Kim Baek-doo (
Jang Dong-yoon) is a ssireum player considering to retire from the sport. However, his life takes a turn when he reunites with his childhood friend Oh Yoo-kyung (
Lee Ju-myoung), who becomes the management team leader for his ssireum team. The team is on the verge of disbanding, but with the help of people like Min Hyun-wook (Yoon Jong-seok) and Joo Mi-ran (
Kim Bo-ra), as well as the new coach Kwak Jin-soo (
Lee Jae-joon) and Baek-doo's best friend Jo Seok-hee (
Lee Joo-seung), they work together to save the team.[10][12]
Cast
Main
Jang Dong-yoon as Kim Baek-doo: a
Taebaek-class player of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team, which is on the verge of disbandment, who was called a prodigy because of his outstanding skills.[10]
Lee Ju-myoung as Oh Yoo-kyung / Oh Doo-sik : Baek-doo's first love who becomes the management team leader of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[8][13]
Yoon Jong-seok as Min Hyun-wook: a young man who has lived his whole life with plenty of everything.[10]
Kim Bo-ra as Joo Mi-ran: a mysterious café owner.[5]
Lee Jae-joon as Kwak Jin-soo: Baek-doo's long-time rival and a former ssireum wrestler.[12]
Lee Joo-seung as Jo Seok-hee: Baek-doo's best friend and a police officer working at the Geosan Police Station.[12]
Supporting
Choi Moo-sung as Kim Tae-baek: Baek-doo's father who is a legendary ssireum star.[14]
Jang Young-nam as Ma Jin-sook: Tae-baek's wife and Baek-doo's mother.[14]
Woo Hyun as Park Pil-doo: an elder in the world of ssireum who runs a local sarangbang.[14]
Lee Ho-chul as Jung Gil-soo: Sook-hee's husband.[18]
Jo Sin-nae as Kang Jong-mi: a snack bar owner.[18]
Hyun Jong-woo as Song Young-wook: Jong-mi's husband who is a fitness trainer.[18]
Hwang Jae-yeol as Park Dong-chan: coach of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[19]
Kim Min-seok as Kim Beom-soo: the youngest member of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[20]
Park Kyung-seo as the youngest police officer at Geosan Police Station.[21]
Yoon Don-seon as the team leader at Geosan Police Station.[22]
Seo Jin-won as Ahn Ji-yong: a
senior policeman at metropolitan investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.[23]
Kim Beop-rae as Hong Man-sik: the governor of Geosan County.[24]
Production and release
Filming began soon after the script reading of the cast, which was held in May 2023.[2]
In June 2023, production company
AStory announced that it had signed a license supply contract with
Netflix for the overseas broadcasting rights of the series.[25]
Viewership
Like Flowers in Sand : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
449
484
488
584
521
559
611
625
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[26]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
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).
Notes
^Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
^
abcKim Ga-young (May 9, 2023).
'우영우' 제작사 에이스토리, 라인업 발표...글로벌 활약 예고 ['Woo Young-woo' production company AStory announces lineup...Global Announcement]. E Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abKim Ji-hye (November 15, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤, 씨름선수 파격 변신..청춘 성장 로맨스 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon, amazing transformation into a wrestler..Youth Growing Up Romance]. Herald Pop (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcHong Se-young (April 21, 2023).
'옥수역 귀신' 김보라, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 합류...장동윤과 호흡 [공식] ['Oksu Station Ghost' Kim Bo-ra Joins 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...Jang Dong-yoon and Breathing [Official]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcde"좋아하는거 아니라며? 너무 적극적인 백두 친구 이상 연인 미만! 백두X유경 간질간질 썸 모먼트" [Are you saying you don't like it? Baekdu is too active More than a friend, less than a lover! Baekdu]. youtube (in Korean). 에이스토리 ASTORY. January 4, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^모래에도 꽃이 핀다 [Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand]. Studio Genie (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^
abHan Hae-seon (April 20, 2023).
이주명 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 여주인공 확정 [Lee Ju-myoung 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Female Protagonist Confirmed]. Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcKim Myung-mi (April 20, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤 이주명→윤종석 김보라 캐스팅[공식] ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung→Yoon Jong-seok, Kim Bo-ra Casting[Official]]. Newsen (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Kyung-ho (December 29, 2023).
"'모래꽃' 이주명, 청춘 케미+서스펜스 다잡은 연기". Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcdeHa Su-jeong (November 8, 2023).
