Like Flowers in Sand is an upcoming South Korean television series featuring a stellar cast including Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung, Yoon Jong-seok, Kim Bo-ra, Lee Jae-joon, and Lee Joo-seung. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Geosan, the series unfolds the journey of young individuals striving to blossom in their lives. Scheduled for premiere on December 20, 2023, the show will be broadcast on ENA every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) and will also be available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
Like Flowers in Sand Korean Drama Cast
- 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
- Lee Ju-myoung as Oh Yoo-kyung: management team leader of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team
- Yoon Jong-seok as Min Hyun-wook: a young man who has lived his whole life with plenty of everything
- Kim Bo-ra as Joo Mi-ran: a mysterious café owner
- Lee Jae-joon as Kwak Jin-soo: Baek-doo’s long-time rival and a former ssireum wrestler
- Lee Joo-seung as Jo Seok-hee: Baek-doo’s best friend and a police officer working at the Geosan Police Station
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Like Flowers in Sand Korean Drama Supporting Cast
- Jang Young-nam as Ma Jin-sook: Tae-baek’s wife and Baek-doo’s mother
- Woo Hyun as Park Pil-doo: an elder in the world of ssireum who runs a local sarangbang
- Hwang Seok-jeong as Lim Hyun-ja: Jin-soo’s mother
- Jang Hee-jung as Ahn Hyun-jin: Kyung-moon’s wife who runs a mill with him in Geosan Market
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Kyung-moon: one of the few non-ssireum people in Geosan who is a quiet person
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Chu Mi-sook: Yoo-kyung’s role model who is a detective
- Yang Ki-won as Kim Geum-gang: Baek-doo’s eldest brother
- Lee Yu-joon as Kim Han-ra: Baek-doo’s second brother and a YouTuber who runs a personal channel for ssireum contents
- Park Bo-kyung as Seo Sook-hee: a flower shop owner
- Lee Ho-chul as Jung Gil-soo: Sook-hee’s husband
- Jo Sin-nae as Kang Jong-mi: a snack bar owner
- Hyun Jong-woo as Song Young-wook: Jong-mi’s husband who is a fitness trainer
- Hwang Jae-yeol as Park Dong-chan: coach of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team
- Kim Min-seok as Kim Beom-soo: the youngest member of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team
- Park Kyung-seo as the youngest police officer at Geosan Police Station
- Yoon Don-seon as the team leader at Geosan Police Station
- Seo Jin-won as Ahn Ji-yong: a senior policeman at metropolitan investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
- Choi Moo-sung as Kim Tae-baek: Baek-doo’s father who is a legendary ssireum star