Wednesday, September 27, 2017

20th Century Boy and Girl-Korean Drama

20th Century Boy and Girl-Korean Drama

Title: 20세기 소년소녀 / 20th Century Boy and Girl
Also known as: Twentieth Century Boy and Girl / Boy and Girl From the 20th Century
Formerly known as: No Sex in the City
Chinese Title: 20世紀少男少女
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 32 (35 minutes/episode)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-02 to 2017-Nov-21
Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)

Synopsis

The story follows three women in their mid-thirties as they navigate their love lives, friendships, and their familial ties.

Cast

Main Cast

Han Ye Seul as Sa Jin Jin
– Kang Mi Na as Jin Jin (young)
Kim Ji Suk as Gong Ji Won
– Kim In Sung as Ji Won (young)
Lee Sang Woo as Anthony
Ryu Hyun Kyung as Han Ah Reum
– Song Soo Hyun as Han Ah Reum (young)

Others

Ahn Se Ha as Jung Woo Sung
Oh Sang Jin as Kang Kyung Suk
Lee Sang Hee as Jang Young Shim
– Han Ji Won as Young Shim (young)
Shin Won Ho as Sa Min Ho
Kim Chang Wan
Kim Mi Kyung
Shin Dong Mi as Choi Jung Eun
Jang Jae Ho as Kim Tae hyun
Lee Jae Kyoon
Lee Yoo Mi
Yoon Bok In
Shin Dong Hoon as Reporter Jung
Han Sun Hwa
Shin Se Hwi as Ha Ram
Shim Hyung Tak
Jang Hee Ryung
Heo Ji Woong
Kim Kwang Sik

Production Credits

Director: Lee Dong Yoon
Screenwriter: Lee Sun Hye

Because This Is My First Life-Korean Drama

Because This Is My First Life-Korean Drama

Title: 이번 생은 처음이라 / Because This Is My First Life
Chinese Title: 今生是第一次
Also known as: This Life is Our First Life
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Broadcast network: tvN
Episodes: 10 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast Period: 2017-Oct-09 to 2017-Nov-07
Air Time: Monday & Tuesday 22:50

Synopsis

A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today.

Nam Se Hee (Lee Min Ki) is a single man in his early 30’s. He has chosen to not marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Meanwhile, Yoon Ji Ho (Jung So Min) is a single woman in her early 30’s. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji Ho begins to live at Nam Se Hee’s house. They become housemates.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Min Ki as Nam Se Hee
Jung So Min as Yoon Ji Ho

Other

Esom as Woo Soo Ji
Kim Ga Eun as Yang Ho Rang
Park Byung Eun as Ma Sang Goo
Kim Min Sook as Sim Won Seok
Kim Eung Soo as Nam Hee Bong
Moon Hee Kyung as Jo Myung Ja
Hwang Suk Jung
Kim Byung Ok
Kim Sun Young

Cameo

Yoon Doo Joon

Production Credits

Director: Park Joon Hwa
Scriptriter: Yoon Nan Joong

Witch’s Court-Korean Drama

Witch’s Court-Korean Drama

Title: 마녀의 법정 / Witch’s Court
Previously known as: 그녀를 믿지 마세요 / Don’t Believe Her
Chinese Title: 魔女的法庭
Genre: Legal, Romance
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-09 to 2017-Nov-28
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

This drama is about a materialistic female prosecutor who does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence, and incite perjury in order to win her case is assigned to lead the special task force for sexual assault crimes.

Ma Yi Deum (Jung Ryeo Won) has worked as a prosecutor for 7 years. She sometimes resorts to drastic methods to win cases. One day, Ma Yi Deum is transferred to a special division dealing only with sex crimes.

