Tree With Deep Roots / Deep Rooted Tree

Title: 뿌리깊은 나무 / Deep Rooted Tree
Chinese Title: 树大根深
Also Known as: Tree With Deep Roots
Genre: Period
Episodes: 24
Broadcast netwrok: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-05 to 2011-Dec-22
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Based on Lee Jeong-myeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial killings during the 7 days before the announcement of the Korean script.

A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations.

Cast

Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae Yoon
- Chae Sang Woo as child Chae Yoon
Han Suk Kyu as King Sejong
- Song Joong Ki as teen Lee Do (later King Sejong)
- Kang San as child Lee Do
Shin Se Kyung as So Yi
- Kim Hyun Soo (김현수) as young So Yi
Ahn Suk Hwan as Lee Shin Juk
Lee Jae Yong as Jo Mal Saeng
Jo Jin Woong as Moo Hyool
Park Hyuk Kwon as Jung In Ji
Yoon Je Moon as Ga Ri On
Kim Ki Bang as Cho Tak
Shin Seung Hwan as Park Po
Song Ok Sook
Suh Joon Young as Prince Gwangpyeong
Lee Soo Hyuk as Yoon Pyeong
Kim Ki Bum as Park Paeng Nyeon
Jo Hee Bong as Han Ga Nom
Jun Young Bin as Mak Soo
Yoo Hyun Soo as Lee Soon Ji
Shin So Yool as Mok Yi
Shim So Hun (심소헌) as Duk Geum
Hyun Woo as Sung Sam Moon
Baek Yoon Shik as Taejong (cameo)

Production Credits

Producer: Sidus HQ Productions
Director: Jang Tae Yoo
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun

Note

The final episode (Episode 24) will extend by 20 minutes, for a total running time of 90 minutes.

Awards

2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Scriptwriting: Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun (Tree With Deep Roots)
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Daesang (Tree With Deep Roots)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang, Han Suk Kyu
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Drama
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actor (Special Planning Drama): Jang Hyuk
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actress (Drama Special): Shin Se Kyung
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Awards, Actress (Drama Special): Song Ok Sook
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Producers’ Awards, Song Joong Ki
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Han Suk Kyu
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Jang Hyuk

Glory Jane @ Man of Honor

Title: 영광의 재인 / Glory Jane
Chinese Title: 荣光的在仁
Also known as: Man of Honor / Young Kwang’s Jae In
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-12 to 2011-Dec-28
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Kim Young Kwang (Chun Jung Myung) is a baseball player on a minor league team, former 4th hitter of the major league team, is an innocently confident man who never stops trying his best to re-live past glories. Yoon Jae In (Park Min Young) works as a nurse’s aide is a struggling young, cheery, bright girl who always maintains a positive attitude despite her poor background and dreams of becoming a nurse. She meets Kim Young Kwang at the hospital when he sustains injures, as they struggling to overcome their fates, they find love. Seo In Woo (Lee Jang Woo) is the future heir of a sports clothing company and also the clean-up hitter for the a professional baseball team that his father owns. A love triangle ensues between these three characters.

Cast

Main Cast

Chun Jung Myung as Kim Young Kwang
- Ahn Do Gyu as child Young Kwang
Park Min Young as Yoon Jae In
- Ahn Eun Jung (안은정) as child Jae In
Lee Jang Woo as Seo In Woo
- Kim Ji Hoon (김지훈) as child In Woo

Supporting Cast

Park Sung Woong as Seo In Chul
Son Chang Min as Seo Jae Myung
Choi Myung Gil as Park Goon Ja
Lee Jin as Cha Hong Joo
Lee Ki Yeol as Kim In Bae
Kim Yun Joo as Kim Kyung Joo
Nam Bo Ra as Kim Jin Joo
Jung Hye Sun as Oh Soon Nyeo
Kim Sun Kyung as Im Jung Ok
Lee Moon Shik as Heo Young Do
Kim Sung Oh as Joo Dae Sung
Choi Seung Kyung as Go Kil Dong
Ahn Nae Sang as Yoon Il Goo
Jang Young Nam as Yeo Eun Joo
Kim Seung Wook as Coach Choi
Choi Ran as nursing director
No Kyung Joo (노경주) as Oh Jung Hae

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jung Sub
Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

Awards

2011 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actor (Mid-length Drama): Chun Jung Myung
2011 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actress (Mid-length Drama): Park Min Young
2011 KBS Drama Awards: Newcomer Awards, Actor: Lee Jang Woo

