Sunday, January 23, 2011

Happiness in the Wind


Synopsis

Kwon Oh Bok (Kim So Eun) is a a 19-year-old young woman/orphan who refuses to give up her dream of becoming a top illustrator. Because she grew up poor (and is still struggling), she is extremely frugal, and maintains an optimistic outlook on things. Kwon Oh Bok has nothing that she can call her own in her life-time, not even the little room that she stays in. However, her hot temper will flares whenever she witness any injustice.

Cast

Kim So Eun as Kwon Oh Bok
Jung Seung Ho as Kwon Yi Moon (Oh Bok’s father)

Jang family

Na Moon Hee as Na Kkeut Soon (grandmother)
Kang In Duk as Jang Jung Nam (father)
Yoon Mi Ra as Yoon Sun Hee (mother)
Jin Yi Han as Jang Dae Han
Lee Hyun Jin as Jang Min Guk
Seo Hyo Rim as Jang Man Se
Kang Han Byul (강한별) as Jang Dok Rip (Dae Han’s son)

Kang family

Kim Sung Hwan as Kang In Soo (father)
Nah Young Hee as Cha Yeon Shil (mother)
Kang Ji Sub as Kang Sang Jun

Lee family

Kim Mi Sook as Lee Kang Hee
Kwon Oh Hyun (권오현) as Seo Dong Shik (brother-in-law)
Ahn Hye Kyung as Kim Nam Suk (Dong Shik’s wife)
Joo Hye Rin as Seo Hyo Ri (Dong Shik’s daughter)

Other people

Lee Sung Min as Choi Mi Ran (Jang Dok Rip’s biological mother)
Kang Eun Tak (강은탁) as Han Ki Chul (Oh Bok’s friend)
Jung Da Young as Ha Sol-Ji (하 솔지)
Min Young Won as Hwa Young
Choi Eun Suk (최은석) as a creditor

Production Credits

Producer: Moon Bo Hyun
Director: Lee Duk Gun
Screenwriter: Lee Duk Jae

Dandelion Family


Synopsis

A drama that depicts the lives of three sisters and their romances. The eldest sister boasts an outwardly perfect marriage, while the second sister ends up pregnant and moves out with her college boyfriend. The youngest sister, Hye Won, desires to avoid marriage after observing the heartache that her siblings experience.

Cast

Park family

Yoo Dong Geun as Park Sang Gil
Yang Mi Kyung as Kim Sook Kyung
Song Sun Mi as Park Ji Won
Maya as Park Mi Won
Lee Yoon Ji as Park Hye Won
Jung Chan as Min Myung Suk (Ji Won’s husband)
Jung Woo as Kim No Shik (Mi Won’s husband)
Baek Jin Ki (백진기) as Kim Yong Yi

Lee family

Kim Ki Sub (김기섭) as Lee Hyo Dong
Oh Young Shil as Lee Jae Kyung
Kim Dong Wook as Lee Jae Ha
Hong Hak Pyo as Gong Byung Goo (Jae Kyung’s husband)

Other people

Kim Jung Min as Jung Tae Hwan
Lee Mi Young as Lee Pil Nam
Jung Ae Ri as Yoon Sun Hee
Oh Jung Sae (오정세) as Jae Hoon
Lee Byung Wook as Jung Sung Jae (Head of Department at Hye Won’s workplace)
Kim Kyung Hwa (김경화) as Team Leader Kim
Maeng Chang Jae (맹찬제) as Choi Jin Moo
Im Hyun Sung as Jung Pil
Jun In Taek
Shim Yang Hong

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Oh Hyun Chang
Director: Im Tae Woo
Scriptwriter: Kim Jung Soo

Master of Study


Synopsis

Kang Suk Ho is an ordinary lawyer who decides to teach a bunch of rebellious students. He promises to get five of them into their most prestigious college in the country.

Cast

Kim Soo Ro as Kang Suk Ho
Bae Doo Na as Han Soo Jung
Oh Yoon Ah as Jang Ma Ri
Yoo Seung Ho as Hwang Baek Hyun
Park Ji Yeon as Na Hyun Jung
Go Ah Sung as Gil Pul Ip
Lee Hyun Woo as Hong Chan Doo
Lee Chan Ho as Oh Bong Goo
Byun Hee Bong as Cha Ki Bong
Lee Byung Joon (이병준) as Anthony Yang
Im Ji Eun as Lee Eun Yoo
Go Ju Yun as Lee Ye Ji
Shim Hyung Tak as Jang Young Shik
Park Chil Yong as Ha Sang Kil
Lee Dal Hyung as Park _ Nam
Im Sung Min as Bae Young Sook
Kim Young Ok as Lee Boon Yi
Bang Eun Hee as Han Ae Shim
Kim Ha Kyoon as Oh Dal Shik
Park Chul Ho as Hong Choong Shik
Koo Hye Ryung (구혜령) as Hwang Geum Joo
Kang Yi Seul as Kim Jung Hee
Park Hwi Soon (박휘순) as Sa Do Chul
Hong Il Kwon

Production Credits

Director: Yoo Hyun Ki (유현기)
Screenwriter: Yoon Kyung Ah (윤경아)

Pick the Stars


Synopsis

The drama draws a love story between two co-workers at an insurance company, with Kim Ji Hoon playing the company’s whip-smart lawyer. Because he carries the hurt of having been abandoned by his birth mother, he doesn’t easily open his heart to others. Jin Pal Kang (Choi Jung Won) is a 25-year-old employee of the company who becomes responsible for her five younger adopted siblings after her parents meet with sudden deaths.

Cast

Jin family

Choi Jung Won as Jin Pal Kang
Park Ji Bin as Jin Joo Hwang
Joo Ji Won (주지원) as Jin Cho Rok
Chun Bo Geun (천보근) as Jin Pa Rang
Kim Yoo Ri (김유리) as Jin No Rang
Lee Young Bum as Jin Sae Yoon
Yoo Ji In as Na Joo Soon
?? as Jin Nam Yi

Won family

Kim Ji Hoon as Won Kang Ha
Shin Dong Wook as Won Joon Ha
Lee Kyun as Woo Tae Gyu

Jung family

Chae Young In as Jung Jae Young
Lee Soon Jae as Jung Gook
Kim Gyu Chul as Jung In Goo
Jung Ae Ri as Lee Min Kyung

Other people

Lee Doo Il as Kim Jang Soo
Park Hyun Sook as Han Jin Joo
Kim Ji Young as Choi Eun Mal
Seo Young as Min Ah
Na Hae Ri (나해리) as secretary
Jo Won Suk (조원석)
Min Ji Oh

Production Credits

Director: Go Kyung Hee (고경희)
Screenwriter: Jung Ji Woo

The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry


Synopsis

This drama depicts lives of three women who are closing one chapter of their life and entering the next. Lee Shin Young (Park Jin Hee), Jung Da Jung (Uhm Ji Won) and Kim Boo Ki (Wang Bit Na) are three women in their 30s whose romantic relationships have faltered due to their career ambitions, but find themselves given a chance to make a fresh start.

Cast

Park Jin Hee as Lee Shin Young
Uhm Ji Won as Jung Da Jung
Wang Bit Na as Kim Boo Ki
Kim Bum as Ha Min Jae
Choi Chul Ho as Na Ban Suk
Lee Pil Mo as Yoon Sang Woo
Park Ji Young as Choi Sang Mi

Other people

Kim Yong Hee as Choi Myung Suk
Ahn Hye Kyung as Jang Hye Jin
Park Hyo Joon as Hee Dong
Jun Se Hong as Jun Se Ri
Jung Won Joong as Director Buk
Chun Woo Hee as Shin Young’s junior
Baek Il Sub as Ban Suk’s father
Jung Soo Young as Sang Woo’s colleague
Jo Han Sun as Shin Young’s ex-fiancé
Min Ah Ryung as Ex-fiancé’s girlfriend
Im Chang Jung as Jerry Oh
Danny Ahn as Boo Ki’s ex-boyfriend
Park Chul Min as psychic
Kim Min Shik as Director Kim Min Shik (cameo, ep12)
Gook Ji Yun as Se Na (cameo, ep15)

Production Credits

Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Production
Chief Producer: Go Dong Sun
Producer: Park Chang Shik
Director: Kim Min Shik, Lee Sang Yeob
Screenwriter: Kim In Young

Pasta


Title: 파스타 / Pasta
Chinese Title : 義大利麵
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-04 to 2010-March-09
Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55


Synopsis

“Pasta” covers the dreams and success of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera restaurant.

