Friday 13 June 2014

NEW DRAMA KOREA 2014

Title: Noble Woman / Lady / 귀부인
Broadcast network: JTBC
Broadcast : 13 Januari 2014 
Cast : Seo Ji Hye, Park Jung Ah, Ryu Tae Joon, Lee Shi Un

Synopsis :
The story of Sin-ae who was raised by a widow in extremely poor conditions, and Mina, the daughter of a wealthy family.

Title: Emergency Couple / 응급남녀
Also known as: Emergency Boy and Girl
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast : 24 Januari 2014
Main Cast :
Choi Jin Hyuk as Oh Chang Min
Song Ji Hyo as Oh Jin Hee
Lee Pil Mo as Gook Chun Soo
Choi Yeo Jin as Shim Ji Hye
Clara as Han Ah Reum
Kwon Min as Kim Min Ki
Yoon Jong Hoon as Im Yong Kyu

Synopsis :
A romantic comedy about a couple who married during medical school but due to their clashing personalities divorced soon afterwards. They are reunited years later as interns at a hospital. Will love strike again for the two?

Title: You’re Only Mine / 나만의 당신 / 
Chinese Title: 只属于我的你
Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Family
Episodes: 15
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast : 20 Januari 2014
Main Cast :
Lee Min Young as Go Eun Jung
Jung Sung Hwan as Lee Joon Ha
Song Jae Hee as Kang Sung Jae (Eun Jung's husband)
Han Da Min as Lee Yoo Ra (Joon Ha's younger sister)

Synopsis:
The daughter of a poor widow overcomes her troubles and starts a new life after she gets involved with a terrible crime committed by a son and mother blinded by desire.

Drama: Bride of the Century / 백년의 신부

Director: Yun Sang-Ho
Network: CSTV
Release Date: 22 February 2014
Cast
Lee Hong Ki as Choi Kang Joo
Yang Jin Sung as Doo Rim / Yi Hyun
Lee Hee Won as Lee Roo Mi
Kim Seo Ra as Kim Myung Hee (Kang Joo’s mother)

PLOT:
The Taeyang Corporation is the largest conglomerate in South Korea. The family that runs Taeyang has been under a curse for 100 years. The curse began when the first bride of the family's first son died. Under this situation, a love like fairy tale occurs while conspiracies run rampant.


Title: Jeong Do Jeon / Jung Do Jun / 정도전
Genre: Daeha drama, Historical, political, thriller
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast : 4 Januari 2014
Main Cast :
Jo Jae Hyun as Jung Do Jun
Kang Yi Suk as young Jung Do Jun
Yoo Dong Geun as Lee Sung Gye, later King Tae Jo
Park Young Kyu as Lee In Im
Suh In Suk as Choi Young
Im Ho as Jung Mong Joo

Drama: Golden Cross
Genre: Melodrama, revenge
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 9 April 2014

Cast :
Kim Kang Woo as Kang Do Yoon
Lee Si Young as Seo Yi Rye
Uhm Ki Joon as Michael Jang
Han Eun Jung as Hong Sa Ra
Jung Bo Suk as Seo Dong Ha

Synopsis :
Employee’s net incomes are getting lower and lower but their employer’s salaries increases every year. In the age of rough economy, we are forced to believe prospective economy in the future. Then one day, if someone lures you for dirty money, what would you do?

This drama is about a man's revenge after getting involved in a scheme of "Golden Cross" that is responsible for the conspiracy that destroyed his family and ultimately claimed their lives. Golden Cross is a group of top 0.001% that controlled Korea's economy from an unknown place.


Drama: Angel Eyes
Genre: Melodrama, romance, family
Network: SBS
Episodes: -
Release Date: 5 April 2014

Cast :
Lee Sang Yoon as Park Dong Joo
Koo Hye Sun as Yoon Soo Wan
Kim Ji Suk as Kang Ji Woon

Synopsis :
Park Dong-Joo is a surgeon. His first love was a blind girl. Yoon Soo-Wan is an emergency 119 worker. She was blind when she was younger, but an eye transplant surgery allowed her to see. Park Dong-Joo and Yoon Soo-Wan were each other's first love. They separated due to sad family histories. They meet again 12 years later.

