Saturday, December 29, 2012

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

The Moon That Embraces the Sun


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

Dong Yi

Title: 동이 / Dong Yi
Chinese Title : 同伊
Also known as: Dawn
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 60
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-Mar-22 to 2010-Oct-12
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Dong Yi


Synopsis

Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.

Cast

Han Hyo Joo as Choi Dong Yi, later Choi Sook-Bin
- Kim Yoo Jung as Dong Yi (child)
Ji Jin Hee as King Sukjong
Bae Soo Bin as Cha Chun Soo
Lee So Yeon as Jang Hee Bin / Jang Ok Jung
Park Ha Sun as Queen Inhyeon
Jung Jin Young as Seo Yong Gi
Jung Dong Hwan as Oh Tae Suk
Lee Kye In as Oh Tae Poong
Choi Chul Ho as Oh Yoon
Kim Yoo Suk as Jang Hee Jae
Son Il Kwon as Hong Tae Yoon
Shin Guk as Do Seung Ji
Na Sung Kyoon as Jung In Gook
Kim Dong Yoon as Shim Woon Taek
Park Jung Soo as Queen Myeongseong (Sukjong’s mother)
Kim Hye Sun as Court Lady Jung
Kim So Yi as Court Lady Bong
Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady Jo
Im Sung Min as Court Lady Choi
Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Eum
Kang Yoo Mi as Ae Jong
Oh Eun Ho (오은호) as Shi Bi
Han Da Min as Eun Geum
Choi Ha Na as Mi Ji
Lee Jung Hoon as Lee Jong Ok
Choi Jae Ho as Park Do Soo
Yeo Ho Min as Oh Ho Yang
Lee Hee Do as Hwang Joo Shik
Lee Kwang Soo as Young Dal
Jung Sung Woon as Choi Dong Joo
Jung In Ki as Kim Hwan
Jung Ki Sung as Kim Hwan’s disciple
Lee Sook as Lady Park
Kim Hye Jin as Seol Hee
Choi Ran as Lady Yoon (Hee Bin’s mother)
Choi Soo Han as Ge Dwo Ra (Dong Yi’s childhood friend)
Jung Eun Pyo as Ge Dwo Ra’s father
Jung Sun Il as Park Doo Kyung
Kwon Min as Cha Soo Taek
Choi Jong Hwan as Jang Mu Yeol
Lee Hyung Suk as Geum / Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo)
Yoon Chan as Crown Prince (later King Gyeongjong)
Nam Da Reum as Prince Eun Pyung
Heo Yi Seul as Young Sun
Maeng Sang Hoon as Kim Goo Sun
Oh Yeon Seo as Queen Inwon
Chun Ho Jin as Choi Hyo Won (cameo)
Lee Jae Yong as Jang Ik Heon (cameo)
Choi Il Hwa as Seo Jung Ho (cameo)
Min Joon Hyun

Boys Before Flowers

Title: 꽃보다 남자 / Boys Before Flowers
Also known as: Boys Over Flowers
Chinese Title : 花样男子
Japanese Title : 花より男子 / Hana Yori Dango
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 25
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-05 to 2009-Mar-31
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Boys Before Flowers


Synopsis

Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School, she is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the F4 at all cost because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di’s friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4′s shoes, she’s forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo.

Cast

Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di aka Makino Tsukushi

F4

Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo aka Domyoji Tsukasa
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo aka Hanazawa Rui
Kim Bum as So Yi Jung aka Nishikado Sojiro
Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin aka Mimasaka Akira