Seo Yoo Kyung started her career as a kitchen assistant at La Sfera restaurant. She eventually works her way up to become a chef.

Choi Hyun Wook is the top chef at La Sfera restaurant. He studied the culinary arts in Italy and started out as a chef assistant at a hotel in Sicily. Hyun Wook eventually worked his way up to become the most widely recognized Italian chef in Korea.

Cast

Gong Hyo Jin as Seo Yoo Kyung
Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Hyun Wook
Lee Ha Nui as Oh Sae Young
Alex as Kim San

Extended Cast

Jang Yong as Seo Jong Gyu (Yoo Kyung’s father)
Kim Dong Hee as Seo Yoo Shik (Yoo Kyung’s brother)
Song Ok Sook as (Yoo Kyung’s mother)
Byun Jung Soo as Kim Kang (Kim San’s sister)
Choi Jae Hwan as Jung Eun Soo
No Min Woo as Philip
Hyun Woo as Lee Ji Hoon
Baek Bong Ki as Min Seung Jae
Heo Tae Hee as Han Sang Sik
Yoon Yong Hyun as Kwang Tae
Kim Tae Ho as Sun Woo Duk
Lee Hyung Chul as Geum Suk Ho
Jo Sang Ki as Jung Ho Nam
Ha Jae Sook as Lee Hee Joo
Lee Sung Min as Seol Joon Suk
Son Sung Yoon as Park Chan Hee
Jung Da Hye as Park Mi Hee
Choi Min Sung as Ne Mo
Ryu Seung Bum (cameo, ep9)

Production Credits

Director: Kwan Seok Jang (권석장)
Screenwriter: Seo Sook Hyang (서숙향)

Friday, January 21, 2011

Chuno




Title: 추노 / The Slave Hunters
Chinese title : 推奴 / 追奴
Also known as: Pursuing Servants / Chuno
Genre: Historical, fusion
Episodes: 24
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-06 to 2010-Mar-25
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM


Synopsis

Chuno follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth whose family was ruined when Won Ki Yoon, a slave, burnt down his house and escaped with his sister, Un Nyun, who was in love with Dae Gil. Driven by his desire for revenge, he survived his harsh years on the street and made his name as a slave hunter, dedicated in his pursuit to find Un Nyun, his first and only love. Song Tae Ha is a General of the Army who became a slave after being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, and finds himself on the run from Dae Gil’s relentless pursuit. Both men become entangled in a love triangle with Un Nyun, who is no longer a runaway slave, but Kim Hye Won, a nobleman’s daughter.

Cast

Jang Hyuk as Lee Dae Gil
Oh Ji Ho as Song Tae Ha
Lee Da Hae as Un Nyun / Kim Hye Won
Lee Jong Hyuk as Hwang Chul Woong
Gong Hyung Jin as Eop Bok
Han Jung Soo as General Choi
Kim Ji Suk as Wang Son
Kim Ha Eun as Sul Hwa
Yoon Gi Won as Won Ki Yoon
Sung Dong Il as Chun Ji Ho
Danny Ahn as Baek Ho
Joo Da Young as Eun Sil
Jo Jae Wan as Kim Seong Hwan
Kim Ha Yoon (김하윤) as Kang Bin
Yoon Dong Hwan as Yong Gol Dae
Kim Young Ae as Mo Ka Bi
Kim Gab Soo as King Injo
Kim Eung Soo as Lee Gyeong Shik
Ha Si Eun as Lee Sun Young
Ahn Suk Hwan as artist Bang
Jo Mi Ryung as Keunjumo
Yoon Joo Hee as Jakeunjumo
Yoon Ji Min as Yoon Ji
Lee Dae Yeon as Myeong An
Kim Jin Woo (김진우) as Prince Seok Gyun
Kang Sung Min as Prince So Hyun
Lee Dae Ro as Im Yeong Ho
Choi Duk Moon as Jo Sun Bi
Yoon Moon Sik as Ma Eui
Yoon Dong Hwan as Yong Gol Dae
Yoon Jin Ho (윤진호) as Park Jong Soo
Min Ji Ah as Cho Bok
Jo Sung Il (조성일) as Lee Kwang Jae
Jo Jin Woong as Kwak Han Sum
Park Ki Woong as Geu Boon
Kim Young Ok as (Chul Woong’s mother)
Lee Ha Neul as Pyung Min
Go Joon Hee as Jae Ni
Song Ji Eun as gisaeng Chan
Yoo Chae Young as gisaeng (cameo)
Jun Se Hong as gisaeng (cameo)
Wi Yang Ho as bandit boss
Choi Chul Ho (cameo)
Jung Ho Bin as Shin Jang Goon (cameo)
Marco as yangban (cameo)
Lee Won Jong (cameo)
Ahn Seung Hoon (안승훈)
Ahn Kil Kang
Lee Han Wie
Jo Hee Bong
Jang Seo Won (장서원)
Lee Joon

Production Credits

Production Company: Chorokbaem Media
Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
Screenwriter: Chun Sung Il (천성일)

Awards

- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Jang Hyuk)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama – Actor (Oh Ji Ho)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Sung Dong Il)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae)

Jejungwon




Title: 제중원 / Jejungwon
Chinese Title : 济众院
Genre: Medical, Historical
Episodes: 36
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-04 to 2010-May-04
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55


Synopsis

Jejoongwon is the first modern hospital in Korea established in the Joseon era in 1885. Yeon Jung Hoon plays a nobleman who gives up his status to enter its ranks. Park Yong-woo plays a butcher’s son who becomes a physician, while Han Hye-jin enters Jejoongwon as an interpreter but takes on medical training to become a doctor.

Cast

Park Yong Woo as Hwang Jung
- Cha Jae Dol as young Hwang Jung
Han Hye Jin as Yoo Seok Ran
Yeon Jung Hoon as Baek Do Yang
Sean Richard as Doctor Allen
Kang Nam Gil as Watanabe
Jang Hyun Sung as Min Young Ik
Yoo Tae Woong as Kim Ok Gyun
Kim Seung Wook as Hong Young Shik
Jang Hang Sun as Hwang Jung Byu
Cha Hwa Yun as Hwang Jung Mo
Jung Suk Yong as Lee Kwak (Jak Dae)
Suh In Suk as Baek Tae Hyun
Lee Hyo Jung as Baek Kyu Hyun
Kwon Hae Hyo as Oh Chung Hwan
Yoon Gi Won as Yoon Je Wook
Won Ki Joon as Jung Po Gyo
Kim Gab Soo as Doctor Yoo (Seok Ran’s father)
Geum Bo Ra as Seok Ran Mo
Seo Hye Rin (서혜린) as Kim Mak Saeng
Kim Gyu Jin (김규진) as Chil Bok
Ricky Lee Neely as He Ron
Do Ki Suk as Mong Chong
Yoo Hye Jung as Park So Sa
Kim Tae Hee (김태희) as Mi Ryung
Shin Ji Soo as Nang Rang
Song Young Gyu (송영규) as Go Jang Geun
Choi Jong Hwan as Emperor Gojong
Seo Yi Sook (서이숙) as Empress Myeongseong
Jung Kyu Soo as Japanese minister
Lee Sang Yoon as Ji Seok Young
Ki Tae Young as Jwa Ui Jung’s son (ep22)
Kim Ho Chang as Ui Saeng
Yoon Seo Hyun
Heo Joon Suk

Production Credits

Director: Hong Chang Wook

President




Title: 프레지던트 / President
Chinese Title : 总统
Genre: drama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-15 to 2011-March-3
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

Three months before the presidential nominating convention, Jang Il Joon, from the New Wave Party, declared his candidacy. On that same day, a woman died in a gas explosion in Sam Chuk. Yoo Min Ki, a documentary producer, heard of his mother’s sudden death and headed back home. As he cast his mother’s ashes in the sea, he thought of his childhood: his father always blurted out that Min Ki was not his son whenever he was drunk. After the funeral, Min Ki returned to Seoul and Jang Il Joon asked Min Ki to work as a PR agent to record the election campaign process. When Min Ki asked Il Joon why he was chosen, Il Joon confessed that Min Ki was his son. Min Ki soon begins to suspect that his mother’s death was not an accident and that Il Joon had actually killed her.

