Ireland

Title: 아일랜드 / Aillaendeu

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2004-09-01 to 2004-10-21

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

A westernized Irish adoptee, Joong-Ah inevitably flies back to Korea to confront her past and to see the country she is really from, only to fall in love with her brother, Jae-Bok. Their love is painful, as they are never meant to be together as lovers, but merely as brother and sister. The show's message is that there is no such thing as noble innocent love and that love is adversity itself. Therefore, love mustn't be impeded by so-called “destiny” or family, no matter how ironic or difficult the case may seem. Although destiny is cruel and arduous, the two young lovers radiate pure happiness. The show describes how love survives the tragic bondage of family, destiny and romance.

Source: MBC Global Media

Cast

Lee Na Young as Lee Joong-ah

Hyun Bin as Kang Gook

Kim Min Joon as Lee Jae-bok

Kim Min Jung as Han Shi-yeon

Lee Hwi Hyang as Kim Boo-ja (Jae-bok's mother)

Kim In Tae as Han Sang-man (Jae-bok's stepfather)

Kim Sung Kyum as Shi-yeon's father

Yoon Yuh Jung as Shi-yeon's mother

Lee Dae Yun as Noh Dong-suk (Doctor)

Im Hye Jin as Kwon Byung-ran (Doctor's wife)

Kim Chang Wan as Moon Jae-seok (”Pastor”)

Song Seung Hwan as Park Sa-jang (Hotel president)

Yoon Ji Hye as Go Yang-sook (Bodyguard)

Jung Seung Woo as Baek Ki-woong (Bodyguard)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Sa Hyun

Director: Kim Jin Man

Writer: In Jung Ok