Friends

Friends 

Title: フレンズ / 프렌즈 / Friends
Episodes: 4
Broadcast network: TBS and MBC
Broadcast period: 2002-02-04 and 2002-02-05 (TBS), 2002-02-15 and 2002-02-16 (MBC)
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 9:00-11:09PM (TBS), Friday & Saturday 9:55PM (MBC)

Synopsis

Left alone on a trip to Hong Kong, Tomoko (Fukada Kyoko) finds herself the victim of a purse-snatching. The police arrest the man she points out, but it turns out to be the wrong person: a young Korean man named Ji Hoon (Won Bin). Despite his anger and humiliation, he takes her out to dinner since she has lost all her money, and in return, she agrees to model for his amateur film. What follows is a magical and romantic two days. Upon returning to their respective countries, Tomoko must return to her nine-to-five job and Ji Hoon must resume studying to join the family business rather than pursuing his dream of becoming a film director. But soon the two begin to email each other and rekindle their relationship despite the distance and obstacles between them. Marking the very first time in television history that a drama has been co-produced between Japan and South Korea, the story shows us that love has no borders.

Cast

Won Bin as Kim Ji Hoon
Fukada Kyoko as Asai Tomoko
Lee Dong Gun as Park Kyung Joo
Han Hye Jin as Park Hye Jin
Yada Akiko as Yamagishi Yuko
Toda Naho as Kaneda Midori
Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Sakamaki Shouta
Production Credits

Writer: Okada Yoshikazu, Hwang Sun Young
Director: Doi Nobuhiro, Han Chul Soo
Asst. Director: Park Soo Chul

Fly High

Fly High 

Title: 날아오르다 / Fly High
Also known as: Sky High
Chinese title : 起飞
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Aug-24 to 2007-Oct-26
Air time: Fridays 20:55 (2 episodes back-to-back)

Synopsis

James O’Neil is a 28 year old man who was adopted by people overseas when he was young. He is the CEO of a very large supermarket and is the typical man with cool charm and deals with things in a cool and collected manner. Lee Jin Hee is 32 years old and her husband suffered a horrible accident on the 6th month they were married. She takes care of their son for seven years and is faced with bankruptcy. Jin Hee meets James and they do business together and soon they develop a romantic love story.

Cast

Kim Nam Jin as James O’Neil
Wang Bit Na as Lee Jin Hee
Lee Jong Won as Kang In Sung
Lee Se Eun as Cha Yu Ri

Extended Cast

Kim Joon Sang as Park Kang Woo (Jin Hee’s husband)
Lee Jong Goo as Lee Dong Hyuk (Jin Hee’s father)
Choi Ji Na as Cha Mi Ri (Yu Ri’s sister)
Ahn Yeon Hong as Ji Young Sun
Lee Yoon Mi as Yoo Ji Eun (James’ secretary)
Suh Ji Hee as Kang Soo Na (In Sung’s daughter)
Lee Sang Kil as Park Woo Jin (Jin Hee’s son)
Jung Min (정민) as Park Joon Woo (Jin Hee’s husband’s younger brother)
Julian Quintart (쥴리안) as Daniel O’Neil (James’ brother)
Park Myung Ji as Cha Seung Soo (Yu Ri’s father)
Kim Han Suk as Lee Cha Jang
Lee Seung Hyung as Jang Hyun Joo
Song Ok Sook as Lee Sung Hee (Kang Woo’s mother)
Kim Young Ok as Jo Ok Young (Kang Woo’s grandmother)
Park Joon Geum as Lee Jin Hee (James’ biological mother)

Production Credits

Scriptwriter: Park Eon Hee
Producer: Park Kyung Ryul (박경렬)

First Wives Club

First Wives Club 

Title: 조강지처 클럽 / First Wives Club
Also known as: The Good Old Wives’ Club
Chinese title : 糟糠之妻俱乐部
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 104
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Sept-29 to 2008-Oct-5
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 21:45 (9:45 Korean time)

Synopsis 

Wives usually sacrifice their lives for the good of the family. However, a one sided sacrifice won’t keep the relationship going forever… What is real happiness, love, and truth? This drama will try to answer this question through the characters in this story. When a couple of wives discover that their husband’s hearts are with other women, they decide to form their own 1st Wives Club and take matters into their own hands!

Cast

Kim Hye Sun as Han Bok Su
Kim Hae Sook as Ahn Yang Sun
Han Jin Hee as Han Sim Han (Bok Su’s father)
Oh Hyun Kyung as Na Hwa Sin
Son Hyun Joo as Gil Eok
Park In Hwan as Lee Hwa Sang
Oh Dae Gyu as Lee Ki Juk
Ahn Nae Sang as Han Won Soo
Byun Jung Min as Jung Na Mi
Lee Joon Hyuk as Han Sun Soo
Yoo Ha Na as Choi Hyun Sil
Lee Mi Young as Bok Boon Ja
Kim Hee Jung as Mo Ji Ran
Lee Sang Woo as Koo Se Joo
Yoon Joo Hee as Bang Hae Ja / Director Bang (fashion department)
Yoo Seung Bong as Chairman Koo (Se Joo’s father)
Lee Il Hwa as Cho Yong Hee (doctor, Ki Juk’s old classmate)
On Jo as Pan Mae Soon
Okabe Tomoaki as Kang Go Joo
Yoo Hee Jung as Hong Bo Hae
Jang Sun Young as Jin Joo (Jin Ran’s daughter)
Son Jong Bum as Gil Eok’s friend
Go Mi Young
Kang Yi Suk
Lee Jin Hyuk

Production Credits  

Director: Son Jung Hyun
Screenwriter: Moon Young Nam