Saturday, October 31, 2009

Don’t Hesitate



Title: 망설이지마 / Don’t Hesitate
Chinese Title : 别再犹豫 / 别迷惑
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 105
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-05 to 2010-Feb
Air time: Monday to Friday 8:40AM

Synopsis

This drama tells the story of a woman who devoted her life to love and a man who had never known nor believed in love. Jang Soo Hyun was a woman who previously believed in sacrificing herself for love, even donating her liver to save her first love, but was rewarded by betrayal. Since then, she had become jaded and resolved to distance herself from relationships, until she met Han Tae Woo, a man who had built a wall around his heart in fear of being hurt again. She becomes someone whom he learns to sacrifice everything for.

Cast

Han family

Lee Sang Woo as Han Tae Woo
Park Young Ji as Han Jin Kyu
Choi Ran as Uhm Mi Soon

Jang family

Lee Tae Im as Jang Soo Hyun
Kim Hee Joon (김희준) as Jang Soo Ho
Kim Hyung Bum as Cha Dal Soo
Kim Hye Ok as Cha Young Ran

Choi family

Kim Young Jae as Choi Min Young
Yoon Yi Na (윤이나) as Choi Min Ae
Lee Hye Sook as Lee Jung Soo

Oh family

Bae Min Hee as Oh Sun Ah
??? as Hong Na Ryung (Sun Ah’s mother)

Other people

Lee Jung Gil as President Song
Lee Seung Hyung as Choi Man Soo
Moon Ji Eun (문지은) as Kim Ga Ryu
Kim Young Ok as Hwang Ok Joo
Won Sook Hee (원숙희) as Baek Sung Mi

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Kang Yoon Kyung (강윤경), Oh Young Sook (오영숙)
Director: Han Jung Hwan

I’ll Give You Everything



Title: 다 줄거야 / I’ll Give You Everything
Chinese Title : 給你所有 / 都给你 / 全部給你
Also known as: Reversal of Fate
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-12 to 2010
Air time: Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM

Synopsis

27 years ago, Bo-yeong Kang (Mi-hee Oh) started her career as a teacher in a small village. She met Jung-kil Kong (Seong-mo Jeong), who seemed like a respectable gentleman and their relationship developed into a romantic relationship. Jung-kil even promised to marry her at some point and, not long after, Bo-yeong became pregnant with his child.

Bo-yeong then learned to her horror that Jung-kil was actually married to another woman. Furthermore, Jung-kil's wife Yong-shim (Hyeon-kyun Kim) and her mother-in-law confronted Bo-yeong about her pregnancy and even assaulted Bo-yeong in front of Jung-kil. At this point Bo-yeong swore she would get revenge some day.

That opportunity arose shortly after Bo-yeong delivered her baby in the hospital. Fate had it that Jung-kil's wife Yong-shim also gave birth to her baby in the same hospital. Bo-yeong then took advantage of the odd twist of fate and switched their new born babies in order for her own daughter to grow up in an affluent family and to exact revenge on the man who betrayed her and his wife who asaulted her. As the two daughters grew up, Bo-yeong felt indifference towards the girl she raised, while wishing nothing but happiness for her true daughter ...



Cast

Hong Ah Reum as Gong Young Hee
Park Jin Woo as Lee Kang Ho
Yoon Ah Jung as Cha Nam Joo
Kim Jung Wook as Cha Tae Min
Oh Mi Hee as Kang Bo Young
Kim Hye Na as Lee Kang Hee
Jung Sung Mo as Gong Jung Kil
Kim Mi Kyung as Choi Yong Shim
Kim Hyun Kyoon as Gong Sun Soo
Yoon So Jung as Oh Mal Nyeon
Jung Dong Hwan as Cha Soon Chul
Yoon Chul Hyung as Lee Yoon
Kyung In Sun as Bae Geum Ja

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Kang Sung Jin (강성진), Sul Kyung Eun (설경은)
Producer: Kim Won Yong

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I Can’t Stop



Title: 멈출 수 없어 / I Can’t Stop
Chinese Title : 无法停止
Also known as: No Stopping Now
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-July-13 to 2010
Air time: Monday to Friday 7:50


Plot

Hyeon-shi Hong (Gyu-ri Kim) grew up poor but was always a cheerful girl who had a positive outlook on life. Her marriage to Byeong-ju Lee (Ki-jun Won), president of a lingerie company, ends in a bitter divorce.

While investigating her mother's death she learns that her mother-in-law was involved in having her mother killed, but she is kidnapped before she can find further clues. With Su-ri No's (Ji-hun Lee) help, she is able to escape the nursing home where she was locked up. Yeon-shi then plots revenge against her ex-husband and his mother!

Cast

Kim Kyu Ri as Hong Yun Shi
Lee Ji Hoon as Noh Soo Ri
Won Ki Joon as Lee Byung Joo
Park Ha Sun as Lee Joo Ah
Yoo Gun as Kang In Chan
Lee Bo Hee as Goo Hyo Sun
Jung Ae Ri as Im Bong Ja
Jung Han Yong as Noh Man Jae
Sun Woo Yong Nyeo as Goo Hyo Sook
Lee Sun Jin

Production Credits

Director: Kim Woo Sun
Screenwriter: Kim Hong Joo

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Jewel Bibimbap



Title: 보석비빔밥 / Jewel Bibimbap
Chinese title : 寶石拌飯
Also known as: Assorted Gems / Bosuk Bibimbap
Previously known as: 손짓 / Sonjit / Hand Signal / Hand Gesture
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Sept-05 to 2010-Feb-21
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Synopsis

The four siblings in the Gung family were named after precious jewels: eldest daughter Bi Chwi (Jade), eldest son San Ho (Coral), second daughter Ryu Bi (Ruby), and the youngest son, Ho Bak (Amber). Like an assortment of beautiful gems, their colours may clash and their sharp edges chip away at each other. Using an analogy of a bowl of rice with assorted ingredients to illustrate the workings of a family, the key to a great dish is using the right balance of ingredients in order to create a good mixture. Assorted Gems tells the story of the different lives of the family members and how they learn from their clashes to find the perfect balance.