Extended Cast

Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul (Jan Di’s best friend)
Kim Hyun Joo as Goo Joon Hee (Joon Pyo’s elder sister)
Lee Hye Young as Kang Hee Soo (Joon Pyo’s mother)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Geum Il Bong (Jan Di’s father)
Im Ye Jin as Na Gong Joo (Jan Di’s mother)
Park Ji Bin as Geum Kang San (Jan Di’s younger brother)
Han Chae Young as Min Seo Hyun (F4′s best friend/Ji Hoo’s ex girl friend)
Lee Min Jung as Ha Jae Kyung (JK Group’s CEO’s daughter and Jun Pyo’s fiancee)
Lee Jung Gil as Yoon Seok Young (Ji Hoo’s grandfather)
Jung Ho Bin as Jung Sang Rok (Kang Hee Soo’s Chief Secretary)
Lee Si Young as Oh Min Ji
Gook Ji Yun as Choi Jin Hee / Ginger
Jang Ja Yun as Park Sun Ja / Sunny
Min Young Won as Lee Mi Sook / Miranda
Kim Ki Bang as Bom Chun Sik (Jan Di and Ga Eul’s boss)
Song Suk Ho as Butler Lee
Kim Young Ok as Head Maid
Im Ju Hwan as So Yi Hyun (Yi Jung’s older brother)
Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae (Yi Jung’s first love)
Kim Min Ji as Jang Yoo Mi
Kim Jong Jin as So Hyun Sub (Yi Jung’s father)
Jung Ui Chul as Lee Min Ha / Min Jae Ha (fashion model)
Kim Hyung Joon as himself (cameo, ep4)
Kim Kyu Jong as himself (cameo, ep4)
Heo Young Saeng as himself (cameo, ep4)
Lee Hae Woo as Host Q (the guy who drugged Jan Di’s drink, ep4)
Lee Jung Joon as Gong Soo Pyo (Ga Eul’s boyfriend, ep9-10)
Heo Kyung Hwan as (Cell phone event MC, ep10)
Lee Jung Sung as radiologist (cameo, ep13)
Hai Ming (하이밍) as Ming (Ji Hoo’s friend, ep14-15)
Lee Suk Goo (이석구) as (Shinhwa’s high school principal)
Jo Soo Bin as announcer
Jang Se Hyun as tied-up student (cameo)

You’re Beautiful

Title: 미남이시네요 / You’re Beautiful
Chinese Title : 原来是美男啊
Also known as: You’re Handsome / A.N.JELL / He’s Beautiful
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-07 to 2009-Nov-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis

Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group, A.N.JELL. However, Mi Nam suffers an injury at the last moment. So Mi Nyu, his twin sister, is asked to step in for her brother. The rest of the drama follows the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group.

Cast

Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
- Kang Soo Han as young Tae Kyung
Park Shin Hye Go Mi Nam (Male) / Go Mi Nyu (Female)
Lee Hong Ki as Kang On Yu / Jeremy
Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo
UEE as Yoo He Yi

Extended cast

Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (Fan club president)
Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam’s manager)
Jung Chan as President Ahn
Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di
Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Hwa Ran
Choi Ran as Choi Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu’s aunt)
Ha Dae Ro as staff
Kim Dong Yun as Dong Joon
Jang Won Young as Mr Kim (photographer, Nara Daily News)
Kim Ho Chang as dancer
Yoo Seung Ho as convenient store customer (cameo, ep9)
Yoon Gi Won as tractor driver (cameo)
Choi Dae Sung as CF director (cameo)
Lee Joo Yeon as Before School member (cameo)
Yoo So Young as Before School member (cameo)

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

Title: 내 여자친구는 구미호 / My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
Chinese Title : 我女友是九尾狐
Also known as: My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox
Genre: Romance, comedy, fantasy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Aug-11 to 2010-Sep-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho


Synopsis

Cha Dae Woong accidentally releases a gumiho, a legendary fox with nine tails that eats the livers of humans. When he finds out that she is a gumiho, he ends up doing crazy things to prevent the girl from eating his liver.

Cast
Lee Seung Ki as Cha Tae Woong
Shin Min Ah as Gumiho
No Min Woo as Park Dong Joo
Park Soo Jin as Eun Hye In
Byun Hee Bong as Cha Poong (Dae Woong’s grandfather)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Cha Min Sook (Dae Woong’s aunt)
Sung Dong Il as Ban Doo Hong
Hyo Min as Ban Sun Nyeo
Kim Ho Chang as Kim Byung Soo
?? as Lady Kang
?? as Yoo Tae Joon
Im Hyun Sik as monk (cameo)
Min Joon Hyun (민준현) as policeman (cameo, ep 4)
Lee Soo Geun (이수근) as policeman (cameo, ep 4)
UEE as art student (cameo, ep 5)
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nyeo (cameo, ep 6)
Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy (cameo, ep 16)
Kim Ji Young as Samshin grandmother (cameo, ep 16)
Oh Na Mi (cameo)

Secret Garden

Title: 시크릿 가든 / Sikeurit Gadeun / Secret Garden
Chinese Title : 秘密花园
Genre: Romance, comedy, fantasy, melodrama
Episodes: 20 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Nov-13 to 2011-Jan-22
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Secret Garden


Synopsis

The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.

