Name: Loss Time Life: The Second Chance
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-02-13
Rating: 1.2
Cast: Song Yu-vin, Kwon Min-a, Kim Jin-woo, Jang Dong-ju, Park Sun Jae

What would you do with 30 hours if death gave you a do-over for love?

Mini Series

melancholic romancebittersweet nostalgiateacher-student tension

Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

Episode 2

Feb 13, 2019

Overview

Drama

So-jin was Yoo-geon's childhood friend and first love. They meet again as she becomes one of his teachers in high school. After he suddenly dies, Yoo-geon is given a second chance in the form of thirty hours during which he finds the meaning of love. Based on the Japanese drama, "Loss Time Life" aired in 2008.

KR Korean

Content warning

time travel second chance

unrequited love across timeregret and redemptionthe impermanence of second chancesforbidden boundaries

Standout Aspects

Acting

Song Yu-vin delivers crushing final-hour desperation.

Writing

Condensed emotional arc that trusts silence over exposition.

Best for:Solo·Streaming·Date Night

Heads up:Emotional·Triggers

First AiredFeb 13, 2019

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes2

Top Cast

Song Yu-vin

Kim Yoo-Gun

Kwon Min-a

Yoo So-Jin

Kim Jin-woo

Goo Jin-Sung

Jang Dong-ju

Joo Dong-Ha

Park Sun Jae

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This Korean remake compresses the Japanese anthology's multiple stories into a single concentrated romance arc.

Cultural

The 'first love teacher' trope hits differently in Korean drama culture, where student-teacher boundaries are strictly policed—making their reunion as adults charged with taboo residue.

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