Hateful But Once Again

Title: 미워도 다시 한번 / Hateful But Once Again

Chinese Title : 即使讨厌也要再来一次

Also known as: Again My Love

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 24

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2009-Feb-04 to 2009-April-23

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Lee Min Soo (Jung Gyu Woon) is the Korean male version of Paris Hilton. He meets Choi Yoon Hee one day when he was trying to avoid one of his many conquests. Min Soo’s mother, Han Myung In, thinks that Yoon Hee has what it takes to rein in Min Soo and his playboy behaviors. She offers Yoon Hee a deal that she cannot resist: to become Korea’s Hillary Clinton.

Cast

Jung Gyu Woon as Lee Min Soo

Park Ye Jin as Choi Yoon Hee (Anchorwoman)

Choi Myung Gil as Han Myung In

Park Sang Won as Lee Jeong Hoon (Myung In’s husband)

Jun In Hwa as Eun Hye Jung (Actress, Jeong Hoon’s lover)

Extended Cast

Joo Hyun as Choi Seong Kook

Lee Mi Young as Park Seon Ok

Kim Bo Kang as Choi Jae Sang

Han Ye In as Eun Soo Jin

Oh Mi Yeon as Eun Hye Sook

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Kim Yoo Suk (Min Soo’s biological father)

Kim Mi Ra as Ms. Lee (Myung In’s secretary)

Son Jong Bum as Mr. Park (Jeong Hoon’s chief of staff)

Kim Yong Rim as Hwang Bo Seon

Hyun Sook Hee as Ahn Dong Daek (Myung In’s maid)

Yoo Hye Ri as Pyo Se Rim

Park Young Ji as Kang Man Seop (Anchorman)

Lee Si Young as Son Jeong Hwa (cameo)

?? as Kim Chang Hyun (Min Soo’s assistant)

Go Eun Mi

Oh Ji Eun

No Young Kook

Production Credits

Director: Kim Jong Chang

Screenwriter: Jo Hee

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Romance Zero

Title: 하자 전담반 제로 / Haja Jeondamban Zero / Romance Zero

Chinese Title : 质量保证班

Also known as: Haja Squad Zero / Zero Flawed Task Force

Genre: Romance, comedy

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: MBC DramaNet

Broadcast period: 2009-Feb-14 to 2009-May-23

Air time: Saturday 11:00 PM

Synopsis

Kim Woo Jin was the top couple manager at a matchmaking company until he makes a mistake one day that sees him reassigned to lead Team Zero, a group of people who have had little success in matchmaking couples. In order to keep their jobs, they try their best to find romance for their clients, but their own love lives are also sadly lacking.

Cast

Lee Tae Sung as Kim Woo Jin

Lee Da In as Jo Mi Na

Kang In as Na Ho Tae

Kim Hee Won (김희원) as Mrs. Jang

Jay Kim as Kim Doo Hyun

Lee Kyung Eun (이경은) as Oh Soo Jung

Yang Bae Chu as Jung Do Ryung

Go Yoon Hoo as Baek Do Hoon (ep. 7)

Production Credits

Director: No Jong Chan

Screenwriter: Kim Eun Young

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Cain and Abel

Title: 카인과 아벨 / Cain and Abel

Chinese Title : 该隐与亚伯

Previously known as: 닥터 스톱 / Dr. Stop

Episodes: 20

Genre: Romance, action

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2009-Feb-18 to 2009-Apr-23

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve’s first two sons, Cain and Abel is about Cain’s jealousy towards his brother Abel. Lee Cho In is a very gifted doctor who has everything that he wants whereas his older brother, Seon Woo, is jealous of all the attention that Cho In receives. Seon Woo blames his brother for taking everything good in his life away from him. Seon Woo blames Cho In for getting their father’s love, getting more recognition as a doctor, and for stealing the woman he loves.