Cast
Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won
Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra Im
Yoon Sang Hyun as Choi Woo Young/Oska (Joo Won’s cousin)
Kim Sa Rang as Yoon Seul
Lee Philip as Im Jong Soo
Lee Jong Suk as Han Tae Ssun
Yoo In Na as Im Ah Young
Kim Ji Sook as Moon Yeon Hong
Park Joon Geum as Moon Boon Hong
Kim Sung Oh as Kim Sung Woo (Joo Won’s secretary)
Choi Yoon So as Kim Hee Won (Joo Won’s sister)
Kim Sung Kyum as Moon Chang Soo
Lee Byung Joon as Park Bong Ho
Sung Byung Sook as Park Bong Hee
Yoon Gi Won as Choi Dong Kyu
Yoo Seo Jin as Lee Ji Hyun
Kim Gun as Yoo Jong Heon
Baek Seung Hee as Park Chae Rin
Jang Seo Won as Hwang Jung Hwan
Kim Dong Gyoon as director
Kim Mi Kyung as guest house ahjumma
Song Yoon Ah as herself (cameo)
Lee Joon Hyuk as himself (cameo)
Beige (베이지) (cameo)
Baek Ji Young as herself (cameo, ep 13)
Han Ye Won as Cherry (cameo, ep 15)
Son Ye Jin as herself (cameo, ep 20)
Kang Chan Yang
Kim Sung Hoon
Sa Hee

49 Days

Title: 49 일 / 49 Il / 49 Days
Chinese Title: 49 天
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Mar-16 to 2011-May-19
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

49 Days


Synopsis

Shin Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to marry her fiance, Kang Min Ho, but her perfect life is shattered when she gets into a car accident that leaves her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people outside of her family who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store for 49 days.

cast

Lee Yo Won as Song Yi Kyung
Nam Gyu Ri as Shin Ji Hyun
Kim Yoo Bin as young Ji Hyun
Jo Hyun Jae as Han Kang
Bae Soo Bin as Kang Min Ho
Jung Il Woo as scheduler / Song Yi Soo
Seo Ji Hye as Shin In Jung

Extended Cast

Choi Jung Woo as Shin Il Shik (Ji Hyun's father)
Yoo Ji In as Ji Hyun's mother
Bae Geu Rin as Park Seo Woo
Son Byung Ho as Oh Hae Won
Moon Hee Kyung as Bang Hwa Joon
Kang Sung Min as No Kyung Bin
Yoon Bong Gil as Cha Jin Young
Kim Ho Chang as Ki Joon Hee
Jin Ye Sol as Ma Soon Jung
Lee Jong Park (이종 박) as Go Mi Jin
Ban Hyo Jung as sunbae Scheduler (cameo)
Kim Hyung Bum as another 49-days-traveler (cameo, ep 15)
Jung Da Hye (정다혜) (cameo)

Friday, December 28, 2012

Goong / Princess Hours

Title: 궁 (宮) / Goong (Gung)
Chines title : 宮
Also known as: Palace / Princess Hours (MBC Global Media) / Imperial Household
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-11 to 2006-Mar-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Songs: “Perhaps Love” by HowL & J. , “You & I Are Fools” by Stay, “Parrot” by HowL
Inserts “Ice Pond”, “Give Me A little Try” by Leigh Nash

Goong / Princess Hours


Synopsis

Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with the decreasing popularity among the public for the Royalty, a grand wedding for the Crown Prince, Lee Shin, is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae Kyung that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae Kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin’s grandfather.

After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul appears all of a sudden. He is Shin’s cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae Kyung’s optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae Kyung’s relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?

