Drama Synopsis: Pretty Man

Title: 예쁜남자 / Pretty Man
Chinese Title: 漂亮男人
Also Known as: Bel Ami / Beautiful Man / Pretty Boy
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Nov-20 to 2014-Jan-09
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

This drama is based on 17 volumes of comic book series “예쁜 남자 ~열 여자 정복기~“ by Chon Kye Young which was first published on 2009-Sep-11.

Dokgo Ma Te (Jang Geun Suk) is an ambitious man and wants to make a lot money using his beautiful appearance. He sets out to date ten of the most successful women in Korea. A strange woman then appears in front of Dokgo Ma Te. Her name is Kim Bo Tong (IU), an ordinary girl come from poor background who’s been in love with him for ten years. Can she make Dokgo Ma Te love her?

Cast

Main Cast

Jang Geun Suk as Dokgo Ma Te
IU as Kim Bo Tong
Lee Jang Woo as David Choi
Han Chae Young as Hong Yoo Ra

MG Group

Kim Bo Yun as Na Hong Ran
Dok Go Young Jae as Park Ki Suk
Kim Young Jae as Park Moon Soo

Ma Te’s women

So Yoo Jin as Jaek Hee
Kim Ye Won as Electricity Fairy
Park Ji Yoon as Yo Mi
Lee Seung Min as Yeo Mim
Cha Hyun Jung as Kim In Joong

People around Ma Te

Yang Mi Kyung as Kim Mi Sook (Ma Te’s mother)
Kim Ji Han as Jang Duk Saeng

Kim Bo Tong’s family

Lee Mi Young as Lee Mal Ja (Bo Tong’s mother)
Hoon as Kim Dae Shik (Bo Tong’s younger brother)

Production Credits

Production Company: Group8 & Pineapple holdings
Chief Producer: Kwak Ki Won
Producer: Lee Jin Suh
Director: Lee Jae Sang, Jung Jung Hwa, Shin Yong Hwi
Screenwriter: Yoo Young Ah

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Drama Synopsis : A Well Grown Daughter, Hana

Title: 잘 키운 딸 하나 / A Well Grown Daughter, Hana
Chinese Title: 好好長大的女兒荷娜
Also Known as: Well Brought Up Daughter, Hana
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 120
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Dec-02
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:20


Synopsis

Jang Ha Na is a tomboy with charms and strong will. She's the  fourth daughter of  the eldest son of a  family that's been making soy sauce for hundred of years.  She has to dress up like a man because of their financial situation. 

The family needs a male representative for their soy sauce business.  After giving birth to four daughters, they gave up for trying for the male heir and the fourth daughter (Ha Na) will just have to pretend to be a boy and act like a son within the family.

Cast

Main Cast

Park Han Byul as Jang Ha Na / Jang Eun Sung
Lee Tae Gon as Han Yoon Chan
Jung Eun Woo as Sul Do Hyun
Yoon Se In as Jang Ra Hee

People of Hwang So Soy Sauce Factory

Yoon Yoo Sun as Joo Hyo Sun
Ha Jae Sook as Jang Ha Myung
Park In Hwan as Jang Pan Ro
Kim Ji Young as Byun Jong Soon
Lee Hye Sook as Im Chung Ran

People in SS Group

Choi Jae Sung as Sul Jin Mook
Han Yoo Yi as Sul Do Eun

Others

Kim Joo Young Shin Seong Eu
Cha Hwa Yun
Lee Duk Hwa

Production Credits

Director: Jo Young Kwang
Screenwriter: Yoon Young Mi

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Drama Synopsis : Two Women’s Room

Title: 두 여자의 방 / Two Women’s Room
Chinese Title: 兩個女人的房間
Also known as: The Women’s Room
Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Family
Episodes: 120 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Aug-05
Air time: Monday to Friday 08:30am


Synopsis

A woman struggles to get back her room, man and family from a woman who she believed was a friend.

Cast

Main Cast

Park Eun Hye as Min Kyung Chae
Wang Bit Na as Eun Hee Soo
Kang Ji Sub as Han Ji Sub
Kang Kyung Joon as Jin Soo Hyuk

People around Min Kyung Chae

Han Jin Hee as Min Dong Chul
Lee Hwi Hyang as Yeo Ok Sun
Kim Da Ye (김다예) as Min Eun Chae

People around Eun Hee Soo

Kim Chung as Gong Bok Ja
Yoon Seo Hyun as Moon Jae Shik

People around Han Ji Sub

Im Ha Ryong as Han Byung Gook
Seo Kap Sook as Ki Chan Sook
Lee Yong Joo as Han Pil Sub