Cast

So Ji Sub as Lee Cho In / Oh Gang Ho

Shin Hyun Joon as Lee Seon Woo

Han Ji Min as Oh Young Ji

Chae Jung Ahn as Kim Seo Yeon

Extended Cast

Kang Yi Suk as Cho In (child)

Cha Ja Dol as Seon Woo (child)

Jung Chan Woo as Seon Woo (child)

Kim Yoo Jung as Seo Yeon (child)

Han Da Min as Lee Jung Min

Jang Yong as Lee Jong Min (Seon Woo’s father)

Kim Hae Sook as Na Hye Joo (Seon Woo’s mother)

Ahn Nae Sang as Jo Hyun Taek

Song Jong Ho as Kang Suk Hoon

Kang Yo Hwan as Uhm Dae Hyun

Yoo Joo Hee as Nam Yong Tae

Ha Yoo Mi as Kim Hyun Joo

Park Sung Woong as Oh Kang Chul (Young Ji’s brother)

Kwon Hae Hyo as Kim Jin Geun

Yoon Ki Won as Park Soo Rak

Kim Myung Gook as Bang Tae Man

Kim Ha Kyoon as Oh In Geun

Baek Seung Hyun as Choi Chi Soo

Han Si Yoon as nurse

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Park Kye Ok

Producer: Kim Hyung Shik

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Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun

Title: 태희혜교지현이 / Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun

Chinese Title : 泰希慧乔智贤

Genre: Family, romance

Episodes: 133

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2009-Mar-02 to 2009-Sept-04

Air time: Monday to Friday 19:45

Synopsis

The series is described as taking a cheerful look at the lives of its female leads, their families, and friends.

Cast

Park Mi Sun as Park Mi Sun

Jung Sun Kyung as Jung Sun Kyung

Kim Hee Jung as Kim Hee Jung

Choi Eun Kyung as Choi Eun Kyung

Sun Woo Yong Nyeo as Sun Woo Yong Nyeo

Hong Ji Min as Hong Ji Min

Shim Eun Kyung as Shim Eun Kyung

Han Bo Bae as Han Bo Bae

Kim Gook Jin as Kim Gook Jin

Yoon Jong Shin as Yoon Jong Shin

Moon Hee Jun as Moon Hee Jun

Jang Hee Jin as Jang Hee Jin

Jung Se In as Jung Se In

Lee Jang Woo as Lee Jang Woo

Sung Eun Jae as Sung Eun Jae

Lee Sung Min as Lee Sung Min

Noh Min Woo as Noh Min Woo

Kim Hyun Woo as Kim Hyun Woo

Kim Dong Bum as Kim Dong Bum

Jang Geun as Jang Geun

Lee Taemin as Junsu

Park Myung Soo (cameo)

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Jin Suk

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Can Anyone Love

Title: 사랑은 아무나 하나 / Sarangeun Amuna Hana

Chinese title : 不是谁都能爱

Also known as: Can Anyone Love / Dare to Love / Love to Anybody

Genre: Family, Comedy

Episodes: 50

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2009-Mar-07 to 2009-August-23

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:50

Synopsis

A comedy drama centering around 4 sisters. The sisters and their families live in the same multi-story building with a coffee shop on the 1st floor.

Cast

Oh sisters family

Ji Soo Won as Oh Poong Ran (1st sister)

- Lee Sung Min as Heo Se Dol (Poong Ran’s husband, car salesman)

Yoo Ho Jung as Oh Seol Ran (2nd sister)

- Yoon Da Hoon as Lee Soo Nam (Seol Ran’s husband, dentist)

- Yeo Jin Goo as Lee Poo Reum Chan (Seol Ran & Soo Nam’s son)

Han Go Eun as Oh Geum Ran (3rd sister)

- Jung Da Bin as Oh Jang Mi (Geum Ran’s daughter)

Son Hwa Ryung as Oh Bong Sun (4th sister)

Im Hyun Sik as Oh Kab Soo (father)

Park Jung Soo as Park Ae Sook (mother)

Other people

Tei as Danny Hong (coffee shop employee)

Park Kwang Hyun as Lee Soon Shin (doctor)

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Ryu Young Ha (soap opera screenwriter)

Kim Ji Wan as Jang Tae Woo (sports fitness trainer)

Ha Hwang Haiyen as Yanti (South Sea island girl)