Cast

Main cast

Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Chae Kyung
Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Shin
Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Yul
Song Ji Hyo as Min Hyo Rin

Chae Kyung’s family

Im Ye Jin as Chae Kyung’s mother
Kang Nam Gil as Chae Kyung’s father
Kim Suk as Shin Chae Joon (younger brother)

Shin’s friends

Choi Sung Joon as Kang In
Lee Yong Joo as Jang Kyung
Uhm Sung Mo as Ryu Wan

Chae kyung’s friends

Jun Ji Ae as Lee Kang Hyun
Lee Eun as Kim Soon Young
Dan Ji as Yoon Hee Soong

Palace

Kim Hye Ja as the Queen Mother
Yoon Yoo Sun as the Queen
Park Chan Hwan as the King
Lee Yoon Ji as Princess Hye Myung (Shin’s sister)
Shim Hye Jin as Lady Hwa Yong (Yul’s mother)
Choi Bool Am as Emperor Seongjo

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Rooftop Prince

Title: 옥탑방 왕세자 / Rooftop Prince
Chinese Title: 屋 塔 房 的 王世子 / 阁楼 王世子
Also known as: Attic Prince
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Time-Travel
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Mar-21 to 2012-May-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday Night 21:55

Rooftop Prince


SYNOPSIS

'Rooftop Prince' has themes of time-travel.

Joseon era (300 years ago)

Lee Gak (Micky Yoochun) is the Crown Prince. When he is ready to marry, Lee Gak wants to marry a beautiful woman. Bu Yong (Han Ji Min) and Yong Hwa (Jung Yoo Mi) are sisters. Yong Hwa, the older sister wants to marry Crown Prince Lee Gak, but her father makes it clear that Bu Yong younger sister will marry the Crown Prince. Yong Hwa is so upset, she uses an iron to burn an Bu Yong's face, pretending it was an accident. 

Now, Bu Yong carries a big scar on her face. Eventually, older sister Crown Prince Marries Yong Hwa Lee Gak. Time passes and are now adults. Younger sister Bu Yong is now a smart woman, good with Needlework. Older sister Yong Hwa Uneasy is that her husband, Crown Prince Lee Gak, and Mrs. Young get along well. One day, Crown Prince Lee Gak wakes up in the early morning. He finds that Yong Hwa is not next to him. He feels something strange about the situation and calls for an eunuch. 

At this time, an eunuch comes running to the Crown Prince and informs him that Yong Hwa is found dead in a pond. Lee Gak suspects that his wife's death is not by accident. He puts together a team to investigate his wife's death. When the team awaits to interview a witness, a group of assassins Appears and chases them. Crown Prince Lee Gak and his men are chased to the edge of a cliff. The group jumps off the cliff. The Prince from the Joseon era travels to the future with his entourage Song Man Bo (Lee Min Ho), Woo Yong Sul (Jung Suk Won) and Do Chi San (Choi Woo Shik).

Seoul 2012

When Park Ha (Han Ji Min) was young, her father remarried and Park Ha gained older step-sister Se Na (Jung Yoo Mi). When their parents left for work, older step-sister Se Na Despised having to take care of her younger sister. One day, while younger sister Park Ha sleeps inside a truck, the truck Departs Suddenly. 

Even though Se Na sees the truck leaving, she turns around and pretends that it is not happening. Time passes, Park Ha younger sister is now living in America. While, Park Ha sells fruits as a sidewalk vendor, Yong Tae Yong (Micky Yoochun) sees her and feels a connection with Park Ha. Moo Yong Tae (Lee Tae Sung) Appears in front of Yong Tae Young. They are cousins. 

The following day, the two men boards a yacht. While the boat is sailing, they have a small fight and Yong Tae Yong falls into the water. His cousin does not attempt to save Yong Tae Yong and actually Attempts to hide evidence that he was there. He then jumps into the water and swims away. At this time, younger sister Park Ha receives a phone call that her family has been located in South Korea. 

Park Ha travels to South Korea and learns that her father has just passed away. At her father's funeral, Park Ha meets her older step-mother and step-sister Se Na. Park Ha has no memory of how she was separated from her family. Park Ha settles down in Seoul. One night, when she comes back to her rooftop room, she discovers four men, in traditional Korean clothing, sitting in her room .....

