Shin Ha-kyun (Beyond Evil) and Han Ji-min (One Spring Night) have been officially confirmed as the leads in Beyond the Memory. There’s been a lot of buzz about this project because it’s celebrated director Lee Jun-ik’s (Book of Fish) first drama. Set in 2032, Beyond the Memory is a sci-fi fantasy drama about a man who receives a message from his deceased wife.
Shin Ha-kyun plays the main character, Jae-hyun, a reporter for a magazine called Science M. He feels empty and despairing after his wife’s death, and falls into chaos when he receives a message from her from “the Yonder.” The Yonder is a realm discovered by scientists that exists beyond the realm of the living. Here, he can meet his deceased wife, played by Han Ji-min. Before deciding on euthanasia for her terminal illness, Han Ji-min’s character made a mysterious deal that may be related the message she sent to her husband after her death.
The drama explores the meaning of life, death, and eternal happiness through the stories of the people who pass through the Yonder.
Filming for Beyond the Memory is slated to begin soon, and the drama will air on TVING in 2024.