Main Casts : Yoon Si-yoon, Joo Won, Lee Yeong-ah, Yoo Jin, Jeon Kwang-ryeol, Jeon In-hwa
Total Episodes : 36
Synopsis
Kim Tak Goo is the eldest son of Goo In Jong, the president of Samhwa Enterprise, a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined to succeed his father as president, Goo In Jong’s family plotted to rob him of his inheritance because he was born to In Jong’s mistress. Tak Goo’s determination to become number one in the baking industry drives him to rebuild his career from scratch despite the many trials he faces.
KBS drama “Bread, Love and Dreams”, which premiered on 9th June, remained strong on the primetime lineup of Wednesday and Thursday nights, maintaining its second weekly No.1 position on TV charts.
Figures from TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Friday indicated that the viewership ratings for “Bread, Love and Dreams” shot up by an average 10.6 percent from last week with a score of 28.5 percent on June 16 and 25.3 percent the following day.
Statistics released by AGB Nielsen Media Research revealed that the newly released drama brought in lower ratings of 26.4 percent on Wednesday and 24.2 percent on Thursday.
“Bread, Love and Dreams”, set to show its fifth episode next week, is about the success story of baker Kim Tak-koo, played by Yoon Si-yoon.
This week’s episode focused on Il-jung (played by Jeon Kwang-ryeol who teaches his real son Ma-jun (played by child actor Sin Dong-woo) and hidden son Tak-koo (played by child actor Oh Jae-moo) on the skills of baking.
Casts : Kang Ji-hwan, Ham Eun-jeong, Park Si-yeon, Jeong Woong-in, Park Jae-jeong, Jeong Soo-yeong
Synopsis
Lee Jin Soo is a talented novelist who shot to stardom at a young age after writing a series of bestsellers. He finds two potential love interests in Seo Eun Young, a publishing executive, and Kang Seung Yeon, the daughter of the Page One Coffee Shop who is studying for the civil service examination and later becomes Jin Soo’s secretary.
New drama to bring more than coffee
By Han Sang-hee, Staff reporter
A new drama on SBS titled “Coffee House” begins airing this week and it has already made headlines thanks to its star-studded cast and producer Pyo Min-soo.
Coffee and books may seem like main ingredients for a typical romantic comedy targeting young women, but Pyo, who created popular works such as “Worlds Within”, “Full House” and “In-soon is Pretty”, is adding a bit more philosophy and thought to the series.
The soap stars hallyu star Kang Ji-hwan, along with actresses Park Si-yeon and Ham Eun-jeong.
Kang Ji-hwan plays successful novelist Lee Jin-su, who seems like the perfect catch but underneath is one of the pickiest people on the planet. One of Lee’s biggest pet peeves is bad coffee, so he becomes an expert in grinding and making his own high quality brew.
Park Si-yeon will appear as Seo Eun-young, the head of a famous book company where Lee is contracted to, and shows off her comical side. The two can’t stand each other, but they consider themselves professionals and endure daily interaction without realizing their true underlying feelings.
Ham Eun-jeong, who is also currently a member of the girl goup T-ara, will play the clueless barista-to-be Kang Eun-jeong, who coincidently becomes Lee’s assistant. Determined that this is her one chance to become a coffee-making expert, Kang follows Lee around like a puppy, despite all the snapping from the proud writer.
The three characters seem to be enough to create chemistry, as the backdrop (cafes and bookstores) and materials (coffee and books) easily combine to form a romantic and trendy atmosphere on their own.
“I think it’s not possible to decide on a specific genre because there are so many different genres mixed into one. ‘Coffee House’ may follow the rules of a typical romantic drama, but there is comedy and each episode will deal with different stories, just like a sitcom”, Pyo said during a press conference last week at SBS headquarters in Mok-dong, northern Seoul.
Viewers may be concerned that the new soap will actually resemble two other popular dramas: “Coffee Prince” (MBC) and “Full House” (KBS). Korean dramas have already been criticized by viewers and critics for repeatedly dealing with similar plots and storylines, but Pyo emphasized that his drama is unrelated and completely different from the other two.
“I enjoyed watching ‘Coffee Prince’ myself. But I’m thinking of bringing a bit more meaning to our drama. Something real and current. I want to deal with the gap between the rich and the poor”, Pyo said.
“I am a very cultural person and I wanted to make a drama that dealt with people who are not cultural. Books are food for the soul and coffee accompanies the intake. I wanted to fuse the two together and come up with a cultural story”, the producer added.
Moreover, the series will also feature the competitive world of professionals and amateurs.