씨름 신동 장동윤 ENA 살리나..'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 12월 20일 첫방 [Wrestling prodigy Jang Dong-yoon ENA Salina..'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' December 20th premiere]. OSEN (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Chang-gyu (December 8, 2023).
장동윤→최무성·장영남, 씨름 장사 패밀리 변신..."시너지 기대" (모래에도 꽃이 핀다) [Jang Dong-yoon→Choi Moo-sung, Jang Young-nam, wrestling business family transformation..."Synergy expectation" (Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand)]. Xports News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Hwang So-young (December 18, 2023).
이유준 ENA '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연..장동윤과 호흡 [Lee Yu-joon ENA 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Starring Jang Dong-yoon and Breathing]. JTBC News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcdHyun Hye-seon (December 19, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤·이주명, 청춘들의 유쾌한 질주...제작진 관전 포인트 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon and Lee Ju-myoung, the joyful run of youth...Producer Viewing Points]. SE Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^Choi Hee-jae (December 14, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤, 취중 은퇴 선언...씨름 인생 걸었다 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon announces his retirement from drunkenness...Wrestling life was on the line]. E Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim Seo-yoon (December 13, 2023).
김민석, 장동윤·이주명 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...덩치와 반대되는 여린 캐릭터 [Kim Min-seok, Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' starring...A delicate character who is the opposite of a big man]. Ten Asia (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Ah-reum (December 14, 2023).
신예 박경서 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다'로 드라마 데뷔...막내 순경 활약 [Newcomer Park Kyung-seo makes his drama debut with 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...The youngest policeman in action]. News1 (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Soo-jeong (December 19, 2023).
윤돈선, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...이주승과 호흡 [Yoon Don-seon, 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Appearance...Lee Joo-seung and Breathing]. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Soo-jeong (December 19, 2023).
서진원, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...서울경찰청 광수대 경장 변신 [Seo Jin-won, 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...Transformation into a Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Metropolitan Investigation Unit Senior Policeman]. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
"Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. January 3, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea. January 10, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
"Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea. January 11, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
"Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea. January 17, 2024.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
"Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
"Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea. January 24, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
"Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea. January 31, 2024.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^"모래에도 꽃이 핀다 시청률" [Like Flowers in Sand ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Daum.
Kim Baek-doo (
Jang Dong-yoon) is a ssireum player considering to retire from the sport. However, his life takes a turn when he reunites with his childhood friend Oh Yoo-kyung (
Lee Ju-myoung), who becomes the management team leader for his ssireum team. The team is on the verge of disbanding, but with the help of people like Min Hyun-wook (Yoon Jong-seok) and Joo Mi-ran (
Kim Bo-ra), as well as the new coach Kwak Jin-soo (
Lee Jae-joon) and Baek-doo's best friend Jo Seok-hee (
Lee Joo-seung), they work together to save the team.[10][12]
Cast
Main
Jang Dong-yoon as Kim Baek-doo: a
Taebaek-class player of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team, which is on the verge of disbandment, who was called a prodigy because of his outstanding skills.[10]
Lee Ju-myoung as Oh Yoo-kyung / Oh Doo-sik : Baek-doo's first love who becomes the management team leader of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[8][13]
Yoon Jong-seok as Min Hyun-wook: a young man who has lived his whole life with plenty of everything.[10]
Kim Bo-ra as Joo Mi-ran: a mysterious café owner.[5]
Lee Jae-joon as Kwak Jin-soo: Baek-doo's long-time rival and a former ssireum wrestler.[12]
Lee Joo-seung as Jo Seok-hee: Baek-doo's best friend and a police officer working at the Geosan Police Station.[12]
Supporting
Choi Moo-sung as Kim Tae-baek: Baek-doo's father who is a legendary ssireum star.[14]
Jang Young-nam as Ma Jin-sook: Tae-baek's wife and Baek-doo's mother.[14]
Woo Hyun as Park Pil-doo: an elder in the world of ssireum who runs a local sarangbang.[14]
Lee Ho-chul as Jung Gil-soo: Sook-hee's husband.[18]
Jo Sin-nae as Kang Jong-mi: a snack bar owner.[18]
Hyun Jong-woo as Song Young-wook: Jong-mi's husband who is a fitness trainer.[18]
Hwang Jae-yeol as Park Dong-chan: coach of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[19]
Kim Min-seok as Kim Beom-soo: the youngest member of the Geosan County Office Ssireum Team.[20]
Park Kyung-seo as the youngest police officer at Geosan Police Station.[21]
Yoon Don-seon as the team leader at Geosan Police Station.[22]
Seo Jin-won as Ahn Ji-yong: a
senior policeman at metropolitan investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.[23]
Kim Beop-rae as Hong Man-sik: the governor of Geosan County.[24]
Production and release
Filming began soon after the script reading of the cast, which was held in May 2023.[2]
In June 2023, production company
AStory announced that it had signed a license supply contract with
Netflix for the overseas broadcasting rights of the series.[25]
Viewership
Like Flowers in Sand : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
449
484
488
584
521
559
611
625
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[26]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
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).