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Il Joon
Ha Hee Ra as Jo So Hee
Jay Kim as Yoo Min Ki
Wang Ji Hye as Jang In Young
Kang Shin Il as Lee Chi Soo
Im Ji Eun as Oh Jae Hee
Lee Doo Il as Hong Sung Goo
Kim Heung Soo as Ki Soo Chan
Sung Min as Jang Sung Min
Park Mi Jin (박미진) as Jang Se Bin
Shin Choong Shik as Jo Tae Ho
Choi Dong Joon as Jo Sang Jin
Kim Ye Ryung as Yoo Jung Hye
Kang Shin Jo (강신조) as Hwang Chul Woo
Jung Han Yong as Lee Soo Myung
Yang Hee Kyung as Choi Jung Im
Byun Hee Bong as Go Sang Ryul
Lee Ki Yeol as Park Eul Sub
Kim Jung Nan as Shin Hee Joo
Hong Yo Seob as Kim Kyung Mo
Kim Gyu Chul as Baek Chan Ki
??? as Han Dae Woon

Athena: Goddess of War




Title: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin / Athena: Goddess of War
Chinese Title : 雅典娜:战争女神
Genre: Action, thriller, romance
Episodes: 20 (Not Yet Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-13 to 2011-Feb-15
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Related Series : IRIS, IRIS 2


Synopsis

A terrorist group known as “Athena” and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

Cast

Jung Woo Sung as Lee Jung Woo
Cha Seung Won as Son Hyuk
Soo Ae as Yoon Hye In
Lee Ji Ah as Han Jae Hee
Kim Min Jong as Kim Ki Soo
Choi Si Won as Kim Joon Ho
Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young
Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho
Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa
Yoo Dong Geun as Kwon Yong Gwan
Son Ji Hoon (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk
Kim Young Ae as Choi Jin Hee
Lee Han Wie
Yoo Tae Woong
Sean Richard
Bang Kil Seung (방길승)
BoA as female singer (cameo)
Girls’ Generation (cameo)
Chu Sung Hoon (cameo)
Ryu Dam (cameo)
Oh Chang Suk

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment
Producer: Kim Young Sup
Director: Kim Myung Joon (김명준), Kim Tae Hoon (김태훈), Hwang Jung Hyun (황정현)
Screenwriter: Kim Hyun Joon (김현준), Yoo Nam Kyung (유남경)

Notes

- Filming locations include Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, and New Zealand.
- This drama is a spin-off of the 2009 KBS2 drama “IRIS” with new characters and will be aired on SBS.
- Production company Taewon Entertainment, responsible for the original “IRIS“, will produce this drama and the upcoming “IRIS 2″ (KBS2 will air the sequel to IRIS sometime in 2011).

Rock Rock Rock




Title: 락 Rock 樂 (락락락) / Rock Rock Rock
Chinese Title : 樂摇滚
Genre: Docu-drama, music
Series : Drama Special Series
Episodes: 4
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast date: 2010-Dec-11 to 2010-Dec-18
Air time: Saturday 22:15


Synopsis

A docu-drama about the life of Kim Tae Won, lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Boohwal, or “Resurrection”, as well as the different people who played a part in its history, such as former lead vocalist Lee Seung Chul.

Cast

No Min Woo as Kim Tae Won
Hong Ah Reum as Hyun Joo
Jang Kyung Ah (장경아) as Soo Yeon
Lee Jong Hwan (이종환) as Lee Seung Chul
Bang Joong Hyun as Kim Jong Seo
Devin (데빈) as Shin Dae Chul
Kang Doo as Lee Tae Yoon
No Min Hyuk (노민혁) as Jimmy Hendrix
Kim Jong Seo as Tae Won’s uncle
Song Joong Geun (송중근)
Joo Ho
Lee Duk Hee
Lee Dal Hyung
Lee Won Hee (이원희)
No Young Hak

Production Credits

Director: Lee Won Ik
Screenwriter: Park Kyung Sun (박경선), Bang Hyo Geum (방효금)

Yaksha



Title: 야차 / Ya Cha / Yaksha
Chinese Title : 夜叉
Genre: Period, suspense, action
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: OCN
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-10 to 2011-Feb-25
Air time: Friday 24:00


Synopsis

Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his shaky position in court. His childhood friend Baek Rok leads a secret military force loyal to the king, called the “Black Cloud Swords.” Baek Rok lives for his king, his brother Baek Kyul and his lover Jung Yeon, but when his ambitious brother betrays him and leads him into a trap, he finds himself on the run. He becomes a slave and gladiator, eventually returning to Joseon to seek revenge.

Cast

Jo Dong Hyuk as Lee Baek Rok
Seo Do Young as Lee Baek Kyul
Jun Hye Bin as Jung Yeon
Son Byung Ho as Kang Chi Soon
Suh Tae Hwa as Do Shi Pyung
Park Won Sang as Park Po
Seo Yeong as Ji Hyang
Song Young Kyu
Kim Min Ki (김민기)
Jang Tae Hoon (장태훈)
Arnold Hong (아놀드 홍)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Hong Sun (김홍선)
Screenwriter: Jung Hyung Soo, Goo Dong Hoe (구동회)

It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl



Title: 괜찮아, 아빠 딸 / Gwaenchanha, Appa Ttal / It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl
Chinese Title : 没关系, 爸爸的女儿
Also Known as : It’s Alright, Daddy’s Daughter
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Nov-22 to 2011-Jan-18
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55


Synopsis

Eun Chae Ryung is a spoiled daughter who had always completely relied on her father. When he is involved in an accident one day, she finds herself rudely awakened from her sheltered life and forced to mature, encountering numerous hardships before she gradually becomes an independent person.

Cast

Eun family

Park In Hwan as Eun Ki Hwan (Chae Ryung’s father)
Moon Chae Won as Eun Chae Ryung
Lee Hee Jin as Eun Ae Ryung
Kang Won (강원) as Eun Ho Ryung
Kim Hye Ok as Heo Sook Hee
Yoo Seung Mok (유승목) as Heo Man Soo

Choi family

Lee Bong Gyu as Hyuk Gi’s father
Lee Yong Nyeo (이용녀) as Hyuk Gi’s mother
Choi Jin Hyuk as Choi Hyuk Gi
Shin Min Soo as Choi Duk Gi
Lee Dong Hae as Choi Wook Gi

Jung family

Park Geun Hyung as Jung Pil Suk
Yun Woon Kyung as Yeo Chang Ja
Kang Sung as Jung Jin Goo
Jin Se Yun as Jung Se Yeon
Choi Ja Hye as Seo Hee Jae

Park family

Lee Won Jae as Park Kwon (Jong Suk’s father)
Park Hye Jin (박혜진) as Mo Yoon Kyung (Jong Suk’s mother)
Jun Tae Soo as Park Jong Suk

