When a Man is in Love

Title: 남자가 사랑할 때 / Nam-ja-ga Sa-rang-hal Ttae

Also known as: When A Man Loves A Woman / When A Man Falls in Love

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-09-30 to 2004-11-18

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

Were they happy? And were their lives beautiful?

After the death of his mom, Ji-hoon (Go Soo) moves into the home of Mr. Suh. Ji-hoon falls in love at first sight with Mr. Suh’s daughter, In-hye (Park Jung-ah). Ji-hoon also becomes good friends with Suk-hyun (Bae Su-bin) But one day, In-hye decides to leave home for Seoul to pursue her dream of becoming an accomplished cellist, without telling Ji-hoon. Suk-hyun also decides to move to Seoul after he learns that he is the love child of President Kang, a wealthy hotel magnate.

When Ji-hoon finds out that In-hye left for Seoul without even saying goodbye, he finds his way to Seoul to find her. One day, while Ji-hoon is riding the subway, Jung-woo (Park Ye-jin) takes a liking to him and decides to steal his wallet to get his attention. Through this incident, Ji-hoon gets to know Jung-woo and settles down in Seoul by enrolling in the same bodyguard school that Jung-woo is attending. The bodyguard training school finds a part-time job for Ji-hoon and Jung-woo, which is an assignment to guard President Kang for one day. Ji-hoon protects President Kang at an evening party hosted by Kang himself, and by coincidence, he also meets In-hye and Suk-hyun. The fates of four young people become hopelessly intertwined after this fateful meeting.

Cast

Go Soo as Ji-hoon

Park Jung Ah (박정아) as In-hye

Bae Soo Bin (배수빈) as Suk-hyun

Park Ye Jin as Jung-woo

Ha Jae Young (하재영) as Suh Tae-chun

Lee Bo Hee (이보희) as Park Hwa-young

Jung Dong Hwan (정동환) as Kang Hoe-jang

Kim Hyung Jong (김형종) as Dong-shik

Lee Hye Mi (이혜미) as Sun-joo

Kim Tae Yun as Lee-jin

Production Credits

Production Company: Kim Jong-Hak Production

Chief Producer: Goo Bon Geun (구본근)

Producer: Kim Jong Hak

Director: Choi Yoon Suk

Writer: Kim Yoon Jung (김윤정)

Cinematography: Bae Heung Soo (배흥수)

Recording: Kim Hae Sung (김해성)

Lighting Director: Lee Beom Ho (이범호)

Assistant Director: Song Ji Won (송지원)

Line Producer: Lee Hyung Suk (이형석), Hong Hyun Jin (홍현진)

What Happened in Bali

Title: 발리에서 생긴 일

Title (romaji): Bal-li-e-seo Saeng-kin il

Title (English): What Happened in Bali

Also known as: Something Happened in Bali / Hearts in Bali / Memories in Bali

Episodes: 20

Broadcasted by: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-01-03 to 2004-03-07

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 9:45 PM

Cast

Ha Ji Won as Lee Soo-jung

Jo In Sung as Jung Jae-min

So Ji Sup as Kang In-wook

Park Ye Jin as Choi Young-joo

Kim Ha Kyoon as Cho Sang-bae

Shin Ye as Park Mi-hee

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Kim Ki Ho

Producer: Kim Yang

Asst. Producer: Lee Myung Woo

Director: Choi Moon Suk

Synopsis

Lee Soo-jung (Ha Ji Won) is a travel agent who is seeking her good luck in Bali after a harsh and unforgiving childhood. She meets Jae-min (Jo In Sung), Kang In-wook (So Ji Sup), and Young-joo (Park Ye Jin) in Bali, three seemingly perfect people entangled in a triangle of love. When Lee Soo-jung finds herself back in Seoul, her desire for success leads her to seek Jae-min for a job, unwittingly setting off a course of events that further complicate the love triangle.

What Happened in Bali is a drama that reveals the inner materialistic desires of people. It reflects upon the sometimes ugly (but truthful) side of man where nothing matters more than money.

Tropical Nights in December

Title: 12월의 열대야 / 12 Wolui Yeoldaeya

Also known as: Hot Summer at December / Hot Tropical Nights in December (KBFD)

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Episodes: 17

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-10-27 to 2004-12-23

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

It’s a drama about a woman who is ignored by her husband and his family. She falls in love with a handsome young man who truly loves her back. Her husband, a seemingly perfect man, can not forget his first love and he always regret marrying an uneducated wife of his. However, he thinks twice and gets jealous when he finds out his wife is cheating on him.