Notes
^Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
^
abcKim Ga-young (May 9, 2023).
'우영우' 제작사 에이스토리, 라인업 발표...글로벌 활약 예고 ['Woo Young-woo' production company AStory announces lineup...Global Announcement]. E Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abKim Ji-hye (November 15, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤, 씨름선수 파격 변신..청춘 성장 로맨스 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon, amazing transformation into a wrestler..Youth Growing Up Romance]. Herald Pop (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcHong Se-young (April 21, 2023).
'옥수역 귀신' 김보라, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 합류...장동윤과 호흡 [공식] ['Oksu Station Ghost' Kim Bo-ra Joins 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...Jang Dong-yoon and Breathing [Official]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcde"좋아하는거 아니라며? 너무 적극적인 백두 친구 이상 연인 미만! 백두X유경 간질간질 썸 모먼트" [Are you saying you don't like it? Baekdu is too active More than a friend, less than a lover! Baekdu]. youtube (in Korean). 에이스토리 ASTORY. January 4, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^모래에도 꽃이 핀다 [Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand]. Studio Genie (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^
abHan Hae-seon (April 20, 2023).
이주명 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 여주인공 확정 [Lee Ju-myoung 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Female Protagonist Confirmed]. Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcKim Myung-mi (April 20, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤 이주명→윤종석 김보라 캐스팅[공식] ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung→Yoon Jong-seok, Kim Bo-ra Casting[Official]]. Newsen (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Kyung-ho (December 29, 2023).
"'모래꽃' 이주명, 청춘 케미+서스펜스 다잡은 연기". Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcdeHa Su-jeong (November 8, 2023).
씨름 신동 장동윤 ENA 살리나..'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 12월 20일 첫방 [Wrestling prodigy Jang Dong-yoon ENA Salina..'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' December 20th premiere]. OSEN (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Chang-gyu (December 8, 2023).
장동윤→최무성·장영남, 씨름 장사 패밀리 변신..."시너지 기대" (모래에도 꽃이 핀다) [Jang Dong-yoon→Choi Moo-sung, Jang Young-nam, wrestling business family transformation..."Synergy expectation" (Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand)]. Xports News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Hwang So-young (December 18, 2023).
이유준 ENA '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연..장동윤과 호흡 [Lee Yu-joon ENA 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Starring Jang Dong-yoon and Breathing]. JTBC News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abcdHyun Hye-seon (December 19, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤·이주명, 청춘들의 유쾌한 질주...제작진 관전 포인트 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon and Lee Ju-myoung, the joyful run of youth...Producer Viewing Points]. SE Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^Choi Hee-jae (December 14, 2023).
'모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 장동윤, 취중 은퇴 선언...씨름 인생 걸었다 ['Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Jang Dong-yoon announces his retirement from drunkenness...Wrestling life was on the line]. E Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim Seo-yoon (December 13, 2023).
김민석, 장동윤·이주명 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...덩치와 반대되는 여린 캐릭터 [Kim Min-seok, Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' starring...A delicate character who is the opposite of a big man]. Ten Asia (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Ah-reum (December 14, 2023).
신예 박경서 '모래에도 꽃이 핀다'로 드라마 데뷔...막내 순경 활약 [Newcomer Park Kyung-seo makes his drama debut with 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...The youngest policeman in action]. News1 (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Soo-jeong (December 19, 2023).
윤돈선, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...이주승과 호흡 [Yoon Don-seon, 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand' Appearance...Lee Joo-seung and Breathing]. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang Soo-jeong (December 19, 2023).
서진원, '모래에도 꽃이 핀다' 출연...서울경찰청 광수대 경장 변신 [Seo Jin-won, 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand'...Transformation into a Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Metropolitan Investigation Unit Senior Policeman]. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Naver.
"Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. January 3, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea. January 10, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
"Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea. January 11, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
"Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea. January 17, 2024.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
"Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
"Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea. January 24, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
"Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea. January 31, 2024.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^"모래에도 꽃이 핀다 시청률" [Like Flowers in Sand ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea.
Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Daum.