regions.[11][12]
The series was invited as one of the six drama series in the On Screen section of the29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2–11, 2024, where three out of six episodes had its world premiere.[13]
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