Cast

Gung Family

Go Na Eun as Gung Bi Chwi (Jade)
So Yi Hyun as Gung Ryu Bi (Ruby)
Lee Hyun Jin as Gung San Ho (Coral)
Lee Il Min as Gung Ho Bak (Amber)
Han Jin Hee as Gung Sang Sik (father)
Han Hye Sook as Pi Hye Ja (mother)
Kim Young Ok as Kyul Myung Ja (Sang Sik’s mother)
Jung Hye Sun as Baek Jo (Hye Ja’s mother)

Seo Family

Lee Tae Gon as Seo Yeong Guk
Choi Ah Jin as Seo Ggut Soon
Park Geun Hyung as Seo Ro Ma
Hong Yoo Jin as Lee Tae Ri

Other people

Michael Blunck as Kyle
Jung Yoo Mi as Lee Kang Ji
Seo Woo Rim as president/manager
Choi Jae Ho as Jo Bang Kyu
Hwang Chan Bin as Ma Ye Soon

Notes

  1. Original title for the drama series was "Son Jit" (손짓), but was changed to "Boseok Bibimbop" to better reflect the main characters who are siblings and named after gems.


Production Credits

Director: Baek Ho Min
Screenwriter: Im Sung Han
Producer: Kim Jung Ho

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Episode ratings for MBC drama Jewel Bibimbap

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-09-05 01 7.5 7.9 (18th)
2009-09-06 02 5.7 (<9.9)>
2009-09-12 03 8.2 8.5 (20th)
2009-09-13 04 10.0 (15th) 10.5 (15th)
2009-09-19 05 9.0 (16th) 9.5 (16th)
2009-09-20 06 10.8 (13th) 11.1 (11th)
2009-09-26 07 13.9 (7th) 14.5 (6th)
2009-09-27 08 14.3 (7th) 14.7 (7th)
2009-10-03 09 12.5 (5th) 12.8 (5th)
2009-10-04 10 15.8 (7th) 16.0 (6th)
2009-10-10 11 13.6 (8th) 13.9 (8th)
2009-10-11 12 13.7 (6th) 14.2 (6th)
2009-10-17 13 13.1 (7th) 14.0 (6th)
2009-10-18 14 14.3 (7th) 15.4 (5th)
2009-10-24 15 10.6 (12th) 11.2 (11th)
2009-10-25 16 15.9 (7th) 16.7 (6th)
2009-10-31 17 14.5 (5th) 15.6 (5th)
2009-11-01 18 15.0 (7th) 15.3 (7th)
2009-11-07 19 - -
2009-11-08 20 - -
2009-11-14 21 - -
2009-11-15 22 - -
2009-11-21 23 - -
2009-11-22 24 - -
2009-11-28 25 - -
2009-11-29 26 - -
2009-12-05 27 - -
2009-12-06 28 - -
2009-12-12 29 - -
2009-12-13 30 - -
2009-12-19 31 - -
2009-12-20 32 - -
2009-12-26 33 - -
2009-12-27 34 - -
2010-01-02 35 - -
2010-01-03 36 - -
2010-01-09 37 - -
2010-01-10 38 - -
2010-01-16 39 - -
2010-01-17 40 - -
2010-01-23 41 - -
2010-01-24 42 - -
2010-01-30 43 - -
2010-01-31 44 - -
2010-02-06 45 - -
2010-02-07 46 - -
2010-02-13 47 - -
2010-02-14 48 - -
2010-02-20 49 - -
2010-02-21 50 - -
Average - -

High Kick Through The Roof



Title: 지붕 뚫고 하이킥 / High Kick Through The Roof
Chinese Title : 穿透屋顶的highkick / 搞笑一家人2
Also known as: 거침없이 하이킥 시즌2 / Unstoppable High Kick (Season) 2 / High Kick 2
Genre: Family, comedy, romance
Episodes: 120
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Sept-07 to 2010
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:45

Synopsis

Two sisters, 22 year old Se-kyeong Shin (played by Se-kyeong Shin) & 9 year old Shin-ae Seo (played by Shin-ae Seo), move from their remote country village home to the big city of Seoul. They are amazed with all the trappings of modern city life. The sisters then move into the home of 72 year old Sun-jae Lee (played by Sun-jae Lee) and work as maids for his family.

Sun-jae Lee runs a small food company. He has one son Ji-hoon Lee (played by Daniel Choi), who is a medical intern, and one daughter Hyeong-kyeong Lee (played by Hyeon-kyeong Oh), who works as a high school teacher. Hyeong-keyong Lee's husband, Bo-seok Jeong (played by Bo-seok Jeong), works as the vice president for his in-law's food company. Meanwhile, Sun-jae Lee is smitten with Ja-ok Kim (played by Ja-ok Kim), the vice principle of a high school. At Ja-ok Kim's home, she lives with Jeong-eum Hwang (played by Jeong-eum Hwang) who works as a private English tutor and Julian (played by Julian Kang) who works as an English teacher.

The lives of all these characters make up the fun family drama "High Kick! 2" ...

