Temptation of an Angel

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After the death of her parents, Joo Ah Ran plots to ruin the family that destroyed hers. She seduces and marries the son of her enemy, Shin Hyun Woo, who discovers her plan belatedly. With a new face, courtesy of plastic surgery after meeting with a car accident, he decides to exact his own revenge upon her.
Cast

* Han Sang Jin as Shin Hyun Woo (before)
o Bae Soo Bin as Shin Hyun Woo (after)
* Lee So Yeon as Joo Ah Ran
* Kim Tae Hyun as Nam Joo Seung
* Hong Soo Hyun as Yoon Jae Hee

Details

* Title: 천사의 유혹 / Cheonsaui Yuhuk
* Also known as: Temptation of an Angel / Angel's Temptation
* Genre: Melodrama
* Episodes: TBA
* Broadcast Network: SBS
* Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-12 to 2009-Dec-??
* Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55
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Iris

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Kim Hyun Joon is an assassin who belongs to a top secret organization known as the "NSS" whereas T.O.P is an assassin who works in another secret organization located in the United States called "IRIS" and was ordered to kill Hyun Joon. Seung Hee is a psychological analyst who plays an important role in bring Hyun Joon into the "NSS." Jin Sa Woo is Hyun Joon's colleague and falls in love with Seung Hee as well but keeps this to himself.

Cast
· Lee Byung Hun as Kim Hyun Joon
· Kim Tae Hee as Choi Seung Hee
· Jung Joon Ho as Jin Sa Woo
· Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
· Kim So Yeon as Kim Sun Hwa
· T.O.P as Vick
· Hyun Jyu Ni as Yang Mi Jung
· Yoo Min as Sato Eriko
· Kim Young Chul as Baek San
· Yoon Je Moon as Park Sang Hyung
· Yoon Joo Sang as Oh Hyun Kyu

Details
· Title: 아이리스 / IRIS
· Previously known as: 쉬리 / Shiri
· Genre: Action, mystery, thriller, romance
· Episodes: 20
· Broadcast network: KBS2
· Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-14 to 2009-Dec-??
· Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
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Three Brothers

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Three Brothers
Kim Sun Kyung is a retired police officer and father of three sons, Gun Kang, Hyun Chal and Yi Sang.
His eldest son Gun Kang made many wrong decisions in life, ending up being divorced and going bankrupt. Gun Kang gets remarried to Chung Nan. His second son Hyun Chal is the envy of the town and pride of his father. He runs a number of businesses which are quite successful. His wife Woo Mi often sacrificed her happiness for the benefit of the Kim family. As for the last son Yi Sang, he follows in his father's footsteps by becoming a police officer. Oftentimes the father and the son clash each other. As Yi Sang married Eo Young, the daughter of his father's deadly foe, an ex-convict Sun Kyung traced and eventually arrested a long time ago.
Cast

Kim family
· Park In Hwan as Kim Soon Kyung
· Lee Hyo Choon as Jun Kwa Ja
· Ahn Nae Sang as Kim Gun Kang
· Do Ji Won as Eom Chung Nan
· Oh Dae Gyu as Kim Hyun Chal
· Kim Hee Jung as Do Woo Mi
· Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Yi Sang
· Oh Ji Eun as Joo Eo Young
Joo family
· No Joo Hyun as Joo Beom In
· Lee Bo Hee as Kye Sol Yi
· Jang Da Yoon (장다윤) as Joo Bo Young
· Go Se Won (고세원) as Jae Soo

Details
· Title: 수상한 삼형제 / Susanghan Samhyungje
· Also known as: Suspicious Three Brothers / Three Brothers
· Genre: Romance, drama
· Episodes: 50+
· Broadcast Network: KBS2
· Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-17 to TBA
· Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 19:55
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Heading to the Ground OST Released

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Perhaps the most anticipated drama by our fellow k-pop fans, MBC's Heading to the Ground is currently sustaining its single digit rating. Even if its rating is also heading to the ground, it seems like this show's soundtrack is rising in popularity. The OST has finally hit the shelves, attracting music fans regardless of the series' low-rated fame as a drama. It is reported to be filled with high quality songs produced by Oh Joon Sung, the same producer that was in charge of Boys Before Flowers soundtrack.

