Friday, November 30, 2012

The Great Seer




Title: 대풍수 / The Great Seer
Chinese Title: 大风水
Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Politic, Action, Romance
Episodes: 36
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-10 to 2013-Feb-07
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis

Ji Sang (Ji Sung) is a gifted seer, born with the ability to see into people’s pasts and futures. There are those who believe falsely that he has dark supernatural powers, thinking him possessed by ghosts. When he comes of age in the late Goryeo era, he becomes a scholar of divination, and a reader of geography, faces, and the like to tell fortunes — an area with much influence at the time. He eventually becomes a “king-maker,” who holds the key to a major political shift in the overthrow of Goryeo and the rise of Joseon. He help the General Lee Sung Gye (Ji Jin Hee) become the first king of the Joseon Dynasty.

Lee Jung Geun (Song Chang Ui) is Ji Sang’s rival. Hae In (Kim So Yun) is Ji Sang’s main love interest and Ban Ya (Lee Yoon Ji) is Ji Sang’s first love. (source: dramabeans)

Cast

Main Cast
Ji Sung as Ji Sang
Lee David as Ji Sang (young)
Kim So Yun as Hae In
Son Na Eun as Hae In (young)
Ji Jin Hee as General Lee Sung Gye
Song Chang Ui as Lee Jung Geun
No Young Hak as Jung Geun (young)
Lee Yoon Ji as Ban Ya
Park Min Ji as Ban Ya (young)


Extended Cast
Jo Min Ki as Lee In Im
Oh Hyun Kyung as Soo Ryun Gae
Lee Seung Yun as Young Ji
Lee Jin as Young Ji (young)
Choi Jae Woong as Dong Yoon
Lee Do Yup as Lee Kang Dal
Kim Min Hyuk as Won Gae
Ryu Tae Joon
Joo Min Soo as Sung Bok
Lee Moon Shik
Ahn Kil Kang
Yoo Ha Joon as Shin Don


Production Credits
Director: Lee Yong Suk
Screenwriter: Lee Soo Yun (이수연), Nam Seon Nyun (남선년)


Note
Go Soo were originally cast in the lead roles but he dropped the project due to the scheduling conflicts.

The King Of Dramas




Title: 드라마의 제왕 / The King of Dramas
Chinese Title: 电视剧帝王
Also known as: Drama King / The Lord of the Drama
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Nov-05 to 2012-Dec-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55



Synopsis

‘The Lord of the Drama’ is a comedy series set in the entertainment business and revolves around the drama-production world featuring a production company CEO, a rookie writer, and a top star.

Anthony Kim (Kim Myung Min) is a greedy but brilliant CEO of a production company who would do everything and anything for money. He is extremely talented in running a business.

Lee Go Eun (Jung Ryu Won) is a warm-hearted, honest and aspiring rookie writer.

Meanwhile, Kang Hyun Min (Choi Si Won) is a self-confident, ruthless, egoistic and arrogant top star.

What is a Drama? Drama is Money! Money! Money! :) :) :)

Cast

Main Cast
Kim Myung Min as Anthony Kim
Jung Ryu Won as Lee Go Eun
Choi Si Won as Kang Hyun Min
Oh Ji Eun as Sung Min Ah
Jung Man Sik as Oh Jin Wan


S Brodcasting Station people
Song Min Hyung as Deputy Director Kim
Jung Han Hun as Deputy Director Park
Kim Seung Hwan as Lee Sung Jo
Lee Dong Hoon as Yoon Kwang Jae
Yoo Joo Sang as Moon Sang Il


People in the World Production
Suh Dong Won as Joo Dong Suk
Heo Joon Suk as Han Kang Wook
Park Sang Hoon as Park Suk Hyun
Yoon Yong Jin (윤용진) as Goo Hee Jae


People in the Empire Production
Seo Joo Hee (서주희) as Jung Hong Joo (writer)
Kim Kyung Bum (김경범) as Managing Director Heo
Jang Won Young as Director Hong (PD)
Lee Hae Woon (이해운) as PD Park
Park Geun Hyung as President of Empire Production


Other
Choi Soo Eun as Yoon Bit Na
Sung Byung Sook as Park Kang Ja
Fujii Mina as Ikkiko
Oh Hyun Soo (오현수) as Choi Do Hyung
Park Kyu Sun (박규선) as Bae Kwang Soo
Park Shin Hye as actress (Cameo ep 1)
Jun Moo Song as Watanabe
Kwon Hae Hyo as Nam Woon Young


Production Credit
Director: Hong Sung Chang
Screenwriter: Jang Hang Joon, Lee Ji Hyo


I Do, I Do




Title: 아이두 아이두 / I Do, I Do
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-May-30 to 2012-July-19
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis

A drama based on an original comic.

