Friday, November 20, 2009

Will it Snow for Christmas?

Title: 크리스마스에 눈이 올까요? / Keuriseumaseue Nooni Olkkayo / Will it Snow for Christmas?
Chinese Title : 聖誕節會下雪嗎 ?
Genre: Melodrama, romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Dec-02 to 2010-Jan-21
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Go Soo plays a man who was brought up by his grandmother in difficult circumstances and shows an “intelligent, masculine appeal.” His character had shared a young love with the girl played by Han Ye-seul, but through “sad circumstances,” they were forced to separate. She is the daughter of a famed doctor of Oriental medicine in a small village, although she’s always being compared to and passed over for her smarter, brighter older brother. She and Go Soo eventually reunite in their fateful love as adults.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Swallow the Sun

Title: 태양을 삼켜라 / Swallow the Sun
Chinese Title : 吞没太阳
Also known as: All In 2
Previously known as: 히든 / Hidden, 꾼들의 나라 / The Land of Professionals / All In 2
Genre: Romance, Action
Episodes: 25
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-July-08 to 2009-Oct-01
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

"Swallow the Sun" revolves around three young people in Jeju Island and how they develop Seogwipo, Jeju into a world city.

Jeong-woo Kim (Ji Seong) is the illegitimate child of a gangster father and a haenyeo (a traditional freediver) mother. He was raised in an orphanage and soon developed a rebellious temperament.

Su-hyeon Lee (Yu-ri Seong) has a strong will and is focused on achieving her goals. She overcame many unfortunate situations in her life to first study overseas and then become the organizer for a world famous performance team.

Tae-hyeok (Lee Wan) was raised without ever knowing his father. After he entered adulthood, Tae-hyeok meets Min-ho Jeong, a wealthy businessman, who claims to be his father. This changes Tae-hyeok's life entirely as he now works to excel in business management.

Notes

  1. All scenes shot in Korea took place on Jeju Island, while overseas scenes were filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  2. A shooting site of 6,417 square meters was especially constructed in Seoguipo, Jeju for this drama.
  3. Canadian circus troupe "Cirque du Soleil" appears in the drama. The circus troupe appeared without any royalties, as they consider Korea a potential market. [1]
  4. Director Cheol-yong Yu, screenwriter Wan-kyu Choi, and actor Ji Seong previously worked together in the 2003 SBS drama "All In," which was also filmed on Jeju Island.
  5. Four crew members were diagnosed with the human swine flu virus after flying in from the U.S. in early July, 2009. One crew member tested positive on July 2nd and three more crew members were diagnosed & quarantined on July 6th, 2009. Because of this the premiere date was pushed back a day to June 9th, 2009.

Cast

Production Credits


Episode ratings for the SBS drama Swallow the Sun

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-07-08 Special 7.8 (20th) 8.6 (18th)
2009-07-09 1 14.8 (7th) 15.5 (6th)
2009-07-15 2 16.5 (2nd) 17.3 (2nd)
2009-07-16 3 18.5 (2nd) 19.9 (1st)
2009-07-22 4 16.2 (3rd) 16.5 (3rd)
2008-07-23 5 16.8 (3rd) 17.0 (3rd)
2009-07-29 6 17.3 (2nd) 17.8 (2nd)
2009-07-30 7 18.7 (1st) 18.9 (1st)
2009-08-05 8 16.7 (3rd) 16.9 (3rd)
2009-08-06 9 16.9 (3rd) 17.4 (2nd)
2009-08-12 10 17.3 (1st) 17.4 (2nd)
2009-08-13 11 17.3 (1st) 17.3 (1st)
2009-08-19 12 15.3 (6th) 15.6 (6th)
2009-08-20 13 17.6 (3rd) 17.7 (3rd)
2009-08-26 14 14.8 (6th) 15.3 (7th)
2009-08-27 15 15.0 (7th) 14.7 (7th)
2009-09-02 16 15.0 (4th) 14.8 (5th)
2009-09-03 17 18.0 (2nd) 18.4 (1st)
2009-09-09 18 15.5 (5th) 15.6 (5th)
2009-09-10 19 17.8 (2nd) 17.9 (1st)
2009-09-16 20 16.3 (2nd) 15.9 (4th)
2009-09-17 21 17.1 (3rd) 17.0 (1st)
2009-09-23 22 17.5 (2nd) 17.4 (2nd)
2009-09-24 23 17.4 (2nd) 17.1 (1st)
2009-09-30 24 16.4 (3rd) 16.4 (4th)
2009-10-01 25 18.8 (2nd) 18.4 (3rd)
Average 16.8% 17.0%

