The Full Sun

Title: 태양은 가득히 / The Full Sun
Chinese Title: 阳光满溢
Also Known as: Beyond the Clouds
Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Action, Crime, Thriller
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2014-Feb-17 to 2014-April-08
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

Jung Se Ro (Yoon Kye Sang) lost his father and his life was destroyed by a murder case in Thailand which also involved stolen diamonds. After that incident, Se Ro lives his life as a swindler. Park Kang Jae (Jo Jin Woong) is his partner in crime and they are close like brothers. Se Ro then falls in love with Han Young Won (Han Ji Hye) whose her fiance died because of Jung Se Ro.

Cast

Yoon Kye Sang as Jung Se Ro
Han Ji Hye as Han Young Won
Jo Jin Woong as Park Kang Jae
Son Ho Joon as Han Young Joon
Kim Yoo Ri as Seo Jae In
Song Jong Ho as Kong Woo Jin
Jung Won Joong as Sin Pil Do
Kim Young Ok as Soon Ok
Woo Hyun as Hama
Lee Sang Hoon as Assistant Ahn
Kim Young Chul as Han Tae Oh
Jun Mi Sun as Baek Nan Joo
Kim Sun Kyung as Min
Lee Dae Yun as Jung Do Joon

Production Credits

Director: Bae Kyung Soo
Screenwriter: Heo Sung Hye

Note

This drama is filming in Thailand

The Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo Yong

Title: 귀신보는 형사 처용 / The Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo Yong
Chinese Title: 能看見鬼的警察處容
Also Known a: 처용 / Cheo Yong
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Action
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: OCN
Broadcast period: 2014-Feb-09 to 2014-April-13
Air time: Sunday 23:00

Synopsis

Yoon Cheo Yong (Oh Ji Ho) is a detective who can see and hear ghosts from the day he was born. He solves mysterious cases along with female detective Ha Sun Woo (Oh Ji Eun) and high school student ghost Han Na Young (Jun Hyo Sung).

Cast

Main Cast

Oh Ji Ho as Yoon Cheo Yong
Oh Ji Eun as Ha Sun Woo
Jun Hyo Sung as Han Na Young

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

Yoo Seung Mok as Byun Gook Jin
Yun Je Wook as Lee Jong Hyun
Yoo Min Kyu as Park Min Jae

Others

Jun Ji An as Kim Hye Sun

Production Credits

Production Company: CMG Chorokstars, 다린미디어/Darin Media
Director: Im Chan I
Screenwriter: Hong Seung Hyun

King’s Family

Title: 왕가네 식구들 / King’s Family
Chinese Title: 王家一家人
Also Known as: The Wang Family / Royal Family
Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 50 (To be Confirmed)
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Aug-31 to 2014-Feb-16
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis

Based on the things that happen while living with the in-laws, a family drama which emphasizes on the matter of education supremacy and parent favorism.

Cast

Wang family

Na Moon Hee as Ahn Gye Shim (Grandmother)
Jang Yong as Wang Bong (Father)
Kim Hae Sook as Lee Ang Geum (Mother)
Oh Hyun Kyung as Wang Soo Bak (1st Daughter)
Lee Tae Ran as Wang Ho Bak (2nd Daughter)
Lee Yoon Ji as Wang Gwang Bak (3rd Daughter)
Moon Ga Young as Wang Hae Bak (4th Daughter)
Choi Dae Chul as Wang Don (uncle)
Choi Won Hong as Wang Tae Bak (The Only Son)

1st Daughter’s family

Jo Sung Ha as Go Min Joong (Soo Bak’s husband)
Noh Joo Hyun as Go Ji Shik (Min Joong’s father)
Kim Mi Ra as Go Min Sook
Lee Ye Sun as Go Ae Ji
Cha Yoo Jin (차유진) as Go Joong Ji

2nd Daughter’s family

Oh Man Suk as Heo Se Dal (Ho Bak’s husband)
Lee Bo Hee as Park Sal Ra (Se Dal’s mother)
Kang Ye Bin as Heo Young Dal (Se Dal’s sister)
Lee Tae Woo as Heo Shin Thong
Hong Hyun Taek as Heo Bang Thong

3rd Daughter’s family

Han Joo Wan as Choi Sang Nam (Gwang Bak’s love interest)
Lee Byung Joon as Choi Tae Se (Sang Nam’s father)
Kim Hee Jung as Oh Soon Jung
Yoon Song Yi as Goo Mi Ho
Lee Sang Sook as Oh Man Jung

Other People

Kim Yoon Kyung as Eun Mi Ran
Choi Jae Woong as Ho Nam Hyung
Yoo Seung Bong as Joo Jang Bi
Kim Chae Rin (김채린) as class vice president (Dae Bak’s friend)
Kim Ki Doo (김기두) as hotel security manager

Cameos

Kim Min Hee as Lee Kyung Ah (ep 4)
Suh Joon Young as Gwang Bak’s primary school classmate – fake blind date man (ep 18)