The two characters Lee and Seo may have trouble getting along personally, but when it comes to work, they have the same goal: perfection. They may argue and complain that they hate each other, but they have to admit that their collaboration brings the best results. For Kang, on the other hand, the world of such professionals dazzles her, and she promises herself that she will soon become an expert exactly like them.
“Everybody wants to be a professional, but it’s not an easy process. I think it’s not about trying too hard, but naturally enjoying the work. The drama deals with how we can all become professionals in our fields. It’s about the characters’ lives, not just about coffee and books”, Pyo explained.
“Coffee House” starts airing tonight at 8:50 p.m. on SBS.
From left, director Pyo Min-soo, actors Kang Ji-hwan, Park Si-yeon, Ham Eun-jeong and Jung Woong-in of TV series “Coffee House”. [photographed by Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
An ounce of romance, another ounce of comedy and three ounces of fantasy are what usually make up a romantic comedy. Thanks to viewers’ fantasy that the main character of a drama ‘does not have to worry about making a living and has looks good enough to get him by anywhere’, Jin-soo (played by Kang Ji-hwan), a young and good-looking free-spirited best-selling novelist who is so fickle that he will decide not to attend his own book signing event for no particular reason, regards an unproperly sharpened pencil as a more serious issue than a signing contract.
But it seems that “Coffee House” was able to start off as a romantic comedy with slightly more of the comedy and less of the fantasy due to scenarist Song Jae-jeong who has penned hit sitcoms such as “Soonpoong Clinic” (SBS) and “High Kick!” (MBC). The doormat which makes a noisy sound when stepped on, the incident where Seung-yeon (played by Ham Eun-jeong) gets trapped inside a bathroom and the show’s character such as the pretty Eun-young (played by Park Si-yeon) who is a workaholic with a short temper, are examples of Song’s talent at effectively weaving in sitcom-like elements into a drama.
Unlike Jin-soo who is not just a ‘cold-hearted man living in the city’ but rather polite on the outside yet a neat freak and almost-perfectionist who rarely expresses how he feels, Seung-yeon’s character will need to do more to convince viewers that she is a typical ‘cheerful-and-nothing-can-bring-me-down’ female character who knows how to do more than just be a nuisance. But the light development of the scenes and cheerful tone are worth giving the show a slightly above average score. In contrary, the overly-zealous narration and mood-killing ending song account for points taken off for the drama. Overall, however, Song Jae-jung seems to have made a relatively refreshing start in his attempt to execute his desire to “cut down on the comedy and do more with the imagery while working on director Pyo Min-soo who wants a much more cheerful story compared to the past”.
Casts :Kim So Yeon as Ma Hye Ri, Park Shi Hoo as Seo In Woo, Han Jung Soo as Yoon Se Joon, Choi Song Hyun as Jin Jung Sun, Yoo Gun as Lee Min Suk, Choi Sung Ho as Chae Ji Woon.
Total Episodes : 16
Synopsis
Ma Hye Ri is a woman with an excellent memory and ability to focus, which allowed her to pass the bar exam with ease. Despite her talents, she is more interested in being fashionable and dislikes hard work, so she is far from being an ideal prosecutor and has doubts about her suitability for her job. Through her conflicts with senior colleages and struggles with difficult cases, however, Hye Ri gradually matures into a brilliant prosecutor with a sense of duty and justice.
Also known as: Unstoppable High Kick (Season) 2 / High Kick 2
Genre : Family, comedy, romance
Casts :Lee Soon Jae as Lee Soon Jae (grandfather) Kim Ja Ok as Kim Ja Ok Oh Hyun Kyung as Lee Hyun Kyung Jung Bo Suk as Jung Bo Suk Shin Se Kyung as Shin Se Kyung Choi Daniel as Lee Ji Hoon AJ as Kang Se Ho Jin Ji Hee as Jung Hae Ri Seo Shin Ae as Shin Shin Ae Hwang Jung Eum as Hwang Jung Eum Yoo In Na as Yoo In Na
Total Episodes : 120 Eps
Synopsis
The story has 19-year-old Shin Se Kyung and 10-year-old Shin Shin Ae playing sisters who, on account of their debt-ridden father, come to Seoul on the run. The two sisters enter Lee Soon Jae’s household as maids, while Daniel Choi plays Lee Soon Jae’s son.
Casts :Lee Soo Kyung as Oh Ha Na, Kim Sang Kyung as Go Jin Hyuk, Ryu Jin as Han Do Hoon, Horan as Choi Eun Seo, Yang Geum Suk as Lee Soo Ja, Lee Byung Joon as Joo Soo Young.
Total Episodes : 16
Synopsis
The KBS romantic comedy drama Secret Agent Miss Oh(Call of the Country) will unfold a story filled with a great deal of trouble between rigid Ko Jin Hyuk (Kim Sang Kyung) and unpredictable Oh Ha Na (Lee Su Kyung), and the first episode will be broadcast on May 10.