Cast

Uhm Jung Hwa as Oh Young-shim

Kim Nam Jin as Park Jung-woo

Shin Sung Woo as Dr. Min Ji-hwan (Young-shim’s husband)

Choi Jung Won as Song Ji-hye

Jung Hye Sun as Choi Kkeut-soon (Young-shim’s mother)

Jang Yong as Park Tae-bok (Jung-woo’s father)

Suh Young Hee as Park Myung-sook (Jung-woo’s younger sister)

Won Woong Jae as Han Soo-chang (Jung-woo’s brother-in-law)

Kim Sung Min as Eom Gi-tae (Jung-woo’s friend)

Park Won Sook as Na Ae-sook (Ji-hwan’s mother)

Lee Soon Jae as Dr. Min Tae-joon (Ji-hwan’s father)

Lee Hyun Kyung as Min Soo-hyun (Ji-hwan’s younger sister)

Choi Sung Min as Dr. Min Jae-hwan (Ji-hwan’s younger brother)

Production Credits

Director: Lee Tae Kon

Writer: Bae Yoo Mi

The Woman Who Wants to Marry

Title: 결혼하고 싶은 여자 / Kyeol-hon-ha-go Sip-eun Yeo-ja

Also known as: Marry Me (MBC Global Media), The Marrying Type (KBFD-TV), I Want to Get Married (KSCI-TV)

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 18

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-04-21 to 2004-06-17

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday at 9:55 PM

Synopsis

These days, there seems to be just too many single working women in their 30’s. These women have spent all their years accomplishing their dream and now stand all alone. They turn to men now hoping to settle down but all the fine guys have been snatched away by young girls who were only concerned about getting married. Now they try to fall into self-hypnotism that they are better off than being trapped in an unhappy marriage but they can’t help feeling being all alone and lonely. “Marry Me” is a story of how women in their thirties come to face with life and discover something new about their lives.

30 year-old spinster reporter Sin-Young was once called a “troublemaker reporter” but she clenched her teeth and kept digging into her work. Finally all of these efforts were rewarded with a prize for getting a scoop. As every dog has his day, she also gets hers and is offered an audition for news anchor. But again, her destiny doesn’t leave her in peace and brings her the news of her long-time boyfriend’s betrayal. He leaves her to marry a girl 12 years younger than Sin-Young.

Soon-Ae, a 30-year-old stewardess, is the breadwinner of her family who supports her ailing father, a utterly hopeless widow aunt and another hopeless cousin. To her, her family comes first before anything else and this scares all the men away. There was one man who didn’t leave her but he was only taking advantage of her company card that gives discounts to luxury goods. One day, she bumps right into her boyfriend with another woman on the very spot and in enormous rage, she beats him up. Very soon she’s introduced as “the Crazy Crew” worldwide and she gets fired.

Seung-Ri is renowned for her numerous love affairs. Hiding this splendid past, she marries a man of a plutocratic family and goes to New York. She proudly returns to Korea to give birth to her baby. Then, she shocks everyone when her baby turns out to be white. She gets kicked out from her husband’s family as well as her own parents. The source of this misfortune goes back to when she tried to get back at her playboy husband by also having an affair. Though it was only a one night stand with an American guy, she now can’t turn back the time. What’s more, she hears that her baby died as soon as he was born. From then, she starts her life again in Seoul with her friends Sin-Young and Soon-Ae.

Source: MBC Global Media

Cast

Myung Se Bin as Lee Shin-young

Lee Tae Ran as Jin Soon-ae

Byun Jung Soo as Jang Victory

Yoo Joon Sang as Shin Joon-ho

Lee Hyun Woo as Kim Ji-hoon

Im Ho as Park Sun-woo

Suh Eun as Song Yuri (Sun-woo’s fiancee)

Lee Doo Il as Lee Won-young (Shin-young’s older brother)

Kim So Yi as Go Hee-sook (Won-young’s wife)

Sa Mi Ja as Jung Keum-soon (Shin-young’s mother)

Yoo Jung Suk as Lee Chang-young (Shin-young’s younger brother)

Lee Mi Young as Park Si-bong (Soon-ae’s paternal aunt)

Suh Kwon Sook as Oh Sora (Soon-ae’s cousin)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Sa Hyun

Director: Kwon Suk Jang

Writer: Kim In Young

Terms of Endearment

Title: 애정의 조건 / Ae-jung-ui Jo-geon

Chinese title : 愛情的條件

Also known as: Conditions of Love

Genre: Drama

Episodes: 60

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2004-Mar-20 to 2004-Oct-10

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 7:50 PM

Synopsis

This drama shows how devastating and hurtful it can be for a woman to live with a boyfriend before marriage and not end up tying a knot with him. Korea has the second highest divorce rate in the world as more and more families become ruined — mainly because one of the spouses cheats. To make things worse, the mass media continues to champion premarital cohabitation as a choice that unmarried couples are free to make. Terms of Endearment depicts today’s harsh reality and once again reminds us of the sacred meaning of marriage and the importance of family. (KBS)

