[K-drama] Birth Secret (2013)

Title: 출생의 비밀 / Birth Secret
Genre: Family, Melodrama, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-April-27 to 2013-June-30
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50


Synopsis

Jung Yi-hyun is a genius, but she suffers from psychogenic amnesia and does not remember her husband and young daughter. Hong Gyung-doo (Yoon Jun Sang) is uneducated and poor, but he's a loving father to young Hae-deum (Kal So Won), who's inherited her genius from her mother. 

Yi-hyun and Gyung-doo met just as both were on the brink of suicide, and they'd decided to choose life together. The drama is about Yi-hyun's journey to putting together the pieces of her lost memory with her husband's help, a man who seems completely unsuited for her and their daughter, Hae Deum.

Cast

Main Cast
Yoon Jun Sang as Hong Kyung Doo
Sung Yu Ri as Jung Yi Hyun
- Kim So Hyun as as Jung Yi Hyun (young)
Kal So Won as Hong Hae Deum

People of Ye Ga Group
Kim Gab Soo as Choi Gook
Lee Hyo Jung as Choi Suk
Lee Jin as Lee Sun Kyung
Kim Young Kwang as Park Soo Chang
Han Sang Jin as Choi Ki Tae
Jin Hyuk as Choi Ki Joong
Yoo Hye Ri as Mrs. Jo

People in the Market
Jo Mi Ryung as Shim Yun Jung
Jung Suk Yong as Tae Man
Shin Seung Hwan as Jong Tae
Park Eun Ji (박은지) as Kwang Sook

Other People
Seo Hyun Chul as Go Eun Pyo
Kim Hye Jin as Lee Hye Young
Choi Soo Rin as Jung Joo Gyum

Production Credits
Production Company: IHQ
Director: Kim Jong Hyuk
Screenwriter: Kim Kyu Wan

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

[K-drama] Mandate of Heaven: The Fugitive of Joseon (2013)

Title: 천명 : 조선판 도망자 이야기 / Mandate of Heaven: The Fugitive of Joseon
Also Known as: Heaven’s Order / Heaven’s Will
Genre: Historical, Thriller, Politic, Medical
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-24 to 2013-June-27
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

The Joseon version of a Chaser about a medical practitioner who struggles to save his daughter from a terminal illness while being caught up in a plot to poison King Injong.

Royal Physician Choi Won (Lee Dong Wook), who works for the royal family, becomes involved with the plot to poision King Injong and is now a fugitive. He tries to save his daughter Choi Rang (Kim Yoo Bin), who has an incurable disease. Choi Won has raised his daughter alone since his wife passed away. Hong Da In (Song Ji Hyo) is the nurse who’s in love with him.

Meanwhile, Lee Jung Hwan (Song Jong Ho ) is the Euigeumbu detective who’s the one to capture him and he get help from bandit’s daughter, So Baek (Yoon Jin Yi) while he is a fugitive. Crown Prince Lee Ho (Im Seul Ong) is the suspicious crown prince who ends up thinking he was betrayed by the one person he trusted in the world.

Cast

Main Cast
Lee Dong Wook as Choi Won
Kim Yoo Bin as Choi Rang
Song Ji Hyo as Hong Da In
Im Seul Ong as Crown Prince Lee Ho, later King In Jong
Park Ji Young as Queen Moon Jung
Song Jong Ho as Lee Jung Hwan
Yoon Jin Yi as So Baek

Choi Won’s family
Kang Byul as Choi Woo Young
Jang Yong Bok as Choi Chang Son
Go In Bum as Choi Hyung Goo
Yoo Chae Young as Geum Ok

Royal Medical Staff
Choi Phillip as Min Do Saeng
Kim Mi Kyung as Jang Geum

People on Lee Ho’s Side
Choi Il Hwa as King Joong Jong
Lee Jae Yong as Chun Bong

People on the Queen’s Side
Seo Dong Hyun as Grand Prince Kyung Won
Jun Gook Hwan as Kim Chi Yong
Lee Hee Do as Jang Hong Dal
Sung Woong as Do Moon
Jo Dal Hwan as Deok Pal
Kim Jung Kyoon as Yoon Won Hyung

