Synopsis :

This drama deals with incidents taking place at a late-night hospital, featuring a surgeon who is trying to catch his wife’s killer.

Cast :
Yoon Tae Young as Heo Joon
Ryu Hyun Kyung as Hong Na Kyung
Yoo Yun Suk as Yoon Sang Ho
Choi Jung Woo as Goo Dong Man
Kim Hee Won as Choi Kwang Gook
Baek Won Kil (백원길) as Kang Moo Sung
Bae Seul Gi as Lee Kwang Mi
Wang Bit Na as Han Jae Hee

Production Credits
Director: Choi Eun Kyung (최은경), Kwon Sung Chang (권성창), Jung Ji In (정지인), Choi Joon Bae (최준배), Lee Jae Jin (이재진)
Screenwriter: Lee Hyun Joo (이현주)

Synopsis:

Musical drama about the dreams and love of musical actors.

Cast:
Koo Hye Sun as Go Eun Bi
Choi Daniel as Hong Jae Yi
Park Ki Woong as Yoo Jin
Ok Joo Hyun (옥주현) as Bae Kang Hee
Ki Eun Se (기은세) as Seo Ra Kyung
Park Kyung Rim as Sa Bok Ja
Kim Hyun Sung as Han Sang Won
Oh Jung Se as Goo Jak
Kim Yong Min (김용민) as Joon Hyuk
Kim In Seo as Sang Mi
Lee Do Kyung as Eun Bi’s father
Jung Young Sook as Yang Soon Yi
Kang Ji Hoo as Hyun Kwang Seo
Cha Kwang Soo as Yoo Jin Young
Ahn Yeo Jin as Sun Hee
Park Geun Hyung as President Yoo
Jo Won Hee (조원희)
Lee Ji Hyung (이지형) as Yoo Jae Joon
Kim Jin Ho (김진호) as President Seo
Choo So Young
Jung Tae (정태)
Seo Bum Suk
Hong Ji Min (cameo)
Jo Ji Hoon (조지훈) (cameo)

Production Credits
Director: Kim Kyung Yong (김경용)
Screenwriter: Kim Hee Jae

Synopsis :
Based on Lee Jeong-myeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial killings during the 7 days before the announcement of the Korean script.

A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations. — KoreanDrama.org

Cast :
Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae Yoon
Chae Sang Woo as child Chae Yoon
Han Suk Kyu as King Sejong
Song Joong Ki as teen Lee Do (later King Sejong)
Kang San as child Lee Do
Shin Se Kyung as So Yi
Kim Hyun Soo (김현수) as young So Yi
Ahn Suk Hwan as Lee Shin Juk
Lee Jae Yong as Jo Mal Saeng
Jo Jin Woong as Moo Hyool
Park Hyuk Kwon as Jung In Ji
Yoon Je Moon as Ga Ri On
Kim Ki Bang as Cho Tak
Shin Seung Hwan as Park Po
Song Ok Sook
Suh Joon Young as Prince Gwangpyeong
Lee Soo Hyuk as Yoon Pyeong
Kim Ki Bum as Park Paeng Nyeon
Jo Hee Bong as Han Ga Nom
Jun Young Bin as Mak Soo
Yoo Hyun Soo as Lee Soon Ji
Shin So Yool as Mok Yi
Shim So Hun (심소헌) as Duk Geum
Hyun Woo as Sung Sam Moon
Baek Yoon Shik as Taejong (cameo)

Production Credits
Producer: Sidus HQ Productions
Director: Jang Tae Yoo
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun (박상연)

Synopsis :
Beautiful Days spans the 30 years lives of two orphan girls, two step-brothers and their entangled tale of greed, secrets and disloyalty.

Cast :
Lee Byung Hun as Lee Min Chul
Ryu Shi Won as Lee Sun Jae
Choi Ji Woo as Kim Yon Soo
Lee Jung Hyun as Kim Se Na
Shin Min Ah as Lee Min Ji

Extended Cast
Lee Jung Gil as Lee Sung Chun (Min Chul’s father)
Lee Kyung Jin as Jung Myung Ja (Sun Jae’s mother)
Ha Jae Young as Lee Young Jun (Sun Jae’s father)
Lee Yoo Jin as Kang Na Rae (Yon Soo’s roommate/co-worker)
Lee Sang Woo as Oh Jung Hun (composer/Sun Jae’s high school upperclassman)
Kim Dong Hyun as Min Kyu Suk (bodyguard/chauffeur)
Lee Hwi Hyang as Yang Mi Mi / Kyung Hee (singer)
Lee Ae Jung as Shin Jae Eun
Baek Sung Hyun
Kim Chung
Kil Yong Woo
Yoon Gi Won
Oh Seung Eun
Kim Min Sang