People around Jin Soo Hyuk

Sa Mi Ja as Na Hae Geum
Son Se Bin as Jin Soo Hee

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Han Jung Hwan
Producer: Song Min Suk
Director: Lee Myung Woo
Screenwriter: Sul Kyung Eun

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Drama Synopsis : Basketball

Title: 빠스껫볼 / Basketball

Chinese Title: 篮球

Genre: Period, Sport, Romance, Action

Episodes: 18 + 1 Special

Broadcast network: tvN

Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-14 to 2013-Dec-17

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

Set over the turbulent years of the japanese occupation until independence, and some three years before the division connected with Korea into North plus South, the story is around the first and past time that Korea had a particular, unified national basketball staff, which made history by advancing towards quarterfinals of the 1948 birmingham Olympics.

The drama practices the loves, conflicts, unity, and emotional victory with young athletes who cling on the sport as the bright spot inside the darkness of their occasions.

Kang San (Do Ji Han) is from the poor family. He struggles to get off poverty. Through the activity of basketball, he becomes successful in addition to meets Choi Shin youthful (Lee Elijah) who come at a rich family. He dreams with their love overcoming the disparity inside their social standing.

Meanwhile, Min Chi Ho (Jung Dong Hyun) may be a basketball star enjoying countrywide popularity. With his fame, he inspires pride in addition to spirit in his compatriots while in the midst of the difficulties suffered in the Japanese occupation. He in addition to Kang San become rivals in basketball and appreciate.

Cast

Main Cast

Do Ji Han as Kang San

Lee Elijah as Choi Shin Young

Jung Dong Hyun as Min Chi Ho

People around Kang San

Park Soon Chun as Geum Nam

Son Bum Joon as Hwang Bok Joo

Jin Kyung as Bam Shil Daek

Kim Bo Mi as Mi Sook

People around Shin Young

Kim Eung Soo as Choi Je Gook

Yeeun as Go Bong Soon

People around Chi Ho

Ahn Suk Hwan as Min Tae Shin

Kang Sung Min as Oh In Soo

Jung In Sun as Hong Byeo Ri

People at Basketball Club

Gong Hyung Jin as Gong Yoon Bae

Ji Il Joo as Lee Hong Gi

Jung Seung Kyo as Bae Sung Won

Han Yong Soo (한영수) as Yong Goo

Park Gun (박건) as Soo Dong

Choi Chang Gyun(최창균) as So Chil Bok

Privy Council

Lee Han Wie as Marquis Yoon Deok Myung

Go In Bum as Byun Joon Pyo

Ha Yong Jin as Takeshi

Transformation Guru

Jo Hee Bong as one man band (a guy who plays many different roles)

Others

Lee Min Ji as Chong Gam Boo

Lee Jung Jin as basketball athlete (cameo)

Oh Ji Ho (cameo)

Production Credits

Production Company: CJ E&M

Chief Producer: Park Ho Shik

Producers: Shin Dae Shik, Jung Jung Do

Director: Kwak Jung Hwan, Song Hyun Wook

Screenwriter: Kim Gwa Jang

Note

• A Special documentary which will show the introduction to the characters of this drama will air on 2013-Oct-14. (source)
• This drama was cut down from its initial order of 24 episodes to 18. Producers insist that it has nothing to do with its ratings (and relatively low buzz factor), but rather because they have decided that they are not equipped to tell the story they want to tell in that amount of time and therefore will not tell it. (source)

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Drama Synopsis : Let’s Eat

Title: 식사를 합시다 / Let’s Eat

Chinese Title: 一起吃飯吧

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Broadcast network: tvN

Episodes: 16 (To Be confirmed)

Broadcast period: 2013-Nov-28 to 2014-March-13

Air time: Thursday 23:00

Synopsis

This drama is around the daily-life and romance of an single woman and a new murder case occurs with her neighborhood.

Lee Soo Kyung (Lee Soo Kyung) is often a 33-year-old single woman. She divorced when she what food was in her 20′s and at this point lives alone. She always would like to carry herself with self-esteem, but she loses self-control when nancy near gourmet foods.

unfortunately, Goo Dae Young (Yoon Doo Joon) may be a gourmet, especially talented with describing the taste involving foods. He often lays when he opens his / her mouth, but he will likely be considerate to others.

