Mad Concrete Dreams

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Drama: Mad Concrete Dreams (English title) / How to Become a Building Owner in Korea (literal title)
Revised romanization: Daehanminkukeseo Gunmulju Dweneun Beob
Hangul: 대한민국에서 건물주 되는 법
Director: Yim Pil-Sung
Writer: Oh Han-Ki
Network: tvN
Episodes: 12
Release Date: March 14 - April 19, 2026
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:10
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Gi Su-Jong (Ha Jung-Woo) is married to Kim Sun (Lim Soo-Jung) and is the head of his family. He manages to pull everything together to buy a building through a loan. Because of this, he is saddled with a huge pile of debt. He is pressured by Kim Yo-Na (Shim Eun-Kyung) from Real Capital. She is a mysterious woman, who was adopted overseas as a child. Gi Su-Jong struggles to protect his building as things keep getting worse for him. In order to protect his family and building, he plans a fake kidnapping, but the situation spirals out of control.

Meanwhile, Gi Su-Jong's friend Min Hwal-Sung (Kim Jun-Han) failed every business venture and investment that he is participated in, but he married Jeon Yi-Gyeong (Krystal), who is the daughter of a major real estate investor, and his life has settled down. He still has the desire to succeed by himself and to be recognized. This makes him do something unexpected.

Notes

"Mad Concrete Dreams" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:20 time slot previously occupied by "Undercover Miss Hong" and followed by "Filing for Love" on April 25, 2026.

Cast



Ha Jung-Woo	Lim Soo-Jung	Kim Jun-Han	Krystal
Gi Su-Jong	Kim Sun	Min Hwal-Sung	Jeon Yi-Gyeong

Real Capital & Global Partners



Shim Eun-Kyung	Lee Shin-Ki	Miyavi	Yang Ji-Soo	Song Yi-Hyun
Kim Yo-Na	Dr. Jang	Morgan Lee	David	Diana (ep.3)

Park Byung-Eun

lawyer (ep.11-12)

Sejeong-ro Redevelopment Project



Kim Keum-Soon	Park Sung-Il	Cha Hyeon-Seong	Lee Sang-Tak	Kim Seung-Wook
Jeon Yang-Ja	Deputy Nam Sang-Ho	Nam Sang-Ho's assistant	ceremony speaker (ep.1)	Yong Su-Cheol (ep.8,12)

Seyoon Building



Hyun Bong-Sik	Nam Myung-Ryul	Ryu Abel	Kim Jong-Hun	Park Joon-Suk
Oh Dong-Gi	Mr. Kim	Jang Hee-Joo	barista	prospective tenant (ep.2)



Jeon Se-Yong	Jung Young-Ki
electrician (ep.7)	realtor (ep.9-10)

Gi Su-Jong & Kim Sun's Family



Park Seo-Kyung	Kim Nam-Gil
Gi Da-Rae	Kim Gyun

Police



Lee Joo-Woo	Shin Mun-Sung	Yun Joon-Won	Lee Keun-Wook	Park Jae-Seong
Ko Ju-Ran	Geum Yong-Hoon	Yoon Bo-Ram	police officer (ep.11)	police officer (ep.11)

Loan Heaven

Lee Ban-Suk

Jang Dong-Chul

Yongshin Trading



Kim Byung-Cheol	Kim Eui-Gun
Mr. Kang (ep.3,9)	Sung Jin-Yong (ep.9)

Others



Noh Zu	Joo Bo-Bi	Ok Chae-Hoon
Ju Ae-Su	doctor	Ho-Jun



Son Byung-Wook	Jo Ji-Seung	Uhm Ha-Neul	Choi Keon	Yoon Ji-O
Jung Chang-Su (ep.1)	marriage counselor (ep.1)	wallet seller (ep.1)	cashier (ep.2)	birthday party boy (ep.2)



Jo Jin-Hyeong	Eun Jong-Gun	Han Joo-Hyun	Kim Nam-Woo	Ahn Ji-Hye
good samaritan (ep.3)	Lawyer Yang (ep.6-7)	Jeon Yi-Gyeong (child) (ep.6)	Jeong Man-Sik (ep.7)	shaman (ep.8)



Lee Ji-Won	Ahn Jung-Ho	Son Dong-Soo	Gu Bon-Jin	Kim Eui-Sung
teacher (ep.8)	reporter (ep.8)	doctor (ep.10)	excavation team staff (ep.10)	Yoon Song-Jeong (ep.11)

