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Drama: Low Life (English title) / Country Bumpkin (literal title)
Revised romanization: Pain Chonddeugideul
Hangul: 파인 촌뜨기들
Director: Kang Yoon-Sung
Writer: Yoon Tae-Ho (webcomic), Kang Yoon-Sung, An Seung-Hwan
Network: Disney+
Episodes: 11
Release Date: July 16 - August 13, 2025
Runtime:
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Since Oh Hee-Dong (Yang Se-Jong) was little, his uncle Oh Gwan-Seok (Ryu Seung-Ryong) looked after him and led him into the criminal world. Oh Gwan-Seok will do anything to make money and he doesn't care whether it is legal or not. Oh Hee-Dong now works for his uncle. One day, Oh Gwan-Seok receives a request. The request is to salvage treasures from a sunken ship off the waters of Shinan, South Jeolla Province. Oh Gwan-Seok senses an opportunity to make a fortune, but rumors and gossip about the ship attracts all sorts of people to the area.

Notes

Based on webcomic "Pain” by Yoon Tae-Ho (published July 18, 2014 - August 25, 2015 via Kakao). The webcomic was inspired by a real life incident, when in 1975, a sunken 14th-century Chinese ship was discovered off the coast of Shinan, South Korea.

Cast



Ryu Seung-Ryong	Yang Se-Jong
Oh Gwan-Seok	Oh Hee-Dong

Seoul Search Group



Lim Soo-Jung	Kim Sung-Oh	Jang Gwang	Kim Jong-Soo	Lee Sang-Jin
Yang Jung-Sook	Im Jeon-Chul	Cheon Hwang-Sik	Song Gi-Taek	Na Dae-Sik

Son Jong-Hak

Han Seong-Cheol

Mokpo Search Group



Kim Eui-Sung	Hong Ki-Joon	Woo Hyeon	U-Know Yunho	Lim Hyung-Joon
Professor Kim	Hwang Tae-San	Ha Yeong-Su	Jang Beol-Gu	Go Seok-Bae



Kim Jin-Wook	Noh Jung-Hyun	Hong Jung-In
Lee Bok-Geun	Pil-Man	Do-Hun

Mokpo City



Lee Dong-Hwi	Kim Min	Choi Jae-Hwan	Woo Mi-Hwa	Jang Ji-Gun
Sim Hong-Gi	Park Seon-Ja	Noh Sang-Bok	Madam Jang	Man-Soo



Joo Bo-Bi	Kwak Soo-Jung	Jung Ae-Hwa	Yoon Boo-Jin	Nam Dae-Hyub
Jong-Mal	Peace Inn owner	Jang Beol-Gu's mom	Sim Hong-Gi's mom	station chief



Bae Woo-Jin	Seo Kyung-Suk	Park Sang-Myeon	Lee Hyun	Cho Hyun-Sook
Captain Yang (ep.1)	Captain Park (ep.1)	Captain Kim (ep.1)	neighborhood woman (ep.2)	neighborhood woman (ep.2)



Lim Chul-Hyung	Jang Hyun	Kim Nan-Hee	Kim Na-In
prison warden (ep.3)	prison guard (ep.2-3)	Eonnyeon's Inn owner (ep.3)	marine store owner (ep.6)

Marilyn Boutique (Seoul)



Park Bo-Kyung	Yoo Ji-Yeon	Yoon Sa-Bong
CEO Jin	Gimcheon woman (ep.2)	Yeongdeungpo Kim (ep.8)

Heungbaek Corporation (Seoul)



Jung Hyung-Suk	Go Yoon	Song Dong-Hwan	Hwang Tae-Kwang	No Seong-Eun
Director Lee	Mr. Kang	Manager Yoon	Director Park	employee (ep.7)

Shin Hee-Gook

employee (ep.7)

Chairman Cheon's Group (Seoul)



Kim Yong-Seok	Kim Jin-Yeon	Kim Eun-Bi	Moon Jung-Dae	Kim Ku-Taek
Bodyguard Kim	Bodyguard Park	housekeeper	Assemblyman Kim Myeong-Gu	Kim Byeong-Seok



Jung Young-Sub	Hong Ye-Ji	Min Moo-Je	Lee Yong-Nyeo
Det. Choi Dong-Geun	Ilwol Credit Union staff (ep.8-9)	Chohan Bank executive (ep.9-10)	Granny Park (ep.10-11)

Deoksan Antique Shop (Busan)



