Friday, April 26, 2013

Exhibition of Fireworks

불꽃놀이 / Bool-kkot-nol-i
English Title: Fireworks (MBC Global) / Exhibition of Fireworks
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2006-May-13 to 2006-Jul-09
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:40
Synopsis
Shin Na Ra, a woman who is almost thirty welcomes her boyfriend of seven years back from his business trip. During their dinner, he tells her that he not only had an affair but fell in love with another woman. Thus their relationship is no more. To make herself feel better, Na Ra drinks a large amount of alcohol and unknowingly dropped the ring her ex-boyfriend gave her into a random stranger's cup. The stranger, In Jae, drinks the shot without seeing the ring and both of them end up in the hospital.
To support herself, Na Ra pretends to be her 20 years old sister in order to work as a cosmetic clerk at Mi Rae (the woman her ex-boyfriend fell in love with)'s shop but fate has brought In Jae to the shop to. Thus began their surprising journey of love, where In Jae is in love with Mi Rae too.

Cast
Han Chae Young as Shin Na Ra / Shin Na Kyung (Cosmetic beauty counselor)
Kang Ji Hwan as Nah In Jae (Cosmetic gallery manager)
Park Eun Hye as Chae Mi Rae (Head of the cosmetic store management team)
Yoon Sang Hyun as Kang Seung Woo (CPA, Na Ra's ex-boyfriend)
Park Jung Soo as Nah In Jae's mother
Kim So Yun as Shin Na Kyung (Na Ra's 20 year-old sister)
Park Geun Hyung as Shin Ho Sub (Na Ra's father)
Kim Chang Sook as Choi Soon Young (Na Ra's mother)
Park So Ri as Im Choon Ae
Kim Joo Hyun as Jo Ah Ra
Lee Jae Young as Ho Sung
Park Hae Jin
Lee Min Ho

OST
Exhibition of Fireworks OST















Hotelier

호텔리어 / Ho-te-li-eo
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2001-Apr-04 to 2001-Jun-07
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
Jin Young (Song Yun Ah), a very open-minded and energetic woman, worked for the Seoul Hotel. Her ex-boyfriend Tae Joon (Kim Seung Woo) resigned and had left for Vegas three years earlier due to an unfortunate incident w/ a guest. The owner of the hotel had always believed in Tae Joon even more so than his own son, Young Jae (Park Jung Chul). When he died of a heart attack, his wife realized that Jin Young must go to Vegas to bring Tae Joon back so he could help run the hotel, which was falling into pieces. Their rival, Kim Book Man (Han Jin Hee), was determined to acquire the Seoul Hotel.

Cast
Bae Yong Jun as Attorney Shin Dong Hyuk / Frank Shin
Song Yoon Ah as Mgr. Suh Jin Young
Song Hye Kyo as Kim Yun Hee
Kim Seung Woo as Head Mgr. Han Tae Jun
Yoon Yeo Jung as Yun Bong Sook (Hotel proprietress)
Park Jung Chul as Choi Young Jae (Bong Sook's son)
Joo Hyun as President Choi
Han Jin Hee as President Kim Bok Man(Yun Hee's father)
Choi Hwa Jung as Housekeeping Mgr. Lee Soon Jung
Hu Joon Ho as Mgr. Oh Hyung Man
Choi Yong Min as Leo Park (Dong Hyuk's business partner)
Kim In Moon as Shin Jang Hae (Dong Hyuk's father)
Kim Na Rae as Jenny
Park Jung Chul as Choi Young Jae (Madam Choi's son)
Myung Kye Nam as Head Chef Loo
Lee Gae Yin as Manager Yoo
Kang Young Suk as Bellboy
Lee Jung Yong as Asst. Chef Lee
Choi Yong Min as Leo
Kim Yong Hee

OST
Hotelier OST







Marrying A Millionaire

백만장자와 결혼하기 / baek-man-jang-ja-wa gyeol-hon-ha-gi
Also known as: To Marry a Millionaire (KBFD-TV)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2005-Nov-26 to 2006-Jan-22
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Synopsis
Want to marry a millionaire? Add one 'Average Joe', be one of eight women selected, and money from the television network station and you can.

Han Eun-young works as a clerk at a bank, trying to pay off the debts her step-mother and sister have piled on her. Kim Young-hoon is your regular, 'Average Joe', worker. He provides for his father, his older brother and his wife, as well as his younger brother.