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Dream

Title: 드림 / Dream
Chinese Title : 梦想
Genre: Romance, Sports
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-27 to 2009-Sep-29
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Lee Jang Suk (Kim Bum) spent some time in a juvenile detention center for stealing wallets from unsuspecting strangers. After he gets out, he meets a sports agent, Nam Jae Il (Joo Jin Mo), who’s trying to recover from a downfall in his carrier. Together, they work to achieve their dreams. Jang Suk dreams of becoming a K-1 Champion; and Nam Jae Il dreams of regaining his reputation as a top sports agent.


Cast

Joo Jin Mo as Nam Jae Il
Kim Bum as Lee Jang Suk
Son Dam Bi as Park So Yeon

Extended cast

Park Sang Won as Kang Kyung Taek
Choi Yeo Jin as Jang Soo Jin
Oh Dal Soo as Lee Young (Jang Suk’s father)
Lee Ki Young as Park Byung Sam (So Yeon’s father)
Park Nam Hyun as Go Kwang Pal (So Yeon’s uncle)
Lee Ah Hyun as Jung Geum Ja
Kim Woong as Maeng Do Pil
Yoo Yun Suk as Noh Chul Joong
Hong Ah Reum as Song Yu Ri
Go Chang Suk as Straw
Lee Hoon as Park Jung Chul (cameo, ep1-3)
Yun Jung Hoon as Kang Ki Jang (cameo, ep1)
Lee So Jung as Jessica
Yoo Hye Jung as Kim Sam Soon (FF’s president)
Kim Hyung Bum as FF’s Chief

Trailer


Episode ratings for the SBS drama Dream
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-07-27 1 5.4 (<8.6)>
2009-07-28 2 5.5 (<8.2)>
2009-08-03 3 4.9 (<7.9)>
2009-08-04 4 5.4 (<8.2)>
2009-08-10 5 5.8 (<7.8)>
2009-08-11 6 6.0 (<8.7)>
2009-08-17 7 6.2 (<8.1)>
2009-08-18 8 6.3 (<8.8)>
2009-08-24 9 4.9 (<8.4)>
2009-08-25 10 5.5 (<8.8)>
2009-08-31 11 4.1 (<7.7)>
2009-09-01 12 4.6 (<7.5)>
2009-09-07 13 4.5 (<8.8)>
2009-09-08 14 5.4 (<8.0)>
2009-09-14 15 3.9 (<8.5)>
2009-09-15 16 4.4 (<7.6)>
2009-09-21 17 3.3 (<9.3)>
2009-09-22 18 3.8 (<7.7)>
2009-09-28 19 3.5 (<8.0)>
2009-09-29 20 5.8 (<8.0)>
Average 5.0% -
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Shining Inheritance




Title: 찬란한 유산 / Shining Inheritance
Chinese title : 灿烂的遗产
Also known as : Brilliant Legacy / Chanranhan Yusan/ Beautiful Legacy
Previously known as: 인생은 아름다워 / Life Is Beautiful
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 28
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 to 2009-July-26
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:55

Plot

Eun-seong Ko (Hyo-ju Han) lost her mother at the age of 11. Her father remarried when she was 16 to Seong-hee Baek (Mi-suk Kim), whom Eun-seong felt did not love her. She quickly grew disillusioned with her new family. Tragedy strikes Eun-seong again when her father suddenly dies. Then, by accident, good fortune arrives on Eun-seong's doorsteps when she inherits a vast fortune, but not from her father.

Woo-han Seon (Seung-ki Lee) is an arrogant young man, but handsome. He has no idea about the value of money as he was raised by his wealthy grandmother and mother. One day, Woo-han's grandmother drops a bomb .... she will give all of her fortune to Eun-seong Ko ....