Hwang Ji An (Kim Sun Ah) is a successful mid-30′s career woman (Director in shoe company) with a bright future ahead until she gets into an “accident” one night with the company new employed young male co-worker, Park Tae Kang (Lee Jang Woo) who used to be a fake shoe maker and always ready to run away whenever police raids. Her life and career gets thrown in chaos upon learning that she has became pregnant with his child.

Her strongest rival, Yeom Na Ri (Im Soo Hyang) takes the chance of that moment to overthrow her company position while she meets again with her old love, Jo Eun Sung (Park Gun Hyung) who has became her Gynecologist.

Cast

Main Cast
Kim Sun Ah as Hwang Ji An
Lee Jang Woo as Park Tae Kang
Park Gun Hyung as Jo Eun Sung
Im Soo Hyang as Yeom Na Ri


Supporting Cast
Yoon Joo Sang as Ji An’s father
Oh Mi Yun as Ji An’s mother
Kim Hye Eun as Bong Joon Hee
Park Young Kyu as Park Kwang Suk
Shin Seung Hwan as Lee Choong Baek
Oh Mi Hee as Lady Park
Lee Dae Yun as President Yeom
Jo Hee Bong as Seol Bong Soo
Kim Bum Yong as Song Ha Yoon
Han Ji Wan as Yoo Da In
Baek Seung Hee as Uhm Yoo Jin
Kim Min Hee as Ma Sung Mi
Oh Min Suk as Jake Han
Kim Seo Jung as Mi Sook


Production Credits
Director: Kang Dae Sun
Writer: Jo Jung Hwa

The Moon That Embraces The Sun


Title: 해를 품은 달 / The Moon That Embraces the Sun
Chinese Title: 月亮怀抱太阳
Also known as: The Sun and The Moon / The Moon Embracing the Sun
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Period
Episodes: 20 + 2 Special
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-04 to 2012-Mar-15
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis
“The Moon Embracing The Sun” tells a love story between King Lee Hwon and a female shaman named Wol. Wol was born from a noble family and became the crown princess, but she was entrapped and faced execution. Finally, she lived as a shaman.

Cast

Main Cast
Kim Soo Hyun as Lee Hwon
Yeo Jin Goo as Lee Hwon (young)
Han Ga In as Wol / Heo Yeon Woo
Kim Yoo Jung as Wol / Heo Yeon Woo (young)
Jung Il Woo as Prince Yang Myung
Lee Min Ho (1993) as Prince Yang Myung (young)
Kim Min Seo as Yoon Bo Kyung
Kim So Hyun as Yoon Bo Kyung (young)

The Palace
Kim Young Ae as Queen Jeonghui (Lee Hwon’s grandmother)
Ahn Nae Sang as as King Sung Jo (Lee Hwon’s father)
Kim Sun Kyung as Queen So Hye (Lee Hwon’s mother)
Nam Bo Ra as Princess Min Hwa (Lee Hwon’s sister)
Jin Ji Hee as Princess Min Hwa (young)
Jung Eun Pyo as Hyung Sun
Song Jae Rim as Kim Chae Woon
- Lee Won Gun (이원근) as Kim Chae Woon (young)
Yoon Hee Suk as Hong Kyu Tae as Hong Gyu Tae
Kim Ye Ryung as Lady Park (Yang Myung’s mother)
Seo Hyun Chul as Shim San
Lee Seung Hyung as Han Jae Gil
Chu Gwi Jung as Court Lady Jo
Kim Min Kyung as Court Lady Min
Kang Chan Yang as palace maid

The Sungsuchung
Jun Mi Sun as Female shaman Jang Nok Young
Kim Ik Tae as Hye Gak
Bae Noo Ri as Jan Shil
- Jo Min Ah (조민아) as Jan Shil (young)
Jang Young Nam as Ali (cameo, ep 1)

Heo Family
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Heo Young Jae (Yeon Woo and Yeom’s father)
Yang Mi Kyung as Shin Jung Kyung (Yeon Woo and Yeom’s mother)
Song Jae Hee as Heo Yeom
Si Wan as Heo Yeom (young)
Kim Jin Woo as Yeom (child)
Yoon Seung Ah as Seol
Suh Ji Hee as Seol (young)

Yoon Family
Kim Eung Soo as Yoon Dae Hyung (Bo Kyung’s father)
Jang Hee Soo (장희수) as Mrs. Kim (Bo Kyung’s mother)
Kim Seung Wook as Yoon Soo Chan

Production Credits
Director: Kim Do Hoon
Screenwriter: Jin Soo Wan

Awards
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Top Excellence Actor: Kim Soo Hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Drama (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)

Notes
- Based on the novel 해를 품은 달 (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) by Jung Eun Gwol (first published December 29, 2005), who is also the author of the novel that Sungkyunkwan Scandal was based on.

