Name: Once We Were Us
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2025-12-31
Rating: 9.7
Cast: Koo Kyo Hwan, Mun Ka Young, Lee Sang Youb, Lim Jae Hyuk, Shin Jung Geun

Born in Seoul, South Korea, on December 14, 1982, Koo is a South Korean actor and movie director. He began acting in the mid-2000s and in 2009 made an appearance in the hit movie “Castaway on the Moon.” He has since appeared in the movies “Jane” (2016), “Peninsula” (2020), and “Escape from Mogadishu.” As a director, he released the short films “After School” (2015) and “Girls on Top” (2017).

Koo Kyo Hwan

Lee Eun Ho

Mun Ka Young

Han Jeong Won

Lee Sang Youb is a South Korean actor. Born on May 8, 1983, he made his acting debut in the 2007 television drama “A Happy Woman.” He has appeared in many popular films and television dramas since then, including the recent “I Live in Cheongdam-dong” (2011), “The Innocent Man” (2012), “Jang Ok Jung, Lives in Love” (2013), “A Little Love Never Hurts” (2013), “House of Bluebird” (2015), “Signal” (2016), “Master: God of Noodles” (2016), “My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week” (2016) and "While You Were Sleeping" (2017).

Lee Sang Youb

Lim Jae Hyuk

Shin Jung Geun is a South Korean actor. He was born in Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea on September 26, 1966 and made his debut as an actor in 1997. Since debut, he has appeared in numerous films and various television dramas, including “City Hall” (2009), “Scent of a Woman” (2011), “Pinocchio” (2014), and “Hotel del Luna” (2019).

Shin Jung Geun

Kang Mal Geum is a South Korean actress who was born on January 3, 1979, in Busan, South Korea. She debuted in the 2010 movie “The Ordinary Memories,” following up with a role in the 2011 short film “From the End.” Her more recent drama credits include 2018’s “Children of Nobody,” “A Beautiful World” (2019), and “Missing: The Other Side” (2020).

Kang Mal Geum

Kim Do Young

In 2008, Lee Eun Ho (Koo Kyo Hwan) and Han Jeong Won (Mun Ka Young) happen to sit next to each other on the same expressway bus to their hometown. This sparks an unlikely friendship that gradually turns into young love as they commiserate over the stressors of life and navigating the beginnings of adulthood together. But despite their promises to each other, the realities of life eventually pull them apart. Over a decade later, Eun Ho and Jeong Won happen to board the same flight to Korea, giving them a chance to reminisce on their past and share thoughts that they'd kept hidden from each other. This is a Korean adaptation of the 2018 Chinese film "Us and Them."

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