Cast

Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung
Lee Seung Ki as Sun Woo Hwan
Bae Soo Bin as Park Jun Se
Moon Chae Won as Yoo Sung Mi

Extended Cast

Kim Mi Sook as Baek Sung Hee
Min Young Won as Lee Hye Ri (Eun Sung’s friend)
Yun Joon Suk as Go Eun Woo
Jung Suk Won as Jin Young Suk (Hwan’s friend)
Han Ye Won as Sun Woo Jung
Ban Hyo Jung as Jang Sook Ja
Yoo Ji In as Oh Young Ran (Hwan & Jung’s mother)
Kim Jae Seung as Lee Hyung Jin
Son Yeo Eun as Jung In Young
Choi Jung Woo as Park Tae Soo
Lee Seung Hyung as Pyo Sung Chul
Jun In Taek as Go Pyung Joong (Eun Sung’s father)
Baek Seung Hyun as Manager Lee Joon Young
Park Sang Hyun as Han Soo Jae

Production Credits

Director: Jin Hyuk (진혁)
Screenwriter: So Hyun Kyung (소현경)

Trailer


Episode ratings for SBS drama Shining Inheritance

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2008-04-25 1 16.9 (3rd) 17.0 (3rd)
2009-04-26 2 19.2 (4th) 19.6 (5th)
2009-05-02 3 15.9 (3rd) 15.6 (3rd)
2009-05-03 4 21.7 (3rd) 21.6 (4th)
2009-05-09 5 21.8 (1st) 23.1 (1st)
2009-05-10 6 26.5 (2nd) 27.7 (1st)
2009-05-16 7 24.7 (2nd) 25.1 (1st)
2009-05-17 8 28.5 (1st) 29.6 (1st)
2009-05-23 9 26.8 (1st) 27.4 (1st)
2009-05-24 10 29.1 (1st) 29.4 (1st)
2009-05-30 11 28.5 (1st) 28.1 (1st)
2009-05-31 12 33.4 (1st) 33.3 (1st)
2009-06-06 13 28.5 (1st) 29.2 (1st)
2009-06-07 14 33.4 (1st) 33.3 (1st)
2009-06-13 15 30.9 (1st) 30.4 (1st)
2009-06-14 16 34.1 (1st) 34.4 (1st)
2009-06-20 17 32.9 (1st) 32.7 (1st)
2009-06-21 18 35.5 (1st) 36.1 (1st)
2009-06-27 19 33.0 (1st) 33.8 (1st)
2009-06-28 20 39.9 (1st) 40.6 (1st)
2009-07-04 21 35.6 (1st) 35.7 (1st)
2009-07-05 22 39.7 (1st) 40.1 (1st)
2009-07-11 23 38.5 (1st) 37.6 (1st)
2009-07-12 24 41.8 (1st) 41.7 (1st)
2009-07-18 25 40.1 (1st) 39.9 (1st)
2009-07-19 26 43.4 (1st) 44.0 (1st)
2009-07-25 27 44.6 (1st) 45.3 (1st)
2009-07-26 28 47.1 (1st) 47.4 (1st)
Average 31.9% 32.1%





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Monday, November 2, 2009

IRIS


Title: 아이리스 / IRIS
Chinese Title : iris
Previously known as: 쉬리 / Shiri
Genre: Action, mystery, thriller, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-14 to 2009-Dec-17
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Kim Hyun Joon is an assassin who belongs to a top secret organization known as the “NSS” whereas T.O.P is an assassin who works in another secret organization located in the United States called “IRIS” and was ordered to kill Hyun Joon. Seung Hee is a psychological analyst who plays an important role in bring Hyun Joon into the “NSS.” Jin Sa Woo is Hyun Joon’s enemy and falls in love with Seung Hee as well.