Kwon Dong-Ho	Kim Sun-Hwa	Kim Min-Jae
Kim Deok-San	Grandma Yang	antique buyer

Coach Kim's Group (Busan)



Won Hyun-Joon	Lee Keun-Wook	Shin Chang-Joo
Coach Kim	Hae-Gol	Jaeddeolyi

Im Jeon-Chul's Group (Busan)



Yoo In-Hye	Choi Hong-Il	Jung Yeon
Im Jeon-Chul's wife (ep.8)	card game man (ep.8)	card game man (ep.8)

Oh Gwan-Seok & Oh Hee-Dong's Family



Ryoo Ji-Hoon	Choi Hee-Jin	Kim Tae-Yul	Kim Seo-Hun
Oh Gwan-Seok (young)	Oh Gwan-Seok's wife	Oh Gwan-Seok's son	Oh Min-Ji



Ha Na-Ri	Go Gyeong-Min
Oh Hee-Dong's mom	Oh Hee-Dong (child)

Gwan-Seok & Oh Hee-Dong's Past



Lee Byeong-Soo	Kang Gu-Ha	Seo Byung-Chul	Lee Suk	Han Sung-Yong
police officer (ep.1)	police officer (ep.1)	rice shop owner (ep.1)	gangster (ep.1)	prisoner (ep.1)

Lee Seung-Ju

Oh Hee-Dong's girlfriend (ep.1)

Others



Mi Seok	Kim Dae-Geun	Park Young-Tak	Lee Soon-Won	Song Ji-In
train thug (ep.1)	train thug (ep.1)	Customs Official Choi (ep.3,8)	boxing gym owner (ep.6)	Seon-Yeong (ep.6)



Amelie Tomas	Mitch Craig	Oh Se-Young	Kim Jang-Hoon	Han Sang-Chul
bidder (ep.6)	U.S. soldier (ep.6)	hostess (ep.7)	Hyeon-In (ep.7)	Jeungdo inn owner (ep.7)



Kim Deok-Ju	Chu Eun-Kyung	Choi Woo-Jun	Kim Hee-Su	Oh Dal-Su
brothel owner (ep.8-9)	Jeungdo villager	police agency investigator (ep.10-11)	coast guard (ep.10)	Oh Dong-Nam (ep.11)



Baek Jun-Yeol	Seo Mun-Ho	Lee Do-Goon
taxi driver (ep.11)	detective (ep.11)	thug (ep.11)

Additional Cast Members:

Ko Na-Young - Jeungdo villager
Oh Choong-Geun - prisoner (ep.1)
Jung Ki-Sun - fish market vendor (ep.4)
Lee Hwa-Young - clinic nurse (ep.5)
Song Boo-Gun - thug (ep.11)
Song Hoon - anchorman (ep.11)
So Jong-Ho

Trailers

Awards

2026 (62nd) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 8, 2026
- Best Supporting Actress (Lim Soo-Jung)

Comments

Russell Sep 25 2025 2:07 pm I think this was based on a real historic shipwreck in the early 14th century and because some of its treasure was finally drifting to the coastline a whole bunch of low lifes want to access the remaining treasure before anyone else can do so. The ocean scenes were really cool. The modern day action takes place in the 1970's so they finally had more modern day equipment to dive and retrieve the remaining treasure of gold coins and valuable porcelain pots. If you like thrillers then definitely check it out.

Jillibean Sep 25 2025 2:49 am This was a very dark, brooding kind of drama. None of the characters were sympathetic. Yet somehow I was never once bored. The acting was brilliant, so natural. I gave it an A.

Henry Martinez Aug 24 2024 1:39 pm It’s too bad that Yang se Jong did star in Song of the bandit , that would have been an excellent comeback for him. Just saying Henry Martinez from Nevada

Jillibean Jun 01 2024 7:17 pm What a cast! How can I wait till 2025!!! Lol

Janus001 Apr 20 2024 6:16 am If the script is not great Korean top actors will not be signing on the project #hwaiting