One day, PD Yoo Jin-ha is asked to take over the project, "Marry a Millionaire". Reluctantly, he agrees to handle the project. His search begins for the perfect man to play the 'millionaire'. His goal is to use a man who is an average worker, but can pull off the facade of a millionaire. Kim Young-hoon is that man. Although he works hard for a living, there are many who can easily mistake him for a rich guy.
By chance, Eun-young is selected to be a particpant in the TV show. Although the women are not supposed to know that this millionaire of their's is just a regular worker, Eun-young knows his true identity.

How?

Simple. Young-hoon was her first love. After many years, they meet up again at a party. Although she didn't recognize him at first, she realized it was the young boy she had fallen in love with back in middle school. Although she says she made a mistake in liking him, being in the show with him is bringing up warm feelings once again.

Marrying a Millionaire is based on the US reality television show, Joe Millionaire.

Cast
Kim Hyun Joo as Han Eun Young
Go Soo as Kim Young Hoon
Yoon Sang Hyun as Yoo Jin Ha
Son Tae Young as Jung Soo Min
Jung Jin as Jung Sung Shik
Kim Ki Bum as young Kim Young Hoon
Lee Mi Young as Goo Jung Sun (Eun Young's step-mother)
Yoo Chae Young as Lee Soo Ji (Eun Young's step-sister)
Park Geun Hyung as Kim Jung Dae (Young Hoon's father)
Choi Sung Min as Kim Seung Hoon (Young Hoon's older brother)
Jo Kyung Hoon as Pyeon Sung Joon
Park Jung Woo
Seo Ji Seung

OST
Marrying A Millionaire OST




















Sunday, April 14, 2013

Jang Ok Jung, Live By Love

장옥정, 사랑에 살다
Also known as: Jang Ok Jung / Jang Ok Jung, Live for Love / Jang Ok Jung, Live By Love / Jang Ok Jung, Lives in Love
Genre: Historical, romance, melodrama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-08 to 2013-???-??
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Synopsis
This drama tells the story of Jang Ok Jung, known as Lady Jang Hee Bin, one of Korea’s best known royal concubines of the Joseon Dynasty and famous for her hunger for power and ruthless plotting. However, this drama will tell a completely new interpretation of the infamous royal concubine Lady Jang Hee Bin and show the story before she became concubine and how her involvement as a fashion designer and cosmetics-maker during that era. This drama will also highlight the love story between Jang Ok Jung and King Suk Jong.

Cast
Main Cast
Kim Tae Hee as Jang Ok Jung, later Lady Jang Hee Bin
Kang Min Ah (강민아) as young Jang Ok Jung
Yoo Ah In as King Suk Jong
Chae Sang Woo as Lee Soon, later King Suk Jong
Hong Soo Hyun as Queen In Hyun
Jae Hee as Hyun Chi Soo
Baek Seung Hwan as young Hyun Chi Soo
Lee Sang Yeob as Dong Pyung Goon Yi Hang
Kwak Dong Yun as young Dong Pyung Goon
Han Seung Yeon as Choi Musuri, later Lady Choi Suk Bin

Extended Cast
Sung Dong Il as Jang Hyun
Lee Hyo Jung as Min Yoo Joong
Kim Seo Ra as Ok Jung's mother, Lady Yoon
Go Young Bin (고영빈) as Jang Hee Jae
Kim Sun Kyung as Queen Dowager Kim
Lee Hyo Choon as Great Queen Dowager Jo
Ah Young as Princess Myung Ahn
Lee Dong Shin as Kim Man Ki
Kim Ha Eun as Queen In Kyung
Yoon Yoo Sun as Lady Kang
Jang Young Nam as Court Lady Chun
Ji Yoo as Ja Kyung
Kim Min Ha (김민하) as young Ja Kyung
Choi Sang Hoon as Jo Sa Suk
Lee Hyung Chul as Bok Sun Goon
Bae Jin Sub (배진섭) as Hyun Moo
Lee Gun Joo as Yang Goon
Kim Ga Eun as Hyang Yi
Lee Hyo Rim (이효림) as Seol Hyang
Lee Ja Min (이자민) as Yeon Hong
Kim Se In (김세인) as Jung Hon Ja
Kim Nan Joo (김난주) as Court Lady Choi

OST
Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love OST