City of Glass

Title: 유리의 성 / City of Glass

Chinese title : 玻璃之城

Also known as: Glass Castle

Previously known as: 우아한 가족 / Elegant Family

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 51

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2008-Sep-06 to 2009-March-01

Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 20:45 (8:45 Korean time)

Synopsis

Jung Min Joo is a woman from a very tough family background. Her mother had three children with three different fathers. However, she overcomes this in order to become a news announcer. When she first meets Kim Joon Sung, she is annoyed with his continued courtship of her. Eventually, Min Joo marries Joon Sung and her life changes. Her aspirations of becoming a great reporter are put on hold while she copes to her new life as the second daughter-in-law of a rich and influential chaebol family.

Cast

Jung family

Yoon So Yi as Jung Min Joo

Lee Hye Sook as Han Yang Suk (Min Joo’s mother)

Lee Han Wie as Son Dong Sik (Min Joo’s step-father)

Han Yeo Reum as Kang Hye Young (Min Joo’s half-sister)

Shin Dong Woo as Son Kang Min (Dong Sik and Yang Suk’s son)

Kim family

Lee Jin Wook as Kim Joon Sung

Park Geun Hyung as Kim Doo Hyung (Joon Sung’s father)

Park Won Sook as Yoon In Kyung (Joon Sung’s mother)

Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Gyu Sung (Joon Sung older brother)

Yang Jung Ah as Oh Yoo Ran (Gyu Sung’s wife)

Yoo Seo Jin as Kim Joon Hee (Joon Sung’s older sister)

?? as Kim Seung Ha (Gyu Sung and Yoo Ran’s 2 year old son)

?? as Kim Moo Sung (Joon Sung’s deceased brother)

Park family

Kim Seung Soo as Park Suk Jin

Jung Jae Soon as Yoon In Suk (Joon Sung’s aunt)

Lee Joo Yeon as Park Seul Ki (Suk Jin’s 8 year old daughter)

Other people

Jung Jin Moo as Jang Tae Soo (Hye Young’s boyfriend)

Kim Sun Hwa as Chun Ok Ja (Tae Soo’s mother)

Song Ji Eun as Song Ji Yeon (Seung Ha’s biological mother)

Yoon Ah Jung as Lee Joo Hee

Jung Da Young as Seo Ye Kyung

Seo Jin Wook as Min Ji Hwan

Yoo Tae Woong as prosecutor Lee Hyung Suk

Production Credits

Director: Jo Nam Gook (조남국)

Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung (최현경)

Awards

2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Supporting Award – Serial Drama (Lee Han Wie)