Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Reputable Family


Title: 명가 / Myeongga / The Reputable Family
Chinese Title : 名家
Also known as: Great Family
Genre: Drama, historical, period
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-02 to 2010-Feb-21
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:40


Synopsis

The story deals with one noble family who believes in its obligation and social responsibility towards the poor.

Cast

Cha In Pyo as Choi Gook Sun 최국선
Han Go Eun as Han Dan Yi
Kim Sung Min as Kim Won Il

Extended Cast

Lee Hui Do as Kim Ja Chun
Jung Dong Hwan as Jang Kil Taek
Kim Myung Soo as Kim Soo Man
Kim Young Chul as Choi Jin Lip
Choi Il Hwa as
Ahn Hye Sook
Ahn Jung Hoon
Lee Han Soo
Go Jung Min

Pick the Stars


Title: 별을 따다 줘 / Byeoreul Ttada Jwo / Pick the Stars
Chinese Title : 请摘星星给我
Also known as: Stars Falling From the Sky / Pick Up the Stars / Picking the Stars
Genre: Drama, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-04 to 2010-Mar-09
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55


Synopsis

The drama draws a love story between two co-workers at an insurance company, with Kim 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. The female lead 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 Shin Joo Hwang
Joo Ji Won (주지원) as Shin Cho Rok
Chun Bo Geun (천보근) as Shin Pa Rang
Lee Yoo Ri (이유리) as Shin No Rang
Lee Young Bum as Shin Sae Yoon
Yoo Ji In as Na Joo Soon
?? as Shin Nam Yi

Won family

Kim Ji Hoon as Won Kang Ha
Shin Dong Wook as Won Joon Ha

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 Kyun as Woo Tae Gyu
Lee Doo Il as Kim Jang Soo
Park Hyun Sook as Han Jin Joo
Kim Ji Young as Choi Eun Mal

Production Credits

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

Lord of Study


Title: 공부의 신 / Gongbueui Shin / Lord of Study
Chinese Title : 学习之神
Also known as: God of Study
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-04 to 2010-Feb-23
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55


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
Song Yoon Ah as Jang Ma Ri
Yoo Seung Ho as Hwang Baek Hyun
Park Ji Yeon as Na Hyun Jung
Go Ah Sung
Lee Hyun Woo as Hong Chan Doo
Lee Chan Ho (이찬호) as Oh Bong Goo
Byun Hee Bong as Cha Ki Bong
Lee Byung Joon
Im Ji Eun as Lee Eun Yoo
Shim Hyung Tak as Jang Young Shik
Park Chil Yong as Ha Sang Kil
Lee Dal Hyung
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
Koo Hye Ryung (구혜령) as Hwang Geum Joo
Kim Mi Ra as Kim Jung Hee
??? as Lee Ye Ji
??? as Sa Do Chul

Production Credits

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

Notes

Based on a popular Japanese manga - Dragon Zakura.

Pasta


TV Show: Pasta
Revised romanization: Paseuta
Hangul: 파스타
Director: Seok-jang Kwon
Writer:
Network: MBC
Episodes: 16
Release Date: January 4, 2010
Runtime: Mon. & Tues 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot

"Pasta" covers the dreams and success of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at Mamma Mia restaurant.
Yu-keyong Seo (Hyo-jin Kong) started her career as a third ranked chef assistant at Mamma Mia restaurant. She eventually works her way up to become a chef.
Hyeon-ok Choi (Seon-gyun Lee) is the top chef at Mamma Mia restaurant. He studied the culinary arts in Italy and started out as a chef assistant at a hotel in Sicily. Hyeon-ok eventually worked his way up to become the most widely recognized Italian chef in Korea.
Notes

Takes over the Mon. & Tues 21:55 time slot previously occupied by The Great Queen Seondeok.
Cast

Hyo-jin Kong - Yu-keyong Seo
Seon-gyun Lee - Hyeon-ok Choi
Ha-nui Lee - Sae-young Oh
Alex - Kim San
Trailer

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
Han Hye Jin as Yoo Seok Ran
Yeon Jung Hoon as Baek Do Yang
Kim Gab Soo as Doctor Yoo
Kim Tae Hee (김태희) as Mi Ryung
Suh In Suk as Park Tae Hyun
Jang Hang Sun as Hwang Jung Byu
Do Ki Suk as Mong Chong
Kang Nam Gil
Yoon Gi Won
Yoo Tae Woong
Yoon Seo Hyun

Production Credits

Director: Hong Chang Wook
Screenwriter: Lee Ki Won

Chuno



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

Plot

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, "Chuno" revolves around the world of slave hunters (known as "Chuno Ggun") and slaves (known as "Nobi"). The slaves were sometimes born into the system of servitude and other times became slaves as a punishment for a crime. In the drama series "Chuno," a slave hunter (played by Jang Hyuk) attempts to track down one such runaway slave (playd by Ji-ho Oh). The runaway slave became a nobi after being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. While the slave hunter tracks down the runaway slave, he also seeks out the woman he loves (played by Hyo-ju Han).
Cast


Jang Hyuk Ji-ho Oh Da-hae Lee Hyeong-jin Kong Jong-hyeok Lee
Dae Kil Tae-ha Seol-hwa Eop-bok Cheol-woong Hwang
Additional Cast Members:
Jeong-su Han - Jang-jun Choi
Ji-seok Kim - King Son
Danny Ahn - Baek Ho
Jae-wan Jo - Seong-hwan Kim
Dong-hwan Yun - Kol-dae Yong
Da-yeong Ju - Euns-il
Ha-eun Kim
Ki-won Yun
Ji-min Yun
Yeong-ae Kim
Ha-yun Kim - Kang-bin
Trailer