Cast

Main Cast

Jung Ryeo Won as Ma Yi Deum
Yoon Hyun Min as Yeo Jin Wook
Jun Kwang Ryul as Jo Gap Soo

Supporting Cast

Kim Min Seo as Heo Yoon Kyung
Kim Yeo Jin as Min Ji Sook
Lee Il Hwa as Kwak Young Shil (Yi Deum’s mother)
Kim Jae Hwa as Son Mi Young
Choi Ri as Seo Yoo Ri
Jun Bae Soo as Oh Soo Chul
Yoon Kyung Ho as Goo Suk Chan
Jun Mi Sun as Go Jae Sook
Chae Dong Hyun
Jun Ye Seo

Production Credits

Director: Kim Young Kyoon
ScriptWriter: Jung Do Yoon

Avengers Social Club-Korean Drama

Avengers Social Club-Korean Drama

Title: 부암동 복수자들 / Avengers Social Club
Also Known as: Buam-dong Revenge Social Club / Buam-dong Revengers
Chinese Title: 付岩洞復仇者們
Genre: Revenge
Broadcast network: tvN
Episodes: (To Be Announced)
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-11 to 2017-Nov-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:50

Synopsis

This drama is based on webcomic “부암동 복수자 소셜클럽/Buam-dong Revenge Social Club” by “사자토끼 / Sajatokki” which was published from 2014-Sep-2 to 2016-Dec-27 via “comic.daum.com/webtoon“.

It’s tells the story of three women from different walks of life – the daughter of a chaebol, an ahjumma in a fish market, and a housewife – come together to enact revenge.

Kim Jung Hye (Lee Yo Won) is the daughter of a family who runs a big company. She appears straightforward and arrogant, but she is actually naive and cute. Her marriage was made to benefit both families. She tries her best as a wife, but she learns that her husband has betrayed her. To get revenge, she leads the “Bok Ja Club”. Meanwhile, Hong Do Hee (Ra Mi Ran) sells fish at a traditional market and raises her two kids alone. Her husband passed away. She is bright and good nature. Her son gets involved in a violent incident at school. She then joins the “BokJa Club”. The third one is Lee Mi Sook (Myung Se Bin) who was an orphan and married. She has tried hard to have a happy family with her university professor husband, but he is violent towards her. She begins to think about her life after she meets Kim Jung Hye and and Hong Do Hee. The last one is Lee Soo Kyum (Jun) who joins the “Bok Ja Club” to take revenge on his biological parents. His father is Kim Jung Hye’s husband. Before his father married Kim Jung Hye, he had a fling with a woman who gave birth to Lee Soo Kyum. His biological parents have neglected him since.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Yo Won as Kim Jung Hye
Ra Mi Ran as Hong Do Hee
Myung Se Bin as Lee Mi Sook
Jun as Lee Soo Kyum

Supporting Cast

Choi Byung Mo as Lee Byung Soo
Jung Ae Yun as Kim Jung Yoon
Jung Young Joo as Joo Gil Yeon
Jang Yong
Sung Byung Sook
Jung Suk Yong
Kim Hyung Il
Shin Dong Mi
So Hee Jung
Kim Sa Kwon
Kim Bo Ra
Shin Dong Woo
Yoon Jin Sol
Yoo In Soo

Production Credits

Director: Kwon Suk Jang
Screenwriters: Kim Yi Ji, Hwang Da Eun

Mad Dog-Korean Drama

Mad Dog-Korean Drama

Title: 매드독 / Mad Dog
Chinese Title: 瘋狗
Genre: Crime, Investigation
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-11 to 2017-Nov-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

This drama is about a detective-turned-insurance-investigator leads a team that investigates insurance fraud causes. Choi Kang Woo (Yoo Ji Tae) is a former detective, but he now works as a veteran insurance investigator. He leads a team that attempts to reveal insurance fraud cases.

