# A Time Called You
**A Time Called You** (Korean: 너의 시간 속으로, *Neoui Sigan Sogeuro*, literal title "Into Your Time") is a 2023 South Korean time-travel romance series released on Netflix, and a remake of the 2019 Taiwanese series *Someday or One Day*[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). Directed by Kim Jin-won and written by Choi Hyo-bi, it follows a grieving woman who travels from 2023 to 1998 and meets a young man who looks exactly like her dead boyfriend[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). All 12 episodes were released on September 8, 2023[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 너의 시간 속으로 (*Neoui Sigan Sogeuro*); English title *A Time Called You*[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you) |
| Release | September 8, 2023, all episodes at once, on Netflix[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769) |
| Format | 1 season, 12 episodes of about 1 hour each; TV-MA age rating[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you) |
| Lead cast | Jeon Yeo-been as Han Jun-hee / Kwon Min-ju; Ahn Hyo-seop as Koo Yeon-jun / Nam Si-heon; Kang Hoon as Jeong In-gyu[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news) |
| Source material | Korean remake of the 2019 Taiwanese series *Someday or One Day*[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news) |
| Reception | 57% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (7 reviews) against a 91% audience score; 8.0 on IMDb[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you) |
| Filming locations | Jeonju-si and Incheon, South Korea[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
In 2023, Han Jun-hee ([Jeon Yeo-been](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeon-yeo-been)) is still mourning her long-time boyfriend Koo Yeon-jun ([Ahn Hyo-seop](https://www.edgepedia.org/ahn-hyo-seop)), who died in a sudden accident a year earlier[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769). She receives an anonymous photo of three teenagers standing in front of a shop called 27 Record, one girl who looks exactly like herself and one boy who looks exactly like Yeon-jun, together with a package containing an old cassette player. When she plays the tape, she travels from 2023 to 1998[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769).
She wakes up in 1998 in the body of Kwon Min-ju, a shy high school student who looks exactly like her, days after Min-ju has survived a car accident[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769). In the 1998 timeline, Min-ju is close to two classmates: Nam Si-heon (Ahn Hyo-seop), a popular student with Yeon-jun's face, and his best friend Jeong In-gyu ([Kang Hoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/kang-hoon)), who has a crush on Min-ju[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). Netflix's synopsis adds that Min-ju's accident was not an accident but a deliberate attack, and that Jun-hee, Si-heon, and In-gyu work to uncover the culprit and protect Min-ju, who could die again[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769).
The time travel is framed as fantasy rather than science fiction. Within the story, a cassette player playing the song "Gather My Tears" by Seo Ji-won acts as the conduit for moving between 1998 and 2023[5](https://moviedelic.com/a-time-called-yous-time-travel-and-timeline-explained/).
### Cast and characters
Jeon Yeo-been, known for *Vincenzo*, plays both Han Jun-hee, a successful businesswoman in the present day, and Kwon Min-ju, a high school student in 1998[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). Ahn Hyo-seop, known for *Business Proposal*, plays Koo Yeon-jun, a furniture designer in the present, and Nam Si-heon, a popular high school student in 1998[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). Kang Hoon (*The Red Sleeve*) plays Jeong In-gyu, Si-heon's best friend[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news). Supporting cast includes Min Jin-woong as Chan-hee in 1998 and Chan-yeong in the present, and Park Hyuk-kwon as Chi-won, Min-ju's uncle[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news).
Actor and SF9 member Rowoon made a special appearance; director Kim Jin-won said Rowoon was not paid for the role[6](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/a-time-called-you-naturally-deviated-from-someday-or-one-day-director-says-3497778).
