Saturday, February 4, 2012

Flower Boy Ramyun Shop


Title: 꽃미남 라면가게 / Flower Boy Ramyun Shop
Chinese Title: 花美男拉面店
Also known as: Flower Boy Ramen Shop
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-31 to 2011-Dec-20
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 23:00
Related Series: Oh! Boy Series

Synopsis
This romantic comedy deals with “pretty boys,” who with good looks and individuality, operate a ramen shop with lively college girls and experience the happenings of daily life.

Yang Eun Bi is a University student preparing for her civil service exam with the dream of being a high school teacher. She accidentally encounters Cha Chi Soo, an arrogant son of the biggest food conglomerate in Korea. Cha Chi Soo looks cool, confident and fascinates women with his bright smile and pure love. Both of them ends up working at a ramen shop runned by the lazy Choi Kang Hyuk.

Cast

Main Cast
Jung Il Woo as Cha Chi Soo
Lee Ki Woo as Choi Kang Hyuk
Lee Chung Ah as Yang Eun Bi

Suppporting Cast
Kim Shin Ah as Kang Dong Joo
Park Min Woo as Kim Ba Wool
Jo Yoon Woo as Woo Hyun Woo
Ho Soo as Yoon So Yi
Joo Hyun as Cha Ok Gyun
Jung In Ki as Yang Chul Dong
Seo Bum Suk a Coach Seo
Song Jae Rim as Hee Gon
Kim Hye Soo as fortuneteller (cameo, ep 1)
Gong Hyo Jin as store owner (cameo, ep 9)

Production Credits
Director: Jung Jung Hwa (정정화)
Screenwriter: Yoon Nan Joong (윤난중)

Note
This Drama is the First project of tvN’s Oh! Boy Series. The next drama in this series is Shut Up Flower Boy Band.

Take Care of Us, Captain



Title: 부탁해요 캡틴 / Take Care of Us, Captain
Chinese Title: 拜托了,机长
Previously Known as: Fly Again / Please Captain
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-04 to 2012-March-08
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis
The drama began filming with location shoots in Australia and unfolds around the character growth, careers, and romances of those working at an airport.

Kim Yoon Sung is the talented pilot of a passenger airline who gets saddled with a new co-pilot , Han Da Jin in her attempts to become a pilot.

The pair gets caught in a love triangle with Kang Dong Soo who is an air traffic controller at Incheon International Airport with seven years of experience under his belt. He’s prickly and cool, but possesses a cute, playful side that sometimes crops up.

Cast
Main Cast
Koo Hye Sun as Han Da Jin
Ji Jin Hee as Kim Yoon Sung
Lee Chun Hee as Kang Dong Soo
Yoo Sun as Choi Ji Won
Lee Sung Min as Hong Mi Joo

Supporting Cast
Lim Seong Eon as Jang Min Ah
Joo Sung Min as Heo Jae Soo
Park Jae Rang (박재랑) as Jo Wan Joon
Ha Joo Hee as Lee Joo Ri
Kang Nam Gil as Choi Dal Ho
Kim Jin Geun as flight director
Sean Richard as James
Kim Chang Wan as Han Gyu Pil
Lee Hwi Hyang as Yang Mi Hye
Lee Saet Byul (이샛별) as Cha Geum Hee
Kil So Won (길소원) as Han Da Yeon
Lee Ah Hyun as Yang Mal Ja
Jo Hyung Ki as Kang Pal Bong
Choi Il Hwa as Hong In Tae
Suh In Suk as Hong Myung Jin
Jung Gyu Woon (cameo)
Son Hyun Joo (cameo)

Production Credits
Director: Joo Dong Min
Screenwriter: Jung Na Myung

Stay With Me, My Love / My Love By My Side




Title: 내 사랑 내 곁에 / Nae Sarang Nae Gyeotae / My Love By My Side
Chinese Title : 我的愛在我身邊
Previously known as: 만나서 반가워 / Nice to Meet You
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-May-07 to 2011-Oct-23
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40

Synopsis
The story of a young single mother, Do Mi Sol, and her quest to make the world a warmer place to live in.

Cast
Lee So Yeon as Do Mi Sol
Lee Jae Yoon as Lee So Ryong
Ohn Joo Wan as Go Suk Bin

Mi Sol’s family
Kim Mi Sook as Bong Sun Ah
Moon Chun Shik as Kim Woo Dong

So Ryong’s family
Kim Mi Kyung as Choi Eun Hee
Kim Myung Kook as Lee Man Soo
Sa Mi Ja as Sara Jung
Lee Eui Jung as Lee Joo Ri

Suk Bin’s family
Jeon Hye Bin as Jo Yoon Jung
Lee Hwi Hyang as Bae Jung Ja
Kim Il Woo as Go Jin Taek
Moon Ji Eun as Go Soo Bin
Choi Jae Sung as Go Jin Gook
Jung Hye Sun as Ms. Kang

Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jung Min
Director: Han Jung Hwan
Screenwriter: Kim Sa Kyung

Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actress (Soap Opera): Lee So Yeon
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Lee Jae Yoon

Iron Daughters-in-Law / Indomitable Daughters-in-Law




Title: 불굴의 며느리 / Bulgurui Myeoneuri / Indomitable Daughters in Law
Chinese Title : 不屈不撓的兒媳婦
Genre: Family, drama
Episodes: 113
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2011-June-06 to 2011-Nov-18
Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15

Synopsis
The story of three generations of daughters-in-law who have lived in a 300-year-old traditional house. Choi Mak Nyeo is the daughter-in-law of the 11th generation. She may be small of stature, stubborn and recalcitrant, but she has lead the large household with dignity and her powerful charisma ever since her husband died.

Cha Hye Ja is the daughter-in-law of the 12th generation. She lost her husband in an accident when she was young, and since then she has been dedicated to her role as a daughter-in-law of the family, taking care of the family with warmth. One day, however, her lover from the past suddenly shows up, and Hye Ja is thrown into a quandary.

Oh Young Shim is the 13th generation daughter-in-law, adored by everyone for her bright personality and optimism. Unfortunately, her lack of children even after 10 years of marriage makes her increasingly guilty. The situation worsens when her husband has an affair and demands a divorce, but is killed in a sudden traffic accident.

Cast
Shin Ae Ra as Oh Young Shim
Kang Boo Ja as Choi Mak Nyeo
Kim Bo Yun as Cha Hye Ja
Honey Lee / Lee Ha Nui as Kim Yun Jung
Park Yoon Jae as Moon Shin Woo

Manwoldang
Im Ye Jin as Kim Geum Shil
Kang Kyung Hun as Han Hye Won
Joon Hyung as Kim Soon Jung
Yoon Da Hoon as Kim Hong Goo
Park Min Ha (박민하) as Viviana

Queen’s Group
Kim Yong Gun as Moon Se Jin
Kim Dong Joo as Hyun Myung Joo
Lee Hoon as Moon Jin Woo
Jun Ye Seo as Park Se Ryung

Other people
Lee Young Ha as Jang Suk Nam
Kim Yoo Ri as Im Ji Eun
Chu Hun Yub as Ho Sub
Lee Mi Eun (이미은) as Kang Na Eul
Son Ga Young as Jo Eun Soo
Lee Seung Hyo
Seo Seung Man

Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jin Man
Director: Oh Hyun Chang, Lee Min Woo (이민우)
Screenwriter: Ku Hyun Sook

Awards
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award (Serial Drama), Actress (Shin Ae Ra)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: New Actor Award (Serial Drama), Actor (Park Yoon Jae)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award (Serial Drama), Actress (Honey Lee)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (Kang Boo Ja)