Cast

Lee Soon Jae as Lee Soon Jae (grandfather)
Kim Ja Ok as Kim Ja Ok
Oh Hyun Kyung as Lee Hyun Kyung
Jung Bo Suk as Jung Bo Suk
Shin Se Kyung as Shin Se Kyung
Choi Daniel as Lee Ji Hoon
AJ as Kang Se Ho
Jin Ji Hee as Jung Hae Ri
Seo Shin Ae as Shin Shin Ae
Hwang Jung Eum as Hwang Jung Eum
Yoo In Na as Yoo In Na
Kwang Soo as Kwang Soo
Jung Suk Yong as Shin Dal Ho
??? as Jung Joon Hyuk
Yoon Si Yoon
Julien Kang
Kim Hye Sung (cameo)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Byung Ok, Kim Young Ki

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Take Care of the Young Lady



Title: 아가씨를 부탁해 / Agassireul Pputakae / Take Care of the Young Lady
chinese title : 拜托小姐
Also known as: My Fair Lady / Take Care Of Agasshi / Take Care of My Lady
Previously known as: 레이디 캐슬 / Lady Castle
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-19 to 2009-Oct-8
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Kang Hye Na, the only successor of Kang-san Group, is the owner of the ‘Lady Castle’ and lives a ‘princess-like’ life with her servants. Hye-na’s parents died from a plane accident and her grandfather brought her up. Hye-na is strong-headed, selfish and world revolves around her; it is because she could not experience the warmth of family when she grew up.
One day, she comes across Dong-chan. He makes Hye-na to do community service, kidnaps her, and now appears in front of her as the new household manager! Hye-na makes every effort to throw him out from the Castle, but this guy has tenacity in him!

Cast

Yoon Eun Hye as Kang Hye Na (24)
Yoon Sang Hyun as Seo Dong Chan (32)
Jung Il Woo as Lee Tae Yoon (27)
Moon Chae Won as Yeo Eui Joo (24)

Extended Cast

Lee Jung Gil as President Kang / Kang Man Ho (Hye Na’s grandfather)
Kim Myung Gook as Director Kang / Kang Chul Goo (57, Soo Ah’s father)
Yoon Ye Hee as Jo Mi Ok (50, Soo Ah & Soo Min’s mother)
Jang Ah Young as Kang Soo Ah (25)
Wang Suk Hyun as Kang Soo Min (7, Hye Na’s cousin)
Kim Seung Wook as Manager Jang / Jang Geun Soo (56)
Park Hyun Sook as Maid Jang / Jang Min Hwa (45)
Kim Young Kwang as Jung Woo Sung (28)
Jo Hyun Kyu as Jang Dong Gun (27)
Shin Ki Hyun as Lee Byung Hun (26)
Lee Ga Hyun as Lee Jin Joo (25)
Han Tae Yoon as Lee Sun Joo (24)
Yoon Joo Young as Lee Mi Joo (23)
Kwon Ki Sun as Kim Seung Ja (50, Eui Joo’s mother)
Kim Ik as Park Soo Ho
Kwon Se In as Jeong Sik
Song Joong Ki as Handsome butler (cameo, ep1)
Han Ji Hoo as F4 member (Hye Na’s rich friend, ep1)

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Kim Eun Hee, Yoon Eun Kyung
Production company: LeeKim Production
Senior producer: Han Joon Seo
Producer: Lee So Yeon

Notes

  1. "My Fair Lady" will take over the KBS2 time slot previously occupied by "The Partner."
  2. Eun-hye Yun will appear in her first television drama since 2007's "Coffee Prince."
  3. July 8th, 2009 - Series title has been changed from "Lady Castle" (레이디 캐슬) to "Agasshireul Butakhae" (아가씨를 부탁해) which literally translates to "Ask Lady".[1] KBS held an online poll to pick a Korean name for the television series




Episode Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-08-19 1 17.4 (2nd) 17.7 (3rd)
2009-08-20 2 16.3 (6th) 16.7 (4th)
2009-08-26 3 16.4 (4th) 16.9 (5th)
2009-08-27 4 17.4 (3rd) 17.9 (2nd)
2009-09-02 5 14.9 (6th) 14.5 (6th)
2009-09-03 6 15.1 (7th) 14.7 (7th)
2009-09-09 7 14.4 (6th) 14.6 (6th)
2009-09-10 8 14.6 (7th) 14.7 (7th)
2009-09-16 9 13.8 (6th) 14.1 (6th)
2009-09-17 10 14.3 (8th) 14.5 (6th)
2009-09-23 11 13.6 (6th) 14.1 (6th)
2009-09-24 12 15.0 (5th) 15.2 (5th)
2009-09-30 13 14.8 (5th) 15.2 (5th)
2009-10-01 14 14.1 (7th) 14.5 (6th)
2009-10-07 15 16.1 (4th) 16.3 (5th)
2009-10-08 16 19.0 (2nd) 19.4 (1st)

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Heading to the Ground

Title: 맨땅에 헤딩 / Heading to the Ground
Chinese title : 向大地头球
also known as : No Limit
Genre: Sports, romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Sep-09 to 2009-Nov-5
Air time: Wednesday & Thursdays 21:55

Synopsis

The drama about a man trying to achieve what is thought to be impossible: fulfilling his dreams of being a great soccer player.

g Gun, a soccer player with great potential, wants to become a member of the national soccer team. As he works towards his goal, he meets Kang Hae Bin, an attractive and independent rookie sports agent who ends up bickering with him all the time. With Jang Seung Woo, an elite attorney, as his arch-enemy, Bong gun’s journey towards love and success is rough. To make matters more complicated, it turns out that Oh Yeon Yi, Bong gun’s childhood friend and the soccer team nutritionist, has a secret crush on him.

Cast

U-Know Yunho as Cha Bong Gun
Go Ah Ra as Kang Hae Bin
Lee Sang Yoon as Jang Seung Woo
Lee Yoon Ji as Oh Yeon Yi

Extended Cast

Bang Joon Seo as Cha Byul Yi
Park Soon Chun as Lee Soon Ok (Byul Yi’s mother)
Yoon Yeo Jung as Ae Ja
Im Chae Moo as Kang Sung Il (Hae Bin’s father)
Lee Il Hwa as Maeng Geum Hee (Hae Bin’s stepmother)
Kim Hye Ok as (Yeon Yi’s mother)
Park Chul Min as Hong Sang Man
Lee Seung Shin as Han Myung Kil

Soccer team

Kim Jae Seung as Lee Dong Ho
Lee Jae Yoon (이재윤) as Shin Poong Chul
Choi Min Sung as Jo Byung Ki
Hong Joong Hyun as Hong Kyung Rae
Kang Shin Il as Lee Choong Ryul (coach)
Ricky Kim as Mak Shim
Yoon Won Suk (윤원석)

Production Credits

Director: Park Sung Soo
Screenwriter: Kim Sol Ji (김솔지)


Notes

  1. "Heading to Bare Ground" will air after the conclusion of "Possessed" starting in October.
  2. Actor Rae-won Kim, initially picked to play main character Bong-kun Cha, dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with his military enlistment date. His character will now be performed by U-Know Yunho from pop group TVXQ.
  3. Due to lower than expected ratings, "No Limit" was shortened from its original 20 episodes to 16 episodes.