The soundtrack of Heading to the Ground enjoyed attention in the spotlight from many netizens before it was even released due to the stellar line-up of artists. The thirteen tracks consist of dazzling songs such as, It's Love, by SNSD's Taeyeon and Sunny as a duet, Motion, by SNSD and "Look at the Sky" by Bobby Kim (of Buga Kingz). The SNSD songs did not only hit the number one spot in various music charts, but has also been hailed as the best soundtrack songs of the latter half of 2009. I guess with the mighty heroines, SNSD, on their side, the drama won't be a total failure (sorry, Yunho and Ara).

Source : allkpop
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Hot Blood

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Revolves around penniless Ha-ryu who is driven by upward mobility and a thirst for personal success. Here is a man who can do whatever it takes to make money. He dreams of raking in 10 billion won by selling cars. Due to this wild idea, he is deemed crazy by everyone, but is ready to sell even his soul to become a billionaire. “I will make myself fully prepared to take every chance that lies ahead of me!!!”

Cast
Hot Blood Correlation Chart

* Park Hae Jin as Ha Ryu (31, car salesman)
* Chae Jung Ahn as Kim Jae Hee (31, car saleswoman)
* Choi Chul Ho as Kang Seung Joo (32, Hwain Motors manager)
* Jo Yoon Hee as Min Da Hae (26, Insurance company worker)

Details

  • Title: 열혈장사꾼 / Yeolhyeol Jangsaggun
  • English title: Hot Blood / Hot-Blooded Salesman
  • Also known as: Passionate Entrepreneur
  • Genre: Drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Broadcast Network: KBS2
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-10 to 2009-Dec-??
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 22:15
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Hello Schoolgirl

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Yun-woo Kim works as a low level civil servant in a district office. Although he is thirty, he is still innocent for his age and has been on numerous unfruitful blind dates in search of a suitable wife. After moving to a new place, he runs runs into Soo-yong Han, a high school student who lives downstairs. Soo-young Han is a cheerful and eccentric eighteen-year-old who lives with her mother that acts like a princess.

Meanwhile, Sook Kang has just started to work at the district office straight after graduating from high school and falls head over heels for Ha-kyuing Kwon, a melancolic woman who always smokes in the same spot, becuase of her beautiful smile. Ha-kyung is still holding onto an old flame and keeps on looking for traces of that love every day. Sook Kang continues to keep wooing her, irregardless of her living in the past. Can their futures lead to a happy ending?

Korea Casts:
Ji-Tae Yu , Lee Yeon Hee

Date: November, 2008
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Roseate-Love

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After the death of her boyfriend, a musician, Xiao Zi strives to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous singer.

Cast

* Rachel Liang as Wang Xiao Zi 王小紫

Jin Wei Fan (金韋汎) as childhood Xiao Zi

* Tender Huang as Ning Zi Da 甯子達

* Wang Zheng Wei as childhood Zi Da

* Denny Huang as Ning Jie Fei 甯杰飛

* Cai Yun You (蔡昀佑) as childhood Jie Fei

* Xu Liang Yu (許亮宇) as Lin Nuo 林諾

* Zhao Bo Han (趙柏翰) as childhood Lin Nuo

* Tiffany Xu as Mina 米娜

* Cai Yun Qi (蔡昀琦) as childhood Mina

Details

* Title: 紫玫瑰 / Zi Mei Gui
* English title: Roseate-Love
* Also known as: Purple Rose / 紙玫瑰 (Paper Rose) / 天國的薔薇 (The Rose of Heaven)
* Genre: Romance, melodrama
* Episodes: 13
* Broadcast network: CTS / GTV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-12 to 2009-Oct-11
* Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
* Opening theme song: Ai Yi Zhi Cun Zai (愛一直存在) Love Always Exists by Rachel Liang
* Ending theme song: Ku Guo Jiu Hao Le (哭過就好了) It'll Be Fine After Crying by Rachel Liang
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Assorted Gems

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The four siblings in the Gung family were named after precious jewels: eldest daughter Bi Chwi (Jade), eldest son San Ho (Coral), second daughter Ryu Bi (Ruby), and the youngest son, Ho Bak (Amber). Like an assortment of beautiful gems, their colours may clash and their sharp edges chip away at each other. Using an analogy of a bowl of rice with assorted ingredients to illustrate the workings of a family, the key to a great dish is using the right balance of ingredients in order to create a good mixture. Assorted Gems tells the story of the different lives of the family members and how they learn from their clashes to find the perfect balance.