Drama: Her Lovely Heels
Network: SBS Plus
Episodes: 10
Release Date: 24 February 2014

Cast :
Han Seung-Yeon as Shin Ji-Hoo
Hong Jong-Hyeon as Oh Tae-Soo

Plot :
Ji-Hoo (Han Seung-Yeon) holds painful memories from her first love. She now has a secret crush on co-worker Tae-Soo (Hong Jong-Hyeon). Tae-Soo does not believe in love, but by some incident Tae-Soo becomes interested in he

Drama: Into the Flames 
Network: TV Chosun
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 18 April 2014

Cast :
Choi Soo Jong as Park Tae Hyung
Son Tae Young as Kumiko
Lee In Hye as Jang Ok Sun
Lee Ki Chan (이기찬) as Ahn Seung Joo
Choi Kyu Hwan as Chae Ki Joo

Synopsis :
A human story about the love, loyalty and sacrifice among people who create success after overcoming despair and poverty. This story is based on the life of the late Park Tae Joon who was the honorary chairman of POSCO.

Drama: Glorious Day
Genre: Family, drama
Network: SBS
Episodes: 50
Release Date: 26 April 2014

Cast :
Lee Sang-Woo as Seo Jae-Woo
Park Se-Young as Jung Da-Jung (Song-Jung's second daughter)
Kim Mi-Sook as Han Song-Jung
Hwang Woo Seul Hye as Jung Da-Ae (Song-Jung's first daughter)
Ko Woo-Ri as Jung Da-In (Song-Jung's youngest daughter)
Choi Bul-Am as Kim Cheol-Soo
Son Chang-Min as Nam Goong-Young
Kwak Si-Yang as Jung Hee-Joo

Synopsis :
Han Song-Jung (Kim Mi-Sook) is a novel writer. She is also a single mother who has raised three daughters: Da-Ae (Hwang Woo Seul Hye), Da-Jung (Park Se-Young) and Da-In (Ko Woo-Ri). Han Song-Jung struggles to let her three

Drama: Hotel King
Genre: Romance, drama
Network: MBC
Episodes: 32
Release Date: 5 April 2014

Cast :
Lee Dong-Wook as Cha Jae-Wan
Lee Da-Hae as Ah Mo-Ne
Kim Ye-Won as hotel employee

Plot :
A love story between an heiress who tries to save her father’s legacy, the one and only seven-star hotel in the nation and the hotel manager who becomes an enemy to his own father who abandoned him in order to help the heiress.
 
Drama: Doctor Stranger
Genre: Medical, action, thriller, romance
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 5 May 2014

Cast :
Lee Jong Suk as Park Hoon
Jin Se Yun as Song Jae Hee / Han Seung Hee
Park Hae Jin as Han Jae Joon
Kang So Ra as Oh Soo Hyun
Yoon Bo Ra as Lee Chung Yi

SYNOPSIS :
As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-Suk) and his father were kidnapped by North Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a doctor. Park Hoon became a genius like chest surgeon. He then flees to South Korea. Park Hoon begins to work as a doctor in South Korea's top hospital Dongwoo University Hospital, but he feels like a complete outsider. To bring his love from North Korea, he does anything to make money.

ADrama: You're All Surrounded
Genre: Action, comedy, romance
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 7 May 2014

Cast :
Lee Seung Gi as Eun Dae Gu / Kim Ji Yong
Cha Seung Won as Seo Pan Seok
Go Ah Ra as Eun Soo Sun
Ahn Jae Hyun as Park Tae Il
Oh Yoon Ah as Kim Sa Kyung

Synopsis :
"You're All Surrounded" follows 4 twenty-something-year-old rookie detectives including Eun Dae-Koo (Lee Seung-Gi) at a police station in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.dd caption

Title: God's Gift - 14 Days / 신의 선물 - 14일
Director: Lee Dong-Hoon
Network: SBS
Broadcast : 3 March 2014

Cast :
Lee Bo-Young - Kim Soo-Hyun
Cho Seung-Woo - Ki Dong-Chan
Kim Tae-Woo - Han Ji-Hoon (Soo-Hyun's husband)
Kim Yoo-Bin - Han Saet-Byeol (Soo-Hyun's daughter)
Jung Gyu-Woon - Hyun Woo-Jin

PLOT :
Soo-Hyun (Lee Bo-Young) travels back in time to bring her dead child back to life.

Drama: Everybody, Kimchi!
Genre: Family, romance, drama
Network: MBC
Episodes: 100+
Release Date: 7 April 2014

Cast :
Kim Ji Young as Yoo Ha Eun
Kim Ho Jin as Shin Tae Kyung
Won Ki Joon as Im Dong Joon
Cha Hyun Jung as Park Hyun Ji

SYNOPSIS :
A drama about a woman who challenges for Kimchi business after she was betrayed by her husband. She devotes her life for kimchi surviving the turbulence of betrayal and frustration.

