The Thorn Birds

Title: 가시나무새 / Kashinamoosae / The Thorn Birds

Chinese Title : 荆棘鸟 / 刺鳥

Also known as: The Thorn Bush Bird

Genre: Melodrama, romance

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2011-Mar-02 to 2011-May-05

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

This is the story of two women, Seo Jung Eun and Han Yoo Kyung, who walk very different paths to achieve their desires. Seo Jung Eun is a strong and courageous woman who has suffered a difficult life, having grown up in an orphanage, but continues to embrace people around her despite longing for affection herself. Jung Eun harbours the hope that she will meet her mother if she becomes a star, striving to reach her goal and overcome her suffering with her pure and innocent nature. In contrast, Han Yoo Kyung has a birth secret for which she is willing to throw away everything in order to get revenge. The “thorn birds” of the title refers to Jung Eun’s character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thorn bird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.

Cast

Han Hye Jin as Seo Jung Eun

Kim Min Jung as Han Yoo Kyung

Joo Sang Wook

Seo Do Young

Cha Hwa Yun

Jung Eun Byul

Kim Ha Eun

Oh Hyun Kyung

Production Credits

Production Company: GnG Production

Director: Kim Jong Chang

Screenwriter: Lee Sun Hee

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Royal Family

Title: 로얄 패밀리 / Royal Family

Chinese Title : 皇室家族

Genre: Family, romance

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2011-Mar-02 to 2011-Apr-21

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

The story of Kim In Sook’s battle against all odds to rise to the top of JK Group with the help of the lawyer Han Ji Hoon, a man who has supported her since they were children.

Cast

Yum Jung Ah as Kim In Sook

Ji Sung as Han Ji Hoon

Kim Young Ae as Gong Soon Ho

Cha Ye Ryun

Ki Tae Young

Lee Da Hee

Lee Chae Young

Ahn Nae Sang

Jun Mi Sun

Jun No Min

Ryu Dam

Dok Go Young Jae

Jo Sang Ki

Ha Yun Joo

Production Credits

Producer: Han Hee

Director: Kim Do Hoon (김도훈)

Screenwriter: Kwon Eun Mi (권음미), Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun (박상연)

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I Believe in Men

Title: 남자를 믿었네 / Namjareul Mideonne / I Believe in Men

Chinese Title : 我相信男人

Also known as: I Trust Men / Trusted Men

Genre: Melodrama, romance

Episodes: To Be Annouced

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-28 to 2011

Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15

Synopsis

A classic family drama about a food company manager who goes through a series of tumultuous events after breaking up with a loved one for unknown reasons.

Cast

Wang Bit Na as Oh Kyung Joo

Shim Hyung Tak as Lee Sun Woo

Kim family

Oh Seung Myung (오승명) as President Kim

Oh Mi Yeon as Ms. Im

Park Sang Min as Kim Nam Ki

Woo Hee Jin as Kim Hwa Kyung

Other people

Kim Dong Wook as Moon Hyun Soo

Lee Da In as Han Kyung Mi (Kyung Joo’s sister)

Hong Soo Ah as Ha Jung Min

Kim Chung as In Hee

Park Joo Ah as Sun Woo’s grandmother

Go Joo Yun as Eun Kyung

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Jin Hyun

Jung Hye Sun as Jin Hyun’s mother

Lee Hwi Hyang

Kim Jung Hyun

Production Credits

Producer: Choi Yong Won

Director: Lee Eun Kyu, Choi Eun Kyung (최은경)

Screenwriter: Joo Chan Ok

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Midas

Title: 마이더스 / Midas

Chinese Title : 迈达斯

Genre: Business, Romance

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-28 to 2011-Apr-19

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

The background of the drama is about life in the mergers & acquisitions, stock market and financial world, as well as the lives of chaebols.

Cast

Jang Hyuk as Kim Do Hyun

Lee Min Jung as Lee Jung Yun

Kim Hee Ae as Yoo In Hye

No Min Woo as Yoo Myung Joon

Jung Suk Won as Jae Bum

Lee Duk Hwa

Seo Joo Ae (서주애) as Soo Ji

Kim Sung Oh as Kim Do Chul

Kim Sung Kyum as Yoo Pil Sang

Chun Ho Jin

Yeo Ho Min

Production Credits

Director: Kang Shin Hyo

Screenwriter: Choi Wan Kyu

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Shining

Title: 반짝반짝 빛나는 / Banjjak Banjjak Bitnaneun / Shining

Chinese Title : 闪闪发光

Also known as: Twinkle Twinkle / All That Glitters / Sparkling

Genre: Drama

Episodes: 50

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-12 to 2011-July-31

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40

Synopsis

This drama tells the success story of Han Jung Won, a workaholic careerwoman who is determined to make her own way in life without the help of her family, which has garnered considerable wealth from their publishing company. Her life is turned upside down due to someone’s mistake, and she faces numerous setbacks on the road to recovery.

Cast

Han family

Kim Hyun Joo as Han Jung Won

Kim Hyung Bum as Han Sang Won

Jang Yong as Han Ji Woong

Park Jung Soo as Jin Na Hee

Park Yoo Hwan as Lee Seo Woo

Hwang family

Lee Yoo Ri as Hwang Geum Ran

Lee Ah Hyun as Hwang Tae Ran

Han Ji Woo as Hwang Mi Ran

Kil Yong Woo as Hwang Nam Bong

Go Doo Shim as Lee Kwon Yang

Kim Sang Ho as Park Joong Hyuk (Tae Ran’s husband)

Shin Soo Yun (신수연) as Park Ji Won (Tae Ran’s daughter)

Other people

Kim Suk Hoon as Song Seung Joon

Kang Dong Ho (강동호) as Kang Dae Bum

Jung Tae Woo as Yoon Seung Jae

Kim Ji Young

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Dae Young

Director: Noh Do Chul

Screenwriter: Bae Yoo Mi

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