Cast

Gung Family

* Go Na Eun as Gung Bi Chwi (Jade)
* So Yi Hyun as Gung Ryu Bi (Ruby)
* Lee Hyun Jin as Gung San Ho (Coral)
* Lee Il Min as Gung Ho Bak (Amber)
* Han Jin Hee as Gung Sang Sik (father)
* Han Hye Sook as Pi Hye Ja (mother)
* Kim Young Ok as Kyul Myung Ja (Sang Sik's mother)
* Jung Hye Sun as Baek Jo (Hye Ja's mother)

Seo Family

* Lee Tae Gon as Seo Yeong Guk
* Choi Ah Jin as Seo Kkeut Soon
* Park Geun Hyung as Seo Ro Ma
* Hong Yoo Jin as Lee Tae Ri

Details

  • Title: 보석비빔밥 / Bosuk Bibimbap
  • Also known as: Assorted Gems / Jewel Bibimbap
  • Previously known as: 손짓 / Sonjit / Hand Signal / Hand Gesture
  • Genre: Romance, family
  • Episodes: 50
  • Broadcast network: MBC
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Sept-05 to TBA
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45
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Autumn's Concerto

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Ren Guang Xi, a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He's the sole successor to a huge and famous business and a talented ice hockey player. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu Cheng, the new bento seller at his school canteen. Although orphaned at a young age, Mu Cheng does not let her past affect her and lives life with great passion and determination. A harmless bet brings the two together and Guang Xi slowly changes as Mu Cheng teaches him how to give and love. Tragedy strikes when Guang Xi suddenly has to go through a major brain surgery which causes him to lose his memory. His mother begs Mu Cheng to leave him and the latter has no choice but to do so. Little does she know that she already has Guang Xi's child.

Six years pass. Mu Cheng lives a quiet life with her young son in the countryside while Guang Xi is now a successful lawyer and is engaged to He Yi Qian, the kind and beautiful doctor who took care of him after his surgery. A strangely familiar piano piece stirs Guang Xi's heart as he struggles to recall his past romance with Mu Cheng. How will the couple make up for six years of lost time? Happiness, which stop do I alight at?

Cast

* Ady An as Liang Mu Cheng 梁慕橙

* Fu Pei Ci (傅佩慈) as childhood Mu Cheng

* Van Ness Wu as Ren Guang Xi 任光晞
* Tiffany Xu as He Yi Qian 何以茜
* Chris Wu (吳慷仁) as Jiang Tuo Ye 江拓也
* Zheng You Jie as Xu Fang Guo 許方國

Details

* Title: 下一站,幸福 / Xia Yi Zhan, Xing Fu
* Also known as: Autumn's Concerto / Next Stop, Happiness
* Genre: Romance
* Broadcast network: TTV / SETTV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-04 to 2010-???-??
* Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
* Opening theme song: I Love Him (我愛他) by Ring Ding
* Ending theme song: Suddenly Want To Love You (突然想愛你) by Ring Ding and Emil Chau



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You're Beautiful

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Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group, A.N.JELL. However, Mi Nam suffers an injury at the last moment. So Mi Nyu, a Sister in training and his twin sister, is asked to step in for her brother. The rest of the drama follows the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group.

Cast

A.N.JELL

* Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
* Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam (Male) / Go Mi Nyu (Female)
* Lee Hong Ki as Kang On Yu / Jeremy
* Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo

Extended cast

* UEE as Yoo He Yi
* Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (Fan club president)
* Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam's manager)
* Choi Ran as Choi Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu's aunt)
* Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Haw Ran
* Jung Chan as President Ahn
* Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di

Details

  • Title: 미남이시네요 / You're Beautiful
  • Also known as: You're Handsome
  • Genre: Romance, comedy
  • Episodes: TBA
  • Broadcast Network: SBS
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-07 to TBA
  • Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
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I Want To Become A Hard Persimmon

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Ever since little, Ruan Shi Zhi has always been on the receiving end of bullying. At 18, he decides to shed his pitiful past with a new beginning. Yet the moment he steps into his summer class, he is immediately confronted by a group of classmates whom he usually avoids like a plague. Just when he wants to run out of there, an angel-like girl walks in. He falls deeply in love with her. And for love, he tells himself he has to become tougher. He must find a way to survive in this dangerous place, transform himself, and defeat all his love rivals to win the girl's heart.