Cast

Chae Si Ra as Kang Geum Pah

Han Ga In as Kang Eun Pah

Ji Sung as Noh Yun Tek

Lee Jong Won as Jin Jung Han

Park Yong Woo as Jung Sung Ki

Jo Yuh Jung as Nah Ae Ri

Song Il Gook as Nah Jang Soo

Kim So Hee as Kang Jin Pah

Han Jin Hee as Kang Han Gul (Geum Pah’s father)

Oh Mi Yeon as Goo Ki Ra (Geum Pah’s mother)

Jang Yong as Nah Man Deuk (Ae Ri’s father)

Yoon Mi Ra as Lee Hyung Sil (Ae Ri’s mother)

Jung Han Yong as Noh Ma Jin (Yun Tek’s uncle)

Son Hyun Joo as Noh Gwang Tek (Yun Tek’s older brother)

Lee Bo Hee as Nah Jin Deuk (Man Deuk’s sister)

Ban Hyo Jung as Cho Bok Sil (Jung Han’s mother)

Jang Hyun Sung as Myung Soo

Lee Won Jae as Moh Bum Soo (Yun Tek’s business parter/friend)

Ryu Yong Jin as Kim In Hyuk

Kim Hye Sun as Geum Pah’s girlfriend

Production Credits

Director: Kim Jong Chang

Writer: Moon Young Nam

Sweet Buns

Title: 단팥빵 / Danpatppang

Also known as: Redbean Bread (YesAsia), Sweet Buns (MBC Global)

Episodes: 26

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-07-04 to 2005-01-16

Air time: Sunday 8:55 AM

Synopsis

Catch the wildly popular K-Drama Redbean Bread! Produced by leading K-Drama studio MBC in 2004, Redbean Bread is a romantic comedy based on a novel, and was so popular that it transcended its 9am Sunday time slot to gain a cult following. Ardent fans of the drama even call themselves “Redbean Bread Masters!”

Han Ga Rang (Choi Kang Hee) is an elementary school teacher in her hometown. Years ago, she had a cat-and-dog relationship with childhood acquaintance Nam Jun (Park Kwang Hyun), who called her “Redbean Bread” - and he wasn’t trying to compliment her! Now Nam Jun is back in town working as a lawyer for a construction company, and he’s looking for his first love Hae Jan. Meanwhile, Nam Jun’s boss (Kwang Ha) is attracted to Ga Rang. But when Ga Rang and Nam Jun finally reunite, the fiery sparring relationship from their childhood is re-ignited…

Source: YesAsia.com

Cast

Park Kwang Hyun as Ahn Nam-joon

Choi Kang Hee as Han Ga-rang

Jung Chan as Yoo Kwan-ha

Jung So Young Hong Hae-jan

Yoo Hye Jung

Park Kwang Jung

Production Credits

Producer: Jung In

Director: Lee Jae Dong

Writer: Lee Sook Jin

Sweet 18

Title: 낭랑18세 / Nang Rang 18 Seh

Also known as: Little Bride / 18 Year Old Bride

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: KBS

Broadcast period: 2004-01-19 to 2004-03-09

Synopsis

The concept of an arranged marriage is often difficult to accept, especially amongst less traditional adolescents today. Sweet 18 (Nang Rang 18 Seh) covers this very premise and the story begins when Kwon Hyuk-joon’s grandfather, the head of the traditional Kwon family agrees to an arranged marriage between his grandson (Lee Dong Gun) and Yoon Jung-sook (Han Ji Hye) when Yoon Jung-sook is born. 18 years later, the two families lose contact because soon after the contract is signed, Jung-sook’s family encounters financial issues and is forced to run away.

Meanwhile, Jung-sook has grown up to be a rebellious and strong-willed girl who just wants to live her life as she sees fit. With little aspirations, she is the direct foil of her achievement-bound counterpart, Hyuk-joon. When the two meet each other, they clash horribly; Jung-sook thinks her fiancee is nothing but boring, and Hyuk-joon believes Jung-sook to be nothing but an immature child. The rest of the series follows their life living together as a couple, and the obstacles they are faced with. When Hyuk-joon’s first love reappears and wants to claim Hyuk-joon for herself (despite the fact that he’s married), who will Hyuk-joon choose? His first love Ga-young, or immature spunky Jung-sook?