Production Credits
Director: Lee Jang Soo
Screenwriter: Yoon Sung Hee

Review by puccakiss79
Beautiful Days (Ah Reum Dah Woon Nal Deul) uses some of Korea’s well known actors to deliver a story of two orphan girls, two step-brothers and their entangled tale of greed, secrets and disloyalty. The story gives the main characters a chance to gain wisdom through life experiences. Both the story and the actors execute a great melodrama.

The story is dynamic and realistically written. Showing the source of each main character’s notable traits from painful experiences, the story starts in 1975, then forwards to 1985 and 1995, and finally picks up 5 years later in 2000 where most of the story takes place. Within the first two decades shown, the audience learns why Min-chul is unloving to most people, why his younger sister, Minji, is rebellious, and why Sun-jae is so obedient to their father. In 1995, the audience learns why there is heartache between Sina and Yonsoo. Even while the story falls short to offer definite conclusions to sub plots, it does offer closure by establishing the main characters’ evolution or growth. Just as the audience is shown the source of the characters’ troubles and pains, the drama continues to unravel situations that force the characters to change. The realism and complexity of the characters starts with the story; however, the cast does an excellent job of bringing them to the screen.

The cast works great together. First, Lee Byung Hun shows Min-chul as the resentful, cold-shouldered son to his father, brother and step-mother. While to Minji he shows Min-chul as the caring, trusting brother. Both are attractive personalities that together make up a complex character. When he and Choi Ji Woo are in a scene together, Lee Byung Hun is strikingly bold and demanding, sometimes not saying much at all. In fact, some of the drama’s best scenes are ones in which Lee Byung Hun doesn’t have many lines in but requires just as much performance. For example, when he and Choi Ji Woo are in the movie theater, not a single word is said, but the heartache and pain Min-chul feels is shown in his expressions. As for Choi Ji Woo, she begins portraying Yonsoo as a strong woman that is cautious of Min-chul. Her stuggle to trust herself plays out well. Next, Ryu Shi Won is noble as the intimidated brother and offers a certain amount of gentleness to the Lee family. Finally, Lee Jung Hyun and Shin Min Ah both represent the younger disobedient sister well, making the outrageous squabbling scenes convincing.

The story and cast of Beautiful Days illustrate characters’ trials and growth skillfully. The complex beginning establishes a great source for the drama’s development while the well rounded characters are carefully crafted and displayed. The two elements, story and cast, brings one of the better performed Korean dramas to audiences.

As for the music of Beautiful Days with Korean Pop Star, Lee Jung Hyun, as part of the cast as well as a story that revolves around music industry characters, the drama has amazing power ballads and lovely musical scores. Both Lee Jung Hyun and Ryu Shi Won have tracks on the OST and when hearing their renditions the memories of the pain and happiness the characters endured in the drama are easily relived. The actual Korean musician Zero is also featured on the OST, bringing a soothing voice to climatic ballads, like Yak Sok (track 2), that makes the heart soar.

Rating: Life Altering (5/5)

Synopsis :
Choi Hye Sung is a talented but jobless singer and Yoo Bang Hee is a girl who is in a one-sided love with him.

Cast :
Lee Ji Hoon as Choi Hye Sung (26)
Park Hee Bon as Yoo Bang Hee (26)
Park Tam Hee as Woi Soo Kyung (26)
Lee Da Jin as Jang Ji Young (26)
Kim Il Woo as (the uncle)
Kim Jae Seung

Production Credit
Director: Min Doo Shik (민두식)
Scriptwriter: Kim Eui Chan, Jung Jin Young

Synopsis :
Ha Dan Ah (Yoon Jung Hee) is very dignified and beautiful yet she also had a sad life. Dan Ah was married in her 20′s, but her husband died in a car accident during their honeymoon. She is pursued by two men, a man from a rich family, Lee Kang Suk (Park Shi Hoo) and a man who is younger than her, Jung Hyun Kyu (Lee Hyun Jin). The drama chronicles how the Ha Family upholds their aristocratic reputation.

