Our Attitude to Prepare Parting

 

Title: 이별에 대처하는 우리의 자세 / ee-byul-eh dae-chuh-ha-neun woo-ri-eh ja-se
Also known as: Rules of Love (MBC Global Media) / Our Stance on How to Treat a Break-up
Episodes: 16
Broadcasted by: MBC
Broadcast period: 2005-07-27 to 2005-09-15
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

A New Style Love Story

There are many unsaid rules and wise sayings about love as well as about breakup. It’s true that most breakup scenes in dramas are a bit trite and cliché-ridden. For instance, it always rains when the story’s main characters break up. Oddly enough, even the one who gets dumped usually wishes for his or her ex-lover’s happiness even though he or she is completely heartbroken. How come every hero in the melodrama is as nice and sweet as an angel? What about something like this for a change - ‘I’m not going to let him get away with this.’ ‘I’ll chase her to the end of the world.’ Or ‘I’ll make him pay for my broken heart and pain.’ Even though a couple breaks up, there are still things left to be taken care of. They need some time to heal so they can later carry on.

A Contract Breakup

Many romantic dramas have used ‘the contract marriage’ (where the people aren’t really married, but pose as if they were) as its subject. However, this drama will introduce viewers to love and contract from the point of view of a couple that breaks up. She isn’t ready for letting him go when he wants to break up with her. He, on the other hand, has met all the requirements and is ready to put an end to this relationship.

The Dreams and Happiness of the Young Generation

The 40,000 young people are reported to be unemployed. Most of young people are looking for a job. They don’t have time to talk about their dreams or hope. This is the story of the young people who search for their dream, strive to achieve their goals and learn something about love and happiness.

Source: MBC Global Media
Cast

Choi Kang Hee as Kim Geun-young
Kim Min Jong as Lee Seo-jun
Kim Ah Joong as Seo Hee-won
Shim Ji Ho as Han Jae-min
Kang Boo Ja
Lee Young Ha
Lee Kyung Jin
Shin Goo

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Sa Hyun
Director: Lee Jae Dong
Writer: Min Hyo Jung,

Only You

 

Title: 온리유 / On-ri Yu
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2005-06-04 to 2005-07-24
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 9:45 PM
Theme song: “Only You” performed by Sam Milby, originally performed by The Platters

Synopsis

Eun Jae (Han Chae Young) is a very stubborn, prideful, and head-strong girl who has a passion for cooking. Because she does not have an interest in studying, she runs away to Italy before she graduates from high school to enroll in cooking school. Her high school friend, who loves her dearly and shares her passion for cooking, comes along with her.

Han Yi-Joon (Jo Hyun Jae) is from a wealthy family who owns a large hotel and various restaurants. He travels to Italy to attend his estranged mother’s wedding and there he runs into Eun Jae, who had also been seeking the mother, who happens to be a chef, to learn the secrets to making great pasta. She comforts Yi-Joon, who is distraught over his mother remarrying, and they make love. She ends up pregnant and has to give up her dream - but does not tell Yi-Joon.

6 years later, they have all returned to live in Korea - Eun Jae working low paying cooking jobs, Yi-Joon taking over the operations of his family’s restaurant, and Eun Jae’s friend working as a chef for one of the restarurants owned by Yi-Joon and supporting Eun Jae’s family, including the child born out of wedlock, financially because they have fallen on hard times. Yi-Joon still has feelings for EunJae and they run into each other just as he is looking for a new chef for his restaurant - with her in mind. The dramatic tension unfolds as the three main characters work out their feelings for each other as they work together in close proximity.

Cast

Han Chae Young as Cha Eun-jae
Jo Hyun Jae as Han Yi-joon
Hong Soo Hyun as Ji Soo-yeon
Lee Chun Hee as Jung Hyun-sung

Extended Cast

Lee Byung Joon as Cha Jin-sol (Eun-jae and Yi-joon’s son)
Jung Won Joong as Cha Sung-taek (Eun-jae’s father)
Song Ok Sook as Park Mi-jung (Eun-jae’s mother)
Jun Hye Bin as Cha Soo-jae (Eun-jae’s younger sister)
Jung Wook as Han Seung-ryeol (Yi-joon’s father)
Jung Ae Ri as Yoon Hee-jin (Yi-joon’s mother)
Lee Ah Hyun as Han Yi-kyung (Yi-joon’s older sister)

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Moon Jung Soo
Producer: Kim Yang
Writer: Hwang Sung Yun
Director: Choi Moon Suk
Assistant Director: Boo Sung Chul 부성철

One Percent of Anything

 

Title: 1%의 어떤 것 / 1% eh uh ddun gut
Also known as: Something About 1% / 1% of Anything
Episodes: 26
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-07-06 to 2003-12-28
Air time: Sunday 9:50 AM

Synopsis

Kim Jung Hwa is a young and sincere middle school teacher, who has little interest in money. She is also extremely warm-hearted and loves to help other people. When she helps carry an elderly man’s belongings from the train to another location, the elderly man is extremely thankful. This grandfather turns out to be the extremely rich owner of a group of companies. His grandson, Kang Dong Won is a quick-tempered businessman who rivals his grandfather, but in an almost comical way. In an order to “tame” his favorite grandson, the grandfather agrees to give his entire fortune to the person who marries Kim Jung Hwa, therefore forcing Kang to meet the girl whom his grandfather chose. Although at first Kim and Kang don’t get along because of Kang’s extremely cute but bad temper, their arguments bring them closer together. Kang starts to get jealous when Kim’s fellow teacher starts liking her too. Through the clever conditions that Kang’s grandfather makes, Kang starts a relationship he does not look forward too. However, what looked like a relationship that would 99% not work out, turns out to be the “perfect” match, the 1% chance.

Cast

Kim Jung Hwa as Kim Da-hyun
Kang Dong Won as Lee Jae-in
Han Hae Jin as Jung Hyun-jin
Lee Byung Ook as Min Tae-ha
Kim Ji Woo
Kim Seung Min

Production Credits

Director: Jang Geun-Su
Writer: Hyeon Go-Wun