CAST

Main Cast


Micky Yoochun as Yong Tae Yong / Lee Gak
Han Ji Min as Park Ha / Bu Yong
Jung Yoo Mi as Hong Se Na / Yong Hwa
Lee Tae Sung Yong Tae as Moo
Lee Min Ho (1993) as Song Man Bo
Jung Suk Won as Woo Yong Sul
Choi Woo Shik as Do Chi San

Child Actor / Actress

Choi Won Hong as Lee Gak (young)
June Min Seo as Park Ha (young) / Bu Yong (Young)
Kim So Hyun as Se Na (young) / Hwa Yong (Young)
Supporting Cast

Ban Hyo Jung as President Yeo Gil Nam (Tae Yong's grandmother)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Yong Dong Man
Park Joon Geum as Aunt Wang
Lee Moon Shik as Yang Taek Soo
Song Ok Sook as Kong Man Ok
Kang Byul as Lady Mimi
Guzal Tursunova as Becky
Na Young Hee as President Jang
Kim Dae Hee as Bang Soo Bong
Kil Yong Woo as Left State Minister (Bu Yong's father)
Kyun Mi Ri as Left State Minister's wife (Bu Yong's mother)
Maeng Sang Hoon as Park In Chul (Park Ha's father)
Kim Yoo Suk as king
Kim Hyung Bum as Hong Son Hyun (Boo Yong's brother)
Ahn Sang Tae as Corporal Ma (cameo, ep2)
Song Jae Hee as Park Ha's blind date (cameo, ep8-9)

City Hunter

Title: 시티 헌터 / Sitihunteo / City Hunter
Chinese Title: 城市 猎人
Genre: Action, suspense, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-May-25 to 2011-July-28
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

City Hunter


SYNOPSIS

'City Hunter' is an original script based on the world-famous novel by Japan's Tsukasa Hojo. Since it Became public that Korea would be the first remake of this story into a drama, 'City Hunter' has been receiving worldwide attention. 'City Hunter' has switched the setting from Tokyo 1980 to Seoul 2011, and According to the original story structure, the protagonist Becomes a city hunter and his character develops while resolving gratifying cases.

The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon Sung is a talented MIT-graduate who works on the international communications team in the Blue House. He plans revenge on five Politicians who Caused his father's death with his surrogate father Lee Jin Pyo and eventually Becomes a "City Hunter."

CAST

Main Cast

Lee Min Ho as Lee Yoon Sung / John Lee
Park Min Young as Kim Na Na
Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Young Joo

City Hunter Clique

Kim Sang Joong as Lee Jin Pyo / Steve Lee
Kim Sang Ho as Bae Shik Joong / Bae Man Deok
Jung Joon as Kim Sang Gook (Jin Pyo's henchman)

The Blue House

Lee Seung Hyung as Song Young Duk
Baek Seung Hyun as Park Ho Shik
Yang Jin Sung as Shin Eun Ah (bodyguard, Na Na's friend)
Lee Kwang Soo as Go Ki Joon

Group of Five
Chun Ho Jin as Choi Eung Chan (President)
Choi Il Hwa as Kim Jong Shik (Myung Moon University's president, Young Joo's father)
Choi Sang Hoon as Seo Yong Hak (Minister of Defence)
Lee Hyo Jung as Lee Kyung Wan (senator)
Choi Jung Woo as Cheon Jae Man

Extended Cast

Hwang Sun Hee as Jin Soo Hee (veterinarian, Young Joo's ex-wife)
Goo Ha Ra as Choi Da Hye (President's daughter)
Kim Mi Sook as Lee Kyung Hee (Yoon Sung's mother)
Kim Byung Choon as Jang Woo Hyun
Shin Young Jin (신영진) as Kim Mi Ok (investigator, Na Na's aunt, Young Joo's subordinate)
Choi Sung Ho as Jang Pil Jae (investigator, Young Joo's subordinate)
Sung Chang Hoon (성창훈) as Suk Doo Shik (Cheon Jae Man's henchman)
Maeng Bong Rights (맹 봉학) as Na Na's father
Park Sang Min as Park Moo Yul (Yoon Sung's real father) (cameo)
Min Young Won as Min Hee (cameo)
Yoon Ye Hee as Mrs.. Yong (First Lady) (cameo)

The King 2hearts

Title: 더킹 투 허츠 / The King 2hearts
Previously known as: 더 킹 (The King) / 킹 2hearts (King 2 Hearts)
Genre: Romance, Black Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Mar-21 to 2012-May-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

The King 2hearts


SYNOPSIS

This drama is set in the modern day where South Korea is governed by a constitutional monarchy. Lee Jae Ha (Lee Seung-Ki) is a handsome and materialistic crown prince that does not care about politics. He falls in love with Kim Hyang Ah (Ha Ji Won), a North Korean special forces agent.

