The World That They Live In

그들이 사는 세상
Also known as: Worlds Within
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-27 to 2008-Dec-16
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis
This drama is about the process of a television drama production. Jung Ji-oh (Hyun Bin) is a charismatic drama PD, while Joo Joon-young (Song Hye-kyo) is a PD who is direct and confident. They had a past relationship in their college days, which lead to complicated break ups due to their separate affairs with other people. After finally breaking up with their previous affairs, they decided to get back together and start a relationship. Joon-young is a daughter from a rich family; she has problems regarding her mom (who lives a luxurious lifestyle, gambling and affairs with other men), which made her become too cold and reserve when it comes to expressing her feelings. These problems lead to her filming of cold and unexpressive dramas. Ji-oh on the other hand, is a son from a poor family of farmers and has a hard time dealing with his dad's temper and loves his mom dearly. When the two get back together, they both learn from each other and eventually Joon Young became more expressive, warm and understanding (as opposed to her short-tempered and inconsiderate behavior before). However, Joon Young's mother didn't much approve of Ji-oh, since he is only a lowly person in her eyes. Ji-oh's pride was deeply wounded by the impression Joon Young's mom gave to him, so he decided to break up with Joon Young. Joon Young was deeply hurt and doesn't realize the reason of their break-up, and Ji-oh is very mean as he pushes her away. Deep inside he still loves her, but he was bothered by their differences in wealth, values and characteristics. Many problems arise between the couple which test their love for each other. Ji-oh suffers an eye disease which leads to an operation and him not being able to film everyday. But at the end, both Ji-Oh and Joon-Young get back together as a couple and also directed a show together.

Competition in the station arises, when Song Gyu Ho (Uhm Ki-joon), an ill-mannered sadistic director, takes over some dramas and leaves workers overworked. However, his attitude isn't a problem at the station since he always makes high ratings in his dramas. He casts a stalker-ish new actress, Jang Hae-jin (Seo Hyo Rim), who eventually fell in love with him. The two fall for each other, yet they had to be separated because Gyu Ho's father is running as a President in the future elections. So as to protect his name, the two was forced to break-up. Hae-jin then became a good actress and soon had many dating issues with her co-stars, while Gyu who was just watching from afar, sad and wounded. In the end, the two got back together and decided to tie the knot.

The drama basically shows the real life when it comes into making a drama, the actors' experiences and situations, as well as the directors and staffs hardships in order to create their dramas, with a twist of budding romance from each of the cast. Source

Cast
Hyun Bin as Jung Ji Oh (Director)
Song Hye Kyo as Joo Joon Young (Director)
Uhm Ki Joon as Song Gyu Ho (Director)
Seo Hyo Rim as Jang Hae Jin (Rookie Actress)

Extended Cast
Kim Gab Soo as Kim Min Chul (Drama Director)
Kim Chang Wan as Park Hyun Sup (Drama CP)
Choi Daniel as Yang Soo Kyung (Assistant Director)
Lee Da In as Kim Min Hee (Assistant Director)
Pan Yoo Geol as Chul Yi (Assistant Director)
Kim Yeo Jin as Lee Seo Woo (Drama scriptwriter)
Bae Jong Ok as Yoon Young (Actress)
Kim Ja Ok as Park Soo Jin (Actress)
Yoon Yeo Jung as Oh Min Suk (Actress)
Lee Ho Jae as (Actor)
Jung Suk Won as Yoo Chi Han (Actor)
Kim Young Kwang as Lee Jae Hwan (Actor)
Lee Joon Hyuk as Lee Joon Gi (Joon Young's ex-boyfriend)
Cha Soo Yun as Lee Yeon Hee (Ji Oh's ex-girlfriend)
Na Moon Hee as (Ji Oh's mother)
Na Young Hee as (Joon Young's mother)
Yoon Jong Hwa as Song Yoo Min
Lee Jong Goo as Manager Song
Oh Chang Suk as Sung So Yoo
Kim Sung Tae
Baek Jae Jin
Seung Kyu

OST
The World That They Live In OST