Sungkyunkwan Scandal

Title: 성균관 스캔들 / Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Chinese Title : 成均馆绯闻
Genre: Period, romance, comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Aug-30 to 2010-Nov-2
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother’s illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun Joon, the playboy Goo Yong Ha and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

Cast

Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon
Park Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee
- Bang Joon Seo as young Yoon Hee
Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha
Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin
Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Hyo Eun
Kim Min Seo as Cho Sun
Jun Tae Soo as Ha In Soo
Kang Sung Pil as Im Byung Choon
Kim Dong Yoon as Seol Go Bong
Chae Byung Chan as Kang Moo
Ahn Nae Sang as Jung Yak Yong
Park Geun Soo as Yoo Chang Ik
Kim Ha Kyoon as Choi Shin Mook
Kim Young Bae as Go Jang Bok
Im Young Pil as Ham Choon Ho
Kim Jung Kyoon as Ahn Do Hyun
Jang Se Hyun as Kim Woo Tak
Hwang Chan Woo as Bae Hae Won
Joo Ah Sung as Nam Myung Shik
Lee In as Park Dal Jae
Jo Sung Ha as King Jeongjo
Kim Gab Soo as Left State Minister Lee Jung Moo
Lee Jae Yong as Ha Woo Kyu (Minister of War)
Choi Dong Joon as Moon Geun Soo (Minister of Justice)
Kim Ik Tae as Prime Minister Chae Je Gong
Kim Mi Kyung as Ms. Jo (Yoon Hee’s mother)
Han Yun as Kim Yoon Shik (Yoon Hee’s brother)
Park Dong Bin as the Minister of War’s steward
Kim Kwang Gyu as Hwang Ga
Ryu Dam as Soon Dol
Sung Hyun Joo as Beo Deul
Im Yoon Jung as Aeng Aeng
Jung Hye Mi as Seom Seom
Lee Min Ho as Bok Soo (petty thief)
Kim Dan Yool as Bok Dong (page boy)
Park Chul Min as Hanseongbu official Yoon Hyung Goo
Lee Dal Hyung as Goo Yong Ha’s father
Lee Won Jong as shaman Bak Soo (cameo, ep8)
Oh Na Mi as Hyo Eun’s friend (cameo, ep10)
Seol Ji Yoon as retired gisaeng (cameo)

Production Credits

Production Company: Raemongraein
Production Manager: Lee Hyun Wook
Chief Producer: Kwak Ki Won
Producer: Yoo Gun Shik
Director: Kim Won Suk, Hwang In Hyuk
Original writer: Jung Eun Gwol, novels “The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars 1 & 2”
Screenwriter: Kim Tae Hee

Awards

- 2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (Micky Yoochun)
- 2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards: New Actor (Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama – Actress (Park Min Young)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Newcomer Actor Award (Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Song Joong Ki)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Netizens’ Award (Park Min Young and Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Park Min Young and Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Song Joong Ki and Yoo Ah In)

The Fugitive: Plan B

Title: 도망자 / Do Mang Ja / The Fugitive : Plan B
Chinese Title : 逃亡者
Also Known as: Runaway
Genre: Action, romance, comedy
Episodes: 20 + 1 Special
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Sep-29 to 2010-Dec-09
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

During the Korean War, a vast amount of money disappeared. Now, some 60 years later, the money has reappeared, leading to a frantic chase across the globe. Jin Yi (Lee Na Young) is a seemingly innocent woman who has hidden motives for approaching Ji Woo (Bi). Her plans are complicated by an unexpected romance developing between them, as well as the numerous pursuers hot on their trail. Kieko (Uehara Takako) is a famous Japanese singer who also gets tangled up in a relationship with this man. Little do they know that her father Hiroki (Takenaka Naoto), apart from being a business man, is a powerful Yakuza. In this love triangle, who will finally win the love of Ji Woo?

Cast

Bi / Rain as Ji Woo
Lee Na Young as Jin Yi / Jini K.
Lee Jung Jin as Chief Detective Do Soo
Yoon Jin Seo as Detective Yoon So Ran
Daniel Henney as Kai
Sung Dong Il as Nakamura Hwang
Yoon Son Ha as Hwang Mi Jin
Takenaka Naoto as Hiroki (Kieko’s father)
Uehara Takako as Kieko
Gong Hyung Jin as Master Jang
Josie Ho/何超儀 as Hwa Yi
Jo Hee Bong as James Bong
Ti Lung/狄龙 as General Wie
Song Jae Ho as Yang Doo Hee
Kim Eung Soo as Yang Young Joon (Doo Hee’s son)
Danny Ahn as Baek Nam Jung
Kim Hyung Jong as Detective Kim
Jung Seung Kyo (정승교) as Detective Lee
Kim Soo Hyun (1978) as Detective Park
Yoo Ri El as Sophie / Secretary Im
Song Shi Yeon (송시연) as Nakamura Hwang’s secretary
Oh Ji Ho as Kevin (cameo)
Han Jung Soo as corrupt detective (cameo)
Lee Jong Hyuk as screening room interpreter (cameo)
Kwak Hyun Hwa as Ji Woo’s office secretary (cameo)
Lee Da Hae as Hye Won (cameo)
MBLAQ (cameo)
Ahn Suk Hwan (cameo)