Production Credits

Production Company: 드림이앤엠 / Dream E&M
Chief Producer: Moon Bo Hyun
Producer: Song Hyun Wook
Director: Jin Hyung Wook
Screenwriter: Moon Young Nam

Awards

2013 KBS Drama Awards: Best Screenwriter – Moon Young Nam(Wang’s Family)
2013 KBS Drama Awards: Rookie Actor – Han Joo Wan (Wang’s Family)
2013 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Long Series) – Lee Tae Ran (Wang’s Family)
2013 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actor (Long Series) – Jo Sung Ha(Wang’s Family)

The Firstborn

Title: 맏이 / The Firstborn
Chinese Title: 老大
Also known as: Oldest / The Eldest
Genre: Melodrama, Family, Romance
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-14 to 2014-March-02
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45

Synopsis

A drama about the firstborn of five siblings, taking care of the rest to become successful people in society after losing their parents early in the 1960s.

Cast

Main Cast

Yoon Jung Hee as Kim Young Sun
- Yoo Hae Jung as Young Sun (young)
Jae Hee as Park Soon Taek
- Chae Sang Woo as Soon Taek (young)
Oh Yoon Ah as Lee Ji Sook
- Noh Jung Ui Ji Sook (young)
Oh Jae Moo as In Ho (young)

The Five Siblings

Jo Yi Jin as Kim Young Ran
- Park Ha Young as Young Ran (child)
Kang Ui Sik as Kim Young Doo
- Kim Yoon Sub (김윤섭) as Young Doo (child)
Han Seo Jin as Kim Young Sook (child)
Kim Ye Chan (김예찬) as Kim Young Jae (child)

Soon Taek’s family

Park Ji Won (박지원) as Park Soon Geum (teen)
Lee Dal Hyung as Park Jae Oh (Soon Taek’s father)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Ban Chon Daek / Yoon Im Soon

Aunt’s family

Kim Byung Se as Lee Sang Nam
Jang Mi Hee as Lee Sil
Jin Hee Kyung as Kim Eun Soon
Lee Hyung Suk as Jong Bok

Others

Lee Jong Won as Gong Chang Rae
Jun Won Joo as Choi Sa Yub
Kim Jin Soo as Son Jae Shik
Ra Mi Ran as Na Mi Soon
Ahn Ji Hye (안지혜) as Tan Shil

Production Credits

Production Company: Lee Kwan Hee Production
Chief Producer: Jo Joon Hyung
Producers: Go Jung Ho, Park Jong Suk, Seo Jang Hyun, Kim Eun Kang
Director: Lee Kwan Hee
Screenwriter: Kim Jung Soo

Potato Star 2013QR3

Title: 감자별 2013QR3 / Potato Star 2013QR3
Chinese Title: 馬鈴薯星球2013QR3
Also Known as: Star That Looks Like a Sweet Potato
Genre: Sitcom, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 120 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-23
Air time: Monday to Thursday 21:15

Synopsis

What if the Earth was to be hit with a planet half the size of the moon? How would your everyday activities, troubles, and love change? This sitcom takes a look at the comedic lives of a family put into a sudden, thrilling and emergency situation created by the crashing of two planets.

A comet that falls onto earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening. Therefore, the troubling things happen to the Noh family and their neighbors.

In this sitcom, Computer programmer Hong Hye Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) dreams of becoming Korean Mark Zuckerberg.

Cast

Noh family

Lee Soon Jae as Noh Song
No Joo Hyun as Noh Soo Dong (Noh Song’s son)
Geum Bo Ra as Wang Yoo Jung (Noh Soo Dong’s wife)
Go Kyung Pyo as Noh Min Hyuk (Noh Soo Dong’s son)
Choi Song Hyun as Noh Bo Yeong
Kim Jung Min as Kim Do Sang
Kim Dan Yool as Kim Kyu Young
Jung Joon Won as Kim Kyu Ho
Seo Ye Ji as Noh Soo Young (Noh Soo Dong’s daughter)

Noh family’s Neighbors

Ha Yeon Soo as Na Jin Ah
Oh Young Shil as Gil Sun Ja
Yeo Jin Goo as Hong Hye Sung
Jang Ki Ha as Jang Yool
Kim Kwang Gyu as Director Oh
Julian Kang as Julian
Fujii Mina

Cameo

Hwang Jung Eum as Soo Dong’s secretary (ep 1)
Yoo In Na as Do Sang’s dream girl (ep 4, 6)
Yoon Kye Sang as Yoon Kye Sang (ep 9-10)
Lee Jong Suk as Jong Suk (ep 15)
Lee Kwang Soo as Bo Young’s first love (ep 18)
Park Ha Sun as Jang Yool’s fan club president (ep.30)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Byung Wook
Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul

Will You Love and Give It Away?