Police Investigator (Ui Geum Boo Officer)
Kim Yoon Sung as Gon Oh

Bandit Group Heuk Suk Gol
Kwon Hyun Sang as Im Kkeok Jung
Lee Won Jong as Geo Chil
Park Sun Woo as Gae Pal Son

Other People
Yoon Gi Won as Mak Bong
Kim Hyung Bum as Pil Doo
Jung Yoon Sun as Wol Ha
Yum Dong Hun (염동헌)

Production Credits
Production Company: Dream E&M
Chief Producer: Moon Bo Hyun
Producer: Yoo Jong Sun
Director: Lee Jin Suh, Jun Woo Sung
Screenwriter: Choi Min Ki, Yoon Soo Jung

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer  1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]
Youtube -  [  8 min Highlight  ]

[K-drama] She is WOW (2013)

Title: 우와한 녀 / She is WOW
Genre: Family, Comedy
Broadcast network: tvN
Episodes: 12
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-18 to 2013-July-04
Air time: Thursday 23:00

Synopsis

A family story between the former actress with her popular anchor husband.

Cast

Oh Hyun Kyung as Jo Ah Ra
Park Sung Woong as Gong Jeong Han
Jin Young as Gong Ming Kyu
Han Jung Soo as Choi Go Ya
Ahn Sun Young as Jin Bo Yeo
Kwon Se Un as Ji Seong Gi
Jo Han Chul as Hyeon Sang Beom
Park Lydia as Ji Ban Il
Yang Jin Sung as Yoo Nan Hee
Bang Joong Hyun as Cha Se Dae
Park Seong Joon as Na Jae Soo
Choi Jung Woo as Park Ooi Won
Lee Ah Rin as Lee Ah Rin

Production Credits

Director: Kim Chul Kyu

Trailer

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

[K-drama] Special Affairs Team TEN 2 (2013)

Title: 특수사건전담반 TEN 시즌2 / Special Affairs Team TEN 2
Also Known as: Special Crimes Force TEN 2
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Broadcast network: OCN
Episodes: ~10 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast period: 2013-April-14 to 2013-June-16
Air time: Sunday 23:00
Related Series: Ten


Synopsis

This drama is follow up to "Special Affairs Team TEN"

“Special Affairs Team TEN” is a criminal investigation unit that tackles the most violent crimes in South Korea. These crimes usually have less than a 10% rate for arrests. They chase the most notorious killers who attempt to commit the perfect crimes.

Yeo Ji Hoon (Joo Sang Wook) is former top-notch detective, but now works as a professor. He then becomes the leader of Special Affairs Team TEN. He will lead this special crime unit.

Baek Do Sik (Kim Sang Ho) is as good-natured veteran detective. He possesses a keen sense of intuition, which he honed from his many years as a detective.

Nam Ye Ri (Jo An) has been a detective for 4 years. She joins Special Affairs Team TEN because of her psychological reasoning powers.

Park Min Ho (Choi Woo Sik) is a new detective. He joins Special Affairs Team TEN after impressing Professor Yeo Ji Hoon with his reasoning powers.