Cast

* Yang Ming Wei (楊銘威) as Ruan Shi Zhi 阮適止
* Wang Xin Ru as Du Qiao Qi 杜喬琪
* Chen De Lie as Wang Chao Meng 王超猛
* Ivy Chen as Sun Shi Shi 孫詩詩
* Godfrey Gao as Tiger 羅信虎
* Li Yi (李易) as An Shao 安少
* Ke Bi as Tai Yan Bing 太陽餅
* Angel Hong as Niu She Bing 牛舌餅
* Ge Wei Ru as Chai Li Rong 柴俐蓉

Details

  • Title: 我要變成硬柿子 (我要变成硬柿子) / Wo Yao Pien Cheng Ying Shih Tzu (Wo Yao Bian Cheng Ying Shi Zi)
  • Also known as: I Want To Become A Hard Persimmon / Wanna Be A Tough Guy
  • Genre: Romance, drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Broadcast network: CTS
  • Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-11 to 2007-Aug-10
  • Air time: Mon-Thur 21:00-22:00
  • Opening theme song: Ai Shang Ai (愛上愛) In Love with Love by Fei Tong Xiao Ke (非同小可)
  • Ending theme song: Wo Men Shi Lian Ai De Ren (我們是戀愛的人) We are People in Love by Tian Xin (田欣)
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Everybody Cha Cha Cha

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Synopsis

Two women became widows on the same day, same hour. Ha Yoon-jeong becomes the matriarch of the family of her husband. Yoon-jeong supports them because she feels guilty about her husband’s disappearance. Oh Dong-ja, Yoon-jeong’s sister-in-law, has been living with Yoon-jeong’s help as well. After the terrifying day of losing their husbands, the two women have been living as each other’s good companions. However, now they become implacable enemies because of their children! What would happen if their daughters rival each other in love? What would happen if Yoon-jeong’s husband, who everyone thought was dead, appears before them as the future father-in-law of Dong-ja’s son? Could Yoon-jeong and Dong-ja’s relation go back to the good old days? -- KBS WORLD
Cast

The Widows' family

* Shim Hye Jin as Ha Yoon Jung (Soo Hyun's mother)
* Park Hae Mi as Oh Dong Ja (Jin Woo & Jin Kyung's mother)
* Kim Young Ok as Park Jung Nyeo (mother-in-law/grandmother)
* Lee Chung Ah as Han Soo Hyun
o Kim Ji Won as young Soo Hyun
* Oh Man Suk as Han Jin Woo
* Park Han Byul as Han Jin Kyung

Lee family

* Choi Joo Bong as Lee Jang (Principle/Han & Chul's father)
* Kim Bo Mi as Lee Jung Sook (Jang's sister)
* Lee Jong Soo as Lee Chul
* Lee Joong Moon as Lee Han

Kang family

* Lee Eung Kyung as Na Eun Hye
* Hong Yo Seob as Kang Shin Ok (Eun Hye's hasband)
* Jo An as Kang Na Yoon (Eun Hye & Shin Ok's daughter)
* Suh Ji Hee as Kang Na Jung (Eun Hye & Shin Ok's daughter)

Details

  • Title: 다함께 차차차 / Dahamgge Cha Cha Cha
  • Also known as: Everybody Cha Cha Cha / Jolly Widows
  • Genre: Family
  • Episodes: 100+
  • Broadcast Network: KBS1
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Jun-29 to TBA
  • Air time: Monday to Friday 20:25
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Jerry Yan

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Profile
• Name: 言承旭 / Yan Cheng Xu
• English name: Jerry Yan
• Real name: 廖洋震 / Liao Yang Zhen
• Also known as: Bao Long / Xiao Bai Tu
• Profession: Actor and singer
• Birthdate: 1977-Jan-01
• Birthplace: Taiwan
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 72kg
• Star sign: Capricorn
• Chinese zodiac: Dragon
• Blood type: B
TV Shows
• Down with love(GTV, 2009)(postponed)
• Starlit (PTS, 2009)
• Hot Shot (CTV, 2008)
• The Hospital (CTV, 2006)
• The Wound of Fierce Love (2005)
• Meteor Garden II (CTS, 2002)
• Come To My Place (CTV, 2002)
• Love Scar (CTS, 2002)
• Meteor Rain (CTS, 2002)
• Meteor Garden (CTS, 2001)
• Happy Campus (2000)

