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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox

 

TV Show: My Girlfriend is a Nine Tailed Fox (literal title)
Revised romanization: Nae Yeochineun Gumiho
Hangul: 내 여자친구는 구미호
Director: Boo Sung-Chul
Writer: Hong Mi-Ran, Hong Jeong-Eun
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Release Date: August 11 - September 30, 2010
Runtime: Wed. & Thurs. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea 

Plot
 
Cha Tae-Woong (Lee Seung-Ki) is a spoiled young man with no interest in staying in college. Instead, Cha Tae-Woong wants to become an action actor. His wealthy grandfather Cha Poong (Byeon Hie-Bong) though wants Tae-Woong to take his studies seriously & change his major from acting. When Cha Poong learns that Tae-Woong spent his next semester's tuition fees on an expensive motorcycle, he calls the police and reports the motorcycle as stolen. Cha Poong then picks up Tae-Woong up from the police station and attempts to drive him to a remote boarding school in hopes that he would change his major. At a rests area along the way, Tae-Woong is able to slip away from his grandfather and hide in the back of a delivery truck. The delivery truck then drives off.

Eventually Tae-Woong gets out of the delivery truck, but finds himself in the middle of nowhere on a late rainy evening. He then gets a ride from a buddhist monk, who also gives him shelter at a Buddhist Temple.

Late in the evening at the Buddhist Temple, Tae-Woong wonders off hoping to catch a signal for his cellphone. Suddenly he hears a woman's voice from a woman his cellphone. The woman instructs Tae-Woong to enter the temple and draw nine tails onto a painting of a fox. Once Tae-Woong draws the nine tails on the fox, he unknowingly frees the legendary nine tailed fox known as "Gumiho" (Shin Min-A). Tae-Woong fears for his life, but Gumiho just wants to be loved (and eat lots of beef!). 

  
Notes
  1. Casting finishes in late April/early May 2010, filming begins in May & drama is tentatively scheduled to air August, 2010.
  2. "My Girlfriend is a Nine Tailed Fox" will takeover the SBS Wed. & Thurs. 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "Bad Guy".
  3. A nine tailed fox or known in Korea as "gumiho" is a creature that frequently appears in Korean legends. The fox lives a thousands a years and then turns into a gumiho. The gumiho can transform into other things like a beautiful woman to seduce men.
  4. On May 26th, 2010, it was announced by the production staff that actress Shin Min-A was chosen to play the much coveted role of the nine tailed fox in "My Girlfriend is a Nine Tailed Fox". This is Shin Min-A's first role in a television drama since the 2007 KBS2 drama "The Lucifer" (Mawang).

Cast





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Lee Seung-Ki Shin Min-A No Min-Woo Park Su-Jin
Cha Tae-Woong Mi-Ho Park Dong-Joo Eun Hye-In





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Byeon Hie-Bong Yun Yu-Seon Song Dong-Il Hyomin
Cha Poong Cha Min-Sook Ban Doo-Hong Ban Sun-Nyeo

Additional Cast Members:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Princess Hours

 

Title: 궁 (宮) / Goong (Gung)
Also known as: Palace / Princess Hours (MBC Global Media) / Imperial Household
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-11 to 2006-Mar-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM
Songs: "Perhaps Love" by HowL & J. , "You & I Are Fools" by Stay, "Parrot" by HowL
Inserts "Ice Pond", "Give Me A little Try" by Leigh Nash
Related TV shows: Goong S
 


Synopsis

Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with the decreasing popularity among the public for the Royalty, a grand wedding for the Crown Prince, Lee Shin, is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae Kyung that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae Kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin's grandfather.

After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul appears all of a sudden. He is Shin's cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae Kyung's optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae Kyung's relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?


Cast
Main cast
Chae Kyung's family
Shin's friends
Chae kyung's friends
Palace
Other people

 

Awards and nominations

  • 2006 MBC Acting Awards: Best New Actor (Joo Ji Hoon)
  • 2006 MBC Acting Awards: Best New Actress (Yoon Eun Hye)
  • 2007 MBC Acting Awards: Best New Artist( Joo Ji Hoon)

Airings in other countries
 

Philippines 
Aired on Philippine television in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Company on December 18, 2006. It was aired every weekdays. It was shown again on May 6, 2008, with the same title, Princess Hours --aired Thursdays at 8:00 pm on Animax Asia in the Philippines and Malaysia.
 

Singapore
Princess Hours (宫-野蛮王妃) premiered on Singapore MediaCorp TV's Channel U on October 9, 2006, with each episode airing every weekday from 6PM to 7PM. The series was stretched out into 32 episodes.
 

England
"Princess Hours" (روزگار شاهزاده) is aired since 2010 on Gem Classic in Persian language.


