Tuesday 30 November 2010

President

Title: 프레지던트 / President

Chinese Title : 总统

Genre: drama

Episodes: 24

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-15 to 2011-March-3

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Three months before the presidential nominating convention, Jang Il-Joon, from the New Wave Party, declared his candidacy. On that same day, a woman died in a gas explosion in Sam-Chuk. There is little doubt that the accident and the nomination of Jang Il-Joon are related. Meanwhile, Ha Min-Ki, a documentary producer, heard of his mother’s sudden death and headed for Sam-Chuk. As he cast his mother’s ashes in the sea, he thought of his childhood: his father always blurt out that Min-Ki was not his own son whenever he was drunk. Min-Ki believed that his father was telling the truth because he had seen his mother tearing up and looking at an old photograph of a man often. Min-Ki discovered that the photograph was gone when he was cleaning up his mother’s belongings. After the funeral, Min-Ki returned to Seoul and Jang Il-Joon asked Min-Ki to work as a PR agent to record the election campaign process. Min-Ki asked Il-Joon why he was chosen, and Il-Joon confessed that Min-Ki was his son. The man in the picture Min-Ki had seen was Jang Il-Joon. However, Min-Ki felt something had gone wrong as he realized that the picture had disappeared. Now Min-Ki suspects that his mother’s death was not an accident and that Jang Il-Joon had actually killed her.

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Il Joon

Ha Hee Ra as Jo So Hee

Im Ji Eun as Oh Jae Hee

Byun Hee Bong as Go Sang Ryul

Jung Han Yong as Lee Soo Myung

Yang Hee Kyung as Choi Jung Im

Sung Min as Jang Sung Min

Wang Ji Hye as Jang In Young

Park Mi Jin (박미진) as Jang Se Bin

Jay Kim as Yoo Min Ki

Production Credits

Director: Kim Hyung Il

Screenwriter: Son Young Mok

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Athena: Goddess of War

Title: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin / Athena: Goddess of War

Chinese Title : 雅典娜:战争女神

Genre: Action, thriller, romance

Episodes: To Be Announced

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-13 to 2011 (to replaced Giant)

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Related Series : IRIS, IRIS 2

Synopsis

A terrorist group known as “Athena” and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

Cast

Jung Woo Sung as Lee Jung Woo

Cha Seung Won as Son Hyuk

Soo Ae as Yoon Hye In

Lee Ji Ah as Han Jae Hee

Kim Min Jong as Kim Ki Soo

Choi Si Won as Kim Joon Ho

Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young

Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho

Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young

Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa

Yoo Dong Geun as Kwon Yong Gwan

Son Ji Hoon (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk

Kim Young Ae as Choi Jin Hee

Lee Han Wie

Yoo Tae Woong

Sean Richard

Bang Kil Seung (방길승)

BoA as female singer (cameo)

Girls’ Generation (cameo)

Chu Sung Hoon (cameo)

Ryu Dam (cameo)

Oh Chang Suk

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment

Producer: Kim Young Sup

Director: Kim Myung Joon (김명준), Kim Tae Hoon (김태훈), Hwang Jung Hyun (황정현)

Screenwriter: Kim Hyun Joon (김현준), Yoo Nam Kyung (유남경)

Notes

- Filming locations include Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, and New Zealand.

- This drama is a spin-off of the 2009 KBS2 drama "IRIS” with new characters and will be aired on SBS.

- Production company Taewon Entertainment, responsible for the original "IRIS“, will produce this drama and the upcoming “IRIS 2″ (KBS2 will air the sequel to IRIS sometime in 2011).

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Yaksha

Title: 야차 / Ya Cha / Yaksha

Chinese Title : 夜叉

Genre: Period, suspense, action

Episodes: 12

Broadcast network: OCN

Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-10 to 2011-Feb-25

Air time: Friday 24:00

Synopsis

Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his shaky position in court. His childhood friend Baek Rok leads a secret military force loyal to the king, called the “Black Cloud Swords.” Baek Rok lives for his king, his brother Baek Kyul and his lover Jung Yeon, but when his ambitious brother betrays him and leads him into a trap, he finds himself on the run. He becomes a slave and gladiator, eventually returning to Joseon to seek revenge.

Cast

Jo Dong Hyuk as Lee Baek Rok

Seo Do Young as Lee Baek Kyul

Jun Hye Bin as Jung Yeon

Son Byung Ho as Kang Chi Soon

Suh Tae Hwa as Do Shi Pyung

Park Won Sang as Park Po

Seo Yeong as Ji Hyang

Song Young Kyu

Kim Min Ki (김민기)

Jang Tae Hoon (장태훈)

Arnold Hong (아놀드 홍)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Hong Sun (김홍선)

Screenwriter: Jung Hyung Soo, Goo Dong Hoe (구동회)

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