Episode ratings for the MBC drama Heading to the Ground

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-09-09 1 7.2 (<7.7)>
2009-09-10 2 5.6 (<7.8)>
2009-09-16 3 6.3 (<7.5)>
2009-09-17 4 6.0 (<7.6)>
2009-09-23 5 5.6 (<7.7)>
2009-09-24 6 4.4 (<7.5)>
2009-09-30 7 6.9 (<7.9)>
2009-10-01 8 5.1 (<8.0)>
2009-10-07 9 5.5 (<8.3)>
2009-10-08 10 5.3 (<7.9)>
2009-10-15 11 3.3 (<7.8)>
2009-10-21 12 4.2 (<8.2)>
2009-10-22 13 5.9 (<7.1)>
2009-10-28 14 4.0 (<8.8)>
2009-10-29 15 3.8 (<8.4)>
2009-11-04 16 4.3 (<9.2)>
Average 5.2%









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The Queen Returns



Title: 공주가 돌아왔다 / The Queen Returns
Chinese title : 公主回来了
Also known as : The Princess Has Returned
Previously known as: 웬수와 함께 춤을 / Dancing With the Enemy
Genre: Romance, melodrama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Sept-14 to 2009-Nov-03
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Do-kyeong Cha was an “it girl” and center of the attention during her school days. Thanks to her looks and affluent family background, she was surrounded by many suitors and admirers. On the other hand, Kong-sim Jang, Do-kyung’s friend, who always lagged far behind Do-kyung in every aspect felt inferior to her while growing up. However, Do-kyung’s accidental one-night stand with Bong-hee, Gong-sim’s then boyfriend, led to an unwanted pregnancy with twins. Do-kyung and Bong-hee’s subsequent marriage made the two women live a very different life.

Do-kyeong becomes an ordinary homemaker while betrayed Kong-sim who went to overseas to pursue her study becomes a celebrity which could have been Do-kyeong’s fate. Their reversed situation makes them at odds with each other and they end up fighting over Hyun-woo who once had a crush on Do-kyeong when young. Torn between the two women, will Hyun-woo stick to his first love who became another man’s wife or will he decide to marry Gong-sim, the ugly duckling turned into the beautiful swan? Will Kong-sim’s efforts to win Hyun-woo’s heart be successful? -- KBS

Cast

Hwang Shin Hye as Jang Gong Shim
Oh Yun Soo as Cha Do Kyung
Lee Jae Hwang as Kang Hyun Woo
Tak Jae Hoon as Na Bong Hee (Do Kyung’s husband)

Extended Cast

Park Tam Hee as Chae Joo Hee
Son Eun Seo as Kim Ye Na
Oh Seung Yoon as Na Sun Nam (Do Kyung’s eldest son, Sun Nyu’s twin)
Seo Hye Jin as Na Sun Nyu (Do Kyung’s eldest daughter, Sun Nam’s twin)
Choi Won Hong as Na Sun Woong (Do Kyung’s youngest son)
Oh Young Shil as Na Bong Hee (Do Kyung’s sister-in-law)
Ji Sang Ryul as Dance teacher Park
Song Dae Kwan (송대관) as Teacher Yong
Kim Dong Kyun (김동균) as Jin Seop
Kim Ah Ron (김아론) as Chan Yeong
Kim Dan Bi (김단비)
Ahn Moon Suk (안문숙)

Production Credits

Director: Park Ki Ho
Screenwriter: Im Hyun Kyung (임현경), Lee Jo Eun (이초은)

Episode ratings for the KBS drama The Queen Returns

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-09-14 01 4.8 (<8.5)>
2009-09-15 02 5.1 (<7.6)>
2009-09-21 03 4.8 (<9.3)>
2009-09-22 04 5.8 (<7.7)>
2009-09-28 05 6.3 (<8.0)>
2009-09-29 06 7.2 (<8.0)>
2009-10-05 07 6.7 (<9.3)>
2009-10-06 08 6.8 (<8.3)>
2009-10-12 09 6.4 (<8.6)>
2009-10-13 10 7.4 (<8.3)>
2009-10-19 11 7.6 (<8.6)>
2009-10-20 12 8.6 (19th) 8.7 (18th)
2009-10-26 13 7.2 (<8.2)>
2009-10-27 14 7.0 (<8.0)>
2009-11-02 15 - -
2009-11-03 16 - -
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Queen Seon Duk



Title: 선덕여왕 / Queen Seon Duk
Chinese Title : 善德女王
Genre: Historical, period
Episodes: 62
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-May-25 to to 2009-Dec-22
Air time: Monday & Tuesdays 21:55

Synopsis

Deokman (Queen Seondeok’s childhood name) was born a twin but was abandoned as a baby. She was later brought back to the Silla palace, where she joined forces with her twin sister Princess Chonmyong to oppose Mi-shil, who wanted to seize power. Mi-shil devised sinister plans to have the two Silla princesses exiled from the kingdom, and in a secretive battle, Princess Chonmyong was assassinated by Mi-shil. But Princess Deokman shrewdly enlisted the help of General Kim Yusin and eliminated her archenemy Mi-shil. She became the first female ruler of the Silla kingdom.

Notes

  1. Based on the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla (ruled 632-647).
  2. Due to extremely high television ratings "The Great Queen Seondeok" has been expanded from 50 episodes to 62 episodes.