Production Credits

Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
Screenwriter: Chun Sung Il (천성일)

In-soon Is Pretty

Title: 인순이는 예쁘다 / In-soon is Pretty
Also known as: Pretty In Soon
Episodes: 16
Chinese title : 仁顺很美丽
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2007-Nov-7 to 2007-Dec-27
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

Park In Soon is an ex-murder convict who accidentally killed a person in high school and served time in prison for her crime. In her school days, thanks to her outstanding looks, she received a lot of love from people. However, after the murder incident, she wears tinted glasses and is afraid to meet people’s eyes. However, she’s a tough woman who hasn’t lost hope, and longs for happiness. Yoo Sang Woo is In Soon’s childhood friend who moved away. They lost touch with each other. Sang Woo puts In Soon on a high pedestal but when he finds out that In Soon killed somebody, he is shocked and tries to distance himself from her.

Cast

Kim Hyun Joo as Lee In-soon
Kim Min Joon as Han Sang Woo
Seo Hyo Rim as Kim Jung Ah (In Soon’s sister)
Lee In Hye as Han Jae Eun
Lee Wan as Geun Soo

Extended Cast

Nah Young Hee as Lee Sun Young (In Soon’s mother)
Uhm Hyo Sup as Seo Kyung Joon / Teacher Seo
Lee Hyun Joon as Seo Eun Seok (Teacher Seo’s son)
Choi Il Hwa as Yoo Byung Gook (Sang Woo’s father)
Kim Mi Kyung as Oh Myung Sook (Sang Woo’s mother)
Park Soon Chun as Park Ok Sun (In Soon’s aunt)
Cha Young Ok as Nam So Jung (Sun Young’s friend)
Lee Mae Ri as Han Mi Jin
Jang Young Ran as Go Mi Hwa
Na Yoon as Song Jin Tae
Jo Duk Hyun as Go Jae Sik

Production Credits

Producer: Pyo Min Soo
Scriptwriter: Jung Yoo Kyung

Personal Taste

Title: 개인의 취향 / Kaeinui Chwihyang / Personal Taste
Chinese Title : 个人取向
Also known as: Personal Preference / Kae In’s Taste
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-March-31 to 2010-May-20
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55

Synopsis

Jeon Jin Ho is a straight guy who pretends to be gay in order to become a roommate to his female friend, Park Kae In. His hobbies include organization and ironing, and he’s known for his stoic poker face. He’s a stickler for cleanliness, but he also has a talent for figuring out women’s feelings. Kae In is very trusting even though she has a habit of being betrayed. However that doesn’t stop her from giving people the benefit of doubt and Jin Ho is no different. How will Kae In react when she finds out that her gay roommate is not actually gay at all and that he has fallen for her?

Cast

Son Yeh Jin as Park Kae In
Lee Min Ho as Jeon Jin Ho
Kim Ji Suk as Han Chang Ryul
Wang Ji Hye as Kim In Hee
Choi Eun Seo as Na Hye Mi
Im Seul Ong as Kim Tae Hoon
Jo Eun Ji as Lee Young Sun
Jung Sung Hwa as No Sang Joon
Ryu Seung Ryong as Choi Do Bin
Park Hae Mi as Jin Ho’s mother
Ahn Suk Hwan as Han Yoon Sub
Jang Won Young as Secretary Kim
Kang Shin Il as Park Chul Han
Yoon Eun Hye as Eun Soo (cameo, ep8)
Bong Tae Kyu as Lee Won Ho (cameo)
Jung Chan as bridegroom (cameo)
Song Sun Mi as bride (cameo)
Julien Kang as Chang Ryul’s foreign friend (cameo)
Park No Shik as Goo Joon Pyo (cameo)
Kim Joon Ho (cameo)
Kim Na Young (cameo)
Kim Nam Gil (cameo)

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Choi Yi Seob (최이섭)
Director: Son Hyung Suk (손형석), No Jong Chan (노종찬)
Original writing: Noval “Personal Preference” by Lee Sae In (이새인)
Screenwriter: Park Hye Kyung (박혜경)

Awards

- 2010 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (Lee Min Ho)