Cast

Main Cast

  Joo Sang Wook as Yeo Ji Hoon

  Kim Sang Ho as Baek Do Shik

  Jo An as Nam Ye Ri

  Choi Woo Shik as Park Min Ho


Production Credits
Director: Lee Seung Young
Screenwriter: Nam Sang Wook

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

[K-drama] Wonderful Mama (2013)

Title: 원더풀 마마 / Wonderful Mama
Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-13
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45


Synopsis
‘Wonderful Mama’ is described as a refreshing and heartwarming family story.
It’s about a loan shark mom, Yoon Bok Hee (Bae Jong Ok), a self-made woman who went from working a tiny market stand to owning multi-million-won buildings. However, she was suffering from Alzheimer’s and has to hurry to make her 3 adult kids (Jung Yoo Mi, Kim Ji Suk & Park Bo Geum) grow up before she forgets everything.
Meanwhile, Jang Hoon Nam (Jung Gyu Woon) is the second son of a family that’s owned a clothing material factory for three generations. He lost his parents when he was young and lives with his deaf older brother. He meets designer Go Young Chae (Jung Yoo Mi), who is Yoon Bok Hee’s eldest daughter in the company where they work together. At first, they have frequent conflicts with each other, but fall in love with each other after that.

Cast

Young Chae’s family
Bae Jong Ok as Yoon Bok Hee
Jung Yoo Mi as Go Young Chae
Kim Ji Suk as Go Young Soo
Park Bo Geum as Go Young Joon
Lee Suk Joon as Han Dong Soo

Hoon Nam’s family
Jung Gyu Woon as Jang Hoon Nam
Ahn Nae Sang as Jang Ki Nam
Kyun Mi Ri as Kim Young Yi
Yoo Young as Jang Ko Eun

Jang Ho’s family
Lee Min Woo as Lee Jang Ho
Lee Chung Ah as Oh Da Jung
Yoo In Young as Lee Soo Jin
Kim Chung as Choi Eun Ok
Hwang Jae Won as Lee Ji Woo

Other people
Hwang Dong Joo as Hong Yoon Jae
Jung Kyung Ho as Sasa Kim
Lee Kyung Sil as Jae Gal Jum Soon
Heo Jung Eun as Kim Ha Pil

Production Credits
Director: Yoon Ryoo Hae


Note
Filming Location of this drama are including in Cebu, Philippines.

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]  |  [  5 Min. Preview  ]

[K-drama] Jang Ok Jung (2013)

Title: 장옥정 / Jang Ok Jung
Previous Known as: 장옥정, 사랑에 살다 / Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love
Genre: Period, Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-08 to 2013-June-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55


Synopsis
This drama tells the story of Jang Hee Bin (Kim Tae Hee), one of the most famous royal concubines in the Joseon Dynasty who was behind the deposition of King Sook Jong’s (Yoo Ah In) wife, Queen In Hyun (Hong Soo Hyun). However, unlike the countless dramas and movies about this famous villain, this drama will tell the story of Jang Ok Jung before she became concubine Jang Hee Bin and focus on her role as a fashion designer and cosmetic maker in the Joseon era.

Cast
Kim Tae Hee as Jang Ok Jung
- Kang Min Ah as Jang Ok Jung (young)
Yoo Ah In as King Sook Jong
- Chae Sang Woo as King Sook Jong (young)
Jae Hee as Hyun Chi Soo
Lee Sang Yeob as Dong Pyung Goon
Han Seung Yeon as Choi Sook Bin
Hong Soo Hyun as Queen In Hyun
Sung Dong Il as Jang Hyun
Yoon Yoo Sun as Kang’s Wife
Kim Seo Ra as Jang Hyung
Lee Gun Joo as Eunuch Yang
Lee Hyung Chul as Bok Sun Goon
Go Young Bin as Jang Hee Jae
Kim Ha Eun as Queen In Kyung
Lee Ja Min as Yun Hong
Jang Young Nam as Court lady Chun
Kim Se In as Jung Hon Ja
Dal Shabet’s Ah Young as Princess Myungan
Kim Sun Kyung as Queen Myungsung
Lee Hyo Choon as Queen Jo
Lee Dong Shin as Kim Man Ki
Choi Sang Hoon as Jo Sa Seok
Ji Yoo as Ja Kyung
Bae Jin Sub as Hyun Moo