Additional Cast Members:

Oh Seung-Chan - detective
Kim Ye-Been - Ki Da-Rae (child)
Shin Min-Soo - principal (ep.6)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2026-03-14	1	4.124%	4.372%
2026-03-15	2	4.533%	4.963%
2026-03-21	3	3.131%	3.140%
2026-03-22	4	3.922%	4.173%
2026-03-28	5	2.605%	2.412%
2026-03-29	6	3.548%	3.557%
2026-04-04	7	2.948%	3.131%
2026-04-05	8	2.784%	2.647%
2026-04-11	9	2.025%	2.123%
2026-04-12	10	3.125%	3.178%
2026-04-18	11	2.441%	2.883%
2026-04-19	12	3.718%	3.876%

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Jillibean May 01 2026 7:57 am Very intense drama with a great cast and screenplay. Mostly melodramatic with touches of humor along the way. I felt all the characters' emotions vividly. If you like a suspenseful thriller about a family in trouble because of ambition and debt you will enjoy this one.

yeonbunhong Apr 25 2026 8:58 am This was a really original and great drama... until the deeply unsatisfying final episode which was all over the place! Kim Sun was beyond annoying and attempting to frame her in a positive light at the end was ridiculous. For me the real star of the show was Yo-Na (amazing performance by Shim Eun-Kyung) and felt her story was ultimately wasted.

azuki Apr 20 2026 4:23 pm Shim Eun-Kyung i love her acting here So much!!! so hilarious and spooky XD

Ryubami Apr 20 2026 3:03 pm Ju ji hoon's special appearance at the end of ep. 12 may open up a possible season 2.

Torian Apr 20 2026 1:57 am Honestly out of all the insufferable characters this show has to offer, Kim Sun is the worst one. I absolutely hate her. I can tolerate the sociopathic Yo-na and the pathological lying,manipulating Hwal-sung but her, no way. She acts so high and mighty when she isn't anywhere near blameless. I only pitied Yi-gyeong even after her horrible decisions. With the way this show ended, there might just be a season 2. Overall my rating is 8.5/10

Kay Nuuna Apr 09 2026 11:32 am @sf what's wrong with Kim Sun? I think she's doing great potraying her role as frustrating wife and worried about the household problems.

sf Apr 05 2026 3:53 am Kim Sun and Kim Yo-Na are the most annoying characters in this drama. I want to punch them every time they appear on screen.

E Mar 31 2026 8:17 am Wow, quality drama. And so cleverly funny. And nice plot, nicely develops and builds tension. Only watched to ep2, can't wait to finish the rest.

J Mar 29 2026 3:55 am i guess Miyavi is villain??

Ry Mar 26 2026 6:04 pm Why can't he just finished that dang video?!!!!

IMO001 Mar 25 2026 5:52 pm I enjoyed it! Ep1-4 so far. Will keep watching till the end.

seyoon Mar 23 2026 7:15 am It's frustrating, not for me. There are series that are frustrating but kept you glued and want to watch the next episode. This one, and it's only episode 4 now, is just frustrating, at least for me. Everyone's being killed, in a frustrating way. I guess it'll all sum up at the end but since it's a weekly drama, I can't binge it or skip to see what's next so yeah, I'm just here venting my frustration.

Shim Eun Kyung Fan (R) Mar 22 2026 9:05 am So looking forward to this! Can’t believe I get to see shim Eun kyung and Krystal in one project/flim. So happy!

Kcee Mar 16 2026 3:19 pm I was so excited to see Kim Nam Gil, and then....

Jillibean Mar 07 2026 9:54 pm Looking forward to this taking over the Undercover Miss Hong time schedule. Truthfully I found that drama a bit boring. I think this one sounds more exciting. ;)

hallyu syndicate Mar 02 2026 2:10 am @MiikoChan already did on movie Cobweb (2023)

MiikoChan Feb 23 2026 4:12 am Wow they casted double Soojung (Lim SooJung and Jung SooJung a.k.a Krystal). Excited for all the cast, hoping this will be a good one

alif Feb 05 2026 7:42 am So excited for this!! Love all the female lead :))

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Real Capital & Global Partners

Sejeong-ro Redevelopment Project

Seyoon Building

Gi Su-Jong & Kim Sun's Family

Police

Loan Heaven

Yongshin Trading

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

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