TV Show Theme Songs
• Yi Ban (一半) Half, Hot Shot (2008)

Movies
• Magic Kitchen (2004)

Trivia
• Music group: JVKV(formerly known as F4)


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Barbie Xu

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Profile

* Name: 徐熙媛 / Xu Xi Yuan
* English name: Barbie Hsu / Barbie Xu
* Also known as: 姍姍 (San San/Shan Shan), 大S (Big S)
* Profession: Actress, host, singer
* Birthdate: 1976-Oct-06
* Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
* Star sign: Libra
* Height: 163cm
* Weight: 44kg
* Blood Type: B
* Family: Sister Dee Hsu

About Barbie Xu

Barbie started out with her sister as a girl band called ASOS in Taiwan. They became popular because of their funny and daring attitudes. Afterwards, they both hosted 100% entertainment (Yu Le Bai Fen Bai) for more than 8 years; the show is still running but both of their contracts have ended. Barbie became famous after her first drama, Meteor Garden, as the female lead Shan Cai, and was recognized again for her excellent performances in Phantom Lover and Mars. She is now focusing on acting in movies and series. Her recent drama with Alan Luo has made the audience continue to recognize her strong abilities.
TV Shows

* Summer's Desire (in production)
* Corner with Love (2007)
* Phantom Lover (2005)
* Mars (2004)
* Say Yes Enterprise (Story 3: Love Letter) (2004)
* A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
* The Monkey King (2002)
* Meteor Garden II (CTS, 2002)
* Meteor Garden (2001)

TV Show Theme Songs

* Rang Wo Ai Ni (讓我愛你) Let me love you, Mars (2004)

Movies

* Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog (2009)
* Kung Fu Chefs (2009)
* My So Called Love (2008)
* Connected (2008)
* Silk as Su Yuan (2006)
* The Ghost Inside (2005)

Trivia

* Previous host of 娛樂百分百 (Entertainment 100%), a very popular Taiwan entertainment news show
* Languages Spoken: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English
* Music group: ASOS
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Creating Destiny

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Synopsis

Kim Yeo Joon moved to Canada when she was a teenager. Years later she goes back to Korea with her American boyfriend. Her family, however, has their hopes set on her marrying a nice, Korean boy. They do everything in their power to make her fall in love with Kim Yeo Joon.
Cast

* Eugene as Han Sang Eun
* Ki Tae Young as Kim Yeo Joon
* Lee Sung Min as Shim Hye Rim
* Kang Byul as Han Hyo Eun
* Ryu Sang Wook as Kang Sae Won
* Jung Suk Won as Jung Gyu Han
* Kang Nam Gil as Han Kyung Tae
* Byun Woo Min as Kang Hae Sung
* Kim Jung Nan as Kim Yoon Hee


Details

* Title: 인연만들기 / Inyunmandulki
* Also known as: Creating Destiny
* Genre: Romance, family
* Episodes: 50
* Broadcast network: MBC
* Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-10 to TBA
* Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55
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Let's Not Divorce

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Synopsis

A couple who are in a stage of weariness due to economic difficulties are at the verge of divorce. However, they take a step back out of love.
Cast

* Kim Yoo Mi as Hong Min Soo
* Lee Tae Sung as Jang Yoo Jin
* Hong Eun Hee as Hong Kyung Soo
* Kwon Oh Joong as Byun Chang Soo
* Kim Sung Eun as Na Ye Joo
* Oh Jong Hyuk (오종혁) as Hong Jin Soo
* Go Doo Shim as Kang Poong Ja
* Park In Hwan as Hong Man Bok
* Im Ye Jin as Goo Jum Soon
* Kim Il Woo as Na Bong Goo
* Im Chae Moo
* Park Jung Soo


Details

* Title: 이혼하지 맙시다 / Iheonhaji Mapshida
* English title: Let's Not Divorce
* Genre: Drama
* Episodes: TBA
* Broadcast Network: MBC
* Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-26 to TBA
* Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15
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Down With Love

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Xiang Yu Ping, an expert divorce and inheritance lawyer, is seen by others as cold, selfish, and ruthless. After Yu-ping’s older brother dies in a car accident he has little choice in taking in his brother's two orphaned children, Fei and Ting. Every nanny he hires to care for them is either scared off by the mischievous children or ends up falling in love with him. Fed up, Yu Ping asks his secretary, Yang Duo, to find a nanny that meets his requirements. Having lost all their wealth when their mother passed away and being abandoned by their father after racking up heavy debts; Yang Duo can not ignore the fact that she needs the money and recommends her younger sister, Yang Guo, for the job; assuring Yu Ping that her tomboyish sister will not fall in love with him by lying that she does not like men at all.