CAST

Main Cast

Lee Seung Ki as Lee Jae Ha
Kang Jae Ha Han Byul as (young)
Ha Ji Won as Kim Hang Ah
Jo Jung Eun Suk as Shi Kyung
Lee Yoon Ji as Lee Jae Shin
Yoon Je Moon as Kim Bong Goo / John Mayer

The Royal Family

Lee Sung Min as Lee Jae King Gang
Park Gun Tae Kang Jae as (young)
Yoon Yeo Jung as Bang Young Sun (King's mother)
Lee Soon Jae as Eun Gyu Not

WOC Members

Jung Man Sik as Lee Kang Suk
Kwon Sang Hyun as Yeom Dong Ha
Choi Kwon as Bae Young Kwon

supporting Cast

Lee Do Kyung as Kim Nam Il (Hang Ah's father)
June Gook Hwan as Hyun Myung Ho
Samanda Daniel as Bon Bon
Yum Dong Hyun (염동현) as Park Ho Chul
Lee Yun Kyung as Park Hyun Joo (Lee Jae King Gang's wife)
Lee Shi Un as Hang Ah's first love
Ra Mi Ran (라미 란)

Love Rain

Title: 사랑 비 / Love Rain
Chinese Title: 爱情 雨
Also Known as: Love Rides the Rain
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-March-26 to 2012-May-29
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Love Rain


SYNOPSIS

"Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the offsprings of a previous ill-Fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love.

Seo In Ha (Jang Geun Suk) and Kim Yoon Hee (Yoona), a art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was Fated to never be.

Now in the present 21st century, Seo In Ha's son, Seo Joon (Jang Geun Suk) (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with Kim Yoon Hee's daughter, Kim Ha Na (Yoona), a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's.

Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents? (Source)

CAST 

1970's

Jang Geun Suk as Seo In Ha
Yoona as Kim Yoon Hee
Kim Si Hoo as Lee Dong Wook
Son Eun Seo as Baek Hye Jung
Seo In Guk as Kim Chang Mo
Hwang Bo Ra as Na In Sook

2012
Jang Geun Suk as Seo Joon (Seo In Ha's Son)
Yoona as Jung Ha Na (Kim Yoon Hee's Daughter)
Kim Si Hoo as Lee Sun Ho (Lee Dong Wook's Son)
Jung Jin Young Seo In Ha (Seo Joon's dad)
Lee Mi Sook as Kim Yoon Hee (Ha Na's mom)
Kim Young Kwang Han Tae Sung
Oh Seung as Jo Soo Yoon (Seo Joon's assistant)
Park Se Young as Lee Su Ho (Sun Ho's younger sister)
Lee Chan Ho as Jang Soo
Shin Ji Ho (신지호) as In Sung
Kwon In Ha as Lee Dong Wook
Yoo Hye Ri as Hye Jung Baek
Park Ji Il as Kim Chang Mo
Seo In Guk as Kim Jeon Sul (Chang Mo's nephew)

Childless Comfort

Title: 무자식 상팔자 / Childless Comfort
Chinese Title: 無子無懮
Also known as: Childless Good Fortune
Genre: Family
Episodes: 30
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-27 to 2013-Feb-09
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:50

Childless Comfort


SYNOPSIS 

A story about communication and love in a family through quarrels and relationships between parents and children.Ho Sik (Lee Soon Jae) Married Geum Sil (Seo Woo Rim), who are the Grandpa & Grandma pair at the top of the family tree.

