Going to You at a Speed of 493KM

General Information

• International Title: Going to You at a Speed of 493KM / The Speed Going to You 493KM
• Original Title: 너에게 가는 속도 493KM (romanization: Neoege Ganeun Sokdo 493KM)
• Genre: Romance, Sport
• Episode: 16
• Airing Date: 2022.04.13 ~ 2022.06.02
• Airing Slot: Wednesday & Thursday 21:30 KST
• Broadcasting Channel: KBS2
• International Distributor: KBS
• Starring: Park Ju Hyun, Chae Jong Hyeop
• Director: Jo Woong
• Writer: Heo Sung Hye
• Highest Rating: TBA
• Awards: N/A

Synopsis

Going to You at a Speed of 493KM follows a young man and woman who meet each other due to Badminton. Park Tae Yang was a former badminton athlete who left this sport due to certain circumstance. She is actually a dedicated athlete and thinks that badminton is her life. Meanwhile, Park Tae Joon only sees badminton as a profession. Besides, he demands a comfort life after retirement. Later, they meet each other after both join Eunice badminton team.

Main Cast

Character name: Park Tae Yang
Actress name: Park Ju Hyun
Park Ju Hyun’s notable works: Silence (movie), Mouse, Zombie Detective, Extracurricular, etc

Character name: Park Tae Joon
Actor name: Chae Jong Hyeop
Chae Jong Hyeop’s notable works: Nevertheless, The Witch’s Diner, Sisyphus: The Myth, Hot Stove League, Come and Hug Me

Extended Cast

Park Ji Hyun as Park Jun Young
Kim Moo Joon as Yok Jung Hwan
Seo Ji Hye as Lee Yoo Min
Lee Chae Min as Lee Ji Ho
Bin Chan Wook as Oh Seon Soo
Jeon Hye Won as Yang Sung Sil
Jo Soo Hyang as Lee Young Shim
In Gyo Jin as Joo Sang Hyun
Jo Han Chul as Lee Tae Sang
Kwon So Hyun as Chun Yu Ri
Lee Ji Hyun as Park Tae Joon’s mother
Moon Dong Hyuk as Go Dong Wan
Lee Seo Hwan as Eunice coach Kim Si Bon
Jeon Bae Soo as Park Man Soo

Character Relationship Chart

TBA

Original Soundtrack

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Teaser & Trailer Videos

 

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Awards & Nominations

N/A

Trivia

• Going to You at a Speed of 493KM takes over School 2021 drama time slot on Wednesday and Thursday
• The working title is inspired by Guinness World’s Records for male fastest badminton hit accomplished by Tan Boon Heong (Malaysian Badminton player) on May 28, 2013. He accomplished 493 km per hour or 306.34 mph
• Going to You at a Speed of 493KM is the second project for Jo Woong as a director after KBS2 drama Justice in 2019
• The script is written by Heo Sung Hye who previously wrote the script for Secret Zoo (movie), Tomorrow With You, Dream High 2, and so on