Birthday Letter

Birthday Letter

152019•1h 0m•6.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2)

A drama about an old man who is lost in the memories of 1945 Hiroshima after getting an unforgettable birthday letter from his first love. During the Japanese colonial rule era, Moo Gil and Il Ae are childhood friends and each other's first love. Against their wills, both Moo Gil and Il Ae have to leave Hapcheon, South Korea, and go to Hiroshima, Japan. They are separated from each other there. Then in 2019 in South Korea, Moo Gil receives a birthday letter from his first love Il Ae.

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Language

KO

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 11, 2019

Last Aired

September 12, 2019

Networks

KBS2

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-09-11

No details for this episode

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2019-09-11

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2019-09-12

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2019-09-12

Cast

Jo Soo-min

Jo Soo-min

Yeo Il-Ae (Young)

Kim Kyung-nam

Kim Kyung-nam

Goo Ki-woong

Song Geon-hee

Song Geon-hee

Kim Moo-gil (Young)

Jeon So-min

Jeon So-min

Kim Jae-yeon

Jung Young-sook

Jung Young-sook

Yeo Il-ae (Old)

Jeon Moo-song

Jeon Moo-song

Kim Moo-gil (Old)

Kim Hee-jung

Kim Hee-jung

Moo-gil's mother

Oh Man-seok

Oh Man-seok

[Young Geum and Ham Duk's father]

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