Cast

Main Cast

Yoo Ji Tae as Choi Kang Woo
Woo Do Hwan as Kim Min Joon
Ryu Hwa Young as Jang Ha Ri
Kim Hye Sung as On Noo Ri
Hong Soo Hyun as Cha Hong Joo

Supporting Cast

Kim Young Hoon as Kim Min Joon’s brother
Jo Jae Yoon
Jung Bo Suk
Choi Won Young
Park In Hwan
Jang Hyuk Jin as Lee Kang Soo
Baek Ji Won as Oshira

Production Credits

Director: Hwang Ui Kyung
ScriptWriter: Kim Soo Jin

The Package-Korean Drama

The Package-Korean Drama

Title: 더 패키지 / The Package
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 12 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-13 to 2017-Nov-18
Air time: Friday & Saturday 23:00

Synopsis

This is a pre-produced drama. Filming began 2016-August and finished 2016-December.

A group of travelers go on a package tour together in France, led by tour guide Yoon So So (Lee Yun Hee).

Yoon So So (Lee Yun Hee) works as a travel guide in France. She leads a group of tourists on a package tour. The travelers all have their own stories. San Ma Roo (Jung Yong Hwa) joined the tour after being dumped by his girlfriend. Kim Kyung Jae (Choi Woo Shik) has been dating for the past 10 years. A mysterious man (Yoon Park) seems to follow Yoon So So. Jung Yeon Sung (Ryu Seung Soo) joined the package tour with a partner, but he will not reveal what kind of relationship they are in. Han So Ran (Ha Si Eun) is a web designer and agonizes over staying single or marriage. Oh Gab Soo (Jung Kyu Soo) is extremely stubborn. Han Book Ja (Lee Ji Hyun) spent most of her life taking care of her husband. Na Hyun (Park Yoo Na) is a woman whom other people cannot guess her age. They all do not want to become involved in each other’s personal lives, but, while they travel together, they become closer and develop relationships.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Yun Hee as Yoon So So
Jung Yong Hwa as San Ma Roo
Choi Woo Shik as Kim Kyung Jae
Yoon Park as mysterious man
Ryu Seung Soo as Jung Yeon Sung

Others

Ha Si Eun as Han So Ran
Jung Kyu Soo as Oh Gap Soo
Park Yoo Na as Na Hyun
Lee Ji Hyun as Han Book Ja
Jang Seung Jo
Chae So Young
Choi Kwang Je

Production Credits

Production Company: JYP Pictures, Dramahouse
Director: Jun Chang Geun, Kim Jin Won
Screenwriter: Chun Sung Il

Go Back Couple-Korean Drama

Go Back Couple-Korean Drama

Title: 고백부부 / Go Back Couple
Also known as: Go Back Spouses / Confession Couple / Confession Spouses
Chinese Title: 告白夫婦
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Episodes: 16 (35 minutes/episode)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2017-Oct-13 to 2017-Dec-02
Air time: Friday & Saturday 23:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)

Synopsis

This drama is about a married couple who constantly fights. They regret getting married young without consideration. One day, they travel back to their twenty-year-old selves.

Choi Ban Do (Son Ho Joon) and Ma Jin Joo (Jang Na Ra) are both 38-years-old and a married couple. Choi Ban Do has been burdened with being the breadwinner and Ma Jin Joo is a housewife with low self-esteem. Even though they loved each other when they married, they now hate each other. They both regret marrying at such a young age. The couple travel through time and find themselves as 20-year-old university students, when they met for the first time.

Cast

Main Cast

Son Ho Joon as Choi Ban Do
Jang Na Ra as Ma Jin Joo

People around Ban Do

Huh Jung Min as Ahn Jae Woo
Lee Yi Kyung as Ko Dok Jae
Go Bo Kyul as Min Suh Young
Im Ji Kyu as Park Hyun Suk
Kim Byung Ok as Choi Ki Il
Jo Ryun as Kang Kyung Sook
Go Eun Min as Choi Ja Ueon

People around Jin Joo

Han Bo Reum as Yoon Bo Reum
Jo Hye Jung as Chun Sul
Jang Ki Yong as Jung Nam Gil
Lee Byung Joon as Ma Pan Suk
Kim Mi Kyung as Ko Eun Sook
Minji as Ma Eun Joo

Other

Choi Kwang Je
U-Know Yunho (cameo)

Production Credits

Director: Ha Byung Hoon
Screenwriter: Kwon Hye Joo