Cast

Han Ji Hye as Yoon Jung-Sook

Lee Dong Gun as Kwon Hyuk-Joon

Lee Da Hae as Moon Ga-Young (Hyuk Joon’s ex-girlfriend)

Lee Joon as Jee Chul-Reum

Yoo Hye Jung as Kwon Sun-Ah (Hyuk Joon’s elder sister)

Park Hyung Jae as Jung Chan (Hyuk Joon’s colleague and best friend)

Lee Soon Jae as Hyuk-Joon’s grandfather

Kim Hae Sook as Jung-Sook’s mother

Jung Kyung Ho as Jung-Sook’s blind date

Production Credits

Director: Kim Myung Wook

Writer: Kim Eun Hee, Yun Eun Gyeong

Stained Glass

Title: 유리화 / Yurihwa

Also known as: Stained Glass Window

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 18

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-12-01 to 2005-02-03

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

During their childhood, Dong-ju and Ki-tae are both abandoned by their real parents. In the orphanage, they become best friends. Ji-su transfers to the school, where Dong-ju and Ki-tae attended there. But at the same time, they both fall in love with her. While trying to get the ocarina, Dong-ju is caught in the river and is presumed drowned. A Japanese couple adopted him after he was being drowned in the river. Ki-tae takes Dong-ju’s place in Ji-su’s affections and later become a couple. Twelve years later, Dong-ju returns to Korea as a Japanese gentleman, but his feelings for Ji-su begin to develop and his friendship with Ki-tae begin to unravel.

Cast

Kim Ha Neul as Shin Ji-soo

Lee Dong Gun as Han Dong-joo/Yuichi Yamamoto

Kim Sung Soo as Park Gi-tae

Jo Yi Jin as Park Tae-hee

Shim Ji Ho as Shin Ji-suk

Chae Yoon Suh as Kim Se-ah

Ahn Hye Ran as Shim Joo-kyung

Yoo Min as Jang Soo-yeon

No Joo Hyun as President Park

Lee Eung Kyung as Cha Jin-joo

Han In Soo as Shin Jae Man/Yukio Yamamoto

Kuroda Fukumi as Keiko Yamamoto

Kaneko Noboru as Tani Masato

Production Credits

Writer: Park Hye Kyung

Director: Lee Chang Soon

Asst. Director: Park Soo Chul

Cinematography: Yun Dae Young

Lighting: Jeon Hong Geun

Production: SBS

Sorry I Love You

Title: 미안하다, 사랑한다 / Mianhada, Saranghanda

Also known as: MiSa, Sorry But I Love You (YesAsia), I’m Sorry, I Love You

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: KBS

Broadcast period: 2004-11-09 to 2004-12-28

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

Cha Moo Hyuk (So Ji Sup) was adopted by an Australian family, but is abused and leaves home at an early age. Growing up on the streets, he meets all sorts of people until one day he comes upon Song Eun Chae (Im Su Jung). Eun Chae is the coordinator for Choi Yune, a famous singer in Korea whom she secretly loves. Her fateful encounter with Moo Hyuk ends up affecting not only her life but that of her precious Yune’s as well.

Moo Hyuk’s path takes him to Korea, on a road that leads to revenge. He’s filled with anger and hurt about his birth mother, but also feels love and happiness with someone he didn’t expect to love. Although he wreaks havoc on the lives of those around him, he wishes with all his heart someone would stop him.

Cast

So Ji Sup as Cha Moo-hyuk

Im Su Jung as Song Eun-chae

Jung Kyung Ho as Choi Yune

Suh Ji Young as Kang Min-joo

Choi Yeo Jin as Moon Ji-young

Lee Hye Young as Oh Deul-hee (Yune’s mother)

Jun Hye Jin as Yoon Seo-kyung

Lee Young Ha as Song Dae-chun (Eun-chae’s father)

Kim Hye Ok as Jang Hye-sook (Eun-chae’s mother)

Shin Goo as Min Hyun-suk

Ok Ji Young as Song Sook-chae (Eun-chae’s older sister)

Jung Hwa Young as Song Min-chae (Eun-chae’s younger sister)

Park Gun Tae as Kim Kal-chi (Seo-kyung’s son)

Production Credits

Producer: Jung Sung Hyo

Director: Lee Hyung Min

Writer: Lee Kyung Hee

Snow White

Title: 백설공주 / Baek Seol Gong Ju

Also known as: Taste Sweet Love

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: KBS

Broadcast period: 2004-03-15 to 2004-05-04

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM

Synopsis

Ma Young-hee (Kim Jung Hwa) has been in love with her best friend Han Jin-woo (Yeon Jung Hoon) since the first time they met in high school. Han Jin-woo, on the other hand, does not see Ma Young-hee's love for him and blindly goes out with other girls in front of Ma Young-hee. On a trip to Japan, Young-hee meets a young man on the street who takes her back to his apartment since she is drunk. Young-hee accuses this man of raping her even though he didn't, but before she can rightfully press charges, he runs away as the government officials of Japan chase him down for an expired visa. Upon returning to Korea, Jin-woo stops by her apartment and introduces his younger brother, Han Sun-woo (Lee Wan) who just happens to be the young man she met in Japan. Jin-woo asks if Sun-woo may stay at her place, and Young-hee accepts out of love for Jin-woo. The story unfolds as a sudden high school classmate of Young-hee, Jang Hee-won, (Oh Seung Hyun), begins to court Jin-woo.