Title: 사랑해서 남주나 / Will You Love and Give It Away?
Chinese Title: 愛能給別人嗎?
Also known as: Give Love Away / Love Doesn’t Go Away / A Little Love Never Hurts
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-28 to 2014-March-23
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45

Synopsis

A heartwarming family drama centering on a couple’s remarriage in the twilight years of their lives, forcing two families of grown adult children to become one big family. This drama will describe how those grown-up children will re-act and deal with this new situation and their eventual acceptance of each other as a new family.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Sang Yeob as Jung Jae Min
Hong Soo Hyun as Song Mi Joo
Suh Ji Suk as Eun Ha Rim (Ha Kyung’s older brother)
Shin Da Eun as Eun Ha Kyung

Jae Min’s family

Park Geun Hyung as Jung Hyun Soo (Jae Min’s father)
Yoo Ho Jung as Jung Yoo Jin (Jae Min’s older sister)
Kim Seung Soo as Kang Sung Hoon (Yoo Jin’s husband)
Han Go Eun as Jung Yoo Ri (Jae Min’s older sister)

Mi Joo’s family

Cha Hwa Yun as Hong Soon Ae (Mi Joo’s mother)
Kang Suk Woo as Song Ho Sub (Mi Joo’s father/Soon Ae’s ex-husband)
Kim Na Woon as Lee Yun Hee (Mi Joo’s stepmother/Ho Sub’s wife)
Nam Bo Ra as Song Eun Joo (Mi Joo’s half sister)
Suh Dong Won as Song Byung Joo (Mi Joo’s older brother)
Oh Na Ra as Kim Ji Young (Byung Joo’s wife)

Ha Kyung’s family

Choi Jung Woo as Eun Hee Jae (Ha Kyung’s father)
Yoo Ji In as Lee Hye Shin (Ha Kyung’s mother)
Jung Jae Soon as Eun Hee Ja (Hee Jae’s older sister)
Choi Soo Rin as Shin Soo Jung (Lee Hye Shin’s assistant and butler)

Others

Jo Yeon Woo as Yoon Chul

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Yoon Jae Moon
Directors: Kim Nam Won, Choi Byung Gil
Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung

Awards

2013 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Actress Acting Awards: Cha Hwa Yun (Give Love Away)
2013 MBC Drama Awards: Rookie Actor Award: Lee Sang Yeob (Give Love Away)
2013 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Soap Opera): Hong Soo Hyun (Give Love Away)

Passionate Love

Title: 열애 / Passionate Love
Chinese Title: 熱戀
Also Known as: Hot Love
Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Family
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-Sep-28 to 2014-March-22
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45

Synopsis

This drama is described a humanistic melodrama that follows the tragic love and success story of a man and woman who get tangled up in tragic destinies due to conflicts in their parents’ generation. The drama depicts how one generation’s problems can negatively affect the next generation.

Kang Moo Yeol (Sung Hoon) is a third-generation chaebol who has the both the looks and wealth, seems to have it all on the outside, but grows up with family issues and pain from the loss of his past love Han Yoo Rim (Seohyun). Meanwhile, Han Yoo Jung (Choi Yoon Young) is a diligent and bright, and very independent woman who has a tomboyish and unruly personality which helped her overcome the sudden loss of her family. She is Han Yoo Rim’s younger sister and will get involve with Kang Moo Yeol 10 years later. Both Kang Moo Yeol and his half brother Hong Soo Hyuk (Shim Ji Ho) will fall in love with Han Yoo Jung. But, Moo Yeol and Yoo Jung are star-crossed lovers. Their tragic love story begins because of a tragedy due to their parents. How will they escape their dreary surroundings to succeed?

Cast

Main Cast

Jun Kwang Ryul as Kang Moon Do
Hwang Shin Hye as Hong Nan Cho
Jun Mi Sun as Yang Eun Sook
Sung Hoon as Kang Moo Yeol
- Lee Won Geun as Kang Moo Yeol (young)
Choi Yoon Young as Han Yoo Jung
- Lee Hye In as Han Yoo Jung (young)
Shim Ji Ho as Hong Soo Hyuk
- Yeo Eui Joo as Hong Soo Hyuk (young)

People around Moo Yeol

Joo Hyun as Yang Tae Shin
Jin Seo Yun as Kang Moon Hee
Yoon Mi Ra as Jang Bok Hee
Woo Hee Jin as Yang Hye Sook
Oh Dae Gyu as Yoo Min Soo

People around Yoo Jung

Seohyun as Han Yoo Rim
Kang Shin Il as Han Sung Bok
Song Chae Hwan as Song Kyung Hee
Lee Han Wie as Ban Soo Bong
Jun Soo Kyung as Joo Nam Ok
Kim Yoon Seo as Ban Dal
Kim Hye Ji as Cha Mi Rae

Production Credits

Production Company: Pan Entertainment
Chief Producer: Choi Moon Suk
Producers: Jo Eun Jung, Lee Hae Kwang
Director: Bae Tae Sub
Screenwriter: Park Ye Kyung

Awards

2013 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actor (Long-Length Series) – Jeon Kwang Ryul (Passionate Love)