## Adaptation from Someday or One Day
The series adapts *Someday or One Day*, a 2019 Taiwanese hit that blends youth, love, mystery, and intertwined past and present timelines[7](https://taicca.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/pdf/How_Taiwanese_Scripted_Drama_is_Making_Waves.pdf). In an interview with *The Korea Times*, director Kim Jin-won, who described himself as a "big fan" of the original, said the main difficulty was "finding the balance between staying true to the original and carving out new identity"[6](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/a-time-called-you-naturally-deviated-from-someday-or-one-day-director-says-3497778). He and screenwriter Choi Hyo-bi did not deliberately make large changes to the story; instead, the characters "naturally deviated," with changes concentrated in the characters rather than the overall plot[6](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/a-time-called-you-naturally-deviated-from-someday-or-one-day-director-says-3497778).
The most consequential change was to Nam Si-heon, whom Kim made more adult and mature. The change drew a mixed reception from fans of the original, but Kim defended it as a way to show "the depth of his pain," describing a man who "went through loss and had to give up a lot" and lives with a sense of desperation[6](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/a-time-called-you-naturally-deviated-from-someday-or-one-day-director-says-3497778).
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 57% Tomatometer from 7 critics alongside a 91% audience score from fewer than 50 ratings[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01). Pierce Conran of the *South China Morning Post* gave it 2.5 out of 5, calling the result "unwieldy and frequently beggars belief" while noting the show embraces its silliness after about four episodes[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01). S. Poorvaja of *The Hindu* called it "a heady, exhilarating time-travel yarn that could have used a little more nuance and emotional depth"[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01). Archi Sengupta of LeisureByte gave it 4.5 out of 5, praising the characters and performances[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01). On IMDb, viewers rate the series 8.0 out of 10[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you).
Some Korean viewers criticized the series for what they saw as an inaccurate portrayal of South Korea, arguing the production "should've done it properly"[8](https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/131244/20230913/a-time-called-you-backlash-multiple-inaccuracies-shouldve-done-properly.htm). IMDb lists no awards for the title[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21627438/awards/).
## Context in time-travel K-drama
Time-travel narratives rooted in fantasy rather than science fiction, sometimes called "time loop" dramas, have long been popular with Korean writers, from the classic romantic films *Il Mare* and *Ditto* to the serial killer drama *Signal* and the thriller *The Call*[10](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3234136/netflix-k-drama-review-time-called-you-ahn-hyo-seop-jeon-yeo-been-reconnect-head-spinning-time). *A Time Called You* belongs to this lineage and combines its time travel with body swapping, a whodunnit, and a love triangle[11](https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/a-time-called-you-review-netflix-k-drama-3496021). Netflix categorizes it as a limited series with themes of time travel, nostalgia, and enduring love[12](https://www.netflix.com/title/81569769).
## References
1. [A Time Called You, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81569769)
2. [A Time Called You: Cast, Trailer, Plot & News About the K-Drama, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-time-called-you-release-date-news)
3. [A Time Called You, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/a-time-called-you)
4. [A Time Called You: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_time_called_you/s01)
5. [A Time Called You's Time Travel and Timeline, Explained, Moviedelic](https://moviedelic.com/a-time-called-yous-time-travel-and-timeline-explained/)
6. ['A Time Called You' director says the show "naturally deviated" from its source material, NME](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/a-time-called-you-naturally-deviated-from-someday-or-one-day-director-says-3497778)
7. [How Taiwanese Scripted Drama is Making Waves, TAICCA](https://taicca.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/pdf/How_Taiwanese_Scripted_Drama_is_Making_Waves.pdf)
8. ['A Time Called You' Receives Backlash for Multiple Inaccuracies, KdramaStars](https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/131244/20230913/a-time-called-you-backlash-multiple-inaccuracies-shouldve-done-properly.htm)
9. [A Time Called You (TV Mini Series 2023) - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21627438/awards/)
10. [Netflix K-drama review: A Time Called You, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3234136/netflix-k-drama-review-time-called-you-ahn-hyo-seop-jeon-yeo-been-reconnect-head-spinning-time)
11. ['A Time Called You' review: a body swapping, time loopy romance, NME](https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/a-time-called-you-review-netflix-k-drama-3496021)
12. [A Time Called You, Netflix official site](https://www.netflix.com/title/81569769)
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