Cast

Lee Byung Hun as Kim Hyun Joon
Kim Tae Hee as Choi Seung Hee
Jung Joon Ho as Jin Sa Woo
Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa
T.O.P as Vick
Hyun Jyu Ni as Yang Mi Jung
Yoo Min as Sato Eriko
Kim Young Chul as Baek San
Yoon Je Moon as Park Sang Hyung
Yoon Joo Sang as Oh Hyun Kyu
Joo Ni as Yang Mi Jung
?? as Hwang Tae Sung
?? as Yang Jung In
?? as Eo Seong Shik
?? as Hwang Shil Jang
?? as Park Joong Kwan
?? as Kang Do Chul
?? as Baek Kyung Hwa
?? as Kim Hyun Suk
?? as Oh Kwang Soo
Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho
Jung Han Yong as Jung Hyung Joon
?? as Yoo Kang Oh
?? as Kwan Oh Hyun
?? as Hong Soo Jin

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment
Director: Kim Kyu Tae, Yang Yoon Ho (양윤호)
Writers: Choi Wan Kyu, Kang Je Kyu
Screenwriters: Kim Jae Eun (김재은), Jo Kyu Won (조규원), Kim Hyun Joon (김현준)
Executive Producer: Choi Ji Young
Producer: Kim Young Jo

Notes

- Filming sites include Hungary, Russia, Japan, China and the U.S.
- The production cost for this drama is 20 million dollars, making it the most expensive Korean drama to date (10/2008).
- Japanese distribution rights for the drama series “Iris” was sold to TBS for a record ¥ 400,000,000 / ₩ 5,300,000,000 ($4.3 million USD).
- This drama is somewhat based on the film Shiri.

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Episode Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-10-14 1 24.5 (2nd) 25.4 (1st)
2009-10-15 2 25.3 (1st) 26.1 (1st)
2009-10-21 3 27.9 (1st) 29.3 (1st)
2009-10-22 4 26.2 (1st) 27.2 (1st)
2009-10-28 5 29.6 (1st) 30.3 (1st)
2009-10-29 6 28.9 (1st) 29.8 (1st)
2009-11-04 7
2009-11-05 8
2009-11-11 9
2009-11-12 10
2009-11-18 11
2009-11-19 12
2009-11-25 13
2009-11-26 14
2009-12-02 15
2009-12-03 16
2009-12-09 17
2009-12-10 18
2009-12-16 19
2009-12-17 20
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Invincible Lee Pyung Kang



Title: 천하무적 이평강 / Invincible Lee Pyung Kang
Chinese Title : 天下无敌李平康
Also known as: Cheonhamujuk Lee Pyung Kang / Taming of the Heir
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-09 to 2009-Dec-29
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Lee Pyung Kang’s father unfortunately met with an untimely death before completing his ambitious work as a golf course designer. Pyung Kang came to terms with the reality as she supports the family. Eight years later, Pyung Kang who wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps to become a golf course designer, she does chores at a resort town where she meets Ohn Dal, the owner’s eldest son. Ohn Dal’s charismatic father Pyung On demands him to pass the semi-pro qualification test in a month. When he fails to make it, Ohn Dal is told that he will be removed from the inheritance list due to his incompetence. To make matters worse, his father collapses from a sudden stroke and in the midst of misfortune rumor circulates that Ohn Dal’s step mother and her son are going to take over the resort town. Being cornered, Ohn Dal has no other choice but to stand on his own feet, but for Ohn Dal who lacks competence and determination, retaking the resort is beyond his capacity. Ohn Dal and Pyung Kang, who are on bad terms with each other from the first time they met, join hands. And Pyung Kang’s journey to taming the spoiled heir finally begins!

Cast

Nam Sang Mi as Lee Pyung Kang
Ji Hyun Woo as Woo Ohn Dal
Seo Do Young as Edward (professional golfer)
Cha Ye Ryun as Kwan Ja Rak
Park Ki Woong as Jo Sun In
Choi Myung Gil as Je Hwang Hu (Ohn Dal’s step-mother)
Kim Heung Soo as Je Young Ryu (Ohn Dal’s step-brother)
Yun Mi Joo as Jo Bi Yun
Lee Philip
Ahn Hye Kyung
Shin Na Ri (신나리)

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jung Sub (이정섭)
Screenwriter: Park Kye Ok

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Creating Destiny



Title: 인연만들기 / Creating Destiny
Chinese Title : 创造情缘
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-10 to 2010-March-28
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis

Han Sang Eun moved to Canada when she was a teenager. Years later she goes back to Korea with her American boyfriend. Her family, however, has their hopes set on her marrying a nice, Korean boy.

