City of Glass

  City of Glass  

Title: 유리의 성 / City of Glass
Chinese title : 玻璃之城
Also known as: Glass Castle
Previously known as: 우아한 가족 / Elegant Family
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 51
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Sep-06 to 2009-March-01
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 20:45 (8:45 Korean time) 

Synopsis

Jung Min Joo is a woman from a very tough family background. Her mother had three children with three different fathers. However, she overcomes this in order to become a news announcer. When she first meets Kim Joon Sung, she is annoyed with his continued courtship of her. Eventually, Min Joo marries Joon Sung and her life changes. Her aspirations of becoming a great reporter are put on hold while she copes to her new life as the second daughter-in-law of a rich and influential chaebol family.

Cast

Jung family

Yoon So Yi as Jung Min Joo
Lee Hye Sook as Han Yang Suk (Min Joo’s mother)
Lee Han Wie as Son Dong Sik (Min Joo’s step-father)
Han Yeo Reum as Kang Hye Young (Min Joo’s half-sister)
Shin Dong Woo as Son Kang Min (Dong Sik and Yang Suk’s son)

Kim family

Lee Jin Wook as Kim Joon Sung
Park Geun Hyung as Kim Doo Hyung (Joon Sung’s father)
Park Won Sook as Yoon In Kyung (Joon Sung’s mother)
Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Gyu Sung (Joon Sung older brother)
Yang Jung Ah as Oh Yoo Ran (Gyu Sung’s wife)
Yoo Seo Jin as Kim Joon Hee (Joon Sung’s older sister)
?? as Kim Seung Ha (Gyu Sung and Yoo Ran’s 2 year old son)
?? as Kim Moo Sung (Joon Sung’s deceased brother)

Park family

Kim Seung Soo as Park Suk Jin
Jung Jae Soon as Yoon In Suk (Joon Sung’s aunt)
Lee Joo Yeon as Park Seul Ki (Suk Jin’s 8 year old daughter)

Other people

Jung Jin Moo as Jang Tae Soo (Hye Young’s boyfriend)
Kim Sun Hwa as Chun Ok Ja (Tae Soo’s mother)
Song Ji Eun as Song Ji Yeon (Seung Ha’s biological mother)
Yoon Ah Jung as Lee Joo Hee
Jung Da Young as Seo Ye Kyung
Seo Jin Wook as Min Ji Hwan
Yoo Tae Woong as prosecutor Lee Hyung Suk

Production Credits

Director: Jo Nam Gook (조남국)
Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung (최현경)

Awards

2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Supporting Award - Serial Drama (Lee Han Wie)

Chunja’s Happy Events

Chunja’s Happy Events 

Title: 춘자네 경사났네 / Chun Ja’s Happy Events
Also known as: Happy Events at Chunja’s / Chunja’s Special Day
chinese title : 春子家有喜事
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 120
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2008-May-19 to 2008-Nov-14
Air time: Mondays to Fridays 19:45

Synopsis

Yeon Boon Hong becomes an unwed mother after being betrayed by the man she loves but she is still determined to live her life. Boon Hong became pregnant with Gi Suk’s child but he didn’t want the child. He told her to get an abortion but she was unable to do so. Her friends Lee Joo Young and Lee Sun Hee died in a boating accident. Boon Hong was also in the boat with them but she survived. Sun Hee was Joo Young’s girlfriend but due to some misinterpretations, the Lee family thought that Boon Hong was Joo Young’s girlfriend and was pregnant with Joo Young’s child. Boon Hong moved into the Lee’s house to escape her difficulties. She let the family believe that it was Joo Young’s child. Lee Joo Hyuk is Joo Young’s older brother and falls for Boon Hong. What happens when the Lee family finds out that Boon Hong lied about the baby being Joo Young’s? How will Joo Hyuk feel towards her?

Cast

Seo Ji Hye  as Yeon Boon HongJoo Sang Wook  as Lee Joo HyukKim Ki Bum as Park Jung WooGo Doo Shim as Hwang Chun JaWang Bit Na as Lee Joo Ri
Kim Byung Se as Park Dal Sam (Jung Woo’s uncle)
Jung Hye Sun as Cha Bok Shim
Im Hyun Sik as Park Tae Sam
Yoon Yeo Jung as Yang Boon Hee (Tae Sam’s wife)
Han Da Min as Park Jung Yun
Yang Hee Kyung as Park Sam Suk
Yoon Mi Ra as Heo Young Ae
Noh Joo Hyun as Lee Man Suk
Kang Nam Gil as Lee Dae Pil
Jung So Hee as Heo Young Ok
Jung Han Hun as Oh Byung Goo (Young Ok’s husband)
Mi So as Oh Da Jung (Young Ok’s daughter)
Yang Hyun Tae as Lee Joo Young
Choi Ji Yun as Lee Sun Hee
Huh Jung Min as Gi Suk (Boon Hong’s boyfriend) 

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Lee Dae Young
Screenwriter: Goo Hyun Sook (구현숙), Jung Ui Yun (정의연)
Director: Jang Geun Soo, Joo Sung Woo (주성우)

Catch A Kang Nam Mother

Catch A Kang Nam Mother 

Title: 강남엄마 따라잡기 / Catch A Kang Nam Mother
Also known as: Chasing After Kang Nam’s Mothers
Chinese title : 追赶江南妈妈
Episodes: 18
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Jun-25 to 2007-Aug-21
Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

Ha Hee Ra plays Min Joo, a single mom who moved to Kang Nam for the sake of her son’s education. Yoon Joon Sang is Seo Sung Won, Min Joo’s son’s teacher and her tenant, who has looks and brains as well to make him a good catch in the eyes of many women. Han Soo Jin comes from a rich family background, and became a teacher with the purest intentions of wanting to provide an education for children. She is a physical education teacher and she becomes involved in a love comptetion with Min Joo for the affections of Sung Won.

Cast

Ha Hee Ra as Min Joo
Yoo Joon Sang as Seo Sung Won
Kim Sung Eun as Han Soo Jin
Jung Sun Kyung
Im Sung Min