Cast

Lee Yo Won as Princess Duk Man / Queen Seon Duk
Nam Ji Hyun as Princess Duk Man (teen)
Ko Hyun Jung as Mi Sil
Uhm Tae Woong as Kim Yoo Shin
Jo Min Ki as King Jinpyeong
Yoon Yoo Sun as Ma Ya (Duk Man’s mother)
Park Ye Jin as Princess Chun Myung
Shin Se Kyung as Princess Chun Myung (teen)
Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Chun Chu
Kim Nam Gil as Bi Dan (Mi Sil’s son)
Seo Young Hee as So Hwa
Im Ho as King Jinji
Lee Soon Jae as King Jin Heung
Shin Goo as Eul Jae
Park Jung Chul as Kim Yong Soo
Do Yi Sung as Kim Yong Choon
Jun Noh Min as Seol Won
Lee Moon Shik as Jook Bong
Song Ok Sook as Seo Ri
Ahn Kil Kang as Chil Sook
Dok Go Young Jae as Se Jong
Jung Woong In as Mi Saeng
Baek Do Bin as Bo Jong
Kim Jung Hyun as Ha Jong
Jung Ho Bin as Moon No
Im Ye Jin as (Man Myeong’s wife)
Jung Sung Mo as Kim Seo Hyun
Ryu Dam as Go Do
Baek Jong Min

Episode ratings for the MBC drama Queen Seon Duk

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-05-25 1 16.0 (2nd) 17.1 (2nd)
2009-05-26 2 16.6 (2nd) 17.8 (2nd)
2009-06-01 3 21.3 (1st) 23.3 (1st)
2009-06-02 4 22.3 (1st) 23.8 (1st)
2009-06-08 5 21.6 (1st) 23.7 (1st)
2009-06-09 6 25.2 (1st) 27.1 (1st)
2009-06-15 7 27.9 (1st) 30.0 (1st)
2009-06-16 8 29.7 (1st) 32.0 (1st)
2009-06-22 9 28.1 (1st) 30.0 (1st)
2009-06-23 10 27.9 (1st) 29.4 (1st)
2009-06-29 11 29.4 (1st) 30.8 (1st)
2009-06-30 12 29.2 (1st) 30.5 (1st)
2009-07-06 13 29.9 (1st) 31.6 (1st)
2009-07-07 14 31.0 (1st) 31.9 (1st)
2009-07-13 15 31.6 (1st) 32.8 (1st)
2009-07-14 16 31.7 (1st) 33.5 (1st)
2009-07-20 17 30.7 (1st) 32.0 (1st)
2009-07-21 18 32.8 (1st) 34.4 (1st)
2009-07-27 19 32.7 (1st) 34.1 (1st)
2009-07-28 20 34.9 (1st) 36.0 (1st)
2009-08-03 21 31.9 (1st) 33.2 (1st)
2009-08-04 22 35.4 (1st) 36.4 (1st)
2009-08-10 23 37.5 (1st) 39.6 (1st)
2009-08-11 24 39.5 (1st) 41.7 (1st)
2009-08-17 25 39.0 (1st) 40.4 (1st)
2009-08-18 26 42.0 (1st) 44.3 (1st)
2009-08-24 27 40.3 (1st) 41.7 (1st)
2009-08-25 28 42.0 (1st) 43.6 (1st)
2009-08-31 29 42.2 (1st) 44.7 (1st)
2009-09-01 30 42.1 (1st) 44.4 (1st)
2009-09-07 31 43.5 (1st) 45.4 (1st)
2009-09-08 32 40.6 (1st) 42.9 (1st)
2009-09-14 33 40.6 (1st) 42.1 (1st)
2009-09-15 34 42.3 (1st) 43.9 (1st)
2009-09-21 35 41.6 (1st) 44.6 (1st)
2009-09-22 36 39.6 (1st) 41.1 (1st)
2009-09-28 37 39.1 (1st) 40.3 (1st)
2009-09-29 38 39.5 (1st) 40.4 (1st)
2009-10-05 39 39.3 (1st) 40.6 (1st)
2009-10-06 40 39.6 (1st) 40.6 (1st)
2009-10-12 41 38.1 (1st) 39.9 (1st)
2009-10-13 42 38.0 (1st) 38.8 (1st)
2009-10-19 43 38.3 (1st) 38.8 (1st)
2009-10-20 44 37.6 (1st) 38.7 (1st)
2009-10-26 45 39.3 (1st) 41.5 (1st)
2009-10-27 46 40.8 (1st) 43.0 (1st)
2009-11-02 47 - -
2009-11-03 48 - -
2009-11-09 49 - -
2009-11-10 50 - -
2009-11-16 51 - -
2009-11-17 52 - -
2009-11-23 53 - -
2009-11-24 54 - -
2009-11-30 55 - -
2009-12-01 56 - -
2009-12-07 57 - -
2009-12-08 58 - -
2009-12-14 59 - -
2009-12-15 60 - -
2009-12-21 61 - -
2009-12-22 62 - -
Average - -



Production Credits

Director: Park Hong Kyun (박홍균) & Kim Geun Hong (김근홍)
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun (박상연)

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Temptation of an Angel



Title: 천사의 유혹 / Cheonsaui Yuhuk / Temptation of an Angel
Chinese Title : 天使的诱惑
Also known as: Angel’s Temptation
Genre: Melodrama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-12 to 2009-Dec-15
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55

Synopsis

Ah-ran Ju and Hyeon-woo Shin have an elaborate wedding at a luxurious hotel. Hyeon-woo sincerely lovs Ah-ran, but Ah-ran has ulterior motives for the marriage. Ah-ran Ju's family was destroyed by the Hyeon-woo Shin's parents and because of this, she is marrying Hyeon-woo in a secret plan to exact revenge.

Sometime after their marriage, Hyeon-woo is involved in a horrible car accident, leaving him in a coma. Once Hyeon-woo awakes from his coma he learns of Ah-ran's revenge plot and then sets out on his own path for revenge....

