Princess Ja Myung Go

 

Title: 왕녀 자명고 / Princess Ja Myung Go
Chinese Title : 女王自鳴鼓
Also known as: The Royal Princess of Ja Myung Go / The Story of Self Destruction
Genre: Historical, period, romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-March-09 to 2009-Aug-31
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Legend has it that more than 2000 years ago, the Kingdom of Nangnang possessed a mystical Ja Myung Drum (Ja Myung Go) which will sound by itself when enemies invade. In reality, Ja Myung Go does not represent the drum but instead, is embodied by the King’s daughter, Princess Ja Myung. Princess Ja Myung and Princess Nak-Rang are born on the same day and time to the same father but different mothers. It is predicted that one princess will become the nation’s savior while the other will bring the entire nation down. Using her family’s powerful background, Princess Nak-Rang’s mother successfully establishes her daughter as the savior princess while Princess Ja Myung, who is branded the princess of destruction, escapes death with the help of her mother and grows up among the common folk. When she learns of her true identity, Princess Ja Myung returns to her Kingdom, resulting in a new wave of internal politics and power struggles. Princess Ja Myung and Prince Hodong of the rival state of Goguryeo fall in love but fate has it that they cannot be together. Princess Nak-Rang, who is also in love with the Prince, willingly gives her nation up to him by destroying her Kingdom’s mystical war drum. Princess Ja Myung, fighting to save her nation, finally pierces her sword towards her beloved Prince Hodong…

Cast

Jung Ryu Won as Princess Ja Myung
Lee Young Yoo as young Ja Myung
Park Min Young as Princess Nak-rang
Jung Kyung Ho as Prince Hodong
Kang Soo Hwan as Hodong (child)
Moon Sung Geun as King Daemusin
Kim Sung Ryung as (Ja Myung’s mother)
Hong Yo Seob as (Ja Myung & Nak-rang’s father)
Lee Mi Sook as Lady Hae (Nak-rang’s mother)
Lee Joo Hyun as Wang Hol
Yeo Wook Hwan as Il Poom
Park Hyo Joo as Chi So
Sung Hyun Ah
Kim Ga Yun
Lee Won Jong
Jo Mi Ryung
Kang Ye Sol
Lee Han Wie

Production Credits

Director: Lee Myung Woo (이명우)
Screenwriter: Jung Sung Hee

Prince’s First Love

Title: 황태자의 첫사랑 / Hwang-tae-ja-ui Cheot-sa-rang
Also known as: First Love of the Prince
Episodes: 18
Broadcasted by: MBC
Broadcast period: 2004-06-23 to 2004-08-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

There’s the first royal prince, the son of a millionaire who knows nothing but money and thinks the world revolves around him. The second royal prince is Mr. Perfect who only cares and goes after his success and accomplishment. And between these two comes along a penniless girl who’s nothing much of a kind but only full of faults except that she has a huge jolly heart and passion for life. Set in the world-renowned beautiful places and resorts, “First Love of a Royal Prince” takes a look at these three young people’s story of finding their dream, true happiness as well as their true love. Numbers of exotic places like the stunning blue sea of South Pacific and the ever so white snow field of Sapporo (Japan) will spread before your very eyes.

Cast

Sung Yu Ri as Kim Yu-bin
Cha Tae Hyun as Choi Gun-hee (”Prince”)
Kim Nam Jin as Cha Seung-hyun
Lee Jennie as Shin Ye-seo
Jin Jae Young as Lee Hye-Mi

Production Credits

Screenwriters: Kim Ui Chan, Jung Jin Young
Producer: Lee Kwan Hee

Pretty Woman

 

Title: 귀여운 여인 / Gwi-yeo-woon Yeo-in
Episodes: 145
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-11-10 to 2004-06-04

Synopsis

Convincing men to buy riches for her, Jang Shin Young exchanges these riches for money in order to support herself and her mother (who is in prison). One of these men, Kwon Hae Hyo, uses his friend’s money to buy Jang riches. When his friend, Jung Sun Kyung, finds out, she is determined to find the “fox” that stole the money. Jung herself is an inspiring college professor who is a milk delivery lady by morning to support herself. When one of her students, Lee Ji Hoon, starts to hate her, he poses numerous “bad” jokes which make Jung tremble. Therefore, it becomes surprising when Lee gradually falls in love with Jung. Jang, on the other hand, falls in love with Lee Ji Hoon’s older brother, Jung Bo Suhk, for his money. Jung Bo Suhk is a player, who is also divorced with a teenage daughter. Eventually, she falls in love with who Jung Bo Suhk truly is. As the sons of the president of Seine hotel, Jung Bo Suhk and Lee Ji Hoon each fall in love with Jang Shin Young and Jung Sun Kyung-facing obstacles because of age difference, class difference and more. In a society where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, Jang Shin Young and Jung Sun Kyung come to help eachother through hard times to become “pretty lady”.

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Cast

Jang Shin Young as Kim So-yeon
Jung Bo Suk as Jang Dae-woong
Kim Se Ah as Kim Yu-jin
Jung Sung Kyung as Choi Seung-eun
Lee Ji Hoon as Jang Se-woong (Dae-woong’s brother)
Go Ho Kyung as Yoon Ki-joo
Park Il Sup as Jang Joong-hoon (Dae-woong’s dad)
Lee Hyo Choon as Shim Chung-ja (Dae-woong’s mom)
Park Ji Mi as Jang Joon-hee (Dae-woong’s daughter)
Yoon Mi Ra as Baek Keum-rye

Production Credits

Producer: Choi Lee Sup
Writer: Jung Suh Hee