Production Credits
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You're Beautiful

 

Title: 미남이시네요 / You’re Beautiful
Chinese Title : 原来是美男啊
Also known as: You’re Handsome, A.N.JELL
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-07 to 2009-Nov-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

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, 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

Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
Park Shin Hye
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 Hwa Ran
Jung Chan as President Ahn
Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di
Tae Hwang as staff
Yoo Seung Ho (cameo, ep9)


Production Credits

Director: Hong Sung Chang
Screenwriter: Hong Jung Eun & Hong Mi Ran


Awards

2009 koreandrama.org Awards : The Best Korean Drama of 2009
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Highest Popularity Award (Jang Geun Suk)

Still, Marry Me

 

Title: 아직도 결혼하고 싶은 여자 / The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry
Chinese Title : 仍想结婚的女人
Also known as: Still, Marry Me / City Lovers
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-20 to 2010-Mar-11
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

This drama depicts lives of three women who are closing one chapter of their life and entering the next. Lee Shin Young (Park Jin Hee), Jung Da Jung (Uhm Ji Won) and Kim Boo Ki (Wang Bit Na) are three women in their 30s whose romantic relationships have faltered due to their career ambitions, but find themselves given a chance to make a fresh start.


Cast

Park Jin Hee as Lee Shin Young
Uhm Ji Won
as Jung Da Jung
Wang Bit Na
as Kim Boo Ki
Kim Bum
as Ha Min Jae
Choi Chul Ho
as Na Ban Suk
Lee Pil Mo
as Yoon Sang Woo
Park Ji Young
as Choi Sang Mi


Other people

Kim Yong Hee as Choi Myung Suk
Ahn Hye Kyung as Jang Hye Jin
Park Hyo Joon as Hee Dong
Jun Se Hong as Jun Se Ri
Jung Won Joong as Director Buk
Chun Woo Hee as Shin Young’s junior
Baek Il Sub as Ban Suk’s father
Jung Soo Young as Sang Woo’s colleague
Jo Han Sun as Shin Young’s ex-fiancé
Min Ah Ryung as Ex-fiancé’s girlfriend
Im Chang Jung as Jerry Oh
Danny Ahn as Boo Ki’s ex-boyfriend
Park Chul Min as psychic
Kim Min Shik as Director Kim Min Shik (cameo, ep12)
Gook Ji Yun as Se Na (cameo, ep15)


Production Credits

Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Production
Chief Producer: Go Dong Sun
Producer: Park Chang Shik
Director: Kim Min Shik, Lee Sang Yeob
Screenwriter: Kim In Young


Notes

This is the sequel of The Woman Who Wants to Marry and female version of The Man Who Can’t Get Married which aired on KBS2.

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Playfull Kiss


Title: 장난스런 키스 / Jangnanseureon Kiseu / Mischievous Kiss
Chinese Title : 韩版惡作劇之吻
Also known as: Playful Kiss / Naughty Kiss
Genre: Romance, school
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-Sep-01 to 2010-Oct-21
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55


Synopsis

Based on the popular manga, Oh Ha Ni is a clumsy student who falls for the perfectionist, Baek Seung Jo. However, Seung Jo is indifferent towards her and rejects her love. When Ha Ni’s house collapses, she and her father moves into his long-time friend’s house. It turns out that Seung Jo is the friend’s son and Ha Ni is given the opportunity to be near the guy she loves. Will she be able to move Seung Jo’s heart?


Cast

Kim Hyun Joong as Baek Seung Jo
Jung So Min
as Oh Ha Ni
Lee Tae Sung
as Bong Joon Gu
Lee Si Young
as Yoon He Ra
Jung Hye Young
as Hwang Geum Hee (Seung Jo’s mother)
Oh Kyung Soo
as Baek Soo Chang (Seung Jo’s father)
Choi Won Hong
as Baek Eun Jo (Seung Jo’s brother)
Kang Nam Gil
as Oh Ki Dong (Ha Ni’s father)
Hong Yoon Hwa
as Jung Joo Ri (Ha Ni’s friend)
Yoon Seung Ah
as Dok Go Min Ah (Ha Ni’s friend)
Jang Ah Young
as Hong Jang Mi
Bye Bye Sea as Bong Joon Gu’s followers
Hwang Hyo Eun as Song Kang Yi (Ha Ni’s homeroom teacher)
Song Yong Shik as Song Ji Oh
Moon Hoe Won as Head Teacher Hwang
Choi Sung Gook (최성국) as Wang Kyung Soo
Yoon Bo Hyun (윤보현)
Abigail Alderete as Chris


Production Credits

Production Company: Group Eight
Chief Producer: Han Hee
Producer: Song Byung Joon (송병준)
Director: Hwang In Roe, Kim Do Hyung (김도형)
Original writing: Manga “Itazura na Kiss” by Tada Kaoru
Screenwriter: Go Eun Nim (고은님)


Awards

- 2010 MBC Drama Awards: New Actor Award (Lee Tae Sung)
- 2010 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Kim Hyun Joong) 


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