HEAVENLY EVER AFTER

Title: 천국보다 아름다운 / Cheongukboda Areumdaun

Also known as: More Beautiful than Heaven

Genre: Fantasy, romance, comedy

Episodes: 12

Broadcast network: JTBC

Broadcast period: 2025-Apr-19 to 2025-May-25

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 22:30

Synopsis

Set in the afterlife, this story follows Lee Hae Sook, who has just passed away and enters the world of Heaven. There, she reunites with her late husband, Ko Nak Joon, but in the youthful form he had years ago. Together, they begin a new chapter as husband and wife, rediscovering their love and searching for the true meaning of life.

Cast

Main Cast

Kim Hye Ja as Lee Hae Sook

Ko Eun Bi (고은비) as child Hae Sook

Son Suk Goo as Ko Nak Joon

Park Woong as older Nak Joon

Han Ji Min as Som

Lee Jung Eun as Lee Young Ae

Shin Soo Ah (신수아) as child Young Ae

Kang Bo Kyung (강보경) as teen Young Ae

Chun Ho Jin as Center Director

Ryu Duk Hwan as Pastor / Ko Eun Ho

Heaven

Jung Ji Ahn as Soulless

Jo Min Kook (조민국) as Heaven #1

Kim Woo Hyun (김우현) as Heaven #2

Shin Min Jae (신민재) as Jjajang

Kim Choong Gil (김충길) as Jjampong

Yoo Hyun Soo (유현수) as Mandu

Choi Hee Jin as Sonya

Park Eun Woo (박은우) as interviewer (ep 1)

Lee Young Joo (이영주) as Lee Young Joo (ep 1, 6)

Joo Boo Jin as older Park Gap Rye (ep 2)

Choi Ha Yoon (최하윤) as Park Gap Rye (ep 2)

Noh Tae Yub as near death man (ep 2)

Lee Yong Ryul (이용렬) as Benji (ep 2)

Lee Jae Soon (이재순) as master seeker (ep 2)

Lee Hwi Jong (이휘종) as Benji's master (ep 2)

Ho Sol Hee (호솔희) as bus attendant (ep 3)

Yoo Ho Han (유호한) as bus driver (ep 3)

Lee Ah Joo (이아주) as Han Kyung Ja (ep 3)

Jung Sun Chul (정선철) as Park Chul Jin (ep 4)

Park Suk Sang (박석상) as Basset (ep 4)

Kim Se Yun (김세연) as Bijou (ep 4)

Kim Joon Suk (김준석) as Park Cheol Yong (ep 5)

Park Sung Do (박성도) as onlooker (ep 5-6)

Seo Hye Jin (서혜진) as Kang Young-Suk (ep 6)

Hell

Chun Ho Jin as King Yeomra

Park Soo Young as Manager

Cha Seo Hyun (차서현) as Hell grim reaper (ep 5)

Others

Park Jae Chul (박재철) as Lee Young Ae's father

Kwak Moon Ja (곽문자) as Park Chul Jin's wife

Kong Ho Suk (공호석) as Mr. Hwang

Kim Ki Hwan (김기환) as Jang Ki Hwan (ep 1, 12)

Kim Wook (김욱) as Jung Chan Woo (ep 6, Lee Young Joo's son)

Lee Soo Bin as Jung Bo Ram (ep 6, Lee Young Joo's daughter)

Lee Chun Moo as Young Chul (ep 6)

Special appearances

Jo Woo Jin as grim reaper (ep 1)

Joo Min Kyung as Park Jong Kwi (ep 7-8)

Jang Mi Ja (장미자) as convenience store grandma (ep 12)

Kim Yong Myung (김용명) as bathroom pedestrian (ep 12)

Production Credits

Production Companies: SLL, Studio Pheonix (스튜디오 피닉스)

Director: Kim Suk Yoon

Screenwriters: Lee Nam Gyu, Kim Soo Jin

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