First son (Yoo Dong Geun) married (Kim Hae Sook), and Seo Yeong (Uhm Ji Won) is their daughter. Second son Hee Myung (Song Seung Hwan) married (Im Ye Jin), and Third son Hee Gyoo (Yoon Da Hoon) married (Kyun Miri).

Seong Gi (Ha Suk Jin) is a dental surgeon and will play a grandson in this family. Dae Gi (Jung Joon) is a bank employee and will paired with (Kim Ji Yoo)

Cast
Lee Soon Jae as Ho Sik
Seo Woo Rim as Geum Sil
Jun Yang Ja as Mother
Yoo Dong Geun as First son
Kim Hae Sook as Yoo Dong Geun’s wife
Song Seung Hwan as Hee Myung
Im Ye Jin as Hee Myung’s wife
Yoon Da Hoon as Hee Gyoo
Kyun Miri as Hee Gyoo’s wife
Uhm Ji Won as So Yeong
Ha Suk Jin as Seong Gi
Lee Do Young as Joon Gi
Jung Joon as Dae Gi
Kim Ji Yoo as Dae Gi’s girl friend
Oh Yoon Ah as Lee Yeong Hyun
Son Na Eun as Oh Soo Mi

Sunday, December 23, 2012

School 2013

Title: 학교 2013/2013 School
China Title: 学校 2013
Also Known As: 학교 5 / School Season 5
Genre: School, Youth
Episodes: 16 (confirmation)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Period Runtime: 03 Desember'12 s / d 22 Januari'13.
Showtimes: Monday & Tuesday 21:55 o'clock

School 2013


Synopsis:

The story is based on the School of the popular series that was released in 1999 and served until 2002. Where deals with issues facing teenagers in high school. This drama will be a fifth season after ten years since the last season.

Cast :

jang na ra as jung in jae
choi daniel as kang se chan
uhm hyo sup as uhm tae woong
park hae mi as im jung soo
lee han wie as woo soo chul
oh young shil as yoo nan hee
yoon joo sang as jo bong soo
kwon nam hee ( 권 ;남 ;희 ; ) as kwon nam hee
kim yeon ah ( 김 ;연 ;아 ; ) as kim yeon ah

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Can We Get Married?

Title: 우리 가 결혼 할 수 있을까 / Can We Get Married?
Also known as: Could We Marry?
Genre: Family, Romance
Episode: 20 (in confirmation)
Television station: jTBC
Showtimes: 2012-Oct-29 to 2013-Jan-01
Broadcast hours: Monday & Tuesday 23:00


SYNOPSIS:

Korean drama is about the marriage of different couples told in 100 days before the wedding.

Deul Ja (Lee Mi Sook) is a powerful mother of girls who get married. She has a cosmetics store and raising two daughters alone. He believes that money is the most valuable thing in the world - where it makes looking son who has good prospects. Her previous marriage was not a happy ending, because she did not want to end up like his son's wedding. He married the eldest child to a doctor. Then switch to a second child who turns out she wanted to marry a regular employee ...

CAST:

Lee Mi Sook as an Deul Ja
Kim Sung Min as Do Hyun
Jung Ae Yun as Jin Hye
Jung So Min as Yoon Hye
Sung Joon as Jung Hoon
As Kim Young Kwang Joong Ki
Han Groo as Dong Bi
Kang Suk Woo as Dong Gun
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Eun Kyung
Choi Hwa Jung as an Deul Rae
Kim Jin Soo as Min Ho

Production Credits:
Production Company: DRAMAHOUSE
Director: Kim Yoon Chul

Drama King

Title: 드라마 의 제왕 / Drama King
Also known as: The Lord of the Drama / The King of Dramas
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episode: 16 (in confirmation)
Television station: SBS
Showtimes: 5 November 2012 - December 25, 2012
Broadcast hours: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Drama King


SYNOPSIS:

'The Lord of the Drama' is a comedy series that background flying businesses which tells the world of entertainment productions involving the CEO of the production house, a novice screenwriter, and star.

Anthony Kim (Kim Myung Min) is a glutton but he is a brilliant CEO in a production house that would do anything for money. He is very talented in the business.

Lee Go Eun (Jung Ryu Won) is a warm, honest and novice screenwriter who has high ideals.