Oh Ha Na is a lowly policewoman who lacks a sense of duty and believes that it is worth bending the rules in order to achieve your aims. She meets and begins to investigate Go Jin Hyuk, an elite intelligence agent, and they clash instantly based on their different morals. Their initial dislike of each other masks their romantic attraction, but this development is hindered by the existence of Choi Eun Seo, Jin Hyuk’s first love.
Lee Soo-kyung plays a lowly, accident-prone officer who meets the elite agent played by Kim Sang-kyung, and the two become entangled in a series of comic events. Lee’s character is described as a cross between a 21st-century Candy and Shim Chung – so, sigh, yet another iteration of that plucky commoner heroine, without a seeming twist to distinguish her from that trope. I do think this character suits Lee, though, who plays the comedic everywoman with a lot of cute charm. Clazziquai singer Horan plays another spy, a sleek and professional agent, while Lee’s recent co-star from Loving You A Thousand Times, Ryu Jin, also stars.
Lee Su Kyung revealed her perfect transformation into a troublemaking policewoman in the drama “Call of the Country” for the first time. By looking at her natural and lively acting, production staff members reportedly are highly anticipating her acting in the future. Viewers should be able to expect Lee Su Kyung’s different images while protraying the “cute, bizarre, and daring” character, Oh Ha Na.
Lee Su Kyung shows a natural and energetic performance as if she had actually become the character Oh Ha Na, who is a pleasant and lively policewoman.
Lee Su Kyung portrayed the character Oh Ha Na perfectly with various facial expressions such as showing sly, pensive, and motivated facial expressions.
Lee Su Kyung: “I am filming this drama with pleasant and excited feelings because I am playing a bright and active character in this drama.
Casts :Song Sun Mi as Han Ji Won, Jung Sung Hwan as Suh Jung Ha, Yoo Tae Joon as Yoon Hyung Mo, Hwang Ji Hyun as Kang Chae Young.
Synopsis
This drama deals with the love and ambition of 3 people in pain caught in a strangely tangled thread of fate. It is the story of Han Ji Won, who fell victim to a scheme, believed the man she loved to be dead and married another man; Yoon Hyung Mo, a man filled with ambition, who tries to kill Suh Jung Ha; and Suh Jung Ha, who once dreamed of love together with Han Ji Won.
A spunky 35-year-old housewife, Yoon Gae Hwa, takes on the job of manager to prickly top star Sung Min Woo in order to earn enough money to regain custody of her child from her ex-husband. Romantic hijinks and hilarity ensues when they find themselves in an awkward living situation as Min Woo pays Gae Hwa to take care of his daughter, Ye Eun.
Jeon Jin Ho is a straight guy who pretends to be gay in order to become Park Kae In’s roommate. His hobbies include organization and ironing, and he’s known for his stoic poker face. He’s a stickler for cleanliness, but he also has a talent for figuring out a women’s feelings. Kae In is very trusting even though she has a habit of being betrayed. However that doesn’t stop her from giving people the benefit of doubt and Jin Ho is no different. How will Kae In react when she finds out that her gay roommate is not actually gay at all and that he has fallen for her? –Source: Javabeans
Disc(s): 4DVD
Title: 돌아온 싱글 / Dol-ah-on Sing-geul Also known as: Return of the Single / Returned Single Genre: Comedy & Romance Episodes: 14
Cast
Kim Ji Ho as Jung Geum Joo Kim Sung Min as Lee Min Ho Jo Mi Ryung as Kang Hye Ran Jung Sun Kyung as Park Hyun Geum Kang Kyung Joon as Mun Jung Hyuk Ahn Suk Hwan as Jung Dae Geun Kim Se Jun as Jung Hyung Joo Han Na Yeon as Lee Yoon Hee (26)
Brief Synopsis
Everything is difficult at first and gets easier the second and third time. However there is an exception in the case of marriages. The first marriage is difficult but the second and third, it gets worse and even harder. This drama depicts the inner thoughts of men and women who once married but are now single again. It shows how they go about falling in love again in a comical and sometimes absurd way to evoke tears, hope and laughter out of viewers. With fantasies of love, this show washes away all stress accumulated from everyday life within viewers.
DRAMA REVIEW :
A pair of good friends cum colleagues (starred by Kim Ji-ho and Jung Sun-kyoung) apparently runs out of luck in love life and at work. Ji-ho’s character is a young widower, supporting her elderly father and young son while Sun-kyoung plays a money-grubber, who bears a heavy financial burden for her debt-straddled ex-husband and the motherly pain of living separately with her daughter.