- Actor Joo Won was originally cast as Prince Yang Myung, but dropped out of the show due to Ojakgyo Brothers being extended. Actor Jung Il Woohas been replaced for this role.

- Actor Kim Jeong Hoon scheduled to play Heo Yeom but dropped out the series prior to filming due to his album being released early 2012 in Japan.Song Jae Hee has been replaced for this role.

- The Ratings for this drama dropped significantly on 29/Feb/2012 due to the Live Broadcasting of FIFA World Cup Qualification of Asia Region on the same time.

- On 6/March/2012, MBC confirms that Episode 19 & 20 will not air this week and will air Special Episodes in its place due to the MBC labor strike. (Source)

Kim Soo Hyun sings the song “You Are The One” for this drama series’ OST which will be released 13/March/2012 in Korea.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Yellow Boots




Title: 노란 복수초 / Yellow Boots
Chinese Title: 黄色复仇草
Genre: melodrama
Episodes: 108
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-27 to 2012-Aug-30
Air time: Monday to Thursday 10:00



Synopsis
This drama is about the revenge of a woman who lost everything because of fake accusation.

Seo Yeon Hwa (Lee Yoo Ri) is a nice girl who her life is turned down by her stepsister because being framed as a murderer. Choi Kang Wook (Jung Chan) who grew up abroad and lived in loneliness because of hidden family problems. He fells pity for Seo Yeon Hwa and helps her. Ha Yun Jae (Hyun Woo Sung) is Seo Yeon Hwa’s first love but they become enemy because of some reason.

Cast

Main Cast
Lee Yoo Ri as Seo Yeon Hwa
Jung Chan as Choi Kang Wook
Hyun Woo Sung as Ha Yun Jae
Yoon Ah Jung as Choi Yoo Ra
Min Ji Hyun as Seol Soo Ae
Shim Eun Jin as Ha Yoon Hee


Supporting Cast
Kang Suk Jung as Kim Tae Il
Kim Young Ran as Han Kyung Sook
Yoo Hye Ri as Jang Min Ja
Choi Sang Hoon as Choi In Suk
Jung Hye Sun as Lady Jo
Jung Kyung Ho as Park Chang Doo


Production Credits
Chief Producer: Baek Ho Min
Director: Choi Eun Kyung
Screenwriter: Yeo Jung Mi

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Dangerous Woman / Fatal Lover




Title: 위험한 여자 / Dangerous Woman
Chinese title : 危險的女人
Genre: Romance, Family
Episodes: 124
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-10 to 2012-March-30
Air time: Monday to Friday 7:50am



Synopsis
A drama about a daughter of an entrepeneur fighting against a plot to take over her father’s business.

Cast

Main Cast
Go Eun Mi as Kang Yoo Ra
Hwang Bo Ra as Kang So Ra
Kim Jung Hyun as Kim Ji Won
Yeo Hyun Soo as Kang Dong Min


Supporting Cast
Kim Bo Yun as Yoon Do Hee
Jo Yeon Woo as Kang Dong Joon
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Na Yeon Sook
Im Chae Moo as Kang Joo Hyeok
Kim Young Bae as Director Choi
Lee Na Eun as Lee Seo Joo
Sung Woong as Lee Seo Hoon
Nam Yoon Jung as Nam Ji Sook
Kim Eun Young (김은영) as Mrs. Shin


Production Credits
Director: Lee Min Soo
Screenwriter: Lee Hong Goo


Queen Inhyun's Man / Queen and I




Title: 인현왕후의 남자 / Queen Inhyun’s Man
Chinese Title: 仁显王后的男人
Also known as: Queen and I
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Time-Travel
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-18 to 2012-June-07
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 23:00



Synopsis
A romanctic comedy drama about a classic scholar who arrives 300 years into the modern times (year 2012) from the Chosun (year 1694) through time warp and meets a delinquent actress.

