Seoul’s Sad Song

 

Title: 한성별곡 / Hansungbyulgok
Also known as: Seoul’s Sad Song
Chinese title : 汉城别曲
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 8
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-09 to 2007-Jul-31
Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

Han Seong’s New Song’ is a mystery fusion sageuk set upon an assassination case during the tumultuous time that is the latter half of Joseon dynasty (~1800). With just 8 episodes total, the drama which has been in production quietly since March ‘07 draws upon a changing time in Joseon era toward social justice.

Cast

Jin Yi Han
Kim Ha Eun
Ahn Nae Sang
Lee Chun Hee
Jung Ae Ri
Lee Jae Han
Kim Gi Hyun
Han Jung Soo
Park Sun Young
Kim Young Ae

Seoul 1945

 

Title: 서울 1945 / Seoul 1945
Chinese title : 首尔1945
Genre: War, Daeha drama
Episodes: 70
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-07 to 2006-Sept-10
Air time: Saturdays and Sundays 21:30

Synopsis

A drama that takes place during the turbulent times in Korea. The story revolvesaround four young adults. Choi Woon-hyuk (Ryoo Soo-young) was initially born ina poor family. However because of his ambitions and hard work he goes to studyin the Soviet Union and becomes a side man of a high figure. Moon Suk-kyung (SohYoo-jin), being the daughter of a landowner was born into a high classbackground. As for Kim Hae-kyung (Han Eun-jung) she was born into a family oftenant farmers that work on the land Suk-kyung’s father owns. Lee Dong-woo (KimHo-jin) is an adopted son of President Lee Seung-man. See how these fourambitious lives cross in Seoul, 1945.

Cast

Han Eun Jung as Kim Hae Kyung / Kehee
Soh Yoo Jin as Moon Suk Kyung / Yukei
Kim Ho Jin as Yi Dong Woo
Ryu Soo Young as Choi Woon Hyuk
Park Sang Myun as Park Chang Ju
Jang Hang Sun as Kim Pan Chul (Hae Kyung’s father)
Go Doo Shim as Jung Hyang Geum (Hae Kyung’s mother)
Jo An as Kim Yeon Kyung (Hae Kyung’s sister)
Kim Young Chul as Baron Moon Jung Kwan (Suk Kyung’s father)
Lee Bo Hee as Ame Kaori (Baron Moon’s mistress)
Hong Yo Seob as Moon Dong Gi (Suk Kyung’s uncle)
Kim Kyung Suk as Yoon Jung Ja
Choi Jong Won as Lord Yi In Pyong (Dong Woo’s father)
Kim Se Ah as Jo Young Eun (Dong Woo’s governess)
Jung Han Yong as Choi Eun Kwan (Woon Hyuk’s father)
Lee Duk Hee as Jo Soon Yi (Woon Hyuk’s mother)
Park Shin Hye as Choi Geum Hee (Woon Hyuk’s older sister)
Son Jong Bum as Park Sung Ju
Lee Byung Wook as Oh Chul Hyung
Lee Gun as Kim Ki Soo
Go Ju Yun as young Hae Kyung
Park Eun Bin as young Suk Kyung
Kim Soo Min as young Dong Woo
Kim Suk as young Woon Hyuk
Go Kyu Pil as young Chang Ju
Kim Hyung Il

Awards

2007 43rd Baeksang Awards: Best TV Drama

The Second Proposal

Title: 두번째 프러포즈 / Du-beon-jjae Peu-reo-po-jeu
Also known as: A Second Proposal / The Second Proposal
Episodes: 22
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2004-09-08 to 2004-11-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM

Synopsis

1) A heart-warming success story of a housewife, which gives catharsis to the housewives in their 30s or 40s

Mini-series dramas have been dominated by trendy dramas, which can appeal to the 10- or 20-something audience. Amidst the flood of trendy dramas, some programs such as ‘Ajumma (meaning married women with kids in Korean)’, ‘Men in crisis’ and ‘Ladies in my neighborhood’ could attract the viewers in their 30s and 40s. It is because they adopted the topics which can always trigger interest anytime anywhere. ‘A Second Proposal’ shows happenings often found around us in daily lives, but looks at the family issues from a different perspective. It approaches the traditional family problems such as love, marriage and affairs from a light but comic and touching way. A housewife who was regarded as an ugly duckling will be transformed into a graceful swan. How she makes the transformation will be the main theme, and her success story will deliver the sense of satisfaction to lots of housewife viewers in Korea, who find them powerless but actually are strong. There are many twists and turns in the story. The unique deployment of the drama with unexpected surprises will attract male viewers as well.

2) Reality-based drama

The time has gone when an unrealistic Cinderella story involving a successor of a rich tycoon or the dates of a long-legged beauty and handsome guy can keep the viewers coming back. The eye level of ‘A Second Proposal’ was set at the daily life, so that affairs, separation and divorce, which are everyday matters in life, become the major topics of the drama. Plus a tasteful fantasy will be added as a spice, setting a delicious dinner table for viewers. Watching the program, housewives as a powerful viewer group will think that it could happen to them.

3) Heart warming story

‘A Second Proposal’ is a typical TV drama with the moments of touching, fun and unexpected twists. As always, however, the power of being typical is great. The synopsis of the drama seems a same old story, but the story will unfold in a speedy and cheerful way.

Things that are easy to miss but should not be lost will be depicted in the drama. The situations and problems are not that peculiar, so that the audience can believe that they can occur to ‘them’ as well. Against this backdrop, the nature of humans can be looked at in a comic manner, and the sympathy from viewers can be derived. The fundamental mood of the drama is that although harsh, living together, the world is still worthy to live. The drama has a warm attitude toward the world. Based on this, we will let the drama viewer laugh and weep together.

Source: KBS America

Cast

Oh Yun Soo as Jang Mi-young
Kim Young Ho as Lee Min-suk
Huh Young Ran as Hwang Yun-jung
Oh Ji Ho as Nam Kyung-soo

Extended Cast

Kim Il Woo as Song Jae-won
Choi Ran as Go Myung-ok
Jung Dong Hwa as Jung Se-joon
Shin Yoon Jung as Lee Yoo-kyung
Kim Seung Hwan as Na Chul-soo
Kim Yoo Suk as Suk Tae-woo
Park Hyo Jung as Ang Sun-sim
Kim Sung Yuk as Kim Dong-kyu
Park Joo Ah as Ma Young-soon (Min-suk’s mother)
Han Ji Hye as Lee Kkot-bi (Mi-young’s daughter)
Lee Joon Hyuk as Lee Dan-bi (Mi-young’s son)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Pyung Joong
Writer: Park Eun Ryung