Single again by forced circumstances, will their love life be eventually given a new lease of hope and happiness?
Just when you think that things will not go worse, both were later retrenched due to an organizational re-structure led by the new CEO (Kim Sung-Min alias Sung Taek) of Hana Travel Corporation. Ji-ho and Sung-Min had a misunderstanding that seeded the start of their intertwined fate. Then enters the character of beautiful Jo Mi-ryeong, a good platonic friend and admirer of Sung-Min. To spice things up, she’s also an old classmate of Ji-ho and Sun-kyoung. This completes the essential Korean love triangle but it is definitely not as weepy and heavily sorrowful as most drama series.
Will Mi-ryeong be successful in breaking them up? And what’s the relationship between the little girl and Sung-Min?
This drama’s refreshing storyline brings our attention to this group of men and women who were once married but are now single again. It highlights their inner sentiments and struggles to decide if to take another dare at love realms. Also, they have to cope with the pressure from the society while continue with their lives.
Love is a necessary but not sufficient condition for a forever-happy marriage due to factors beyond human control and predictability.
Audience will have a great time laughing out at the absurdly comical but hilarious incidents. A tinge of sweetness also comes at seeing how the characters are gradually going to fall in love again. In the show, Sun-kyoung, tries all kind of amazing ways to seduce Sung-Min’s school senior (a restaurant owner) but is given the cold shoulder. It is done in such a light-hearted, funny way that you will enjoy laughing than dismayed by her. There will be an interesting development between them.
Kim Ji-Ho, a veteran actress, portrays her role as a mother with ease and has a wide smile that comes with lively, expressive eyes. On the other hand, Kim Sung-Min charms the viewers with his tanned and mature outlook. His drama has won over Philippines audience and was the ‘Honorary Philippine Tourism Envoy’ in Korea. The beautiful white-sand beaches in the show were filmed in Cebu.
A short and funnily- sweet drama in general. Now you will realize that a good Korean drama can also be watched affectionately without shedding much tears, yet can still touch you with its dominant love and family values.
Disc(s): 6DVD Title:상두야,학교가자! / Sang Doo Ya, Hak Kyo Ka Ja! Also known as: Let’s Go to School, Sang-doo! Genre: Romance, comedy, drama Episodes: 16 Synopsis Cha Sang-doo (Bi) and Chae Eun-hwan (Gong Hyo Jin) grew up as the best of friends. One day, Eun-hwan’s family goes bankrupt and debtors rushed to collect their belongings. When her father’s old record player was being taken, Sang-doo goes after the guy, accidently killing him. After being released from prison, he finds that his family and Eun-hwan have left him. Years later, he becomes a gigolo (with his uncle) to pay off his sick daughter’s hospital bills. He eventually meets his long-lost first-love, Eun-hwan as a high school math teacher. In an effort to regain her love, he returns as a high school student in her class. As everything seems to be going smoothly, circumstances prevent them from staying together. Cast
Bi as Cha Sang-doo Gong Hyo Jin as Chae Eun-hwan Lee Dong Gun as Kang Min-suk Hong Soo Hyun as Han Se-ra Song Min Joo as Cha Bo-ri (Sang-doo’s daughter) Lee Young Ha as Cha Man-do (Sang-doo’s uncle) Yeo Seung Hyuk as Chae Ji-hwan (Eun-hwan’s brother) Jun Hye Bin as Yoon Hee-seo Shin Goo as Song Jong-doo (principal) Jung Ae Ri as Gong Shim-ran (Eun-hwan’s mother) Yang Hee Kyung as lonely lady Hong So Hee Han Yeo Reum Kim Ye Ryung Kim Byul Choi Jae Hwan Kim Mi Kyung Seo Jin Wook Jo Gyu Chul Kim Jae Rok Kim Dong Yoon Byun Joo Yun
