Monday, September 30, 2013

[K-drama] Medical Top Team (2013)


Title: 메디컬탑팀 / Medical Top Team
Genre: Medical, Romance
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-10-09 to 2013-Dec-12
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis
This drama is about the process of treating patients by a team of doctors, considered the best in their fields, as a power struggle ensues in the hospital.

This drama will center around Paran Hospital’s unpaid doctor Park Tae San (Kwon Sang Woo), a skillful medical surgeon who has a warm heart but straightforward to a fault. He is doing good deeds and working at a free medical office for those in need and is a cancer specialist of the team.

Cast
Kwon Sang Woo as Park Tae Shin
Jung Ryu Won as Seo Joo Young
Joo Ji Hoon as Han Seung Jae
Ahn Nae Sang as Jang Yong Seob
Kim Young Ae as Shin Hye Soo
Oh Yeon Seo as Choi Ah Jin
Min Ho as Kim Sung Woo
Park Won Sang as Jo Joon Hyuk
Alex as Bae Sang Kyu
Lee Hee Jin as Yoo Hye Ran
Kim Ki Bang as Jung Hoon Min
Jo Woo Ri as Yeo Min Ji
Kim Sung Kyum as Lee Doo Kyung
Kal So Won as Eun Ba Wi
Lee Dae Yun


Production Credits
Director: Kim Do Hoon
Scriptwriter: Yoon Kyung Ah


Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]  |  [  Trailer 3  ]
Youtube -  [  5 Minutes Preview  ]

[K-drama] The Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo Yong (2013)


Title: 귀신보는 형사 처용 / The Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo Yong
Genre: Crime, Horror
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: OCN
Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-06 to 2013-Dec-08
Air time: Sunday 23:00



Synopsis
Yoon Cheo Yong (Oh Ji Ho) is a detective who can see and hear ghosts from the day he was born. He solves mysterious cases along with female detective Ha Sun Woo (Oh Ji Eun) and high school student ghost Han Na Young (Jun Hyo Sung).

Cast
Oh Ji Ho as Yoon Cheo Yong
Oh Ji Eun as Ha Sun Woo
Jun Hyo Sung as Han Na Young
Jun Ji An as Kim Hye Sun
Yoo Min Kyu as Park Min Jae


Production Credits
Director: Lim Chan Ik
ScriptWriter: Hong Seung Hyun


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

[K-drama] Unemployed Romance (2013)



Title: 실업급여 로맨스 / Unemployed Romance
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 10
Broadcast netwrok: E-Channel
Broadcast period: 2013-10-05 to 2013-Dec-07
Air time: Saturday 23:00



Synopsis

A story about an aspiring writer who lives off of unemployment checks while chasing her dream.

Seung Hee (Lee Young Ah) dreams of becoming a drama writer. However, she receives unemployment benefits from the government and she then meets her first love Jong Dae (Nam Goong Min), who works at the unemployment benefit center.

Cast
Lee Young Ah as Seung Hee
Nam Goong Min as Jong Dae
Suh Joon Young as Wan Ha
Bae Seul Gi as Sun Joo
Myung Kye Nam
Kwon Ki Sun


Production Credits
Production Company: Contents Media Group
Director: Choi Do Hoon
ScriptWriter: Lee Soo Ah


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

Sunday, September 29, 2013

[K-drama] King’s Daughter Soo Baek Hyang (2013)




Title: 제왕의 딸, 수백향 / King’s Daughter Soo Baek Hyang
Also known as: Emperor’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang / The Daughter of the Emperor
Genre: Historical, Family, Political, Romance
Episodes: 100+ (To Be Announced)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-30
Air time: Monday to Friday 21:00



Synopsis
The drama is set during the time of King Moo Ryung of Baekjae.

A historical drama about Princess Soo Baek Hyang (Seo Hyun Jin), who is in love with Crown Prince Myung Nong (Jo Hyun Jae) and the history of the family.