Cast

* Jerry Yan as Xiang Yu Ping 項羽平
* Ella Chen as Yang Guo 楊果
* Xiao Xian (小嫻) as Yang Duo 楊朵
* Michael Zhang as Qi Ke Zhong 齊可中
* Chen Zi Han as Ding Hui Fan 丁卉凡


Details

* Title: 就想賴著妳 / Jiu Xiang Lai Zhe Ni
* English title: Down With Love
* Also known as: Just Want to Depend on You / Stick with You
* Episodes: 25
* Genre: Romance
* Broadcast network: GTV
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Xue Hai was a certifiable dork when he first arrived in Shanghai. After his schoolmate Boa Lai saved him from bullying, she became his first love. Then, a misunderstanding caused them to lose contact when she moved back to Taiwan. He thought she dumped him. So he transformed himself from a dork to a hunk in order to seek revenge.


Cast

* Show Lo as Xue Hai / Lin Da Lang 薛海 / 林達浪
* Rainie Yang as Chen Bao Zhu 陳寶茱
* Lee Wei
* Chocolate Lai (賴亭君)
* Maggie Wu


Details

* Title: 海派甜心 / Hai Pai Tian Xin
* Also known as: Play Boy and Sweetheart / Shanghai Sweetheart
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Broadcast network: CTS / GTV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-01 to 2010
* Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30

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Momo Love

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Tao Hua Xiao Mei is adapted from Japan's best selling manga Tao Hua Mei Mei. The plot is about Tao Hua who has been pampered and loved by 4 of her brothers almost to the extend of sister brotherly love. Thus the other brothers ask the 5th brother, Yu Yi to look after the sister, and with the appearance of prince charming Shi Lang, a love battle is created among everybody.


Cast

* Jiro Wang as Shi Lang 史朗
* Cyndi Wang as Chen Tao Hua 陳桃花
* Jing Wong as Chen Yu Yi 陳餘一
* Ken Zhu as Chen Qi 陳起
* Lan Jun Tian (藍鈞天) as Chen Cheng 陳承
* Ding Chun Cheng (丁春誠) as Chen Zhuan 陳轉
* Godfrey Gao as Chen He 陳合
* Cynthia Wang (王心如) as Tong Zi 通子
* Calvin Chen as Xue Zhi Qiang 薛志強
* Annie Chen
* Yu Mei Ren (于美人)
* Jam Hsiao as himself (cameo)
* Lin Zong Ren (林宗仁)
* Larisa


Details

* Title: 桃花小妹 / Tao Hua Xiao Mei
* English title: MoMo Love
* Previously known as: 桃花愛無敵
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Episodes: TBA
* Broadcast network: CTV / GTV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-18 to 2010
* Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
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Yoon Eun Hye

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Profile

  • Name: 윤은혜 / Yoon Eun Hye (Yun Eun Hye)
  • Nicknames: "JamGgoDae" (Stick) / "Pooh"
  • Profession: Actress, singer and model
  • Birthdate: 1984-Oct-03
  • Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
  • Height: 168cm
  • Weight: 48kg
  • Star sign: Libra
  • Blood type: O
  • Family: Younger brother
  • Talent agency: Kraze Entertainment

About Yoon Eun Hye

Yoon Eun Hye first entered the entertainment industry in 1999 as a member of the K-pop girl group Baby Vox. She left the group in 2005 to pursue an acting career. Yoon performed her first major role in a drama, Goong as Shin Chae-gyung. This role propelled her to stardom. She portrayed as a tough girl named Han Su in her first movie, Escaping from Charisma. Her next drama after Goong was a comedy called The Vineyard Man. Yoon Eun Hye was the lead star of The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince portraying the lead in the drama. Criticism of her acting arose after the first episode aired, but then came to a stop, after displaying her acting talent as the drama proceeded. In light of this, different companies were eying her to endorse their products due to her increased popularity.
TV Series