Other people

Hong Yeo Jin as Lee Soon Jung
Lee Na (이나) as Go Yang Mi
Jo Han Joon (조한준) as Park Moo Sool
Kim Dong Gyoon as Kwak Kyun Woo
Han Soo Min (한수민) as Geum Joo Hye
Nam Ji Hyun as Shin Sun Hae
Hwang Sun Hee (황선희) as Ma Ri Sol
Min Ji Oh as Kang Bo Ra
Kim Gyu Jin (김규진) as Shim Byung Chun
Park Sang Hoon (박상훈) as Shin Sun Do
Kang Min Hyuk as Hwang Yeon Doo
Park Jung Geun (박정근) as Kang Dong Bo
Marco as Marco
Sung Chang Hoon (성창훈) as Ricardo
Song Yi Woo as Jo Ah Ra
Seo Dong Soo as Professor Kang
Lee Jin Ah as Jun So Hyung
Yoo Byung Sun (유병선) as Min Hyun Gyo
Lee Sun Ah as Ah Young
Yum Dong Hun (염동헌) as Ah Young’s dad
Choi Sung Joon as Doctor Hong
Kim Min Seo as Park Da Bin

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Young Sub (김영섭)
Director: Go Heung Shik (고흥식)
Screenwriter: Han Joon Young

Episode Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2010-11-22 1 10.1 (8th) 10.9 (8th)
2010-11-29 2 8.6 (15th) 8.7 (16th)
2010-11-30 3 7.6 (18th) 7.9 (16th)
2010-12-06 4 (<7.8) 8.1 (18th)
2010-12-07 5 (<7.3) (<7.3)
2010-12-13 6 8.1 (19th) 8.5 (16th)
2010-12-14 7 8.3 (17th) 8.6 (15th)
2010-12-20 8 7.9 (<7.6)
2010-12-21 9 7.4 7.8 (20th)
2010-12-27 10 7.2 (<7.6)
2010-12-28 11 7.3 (<7.8)
2011-01-03 12 6.9 (<9.5)
2011-01-04 13 8.1 9.6 (18th)
2011-01-10 14 8.0 (<10.3)
2011-01-11 15 8.0 (19th) 9.3 (17th)
2011-01-17 16 (<8.5) 9.2 (20th)
2011-01-18 17 9.1 (16th) 10.9 (11th)
Source: TNS Media Korea

One Million Roses




Title: 백만송이 장미 / Baekmansongi Jangmi / One Million Roses
Chinese Title : 百万朵玫瑰
Also known as:A Million Roses/ Million Blossoms of Roses
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 173
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2003-Oct-06 to 2004-Jun-04
Air time: Monday to Friday 20:25


Cast

Oh family

Kim Seung Soo as Oh Hyun Kyu
Lee Chang Hoon as Kang Min Jae (step brother by marriage)
Jun Hye Jin as Oh Eun Ji (younger half-sister)
Han Jin Hee as Oh In Hwan (father)
Lee Hye Sook as Kim Soon Young (Min Jae’s mother & Hyun Kyu’s step mother)
Ji Soo Won as Kim Soon Ok (aunt, Soon Young’s sister)
Ban Hyo Jung as Han Kwi Boon (In Hwan’s mother)

Suh family

Yoon Hae Young as Suh Yu Jin
Yang Jung Ah as Suh Yu Kyung (older sister)
Jo Kyung Hwan as Suh Dong Pyo (father)
Kim Ja Ok as Jo Mal Bong (mother)

Park family

Son Tae Young as Park Hye Ran
Ahn Jung Hoon as Park Hye Sung (older brother)
Yoon Yeo Jung as Choi Keum Ja (mother)
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Park Tae Ho (uncle)

Other people

Song Ki Yoon as Kim Ki Soo (Hye ran’s landlord)
Lee Jung Gil as Park Tae Il (Hye Ran’s father)
Kyun Mi Ri as Hyun Kyu’s maternal aunt
Dokgo Young Jae as Peter Kang Joon Hyung

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung
Director: Moon Bo Hyun, Park Man Young


Title: 1%의 어떤 것 / 1% eh uh ddun gut / One Percent of Anything
Also known as: Something About 1% / 1% of Anything
Episodes: 26
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-Jul-06 to 2003-Dec-28
Air time: Sunday 9:50 AM


Synopsis

Kim Jung Hwa is a young and sincere middle school teacher, who has little interest in money. She is also extremely warm-hearted and loves to help other people. When she helps carry an elderly man’s belongings from the train to another location, the elderly man is extremely thankful. This grandfather turns out to be the extremely rich owner of a well known conglomerate. His grandson, Kang Dong Won is a quick-tempered businessman who rivals his grandfather, but in an almost comical way. In an order to “tame” his favorite grandson, the grandfather agrees to give his entire fortune to the person who marries Kim Jung Hwa, therefore forcing Kang to meet the girl whom his grandfather chose. Although at first Kim and Kang don’t get along because of Kang’s extremely cute but bad temper, their arguments bring them closer together. Kang starts to get jealous when Kim’s fellow teacher starts liking her too. Through the clever conditions that Kang’s grandfather makes, Kang starts a relationship he does not look forward too. However, what looked like a relationship that would 99% not work out, turns out to be the “perfect” match, the 1% chance.

Cast

Kim Jung Hwa as Kim Da Hyun (26)
Kang Dong Won as Lee Jae In (32)
Han Hye Jin as Jung Hyun Jin (26)
Lee Byung Wook as Min Tae Ha (32)
Kim Ji Woo as Lee Jae Yeong (25)
Kim Seung Min as Kim Hyeong Jun (32)

Da Hyun’s family

Kim Young Ran as Jung Mi Jung (mother)
Choi Sang Hoon (최상훈) as Kim Jin Man (father)
Kyung Joon as Kim Seo Hyeon (older brother)
Huh Jung Min as Kim Jun Hyeon (younger brother)

Jae In’s family

Byun Hee Bong as Lee Kyu Chul (grandfather)
Lee Hui Do as Kim Dong Suk (secretary)
Oh Mi Yeon as Yum Sun Hee (mother)
Kim Chung as Lee Soo Young (aunt, Tae Ha’s mother)
Jun In Taek as Min Hyuk Joo (uncle, Tae Ha’s father)

Other people

Choi Min Soo
Yoo Gun
Jung Min Ah
Ahn Jung Yoon
Wang Ji Hye (Previously credited as Min Ji Hye)

Production Credits

Director: Jang Geun Soo
Writer: Hyeon Go-Wun

Pretty Woman




Title: 귀여운 여인 / Gwi-yeo-woon Yeo-in / Pretty Woman
Chinese title : 可愛的女人
Episodes: 145
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-Nov-10 to 2004-Jun-04
Air time: Monday-Friday 8:20 PM


Synopsis

Convincing men to buy riches for her, Jang Shin Young exchanges these riches for money in order to support herself and her mother (who is in prison). One of these men, Kwon Hae Hyo, uses his friend’s money to buy Jang riches. When his friend, Jung Sun Kyung, finds out, she is determined to find the “fox” that stole the money. Jung herself is an inspiring college professor who is a milk delivery lady by morning to support herself. When one of her students, Lee Ji Hoon, starts to hate her, he poses numerous “bad” jokes which make Jung tremble. Therefore, it becomes surprising when Lee gradually falls in love with Jung. Jang, on the other hand, falls in love with Lee Ji Hoon’s older brother, Jung Bo Suhk, for his money. Jung Bo Suhk is a player, who is also divorced with a teenage daughter. Eventually, she falls in love with who Jung Bo Suhk truly is. As the sons of the president of Seine hotel, Jung Bo Suhk and Lee Ji Hoon each fall in love with Jang Shin Young and Jung Sun Kyung-facing obstacles because of age difference, class difference and more. In a society where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, Jang Shin Young and Jung Sun Kyung come to help eachother through hard times to become “pretty lady”.