Cast

Main Cast
Seo Hyun Jin as Soo Baek Hyang / Seol Nan
Seo Woo as Seol Hee (Soo Baek Hyang’s younger sister)
Lee Jae Ryong as King Moo Ryung
Jo Hyun Jae as Crown Prince Myung Nong
Jun Tae Soo as Jin Moo
Myung Se Bin as Chae Hwa
Yoon Tae Young as Goo Chun


Bi Moon
Cha Hwa Yun as Instructor Do Rim
Kim Min Kyo as Mang Goo


Royal Palace
Jung Sung Mo as Nae Sook
Im Se Mi as Queen Eun Hye


Others
Ahn Suk Hwan as Baek Ga
Seo Yi Sook as Yong Gu
Kim Byung Ok
Jung Man Shik


Production Credits
Chief Producer: Kim Jin Min
Producer: Kim Ho Joon
Directors: Lee Sang Yeob, Choi Joon Bae
Screenwriter: Hwang Jin Young


Trailer
Youtube -  [  수백향 티저1 (30")  ]

[K-darma] Passionate Love (2013)


Title: 열애 / Passionate Love
Also Known as: Hot Love
Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Family
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-28 to 2014-March-16
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45

Synopsis

This drama is described a humanistic melodrama that follows the tragic love and success story of a man and woman who get tangled up in tragic destinies due to conflicts in their parents’ generation. The drama depicts how one generation’s problems can negatively affect the next generation.

Kang Moo Yeol (Sung Hoon) is a third-generation chaebol who has the both the looks and wealth, seems to have it all on the outside, but grows up with family issues and pain from the loss of his past love Han Yoo Rim (Seohyun). Meanwhile, Han Yoo Jung (Choi Yoon Young) is a diligent and bright, and very independent woman who has a tomboyish and unruly personality which helped her overcome the sudden loss of her family. She is Han Yoo Rim’s younger sister and will get involve with Kang Moo Yeol 10 years later. Both Kang Moo Yeol and his half brother Hong Soo Hyuk (Shim Ji Ho) will fall in love with Han Yoo Jung. But, Moo Yeol and Yoo Jung are star-crossed lovers. Their tragic love story begins because of a tragedy due to their parents. How will they escape their dreary surroundings to succeed?

Cast

Main Cast
Jun Kwang Ryul as Kang Moon Do
Hwang Shin Hye as Hong Nan Cho
Jun Mi Sun as Yang Eun Sook
Sung Hoon as Kang Moo Yeol
Lee Won Geun as Kang Moo Yeol (young)
Choi Yoon Young as Han Yoo Jung
Lee Hye In as Han Yoo Jung (young)
Shim Ji Ho as Hong Soo Hyuk
Yeo Eui Joo as Hong Soo Hyuk (young)

People around Moo Yeol
Joo Hyun as Yang Tae Shin
Jin Seo Yun as Kang Moon Hee
Yoon Mi Ra as Jang Bok Hee
Woo Hee Jin as Yang Hye Sook
Oh Dae Gyu as Yoo Min Soo

People around Yoo Jung
Seohyun as Han Yoo Rim
Kang Shin Il as Han Sung Bok
Song Chae Hwan as Song Kyung Hee
Lee Han Wie as Ban Soo Bong
Jun Soo Kyung as Joo Nam Ok
Kim Yoon Seo as Ban Dal
Kim Hye Ji as Cha Mi Rae

Production Credits
Production Company: Pan Entertainment
Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk
Producers: Jo Eun Jung, Lee Hae Kwang
Director: Bae Tae Sub
Screenwriter: Park Ye Kyung

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]  |  [  Trailer 3  ]
Youtube -  [  6 Minutes Preview  ]

[K-drama] Will You Love and Give It Away? (2013)



Title: 사랑해서 남주나 / Will You Love and Give It Away?
Also known as: Give Love Away / Love Doesn’t Go Away / A Little Love Never Hurts
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-28 to 2014-March-16
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45



Synopsis

A heartwarming family drama centering on a couple’s remarriage in the twilight years of their lives, forcing two families of grown adult children to become one big family. This drama will describe how those grown-up children will re-act and deal with this new situation and their eventual acceptance of each other as a new family.