Cast

Kim Jung Hwa as Ma Young-hee

Lee Wan as Han Sun-woo

Yeon Jung Hoon as Han Jin-woo

Oh Seung Hyun as Jang Hee-won

Jo Yoon Hee as Tsukihara Nako

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jae Sang

Writer: Goo Sun Kyung, Lee Seon Young

Shining Days

Title: 햇빛 쏟아지다 / Haetbit Ssodajida

Also Known As: Sunshine of Love / Sunlight Pours Down / Rays of Sunshine

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-Feb-11 to 2004-Apr-01

Viewership Ratings: peak=14.4% average=11.9%

Synopsis

Yeon Woo grew up happy in a loving family. One day, her father had died mysteriously, and her mother remarried a man who was 10 years younger than her. Misfortunes never come singly. Her mother died of Wilson's disease and her step-father ran away with money. Min-ho, an old friend of hers, is always there to comforther. Min-ho decided to be a policeman to catch a murderer who killed Yeon Woo's father. Eun-sup came back to Korea with the sole purpose of stopping his lover Soo-ah from getting married, but Soo-ah gave him an outright denial. To make matter wose, his father sent people over to his hotel to catch him. He ran away from the hotel and he accidentally fell into the subway track and became unconscious. Yeon Woo saw the whole scene in the platform and saved his life. Eun-sup asked her if he could stay in her place temporarily since he had no place to go. So Yeon-wu, Min-ho and Eun-sup all started living in a same house…

Cast

Song Hye Gyo as Ji Yeon Woo

Ryu Seong Beom as Kim Min Ho

Jo Hyun Jae as Jung Eun Sup

Choi Yoo Jung as Lee Soo Ah

Extended Cast

Kang Shin Il as Nam Ban Jang

Oh Dae Gyu as Oh Dal Jae

Kim So Yun

Yeo Ho Min

Dok Go Jun

Choi Duk Moon

Production Credits

Producers: Kim Jong Hyuk

Assistant Producers: Joo Dong Min, Kwon Hyuk Chan

Script Writers: Jo Jung Hwa

She Is Nineteen

Title: 형수님은 열아홉 / Hyung-soo-nim-eun Yeol-ah-hop Ye-go

Also known as: My Sister-in-Law is 19

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-07-28 to 2004-09-23

Synopsis

Yoo Min, is an orphan who gets an offer for a part time job by a doctor who likes her. Somehow, she gets into an engagement contract with Min Jae. Then she meets her fiance's younger brother, Seung Jae, who is the same age as her and they are always not on good terms. They bicker and fight but then end up falling in love.

Cast

Jung Da Bin as Yoo-min

Kim Jae Won as Kang Min-jae

Yoon Kye Sang as Kang Seung-jae

Kim Min Hee as Choi Su-ji

Production Credits

Director: Lee Chang Han

Writer: Jin Soo Wan

Second Proposal

Title: 두번째 프러포즈 / Du-beon-jjae Peu-reo-po-jeu

Also known as: A Second Proposal / The Second Proposal

Episodes: 22

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2004-09-08 to 2004-11-18

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM

Synopsis

1) A heart-warming success story of a housewife, which gives catharsis to the housewives in their 30s or 40s

Mini-series dramas have been dominated by trendy dramas, which can appeal to the 10- or 20-something audience. Amidst the flood of trendy dramas, some programs such as ‘Ajumma (meaning married women with kids in Korean)', ‘Men in crisis' and ‘Ladies in my neighborhood' could attract the viewers in their 30s and 40s. It is because they adopted the topics which can always trigger interest anytime anywhere. ‘A Second Proposal' shows happenings often found around us in daily lives, but looks at the family issues from a different perspective. It approaches the traditional family problems such as love, marriage and affairs from a light but comic and touching way. A housewife who was regarded as an ugly duckling will be transformed into a graceful swan. How she makes the transformation will be the main theme, and her success story will deliver the sense of satisfaction to lots of housewife viewers in Korea, who find them powerless but actually are strong. There are many twists and turns in the story. The unique deployment of the drama with unexpected surprises will attract male viewers as well.

