
Lead cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon
Latest Nielsen rating: 9.5 per cent

Lead cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon
Latest Nielsen rating: 9.5 per cent
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