Goong

Goong 

 

Title: 궁 / Goong (Gung)
Also known as: Palace (lit. translation) / Princess Hours (MBC Global Media) / Imperial Household
Chines title : 宮
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2006-01-11 to 2006-03-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

Due to a promise between the former king of Korea and an ordinary, strong-willed girl’s grandfather, our heroine finds herself betrothed to a seemingly cold-hearted prince of Korea. How can she marry a guy who she overheard him proposing to another girl! Both unwilling parties agree to the marriage, each with his and her own different motivations for the agreement to marry. Can love bloom under the strain of love rivals and political ambitions?

Source: The Manga Tea House

Cast

Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Chae-kyung
Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Shin
Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Yul
Sung Ji Hyo as Min Hyo-rin
Jeon Ji Ae as Lee Kang-hyun (Chae-kyung’s friend with glasses)
Lee Eun as Kim Soon-young (Chae-kyung’s friend)
Dan Ji as Yoon Hee-soong (Chae-kyung’s friend)
Kang Nam Gil as Chae Kyung’s dad
Im Ye Jin as Chae Kyung’s mom
Kim Suk as Shin Chae-joon (Chae-kyung’s brother)

Production Credits

Original Work: Manhwa 「궁」 by Park So-hee (박소희)
Production Company: Eight Peaks (애이트픽스)
Director: Hwang In Roe (황인뢰)
Writer: In Eun Ah (인은아)

Goodbye Solo

Goodbye Solo 

 

Title: 굿바이솔로 / Goodbye Solo
Also known as: Good Bye, Solo (KBS Global)
Chinese title : 再见,独奏
Genre: Period Drama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2006-03-01 to 2006-04-20
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

This drama attempts to send a message that any human being is beautiful by just existing in this world. People’s desire to have their say in everything, to succeed and to be beautiful stems from their deep-rooted disbelief in themselves. They are unable to love themselves the way they are. The underlying reason of the loss of interest in life is the disappointment with people. But even those who get disappointed with other human beings are negligent in loving their own selves.

The main character, Kim Min-ho was born into a family of a business tycoon but his family turned away from him because he was an illegitimate child. While having a hard time because of her mother’s re-marriages, Chung Soo-hee falls in love with Min-ho, who turns out to be a friend of her boyfriend, Yoo Ji-ahn. Frivolous Choi Mi-ree loves timid gangster Kang Ho-chul, and agonizes a lot over her lack of self-confidence. Oh Young-suk calls herself “crazy” and disguises herself in a lie. All these people are linked together by the mute owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, an old woman named Mi-young.

Source: KBS Global

Cast

Chung Jung Myung as Min-ho
Yoon So Yi as Soo-hee
Lee Jae Ryong as Ho-chul
Kim Min Hee as Mi-ri
Lee Han as Ji-ahn
Bae Jong Ok as Young-Suk
Na Moon Hee as Mi-young

Production Credits

Producer: Hong Sung Duk (홍성덕)
Director: Ki Min Soo (기민수), Hwang In Hyuk (황인혁)
Writer: Noh Hee Kyung (노희경)

Good Person

Good Person 

 

Title: 좋은 사람 / Joh-eun Sa-ram
Also known as: A Good Man
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2003-08-27 to 2003-10-16
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

Nearly twenty years ago, Shin Ha Gyeun is the son of a mafia boss. He is being chased by the police, but takes a day off to take his young son to the department store. Jo Han Sun’s dad,a police officier, takes his wife and son to an outing at the store also. At the department store, Jo Han Sun’s dad, a police officer, attempts to arrest Shin’s dad. Shin’s dad grabs Jo’s mom as a hostage and accidently kills her. Jo’s dad goes crazy and runs after Shin’s dad, thinking that he has taken his son also. Jo’s dad kills Shin’s dad, but realizes too late that the little boy by Shin’s dad is not his son, but the criminal’s. However, Jo is killed also, and both the small boys become orphans. A fellow police officier takes in Shin as his own son, thinking that the little boy is Jo Han Sun. Jo, however, is taken into an orphan home. Shin knows he is a criminal’s son. Twenty years later, Shin is an aspiring young police officier and Jo Han Sun is a boxing bum. When Jo’s best friend becomes unfairly murdered, he vows to become a police officer. Two years later, Shin and Jo finally meet again. Rivals but friends at heart, these two guys learn to forgive the past and embrace the future.

Source: Soompi (http://www.soompi.com/dramas/reviews.php)

Cast

Shin Ha Kyun as Park Joon-pil
Soh Yoo Jin as Shin Ji-woo
Jo Han Sun as Kang Tae-pyung
Han Ji Min as Oh Soon-jung
Yoo Min as Yoo Jin
Park In Hwan as Oh Dong-chul
Son Byung Ho as Baek Sang-ho
Park Kwang Jung as Lee Dae-ro
Kim Chung as Jang Yoon-ja
Lee Dae Yeon as Father Choi
Myung Kye Nam as Han Tae-man
Ahn Suk Hwan as Goo Sang-jin
Ki Joo Bong as Park Hyung-sa
Kim Yeo Jin as A-nae
Lee Jong Soo as Byun Bong-doo

Production Credits

Producer: Yoo Jung Joon
Writer: Kang Eun Kyung