Cast

Jang Shin Young as Kim So Yeon (24)

Jang family

Jung Bo Suk as Jang Dae Woong (37)
Lee Ji Hoon as Jang Se Woong (brother, 26)
Baek Il Sup as Jang Joong Hoon (father)
Lee Hyo Choon as Shim Chung Ja (mother)
Park Ji Mi as Jang Joon Hee (Dae Woong’s daughter, 15)

Hong household

Kim Se Ah as Kim Yu Jin (29)
Go Ho Kyung as Yoon Ki Joo (Se Woong’s schoolmate, 24)
Kim Young Ran as Hong Hyang Suk (Ki Joo’s mother)

Other people

Jung Sun Kyung as Choi Seung Eun (28)
Kwon Hae Hyo as Kang Hyun Jae (teacher)
Yoon Mi Ra as Baek Keum Rye
Kim Hyung Ja as Moon Hye Suk (Joong Hoon’s first love, 53)

Production Credits

Producer: Choi Yi Sup
Writer: Jung Sung Hee

Punch




Title: 때려 / Ttae Ryeo / Punch
Chinese Title : 拳击
Also known as: Beat
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2003-Oct-08 to 2003-Nov-27
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Cast

Joo Jin Mo as Lee Han Sae
Shin Min Ah as Jang Yoo Bin
Sung Si Kyung as Jo Sung Woo
So Yi Hyun as Oh Hae Mi
Lim Seong Eon as Bong Mi Ra
Hwang In Young as Yoon Bi Seo
Jo Hye Ryun as Joo Ae Ri
Kim Bin Woo as Seo Ji Soo
Kim Mi Sook as Kyung Hye
Ahn Suk Hwan as Bong Gi Bong Director
Kim Kwang Il (김광일) as Jang Yoo Chul
Go Joo Won as Yoon Pyo
Jung Shi Woo (정시우) as Heung Soo
Yang Taek Jo as President Oh
Yoon Gi Won as Nam Dae Ri
Kim Dong Gyoon
Hoon Ki

Production Credits

Producers: Lee Hyun Jik, Jang Tae Yoo (assistant)
Director: Lee Young Chul
Screenwriter: Lee Yun Jung

Rosemary




Title: 로즈마리 / Ro-seu-ma-ri / Rosemary
Chinese Title : 迷迭香
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 18
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2003-Oct-29 to 2003-Dec-25
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM


Synopsis

“Rosemary” is a drama that portrays an ordinary woman with two adorable children, who has just been informed on her terminal illness. While readjusting her surroundings, the woman becomes more aware of love for her family and is reminded of her modest but happy life. This drama has a trace of genuine human touch in that it gives you an opportunity to sense the importance of life through the eyes of terminally ill woman, where ordinary events are portrayed with beauty and inspiration.

“Rosemary” goes beyond presenting the life of a terminally ill woman. It involves a woman who tacitly prepares for death, and her husband who deeply regrets his past for not having fully expressed his love for her. It also involves an indiscreet young woman who has to take care of the dying woman’s children. Through their experiences, “Rosemary” helps us to reminisce on the true meaning of life.

Cast

Yoo Ho Jung as Lee Jung Yeon
Kim Seung Woo as Choi Young Do
Bae Du Na as Shin Kyung Su
Yeon Jung Hoon as Jang Jun Oh

Extended Cast

Jang Hyun Sung as Woo Ji Sub (Jung Yeon’s doctor)
Park Jung Hak as Kim Suk Tae (CEO of Mirae Soft)
Kim Mi Kyung as Cho Mi Sook (Jung Yeon’s sister-in-law)
Jung Young Sook as Mrs. Oh (Young Do’s mother)
Jang Hang Sun as Shin In Sik (Kyung Su’s father)
Han Ji Hye as Choi Shi Nae (Jung Yeon’s daughter)
Lee Byung Joon as Choi Maru (Jung Yeon’s son)

Production Credits

Director: Lee Gun Joon
Writer: Song Ji Na

Let’s Go to School, Sang-doo!



o To School
Chinese Title : 尚道啊,我们上学去
Also known as: Let’s Go to School, Sang-doo! (KBFD-TV)
Genre: Romance, comedy, drama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2003-Sep-15 to 2003-Nov-04
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:50


Synopsis

Cha Sang-doo (Bi) and Chae Eun-hwan (Gong Hyo Jin) grew up as the best of friends. One day, Eun-hwan’s family goes bankrupt and debtors rushed to collect their belongings. When her father’s old record player was being taken, Sang-doo goes after the guy, accidently killing him. After being released from prison, he finds that his family and Eun-hwan have left him. Years later, he becomes a gigolo (with his uncle) to pay off his sick daughter’s hospital bills. He eventually meets his long-lost first-love, Eun-hwan as a high school math teacher. In an effort to regain her love, he returns as a high school student in her class. As everything seems to be going smoothly, circumstances prevent them from staying together.

Cast

Bi as Cha Sang-doo
Gong Hyo Jin as Chae Eun-hwan
Lee Dong Gun as Kang Min-suk
Hong Soo Hyun as Han Se-ra
Song Min Joo as Cha Bo-ri (Sang-doo’s daughter)
Lee Young Ha as Cha Man-do (Sang-doo’s uncle)
Yeo Seung Hyuk as Chae Ji-hwan (Eun-hwan’s brother)
Jun Hye Bin as Yoon Hee-seo
Shin Goo as Song Jong-doo (principal)
Jung Ae Ri as Gong Shim-ran (Eun-hwan’s mother)
Yang Hee Kyung as lonely lady
Hong So Hee
Han Yeo Reum
Kim Ye Ryung
Kim Byul
Choi Jae Hwan
Kim Mi Kyung
Seo Jin Wook
Jo Gyu Chul
Kim Jae Rok
Kim Dong Yoon
Byun Joo Yun

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Lee Kyung Hee
Director: Lee Hyung Min

She is Cool




Title: 그녀는 짱 / Geu-nyeo-neun Jjang! / She is Cool
Also known as: She’s Cool! / She is the Boss
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2003-Nov-10 to 2004-Jan-13
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:50


Synopsis

Not Yet Available

Cast

Ryu Shi Won as Yoo Ho-Min / Michael (27)
Ahn Jae Mo as Lee Dong-Ki (29)
Kang Sung Yun as Ha Hye-Kyung (26)

Extended Cast

Lee Joong Moon as Im Ho-Tae (25)
Cha Seung Hwan (차승환) as Um Il-Sub (25)
Lee Dae Keun as Ha Choong-Sik (55, Hye-Kyung’s father)
Jung Bo Suk as Bae Jin-Chul (29)
Lee Keun Hee as Ham Jung-Soo (55)
Kang Yong Suk (강용석) as Jang Ki-Ho (33)
Kim Yong Gun as Jang Sung-Taek (60)
Park Ha (박하) as Joo Eun-Hee (29)
Wang Bit Na as Hwang Mi Na

Production Credits

Production: JS Pictures
Chief Producer: Lee Nok Young (이녹영)
Producer: Lee Won Ik
Director: Kim Yong Kyu
Screenwriter: Jo Hee

Screen




Title: 스크린 / Seukeurin / Screen
Chinese Title : 夢想的銀幕
Episodes: 18
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2003-05-31 to 2003-07-27
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 9:45-10:50 PM


Synopsis

Cheerful and bright, So Hyun is creative as well. She is the only-child of a prominent artistic film director, Kim Jung Woo. Having lost her mother at an early age, she spends her days happily with her father who is like a friend. They at times have heated discussion on movies, worries about each other’s health. Her father is the owner of Sukyoung Theater and their intimate father and daughter relationship is well known.

Cast

Park Jung Chul as Park Tae-Young
Kim Tae Hee as Kim So-Hyun
Oh Seung Hyun as Song Yoo-Ra
Gong Yoo as Kim Joon-Pyo
Jun Mi Sun as Park Joo-Young
Park Hyung Joon as Oh Kwang-Soo
Kim Ji Woo as Choi Kyung-Ah
Lee Hee Do as Song Hyun-Geun (Yoo-Ra’s father)
Jung Dong Hwan as Park Jin-Sup
Kim Se Min as Yang Jin-Soo
Lee Moon Soo as Hwang Ki-Sa

Production Credits

Director: Lee Seung Ryul
Writer: Im Chae Joon

Snowman




Title: 눈사람 / Nun-sa-ram / Snowman
Chinese Title : 雪人
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-Jan-08 to 2003-Mar-06
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

Although at first unwillingly, Jo and Gong later become the best of sister/brother-in-law. They depend on each other for help, trouble, and fun. Oh Yuhn Soo, Jo’s wife, is grateful at the happy relationship, but things go astray when Gong grows a greater affection for Jo. When Gong confesses her feelings for Jo, the two start to grow apart. Although they later end up in the same police department, they try hard to avoid eachother, and Oh starts to realize the reason why. Kim Rae Won is Gong’s friend and the son of a rich hotel owner. Although he knows that Gong likes her brother-in-law, he never gives up his feelings for her. Things seem to turn out alright when Gong starts to date Kim and forget about Jo, but her sister Oh dies. The dangerous yet innocent love for her brother-in-law puts Gong in a terrible situation…how is love different in a family?