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 |1name=Lee Dong-Hwi
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 |14charactername=neighborhood woman (ep.2)
-|15picture=File:Low Life-Lim Chul-Hyung.jpeg
+|15picture=File:Low Life-Cho Hyun-Sook.jpg
-|15name=Lim Chul-Hyung
+|15name=Cho Hyun-Sook (1972){{!}}Cho Hyun-Sook
-|15charactername=prison warden (ep.3)
+|15charactername=neighborhood woman (ep.2)
-|16picture=File:Low Life-Jang Hyun.jpg
+|16picture=File:Low Life-Lim Chul-Hyung.jpeg
-|16name=Jang Hyun (1990){{!}}Jang Hyun
+|16name=Lim Chul-Hyung
-|16charactername=prison guard (ep.2-3)
+|16charactername=prison warden (ep.3)
-|17picture=File:Low Life-Kim Nan-Hee.jpg
+|17picture=File:Low Life-Jang Hyun.jpg
-|17name=Kim Nan-Hee (1971){{!}}Kim Nan-Hee
+|17name=Jang Hyun (1990){{!}}Jang Hyun
-|17charactername=Eonnyeon's Inn owner (ep.3)
+|17charactername=prison guard (ep.2-3)
-|18picture=File:Low Life-Kim Na-In.jpg
+|18picture=File:Low Life-Kim Nan-Hee.jpg
-|18name=Kim Na-In (1981){{!}}Kim Na-In
+|18name=Kim Nan-Hee (1971){{!}}Kim Nan-Hee
-|18charactername=marine store owner (ep.6)
+|18charactername=Eonnyeon's Inn owner (ep.3)
+|19picture=File:Low Life-Kim Na-In.jpg
+|19name=Kim Na-In (1981){{!}}Kim Na-In
+|19charactername=marine store owner (ep.6)
 }}
@@ Line 178: / Line 181: @@
 ===Chairman Cheon's Group (Seoul)===
-{{CastPictures8-5
+{{CastPictures9
 |1picture=File:Low Life-Kim Yong-Seok1.jpg
 |1name=Kim Yong-Seok (1986){{!}}Kim Yong-Seok
@@ Line 194: / Line 197: @@
 |5name=Kim Ku-Taek
 |5charactername=Kim Byeong-Seok
-|6picture=File:Low Life-Hong Ye-Ji.jpg
+|6picture=File:Low Life-Jung Young-Sub.jpg
-|6name=Hong Ye-Ji (1990){{!}}Hong Ye-Ji
+|6name=Jung Young-Sub
-|6charactername=Ilwol Credit Union staff (ep.8-9)
+|6charactername=Det. Choi Dong-Geun
-|7picture=File:Low Life-Min Moo-Je01.jpg
+|7picture=File:Low Life-Hong Ye-Ji.jpg
-|7name=Min Moo-Je
+|7name=Hong Ye-Ji (1990){{!}}Hong Ye-Ji
-|7charactername=Chohan Bank executive (ep.9-10)
+|7charactername=Ilwol Credit Union staff (ep.8-9)
-|8picture=File:Low Life-Lee Yong-Nyeo.jpg
+|8picture=File:Low Life-Min Moo-Je01.jpg
-|8name=Lee Yong-Nyeo
+|8name=Min Moo-Je
-|8charactername=Granny Park (ep.10-11)
+|8charactername=Chohan Bank executive (ep.9-10)
+|9picture=File:Low Life-Lee Yong-Nyeo.jpg
+|9name=Lee Yong-Nyeo
+|9charactername=Granny Park (ep.10-11)
 }}
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 |4picture=File:Low Life-Kim Seo-Hun.jpg
 |4name=Kim Seo-Hun (2013){{!}}Kim Seo-Hun
-|4charactername=Oh Gwan-Seok's daughter
+|4charactername=Oh Min-Ji
 |5picture=File:Low Life-Ha Na-Ri1.jpg
 |5name=Ha Na-Ri (1986){{!}}Ha Na-Ri
@@ Line 289: / Line 295: @@
 ===Others===
-{{CastPictures11
+{{CastPictures18
 |1picture=File:Low Life-Mi Seok.jpg
 |1name=Mi Seok (1977){{!}}Mi Seok
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 |6name=Amelie Tomas
 |6charactername=bidder (ep.6)
-|7picture=File:Low Life-Oh Se-Young.jpg
+|7picture=File:Low Life-Mitch Craig.jpg
-|7name=Oh Se-Young (1996){{!}}Oh Se-Young
+|7name=Mitch Craig
-|7charactername=hostess (ep.7)
+|7charactername=U.S. soldier (ep.6)