Production Credits
Director: Boo Sung Chul
Screenwriter: Choi Jung Mi

Trailer
Youtube -  [  Trailer 1  ]  |  [  Trailer 2  ]  |  [  Trailer 3  ]
Youtube -  [  8 Minute Preview  ]

[K-drama] Gu Family Book (2013)

Title: 구가의서 (九家의 書) / Gu Family Book
Genre: Melodrama, Historial, Fantasy
Episodes: 24 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-April-08 to 2013-June-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55


Synopsis
A melodrama epic about the great deal of trouble Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki), born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature, who goes through in order to become human and a story of Choi Kang Chi’s journey of struggling in order to live more like a human than anyone else despite not being able to become human.

Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee ) and the guardian god of Jiri mountains, Gu Wal Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk) fell in love but due to the trap of their enemies, the Yoon family status fell into ruins. While Seo Hwa was on the run with her maid, she received news that Wal Ryung had disappeared after a mishap. Feeling unable to raise her son while escaping, she sent him down the river in a basket hoping that someone could take him in.

Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki) was raised by the Choi family after having been picked up from the river. Meanwhile, Dam Yeo Wool (Bae Suzy) is a master of martial arts and archery. Yeo Wool is an upright character who really values the Three Bonds and Five Relationships in Confucianism, and becomes an instructor at a martial arts center at a young age.

Cast
Lee Seung Ki as Choi Kang Chi
Bae Suzy as Dam Yeo Wool
Yoo Yun Suk as Park Tae Seo
Lee Yoo Bi as Park Chung Jo (Kang Chi’s 1st love)
Lee Sung Jae as Jo Gwan Woong
Lee Yeon Hee as Yoon Seo Hwa (Kang Chi’s mother)
Jung Hye Young as Chun Soo Ryun (head gisaeng)
Choi Jin Hyuk as Gu Wal Ryung (Kang Chi’s father)
Uhm Hyo Sup as Park Moo Sol (Kang Chi’s 1st love’s father)
Jo Sung Ha as Dam Pyeong Joon
Kim Hee Won as Sojung Monk
Kim Ki Bang as Eok Man
Yoo Dong Geun as Lee Soon Shin
Sung Joon as GonYi
Otani Ryohei as best ninja master
Jo Jae Yoon as Wal Pae
Kim Hee Jung as Madam Yoon

Production Credits
Production Company: Samhwa Networks
Chief Producer: Lee Chang Sub
Director: Shin Woo Chul, Kim Jung Hyun
Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

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

[K-drama] Crazy Love (2013)

Title: 미친사랑 / Crazy Love
Also Known as: Madly Love
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2013-April-08
Air time: Monday to Thursday 09:45

Synopsis
This drama tells the story of a woman who meets the love of her life at the most desperate time.

Cast
Park Sun Young as Yoon Mi So
Go Se Won as Seo Kyung Soo
Heo Tae Hee as Lee Min Jae
Kim Yeon Joo as Han Na young
Kim Hae In as Oh Hae Ryung
Yoo Hye Ri as Heo Myung Ja
Lee Hee Do
Kim Young Ran
Maeng Sang Hoon
Lee Chae Mi

Production Credits
Director: -
Screenwriter: -

Trailer
Youtube -  [  미친사랑, lovemadly : 티저영상  ]

[K-drama] I Summon You, Gold! (2013)

Title: 금 나와라, 뚝딱! / I Summon You, Gold!
Also Known as: Gold, Appear!
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-April-06
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40

Synopsis

A family drama that defines marriage&family and trick&truth about middle class people.

Jung Mong Hee (Han Ji Hye) is the woman who dreams of becoming a jewelry designer while operating a small accessories stand and She married into a family that owns a large jewelry company. His husband, Park Hyun Soo (Yun Jung Hoon) is the president of this large jewelry company who is the elder son in the family business.

Meanwhile, Sung Eun (Lee Soo Kyung) takes on the opponent role here as the antagonist to Jung Mong Hee. She is a successful jewelry designer and she is married to Park Hyun Joon (Lee Tae Sung) who is the second son in the family business.