Cast :
Ha Family
Yoon Jung Hee as Ha Dan Ah
Jun No Min as Ha Soo Young
Kim Sung Min as Ha Tae Young
Shin Goo as Ha Man Gi
Park Hyun Sook as Ha Joo Jung
Suh In Suk as Ha Suk Ho
Park Joon Mok as Ha Dong Dong
Kim Young Ok as Yoon Sam Wol
Lee Soo Min as Yoon Jo Man

Lee Family
Park Shi Hoo as Lee Kang Suk
Jun Hye Jin as Lee Hye Joo
Yeon Kyu Jin as Lee Cheon Gap
Seo Kwon Soon as Choi Young Ja

Other people
Lee Hyun Jin as Jung Hyun Kyu
Shin Da Eun as Oh Jin Ah
Maya as Na Mal Soon
Na Young Hee as Lee Young In
Shim Hyun Sup as Kim Byung Do
Lee Jong Bak as Officer Lee
Kim Ye Ryung as Young Hee
Seo Yoo Jung as Kim Hyun Ok
Lee Won Jae as (Joo Jung’s boss)
Jung Chan as Yoon Tae Joo (Kang Suk’s friend)
Jung Wook as Kim Sun Tae
Shin Pyo as Kang Ha
Min Joon Hyun as employee

Production Credits
Production Company: Star Max
Director: Park Young Soo
Screenwriter: Jung Ji Woo

Recognitions
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Male Lead Award – Special Planning Drama (Park Shi Hoo)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Director Award

Synopsis :
Baek Soo Chan has nothing in his hands but he lives a life under the belief that he will become the man any woman who sits next to him wants. However, his belief is questioned when he starts to realize true love. When playboy Baek Soo-Chan he finally meets his match with Jung Yoon-Hee. He goes absolutely crazy! His once blissful life of messing around with women has become something of the past every since Yoon Hee started to make snide remarks as she tries to protect her older sister from being trapped by his playboy ways. Yoo Joon Suk is the heir to his father’s very successful company. He is forced to come back and take over his father’s company when his father suddenly collapses. Yoon Hee then becomes Joon Suk’s assistant and falls for her boss. Will Joon Suk return her feelings and will they be able to be together despite his mother’s objections?

Cast :
Kim Seung Woo as Baek Soo Chan
Bae Doo Na as Jung Yoon Hee
Park Shi Hoo as Yoo Joon Suk
Min Ji Hye as Go Hye Mi

Extended Cast
Son Hyun Joo as Yang Duk Gil
Shin Dong Woo as Yang Go Ni (Duk Gil’s adopted son)
Kim Sung Ryung as Jung Mi Hee (Yoon Hee’s older sister)
Park Yeon Ah as Ahn Ye Seul
Park Won Sook as Sun Woo (Yoon Hee & Mi Hee’s mother)
Jung Dong Hwan as Go Chang Shik (Hye Mi’s father)
Seo Kwon Soon as Song Young Ja (Hye Mi’s mother)
Kim Suk Ok as Han Ok Geum (Joon Suk’s mother)
Kim Roe Ha as Kang Yeok Gae (Police detective, 40)
Kim Sung Tae as Detective Kim
Kwon Tae Won as Chief Detective
Lee Won Jae as Byun Hee Sup
Kim Sun Hwa as Choi Bo Kyung (Hee Sup’s wife)
Han Ye In as Byun Seon
Lee Byung Hyun (이병현) as Byun Young
Kim Jung Hak as Cha Young Jae (J Corporation executive, 30)
Kim Gil Ho as Yoo Man Ho (Joon Suk’s father)
Ahn Sun Young as Oh Jung Sook
Park Kwang Soo (박광수) as Wie Dae Han (Jung Sook’s husband)
Cha Seo Won as Lei Kim
Kim Young Jin as Mina (Joon Suk’s other secretary)
Jang Hye Sook as Yeon Soo Yeon (Go Ni’s mother)
Kim Dong Gyoon as Kim Dae Shik
Jo Han Na as Na Ha Ni
Kim Ye Ryung as Dan Myung Hee
Kim Sa Rang
Jung Eun Pyo

Synopsis :
Lee Jung-Hyun (Go Su) is accused for murdering Oh Soo-Ah’s (Lee Da Hae) father. He runs away and becomes a fugitive. Later, he returns and seeks out revenge. Oh Soo-Ah who is the successor of the enterprise “First Electronic” falls in love with Lee Jung-Hyun.

