[K-drama] Scandal : a Shocking and Wrongful Incident (2013)

Title: 스캔들 : 매우 충격적이고 부도덕한 사건 / Scandal : a Shocking and Wrongful Incident
Also Known as: Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident
Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Family
Episodes: 36 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-June-29 to 2013-Oct-27
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50

Synopsis

Ha Eun Joong (Kim Jae Won) was kidnapped in an act of revenge when he was really young by the man who believed that Eun Joong’s real father was the mastermind behind the collapsed building incident that killed his son.

Eun Joong who grew up to be a policeman, was shocked to find out the truth that the father he loved so much was actually his kidnapper. His life began to get entwined with Woo Ah Mi (Jo Yoon Hee), a 26 year old single mom as he seeks out the meaning of life after encountering numerous despairs and tries to heal the wounds in his heart. (Source)

Cast

Main Cast

Kim Jae Won as Ha Eun Joong
Jo Yoon Hee as Woo Ah Mi
Jo Jae Hyun as Ha Myung Geun
Shin Eun Gyung as Yoon Hwa Yeong
Ki Tae Young as Jang Eun Joong
Park Sang Min as Jang Tae Ha

Supporting Cast

Kim Hye Ri as Go Joo Ran
Kim Kyu Ri as Jang Joo Ha
Park Jung Chul as Jin Woong (Jang Joo Ha’s husband)
Jo Han Chul as Shin Kang Ho
Choi Chul Ho as Kang Joo Pil
Han Groo as Ha So Young

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Kim Sang Ho
Directors: Kim Jin Man, Park Jae Bum
Screenwriter: Bae Yoo Mi

Trailer

Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]  |  [  Trailer 3  ]  |  [  Trailer 4  ]

[K-drama] Goddess of Marriage (2013)

Title: 결혼의 여신 / Goddess of Marriage
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family
Episodes: 32 (To be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-June-29 to 2013-Oct-13
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50


Synopsis

A drama about four women in different stages of marriage with different values ​​and philosophies of love and conflicts finding the true meaning and the importance of marriage through the story.

Song Ji Hye (Nam Sang Mi), a assertive radio writer, dreams of an ideal love but finds herself embroiled in a love triangle between two good men, architect Kim Hyun Woo (Lee Sang Woo) and prosecutor Kang Tae Wook (Kim Ji Hoon).

Hong Hye Jung (Lee Tae Ran) is a mother of two who used to work as a television announcer and is married to Tae Wook’s older brother (Kim Jung Tae) and must always maintain the refined appearances expected of a Cheongdam-dong daughter-in-law.

Song Ji Sun (Jo Min Soo) 
is Ji Hye’s older sister and is a supermom to three kids who rules over her meek husband, No Jang Soo (Kwon Hae Hyo).

Kwon Eun Hee (Jang Young Nam) also is a wife and mother who suddenly discovers that her husband, No Seung Soo (Jang Hyun Sung) is cheating on her.
How will these women behave in their respective predicaments?

Cast

Main Cast
Nam Sang Mi as Song Ji Hye
Lee Sang Woo as Kim Hyun Woo
Kim Ji Hoon as Kang Tae Wook
Lee Tae Ran as Hong Hye Jung
Kim Jung Tae as Kang Tae Jin
Jo Min Soo as Song Ji Sun
Kwon Hae Hyo as No Jang Soo
Jang Young Nam as Kwon Eun Hee
Jang Hyun Sung as No Seung Soo

Supporting Cast
Jun Gook Hwan as Kang Man Ho (Tae Wook’s father)
Yoon So Jung as Lee Jung Sook (Tae Wook’s mother)
Sung Byung Sook as Byeon Ae Ja (Ji Sun’s mother in-law)
Lee Se Young as No Min Jung (Ji Sun’s daughter)
Kim Joon Goo as Kim Ye Sol
Shim Yi Young as Nam Mi Ra
Park Wan Kyu as Jung Dae Hyun
Lee Sul Hee as Kim Yeon Soo
Lee Sung Min as Cynthia Jung
Yum Dong Hun as Manager Hwang
Go Na Eun as Han Se Kyung
Jo Woo Jin as Hye Jung’s younger sister’s husband

Production Credits
Production Company: Samhwa Networks
Director: Oh Jin Suk
ScriptWriter: Jo Jung Sun

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]

[K-drama] TV Novel – Eun Hee (2013)

Title: TV소설 – 은희 티저 / TV Novel – Eun Hee
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-June-24
Air time: Monday to Friday 09:00
Related Series: TV Novel

Synopsis

A romance story of young men and young women as well as the relationship between three families during the war.

Eun Hee (Kyung Soo Jin) is shunned by people, because her father was falsely accused of killing a man right before the Korean War. His father died tragically.