Cast

Han Ji Hye as Jung Mong Hee / Yoo Na
Yun Jung Hoon as Park Hyun Soo
Lee Soo Kyung as Sung Eun
Lee Tae Sung as Park Hyun Joon
Kim Hyung Jun as Jung Mong Kui (Jung Mong Hee’s brother)
Na Moon Hee
Choi Myung Gil

Production Credits

Production Company: PAN Entertainment
Producer: Lee Hyung Sun
Director: Kang Dae Seon
Screenwriter: Ha Chung Ok

Note
Han Ji Hye will also take another role (Yoo Na) as a rich woman in this drama.

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

[K-drama] Monstar (2013)

Title: 몬스타 / Monstar
Genre: Musical
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: Mnet
Broadcast period: 2013-April-06 (To Be Confirmed)
Air time: Saturday

Synopsis

A music drama that shows the story of auditions and passion, as well as the birth of stars.

‘Monstar’ will be about the stories of students learning about themselves and each other in the setting of a high school music club. The behind-the-scenes concept of the drama will capture the craziness of auditions and the rise to stardom.

Yoon Sul Chan (Yong Joon Hyung) is the vocalist for the group 'Man in Black'. Meanwhile, Min Se Yi (Ha Yeon Soo) will play as his girlfriend.

Cast

Yong Joon Hyung as Yoon Sul Chan
Ha Yeon Soo as Min Se Yi
Kim Jae Heung
Lee Hee Jin as Dok Go Soon
Dahee
Kim San Ho as Choi Joon Goo
Kim Sun Kyung
Kim Min Young as Sim Eun Ha
Kang Ha Neul as Jung Sun Woo

Production Credits

Director: Kim Won Suk

Notes

This drama is the first drama series produced by music channel 'Mnet'.

Trailer

Youtube -  [  [엠넷 최초 뮤직드라마] 몬스타 첫번째 티저_나만의 음악, 내안의 스타  ]

[K-drama] All About My Romance (2013)

Title: 내 연애의 모든 것 / All About My Romance
Also known as: All About My Date / Everything About My Relationship
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-04 to 2013-May-29
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis
Can two politicians, one conservative and the other liberal, find a middle ground for romance?

Kim Soo Young (Shin Ha Kyun) is a newly elected member of the Korean National Assembly from the conservative New Korea Party. He entered politics after refusing to bow to pressure from his superiors as a sitting judge. When he arrives in parliament, Soo Young finds that he keeps running into and clashing with Noh Min Young (Lee Min Jung), another freshman assembly member from the liberal Progressive Labor Party who entered politics after the death of her sister (her sister was a presidential candidate). When Soo Young and Min Jung’s fiery exchanges at work turns to romance in their private lives, they must try to hide their relationship from their colleagues, the press and the public.

Meanwhile, Joon Ha (Park Hee Soon) is a prosecutor who becomes Noh Min Young’s aide when she’s newly elected to her parliamentary post. Ahn Hee Sun (Han Chae Ah) will be playing a reporter.

Cast

Main Cast
Shin Ha Kyun as Kim Soo Young
Lee Min Jung as Noh Min Young
Park Hee Soon as Joon Ha
Han Chae Ah as Ahn Hee Sun

Supporting cast
Kim Jung Nan as Go Dong Sook
Jin Tae Hyun as Kim Sang Soo
Gong Hyung Jin as Moon Bong Shik
Min Ji Ah as Jung Yoon Hee
Jang Kwang as Maeng Joo Ho
Chun Ho Jin as Go Dae Ryong
Kim Jung Tae
Shin So Yool (cameo)

Production Credits
Director: Son Jung Hyun
Screenwriter: Kwon Ki Young


Note
Han Hye Jin was previously cast in this drama, but dropped out due to the scheduling conflicts and also differences in opinions with the production staff according to her management company.


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