Disc(s): 4DVD Title:하자 전담반 제로 / Haja Jeondamban Zero Also known as: Romance Zero / Haja Squad Zero / Zero Flawed Task Force Genre: Romance, comedy Episodes: 16 Synopsis Kim Woo Jin was the top couple manager at a matchmaking company until he makes a mistake one day that sees him reassigned to lead Team Zero, a group of people who have had little success in matchmaking couples. In order to keep their jobs, they try their best to find romance for their clients, but their own love lives are also sadly lacking. Cast Lee Tae Sung as Kim Woo Jin Lee Da In as Jo Mi Na Kang In as Na Ho Tae Kim Hee Won (김희원) as Mrs. Jang Jay Kim as Kim Doo Hyun Lee Kyung Eun (이경은) as Oh Soo Jung Yang Bae Chu as Jung Do Ryung Go Yoon Hoo as Baek Do Hoon (ep. 7)
Disc(s): 4DVD Title: 내조의 여왕 / Queen of Housewives Also known as: Queen of Wives / My Wife Is A Superwoman Genre: Romance Episodes: 16 Synopsis Chun Ji Ae and Yang Bong Soon are high school classmates who did not have the best relationship with each other. Ji Ae was the most popular girl in school whereas Bong Soon was the girl that was always made fun of. Years later, their roles are reversed as Bong Soon’s husband, Han Joon Hyuk, is very successful whereas Ji Ae’s husband, Ohn Dal Soo, is just an average company worker. Things get complicated when Dal Soo starts an extra-marital affair with his boss’s wife, Eun So Hyuk. How will Ji Ae react to this? Cast
Kim Nam Joo as Chun Ji Ae Oh Ji Ho as Ohn Dal Soo Lee Hye Young as Yang Bong Soon Sun Woo Sun as Eun So Hyun Choi Chul Ho as Han Joon Hyuk Yoon Sang Hyun as Heo Tae Joon Kim Chang Wan as Kim Hong Shik Nah Young Hee as Jang Young Sook Ji Ae’s & Bong Soon high school classmates Park Joo Hee as Go Mi Young Lee Seung Ah as Kim Young Sun Jung Soo Young as Ji Hwa Ja (fortune teller) Kim Do Yun as Ahn Jung Sook Queen Food husbands & wives Kim Yong Hee as Ha Chang Choi Ye Jin as Hwang Sook (Ha Chang’s wife) Kim Jung Hak as Department chief Yang Hwang Hyo Eun as Lee Seul (chief Yang’s chunky wife) Hwang Jae Hee as Gong Young Min (HR manager’s nephew) Joo Min Ha as Jung Go Woon (Young Min’s wife, art gallery assistant) Lee Mae Ri as Jung Ran Other people Kang Soo Han as Han Hyuk Chan (Bong Soon & Joon Hyuk’s son) Kim Sung Kyum as President Heo (Tae Joon’s father) Yoo Ji In as Tae Joon’s mother Kim Young Ran as Ji Ae’s mother ?? as Ohn Jung Won (Ji Ae & Dal Soo’s daughter) Baek Seung Hee as Hyang Suk Lee Seung Ho Kim Seung Woo as a police officer (cameo, ep3) Kim Shin Young as couple in sauna (cameo, ep11) Shin Dong Hee as couple in sauna (cameo, ep11) Kim Sung Min as Tae Joon’s friend (cameo, ep16) Yoo Jae Suk as a job applicant (cameo, ep20) Park Myung Soo as a job applicant (cameo, ep20) Jung Hyung Don asv applicant (cameo, ep20) Jun Jin as a job applicant(cameo, ep20) Kim Ik
Disc(s): 4DVD Title: 백만장자와 결혼하기 / baek-man-jang-ja-wa gyeol-hon-ha-gi Also known as: To Marry a Millionaire (KBFD-TV) Genre: Drama, Romance Episodes: 16 Synopsis Want to marry a millionaire? Add one ‘Average Joe’, be one of eight women selected, and money from the television network station and you can. Han Eun-young works as a clerk at a bank, trying to pay off the debts her step-mother and sister have piled on her. Kim Young-hoon is your regular, ‘Average Joe’, worker. He provides for his father, his older brother and his wife, as well as his younger brother. One day, PD Yoo Jin-ha is asked to take over the project, “Marry a Millionaire”. Reluctantly, he agrees to handle the project. His search begins for the perfect man to play the ‘millionaire’. His goal is to use a man who is an average worker, but can pull off the facade of a millionaire. Kim Young-hoon is that man. Although he works hard for a living, there are many who can easily mistake him for a rich guy. By chance, Eun-young is selected to be a particpant in the TV show. Although the women are not supposed to know that this millionaire of their’s is just a regular worker, Eun-young knows his true identity. How? Simple. Young-hoon was her first love. After many years, they meet up again at a party. Although she didn’t recognize him at first, she realized it was the young boy she had fallen in love with back in middle school. Although she says she made a mistake in liking him, being in the show with him is bringing up warm feelings once again. Marrying a Millionaire is based on the US reality television show Cast