2) Reality-based drama

The time has gone when an unrealistic Cinderella story involving a successor of a rich tycoon or the dates of a long-legged beauty and handsome guy can keep the viewers coming back. The eye level of ‘A Second Proposal' was set at the daily life, so that affairs, separation and divorce, which are everyday matters in life, become the major topics of the drama. Plus a tasteful fantasy will be added as a spice, setting a delicious dinner table for viewers. Watching the program, housewives as a powerful viewer group will think that it could happen to them.

3) Heart warming story

‘A Second Proposal' is a typical TV drama with the moments of touching, fun and unexpected twists. As always, however, the power of being typical is great. The synopsis of the drama seems a same old story, but the story will unfold in a speedy and cheerful way.

Things that are easy to miss but should not be lost will be depicted in the drama. The situations and problems are not that peculiar, so that the audience can believe that they can occur to ‘them' as well. Against this backdrop, the nature of humans can be looked at in a comic manner, and the sympathy from viewers can be derived. The fundamental mood of the drama is that although harsh, living together, the world is still worthy to live. The drama has a warm attitude toward the world. Based on this, we will let the drama viewer laugh and weep together.

Source: KBS America

Cast

Oh Yun Soo as Jang Mi-young

Kim Young Ho as Lee Min-suk

Huh Young Ran as Hwang Yun-jung

Oh Ji Ho as Nam Kyung-soo

Extended Cast

Kim Il Woo as Song Jae-won

Choi Ran as Go Myung-ok

Jung Dong Hwa as Jung Se-joon

Shin Yoon Jung as Lee Yoo-kyung

Kim Seung Hwan as Na Chul-soo

Kim Yoo Suk as Suk Tae-woo

Park Hyo Jung as Ang Sun-sim

Kim Sung Yuk as Kim Dong-kyu

Park Joo Ah as Ma Young-soon (Min-suk's mother)

Han Ji Hye as Lee Kkot-bi (Mi-young's daughter)

Lee Joon Hyuk as Lee Dan-bi (Mi-young's son)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Pyung Joong

Writer: Park Eun Ryung

Sea God

Title: 해신 / Hae Shin

Also known as: Emperor of the Sea / God of the Sea / Jang Bogo

Episodes: 51

Broadcast network: KBS

Broadcast period: 2004-11-24 to 2005-05-25

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Bo-go

Chae Shi Ra as Lady Ja Mi

Song Il Gook as Yeom Jang

Soo Ae as Jung Hwa

Kim Heung Soo as Jung Nyeon

Lee Yeon Hee as Child Jung Hwa

Kim Ah Joong as Ha Jin

Suh Do Young as Moo Jin (Jung-Hwa's Bodyguard)

Synopsis

Jang Bo-go (Choi Soo Jong) was a peasant from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He goes to Tang (a Chinese dynasty) to train his martial arts skills. There, he sees his people being kidnapped and killed by Tang pirates. He comes back to Shilla and asks the king permission to clean out the Tang pirates. Jang Bo-go seizes control of the seas and returns peace to his people again. Pirates fled at the name of Jang Bo-go, giving him the name ‘Hae Shin', meaning ‘Sea God'. During this time, Shilla's royal house was in tumult because kings were being kicked out after only a few years of ruling. One royal family member comes to Jang Bo-go for aid to kick out the current king. He takes the offer and kicks out the king and enthrones the royal family member. In return, he was promised that his daughter would be married to the new king's son. However, the king dies after several months and the prince tries to keep his promise to Jang Bo-go. But, due to opposition by the royal officials that the daughter of a peasant cannot be queen, the promise was broken. Furious, Jang Bo-go starts a rebellion, but is killed by an assassin sent out by the king. He and his family name were condemned forever.

Source: Touya

Production Credits

Producer: Kang Il Soo, Kang Byung Taek

Script writer: Jung Jin Ok, Hwang Joo Ha

Say You Love Me

Title: 사랑한다 말해줘

Title (romanized): Sa-rang-han-da Mal-haejwo

Also known as: Tell Me You Love Me / Say You Love Me

Episodes: 15

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004

Synopsis

“I can't fly without Young-Chae…because it's impossible to fly with only one wing.”

“Byung-Soo is mine. He has always been mine ever since we were born.”

“There are neither victims nor assaulters when it comes to love.”

“If I knock that little girl down as you wish…then would you come to me?”

There's Byung-Soo and Young-Chae who have grown up together ever since they were little. They seem to share everything, not to mention their dream so in order to together make their dream come true, they enter the same film company.