-|8picture=File:Low Life-Kim Jang-Hoon.jpg
+|8picture=File:Low Life-Oh Se-Young.jpg
-|8name=Kim Jang-Hoon (1967){{!}}Kim Jang-Hoon
+|8name=Oh Se-Young (1996){{!}}Oh Se-Young
-|8charactername=Hyeon-In (ep.7)
+|8charactername=hostess (ep.7)
-|9picture=File:Low Life-Han Sang-Chul.jpg
+|9picture=File:Low Life-Kim Jang-Hoon.jpg
-|9name=Han Sang-Chul (1971){{!}}Han Sang-Chul
+|9name=Kim Jang-Hoon (1967){{!}}Kim Jang-Hoon
-|9charactername=Jeungdo inn owner (ep.7)
+|9charactername=Hyeon-In (ep.7)
-|10picture=File:Low Life-Kim Deok-Ju1.jpg
+|10picture=File:Low Life-Han Sang-Chul.jpg
-|10name=Kim Deok-Ju (1962){{!}}Kim Deok-Ju
+|10name=Han Sang-Chul (1971){{!}}Han Sang-Chul
-|10charactername=brothel owner (ep.8-9)
+|10charactername=Jeungdo inn owner (ep.7)
-|11picture=File:Low Life-Chu Eun-Kyung1.jpg
+|11picture=File:Low Life-Kim Deok-Ju1.jpg
-|11name=Chu Eun-Kyung (1981){{!}}Chu Eun-Kyung
+|11name=Kim Deok-Ju (1962){{!}}Kim Deok-Ju
-|11charactername=Jeungdo resident (ep.8-9)
+|11charactername=brothel owner (ep.8-9)
+|12picture=File:Low Life-Chu Eun-Kyung1.jpg
+|12name=Chu Eun-Kyung (1981){{!}}Chu Eun-Kyung
+|12charactername=Jeungdo villager
+|13picture=File:Low Life-Choi Woo-Jun01.jpg
+|13name=Choi Woo-Jun (1980){{!}}Choi Woo-Jun
+|13charactername=police agency investigator (ep.10-11)
+|14picture=File:Low Life-Kim Hee-Su.jpg
+|14name=Kim Hee-Su (1991){{!}}Kim Hee-Su
+|14charactername=coast guard (ep.10)
+|15picture=File:Low Life-Oh Dal-Su.jpg
+|15name=Oh Dal-Su
+|15charactername=Oh Dong-Nam (ep.11)
+|16picture=File:Low Life-Baek Jun-Yeol.jpg
+|16name=Baek Jun-Yeol (1989){{!}}Baek Jun-Yeol
+|16charactername=taxi driver (ep.11)
+|17picture=File:Low Life-Seo Mun-Ho.jpg
+|17name=Seo Mun-Ho (1988){{!}}Seo Mun-Ho
+|17charactername=detective (ep.11)
+|18picture=File:Low Life-Lee Do-Goon1.jpg
+|18name=Lee Do-Goon
+|18charactername=thug (ep.11)
 }}
 '''Additional Cast Members:'''
-* [[Kim Tae-Yul]] - Oh Gwan-Seok's son
+* [[Ko Na-Young (1974)|Ko Na-Young]] - Jeungdo villager
 * [[Oh Choong-Geun (1986)|Oh Choong-Geun]] - prisoner (ep.1)
 * [[Jung Ki-Sun (1970)|Jung Ki-Sun]] - fish market vendor (ep.4)
 * [[Lee Hwa-Young (1984)|Lee Hwa-Young]] - clinic nurse (ep.5)
-* [[Ko Na-Young (1974)|Ko Na-Young]] - Jeungdo resident (ep.8)
+* [[Song Boo-Gun]] - thug (ep.11)
+* [[Song Hoon (actor)|Song Hoon]] - anchorman (ep.11)
+* [[So Jong-Ho (1972)|So Jong-Ho]]
 ==Trailers==
 {{AsianWikiPlayer3|url=2025Z/Low_Life-e10-11.xml}}
+==Awards==
+* [[2026 (62nd) BaekSang Arts Awards]] - May 8, 2026
+** '''Best Supporting Actress''' ([[Lim Soo-Jung]])
 ==Comments==

Difference between revisions of "Low Life (Korean Drama)"

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Seoul Search Group

Mokpo Search Group

Mokpo City

Marilyn Boutique (Seoul)

Heungbaek Corporation (Seoul)

Chairman Cheon's Group (Seoul)

Deoksan Antique Shop (Busan)

Coach Kim's Group (Busan)

Im Jeon-Chul's Group (Busan)

Oh Gwan-Seok & Oh Hee-Dong's Family

Gwan-Seok & Oh Hee-Dong's Past

Others

Trailers

Awards

Comments

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