The beginning of the drama, when Gong is a high school student, is very humorous. The drama is well-written, but if you don’t like the unconventional idea of a sister-in-law liking her brother-in-law, you shouldn’t watch this drama. Kim Rae Won is portrayed really well, and the character fits him perfectly! worth watching.

Cast

Gong Hyo Jin as Suh Yeon-wook
Jo Jae Hyun as Detective Han Pil-seung
Oh Yun Soo as Suh Yeon-jung (Yeon-wook’s sister)
Kim Rae Won as Cha Sung-joon

Supporting Cast

Wang Bit Na as Lee Soo-jin
Oh Seung Eun as Kim Sang-hee (Yeon-wook’s friend)
Han In Soo as Cha Hee-jang (Sung-joon’s father)
Kim Ye Ryung as Sung-joon’s stepmother
Im Sung Min 임성민 as Lee Mi-young (Yeon-jung’s upper classman)
Shim Yang Hong as Pil-seung’s father
Kim Ji Young as Pil-seung’s mother
Park Eun Soo 박은수 as Keun Hyeong
Soon Dong Woon 순동운 as Han Pil-nam (Pil-seung’s older brother)
Son Min Woo 손민우 as Han Pil-young (Pil-seung’s younger brother)
Baek Jong Hyun 백종현 as Han Pil-joon (Pil-seung’s youngest brother)
Kim Dong Joo as Pil-nam’s wife
Kim Jung Soo 김정수 as Soon-mi (Pil-young’s wife)
Myung Kye Nam 명계남 as Capt. Oh (Pil-seung’s boss)
Kim Yoon Tae 김윤태 as Detective Lee
Lee Dae Yeon as Detective Kim
Kim Seung Min as Detective Kang (Pil-seung’s rookie partner)
Lee Seung Hyung as Dept. Chief Choi
Kim Na Woon as Sun-young (Pil-seung’s cousin)

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Jung Woon Hyun 정운현
Director: Lee Chang Soon 이창순
Writer: Kim Do Woo 김도우

Stairway to Heaven




Title: 천국의 계단 / Cheon-kuk-ui Gye-dan / Stairway to Heaven
Chinese Title : 天國的階梯
Also known as: Stairway to Heaven / Stairs To Heaven / Steps in Paradise
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2003-Dec-03 to 2004-Feb-05
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday at 21:55


Synopsis

Jung-suh and Song-joo grew up together. They were always there for each other. Tragedy begins when Song Joo begins his studies overseas without Jung-suh. Jung-suh’s father remarries Tae Mira. Mira takes in her two children from a previous marriage, Tae-hwa and Yuri. Yuri is envious of the life that Jung-suh leads and is determined to take everything away from her, including Song-joo. Tae-hwa begins to develop feelings for his stepsister, however Jung-suh still loves Song-joo. Five years later, tragedy occurs when Jung-suh gets into a car accident causing her to lose her memory. Together with Tae-hwa, they start anew. Song-joo is led to believe that she is dead. However, when they meet again one day, he is determined to remind her of the love they had for one another. When fate finally seemed to be on their side, Jung-suh is diagnosed with eye cancer.

Cast

Kwon Sang Woo as Cha Song-ju
Choi Ji Woo as Han Jung-suh
Kim Tae Hee as Han Yu-ri
Shin Hyun Joon as Han Tae-hwa

Extended Cast

Lee Hwi Hyang as Tae Mira (Tae-hwa & Yuri’s mother)
Ha Jae Young as Han Su-ha (Jung-suh’s father)
Kim Ji Sook as Chairman Min Suh-hyun (Song-ju’s mother)
Jung Han Yong as Han Pil-su (Tae-hwa & Yuri’s father)
Baek Sung Hyun as young Cha Song-ju
Park Shin Hye as young Han Jung-suh/Kim Ji-su
Lee Wan as young Han Tae-hwa/Han Chul-su
Park Ji Mi as young Han Yuri
Park Young Ji

Summer Scent





Title: 여름향기 / Yeoreum Hyanggi / Summer Scent
Chinese Title : 夏日香气
Also known as: Summer Breeze / Endless Love 3
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2003-Jul-07 to 2003-Sep-09
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Related TV shows: Autumn Tale, Spring Waltz, Winter Sonata


Synopsis

Yoo Min Woo’s first love was So Eun Hye who gets into a car accident. Eun Hye dies, leaving him behind. Shim Hye Won has suffered from a terrible heart disease ever since childhood. Miraculously, she finds that she will be obtaining a heart from a donor, Soh Eun Hye.

Suffering from the pain of a heartache, Min-woo goes to Paris to study, the memories of Eun Hye still hunts his heart. When he returns to Korea, fate takes a turn and brings Hye Won and Min-woo together. When the two first meet, Hye Won’s heart (Eun Hye’s heart), oddly beats faster when she is around Min Woo.

Park Jung Jae is Hye Won’s boyfriend. Park Jung Ah is Jung Jae’s sister, she meets Min Woo in Italy and falls for him.

Cast

Song Seung Hun as Yoo Min Woo
Son Ye Jin as Shim Hye Won
Ryu Jin as Park Jung Jae
Han Ji Hye as Park Jung Ah
Shin Ae as So Eun Hye
Jo Eun Sook as Oh Jang Mi
Ahn Jung Hoon as Ji Dae Poong
Kim Hae Sook as Min Woo’s mother
Kang Ji Hwan as Jung Ah’s husband

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Chul Kyu
Director: Yoon Suk Ho
Screenwriter: Choi Ho Yun
Cinematography: Kim Yong Su
Lighting: Kim Gwang Su

Bad Girls





Title: 나쁜 여자들 / Na-ppeun Yeo-ja-deul / Bad Girls
Chinese Title : 坏女孩
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-May-08 to 2002-Jun-27
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM


Synopsis

Jae-kyung, Yeol-mae, and Yeon-hee are three inseparable friends. Yeon-hee is married to Taek-su. In-ku is Jae-kyung’s boyfriend, and Bong-chul is Yeol-mae’s boyfriend.

Taek-su (Kim Byung Se) is having an affair with a fellow co-worker, which his wife finds out about. Yeon-hee (Kim Hye Ri) decides to find her own success in the workplace rather than live as a homemaker for her husband.

In a competitive businessplace, Jae-kyung (Park Sol Mi) wins a high position, but her superior, Jang-su (Sun Woo Jae Duk) tries to sexually harass her. When In-ku (Lee Jung Jin) found it out, he got angry, but kept the story quiet in exchange for the position that Jae-kyung had gotten. Jae-kyung, feeling betrayed, moves to a another city to work as a supervisior, where she meets Sin-ho (Park Kwang Hyun), who works as a manager there. Sin-ho is a warm-hearted guy that falls for Jae-kyung.

In-ku, though, is not a guy crazy for ambition, but has his own dark family secret, connected to the company’s president, Lee Soon Jae-which is why he wants to succeed in that company. This yearning for recognition constantly puts him in a dilemma where he has to decide whether to get his success or Jae-kyung.

Bong-chul (Lee Jong Soo) is an unemployed ‘bum’ that always uses money that innocent Yeol-mae (Sung Yu Ri) gives.