And there's Ina who is the successful owner and the president of the film production company. She also has Hee-Soo beside her but they are not desperately in love with each other and lead their own private lives. They just occasionally go out and sleep together. But all of a sudden there comes this young and lovable couple and somehow she's not that pleased to see them. Why? This young couple seems to be such full of life and they're in love! She has missed all that just in order to come up where she's now. She is totally feeling at loss now and she just can't stand this feeling. She asks Hee-Soo, “Take Young-Chae away from Byung-Soo.”

Source: mbcpro.co.kr

Cast

Kim Rae Won as Kim Byung-Soo

Yeom Jung-Ah as Cho Ina

Yoon So Yi as Suh Young-Chae

Kim Sung Soo as Park Hee-Soo

Production Credits

Producer: Oh Jong Rok

Screenwriter: Kim Kyu Wan

Save the Last Dance for Me

Title: 마지막 춤은 나와 함께 / Majimak Chumeun Nawa Hamkke

Also known as: Save Your Last Dance for Me / The Last Dance Is With Me

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2004-10-23 to 2005-01-02

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 9:45 PM

Synopsis

Eunsoo (Eugene) is a pure but unsophisticated woman who runs a small resort inn with her father. Eunsoo is just an ordinary girl, but her life changes when she meets a man (Ji Sung) who's completely lost his memory. She takes him in and cares for him, and even gives him a name: “Baek Changho”. Love blossoms, and soon wedding bells can be heard. But on the night of their wedding ceremony, Eunsoo's father passes away. And soon after, Changho disappears too! In the blink of an eye, the two people Eunsoo loves most in the world have left her. But Changho had his reasons for disappearing: his real name is Kang Hyunwoo, and he's heir to a large conglomerate. Even more, someone is plotting to kill him…

Cast

Eugene as Ji Eun-soo (20)

Ji Sung as Kang Hyun-woo (20)

Lee Bo Young as Yoon Soo-jin (20)

Ryu Soo Young as Jung Tae-min (20)

Lee Hye Young (이혜영) as Kang Hyung-jung

Kim Moo Saeng (김무생) as Chairman Kang

Kim Young Ran (김영란) as Ms. Park (49)

Park In Hwan (박인환) as Eun-soo's father (47)

Kim Min Jung (김민정) as Ms. Oh (50)

Kim Min Joo (김민주) as Ahn Jang-mi (20)

Ahn Sun Young (안선영) as Choo Sun-young (30)

Suh Kyung Suk (서경석) as Park Ho-jin (30)

Kim Hong Pyo (김홍표) as Choi Suk-koo (20)

Kang Ji Hwan (강지환) as Shin Jung-kyu (20)

Shin Kwi Sik (신귀식) as Yoon Ui-won

Kim Hyung Ja (김형자) as Ms. Son

Kim Byung Ki (김병기) as Joo Sa-rang

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Huh Woong (허웅)

Producer: Park Young Soo (박영수)

Writer: Ma Jin Won (마진원), Jo Yoon Young (조윤영), Song Hwang Won (손황원)

Director: Lee Seung Ryul

Production (제작): Yoo Soo Yul (유수열), Yoo Han Na (유한나)

Asst. Director: Hwang Hyuk (황혁) , Sun Woo Young Gun (선우영건)

Prince’s First Love

Title: 황태자의 첫사랑 / Hwang-tae-ja-ui Cheot-sa-rang

Also known as: First Love of the Prince

Episodes: 18

Broadcasted by: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-06-23 to 2004-08-26

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

There's the first royal prince, the son of a millionaire who knows nothing but money and thinks the world revolves around him. The second royal prince is Mr. Perfect who only cares and goes after his success and accomplishment. And between these two comes along a penniless girl who's nothing much of a kind but only full of faults except that she has a huge jolly heart and passion for life. Set in the world-renowned beautiful places and resorts, “First Love of a Royal Prince” takes a look at these three young people's story of finding their dream, true happiness as well as their true love. Numbers of exotic places like the stunning blue sea of South Pacific and the ever so white snow field of Sapporo (Japan) will spread before your very eyes.

Cast

Sung Yu Ri as Kim Yu-bin

Cha Tae Hyun as Choi Gun-hee (”Prince”)

Kim Nam Jin as Cha Seung-hyun

Lee Jennie as Shin Ye-seo

Jin Jae Young as Lee Hye-Mi

Production Credits

Screenwriters: Kim Ui Chan, Jung Jin Young

Producer: Lee Kwan Hee

Phoenix

Title: 불새 / Bul Sae

Also known as: The Fire Bird

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 26

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-04-05 to 2004-06-29

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 9:55 PM

Average viewing rate: 25.3%

Peek viewing rate: 31.4%

Synopsis

Love is timing. Love needs just the “right time”. It's not because you loved him or her less that you parted. Heaven brings you your soul mate when the time is just “right”. Phoenix shows you this heaven's work.