Seo Hye Won as Dal Ja

Song Ok Sook as Lee Soon Shin’s mother

Yoo Seung Bong as Lee Soon Shin’s father

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jong Soo 이종수

Screenwriter: Choi Soon Sik 최순식

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Ja Myung Go

Title: 자명고 / Ja Myung Go

Chinese Title : 女王自鳴鼓

Previously known as: 왕녀 자명고 / Princess Ja Myung Go

Also known as: The Royal Princess of Ja Myung Go / The Story of Self Destruction

Genre: Historical, period, romance

Episodes: 39

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2009-March-09 to 2009-July-21

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Legend has it that more than 2000 years ago, the Kingdom of Nangnang possessed a mystical Ja Myung Drum (Ja Myung Go) which will sound by itself when enemies invade. In reality, Ja Myung Go does not represent the drum but instead, is embodied by the King’s daughter, Princess Ja Myung. Princess Ja Myung and Princess Nak-Rang are born on the same day and time to the same father but different mothers. It is predicted that one princess will become the nation’s savior while the other will bring the entire nation down. Using her family’s powerful background, Princess Nak-Rang’s mother successfully establishes her daughter as the savior princess while Princess Ja Myung, who is branded the princess of destruction, escapes death with the help of her mother and grows up among the common folk. When she learns of her true identity, Princess Ja Myung returns to her Kingdom, resulting in a new wave of internal politics and power struggles. Princess Ja Myung and Prince Hodong of the rival state of Goguryeo fall in love but fate has it that they cannot be together. Princess Nak-Rang, who is also in love with the Prince, willingly gives her nation up to him by destroying her Kingdom’s mystical war drum. Princess Ja Myung, fighting to save her nation, finally pierces her sword towards her beloved Prince Hodong…

Cast

Jung Ryu Won as Princess Ja Myung

- Lee Young Yoo as Lee Young Yoo as Ja Myung / Pu Ku (child)

Park Min Young as Princess Ra Hee

- Jin Ji Hee as Ra Hee (child)

Jung Kyung Ho as Prince Hodong

- Kang Soo Han as Hodong (child)

- Yeo Jin Goo as Hodong (adolescent)

Moon Sung Geun as King Daemusin

Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Ha So (Ja Myung’s mother)

Hong Yo Seob as Chae Ri (Ja Myung & Ra Hee’s father)

Lee Mi Sook as Wang Ja Shi / Lady Hae (Ra Hee’s mother)

Lee Joo Hyun as Wang Hol

- Park Gun Tae as Wang Hol (child)

Yeo Wook Hwan as Il Poom

- Yoon Chan as Il Poom (child)

Park Hyo Joo as Chi So

Sung Hyun Ah as Song Maesolsoo

Kim Ga Yun as Yeo Rang (Hodong’s aunt)

Lee Han Wie as Woonaru

Ji Sung Won as Dong Go Bi

Go Soo Hee as Mo Young Hae

Jo Mi Ryung as Mi Chu (Circus owner)

Kang Ye Sol as So So

Lee Won Jong as Cha Cha Song (Circus owner)

Na Han Il as Wang Geng

Go Soo Hee as Mo Yang Hae (Wang Geng’s wife)

Kim Hak Chul as Boo Dal (Wang Geng’s soldier)

Lee Young Bum as Eul Doo Ji (Hodong’s mentor)

Jang Doo Yi as Do Chal

Park Jung Woo as Chu Bal So

Ahn Suk Hwan as (prophet)

Jang Ji Eun

Production Credits

Director: Lee Myung Woo (이명우)

Screenwriter: Jung Sung Hee

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Good Job, Good Job

Title: 잘했군 잘했어 / Good Job, Good Job

Chinese Title : 做得好做得妙

Also known as: Job Well Done / Well Done / Thumbs Up For A Job Well Done

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 40

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2009-Mar-14 to 2009-Aug-02

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis

Lee Kang Joo is a single mother who was abandoned by her previous boyfriend, Yoo Ho Nam. Ho Nam did not know that Kang Joo was pregnant with his child and went abroad to study. When Ho Nam returns to Korea, Kang Joo tries to cover up the fact that Byul is their daughter. Choi Seung Hun is the son of Jung Soo Hee who is Kang Joo’s mentor and boss. He has been pursuing Kang Joo since he was in high school but she has always been unresponsive to his advances. Will he finally convince her that his love for her is real? How will he respond to finding out that she has a daughter and who her father is?

