To the Beautiful You

Title: 아름다운 그대에게 / To the Beautiful You
Chinese Title: 給美麗的你
Also Known as: Hana Kimi (Korean Version)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-15 to 2012-Oct-04
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis
This drama is based on Hisaya Nakajo‘s manga series “Hana Kimi“ which was published by Hakusensha from 1996 to 2004.
The series centers on Goo Joo Hee (Choi Seol Ri), a Korean girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae Joon (Min Ho). She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Korea to attend the same school that Tae Joon attends after he suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. However, Tae Joon attends an all-boys high school and Jae Hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.


Cast
Main Cast
Min Ho as Kang Tae Joon
Choi Seol Ri as Goo Jae Hee
Lee Hyun Woo as Cha Eun Kyul
Kim Ji Won as Seol Ha Na
Kang Ha Neul as Joo Ji Chul
Hwang Kwang Hee as Song Jong Min
Supporting Cast
Suh Joon Young as Ha Seung Ri
Yoo Min Kyu as Young Mahn
Ki Tae Young as Jang Min Woo
Lee Young Eun as Lee So Jung (Korean teacher)
Kang Kyung Joon as Athletic team coach
Lee Han Wie as Hwang Gye Bong
Jung Eun Joo as Hwang Bo hee
Ahn Hye Kyung as Yang Seo Yoon (Sports reporter)
Lee Ah Hyun as Jang (Sport Company Director)
Ko So Young as President Lee
Lee Ha Nui
Sun Woo Jae Duk


Production Credits
Production Company: SM Entertainment
Director: Jun Ki Sang
Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul


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Arang and the Magistrate

Title: 아랑사또전 / Arang and the Magistrate
Chinese Title: 阿郎使道传
Also known as: Arang Magistrate Story / Arang
Genre: Fantasy, Melodrama, Period, Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-15 to 2012-Oct-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis
The drama is based on famous folklore.
During the Joseon era in the city of Miryang, Arang (Shin Min Ah) was the pure, beautiful, goodhearted daughter of a magistrate. She grew up without a mother, and was raised by a wicked caretaker who conspired to have her be raped and ruined by a servant. He attacked and she resisted, so he stabbed and killed her, and left her body to rot in the woods.
Her father the magistrate just believed that she dishonorably eloped with a man and so resigned his position swathed in shame. Thus the legend goes that every time a new magistrate comes to Miryang to fill the position, Arang’s vengeful ghost shows up to tell him her story and he flees in terror.
But one day a new magistrate comes to town — a young man by the name of Eun Oh (Lee Joon Ki). Arang appears to him like every other magistrate before him, but this man doesn’t flee, and instead sympathizes with Arang, and promises to find her killer and avenge her death.


Cast
Main Cast
Lee Joon Ki as Eun Oh
Shin Min Ah as Arang
Yun Woo Jin as Joo Wal
Hwang Bo Ra as as Bang Wool (Arang’s shaman sidekick)
Kwon Oh Joong as Dol Swe
Supporting Cast
Han Jung Soo as Moo Young
Yoo Seung Ho as King of Heaven
Park Joon Gyu as King of Hell
Kim Yong Gun
Kim Kwang Gyu
Kang Moon Young
Noh Hee Ji


Production Credits
Director: Kim Sang Ho
Writer: Jung Yoon Jung


Note
- This is Lee Joon Ki’s comeback project after mandatory military service and the first historical drama of Shin Min Ah’s career.
- This drama was postponed from July 25th to August 15th due to London Olympics


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The Great Doctor

Title: 신의 / Faith
Chinese Title: 信義 / 神醫
Also Known as: The Great Doctor
Genre: Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Time-Travel
Episodes: 24 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-13 to 2012-Oct-30
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55



Synopsis
This drama shows the love between a warrior from the Goryeo Period and a female doctor from the present day, their love transcending time and space.
Yoo Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) is a 33-year old plastic surgeon in the year 2012. She was originally a general surgeon, but quickly found that it was an overworked, under-paid profession and jumped ship to plastic surgery. Her dream is to someday open her own practice. But one day, Choi Young (Lee Min Ho) kidnaps her and takes her back to the Goryeo era because needing her medical skills. Their love story spans centuries but also warring beliefs. He gave up on love to be an unflinching warrior.


