TIMELINE
KIM HEE WOO
FROM
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
TO
PUBLIC
PROSECUTOR
BASED ON
THE
AGAIN MY LIFE
MANHWA
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From the media reports, K-Drama fans have learnt that the drama, Again My Life, helmed by Han Chul Soo, has diverged from the manhwa. If it is true, it would complicate the story. It seems that Kim Hee Woo, the protagonist in the drama, played by megastar Lee Joon Gi, has travelled back fifteen (15) years in time to 2007, the year of the Global Financial Crisis. He is supposedly twenty years old. It means that Kim Hee Woo was 35 years old when he died. If he time-travels back 15 years, it will be a big departure from the manhwa. Is this misinformation? According to the manhwa, 42-year-old Kim Hee Woo (who was born in 1980) was murdered in 2022 and time-travelled back 25 years to 1997. He then appeared as a 17-year-old High School student.
Probably, in the adaptation, Kim Hee Woo travels back to 1997 but the story opens in 2007. His life from 1997 to 2007 is told in backstories. If not, it's difficult to guess how the story has been adapted from the manhwa to the screen. Could the drama have features of a video game or what?
Again My Life revolves around the Politics, the Prosecution Service and the Economy
of the country. The story focusses on Real Estate, the far-reaching consequences of the 1997 Asian Financial
Crisis and 2007 Global Financial Crisis, and the rise of the wealthy and the powerful. With it, there is also a rise in crime, corruption and evil, particularly in the political, business and prosecution world. Kim Hee Woo, drawing on his
knowledge and experiences from his previous life, rises to be mentally, financially and physically powerful enough to take on Jo Tae Sup. He also has a squad of talented allies to help him in his quest for justice. THE SBS INTERVIEWS THAT GIVE INSIGHTS INTO THE DRAMA KIM HEE WOO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwPAgwdb3o
     KIM HEE AH  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwPAgwdb3o&list=RDCMUC3re3ueOE_6VZK85zlEUWFA&index=2
  KIM HAN MI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwPAgwdb3o&list=RDCMUC3re3ueOE_6VZK85zlEUWFA&index=2
        https://twitter.com/i/status/1509323551240863744 https://twitter.com/i/status/1509323760976994311
https://twitter.com/i/status/1509324109771067401       
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AGAIN MY LIFE TIMELINE KIM HEE WOO FROM 17-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO 27-YEAR-OLD PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (BASED ON THE MANHWA) |
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1997 |
Return to the Past. Kim Hee Woo is 17 years old.
Kim Hee Woo is a student at Gyeongwon High School. Is he 18
years old according to the Korean System of counting age?
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GYEONGWON HIGH SCHOOL |
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Kim Hee Woo meets Attorney Kang Min Sok, owner of KMS Law Firm, the largest legal private practice in Seoul. Kim Hee Woo
is offered a part-time job at the firm.  
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1997 ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS |
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1997 |
The 1997 Asian Financial
Crisis that gripped much of East Asia and South East Asia started in Thailand
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1998 |
 The countries which were most affected by the crisis were Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand. The International Monetary Fund stepped in to stabilize the currencies and economies of these countries which were hard hit. |
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1988 |
Kim Hee Woo passes the College of Maths Proficiency Exam. Gyeongwon High School 53rd Graduation |
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KOREA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL |
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1999 FIRST YEAR |
Kim Hee Woo is 19 years old when he is admitted to Korea University (Law School)
Kim Hee Woo offers to help Kim Han Mi with her studies.
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 Kim Hee Woo meets Woo Yong Soo, the real estate tycoon who
is over 70 years old. The elderly man buys real estate in the industrial
development areas, including those with underground sections.
Woo Yong Soo becomes Kim Hee Woo's mentor. |
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Kim Hee Woo meets Lee Min Soo, a genius who holds him in high esteem. 
He and Kim Hee Ah become friends after he saves her from an unpleasant suitor.
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Kim Hee Woo is recruited into the Student Council and initiated into the Secret Club by the Student Council Chairman.  |
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The Dae Oh Seong Hospital
Corruption Case involves the CEO of Dae Oh Seong, the youngest
brother of Kim Gun Young, Chairman of Chunha. Kim Hee Woo
becomes an informant; he gives information on Dae Oh Seong Hospital
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Kim Hee Ah, who requests Kim Hee Woo's to help with
her with her report on Economics & Tax Law.    Kim Hee Woo realizes her identity only after fighting with her bodyguard.    |
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2000 SECOND YEAR |
20-year-old Kim Hee
Woo meets and helps Park Sang Man, a first-year Economics major at the same university.   |
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University Concert. 2nd year law
major, Park Seung Hyun declares his love publicly for 2nd year law
major Kim Gyu Ri in the concert.  He tells her about the General Gyebaek Tale.    |
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The Student Council is embroiled in the Scholarship Selection Process scandal.