Cast

Han Sang Jin as Shin Hyun Woo (Before)
- Bae Soo Bin as Shin Hyun Woo (after)
Lee So Yeon as Joo Ah Ran
Kim Tae Hyun as Nam Joo Seung
Hong Soo Hyun as Yoon Jae Hee
Kim Dong Gun as Shin Hyun Min

Extended Cast

Han Jin Hee as Shin Woo Sub
Kim Dong Gun as Shin Hyun Min
Jin Ye Sol (진예솔) as Shin Hyun Ji
Cha Hwa Yun as Jo Kyung Hee
Kang Yoo Mi as Kim Yeon Jae
Lee Sung (이성) as Nam Bi Seo
Jung Gyu Soo

Production Credits

Director: Son Jung Hyun (손정현)
Screenwriter: Kim Soon Ok

Notes

This will be the male version of the successful daily drama, Temptation of Wife

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Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-10-12 1 10.3 (12th) 10.9 (11th)
2009-10-13 2 11.0 (11th) 11.5 (11th)
2009-10-19 3 11.3 (12th) 11.6 (11th)
2009-10-26 4 12.1 (9th) 12.7 (9th)
2009-10-27 5 13.9 (6th) 14.2 (6th)
2009-11-02 6 - -
2009-11-03 7 - -
2009-11-09 8 - -
2009-11-10 9 - -
2009-11-16 10 - -
2009-11-17 11 - -
2009-11-23 12 - -
2009-11-24 13 - -
2009-11-30 14 - -
2009-12-01 15 - -
2009-12-07 16 - -
2009-12-08 17 - -
2009-12-14 18 - -
2009-12-15 19 - -
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Smile, You



Title: 그대, 웃어요 / Smile, You
Chinese Title : 你笑了
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Sep-26 to 2010-March-14
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Synopsis

Seo Jung In is the second daughter of a chaebol family, whose family suddenly meets financial ruin. She is dumped by her husband, Lee Han Se, after their wedding ceremony when his family finds out about her family’s financial problems. Her family is then forced to move in with their longtime chauffeur’s family. The once rich and spoiled daughter and her family must now learn how to adjust to life as commoners in the Kang household.

Cast

Seo family

Lee Min Jung as Seo Jung In
Lee Chun Hee as Sung Joon
Choi Jung Yoon as Seo Jung Kyung
Kang Suk Woo as Seo Jung Kil
Heo Yoon Jung as Gong Joo Hee

Kang family

Jung Kyung Ho as Kang Hyun Soo
Choi Bool Am as Kang Man Bok
Chun Ho Jin as Kang Sang Hoon
Song Ok Sook as Baek Geum Ja

Other people

Lee Kyu Han as Lee Han Se
Jun Hye Jin as Jung Ji Soo
Choi Kwon as Park Kyung Soo
Yoon Joo Sang as Lee Joon Bae

Production Credits

Director: Lee Tae Gon
Screenwriter: Moon Hee Jung


Episode ratings for SBS drama Smile, You

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-09-26 1 9.8 (13th) 9.5 (15th)
2009-09-27 2 10.9 (12th) 10.2 (16th)
2009-10-03 3 10.5 (9th) 10.7 (9th)
2009-10-04 4 12.8 (10th) 13.0 (9th)
2009-10-10 5 13.5 (9th) 14.3 (7th)
2009-10-11 6 13.5 (7th) 13.8 (7th)
2009-10-17 7 17.5 (3rd) 17.8 (3rd)
2009-10-18 8 16.4 (6th) 17.2 (6th)
2009-10-24 9 15.1 (7th) 15.3 (7th)
2009-10-25 10 16.3 (6th) 16.3 (7th)
2009-10-31 11 14.5 (6th) 14.4 (7th)
2009-11-01 12 16.8 (6th) 17.0 (6th)
2009-11-07 13 - -
2009-11-08 14 - -
2009-11-14 15 - -
2009-11-15 16 - -
2009-11-21 17 - -
2009-11-22 18 - -
2009-11-28 19 - -
2009-11-29 20 - -
2009-12-05 21 - -
2009-12-06 22 - -
2009-12-12 23 - -
2009-12-13 24 - -
2009-12-19 25 - -
2009-12-20 26 - -
2009-12-26 27 - -
2009-12-27 28 - -
2010-01-02 29 - -
2010-01-03 30 - -
2010-01-09 31 - -
2010-01-10 32 - -
2010-01-16 33 - -
2010-01-17 34 - -
2010-01-23 35 - -
2010-01-24 36 - -
2010-01-30 37 - -
2010-01-31 38 - -
2010-02-06 39 - -
2010-02-07 40 - -
2010-02-13 41 - -
2010-02-14 42 - -
2010-02-20 43 - -
2010-02-21 44 - -
2010-02-27 45 - -
2010-02-28 46 - -
2010-03-06 47 - -
2010-03-07 48 - -
2010-03-13 49 - -
2010-03-14 50 - -
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You’re Beautiful



Title: 미남이시네요 / You’re Beautiful
Chinese Title : 原来是美男啊
Also known as: You’re Handsome, A.N.JELL
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-07 to 2009-Nov-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group, A.N.JELL. However, Mi Nam suffers an injury at the last moment. So Mi Nyu, his twin sister, is asked to step in for her brother. The rest of the drama follows the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group.

