[K-drama] Five Fingers (2012)

Title: 다섯 손가락 / Five Fingers
Previously known as: 피아노의 숲 / The Piano Forest
Genre: Romance, Musical, Melodrama
Episodes: 30 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-11 to 2012-Nov-18
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50

Synopsis

“Five Fingers” is about young people who each have their own tragedies to overcome and achieve their dreams.

Yoo Ji Sang (Joo Ji Hoon) is a genius pianist with perfect pitch in the show. While he overcomes a tragic past and childhood scars to chase his dream, he gets caught up in a bitter rivalry with the rich successor to a corporation.

Cast

Main Cast

Joo Ji Hoon as Yoo Ji Sang
Chae Shi Ra as Chae Young Ran
Ji Chang Wook as Yoo In Ha
Ham Eun Jung as Hong Da Mi
Na Moon Hee
Cha Hwa Yun

Supporting Cast

Jo Min Ki as Chae Young Ran’s husband
Jun Noh Min as Yoo Man Se
Jun Mi Sun as Song Nam Joo (Da Mi’s mother)
Jung Joon Ha as Louis Kang
Jung Eun Woo as Hong Woo Jin
Lee Hae In as Jeong So Yool
Jung Hye Jin as Dong Hee
Kang Yi Suk as Young Ji Ho

Production Credits

Director: Choi Hyeong Hoon
Screenwriter: Kim Soon Ok

Trailer

Youtube -  [  [1208/SBS] Five Fingers/다섯손가락 Teaser  ]

[K-drama] Faith @ The Great Doctor (2012)

Title: 신의 / Faith
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 In
Lee Byung Joon as Jo Il Sin

Production Credits

Director: Kim Jong Hak
Screenwriter: Song Ji Na

Trailer

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

[K-drama] Haeundae Lovers (2012)

Title: 해운대 연인들 / Haeundae Lovers
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-06 to 2012-Sep-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

“Haeundae Lovers” is a romantic comedy that tells the story of Lee Tae Sung (Kim Kang Woo), a prosecutor who loses his memory and becomes involved with gangsters. He then meets and falls in love with Go So Ra (Jo Yeo Jung), who is the daughter of a gangster.

Meanwhile, Lee Se Na (Nam Gyu Ri) will play the role of Lee Tae Sung’s fiance and also the daughter of the Minister of Justice.

Cast

Main Cast

Kim Kang Woo as Lee Tae Sung
Jo Yeo Jung as Go So Ra
Kang Min Kyung as Hwang Joo Hee
Jung Suk Won as Choi Joon Hyuk
Nam Gyu Ri as Lee Se Na
Kim Young Ok

Supporting Cast

Im Ha Ryong
Choi Sang Hoon
Lee Jae Yong
Park Sang Myun as Boo Yeong Do
Kim Hye Eun as Yook Tam Hee
Park So Yeon as Lee Kwan Soon
Park Gun Il as Lee Dong Baek
Kim Joon Ho as Voice phisher (Cameo)

Production Credits

Director: Song Hyun Wook
Screenwriter: Hwang Eun Kyung

Trailer

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

[K-drama] To the Beautiful You (2012)

Title: 아름다운 그대에게 / To the Beautiful You
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

Trailer

Youtube -  [  [HD] To The Beautiful You (Hana Kimi Korean ver) teaser  ]

[K-drama] Arang and the Magistrate (2012)

Title: 아랑사또전 / Arang and the Magistrate
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. (Source)

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Joon Ki as Eun Oh
Shin Min Ah as Arang
Yun Woo Jin as Joo Wal
Hwang Bo Ra as Arang’s shaman sidekick
Kwon Oh Joong as Dol Swe

Supporting Cast

Han Jung Soo as Moo Young
Yoo Seung Ho as Jade Emperor (cameo)
Park Joon Gyu
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.

Trailer

Youtube  -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]

[K-drama] Golden Time (2012)

Title: 골든타임 / Golden Time
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

Trailer

Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]   |   [  Trailer 2  ]