In the beginning of the drama, guys defined a ‘bad girl’ as a girl that is sexy, smart, and cute because they are hard to control, but the drama tries to redefine the stereotypical images of career women.

Cast

Park Sol Mi as Park Jae-kyung
Sung Yu Ri as Han Yeol-mae
Kim Hye Ri as Lee Yeon-hee
Park Kwang Hyun as Kim Sin-ho
Lee Jung Jin as Lee In-ku
Kim Byung Se as Jun Taek-su
Lee Jong Soo as Na Bong-chul
Ye Ji Won as Oh Jung-hwa
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Byun Jang-su

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Park Hyun Joo
Director: Choi Moon Suk

Friends 2002




Title: フレンズ / 프렌즈 / Friends
Chinese Title : 朋友
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 4
Broadcast network: TBS and MBC
Broadcast period (TBS): 2002-Feb-04 and 2002-Feb-05
Air time (TBS): Monday & Tuesday 21:00-23:09 (TBS)
Broadcast period (MBC): 2002-Feb-15 and 2002-Feb-16
Air time (MBC): Friday & Saturday 21:55


Synopsis

Left alone on a trip to Hong Kong, Tomoko (Fukada Kyoko) finds herself the victim of a purse-snatching. The police arrest the man she points out, but it turns out to be the wrong person: a young Korean man named Ji Hoon (Won Bin). Despite his anger and humiliation, he takes her out to dinner since she has lost all her money, and in return, she agrees to model for his amateur film. What follows is a magical and romantic two days. Upon returning to their respective countries, Tomoko must return to her nine-to-five job and Ji Hoon must resume studying to join the family business rather than pursuing his dream of becoming a film director. But soon the two begin to email each other and rekindle their relationship despite the distance and obstacles between them. Marking the very first time in television history that a drama has been co-produced between Japan and South Korea, the story shows us that love has no borders.

Cast

Won Bin as Kim Ji Hoon
Fukada Kyoko as Asai Tomoko
Lee Dong Gun as Park Kyung Joo
Han Hye Jin as Park Hye Jin
Yada Akiko as Yamagishi Yuko
Toda Naho as Kaneda Midori
Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Sakamaki Shouta
Dokgo Young Jae

Production Credits

Screenwriters: Okada Yoshikazu, Hwang Sun Young
Producers: Isano Hideki, Setoguchi Katsuaki, Take Keiko (武敬子)
Directors: Doi Nobuhiro, Han Chul Soo
Asst. Director: Park Soo Chul

Glass Slippers





Title: 유리구두 / Yu-ri Ku-du / Glass Slippers
Chinese Title : 玻璃鞋
Also known as: Glass Shoes
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-Mar-02 to 2002-Jul-28
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 09:45-10:50 PM


Synopsis

This drama is about the lives of Tae-hee and Yun-hee, two sisters whose mother died while giving birth to Yun-hee. Their father, who loves them dearly, married their mother without their paternal grandfather’s consent, and deprived of any familial support, the sisters and their father struggle to make ends meet even as their father faces a life-threatening illness. This drama follows Tae-hee and Yun-hee into adulthood as, separated by a cruel twist of fate, the girls come to lead very different lives, oblivious of one another.

Cast

Kim Hyun Ju as Kim Yun Hee / Lee Sun Woo
Kim Ji Ho as Kim Tae Hee
So Ji Sub as Park Chul Woong
Han Jae Suk as Jang Jae Hyuk
Kim Min Sun as Woo Seung Hee
Kim Jung Hwa as Park Yon Woong (Chul Woong’s sister)
Kim Chung Ryeol as Yun Suh Joon (Yun Hee & Tae Hee’s cousin)
Kim Chung as Suh Joon’s mother
Ha Jae Young as Kim Hyun Ho (Yun Hee & Tae Hee’s father)
Baek Il Sup as Chairman Kim (Tae Hee’s grandfather)
Hyun Suk as Park Kwi Joong (Chairman Kim’s chauffeur)
Son Young Joon as Oh Hwan Young (Jang Hyuk’s assistant)
Song Ok Sook as Oh Kim Sun (Seung Hee’s mother)
Lee Hui Do as Hwang Kuk Do (Seung Hee’s stepfather)
Lee Ki Young as Lee In Soo (Gangster leader)
Sung Dong Il as Mr. Can (Gangster leader’s assistant)
Ha Seung Ri as young Yun Hee
Choi Woo Hyuk as young Jae Hyuk
Park Eun Bin as young Seung Hee
Shin Tae Hoon as young Suh Joon
Kim Hyung Jong as Soo Tak
Seo Hyun Ki

Production Credits

Director: Choi Yoon Suk
Writer: Kang Eun Kyung

Love Rollercoaster




Title: 사랑을 예약하세요 / Sa-rang-eul Ye-yak-ha-se-yo / Love Rollercoaster
Chinese Title : 爱的雲霄飛車
Also known as: Reservation for Love / Please Reserve Your Love
Genre:
Episodes: 34
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-Feb-03 to 2002-Oct-13


Synopsis

Not Yet Available

Cast

Kim Yoo Suk as Kim Sang Hyun
Kim Chae Yun as Jang Seung Ri
Kwon Hae Hyo as Jang Seung Won
Yoo Hye Jung as Yoon Hee Jung
Im Dong Jin as Yoon Pyeong Goo (Hee Jung’s father)
Kim Chang Sook as Oh Mi Ja (Hee Jung’s mother)
Lee Se Eun as Yoon Hee Soo (Hee Jung’s younger sister)
Lee Ji Hyun
Kim Yoon Kyung as Kim Min Young
Shim Hyung Tak

Production Credits

Producer: Kwon Seok Jang
Screenwriter: Kim Sung Hee, Hwang Sung Yeon

Loving You






Title: 러빙유 / Leobing Yu / Loving You
Chinese Title : 人鱼公主
Episodes: 12
Genre: Drama, Romance
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2002-Jul-29 to 2002-Sep-03
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:50


Synopsis

Jin Da Rae (Eugene) is the daughter of a female diver in Cheju Island. After her father mysteriously passes away she tries to uncover the truth about his death. One day she coincidentally saves Hyuk (Park Yong Ha) from torrent waters. Hyuk works for an orange farm opposed to his father’s wish that Hyuk should take over his resort development business. Da Rae and Hyuk gradually fall in love. However, their love is put to a risky test after Hyuk’s half-brother (Lee Dong Wook) also discovers his love for Da Rae. While all 3 of them get entangled in a complicated love triangle, Da Rae finds out that Hyuk is connected to her father’s death.

Cast

Park Yong Ha as Lee Hyuk
Eugene as Jin Da Rae
Lee Yoo Ri as Cho Su Kyong
Lee Dong Wook as Lee Min
Kim Se Ah as Ahn Mi Mi (22)
Kim Ji Hoon as Choi Sung Wook (20)
Park Geun Hyung as Chairman Lee (Hyuk & Min’s father)
Jung Dong Hwan as Manager Jin (Da Rae’s father)
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Da Rae’s mom
Kim Gyu Chul as Supervisor Kang
Jung Eun Pyo as Doe Hyong Geun

Production credits

Director: Lee Geon Jun
Writer: Kim Jong Hyeon, Shin Hye Jin

My Love Patzzi





Title: 내 사랑 팥쥐 / Nae Sarang Patjwi / My Love Patzzi
Chinese Title : 紅豆女之戀
Also known as: My Love Patzzi
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-08-26 to 2002-09-24
Airtime: Monday & Tuesday at 9:55 PM
Theme song: Sweet Dream by Jang Nara


Synopsis

Song Yi is a girl with a pure heart with a bad temper. She was tricked and humiliated by her “best friend” Hee Won as a child. From then on, Hee Won has always been the princess and successful while everyone mistook Song Yi as the evil child. When Song Yi did not have a job, Hee Won introduced her to the amusement park that she is in charge of. There she found her childhood friend and ex-crush Hyun Sung, who Hee Won has “stole” when they were kids. From then on, Hee Won tried to humiliate Song Yi many times, framing her in many situations that Hee Won has created herself. To get back at Hee Won, she decided to break the train that the park was launching so that Hee Won would be blamed. Little did she know that she caused more damage and that the train caught on fire. What was worse was that the son of the president of the park was in the train. Ridden with guilt, Song Yi risks her own life to save the life of Seung Joon. Seung Joon fell in love with Song Yi for her brave spirit and charming attitude, but what will happen to their relationship when Hee Won exposes to the world of what she has done?