Drama: A New Leaf
Genre: Melodrama
Network: MBC
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 30 April 2014

Cast :
Kim Myung-Min as Kim Seok-Joo
Park Min-Young as Lee Ji-Yoon
Kim Sang-Joong s Cha Young-Ho
Ahn Sun-Young as Lee Ae-Sook (Ji-Yoon's aunt)
In Gyo-Jin as Park Sang-Tae
Lee Min-Hyuk as Lee Ji-Hyeok (Ji-Yoon's younger brother)
Lee Joo-Yeon as Lee Mi-Ri (Ji-Yoon's friend)

Synopsis :
A lawyer (Kim Myung-Min) goes by fair play or foul methods to win his cases. An accident though leads to the lawyer losing his memory. He then goes up against the very law firm where he work at previously.

Drama: Triangle
Genre : Melodrama, family, romance, action, crime
Network: MBC
Episodes: 24
Release Date: 5 May 2014

Cast :
Lee Beom-Soo as Jang Dong-Soo (oldest brother)
Kim Jae-Joong as Jang Dong-Cheol (second brother)
Siwan as Jang Dong-Joon (youngest brother)

Synopsis :
When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers.
Jang Dong-Soo (Lee Beom-Soo) is the oldest brother. He works as a detective.
Jang Dong-Joon (Siwan) is the youngest brother. He was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby and became Yoon Yang-Ha. He is cynical and cold.

Title: Come! Jang Bo Ri 
Genre: Family, romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast: 5 April 2014

Cast :
Oh Yeon Seo as Jang Bo Ri
Kim Ji Hoon as Lee Jae Hwa
Lee Yoo Ri as Yun Min Jung
Oh Chang Suk as Lee Jae Hee

Synopsis :
Family drama about two families, two women, two mothers who have to deal with very unexpected surprise when their daughters’ identities changed overnight. Jang BoRi who grew up with her poor family suddenly becomes wealthy overnight after she discovers that she’s a daughter of a wealthy family. In contrary, Do Min Jung suddenly has to adapt herself from living in luxury to her poor family.

Title: Can We Love / 우리가 사랑할 수 있을까 
Also known as: Could We Love
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: JTBC
Broadcast : 06 Januari 2014
Cast :
Uhm Tae Woong as Oh Kyung Seo
Eugene as Yoon Jung Hwan
Kim Sung Soo as Ahn Do Young
Kim Yoo Mi as Kim Sun Mi
Choi Jung Yoon as Kwon Ji Hyun

Synopsis :
A drama about a divorcee headed for forty, a spinster and a full-time housewife. Eom Tae-woong stars as Oh Kyeong-soo, a movie director who gets involved with a divorced woman named Yoon Jeong-wan. He is known as a bad tempered and self conceited but Oh Kyeong-soo is a skilled director who has received several awards.

Drama: Witch's Romance / A Witch's Love
Genre: Romance, comedy
Network: tvN
Episodes:
Release Date: 14 April 2014

Cast :
Uhm Jung-Hwa as Ban Ji-Yeon
Park Seo-Joon as Yoon Dong-Ha
Han Jae-Suk as No Shi-Hoon
Jung Yeon-Joo as Jung Eun-Chae
Yang Hee-Kyeong as Park Myung-Ja (Ji-Yeon's mother)

Synopsis :
Drama series depicts a love story between Ban Ji-Yeon (Uhm Jung-Hwa) and Yoon Dong-Ha (Park Seo-Joon). Ban Ji-Yeon is a single 39-year-old woman. She works as a reporter and is very enthusiastic about her work. So much so that she is often called a “witch” at work. She doesn't believe in true love, because of her past experience when her boyfriend disappeared prior to their wedding. Yoon Dong-Ha is 25-year-old young man who runs a small errand center with his friend. The errand center will do pretty much anything including sending out someone dressed as Santa Claus or provide security for an idol star. He looks like a happy guy, but he lost his girlfriend by an accident. No Shi-Hoon (Han Jae-Suk) is a 41-year-old war photographer. He was Ban Ji-Yeon’s boyfriend.

Title: Cunning Single Lady 
Broadcast : 27 Feb 2014
Broadcast network: MBC |
Episodes: 16 episodes

Cast :
Joo Sang-Wook - Cha Jung-Woo
Lee Min-Jung - Na Ae-Ra
Kim Gyu-Ri - Kook Yeo-Jin
Seo Kang-Joon - Kook Seung-Hyun (Yeo-Jin's younger brother)
L - Secretary Gil
Hwang Bo-Ra - Kang Min-Young (Ae-Ra's friend)

PLOT :
Ae-Ra (Lee Min-Jung) is focused on her appearance as she believes it will lead her to a better life. She then meets Jung-Woo (Joo Sang-Wook) who studied engineering. They eventually get married, but they also get divorced. After their divorce, Ae-Ra goes through difficult times. Unlike Ae-Ra though, Jung-Woo becomes a successful IT developer and very wealthy. Now, Ae-Ra tries to seduce Jung-Woo to marry her again.