Kim Hyun Joo as Han Eun-young Go Soo as Kim Young-hoon Yoon Sang Hyun as Yoo Jin-ha Son Tae Young as Jung Soo-min Jung Jin as Jung Sung-sik Kim Ki Bum as young Kim Young-hoon Lee Mi Young as Goo Jung-sun (Eun-young’s step-mother) Yoo Chae Young as Lee Soo-ji (Eun-young’s step-sister) Park Geun Hyung as Kim Jung-dae (Young-hoon’s father) Choi Sung Min as Kim Seung-hoon (Young-hoon’s older brother) Jo Kyung Hoon as Pyeon Sung Joon
Disc(s): 3DVD Title: 천하무적 이평강 / Cheonhamujuk Lee Pyung Kang Also known as: Invincible Lee Pyung Kang / Taming of the Heir Genre: Romance, comedy Episodes: 16 Synopsis Lee Pyung Kang’s father unfortunately met with an untimely death before completing his ambitious work as a golf course designer. Pyung Kang came to terms with the reality as she supports the family. Eight years later, Pyung Kang who wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps to become a golf course designer, she does chores at a resort town where she meets Ohn Dal, the owner’s eldest son. Ohn Dal’s charismatic father Pyung On demands him to pass the semi-pro qualification test in a month. When he fails to make it, Ohn Dal is told that he will be removed from the inheritance list due to his incompetence. To make matters worse, his father collapses from a sudden stroke and in the midst of misfortune rumor circulates that Ohn Dal’s step mother and her son are going to take over the resort town. Being cornered, Ohn Dal has no other choice but to stand on his own feet, but for Ohn Dal who lacks competence and determination, retaking the resort is beyond his capacity. Ohn Dal and Pyung Kang, who are on bad terms with each other from the first time they met, join hands. And Pyung Kang’s journey to taming the spoiled heir finally begins! Cast Nam Sang Mi as Lee Pyung Kang Ji Hyun Woo as Woo Ohn Dal Seo Do Young as Edward (professional golfer) Cha Ye Ryun as Kwan Ja Rak Park Ki Woong as Jo Sun In Kil Yong Woo as Woo Pyung Won Choi Myung Gil as Je Wang Hu (Ohn Dal’s step-mother) Kim Heung Soo as Je Young Ryu (Ohn Dal’s step-brother) Yun Mi Joo as Jo Bi Yun Lee Duk Hee as Yun Na Bu Kang Soo Han as Lee Sung Woo Kim Hwan Hee as Lee Pyung Ohn Oh Wook Chul as Ma Hyun Tae Kang Dong Yup as Lawyer Han Song Mi Jin (송미진) Lee Philip Ahn Hye Kyung Shin Na Ri
Disc(s): 5DVD Title: 잘했군 잘했어 / Good Job, Good Job Also known as: Job Well Done / Well Done / Thumbs Up For A Job Well Done Genre: Romance, family Episodes: 40 Synopsis Lee Kang Joo is a single mother who was abandoned by her previous boyfriend, Yoo Ho Nam. Ho Nam did not know that Kang Joo was pregnant with his child and went abroad to study. When Ho Nam returns to Korea, Kang Joo tries to cover up the fact that Byul is their daughter. Choi Seung Hun is the son of Jung Soo Hee who is Kang Joo’s mentor and boss. He has been pursuing Kang Joo since he was in high school but she has always been unresponsive to his advances. Will he finally convince her that his love for her is real? How will he respond to finding out that she has a daughter and who her father is?
Cast Uhm Ki Joon as Choi Seung Hun Chae Rim as Lee Kang Joo Kim Seung Soo as Yoo Ho Nam Kim Jung Hwa as Na Mi Ra Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Eun Bi Choi Daniel as Lee Eun Hyuk Extended Cast Jung Ae Ri as Jung Soo Hee (Seung Hun’s mother) Joo Hyun as Lee Jung Jae (Kang Joo’s father) Kim Hae Sook as Wang Young Soon (Kang Joo’s mother) Kang Boo Ja as Yoon Ok Rae (Soo Hee’s mother) Jun Min Seo as Lee Byul (Kang Joo’s daughter) Lee Han Wie as Min Shi Kim Joo Hyuk (김주혁) as Lee Ho Kim Sun Hyuk as Yoo Ho Joon (Ho Nam’s brother) Won Jong Rye as Ho Nam’s mother Chun Ho Jin as Han Sung Hoon Yoon So Jung as Bae Jung Ja (Sung Hoon’s mother) Kim Ji Hyun Go Da Mi Shin Young Jin Kang Min Hee
Disc(s): 6DVD Title: 밥 줘! / Bap Jwo! Also known as: Give Me Food / Serve Me Genre: Romance, family Episodes: 106 Synopsis This drama is about the tumultuous lives of three sisters. Jo Young Ran is trapped in a loveless marriage to her cold and uncaring husband, whom she married after dating for a week. Her older sister Young Shim’s poor financial situation and desire to live a rich and glamorous life causes her to quarrel frequently with her husband, while her younger sister Young Mi has a good career is married to a mother’s boy. Cast