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
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-13 to 2011-Feb-21
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 Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho
Jung Han Yong as Jung Hyung Joon
Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
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 as Park Sung Chul
Jun Gook Hwan as Han Jung Pil
Park Yong Soo as Hwang Ho Young
Park Yong Gi as Yoo Kang Ho
Sean Richard as Randy
Oh Chang Suk as Lee Dong Hun
Oh Yoon Ah as Oh Sook Kyung
Oh Sun Hwa (오선화) as Young Mi
Lee Min Ji (이민지) as Jessica (DIS staff)
Lee Ji Hyun as NTS staff
Choi Gun Woo (최건우) as Special Agent B2
Kim Ah Young (김아영) as Special Agent B4
Gong Jung Hwan as Seo Min Hyuk
Yoo Ha Jin (유하진) as NTS staff
Jung Chan Woo as Chul Kyu
Ricky Lee Neely as Viktor Sevcenkov / Sasha
Lee Jae Yong as Captain Kim Ho Bin
Choi Yong Min as Nam Dong Shik
Jung Ho Bin as Kang Chul Hwan
Kim Jin Geun as Park Suk Ho
Myung Ji Yun as Hong Soo Jin
Yoo Tae Woong as Kim Sun Hwa’s husband
Kim Dan Bi (김단비) as NTS agent
Bang Kil Seung (방길승) as SWAT commander
Do Ye Sung (도예성) as Jung Kyung Won
Heo Tae Hee as BoA’s manager
Ahn Jin Kyung (안진경)
Park Chul Min
Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young (cameo, ep 3-5)
BoA as herself (cameo, ep 7-8)
SHINee as themselves (cameo, ep 7)
Girls’ Generation (cameo)
Chu Sung Hoon as black agent (cameo)
Max Changmin as Choi Tae Hyun (cameo, ep 17)
Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa (cameo, ep 17, 20)
Jin Goo as black agent (cameo)
Park Sung Woong as Jin Young (cameo)
Douglas Day Stewart (더글라스 데이 스튜어트) as director of Son Hyuk’s firm (cameo)
Ryu Dam (cameo)
Kim Byung Man (cameo)

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).

Birdie Buddy

Title: 버디버디 / Beodibeodi / Birdie Buddy
Chinese Title: 无名侠客
Genre: Sports, romance
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2011-Aug-08 to 2011-Oct-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 23:00

Synopsis

“Birdie Buddy” tells the story of former pro golfer John Lee and how he leads two women to become the next golf queens. John Lee became the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery other than the fact that he was an adoptee. Aside from golf, he also excelled in the Afro-Brazilian dance/martial arts style known as “Capoeira.” Even though he found success by winning the PGA title, John Lee stopped playing golf to become a golf course tester.

Min Hae Ryung was raised to become an elite golf player and was always placed in the best environment to play golf. Her emotions have always been controlled and she has a deep wound inside of her. In contrast, Sung Mi Soo is a country girl from Kangwon Province. She comes from a poor background, but her mom worked as caddie. With her bright personality and determined efforts, she attempts to become an elite golf player.

Cast

Uee as Sung Mi Soo
- Jin Ji Hee as Mi Soo (child)
Lee Yong Woo as John Lee
Lee Da Hee as Min Hae Ryung
Yoon Yoo Sun as Jo Kyung Suk (Mi Soo’s mother)
Oh Hyun Kyung as Min Se Hwa (Hae Ryung’s mother)
Yoo In Na as Lee Gong Sook (Mi Soo’s friend)
Park Han Bi (박한비) as Sung Tae Gab (Mi Soo’s brother)
Yang Hee Kyung as Uhm Jung Ran
Kim Jong Jin as Woo Joon Mo
Lee Byung Joon as Sung Kyung Hwan
Yoon Gi Won
Park Sung Woong as Choi Dong Kwan
Kim Jung Hak
Woo Hyun
Han Seung Hyun (한승현) as Ahn Joong Ki
Park Young Rin as Park Eun Joo
Choo So Young
Kim Dong Hyun
Samuel Kang (사무엘 강)

Production Credits

Original writing: Manhwa “Buddy” by Lee Hyun Se (이현세)
Production company: Group Eight
Director: Yoon Sang Ho
Sceenwriter: Kwon In Chan (권인찬), Yoo Young Ah (유영아), Bae Jong Byung (배종병)
Producer: Bae Jong Byung (배종병)

Note

- The drama was initially scheduled to air in the summer of 2010 but was postponed by Group Eight.
- On 2/Nov/2010, a representative from MBC announced that Birdie Buddy will air after Queen of Reversals in March 2011. However, the drama was later rejected by the MBC board for being unsuitable. Instead,Queen of Reversals was extended and another series, The Duo was aired in the place of Birdie Buddy.
- After several cancellations and postponements, an official from tvN announced on 5/July/2011 that Birdie Buddy will premiere August 8 afterI Need Romance ends. The producers have decided to air 24 episodes spanning 45 minutes each instead of the initial 20 episodes of 70 minutes each.
- Filming has completed before the broadcast in November 2010 and has already sold rights to air overseas in seven other countries.