Cast

Uhm Ki Joon as Choi Seung Hun

Chae Rim as Lee Kang Joo

Kim Seung Soo as Yoo Ho Nam

Kim Jung Hwa as Na Mi Ra

Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Eun Bi

Choi Daniel as Lee Eun Hyuk

Extended Cast

Jung Ae Ri as Jung Soo Hee (Seung Hun’s mother)

Joo Hyun as Lee Jung Jae (Kang Joo’s father)

Kim Hae Sook as Wang Young Soon (Kang Joo’s mother)

Kang Boo Ja as Yoon Ok Rae (Soo Hee’s mother)

Yoon So Jung as Bae Jung Ja (Sung Hoon’s mother)

Jun Min Seo as Lee Byul (Kang Joo’s daughter)

Lee Han Wie as Min Shi

Kim Joo Hyuk (김주혁) as Lee Ho

Kim Sun Hyuk as Yoo Ho Joon

Chun Ho Jin as Han Sung Hoon

Yoon So Jung as Bae Jung Ja (Sung Hoon’s mother)

Kim Ji Hyun

Go Da Mi

Shin Young Jin

Kang Min Hee

Production Credits

Director: Kim Nam Won (김남원), Son Hyung Suk (손형석)

Screenwriter: Park Ji Hyun

Producer: Lee Dae Young

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Queen of Housewives

Title: 내조의 여왕 / Queen of Housewives

Chinese Title : 賢內助之王

Also known as: Queen of Wives / My Wife Is a Superwoman

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2009-March-16 to 2009-May-19

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Chun Ji Ae and Yang Bong Soon are high school classmates who did not have the best relationship with each other. Ji Ae was the most popular girl in school whereas Bong Soon was the girl that was always made fun of. Years later, their roles are reversed as Bong Soon’s husband is very successful whereas Ji Ae’s husband, Ohn Dal Soo, is just an average company worker. Dal Soo starts an extra-marital affair with his boss’s wife, Eun So Hyuk. How will Ji Ae react to this?

Cast

Kim Nam Joo as Chun Ji Ae

Oh Ji Ho as Ohn Dal Soo

Lee Hye Young as Yang Bong Soon

Sun Woo Sun as Eun So Hyuk

Choi Chul Ho as Han Joon Hyuk

Yoon Sang Hyun as Heo Tae Joon

Kim Chang Wan as Kim Hong Shik

Nah Young Hee as Jang Young Sook

Extended Cast

Park Joo Hee as Go Mi Young

Lee Seung Ah as Kim Young Sun

Jung Soo Young as Ji Hwa Ja

Hwang Hyo Eun as Lee Seul

Joo Min Ha as Jung Go Woon

Ham Jae Hee as Gong Young Min

Kim Jung Hak as Department chief Yang

Lee Mae Ri as Jung Ran (Department chief Yang’s wife)

Kang Soo Han as Han Hyuk Chan (Bong Soon & Joon Hyuk’s son)

Kim Sung Kyum as President Heo (Tae Joon’s father)

Yoo Ji In as (Tae Joon’s mother)

Kim Young Ran as (Ji Ae’s mother)

Baek Seung Hee Hyang Suk

Yoo Jae Suk as applicant (cameo, ep20)

Park Myung Soo as applicant (cameo, ep20)

Jung Hyung Don as applicant (cameo, ep20)

Jun Jin as applicant(cameo, ep20)

Kim Sung Min as Tae Joon’s friend (cameo, ep16)

Kim Shin Young as couple in sauna (cameo, ep11)

Shin Dong Hee as couple in sauna (cameo, ep11)

Kim Seung Woo as police officer (cameo, ep3)

Lee Seung Ho

?? as Ohn Jung Won (Ji Ae & Dal Soo’s daughter)

?? as Ahn Jung Sook

?? as President Ha

Production Credits

Director: Go Dong Sun

Screenwriter: Park Ji Eun

Awards

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Kim Nam Joo)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Top Excellence Award (Yoon Sang Hyun)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Choi Chul Ho)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Excellence Award (Lee Hye Young)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Kim Chang Wan)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Nah Young Hee)

- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Park Ji Eun)

Notes

This is Kim Nam Joo’s return to the small screen after 8 years away from the entertainment industry.

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