Park Boong Do (Ji Hyun Woo) is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang Heebin’s schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Sukjong’s queen consort. He travels 300 years into the future of modern Seoul and meets Choi Hee Jin (Yoo In Na), a no-name actress who is expecting a career renaissance through her role as Queen In Hyun in a TV drama ‘New Jang Heebin’.

Cast
Ji Hyun Woo as Kim Boong Do
Yoo In Na as Choi Hee Jin
Kim Jin Woo as Han Dong Min
Ga Deuk Hi as Jo Soo Kyung
Park Young Rin as Yoon Na Jung
Jo Dal Hwan as Chun Soo
Uhm Hyo Sup as Min Ahm
Lee Kwan Hoon as Ja Soo
Jin Ye Sol as Yoon Wol
Ji Nam Hyuk as Han Dong
Seo Woo Jin (서우진) as King Sukjong
Kim Hae In as Queen In Hyun
Choi Woo Ri as Jang Hee Bin
Kim Won Hae as Officer Hong
Kim Kyul (김결) as Young Myung


Production Credits
Production Company: CJ E&M Corporation
Director: Kim Byung Soo
Screenwriter: Song Jae Jung

The Greatest Love




Title: 최고의 사랑 / Choegoui Sarang / The Greatest Love
Chinese Title : 最伟大的爱 / 最佳爱情
Also known as: Best Love
Previously known as: 애정의 발견 / The Discovery of Affection
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2011-May-04 to 2011-June-23
Air time: Wednesday and Thursday 21:55



Synopsis
Ae Jung was once the most popular member of girl band The National Treasure Girls. However 10 years ago the band broke up and she received most of the blame. Despite her warm personality her career has suffered ever since and she now spends her time fighting for air time on variety shows. Dokko Jin is a top movie star at the height of his career. The two meet and become involved in each other’s careers. Yoon Pil Joo is a doctor of oriental medicine who has no interest in the entertainment industry but agrees to make a dating show. Dokko Jin helps get Ae Jung a role on a new reality show called Couple Making. Pil Joo is the bachelor being set up on Couple Making. Both men fall for Ae Jung both off and on the screen.

Cast
Gong Hyo Jin as Goo Ae Jung
Cha Seung Won as Dokko Jin
Yoo In Na as Kang Se Ri
Yoon Kye Sang as Yoon Pil Joo


Extended Cast
Choi Sung Min as Kim Eun Ho PD
Kim Mi Jin as Producer Han Myung Jung
Jung Man Shik as Director Jang
Ryu Hyo Young as Ha Roo Mi
Han Jin Hee as Goo Ja Chul
Jung Joon Ha as Goo Ae Wan (Ae Jung’s brother/manager)
Park Won Sook as Pil Joo’s mother
Choi Hwa Jung as Representative Moon
Lee Hee Jin as Jenny
Im Ji Kyu as Kim Jae Suk
Bae Seul Gi as Han Mi Na
Yang Han Yeol as Goo Hyung Kyu


Cameos
Lee Seung Ki as himself
Brian (브라이언) as Kang Min
Park Si Yeon as Kim Hee Jin
Ho Ran (호란) as radio DJ
Lee Je In (이제인)
Kim Sung Joo (김성주)
Jung Yoon Ki (정윤기)
Lee Byung Jin (이병진)
Jang Hang Joon
Jung Doo Hong (정두홍)
Kim Goo Ra (김구라)
Lee Hwi Jae
Park Mi Sun
Lee Kyung Shil
Jo Hyung Gi (조형기)
Kim Ji Sun (김지선)
Jo Hye Ryun
Ji Sang Ryul
Kim Hyun Chul (김현철)
Park Kyung Rim
Kim Shin Young (김신영)


Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jin Man
Screenwriter: Hong Mi Ran, Hong Jung Eun
Director: Park Hong Kyun, Lee Dong Yoon (이동윤)


Awards
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Top Excellence Actress: Gong Hyo Jin (The Greatest Love)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Mini Series Top Excellence Award, Actor (Cha Seung Won)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Mini Series Top Excellence Award, Actress (Gong Hyo Jin)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Cha Seung Won and Gong Hyo Jin)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actor Award (Yang Han Yeol)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Hong Mi Ran and Hong Jung Eun)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Gong Hyo Jin)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

My Daughter The Flower


Title: 내 딸 꽃님이 / My Daughter The Flower
Chinese Title: 我的女儿是花儿
Also Known as: Flower Daughter
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 131
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Nov-14 to 2012-May-18
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:20

Synopsis
A touching drama about a mother and daughter who are not even a single drop blood related.
Yang Kkot Nim is a therapist at a rehabilitation hospital. She is bright and brave, but highly emotional inside. Since her father passed away, Kkot Nim gets through the world with her step mom Jang Soon Ae, who has never been nice to her.

