While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (13,321 votes)
Episode average: 8.5 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: KO
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

8.49 avg 32 episodes 8.3 → 8.9

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	While You Were Sleeping	8.3	186
2	The Good, The Bad, The Weird	8.4	134
3	Secretly, Greatly	7.9	118
4	A Few Good Men	8.0	112
5	Don't Trust Her	8.1	110
6	Secret That Can't Be Told	8.6	104
7	Unspeakable Secret	8.7	103
8	Pride and Prejudice	8.6	114
9	The Usual Suspect	8.6	99
10	Boy Meets Girl	8.6	99
11	Die or Be Bad	8.5	96
12	Knocking on Heaven's Door	8.6	98
13	We're on Our Way To Meet You Now	8.5	95
14	Catch Me if you Can	8.6	97
15	Stand by Me	8.5	97
16	Goodbye, My Friend	8.6	95
17	Episode #1.17	7.6	12
18	The Usual Suspect pt 2	7.7	14
19	Boy Meets Girl	8.8	85
20	Boy Meets Girl pt 2	8.1	14
21	To Die or to be Bad	8.5	78
22	To Die or to be Bad (cont.)	8.6	79
23	Knocking on Heaven's Door	8.6	78
24	Knocking on Heaven's Door (cont.)	8.7	80
25	We're on Our Way To Meet You Now	8.6	76
26	We're on Our Way To Meet You Now (cont.)	8.8	79
27	Catch Me If You Can	8.5	76
28	Catch Me If You Can (cont.)	8.7	75
29	Stand By Me	8.7	77
30	Stand By Me (cont.)	8.8	77
31	Goodbye, My Friend	9.0	100
32	Goodbye, My Friend (cont.)	8.9	92