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Kim Hee Woo is the best 2ND YEAR law student.
Kim Hee Woo meets Kim Seok Hoon whose ambition is to be the Attorney General. .png)     The Control of the Prosecution: The impregnable wall around Kim Seok Hoon: Section Chiefs Park Jin Ho & Lee Moon Suk, Prosecutors Kim Jechol & Jang Il Hyun. |
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2001 THIRD YEAR |
Kim Hee Woo is 21 years old. The Real Estate Market Surges
(a continuance from the previous year)
 .png) .png)  .png) Real Estate prices rise and people swarm to auctions. Kim Hee Woo focusses on buying properties in Apgujeong-Don,
which have a view of the Han River and turn them into Jeonse (Key
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Kim Hee Woo meets Kang Yong Bom, ‘The Owner of Gangnam’
who is interested in buying what Kim Hee Woo plans to buy.   Kim Hee Woo introduces some promising areas to him and makes a
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Kim Hee Woo instructs Park Sang Man to look into commercial buildings. |
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MILITARY ENLISTMENT |
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1 May 2001 |
Kim Hee Woo gets the notice for Military Enlistment when he is 21 years old.
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Park Sang
Man meets Kim Gyu Ri,
Kim Hee Woo’s friend from High School. |
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Senator Jo
Tae Sup visits Kim Hee Ah’s
father. She tells Kim Hee Woo that she hates the Senator.    Kim Hee Woo tests her knowledge on investment and economic trends
as she is an Economics major. He realizes she is a genius – she could predict
the future. |
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Military Duty begins at
the end of the semester (2001). Kim Hee Ah says her farewell to Kim Hee Woo and asks whether she should wait for him until he is discharged from the military. Kim Hee Woo rejects her.
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Park Sang
Man visits Kim Hee Woo at the
military camp. He is the bearer of good news - the apartment and commercial
prices have risen.   |
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Kim Hee Woo’s
military duty ends.
Sergeant Kim Hee Woo is discharged from the army. |
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GRADUATION LEGAL TRAINING AND BAR EXAM |
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2003? |
Kim Hee Woo is 23 years old. Graduation from the university? Kim Gyu Ri, his friend and course mate, has already joined the
Western District Criminal Department. |
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2004 |
24-year-old Kim Hee Woo, who takes and passes his Bar Exam, is Yangpyeong’s Pride. |
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Kang Min Sok, the owner of KMS Law Firm, tries to recruit him. Kim
Hee Woo tells him that he wants to be a Public Prosecutor, not a Defence Lawyer. |
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2005 (4 March) |
Kim Hee Woo is 25 years old. 36th
Generation Judicial Trainees (P1?) Graduation Ceremony Kim Seok
Hoon drops in for a visit because he considers Kim Hee
Woo, the top bar exam student, to be a very rare talent. The Chief Prosecutor
encourages the trainees by arranging a restaurant meal. He sends Goo Seung
Hyuk to represent him. |
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Park Sang
Man is discharged from the
military. Kim Hee Woo talks about Asset Liquidation because he has prior
knowledge of the coming 2007 Financial Crisis. The titles of the
properties under Kim Hee Woo’s name will be changed to Park Sang Man’s
name because Kim Hee Woo would soon be a government official. He directs Park Sang
Man to set up a Real Estate Investment Company. |
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17 January 2007 |
Kim Hee Woo is 27 years old. Graduation of Judicial
Trainees (P2?) 36th
Generation Judicial Trainees Graduation Ceremony Kim Hee Woo graduates at the top of his class (Summa cum Laude) |
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STINT AT KIM SAN |
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2007 |
27-year-old Kim Hee Woo requests to be posted to Kim San, Gangwon Province, in
the Kim San Region. He is told he does things out-of-the-box.
 Gyu Jin-Seok
is in charge of Kim San. |
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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007 |
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2007 |
The Global Financial Crisis of
2007 has arrived. The Real Estate Market crashes. |
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· *Based roughly on the manhwa