Ha Hee Ra as Jo Young Ran Kim Hye Sun as Jo Young Shim Oh Yoon Ah as Jo Young Mi Kim Sung Min as Jung Sun Woo Kim Byung Se as Bae Do Suk Ha Suk Jin as Kim Yoon Soo Extended Cast Lee Hye Sook as Yoon Mi Hee Lee Hyo Choon as Park Soon Ja Han In Soo as Hwang Jong Gab Choi Soo Rin as Cha Hwa Jin Ha Seung Ri as Jung Eun Ji Lee Byung Joon as Jo Hyun Tae Kwon Oh Min as Bae Woong Hong Soo Min as Im Jung Hee Kim Young Ki as Kang Hyung Sa Jo Yeon Woo as Yoo Joon Hee Lee Hyun Woo as Tommy Lee Ga Hyun as Mi Seu Yoo Kim Min Sung as Seo Dong Hyun Sun So Jung
Disc(s): 4DVD Title: 칼잡이 오수정 / Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung Also known as: Butcher Oh Soo Jung Genre: Romance, Comedy Episodes: 16 Synopsis Go Man Soo is a world known golf player who was dumped by a former beauty queen, Oh Soo Jung, seven years ago. Their fate becomes reversed when Oh Soo Jung who is now known as an old maid comes chasing after Man Soo who is now a ‘golden bachelor’ with good looks and money. Cast
Oh Ji Ho as Go Man Soo / Karl Uhm Jung Hwa as Oh Soo Jung Kang Sung Jin as Jung Woo Tak Park Da An as Yook Dae Soon Extended Cast Ahn Sun Young as Lee Young Ae (Soo Jung’s friend) Yoo Hye Jung as Kim Pil Sook (Soo Jung’s friend) Sung Dong Il as Jung Seung Gyu (Karl’s manager / friend) Ahn Yong Joon as Choi Soo Hyuk (Soo Jung’s younger brother) Kim Gab Soo as Oh Byung Jik (Soo Jung’s father) Yoo Ji In as Shim Wol Do (Soo Jung’s mother) Kim Dong Gyoon as Yoon Dong Kwan (Young Ae’s husband) Hwang Hyo Eun as Na Hyang-mi Lee Hyun as Jung Suk Jae Yoo Jung Woo as Chang Ki Suh Hee Seung as Man Soo’s dad Han Bok Hee as Man Soo’s mom Park Soo Jin as young Soo Jung Lee Geon Goo as young Man Soo Yoon Gi Won as Soo Jung’s blind date (ep1) Kim Kwang Sik as loan shark Kim Seung Wook
Disc(s): 7DVD Title: 쾌걸 춘향 / Kwae-geol Choon-hyang Also known as: Sassy Girl, Choon-hyang (KBS Global) / Pleasurable Girl Choon-Hyang Genre: Comedy, romance, drama Episodes: 17 Synopsis “Sassy Girl, Choon-hyang” is the 2005 interpretation of the “Legend of Choon-hyang”. The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong’s first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong’s love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang’s love remains unwavering. One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.
Cast Han Chae Young as Sung Choon Hyang Jae Hee as Lee Mong Ryong Uhm Tae Woong as Byun Hak Do Park Shi Eun as Hong Chae Rin Extended Cast Lee In Hye as Han Dan Hee Moon Ji Yoon as Pang Ji Hyuk Kim Chung as Kong Wol Mae (Choon Hyang’s mother) Ahn Suk Hwan as Mong Ryong’s father Choi Ran as Mong Ryong’s mother Joo Ho as Dong Soo Lee Han Wie as teacher Hong Ji Young as Mi San Park Shi Hoo as Chae Rin’s boyfriend (Cameo ep1-2) Lee Gun as Director Baek (Byun Hak Do’s subordinate)
Disc(s): 7DVD Title: 에덴의 동쪽 / Edeonui Dongjjok Also known as: East of Eden, 伊甸園之東 Genre: Action, romance Episodes: 56 Synopsis The drama will be about two men whose fates are crossed from the very first day that they were born. Both men were born in the same hospital. When he was a teenager, Lee Dong Chul witnessed the death of his father. From then on he promised to seek revenge on the man who caused his father’s death, Shin Tae Hwan. But unbeknownst to everybody is the fact that Dong Chul’s younger brother, Dong Wook, was switched at birth with Tae Hwan’s son, Myung Hun. Dong Wook grows up to become a prosecutor and vows to help his brother seek revenge. But what happens when they find out that they’re not brothers? What will Dong Chul do when he finds out that his real brother was raised by Shin Tae Hwan and that the brother that was beside him all these years is the son of his enemy? Cast Song Seung Hun as Lee Dong Chul Shin Dong Woo as Dong Chul (5 years old) Kim Bum as Dong Chul (15 