Gourmet

Gourmet

Title: 식객 / Shikgaek
Also known as: Gourmet / Trencherman / Best Chef
Chinese title : 食客
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 24 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2008-June-16 to 2008-Sept-09
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

Sung Chan is a talented cook. He peddles food from his truck all over the country to discover the best and precious traditional Korean cuisines.

Cast

Kim Rae Won as Sung Chan
Nam Sang Mi as Jin Soo
Kim So Yun as Joo Hee
Kwon Oh Joong as Oh Bong Joo

Extended Cast

Won Ki Joon as Min Woo
Choi Bul Ahm as Mr. Oh (Head Chef / Bong Joo’s father)
Choi Jae Kwon as Sung Shik Gaek (Sung Chan’s friend)
Kang Nam Gil as Director Han (Jin Soo’s boss)
Jung Jin as Ja Woon
Shim Yang Hong as Joo Hee’s father
Kim Ae Kyung as Madam Jo
Lee Won Yong as Jong Goo
Lee Won Jong as Dal Pyung
Shim Hoon Ki as Ki Jung
Kim Sun Hyuk as Sang Ki
Choi Jae Hwan as Suk Dong
Do Yoon Joo as General Manager
Kim Hae Jung as Manager Kang
Kim Da In

Production credits

Original Work: Comic by Heo Young Man
Producer: Lee Jin Seck
Scriptwriter: Choi Wan Kyu and Park Hoo-jung

Note

1. According to Lee Jin Seck of JS Pictures, the production cost of Gourmet will apparently increase to 10 billion won (roughly about $10.6 million USD).
2. Originally it was thought that MBC would be airing this drama but SBS finally won the rights to air this drama.

Goong S - Prince Hoo

 Goong S - Prince Hoo

 

Title: 궁S / Gung S 
Also known as: Palace S / Prince Hoo / Imperial Household S
Chinese title : 宮 S
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-10 tp 2007-Mar-15
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21.55

Synopsis

The Queen (played by Myung Se Bin) is in her early 30s but still unmarried. Because of this, in a condition where there cannot be a reduction in the number of successors to the throne, the present prince (the 1st successor) suddenly leaves the world and leaves a vacancy in the line of successors.

So they go out to find the secret prince and finally find Lee hoo (played by Se7en), who has been living outside the palace.

Lee hoo is the son of a prince and his mother who died early, had departed with his father and left the palace, hiding the fact that she was already pregnant. He does not know that he possesses royal blood and has lived, working as a delivery boy at a chinese restaurant.

Although usually, he has wang ja byung (?) (prince disease), he had never dream of entering the palace and receiving royal lessons.

Lee hoo, the unbelievable no 1 successor to the throne and the perfect Lee Joon (played by Kang Doo) will bring tension to the drama as they fight over the position.

After Lee Hoo enters the palace, an important place will be the royal academy. It is a place for members of the royal family as well as descendants of wealthy families.

The drama will also be about the romance between the characters.

Cast

Se7en as Lee Hoo
Heo Yi Jae as Yang Soon Ae
Park Shin Hye as Shin Sae Ryung
Kang Doo as Lee Joon

Extended Cast

Myung Se Bin as the Queen
Lee Gi Young as Jo Sang Ki
Oh Min Hee as the Queen’s mother
Yoon Ye Hee as Jang Yoon Hee (Lee Joon’s mother)
Ha Jae Young as Lee Hoo’s and Queen’s uncle
Cha Hyun Jung as Lee Joon’s bodyguard
Ye Soo Jung as person in charge of Lee Hoo’s education
Song Baek Kyung as Bulbam

Production Credits

Production Company: Creative Leaders Group 8 (애이트픽스)
Director: Hwang In Roe (황인뢰)
Writer: In Eun Ah (인은아)

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)