Cast

Main Cast
Lee Sang Yeob as Jung Jae Min
Hong Soo Hyun as Song Mi Joo
Suh Ji Suk as Eun Ha Rim (Ha Kyung’s older brother)
Shin Da Eun as Eun Ha Kyung


Jae Min’s family
Park Geun Hyung as Jung Hyun Soo (Jae Min’s father)
Yoo Ho Jung as Jung Yoo Jin (Jae Min’s older sister)
Kim Seung Soo as Kang Sung Hoon (Yoo Jin’s husband)
Han Go Eun as Jung Yoo Ri (Jae Min’s older sister)


Mi Joo’s family
Cha Hwa Yun as Hong Soon Ae (Mi Joo’s mother)
Kang Suk Woo as Song Ho Sub (Mi Joo’s father / Soon Ae’s ex-husband)
Kim Na Woon as Lee Yun Hee (Mi Joo’s stepmother / Ho Sub’s wife)
Nam Bo Ra as Song Eun Joo (Mi Joo’s half sister)
Suh Dong Won as Song Byung Joo (Mi Joo’s older brother)
Oh Na Ra as Kim Ji Young (Byung Joo’s wife)


Ha Kyung’s family
Choi Jung Woo as Eun Hee Jae (Ha Kyung’s father)
Yoo Ji In as Lee Hye Shin (Ha Kyung’s mother)
Jung Jae Soon as Eun Hee Ja (Hee Jae’s older sister)
Choi Soo Rin as Shin Soo Jung (Lee Hye Shin’s assistant and butler)


Others
Jo Yeon Woo as Yoon Chul

Production Credits
Chief Producer: Yoon Jae Moon
Directors: Kim Nam Won, Choi Byung Gil
Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung


Trailer
Youtube -  [  Give Love Away Teaser  ]

[K-drama] Secret (2013)



Title: 비밀 / Secret
Also Known as: Secret Love
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-25 to 2013-Nov-28
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55



Synopsis

A rich "bad boy" falls in love with an innocent but tenacious woman who went to prison for his girlfriend's death.

Cast

Main Cast
Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Yoo Jung
Ji Sung as Jo Min Hyuk
Bae Soo Bin as Ahn Do Hoon
Lee Da Hee as Shin Se Yeon


People around Yoo Jung
Kang Nam Gil as Kang Woo Chul (Yoo Jung’s dad)
Ahn Ji Hyun as Yang Hae Ri


People around Min Hyuk
Lee Duk Hwa as Jo Han Il (Min Hyuk’s dad)
Jo Mi Ryung as Hong In Joo


Song Min Kyung as Jo Min Joo
Yang Jin Sung as Seo Ji Hee
Lee Seung Joon as Choi Kwang Min
Choi Woong as Choi Kwang Soo


People around Do Hoon
Yang Hee Kyung as Park Gye Ok (Do Hoon’s mom)
Kang Shin Il as Ahn In Hwan (Do Hoon’s dad) 
Kim Hyun Kyoon as Park Hyun Suk
Han Ki Joong as Yang Ik Tae


Production Credits
Chief Producer: Hwang Eui Kyung
Producer: Kim Jung Hyun, Park Woo Ram
Director: Lee Eung Bok, Baek Sang Hoon
Screenwriter: Choi Ho Chul, Yoo Bo Ra


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

Friday, September 20, 2013

[K-drama] The Suspicious Housekeeper (2013)


Title: 수상한 가정부 / The Suspicious Housekeeper
Also Known as: The Strange Housekeeper
Genre: Family, Mystery
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-23 to 2013-Nov-26
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55



Synopsis

A drama about a housekeeper, Park Bok Nyeo (Choi Ji Woo), who gets hired to work for a family which has just lost its mother, leaving just the father and 4 children. But, she's strange. She is an unsociable housekeeper who is perfect in what she does around the house but doesn't smile or show her feelings due to her mysterious past. Bok Nyeo helps the family to heal and rebuild their bonds.

This is a remake of the Japanese drama series
家政婦のミタwhich was aired on NTV from 12-October-2011 to 21-December-2011.

