Strangers Again (TV series)

Strangers Again (Korean: 남이 될 수 있을까) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra and Jang Seung-jo. It is about the love and growth of divorce lawyers, to whom divorce is easy but separation is difficult.^[5] The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Viki in selected regions.^[6] It also aired on ENA from January 18 to February 22, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).^[7][8]

Strangers Again
Promotional poster
Also known as	Can We Be Strangers[1]
Hangul	남이 될 수 있을까
Lit.	Can I Be Someone Else
RR	Nami doel su isseulkka
MR	Nami toel su issŭlkka
Genre	Romance[2] Legal drama[2]
Written by	Park Sa-rang[3]
Directed by	Kim Yang-hee[3]
Starring	Kang So-ra Jang Seung-jo
Music by	Lee Jae-hak
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Park Min-seol Jang Young-mo (CP)
Producer	Kim Na-young
Running time	60 minutes[4]
Production company	West World Story[3]
Original release
Network	ENA
Release	January 18 (2023-01-18) – February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Oh Ha-ra (Kang So-ra), a star divorce lawyer who is called the goddess of litigation, and her ex-husband Goo Eun-beom (Jang Seung-jo) who is also a talented lawyer. The two live as complete strangers after divorce, and reunite at the same law firm as colleagues.^[5][9]

Cast

Main

• Kang So-ra as Oh Ha-ra^[9]
• Jang Seung-jo as Goo Eun-beom^[9]

Supporting

• Jo Eun-ji as Kang Bi-chwi^[10]
• Lee Jae-won as Kwon Si-wook^[11]
• Jeon Bae-soo as Seo Han-gil^[12]
• Gil Hae-yeon as Hong Yeo-rae^[12]
• Mu Jin-sung as Min Jae-gyeom^[12]

Extended

• Park Jeong-won as Ki Seo-hee^[13]
• Kim Ro-sa as Jeon Min-kyung^[13]
• Shin Joo-hyeop as Sung Chan-young^[14]
• Min Chae-min as Ji Ye-seul^[15]
• Park Yong-woo as Han Do-woon^[16]
• Hwang Ji-ah as Laura^[17]

Special appearances

• Jeong Yu-mi as Na Soo-yeon^[18]
• Kim Ha-kyung as Mi-hyang^[19]

Viewership

Strangers Again : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	269	293	N/A	268	281	293	266	327

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[20]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide[20]	Seoul[21]
1	January 18, 2023	1.037% (14th)	1.299% (6th)
2	January 19, 2023	1.107% (8th)	1.311% (5th)
3	January 25, 2023	1.107% (21st)	1.331% (9th)
4	January 26, 2023	1.438% (8th)	1.762% (3rd)
5	February 1, 2023	1.212% (7th)	1.379% (6th)
6	February 2, 2023	1.520% (4th)	2.045% (4th)
7	February 8, 2023	1.395% (7th)	1.862% (5th)
8	February 9, 2023	1.691% (4th)	2.176% (3rd)
9	February 15, 2023	1.317% (6th)	1.789% (5th)
10	February 16, 2023	1.542% (4th)	2.013% (4th)
11	February 22, 2023	1.296% (7th)	1.874% (5th)
12	February 23, 2023	1.762% (2nd)	2.198% (2nd)
Average		1.368%	1.753%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).