What will you do if you get a chance to reconcile with the love of your life after you have to be separated from them due to no fault of your own, but the circumstances surrounding it leave you with no other life?
What if the only reason you got the opportunity to be with the woman of dreams again is that your ssireum team is disbanding due to certain circumstances, so your former lover, who now works as the management leader for your team, band together to save the team?
Directed by Kim Jin-woo, the upcoming South Korean series titled “The Sand Flower” focuses on a similar storyline with the plot revolving around a group of struggling individuals, including past lovers trying to save the ssireum team of Geosan.
Developed by KT Studio Genie, the upcoming coming-of-age South Korean series stars Jang Dong-yoon playing the role of Kim Baek-doo, a formed prodigy in ssireum and the series protagonist, Lee Ju-Myoung playing the role of Oh Yoo-Kyung, Kim Baek-doo’s love interest and management leader of ssireum team.
Written by Won Yoo-Jung, the upcoming drama is also known as “Like Flowers In Sand” and is set to make its way to the viewers’ screens for them to enjoy on 20 December 2023.
The upcoming series has managed to grasp the attention of viewers with its brilliant trailer, thus leaving the fans of K-Drama series anticipating and patiently waiting for the drama to make it on their screens so they can follow along the journey of our leads as they try to make it work and save ssireum team.
What To Expect?
The upcoming South Korean series will center around Kim Baek Doo, who participates in ssireum, a traditional form of Korean wrestling, and to do so, he becomes a member of the ssireum team of the Geosan County Office.
Well, being the best and a prodigy was common for Kim Baek-doo, but not anymore, as the wrestler is ready to retire from the sport altogether. But things changed after the arrival of Oh Yoo Kyung, his childhood friend who now works in the management team of his ssireum.
Oh, Yoo Kyung starts to work as the leader of the ssireum team of Geosan County, and this interests Kim Baek-Doo to band together with her in an attempt to save their team from disbanding.
Meanwhile, the plot also focuses on some characters, including Min Hyun Wook and Kwak Jin Soo, trying to make it big after struggling to make end meets and have a bloom in their career only to decide to help the lead to stop the ssireum team from disbanding.
The upcoming series will explore the love story of the two childhood friends meeting each other after a long while and banding together to save their favorite sport as the male lead was the descendant of a well-known ssireum ready to give up on his career due to circumstances.
Well, the arrival of Oh Yoo Kyung leaves the people of Geosan County in shock as she proves her worth to be the management leader of the ssireum team through her skills, and thus she starts to support Baek-do in fulfilling his dream of being a brilliant ssireum player.
Baek-do starts to look up to becoming one of the best ssireum players after Oh Yoo-Kyung arrives in Geosan County, even though he was ready to retire and do an ordinary job to earn his keep due to him not being able to perform to his full potential even though he kept trying to make it big.
Release Date
The Sand Flower episode 1 will become available for viewers on ENA and Netflix on 20 December at 7:00 AM [E.T.] and will focus on Kim Baek-do trying to make it big in the world of ssireum, the traditional Korean wrestling as he is the descendant from the family of a well-established ssireum players but failing miserably even after giving his best.
- In the U.S. – at 7:00 AM [E.T.] On 20 December 2023
- In the U.K. – at 12:00 PM [G.M.T.] On 20 December 2023
- In Japan – at 9:00 PM [J.S.T.] On 20 December 2023
- In Korea – at 9:00 PM [K.S.T.] On 20 December 2023
- In India – at 5:30 PM [I.S.T.] On 20 December 2023
- In Australia – at 10:00 PM [A.E.S.T.] On 20 December 2023
Episode Guide
- Episode 1 – 20 December 2023
- Episode 2 – 21 December 2023
- Episode 3 – 27 December 2023
- Episode 4 – 28 December 2023
- Episode 5 – 3 January 2024
- Episode 6 – 4 January 2024
- Episode 7 – 10 January 2024
- Episode 8 – 11 January 2024
- Episode 9 – 17 January 2024
- Episode 10 – 18 January 2024
- Episode 11 – 24 January 2024
- Episode 12 – 25 January 2024
Streaming Guide
If you have someone you are close with living in Korea, ask them to share their Netflix, as the episodes will only be released on Netflix for the locals of Korea. The episodes of The Sand Flower can be accessed only through Netflix, with snippets available on YouTube. Ardent fans can only watch the series episodes on Netflix and YouTube with the help of Nord VPN.
How To Watch In The UK, Korea, and Canada?
People living outside of the United States in the U.K., Korea, and Canada can watch the episodes only on Netflix and YouTube, with Netflix being a streaming platform for the locals living in Netflix by using Nord VPN. Ardent fans can only watch the episodes on Netflix and YouTube with Atlas VPN’s help.
How To Watch In Australia And India?
Fans living outside of Korea in Australia and India can watch the episodes on streaming platforms, like Netflix and YouTube, with help from Proton and Nord VPN due to it being an area-restricted platform.