Cast

Main Cast
Jin Se Yun as Yang Kkot Nim
Jo Min Soo as Jang Soon Ae
Park Sang Won as Goo Jae Ho
Lee Ji Hoon as Eun Chae Wan
Choi Jin Hyuk as Goo Sang Hyuk
Son Eun Seo as Eun Chae Kyung
Baek Jong Min as Goo Joon Hyuk

Supporting Cast
Kim Seung Hwan as Joo Yong Pil
Oh Young Shil as Oh Mi Sook
Kim Bo Mi as Joo Hong Dan
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Yang Soo Chul
Yoon So Jung as Moon Jung Ok
Jung Joo Eun as Yoon Hye Jin
Jung Kyu Soo as Eun Chun Man
Lee Jong Nam as Heo Young Ae
Bae Noo Ri
Lee Yoo Ri (cameo)

Production Credit
Director: Park Young Soo
Screenwriter: Park Ye Kyung

Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Jin Se Yun

A Thousand Days' Promise




Title: 천일의 약속 / A Thousand Days’ Promise
Chinese Title: 千日的约定
Also known as: 1,000 Day Promise
Previously known as: Forget Me Not
Genre: Romance, melodrama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-17 to 2011-Dec-20
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55



Synopsis
A story about a woman who’s slowly losing her memory but a man still love her unconditionally and stay beside her.

Cast

Main cast
Kim Rae Won as Park Ji Hyung
Soo Ae as Lee Seo Yeon
Lee Sang Woo as Jang Jae Min
Jung Yoo Mi as Noh Hyang Ki


Supporting Cast
Im Chae Moo as Park Chang Joo
Kim Hae Sook as Kang Soo Jung
Park Yoo Hwan as Lee Moon Kwon
Oh Mi Yun as aunt
Yoo Seung Bong as aunt’s husband
Moon Jung Hee as Jang Myung Hee
Jung Joon as Cha Dong Chul
Park Young Kyu as Noh Hong Kil
Lee Mi Sook as Oh Hyun Ah
Song Chang Ui as Noh Young Soo
Kim Bu Sun as Seo Yeon’s biological mother
Jang Hyun Sung as Seo Yeon’s doctor
Yang Han Yeol as Myung Hee’s son
Alex as Son Suk Ho
Oh Kyung Soo as Seo Yeon’s boss
Han Bo Bae


Production Credits
Director: Jung Eul Young
Screenwriter: Kim Soo Hyun


Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actress (Special Planning Drama): Soo Ae
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actor (Special Planning Drama): Kim Rae Won
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Awards, Actress (Special Planning Drama): Lee Mi Sook
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Soo Ae
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Kim Rae Won
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Jung Yoo Mi


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

To The Beautiful You




Title: 아름다운 그대에게 / To The Beautiful You
Chinese Title: 給美麗的你 / 韓版花樣少年少女
Also Known as: Hana Kimi (Korean Version)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16 + 1 Special Episode (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-15 to 2012-Oct-04
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis
This drama is based on Hisaya Nakajo‘s manga series Hana Kimi which was published by Hakusensha from 1996 to 2004.

The series centers on Goo Joo Hee (Choi Seol Ri), a Korean girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae Joon (Min Ho). She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Korea to attend the same school that Tae Joon attends after he suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. However, Tae Joon attends an all-boys high school and Jae Hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.

Cast
Main Cast
Min Ho as Kang Tae Joon
Choi Seol Ri as Goo Jae Hee
Lee Hyun Woo as Cha Eun Kyul
Kim Ji Won as Seol Ha Na
Suh Joon Young as Ha Seung Ri
Kang Ha Neul as Joo Ji Chul
Hwang Kwang Hee as Song Jong Min

Supporting Cast
Yoo Min Kyu as Young Mahn
Kim Yi An as Na Cheol Soo
Ki Tae Young as Jang Min Woo
Lee Young Eun as Lee So Jung (Korean teacher)
Kang Kyung Joon as Athletic team coach
Lee Han Wie as Hwang Gye Bong
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Kang Geun Wook
Jung Eun Joo as Hwang Bo hee
Ahn Hye Kyung as Yang Seo Yoon (Sports reporter)
Lee Ah Hyun as Jang (Sport Company Director)
Julian Kang as Daniel (Jae Hee’s brother)
Ko So Young as President Lee
K-pop group (EXO-K)
Kim Woo Bin as Johnny Kim (Cameo)