Im Sung Jae (Lee Jun) is saved by a man who actually killed his father. He treats him like a father without knowing the truth and. Because of this, Sung Jae has to separate from Eun Hee.

Cha Young Joo (Choi Yoon So) is the daughter of the real killer. She is arrogant and smart. Since she was younger, she has feelings for Im Sung Jae, but Im Sung Jae has always been in love with Eun Hee. Cha Young Joo’s jealousy drives her to try to break up their relationship.

Choi Jung Tae (Jung Min Jin) loves Eun Hee, but he accepts Eun Hee and Sung Jae’s love feeling for each other.

Cast

Main Cast

Kyung Soo Jin as Eun Hee
Lee Jun as Im Sung Jae
Choi Yoon So as Cha Young Joo
Jung Min Jin as Choi Jung Tae

Supporting Cast

Kim Hye Sun
Ban Hyo Jung
Park Chan Hwan
Choi Joon Yong
Choi Joo Bong

Production Credits

Director: Han Chul Kyung
Screenwriter: Ahn Hong Ran, Lee Sang Min

Trailer

Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Preview  ]

[K-drama] The Queen’s Classroom (2013)

Title: 여왕의 교실 / The Queen’s Classroom
Also known as: Class of The Queen
Genre: School, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-June-12 to 2013-Aug-01
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

This drama is about a elementary teacher of the 6th grade, Ma Yeo Jin (Ko Hyun Jung) and her students who are reveling against her.

Teacher Ma is very realistic and to her elementary students, she shows how tough it is to live the world. Instead of being a shield for her students, she herself becomes the authority. She often pushes her students to the edge by blackmailing and mischief-making.

Whole class of 6-3 (class 3 of the sixth grade) is rebelling against teacher Ma’s educational attitude which is incomprehensible. Sometimes they would betray each other, sometimes they help each other and gradually they realize secret of the reality and make on their own views of the world. This kind of setting of the drama is totally new compared to the previous drama where the teachers were always the protectors of their students.

Cast

Teachers of San Deul Elementary School
Ko Hyun Jung as Ma Yeo Jin
Yoon Yeo Jung as Yong Hyun Ja (Principal)
Lee Ki Young as Song Young Man
Jung Suk Yong as Goo Ji Song
Choi Yoon Young as Yang Min Hee
Jin Kyung as Jung Hwa Shin
Ricky Kim as Justin

Students of Class 3rd of 6th Grade
Kim Hyang Gi as Shim Ha Na
Chun Bo Geun as Oh Dong Goo
Kim Sae Ron as Kim Seo Hyun
Seo Shin Ae as Eun Bo Mi
Lee Young Yoo as Go Na Ri
Kim Ji Hoon (2000) as Kim Tae Sung
Lee Ji Oh as Cha Jung Soo

Parents’ Association
Byun Jung Soo as Na Ri’s mother (president)
Lee Ah Hyun as Ha Na’s mother
Kim Young Pil as Ha Na’s father

Production Credits
Production Company: MBC & IOK MEDIA
Chief Producer: Kim Jin Min
Director: Lee Dong Yoon
Screenwriter: Kim Won Suk, Kim Eun Hee

Note
This drama is a remake of a popular and critically-acclaimed 2005 Japanese drama '女王の教室'

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]

[K-drama] Case Number 113 (2013)

Title: 사건번호 113 / Case Number 113
Genre: Family, Mystery, Crime
Episodes: 2
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-May-30 (back-to-back)
Air time: Thursday 22:00


Synopsis

Based on Ryu Sung Hee’s novel about a murder case that leads to the quarrel and forgiveness of a family and highlights on the relationship between parents and their children.

Kang Hee Kyung is the well known Chief Surgeon of University Hospital. Her husband unexpectedly dies in a car accident with his mistress and she is shocked by the accident. Since that time, She pours excessive love on her sole daughter and this has negative consequences on her daughter. Her daughter gets caught up in a mix of sex and drugs. She then kills someone by accident and then coverups her daughter’s involvement in the killing. Prosecutors and detectives try to find the truth behind the case, where the body has yet to be found.

Cast

Ki Tae Young as Jang Joon Suk
Kim Min Seo as Seung Joo
Han Yoo Yi and Eun Hye Ri
Choi Philip as Lee Gyu Ra
Yun Je Wook as Ki Joon
Kim Mi Sook as Kang Hee Kyung

Production Credits
Director: Park Yong Sun
Screenwriter: Ryu Sung Hee

Note
This drama is based on Novel ‘Case Number 113′ by 류성희 / Ryu Sung Hee which was published on 26/01/2012 by Golden Bough.

Trailer
Youtube - [  SBS [사건번호113] - 30일(목) 특집드라마 예고  ]