years old) Yun Jung Hoon as Lee Dong Wook Park Gun Tae as Dong Wook (10 years old) Park Hae Jin as Shin Myung Hun Won Duk Hyun as Myung Hun (10 years old) Han Ji Hye as Kim Ji Hyun Nam Ji Hyun as Ji Hyun (10 years old) Lee Da Hae as Min Hye Rin Lee Yeon Hee as Gook Young Ran / Grace Dennis Oh as Mike Packard Extended Cast Jo Min Ki as Shin Tae Hwan (Myung Hun’s father) Lee Mi Sook as Yang Chun Hee (Dong Chul and Dong Wook’s mother) Lee Jong Won as Lee Gi Chul (Dong Chul and Dong Wook’s father) Jun Mi Sun as Jung Ja (Gi Soon’s mother) Park Hyun Sook as Yang Ok Hee (Chun Hee’s sister) Jun So Min as Lee Gi Soon Jin Ji Hee as Gi Soon (9 years old) Kim Sung Kyum as President Oh Na Hyun Hee as Oh Yoon Hee Lee Won Jae as Kyung Tae Yoo Dong Geun as President Gook / Gook Dae Hwa (Young Ran’s father) Shim Hye Jin as Young Ran’s mother Yoon Dong Hwan as lawyer Kim Tae Seon Jung Hye Young as Janice / Jae Hee Shin Eun Jung as Yoo Mi Ae / Rebecca Hwang Jung Eum as Kim So Hyun Jun Sung Hwan as stationmaster Kim Gab Soo (Ji Hyun’s grandfather) Lee Suk Joon as Father Han Kim Hyung Min as Wang Geon Go Yoon Hoo as Dok Sa Kwon Se In as young Dok Sa (10 years old) Park Chan Hwan as Chaeng Kim Hak Chul Park Geun Hyung as President Min (Hye Rin’s father) Jung Young Sook as Bae Hwa Mi (Mr. Min’s wife) Jung So Young as Min Hye Ryung (Hye Rin’s sister) Park Sung Woong as Baek Sung Hyun Jung Yoon Suk as Yeon Sub Kwak Min Suk as Doctor Guk Hoe Jang Lee Hyo Jung Kang Eun Tak Recognitions
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Song Seung Hun)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Lee Mi Sook)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Jo Min Ki)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Excellence Award (Han Ji Hye)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Park Hae Jin)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Newcomer Award (Lee Yeon Hee)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Park Geun Hyung)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Yoo Dong Geun}
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Shin Eun Jung)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Yun Jung Hoon)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Park Gun Tae, Shin Dong Woo, & Nam Ji Hyun)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Song Seung Hun & Lee Yeon Hee)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actor Award (Song Seung Hun)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award Lee Yeon Hee)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Na Yun Sook)
Disc(s): 4DVD Title: 인연 만들기 / Inyeon Mandeulgi Also known as: Creating Destiny / Making Fate Genre: Romance, family Episodes: 31 Synopsis Han Sang Eun emigrated to Australia with her family at a young age. Years later, she has completed her law studies in the United States and plans to marry her American boyfriend. Her dad, however, is strongly opposed to their union and has set his heart on her marrying Kim Yeo Joon, the son of his best friend. Sang Eun finds herself exiled to Korea, where she reluctantly teams up with the equally uninterested Yeo Joon to devise a plan that will allow them to avoid their impending marriage. Cast
Han family Eugene as Han Sang Eun Kang Byul as Han Hyo Eun Kang Nam Gil as Han Kyung Tae Im Hyun Sik as Yoon Suk Joo Kim family Ki Tae Young as Kim Yeo Joon Kim Jung Nan as Kim Yoon Hee Hwang Eun Hye as Kim Jin Joo Choi Sang Hoon as Kim Taek Soo Yang Hee Kyung as Park Geum Ja Ban Hyo Jung as Lee Ok Ran Lee Jung Hoon as Park Bok Man Shim family Jung Suk Won as Jung Kyu Han Lee Sung Min as Shim Hye Rim Lee Hui Do as Shim Dae Hwan Geum Bo Ra as Shin Jin Hee Other people Byun Woo Min as Kang Hae Sung Ryu Sang Wook as Kang Se Won Baek Jong Min as Min Chul Ho Olivier (올리비에) as Alex Park Soon Chun as Soo Jung Yoon Joo Hee as Jung Seo Yeon
From left, director Pyo Min-soo, actors Kang Ji-hwan, Park Si-yeon, Ham Eun-jeong and Jung Woong-in of TV series “Coffee House”. [photographed by Chae Ki-won/10Asia] 
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