Production Credits
Production Company: SM Entertainment
Director: Jun Ki Sang
Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul

Faith / The Great Doctor





Title: 신의 / Faith
Chinese Title: 信義 / 神醫
Also Known as: The Great Doctor
Genre: Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Time-Travel, Medical
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-13 to 2012-Oct-30
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55



Synopsis
This drama shows the love between a warrior from the Goryeo Period and a female doctor from the present day, their love transcending time and space.

Yoo Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) is a 33-year old plastic surgeon in the year 2012. She was originally a general surgeon, but quickly found that it was an overworked, under-paid profession and jumped ship to plastic surgery. Her dream is to someday open her own practice. But one day, Choi Young (Lee Min Ho) kidnaps her and takes her back to the Goryeo era because needing her medical skills. Their love story spans centuries but also warring beliefs. He gave up on love to be an unflinching warrior.

Cast

Main Cast
Lee Min Ho as Choi Young
Kim Hee Sun as Yoo Eun Soo
Yoo Oh Sung as Ki Cheol
Lee Philip as Jang Bin
Ryu Duk Hwan as King Gong Min
Park Se Young as Princess Nogook


Supporting Cast
Sung Hoon as Cheon Eum Ja
Shin Eun Jung as Hwa Soo In
Lee Byung Joon as Jo Il Sin
Baek Gwang Doo as Baek Choong Suk
Kim Jong Moon as Oh Dae Man
Jung Yoo Chan as Joo Suk
Kang Chang Mook as Deol Bae
Yoon Kyun Sang as Deok Man
Kim Soo Yun as Deo Gi
Kim Mi Kyung as Court lady Choi
Kwon Min as Ahn Do Chi
Ahn Jae Wook as Eun-Soo’s ex-boyfriend (ep.1)
Choi Min Soo as Leader of Crescent Moons
Park Yoon Jae as Duk Heung (the king’s uncle)
Park Sang Won as Yuan Envoy (ep 19)


Production Credits
Production Company: KIMJONGHAK Production
Director: Kim Jong Hak
Screenwriter: Song Ji Na



Note
Lee Philip injured his eyes during the drama and was forced to have surgery. So they killed his character abruptly after episode 19.



My Ex and The Neighbour / Definitely Neighbors




Title: 이웃집 웬수 / Definitely Neighbors
Chinese Title : 冤家鄰居
Genre: Family, romance
Episodes: 65
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Mar-13 to 2010-Oct-31
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:50

Synopsis
Married couple gets divorced. Prior to their divorce, the couple had an argument and their five year old son left the house. Their child died by a car accident. The guilt from their child’s death weighted heavily on the parents and eventually they divorced because of this.
As time goes on, the ex spouses meet again as neighbors.

Cast
Kim family
Son Hyun Joo as Kim Sung Jae
Ban Hyo Jung as Lee Jung Soon
Ahn Eun Jung as Kim Eun Suh (Sung Jae & Ji Young’s daughter)

Yoon family
Yoo Ho Jung as Yoon Ji Young
Han Chae Ah as Yoon Ha Young
Park Geun Hyung as Yoon In Soo
Jung Jae Soon as Lee Sun Ok

Chae family
Kim Mi Sook as Chae Young Shil
Choi Won Young as Chae Ki Hoon

Other people
Kim Sung Ryung as Kang Mi Jin
Cha Jae Dol as Song Joon Suh (Mi Jin’s son)
Shin Sung Rok as Jang Gun Hee
Kim Ye Ryung as Jang Sae Hee (Gun Hee’s sister)
Park Young Ji as Gun Hee’s father
Hong Yo Seob as Kim Woo Jin
Lee Hye Sook as Han Soo Hee
Joo Ho as Lee Nam Shik (new cooking assistant)
Park Sang Hoon as Sang Gyu
Kim Gyu Jin

Production Credits
Director: Jo Nam Kook
Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung

Awards
2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor – Serial Drama (Son Hyun Joo)
2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actress – Serial Drama (Yoo Ho Jung)
2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Supporting Actor – Serial Drama (Shin Sung Rok)
2010 SBS Drama Awards: Human Drama Award