Cast

Eugene as Han Sang Eun
Ki Tae Young as Kim Yeo Joon
Lee Sung Min as Shim Hye Rim
Kang Byul as Han Hyo Eun
Ryu Sang Wook as Kang Sae Won
Jung Suk Won as Jung Gyu Han
Kang Nam Gil as Han Kyung Tae
Byun Woo Min as Kang Hae Sung
Kim Jung Nan as Kim Yoon Hee
Hwang Eun Hye (황은혜) as Kang Jin Joo
Lee Hui Do as Shim Dae Han
Baek Jong Min as Min Chul Ho
Im Hyun Sik as Yoon Suk Joo
Geum Bo Ra as Shin Jin Hee
Yang Hee Kyung as Park Geum Ja
Ban Hyo Jung as Lee Ok Ran
Choi Sang Hoon as Kim Tak Soo
Lee Jung Hoon (이정훈) as Park Bok Man

Production Credits

Director: Jang Geun Soo
Screenwriter: Hyun Go Woon (현고운)

Trailer

Episode Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-10-10 1 3.5 (<8.0)
2009-10-11 2 3.1 (<8.8)
2009-10-17 3 7.9 (<8.7)
2009-10-18 4 6.8 (<9.5)
2009-10-24 5 8.8 (18th) 9.7 (16th)
2009-10-25 6 7.5 (<9.0)
2009-10-31 7
2009-11-01 8
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
2009-12-19 21
2009-12-20 22
2009-12-26 23
2009-12-27 24
2010-01-02 25
2010-01-03 26
2010-01-09 27
2010-01-10 28
2010-01-16 29
2010-01-17 30
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Hero


Title: 히어로 / Hero
Chinese Title : 可疑的英雄
Previously known as: 보이지 않는 전쟁 (Unseen Warfare) / 수상한 히어로즈 (Strange Heroes)
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: To Be Announced
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-18
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55

Synopsis

Hero is the story of Korea’s top reporters and ordinary citizens fighting against the society elite’s abuse of power. Jin Do Hyuk is a clever and talented reporter who ends up living a life of recklessness and despair when the woman he loved dies. He later decides to start a new life by helping other victims of society’s crimes, becoming a modern hero who battles against the non-ethical. Joo Jae In is a passionate woman with a strong sense of journalistic responsibility whose fate becomes entangled with his.


Cast

Lee Joon Ki as Jin Do Hyuk
Kim Min Jung as Joo Jae In
Uhm Ki Joon as Kang Hae Seong
Baek Yoon Shik as Jo Yong Deok

Extended cast

Ji Chang Wook as Park Joon Hyung
Shin Joo Ah as Choi Ho Kyung (26, Il Doo’s daughter)
Choi Jung Woo as Choi Il Doo
Jo Yang Ja as Kim Bok Soon (Hae Seong’s mother)
?? as Sang Hun
Jung Soo Young as Na Ga Yeon
Jung Suk Yong as Cha Man Soo
Jin Sung (진성) as Go Eun Shik
Jo Kyung Hoon as Bong Sang Chul
Lee Han Wie as Na Kyung Man
Kim Ik as Oh Jung Gil
?? as Jang Heug Ki
?? as Kang So Hee
Jang Young Nam as Jin Do Hee (Jin Do Hyuk’s older sister)
Kim Hyang Gi as Jin Sol (10, Do Hee’s daughter)
Eom Ji Sung (엄지성) as Jin Jung (6, Do Hee’s son)
?? as Myeong Hee (Jae In’s mother)
Yoon Seung Ah as Jo Yu Ri (Yong Deok’s daughter)
Joo Jin Mo as Gong Chil Sung
Choi Soo Rin as Madam P
Seo Seung Man as President of Monday Weekly Magazine

Guests/Cameos

Park Gyu Ri of KARA as herself
Han Seung Yun (한승연) of KARA as herself
Jung Nicole (정니콜) of KARA as herself
Gu Ha Ra (구하라) of KARA as herself
Kang Ji Young (강지영) of KARA as herself

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Jae Dong
Director: Kim Kyung Hee, Lee Dong Yoon (이동윤)
Screenwriter: Park Ji Suk (박지숙)

Notes

- Actress Han Ji Min dropped out from the leading role before filming starts to be replaced by actress Kim Min Jung.
- Due to a serious shoulder injury, actress Kim Min Jung was forced to leave the production on 31st October, 12 days before the airing date. and replaced by Yoon So Yi.

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