When the Camellia Blooms

When the Camellia Blooms(Korean: 동백꽃 필 무렵; RR: Dongbaek-kkot pil muryeop) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Kang Ha-neul, Kim Ji-seok, Ji Yi-su, Oh Jung-se, Yeom Hye-ran, Son Dam-bi, Kim Kang-hoon, Go Doo-shim, Lee Jung-eun and Jun Bae-soo. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at the 22:00 (KST) time slot from September 18 to November 21, 2019. It aired internationally on Netflix in a weekly basis.

Summary
"When the Camellia Blooms is a story of Dongbaek, an orphan who grew up to become a single mom. She owns a small bar, also called ‘Dongbaek’ which means camellia in English. Her life takes a new turn after meeting Yongsik, a do-gooder police officer in their small town. They fall in love despite the social stigma against single parenthood. Yongsik, having been raised by a single mom himself, understands Dongbaek’s challenges and embraces her dearly."

- Netflix Synopsis

Main

 * Gong Hyo-jin as Oh Dong-baek
 * Kang Ha-neul as Hwang Yong-sik
 * Kim Ji-seok as Kang Jong-ryul
 * Ji Yi-su as Jessica / Park Sang-mi
 * Oh Jung-se as No Gyu-tae
 * Yeom Hye-ran as Hong Ja-young
 * Son Dam-bi as Choi Hyang-mi / Choi Go-eun
 * Kim Kang-hoon as Kang Pil-gu
 * Go Doo-shim as Deok-soon
 * Lee Jung-eun as Jo Jung-sook
 * Jun Bae-soo as Byun Bae-soo

Special appearance(s)

 * Choi Dae-chul as Hwang Kyu-sik (Ep. 26)
 * In Gyo-jin as Hwang Doo-sik (Ep. 26)
 * Jung Ga-ram as adult Pil-gu (Ep. 36 & Ep. 40)

Supporting

 * Kim Sun-young as Park Chan-sook
 * Kim Dong-hyeon as Song Jin-bae
 * Kim Mi-hwa as Kim Jae-yeong
 * Lee Seon-hee as Jeong Gwi-ryeon
 * Han Ye-joo as Jo Ae-jeong
 * Lee Sang-yi as Yang Seung-yeop
 * Kim Mo-ah as Yang Seung-hee
 * Baek Hyeon-joo as Oh Ji-hyeon
 * Lee Joong-yeol as Han Tae-hee
 * Jin Yong-wook as Choi Jong-rok
 * Lee Kyu-sung as Park Heung-sik
 * Allen Carson as Helena
 * Lee Jae-woo as Kwon Oh-joon
 * Park Yeon-woo as Park Seong-min
 * Hwang Young-hee as Lee Hwa-ja
 * Jeon Guk-hyang as Hong Eun-sil
 * Kim Geon as Song Joon-gi
 * Yoon Seong-woo as Soo-bong
 * Seo Jang-hyeon as Dae-seong
 * Jang Ye-rim as restaurant employee
 * Jeong Eun-jeong as waitress
 * Park Bo-eun as staff
 * Kyeong Gi-hyeon as staff
 * Kim Han-na as Hye-in
 * Kang Tae-woong as Number 7
 * Kwon Eun-seong as Hye-hoon
 * Jeon Eun-mi as co-op member
 * Hong Seo-joon as Jeong Chan-geol
 * Kim Gi-cheon as Park Man-seop

Spoilers/Notes

 * When the Camellia Blooms became the highest rated mini-series drama airing in 2019 with a single episode rating of 23.8%.
 * The series was met with praise by critics and audiences for its production and solid actor's performances. It also received favourable reviews for its realistic plot and unique genre combinations of romantic-comedy and thriller.
 * According to Nielsen Korea, the drama also became the second highest rated drama of 2019 with all episodes' average ratings of 14.83% behind SBS's The Fiery Priest.