Cast

Main Cast
Choi Ji Woo as Park Bok Nyeo
Lee Sung Jae as Eun Sang Chul
Wang Ji Hye as Yoon Song Hwa


Eun Sang Chul’s family
Kim So Hyun as Eun Han Kyul (1st Child)
Chae Sang Woo as Eun Doo Kyul (2nd Child)
Nam Da Reum as Eun Se Kyul (3rd Child)
Kang Ji Woo as Eun Hye Kyul (4th Child)
Kim Hee Jung as Woo Sun Young (Eun Sang Chul’s late wife)


Eun Sang Chul’s late wife’s family
Park Geun Hyung as Woo Geum Chi
Shim Yi Young as Woo Na Young


People around Eun Sang Chul
Yoon Hee Suk as Manager Choi
Jang Seo Won as Lee Dong Shik


People around Park Bok Nyeo
Kim Hae Sook as Director Hong
Jung Suk Yong as Shin Jung Man


Other People
Bang Eun Hee as Uh Jin’s mother
Lee Seung Hyung as Uh Jin’s father
Hwang Jae Won as Oh Uh Jin (Hye Gyul’s kindergarten friend)
Seo Kang Joon as Choi Soo Hyuk
Park Ji Bin as Shin Woo Jae
Kim Kwang Gyu as Han Kyul’s teacher
Baek Seung Hyun
Jung Moon Sung


Production Credits
Production Company: Every Show
Chief Producer: Lee Hyun Jik
Producers: Kim Jin Geun, Lee Sang Min, Seo Joo Wan
Director: Kim Hyung Shik
Screenwriter: Baek Woon Chul


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

Thursday, September 19, 2013

[K-drama] Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013) [tvN]



Title: 감자별 2013QR3 / Potato Star 2013QR3
Also Known as: Star That Looks Like a Sweet Potato
Genre: Sitcom, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 120 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-23
Air time: Monday to Thursday 21:15



Synopsis
What if the Earth was to be hit with a planet half the size of the moon? How would your everyday activities, troubles, and love change? This sitcom takes a look at the comedic lives of a family put into a sudden, thrilling and emergency situation created by the crashing of two planets.

A comet that falls onto earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening. Therefore, the troubling things happen to the Noh family and their neighbors.

In this sitcom, Computer programmer Hong Hye Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) dreams of becoming Korean Mark Zuckerberg.

Cast

Noh family
Lee Soon Jae as Noh Song
No Joo Hyun as Noh Soo Dong (Noh Song’s son)
Geum Bo Ra as Wang Yoo Jung (Noh Soo Dong’s wife)
Go Kyung Pyo as Noh Min Hyuk (Noh Soo Dong’s son)
Choi Song Hyun as Noh Bo Yeong
Kim Jung Min as Kim Do Sang
Kim Dan Yool as Kim Kyu Young
Jung Joon Won as Kim Kyu Ho
Seo Ye Ji as Noh Soo Young (Noh Soo Dong’s daughter)


Noh family’s Neighbors
Ha Yeon Soo as Na Jin Ah
Oh Young Shil as Gil Sun Ja
Yeo Jin Goo as Hong Hye Sung
Jang Ki Ha as Jang Yool
Kim Kwang Gyu as Director Oh
Julian Kang as Julian
Fujii Mina


Cameo
Hwang Jung Eum
Yoon Kye Sang


Production Credits
Director: Kim Byung Wook
Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul


Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  15 Second Dance ]
Youtube -  [  Yeo Jin Goo & Ha Yeon Soo  ]
Youtube -  [  Go Kyung Pyo & Ha Yeon Soo  ]
Youtube -  [  Lee Soon Jae & Geum Bo Ra  ]
Youtube -  [  No Joo Hyun & Julian Kang  ]
Youtube -  [  Jang Ki Ha & Seo Ye Ji  ]

[K-drama] The Greatest Thing in the World (2013)


Title: 세상에서 가장 위대한 일 / The Greatest Thing in the World
Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 2
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-19
Air time: Thursday 09:30 (2 episodes back to back)



Synopsis

A short Chuseok special drama about the social matters of teenage parenting and adoption.