* Take Care of the Young Lady (KBS2, 2009)
* The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
* The Vineyard Man (KBS2, 2006)
* Goong (MBC, 2006)
* Rainbow Romance (MBC, 2005)

Movies

* The Legend of Seven Cutter / Escaping from Charisma (2006)


Recognitions

* 44th Baeksang Awards: Best Actress Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2008)
* 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Acting Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
* 2006 The Grime Awards: Best Actress for The Vineyard Man
* 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best New Actress Award for The Vineyard Man
* 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best Couple Award with Oh Man Suk
* 2006 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award for Goong
* 2004 Hallyu Award: 15th Seoul Music Awards
* 2003 Korean Music Awards: Best Singer Award
* 2002 SBS Music Awards: Representative Award
* 2001 Award Model Line: Best Dressed Singer
* 10th Seoul Music Awards: Best Singer Award (1999)
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Boku no Imoto

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Egami Mei is a genius surgeon, but is somehow still lacking. On the other hand, his younger sister Satsuki is poor at studying, but she has a good nature and a strength for living. "Boku no Imouto" is a human drama about these two siblings whose parents died while they were still children. Because of their different values, they are always arguing, such as when the brother finds out that his sister is having an affair with a married man. However, the siblings have also developed a strong bond that keeps them together despite their constant conflicts. But a huge and unexpected incident occurs, which threatens to shake their relationship.

Cast

* Odagiri Joe as Egami Mei
* Nagasawa Masami as Egami Saya
* Chihara Junior as Kuki Koji
* Tomosaka Rie as Kirihara Satoko
* Tanaka Tetsushi as Segawa Kinya
* Suzuki Sawa as Segawa Shigeko


* Title: ぼくの妹
* Title (romaji): Boku no Imoto
* Also known as: My Younger Sister
* Format: Renzoku
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership rating: 7.8 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-19 to 2009-Jun-28
* Air time: Sunday 21:00
* Theme song: Futari by Ikimono-gakari
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Loving You a Thousand Times

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Baek Jae Hoon and his wife, Lee Sun Young, desperately try to conceive a child but are unsuccessful. They turn to their last option, surrogacy, and this is where Go Eun Nim comes in. She is their surrogate mother carrying their child but things become complicated when she later falls in love with Jae Hoon's younger brother, Kang Ho.



Cast

Go Family

* Lee Soo Kyung as Go Eun Nim
* Kil Yong Woo as Go In Duk
* Baek Jin Hee as Go Eun Jung
* Lee Mi Young as Park Ae Rang
* Park Soo Jin as Oh Nam Jung
* Lee Joo Shil as Choi Shim Duk

Baek Family

* Jung Gyu Woon as Baek Kang Ho
* Ryu Jin as Baek Jae Hoon
* Go Eun Mi as Lee Sun Young
* No Young Kook as Baek Il
* Lee Hwi Hyang as Son Hyang Sook
* Sa Mi Ja as Ji Ok Sun

Other people

* Lee Si Young as Hong Yeon Hee
* Kim Hee Chul as Lee Chul
* Bang Eun Hee as Yoon So Wol
* Kim Chung as Kim Chung Ja
* Kim Jin Soo as Bong Pi Di
* Kwon Eun Ah as So Geum Ja



  • Title: 천만번 사랑해 / Cheonmanbeon Saranghae
  • Also known as: Loving You a Thousand Times / I Love You Ten Million Times
  • Previously known as: 행복의 조건 / Terms of Happiness
  • Genre: Romance, melodrama
  • Episodes: 50
  • Broadcast Network: SBS
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-29 to 2010
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:50
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White Lies

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Seo Eun Young and Kang Jung Woo are happy, engaged-to-be-married couple. Suddenly, when Eun Young was pregnant, Jung Woo abandoned her to marry Na Kyung, a rich woman. The new couple then went to study abroad for 5 years. Meanwhile, Eun Young works as a nurse in a hospital. Kang Hyung Woo, who is one of her patients, becomes obsessed with her. Hyung Woo’s mother, Madam Shin, a department store owner, then wants Eun Young to marry her son.