Cast

Lee Soo Kyung as Lee Soo Kyung

Yoon Doo Joon as Goo Dae Young

Shim Hyung Tak as Kim Hak Moon

Yoon So Hee as Yoon Jin Yi

Jang Won Young

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Drama Synopsis : The Heirs

Title: 상속자들 / The Heirs

Chinese Title: 欲戴王冠，必承其重－繼承者們

Also Known as: The Inheritors

Genre: Romance, Comedy, School

Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-09 to 2013-Dec-12

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

This drama follows an organization of privileged, elite students as they are groomed taking over their families’ company empires. These wealthy students find a way to have everything under control–except its love lives. Kim Tan (Lee minutes Ho) is heir to the Empire Group sent to study abroad inside U. S. In reality it’s a type of exile, as his elder half-brother back, Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) schemes to gets control the family business. while in the States, Kim Tan protrusions into Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), who’s arrived from Korea hunting for her older sister. they feels himself falling regarding her, never realizing which she’s the daughter associated with his family’s housekeeper. When his fiancée Rachel Yoo (Kim Ji Won) will come to bring him returning to Korea, his heart can be torn between love and duty. Meanwhile, Rachel’s half-brother Choi youthful Do (Kim Woo Bin) develops his own crush at Eun Sung. Who said posting rich, beautiful high classes student was easy?

Cast

Empire High School Students

Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan

Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang

Kim Woo Bin as Choi Young Do

Krystal Jung as Lee Bo Na

Kim Ji Won as Rachel Yoo

Kang Min Hyuk as Yoon Chan Young

Kang Ha Neul as Lee Hyo Shin

Park Hyung Shik as Jo Myung Soo

Jun Soo Jin as Kang Ye Sol

Empire Group

Choi Jin Hyuk as Kim Won

Kim Sung Ryung as Han Ki Ae

Jung Dong Hwan as Kim Nam Yoon

Kim Mi Kyung as Park Hee Nam

Choi Woon Young as Yoon Jae Hoo

Park Joon Geum as Jung Ji Sook

Others

Yoon Son Ha as Esther Lee

Choi Jin Ho as Choi Dong Wook

Im Joo Eun as Jun Hyun Joo

Yoon Jin Seo as Cha Eun Suk

Seo Yi Sook

Choi Eun Kyung

Lee Shi Un

Production Credits

Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures

Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk

Producer: Yoon Ha Rim

Director: Kang Shin Hyo

Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

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Drama Synopsis : Melody of Love

Title: 사랑은 노래를 타고 / Melody of Love
Chinese Title: 乘著歌聲的愛情
Also Known as: Love Rides the Song / Love Through Song
Previously Known as: 콩가네 밭가네 / Beans and Fields
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 100+ (To Be Announced)
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2013-Nov-04
Air time: Monday to Friday 20:25


Synopsis

the following drama centers on 3 families whose members figure out how to appreciate each other, realize the truth meaning of family, repent their misbehaves, and repent the harmed they’ve caused to other folks after hardships and trials on the earth where individualism is dominant.

Gong Deul Im (Kim Da Som) is really a tenacious, outgoing, and hopeful aspiring musical actress with undying passion to observe her dreams despite in opposition to her parents’ wishes. she will have romantic relationship by using lawyer Park Hyun Woo (Baek Sung Hyun).

meanwhile, Han Tae Kyung (Kim Hyung Jun) could be the leader of a episode troupe and musical overseer. He will be acting for a perfectionist, but a gentle and thoughtful man outside of work. He will be being employed closer with Deul Im and is best friends with Hyun Woo and also Deul Im’s older cousin, Gong Soo Im (Hwang sun's rays Hee). He will create feelings for Soo i am.

Cast

Main Cast

Baek Sung Hyun as Park Hyun Woo
Kim Da Som as Gong Deul Im
Hwang Sun Hee as Gong Soo Im
Kim Hyung Jun as Han Tae Kyung
Kwak Hee Sung as Yoon Sang Hyun

Park Hyun Woo’s family

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Park Bum Jin
Kim Hye Sun as Yoon Ji Young
Park Woong as Park Doo Shik

Soo Im and Deul Im’s family

Lee Jung Gil as Gong Jung Nam
Kim Hye Ok as Yoo Jin Soon
Ban Hyo Jung as Jo Gwi Boon
Jung Si Ah as Gong Jung Ja
Kim Ji Hoon as Kim Sung Hoon
Shin Bi (신비) as Noh Jin Yi

Han Tae Kyung’s family

Jung Seung Ho as Han Joo Ho
Kim Ye Ryung as Goo Mi Ok
Lee Joo Hyun as Goo Se Joon
Jung Da Bin as Han Tae Hee

Eun Ha Soo Theatrical Troupe

Han Min Chae as Geum Na Ri
Lee Eun Ha (이은하) as Go Eun Ha
Kim Tae Hyung (김태형) as Go Min
Jung Yi Yun as Yeo In Sook
Heo Bo Bae (허보배) as Bo Bae
Kim Hyun Min (김현민) as Hyun

