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

Bad Guy

Title: 나쁜 남자 / Nappeun Namja / Bad Guy
Chinese Title : 坏小子
Also known as: Bad Man / Bad Boy
Genre: Thriller, melodrama, mystery
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-May-26 to 2010-Aug-5
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Gun Wook (Kim Nam Gil) plots revenge against the Haeshin Group, a large corporation to whom Tae Sung (Kim Jae Wook) is the heir.

Cast

Kim Nam Gil as Shim Gun Wook
- Kang Soo Han as Gun Wook (child)
Han Ga In as Moon Jae In
Kim Jae Wook as Hong Tae Sung
- Park Joon Mok as Tae Sung (child)
Oh Yun Soo as Hong Tae Ra
- Moon Ga Young as Tae Ra (teen)
Jung So Min as Hong Mo Ne
Jun Gook Hwan as President Hong
Kim Hye Ok as Mrs. Shin
Kim Jung Tae as Jang Kam Dok
Ha Joo Hee as Jun Hye Joo
Shim Eun Kyung as Moon Won In
Park Ah In as Da Rim
Jung Seung Oh (정승오) as Uhm Sang Moo
Jun Min Seo as (Tae Ra’s daughter)
Kim Min Seo as Choi Sun Young
- Lee Ji Eun as Sun Young (child)
Song Ji Eun as Gun Wook’s mother
Ji Hoo as Lee Bum Woo
- Chae Gun as Bum Woo (child)
Song Joo Yeon as Song Joo Yeon
Baek Hyun Sook as Tae Sung’s biological mother
Kim Eung Soo
Chu Hun Yub
Go Eun Ah

Toyohara Kosuke

Production Credits

Producer: Goo Bon Geun
Director: Lee Hyung Min
Screenwriter: Kim Jae Eun