Cast :
Go Soo as Lee Jung-Hyun
Lee Da Hae as Oh Soo-Ah
Lee Jong Hyuk as Shin Hyun-Tae
Kim Suh Hyung as Cha Yoo-Ran

Extended Cast
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Suh Jun-Moo (SR director)
Jung Sang as Kim Dong-Wook (Jung-Hyun’s best friend)
Zhang Kang Er as Jin Dae-In (Dairyook’s chairman)
Park Sang Myun as Lee Choon-Bok (Jung-Hyun’s friend in China)
Han Jin Hee as Chairman Oh (Soo-Ah’s father)
Suh Jin Ah as Hong So-Ra (Soo-Ah’s adoptive big sister)
Yoo Seo Jin as Soo-Ah’s best friend
Lee Won Jae as Yoo Kwang-Il
Sung Dong Il as Jung Taek-Soo (Chairman Oh’s driver)
Kang Shin Il as Investigator Jo
Choi Sang Hoon as Prosecutor Oh
Yoo Jung Ki as Prison Guard Ahn
Jang Hoon as Investigator Kim
Lee Seung Ho as Judge
Byun Hee Bong as Prosecutor Jung
Jung Hye Sun as Han Myung-Sook (Jung-Hyun’s mother)
Kim Ji Young as Park Soon-Nyeo (Hyun-Tae’s mother)
Lee Hyo Jung
Jung Sang Hoon

Production Credits
Chief Producer: Kim Young Sup
Writer: Yoo Hyun Mi, Kim Doo Sam
Director: Kim Soo Ryong, Kim Jin Geun
Asst. Director: Lee Chang Min
Production: SBS

Synopsis :
Kang Jae is a wealthy businessman and gangster and Mi Joo is a plastic surgeon. These two meet after Mi Joo mistakens Kang Jae as being her sleazy brother-in-law. Kang Jae just happens to be the boyfriend of Mi Joo’s pregnant neighbor, Yoo Jin. Sae-yeon meets Mi-Joo and falls in love with her feisty attitude. Kang-Jae works for the father of Sae-Yeon who is a gangster. Mi-Joo and Kang-Jae fall in love.

Cast :
Kim Jung Eun as Yoon Mi Joo
Lee Seo Jin as Ha Kang Jae
Kim Kyu Ri as Park Yu Jin
Jung Chan as Kang Sae Yeon

Extended Cast
Lee Han as Tae San (Kang Jae’s left-hand man)
Yun Mi Joo as Choi Yoon (Sae Yeon’s secretary)
Lee Ki Young as Uhm Sang Taek (Kang Jae’s right-hand man)
Park In Hwan as Reverend Yoon Mok Sa (Mi Joo’s dad)
Choi Ha Na as Hong Soon Jung (Mi Joo’s roommate)
Yoo Jung Hyun as Seol Won Chul (Mi Joo’s hospital boss)
Choi Il Hwa as Kang Choong Shik (Mr. Kang)
Yang Geum Suk as Jung Yang Geum (Mr. Kang’s wife/Sae Yeon’s mom)
Kim Roe Ha as Nam Chang Bae (gangster)
Jang Hang Sun
Kim Ki Bang

Production Credits
Producer: Goo Bon Geun
Director: Shin Woo Chul
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook, Lee Man Hee

Trivia
The lead stars of this drama, Lee Seo Jin and Kim Jung Eun, are real-life lovers. The two started their relationship through this drama, Lovers.

Synopsis:
Zheng Xiao Xiang first met the American born Chinese photographer when she was in a quarantine. When she met him again seven years later, she is a slovenly woman with a child. But this time around, she would undergo a dramatic change with him entering her life.

Cast
Janine Chang as Zheng Xiao Xiang 鄭小襄
Peter Ho as Ren Jia Kai 任家愷
Deng Yun Ting (鄧筠庭) as Wang Duo Li 王多麗
Xiu Jie Kai as Wang Ke Jie 王克捷
Serena Fang as Tang Ming Xin 唐明馨
Peggy Tseng as Yang Kai Li 楊凱莉
Lin Mei Xiu as Zheng Chen Ying Zi 鄭陳櫻子
Zhu De Gang as Ren Guo Bang 任國邦
Na Wei Xun as Ou Wei 歐威
Song Xin Ni

Production Credits
Producer:
Director: Lin Qing Zhen
Screenwriter: Mao Xun Rong 毛訓容