Cast

Jang Na Ra as Yang Song Yi
Kim Rae Won as Kim Hyun Sung
Kim Jae Won as Kang Seung Joon
Hong Eun Hee as Eun Hee Won

Extended Cast

Kang Rae Yun as Hwang Bo Yu Ri
Kim Kyung Shik as Yang Sam Yul (aka Yang Yoo Bin)
Shin Dong Mi as Noh Ji Young
Park Kwang Jung as Nam Joo Im
Huh Jung Min as Moon Seung Man
Park In Hwan as a Pool technician
Lee Se Young as Yang Song Yi (as a child)
Kwon Oh Min

Romance




Title: 로망스 / Ro-mang-seu / Romance
Chinese Title : 罗曼史
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-May-08 to 2002-Jun-27
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday at 9:55 PM


Synopsis

Fatal love strikes us out of a sudden and helplessly takes us deep down into the sea of fervor, giving us no choice but to yield. This drama beautifully unfolds the forbidden passion between a teacher and a student.

Chae Won (Kim Ha Neul) and Kwan Woo (Kim Jae Won) meet for the first time at a rural seaside village flower festival. They fall in love at first sight, not in their dreams have they known that Chae Won is the teacher at Kwan Woo’s high school. The second time they meet is at the classroom where they realize the situation and become bewildered and embarrassed. The love story between the two young people is overlapped with Kwan Woo’s tearful success story and this inspire the viewers with high emotion.

Cast

Kim Jae Won as Choi Kwan Woo
Kim Ha Neul as Kim Chae Won
Jung Sung Hwan as Lee Eun Suk (Chairman’s son)
Kim Yoo Mi as Choi Yun Hee (Kwan Woo’s sister)
Han Hye Jin as Yoon Ji Soo (Kwan Woo’s classmate)
Kim Hae Sook as Oh Young Suk (Kwan Woo’s mother)
Hyun Suk as Choi Jang Soo (Kwan Woo’s father)
Go Myung Hwan as Kim Bong Kyun
Shim Yang Hong as Kim Dae Kun (Chae Won’s father)
Park Won Sook as President Yoon Mi Hee (Chae Won’s mother)
Kim Yong Gun as Chairman Lee Young Kyu (Eun Suk’s father)
Ahn Yeon Hong as Suh Min Joo (Chae Won’s roommate)
Moon Ji Yoon as Choi Jang Bi (Kwan Woo’s brother)
Lee Byung Joon as Choi Gong Myung (Kwan Woo’s half-brother)
Jung Kyung Soon as a female teacher who smokes
Kang Rae Yun as So Young’s friend
Kim Kyo Chul
Lee Eung Kyung

Production Credits

Director: Lee Dae Young
Executive Producer: Jung Wun Hyun
Script Writer: Bae Yoo Mi

As You Wish




멋대로 해라 / Ne Meot-dae-ro Hae-ra / Ruler of Your Own World
Chinese Title : 預約愛情
Also known as: As You Wish
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-Jul-03 to 2002-Sep-05
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

Ko Bok-Su’s life is a mess. After a difficult childhood and time in prison, fate leads him to Chun Kyung. Bok-Su steals her wallet, but the chain reaction that follows from the act is both unpredictable and unforgettable. Ko Bok-Su embarks on a journey that ultimately touches the lives of all those around him, and will inspire and surprise even the most jaded K-drama fan!

Cast

Yang Dong Geun as Ko Bok-Su
Lee Na Young as Jun Kyung
Gong Hyo Jin as Song Mi-Rae
Lee Dong Gun as Han Dong-Jin

Extended Cast

Shin Goo as Ko Joong-Sup (Bok-Su’s father)
Yoon Yuh Jung as Jung Yoo-Soon (Bok-Su’s mother)
Jo Kyung Hwan as Jun Nak-Kwan (Kyung’s father)
Lee Hye Sook as Kang In-Ok (Kyung’s mother)
Lee Se Chang as Jun Kang (Kyung’s brother)
Kim Hye Sun as Jun Kang’s wife
Kim Myung Kook as Sgt. Park Jung-Dal
Huh In Bum as Kko Boong-Yi (Junior)
Jun Hye Jin as Song Hyun-Ji (Mi-Rae’s sister)
Kim Jae Wook as Ki Hong (band member)
Kim Jae Man as Jung Kook (band member)
Han Bo Ram as the band vocalist
Seo Bum Shik

Production Credits

Screenwriter: In Jung Ok
Chief Producer: Jang Geun Soo
Director: Park Sung Soo

Shoot for the star





Title: 별을쏘다 / Byeol-eul Sso-da / Shoot for the star
Chinese Title : 射星
Also known as: Shooting Stars / Shooting the Star
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-Nov-20 to 2003-Jan-09
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday at 21:55-23:05


Synopsis

Sora, a 29 year-old woman who has no job, career, or academic pedigree, and longs only to be married to a man she can call her true love. Her chance arrives when she meets Sung Tae, a waiter and wannabe actor. He impresses Sora and her brother, a low-rent talent manager named Bada, in a winning dramatic role. Sung Tae also suffers from dyslexia, making script reading mighty difficult, but with Sora’s support, Sung Tae finally does become an actor. However, when a relationship builds between the two, it inevitably leads to complications, and even a scandal…

Cast

Jun Do Yeon as Han Sora
Jo In Sung as Ku Sung-tae
Park Sang Myun as Han Ba-dah (Sora’s brother)
Lee Seo Jin as Do-hun (Yae-rin’s manager)
Hong Eun Hee as Yae-rin (aspiring actress)
Jo Jung Rin as Ah-jung
Han Joon as Seung-woo
Byun Jung Soo as Lee Mi-ryun
Lee Da Hae
Park Chul as Jang Min-su (director)
Shin Sung Rok

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jang Soo
Writer: Yoon Sung Hee

Since We Met




Title: 그대를 알고부터 / Keu-dae-reul Ahl-go-bu-teo
Chinese Title : 自從認識你/自從遇見你
Also known as: Since I Met You / Since I Knew You
Episodes: 48

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Successful Story of a Bright




Title: 명랑소녀 성공기 / Myung-rang So-nyu Sung-gong Gi / Successful Story of a Bright Girl
Chinese Title : 開朗少女成功記
Also known as: Cheerful Girl’s Success Story / A Bright Girl’s Success Story
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-03-13 to 2002-05-02
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55-11:05 PM

Trio



Title: 삼총사 / Sam-chong-sa / Trio
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-Nov-06 to 2003-Jan-02
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

We Are Dating Now



Title: 지금은 연애중 / Jigeumeun Yeonaejung / We Are Dating Now
Chinese Title : 正在恋爱中
Also known as: Dating Now
Genre: Drama, romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-16 to 2002-Mar-07
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Winter Sonata





Title: 겨울연가 / Gyeoul Yeonga / Winter Sonata
Chinese Title : 冬日恋歌 / 冬季恋歌
Also known as: Winter Ballad / Winter Love Song / Endless Love 2
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-14 to 2002-Mar-19
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Theme Song: From the Beginning Until Now by Ryu
Related TV shows: Autumn Tale, Summer Scent, Spring Waltz

Autumn Tale



Title: 가을동화 / Gaeul Donghwa / Autumn Tale
Chinese Title : 秋天的童话 / 蓝色生死恋
Also known as: Endless Love 1 / Autumn in My Heart
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2000-Sep-18 to 2000-Nov-07
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Viewership rating: (peak) (46.1%) (average: 38.6%)
Related TV shows: Winter Sonata, Summer Scent, Spring Waltz
 
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