Cast

Seo family

* Shin Eun Gyung as Seo Eun Young
* Yoon Hye Kyung as Seo Bo Young (sister)
* Ahn Suk Hwan as Seo Ho Goo (father)
* Kim Hye Ok as Na Jin Soon (mother)

Kang family

* Kim Yoo Suk as Kang Jung Woo
* Im Ji Eun as Hong Na Kyung (Jung Woo's wife)
* Kim Young Ran as Joo Ae Sook (Jung Woo's birth mother)

Madam Shin's family

* Kim Tae Hyun as Kang Hyung Woo (Jung Woo's half brother)
* Jung Yoon Jo as Kang Shin Woo (Jung Woo's half sister)
* Kim Hae Sook as Madam Shin (Hyung Woo's & Shin Woo's mother)



* Title: 하얀 거짓말 / Hayan Geojitmal
* Also known as: White Lies (literal translation)
* Genre: Romance, family
* Episodes: 159
* Broadcast network: MBC
* Broadcast period: 2008-Dec-01 to 2009-Jul-10
* Air time: Monday to Friday 7:50 AM
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Style (Korean)

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Lee Seo Jung has recently joined a fashion magazine company called Style. Her boss, Editor Park, is loathed by her employees because of her bad temper. As Seo Jung is trying to climb the ranks of this company, she realizes that the fashion world is not a pretty place. Romance, backstabbing, competition, and lies all come along with the territory. However, she meets Seo Woo Jin who helps her during this tough time. Little does she know but Woo Jin is actually her boss's ex-boyfriend. How will this affect Seo Jung's pursuit of working in the fashion world?

Cast

* Ryu Shi Won as Seo Woo Jin
* Lee Ji Ah as Lee Seo Jung
* Kim Hye Soo as Park Ki Ja
* Lee Yong Woo as Kim Min Joon

  • Title: 스타일 / Style
  • Genre: Romance
  • Episodes: 16
  • Broadcast Network: SBS
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-01 to 2009-Sept-20
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45
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Dream (SBS)

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Lee Jang Suk (Kim Bum) spent some time in a juvenile detention center for stealing wallets from unsuspecting strangers. After he gets out, he meets a sports agent, Nam Jae Il (Joo Jin Mo), who's trying to recover from a downfall in his carrier. Together, they work to achieve their dreams. Jang Suk dreams of becoming a K-1 Champion; and Nam Jae Il dreams of regaining his reputation as a top sports agent.

Cast

* Joo Jin Mo as Nam Jae Il
* Kim Bum as Lee Jang Suk
* Son Dam Bi as Park So Yeon


  • Title: 드림 / Dream
  • Genre: Romance, sports
  • Episodes: 20
  • Broadcast Network: SBS
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-27 to 2009-Sep-29
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
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The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House

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Song Jin Poong is the eldest of four sons and works hard to earn money to support his family. He is also a man who cannot forget his first love. His mother, Ok Hee, wants him to get married because he is already 38 years old. Ok Hee believes that her sons are great catches and any woman would be lucky enough to marry them, however, their neighbors feel differently as each son has an unique problem.

Cast

Song family

* Son Hyun Joo as Song Jin Poong
* Lee Pil Mo as Song Dae Poong
* Han Sang Jin as Song Sun Poong
* Ji Chang Wook as Song Mi Poong
* Baek Il Sub as Song Kwang Ho
* Yoon Mi Ra as Bae Ok Hee
* Byun Hee Bong as Song Shi Yeol

Oh family

* Yoo Ha Na as Oh Eun Ji
* Kim Yong Gun as Oh Young Dal (father, TV station director)
* Kim Hye Ok as Ahn Moon Sook (mother)

Lee family

* Park Sun Young as Lee Soo Jin
* Jo Jin Woong as Brutus Lee (brother)
* Choi Ji Na as Kim Hye Rim (Soo Jin's sister-in-law)
* Joo Hye Rin (주혜린) as Lee Ma Ri
* Jung Joon Hwi (정준휘) as Lee Sung Jin



  • Title: 솔약국집 아들들 / Solyakgukjip Adeuldeul
  • Also known as: The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House / My Too Perfect Sons
  • Genre: Romance, family
  • Episodes: 54
  • Broadcast network: KBS2
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-11 to 2009-Oct-11
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55
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