Cast

Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam / Go Mi Nyu
Lee Hong Ki as Kang On Yu / Jeremy
Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo

Extended cast

UEE as Yoo He Yi
Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (Fan club president)
Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam’s manager)
Choi Ran as Choi Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu’s aunt)
Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Haw Ran
Jung Chan as President Ahn
Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di

Production Credits

Director: Hong Sung Chang
Screenwriter: Hong Jung Eun & Hong Mi Ran

Episode ratings for the SBS drama You're Beautiful

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-10-07 01 10.8 (11th) 11.6 (11th)
2009-10-08 02 9.6 (12th) 10.2 (11th)
2009-10-14 03 9.1 (11th) 8.5 (14th)
2009-10-15 04 8.9 (14th) 9.4 (11th)
2009-10-21 05 9.0 (18th) 9.2 (13th)
2009-10-22 06 10.0 (11th) 10.2 (11th)
2009-10-28 07 9.6 (14th) 10.2 (11th)
2009-10-29 08 9.8 (12th) 10.3 (11th)
2009-11-04 09 - -
2009-11-05 10 - -
2009-11-11 11 - -
2009-11-12 12 - -
2009-11-18 13 - -
2009-11-19 14 - -
2009-11-25 15 - -
2009-11-26 16 - -
Average - -

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Loving You a Thousand Times



Title: 천만번 사랑해 / Cheonmanbeon Saranghae
Chinese title : 爱你千万次
Also known as: Loving You a Thousand Times / I Love You Ten Million Times
Previously known as: 행복의 조건 / Terms of Happiness
Episodes: 50
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-29 to 2010-Feb-20
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:50

Synopsis

Eun-nim Ko (Su-kyeong Lee) is a young woman preparing for her teacher certification test. She comes from a poor family with her father being chronically sick. Eun-nim then comes across a chance to make money for herself and her family. She opts to become a surrogate mother for a man named Se-hun Baek (Ryu Jin). Through fate and odd luck Eun-nim meets Se-hun's younger brother, Kang-ho Baek (Kyeo-woon Jeong) and they fall in love.

Meanwhile, Kang-ho Baek learns that he is the son of a mistress. His real birth mother is somewhere else and Kang-ho Baek realizes now why his mother always favored his older brother ...

Cast

Go Family

Lee Soo Kyung as Go Eun Nim
Kil Yong Woo as Go In
Baek Jin Hee as Go Eun Jung
Lee Mi Young as Park Ae Rang
Park Soo Jin as Oh Nam Jung
Lee Joo Shil

Baek Family

Jung Gyu Woon as Baek Kang Ho
Ryu Jin as Baek Jae Hoon
Go Eun Mi as Lee Sun Young
No Young Kook as Baek Il
Lee Hwi Hyang as Son Hyang Sook
Sa Mi Ja as Ji Ok Sun

Other people

Lee Si Young as Hong Yeon Hee
Kim Hee Chul as Lee Chul
Bang Eun Hee as Yoon So
Kim Chung as Kim Chung Ja
Kim Jin Soo as Bong Di
Kwon Eun Ah as So Geum Ja

Production Credits

Director: Kim Jung Min
Screenwriter: Kim Sa Kyung

Episode ratings for SBS drama Loving You a Thousand Times

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-08-29 01 14.4 (6th) 14.7 (6th)
2009-08-30 02 14.6 (8th) 14.1 (9th)
2009-09-06 03 12.1 (10th) 11.8 (11th)
2009-09-12 04 12.8 (7th) 12.6 (8th)
2009-09-13 05 14.2 (7th) 14.1 (7th)
2009-09-19 06 13.1 (7th) 13.2 (7th)
2009-09-20 07 17.0 (6th) 17.2 (6th)
2009-09-26 08 19.0 (3rd) 19.0 (3rd)
2009-09-27 09 19.0 (6th) 18.6 (6th)
2009-10-03 10 14.2 (4th) 14.3 (4th)
2009-10-04 11 18.0 (5th) 17.9 (5th)
2009-10-10 12 18.7 (2nd) 19.5 (2nd)
2009-10-11 13 19.6 (4th) 20.2 (4th)
2009-10-17 14 18.7 (2nd) 19.0 (2nd)
2009-10-18 15 20.1 (4th) 20.9 (4th)
2009-10-24 16 16.4 (3rd) 16.5 (3rd)
2009-10-25 17 19.9 (4th) 19.9 (4th)
2009-10-31 18 19.8 (4th) 20.7 (3rd)
2009-11-01 19 21.5 (3rd) 21.6 (3rd)
2009-11-07 20 - -
2009-11-08 21 - -
2009-11-14 22 - -
2009-11-15 23 - -
2009-11-21 24 - -
2009-11-22 25 - -
2009-11-28 26 - -
2009-11-29 27 - -
2009-12-05 28 - -
2009-12-06 29 - -
2009-12-12 30 - -
2009-12-13 31 - -
2009-12-19 32 - -
2009-12-20 33 - -
2009-12-26 34 - -
2009-12-27 35 - -
2010-01-02 36 - -
2010-01-03 37 - -
2010-01-09 38 - -
2010-01-10 39 - -
2010-01-16 40 - -
2010-01-17 41 - -
2010-01-23 42 - -
2010-01-24 43 - -
2010-01-30 44 - -
2010-01-31 45 - -
2010-02-06 46 - -
2010-02-07 47 - -
2010-02-13 48 - -
2010-02-14 49 - -
2010-02-20 50 - -
Average - -

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Hot Blood



Title: 열혈장사꾼 / Yeolhyeol Jangsaggun / Hot Blood
Chinese Title: 热血商人
Also known as: Passionate Entrepreneur / Hot-Blooded Salesman
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-10 to 2009-Dec-13
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:30

Synopsis

Revolves around penniless Ha Ryu who is driven by upward mobility and a thirst for personal success. Here is a man who can do whatever it takes to make money. He dreams of raking in 10 billion won by selling cars. Due to this wild idea, he is deemed crazy by everyone, but is ready to sell even his soul to become a billionaire. “I will make myself fully prepared to take every chance that lies ahead of me!!!”