Cast
Lee Min Ho as Choi Young
Kim Hee Sun as Yoo Eun Soo
Lee Philip as Jang Bin
Sung Hoon
Ryu Duk Hwan as King Gong Min
Park Se Young as Princess Nogook
Yoo Oh Sung as Ki Cheol
Choi Min Soo
Lee Min Young
Shin Eun Jung as Hwa Soo
Lee Byung Joon as Jo Il Sin


Production Credits
Director: Kim Jong Hak
Screenwriter: Song Ji Na


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Reply 1997

Title: 응답하라 1997 / Reply 1997
Chinese Title: 回答1997
Also Known as: Answer to 1997
Genre: Sitcom
Episodes: 8
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2012-July-24 to 2012-Sep-11
Air time: Tuesday 23:00


Synopsis
A sitcom about the entertainment society around 1990.
This drama follows female high high school student Seong Si Won (Jung Eun Ji), who idolizes boyband H.O.T and her 5 high school friends.


Cast
Jung Eun Ji as Seong Si Won
Seo In Guk as Yoon Yoon Je
Eun Ji Won as Do Hak chan
Hoya as Kang Joon Hee
Sung Dong Il as Sung Dong Il
Lee Il Hwa as Lee Il Hwa
Song Jong Ho as Tae Wong
Lee Shi Un as Bang Seong Jae
Shin So Yool as Mo Yoo Jeong


Production Credits
Director: Sin Won Ho
ScreenWriter: Lee Woo Jeong


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Golden Time

Title: 골든타임 / Golden Time
Chinese Title: 黄金时刻
Genre: Medical, Romance
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-July-09 to 2012-Sep-11
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55


Synopsis
This drama is set within the backdrop of an emergency room at a hospital.


Cast
Main Cast
Lee Sun Gyun as Lee Min Woo
Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Jae In
Lee Sung Min as Choi In Hyuk
Song Sun Mi as Shin Eun Ah
Supporting Cast
Sun Woo Yong Nyeo as Park Geum Nyeo (Jae In’s grandmother)
Jang Yong as Kang Dae Je (Jae In’s grandfather)
Song Yoo Ha as Bang Sun Woo
Jung Kyu Soo as Na Byung Gook
Kim Ki Bang as Kim Do Hyung
Jung Suk Yong as Ji Han Goo
Lee Ki Young as Hwang Se Han
Jo Sang Ki as Park Sung Jin
Heo Tae Hee as Ko Jae Won
Ji Il Joo as Yoo Gang Jin
Kim Hyung Il as Kim Ho Young
Shin Dong Mi as Jo Dong Mi
Uhm Hyo Sup as Kim Min Joon
Hong Ji Min as Song Gyung Hwa
Chun Jae Ho as Park Geun Soo
Park Young Ji as Oh Gwang Chul
Park Jung Min as Jang Young Woo


Production Credits
Director: Kwon Suk Jang
Screenwriter: Choi Hee Ra


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Beloved

Title: 친애하는 당신에게 / Beloved
Chinese Title: 亲爱的你
Also Known as: Dear You
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2012-June-27 to 2012-Aug-16
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 20:45


Synopsis
This drama tell a love story of a couple who already married for 3 years. This couple still in love but they chose to separate after their past lovers approach them.


Cast
Park Sol Mi as Seo Chan Joo
Hong Jong Hyun as Go Jin Se
Kim Min Joon as Choi Eun Hyuk
Choi Yeo Jin as Baek In Kyung
Bae Noo Ri as Hong Ran
Goo Bon Seung as Do Han Soo
Park Shi Eun as Lee Myung Jin
Choi Joo Hee as Kim Ja Young
Yoon Park as Park Ho Ki
Jo Ha Rang as Moon Je Ni
Moon Jung Soo as Lee Sung Rak


Production Credits
Director: Jo Hyun Tak
ScreenWriter: Kim Ji Eun


Note
This drama is based on a Japanese novel writen by Hisashi Nozawa.


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