Meanwhile, Kang Hyun Min (Choi Si Won) is the star of a confident, cruel, selfish and arrogant.

Is the Drama? yes, the drama is about money and money!

CAST:

Main Cast

Kim Myung Min as Anthony Kim
Jung Ryu Won as Lee Eun Go
Choi Si Won as Kang Hyun Min
Oh Ji Eun as Sung Min Ah
Jung Man Sik as Oh Sang Moo

Supporting Cast

Kwon Hae Hyo as drama director
June Moo Song as Watanabe
Suh Dong Won as Dong Joo Suk
Park Shin Hye as an actress (Cameo ep 1)

Production Credit:

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

Cheongdamdong Alice

Title: 청담동 앨리스 / Cheongdamdong Alice
Also known as: Alice in Cheongdamdong
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Television station: SBS
Showtimes: 1 December 2012 - 20 January 2013
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50

Cheongdamdong Alice


SYNOPSIS:

This latest Korean drama tells the story of Han Se Kyung (Moon Geun Young) who is a talented young designer. He won numerous design contest and eventually joined the apparel company. But he was just doing homework assignments and course than the current design work.

Meanwhile, the wife of the top management is always condescending. Wife of top managers in the company are actually friends in high school, but he does not get any better than Han Se Kyung. The situation began to change when he met with Cha Seung Jo (Park Shi Hoo), who is president of a luxury goods store in Cheongdamdong that will ultimately change lives Se Kyung Han.

CAST:

The Main Characters

Park Shi Hoo as Cha Seung Jo
Moon Geun Young as Han Se Kyung
So Yi Hyun as Seo Yoon Joo
Kim Ji Suk as Tommy Hong

Others

Kim Yoo Ri as Shin In Hwa
Shin So Yool as Ah Jung Choi
Park Kwang Hyun as Heo Dong Wook
Jung In Ki as Han Deuk Ki (Se Kyung's father)
Lee Jong Nam as Jung Yoon Hee (Se Kyung's mother)
Hye Jung Jin as Han Se (Se Kyung's younger sister)
Won as Seo Ho Goo Min
Choi Sung Joon Moon as Secretary
Nam Goong Min as Se Kyung's ex-boyfriend (cameo Ep1)

Production Credits:

Original novel: Chungdamdong Duck by Lee Hye Kyung
Director: Jo Soo Won
Screenwriter: Kim Jin Hee, Kim Ji Woon, Kim Young Hyun

Flower Boy Next Door

Title: 이웃집 꽃미남 / Flower Boy Next Door
Also known as: My Neighbor Flower Boy / The Pretty Boy Next Door / My Flower Boy Neighbor
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episode: 16
Television stations: TVN
Showtimes: 7 January 2013-26 February 2013
Broadcast hours: Monday & Tuesday 23:00
Related series: Flower Boy Series

flower boy next door

synopsis:

This latest Korean drama based webtoon entitled 'I Watch Him Every Day / 나는 매일 그를 훔쳐 본다' published from 21 June 2011-17 July 2011.

Korean drama romantic comedy tells the story of a girl, Dok Go Mi (Park Shin Hye) and closed loner character, where she spends her days spying on the man who lives next door, Oh Jin Rok (Kim Ji Hoon). He was caught spying on the neighbors, Enrique Geum (Yoon Shi Yoon).

Dok Go Mi as a 'Rapunzel from the city' that never leave the house, even though he has a charisma that makes him give up before him. Oh Jin Rok is a manhwa artist. Enrique Geum is a creative director, who has a nice appearance, stylish, bohemian and very fond of football. He will be involved in a love story with Dok Go Mi.

CAST:

Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Dock
Yoon Shi Yoon Geum as Enrique
Kim Ji Hoon as Oh Jin Rok
Park Soo Jin as Cha Do Hwi
Kim Yoon Hye as Enrique's first love
Go Kyung Pyo as Oh Dong Hoon
Kim Jung Tae San as Han Joon
Mizuta Kouki as Watanabe
Production Credits:

Production Company: CJ E & M
Producer: Jo Moon Joo
Director: Jung Jung Hwa
Original writing: Webtoon 'I Watch Him Every Day' by Yoo Hyun Sook
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Jung