There is a young couple who desperately fell in love but who couldn't be together because the time wasn't just right for them. Years pass by and these two meet again. And the trick of fortune switches their situation and environments. A daughter of a millionaire (Lee Eun Joo) has now become an helper suffering from the grim realities of life. On the other hand, an orphan self-supporting student (Lee Seo Jin) is now an accomplished wealthy businessman. Now these two people are looking at the world with different eyes. The childlike girl has finally learned the harshness of the world and the guy with once twisted mind has learned to enjoy the latitude of mind. In the end, these two start to understand each other, thus arriving at the “right time”.

Source: MBC Global Media

Cast

Lee Seo Jin as Jang Sae-hoon

Lee Eun Joo as Lee Ji-eun

Jung Hye Young as Yoon Mi-ran

Eric as Suh Jung-min

Kim Bin Woo as Lee Young-eun (Ji-eun's younger sister)

Lee Yoo Jin as Nam Bok-ja (Ji-eun's friend)

Lee Kyung Jin as Jo Hyun-sook (Ji-eun's mom)

Han In Soo as Lee Sang-bum (Ji-eun's dad)

Kim Byung Se as Kim Ho-jin (Sae-hoon's upperclassman)

Park Geun Hyung as Suh Moon-soo (Jung-min's dad)

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Eun Kyu

Director: Oh Kyung Hoon

Writer: Lee Yoo Jin

People of the Water Flower Village

Title: 물꽃마을 사람들 / Mul-kkot-ma-eul Sa-ram-deul

Also known as: The Water Bloom / Water Flower

Episodes: 26

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-01-04 to 2004-06-27

Air time: Sunday 9:50 AM

Synopsis

A warm-hearted family drama about the people of a small rural village located in the outskirts of Seoul. The various relationships of the neighborhood people circle around the head doctor of the local clinic. The story brings up the importance of family and friends which is easily taken for granted for in modern society.

Cast

(Kang Sung-woo's family)

Song Il Kook as Kang Sung-woo (34)

Hong Chung Min as Kim Hee-yun (Sung-woo's wife)

Kim Kyung Hwan as Kang No-eul (Sung-woo's son, 6)

(유준태 선생가족)

Kim Eun Young as 할머니 이어진 (72)

Jun Moo Song as 아버지 유준태 (53)

Jung Young Sook as 어머니 정경희 (51)

Joo Woo as 큰아들 우경 (27)

Lee Bo Young as 큰딸 여경 (24)

Ryu Duk Hwan as 쌍둥이 아들 재경 (16)

Suh Ji Hee as 쌍둥이 딸 하경 (16)

(유준태 선생일가)

Yoon Seung Won as 삼촌 유정태 (49)

2개월 후 등장 예정 as 정혜윤 (46) (University professor)

Im Ye Jin as 고모 유태희 (45)

강남길 as 고모부 한세영 (47)

(Village people)

Maeng Sang Hoon as 손동호 (42)

Lee Mi Young as 동호 처 홍애순 (39)

Nah Moon Hee as 동호 모 신영자 (71)

Jung Seung Ho as 미니수퍼 김성환 (42)

Yoon Ye Hee as 성환 처 이미영 (36)

Lee Jae Eun as 차은수-우경과 같은 병원 레지던트 1년차

Production Credits

Director: Park Bok Man 박복만

Writer: Lee Hae Soo 이해수

Oh! Pil Seung And Bong Soon Young

Title: 오! 필승 봉순영 / O! Pil-seung Bong Soon-yeong

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2004-09-13 to 2004-11-02

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 9:50 PM

Synopsis

Oh Pil Seung is a free-spirited, but somewhat lazy regular joe who suddenly finds himself heir apparent to a top-level logistics company! With rivals and detractors simply waiting for him to foul up, will Pil Seung be able to rise to the challenge? Or will white-collar intellectuals and their snobby ways force this blue-collar everyman out?

Cast

Ahn Jae Wook as Oh Pil-seung

Chae Rim as Bong Soon-young

Ryu Jin as Yoon Jae-woong

Park Sun Young as Noh Yoo-jung (Pil-seung's assistant)

Extended Cast:

Choo Ja Hyun as Huh Song-ja

Moon Chun Sik as Bong Jin-pyo (Soon-young's brother)

Yeo Woon Kye as Chairwoman Shin (Pil-seung's grandmother)

Jang Yong as Mr. Yoon (Jae-woong's father)

Lee Jung Kil as Bong Chang-soo (Soon-young's father)

Kim Hae Sook as Park Ok-ja (Soon-young's mother)

Yoon Sung Hoon as Suh Young-suk (Pil-seung's chauffeur)

Production Credits

Director: Ji Young Soo

Writer: Kang Eun Kyung