Other People

Sunshine (선샤인) as May Zuri
Jo Soo Min as Lee Ja Hye
Choi Seung Kyung

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Kwak Ki Won
Director: Lee Duk Gun
Screenwriter: Hong Young Hee

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Drama Synopsis : Secret

Title: 비밀 / Secret

Chinese Title: 秘密

Also Known as: Secret Love

Genre: Melodrama, Romance

Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-25 to 2013-Nov-14

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Everyone has their particular secrets. Secrets can help people succeed as well as fall in love; but secrets also can destroy people. Secrets can sometimes make us happy, anxious, or even blind us to reality. This drama is going secrets. It is an exploration on the trials and tribulations of individuals who live with secrets. These secrets drive the four characters prefer to find love and precise revenge.

This melodrama is all about a “fatal romance” between men who loses his girlfriend in an accident, and falls in love while using woman responsible for the woman death.

Jo Min Hyuk (Ji Sung) was given birth to into a wealthy loved ones. He has everything including good looks, intelligence, but he doesn’t include kindness. He loses his girlfriend from a hit-and-run accident.

Kang Yoo Jung (Hwang Jung Eum) would go to prison, because of the hit-and-run accident that mortally wounded Min Hyuk’s girlfriend. your ex boyfriend, Ahn Do Hoon (Bae Soo Bin) is this actually committed the hit-and-run incident, but Yoo Jung got the blame. She will be then betrayed by your girlfriend boyfriend.

Meanwhile, Shin Se Yeon (Lee Da Hee) is the one with an unrequited love. She’s described as “thirsty for love, ” and she’ll be a character in pain because she can’t contain the one person she wishes.

Cast

Main Cast

Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Yoo Jung

Ji Sung as Jo Min Hyuk

Bae Soo Bin as Ahn Do Hoon

Lee Da Hee as Shin Se Yeon

People around Yoo Jung

Kang Nam Gil as Kang Woo Chul (Yoo Jung’s dad)

Ahn Ji Hyun as Yang Hae Ri

People around Min Hyuk

Lee Duk Hwa as Jo Han Il (Min Hyuk’s dad)

Jo Mi Ryung as Hong In Joo

Song Min Kyung as Jo Min Joo

Yang Jin Sung as Seo Ji Hee

Lee Seung Joon as Choi Kwang Min

Choi Woong as Choi Kwang Soo

People around Do Hoon

Yang Hee Kyung as Park Gye Ok (Do Hoon’s mom)

Kang Shin Il as Ahn In Hwan (Do Hoon’s dad) 

Kim Hyun Kyoon as Park Hyun Suk

Han Ki Joong as Yang Ik Tae

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Hwang Eui Kyung

Producer: Kim Jung Hyun, Park Woo Ram

Director: Lee Eung Bok, Baek Sang Hoon

Screenwriter: Choi Ho Chul, Yoo Bo Ra

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Drama Synopsis : Marry Him If You Dare

Title: 미래의 선택 / Marry Him If You Dare

Chinese Title: 未來的選擇

Also known as: Mi Rae’s Choice / Future’s Choice

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Time Travel

Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2013-Oct-14 to 2013-Dec-03

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

A time travel series set in the broadcast television world. Focusing on a writer who meets her past self and gives her advise on her life.

32 years old for woman is an age which may be little too late to start something new or little too early to give up something. The ‘future-self’ comes to ‘me’ today and gives advices about life and marriage. The future-self is trying to bring better life by helping her to meet a perfect spouse.

Na Mi Rae (Choi Myung Gil), a television broadcast writer, travels back in time to meet her 32-year-old self (Yoon Eun Hye) with the goal of preventing her marriage to Kim Shin (Lee Dong Gun) who is a broadcast announcer and thus send her past self down a different path in life.

Meanwhile, Park Se Joo (Jung Yong Hwa) is a handsome and talented Producer who is also a series lead. Seo Yoo Kyung (Han Chae Ah) completes the love rectangle as a reporter.

Cast

Main Cast

- Yoon Eun Hye as Na Mi Rae

- Choi Myung Gil as Na Mi Rae (future in year 2043)

- Lee Dong Gun as Kim Shin

- Jung Yong Hwa as Park Se Joo

- Han Chae Ah as Seo Yoo Kyung

Supporting Cast

- Oh Jung Se as Na Joo Hyun

- Lee Mi Do as Bae Hyun Ah

- Ahn Se Ha as Lee Jae Soo

- Go Doo Shim as as Lee Mi Ran

Production Credits

- Production Company: Annex Telecom

- Director: Kwon Gye Hong

- Screenwriter: Hong Jin Ah

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