Woo Sun (Choi Yoon Young) is a strong minded woman with an even stronger ego and John Harrison (Lee Sang Yeob) who was adopted to Australia when he was young.

Cast
Lee Sang Yeob as John Harrison
Choi Yoon Young as Woo Sun
Jun Ah Min as Han Jae Soo
Goo Eun Ae as So Yoo Ri
Kim Yong Rim as Sun’s grandmother
Maeng Se Chang as Bo Hyun
Kim Hee Jung as Ja Yoo
Lee Hyun Kyung as Bo Hyun’s mother
Kim Jin Soo as Ja Yoo’s father
Kim Min Hee as Ja Yoo’s mother
Lee Ah Hyun as Goo Ye Ri


Production Credits
Chief Producer: Kim Sang Ho
Director: Lee Eun Kyu
Screenwriter: Kang Ha Ji Eun


Trailer
IMBC -  [  Preview  ]

[K-drama] The Firstborn (2013)



Title: 맏이 / The Firstborn
Also known as: Oldest / The Eldest
Genre: Melodrama, Family, Romance
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-14
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45



Synopsis
A drama about the firstborn of five siblings, taking care of the rest to become successful people in society after losing their parents early in the 1960s.

Cast

Main Cast
Yoon Jung Hee as Kim Young Sun
Yoo Hae Jung as Young Sun (young)
Jae Hee as Park Soon Taek
Chae Sang Woo as Soon Taek (young)
Oh Yoon Ah as Lee Ji Sook
- Noh Jung Ui as Ji Sook (young)
Oh Jae Moo as In Ho (young)

The Five Siblings
Jo Yi Jin as Kim Young Ran
Park Ha Young as Young Ran (child)
Kang Ui Sik as Kim Young Doo
- Kim Yoon Sub (김윤섭) as Young Doo (child)
Han Seo Jin as Kim Young Sook (child)
Kim Ye Chan (김예찬) as Kim Young Jae (child)


Soon Taek’s family
Park Ji Won (박지원) as Park Soon Geum (teen)
Lee Dal Hyung as Park Jae Oh (Soon Taek’s father)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Ban Chon Daek / Yoon Im Soon


Aunt’s family
Kim Byung Se as Lee Sang Nam
Jang Mi Hee as Lee Sil
Jin Hee Kyung as Kim Eun Soon



Others
Lee Jong Won as Gong Chang Rae
Jun Won Joo as Choi Sa Yub
Kim Jin Soo as Son Jae Shik
Ra Mi Ran as Na Mi Soon
Ahn Ji Hye (안지혜) as Tan Shil


Production Credits
Production Company: Lee Kwan Hee Production
Chief Producer: Jo Joon Hyung
Producers: Go Jung Ho, Park Jong Suk, Seo Jang Hyun, Kim Eun Kang
Director: Lee Kwan Hee
Screenwriter: Kim Jung Soo


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

[K-drama] Looking Forward to Romance (2013)


Title: 연애를 기대해 / Looking Forward to Romance
Also Known as: Hope for Dating / Hope for Love / Anticipate Love
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 2
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-11 to 2013-Sep-12
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

This drama is about the romantic Love story between young men and young women.

A drama about love and relationships, centers on a college student Joo Yeon Ae (BoA) who has both good looks and personality, but she′s actually a novice in relationships, and always fails at getting her man. Meanwhile, Cha Ki Dae (Choi Daniel) is a skilled dating coach who expert at reading women′s minds. He comes to coach Yeon Ae over SNS, but despite the experience he boasts about, however, he also always fails at getting his own girl. The drama also depicts what happens when four youths with completely different views toward love start dating each other.

Cast
Choi Daniel as Cha Ki Dae
BoA as Joo Yeon Ae
Kim Ji Won as Choi Sae Rom
Si Wan as Jung Jin Kook
Oh Jung Se as Philip
Kim Min Young as Eun Jung

Production Credits
Production Company: IOK Media
Chief Producer: Lee Gun Joon
Producer: Kim Jin Won
Director: Lee Eun Jin
Screenwriter: Joo Hwa Mi

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