Cast

Park Hae Jin as Ha Ryu
Chae Jung Ahn as Kim Jae Hee
Choi Chul Ho as Seung Joo
Jo Yoon Hee as Da Hae
Cha Soo Yun as Sae Yeon
Han Ye Won as Ji Oh
Kim Gyu Chul as Manager Yoon
Choi Jong Won as Ha Ryu’s father
Jung Young Sook as Ha Ryu’s mother
Song Jae Ho as President Yoo
Lee Sung Min as Man Chul
Jo Jin Woong as Soon Gil
Kang Jae Sub (강재섭) as Duk Bae
Yun Je Wook
Lee Won Jong

Production Credits

Original Writing: Park In Kwon (박인권)
Screenwriter: Hong Seung Hyun (홍승현), Yoo Byung Woo (유병우)
Director: Kang Il Soo (강일수)
Producer: Ji Byung Hyun

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Episode ratings for KBS drama Hot Blood

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-10-10 1 9.5 (13th) 9.4 (13th)
2009-10-11 2 9.6 (16th) 10.2 (13th)
2009-10-17 3 7.8 (<8.7)>
2009-10-18 4 11.3 (11th) 11.6 (10th)
2009-10-24 5 9.3 (15th) 9.0 (17th)
2009-10-25 6 10.2 (12th) 10.9 (12th)
2009-10-31 7 8.3 (20th) (<8.6)>
2009-11-01 8 10.5 (14th) 10.7 (14th)
2009-11-07 9 - -
2009-11-08 10 - -
2009-11-14 11 - -
2009-11-15 12 - -
2009-11-21 13 - -
2009-11-22 14 - -
2009-11-28 15 - -
2009-11-29 16 - -
2009-12-05 17 - -
2009-12-06 18 - -
2009-12-12 19 - -
2009-12-13 20 - -
Average - -


Note

The drama is an adaptation from a manhwa with the same title.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Wife Returns



Title: 아내가 돌아왔다 / Anaega Dolawatda / Wife Returns
Chinese Title : 妻子回来了
Genre: Family
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-02 to 2010
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:20

Synopsis

A story that how Jung Yoo Hee leave her husband and come back again to the family.

Cast

Kang Sung Yun as Jung Yoo Hee / Jung Yoo Kyung
Jo Min Ki as Yoon Sang Woo
Kim Moo Yul as Han Kang Soo
Park Jung Chul as Min Young Hoon
Yoon Se Ah as Min Seo Hyun
Lee Chae Young as Min Yi Hyun
Jun Min Seo as Yoon Da Eun
Jun Bo Young (전보영) as Kim Hyun Joo
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Park
Kim Byung Gi as President Min
Lee Won Jae as Goo Kyung Man
Kwon Ki Sun as Do Do Hwa
Suh Dong Won as Park Young Bae
Lee Sun Ah (이선아) as Goo Dong Hee
Kim Won Suk as Jang Ki Young
Tae Hwang as Wie Yi Teo

Production Credits

Director: Lee Yong Suk (이용석)
Screenwriter: Lee Hye Sun (이혜선)

Enjoy Life



Title: 살맛납니다 / Salmaknapnida / Enjoy Life
Chinese Title : 享受生活
Previously known as: 이혼하지 맙시다 / Iheonhaji Mapshida / Let’s Not Divorce
Genre: Drama, family
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-26 to 2010
Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15

Synopsis

A couple who are in a stage of weariness due to economic difficulties are at the verge of divorce. However, they take a step back out of love.

Cast

Kim Yoo Mi as Hong Min Soo
Lee Tae Sung as Jang Yoo Jin
Hong Eun Hee as Hong Kyung Soo
Kwon Oh Joong as Byun Chang Soo
Kim Sung Eun as Na Ye Joo
Oh Jong Hyuk as Hong Jin Soo
Lee Min Woo as Kim Ki Ok
Go Doo Shim as Kang Poong Ja
Park In Hwan as Hong Man Bok
Im Ye Jin as Goo Jum Soon
Kim Il Woo as Na Bong Goo
Yoo Joo Hee as Na Ri
Shin Ki Joon as Goo Eo Jin
Lee Chae Young (이채영) as Byun Ja Ram
No Joon Hyuk (노준혁) as Byun Woo Ram
Im Chae Moo as Jang In Shik
Park Jung Soo as Na Ok Bong
Choi Eun Joo as Uhm Hee Sook
Yoo In Jo (유인조) as Shin Na Ra
Hong Yeo Jin as Oh Yeo Sa

Notes

  1. Early working title was "이혼하지 맙시다" / "Ihunhaji Mapsida" (Let's Not Divorce)


Production Credits

Director: Kim Dae Jin (김대진)
Screenwriter: Park Hyun Joo

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Three Brothers



Title: 수상한 삼형제 / Susanghan Samhyungje / Three Brothers
Chinese Title : 可疑的三兄弟
Also known as: Suspicious Three Brothers
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 50+
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-17 to 2010
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 19:55

Synopsis

Kim Sun Kyung is a retired police officer and father of three sons, Gun Kang, Hyun Chal and Yi Sang.

His eldest son Gun Kang made many wrong decisions in life, ending up being divorced and going bankrupt. Gun Kang gets remarried to Chung Nan. His second son Hyun Chal is the envy of the town and pride of his father. He runs a number of businesses which are quite successful. His wife Woo Mi often sacrificed her happiness for the benefit of the Kim family. As for the last son Yi Sang, he follows in his father’s footsteps by becoming a police officer. Oftentimes the father and the son clash each other. As Yi Sang married Eo Young, the daughter of his father’s deadly foe, an ex-convict Sun Kyung traced and eventually arrested a long time ago.

“Three brothers” revolves around their relations full of conflicts and love.

Notes

  1. Takes over the time slot previously occupied by "My too Perfect Sons" ( The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House).

Cast

Kim family

Park In Hwan as Kim Soon Kyung
Lee Hyo Choon as Jun Kwa Ja
Ahn Nae Sang as Kim Gun Kang
Do Ji Won as Eom Chung Nan
Oh Dae Gyu as Kim Hyun Chal
Kim Hee Jung as Do Woo Mi
Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Yi Sang
Oh Ji Eun as Joo Eo Young

Joo family

No Joo Hyun as Joo Beom In
Lee Bo Hee as Kye Sol Yi
Jang Da Yoon (장다윤) as Joo Bo Young
Go Se Won (고세원) as Jae Soo

Production Credits

Director: Jin Hyung Wook
Screenwriter: Moon Young Nam

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