Athena: Goddess of War

Title: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin / Athena: Goddess of War
Chinese Title : 雅典娜:战争女神
Genre: Action, thriller, romance
Episodes: To Be Announced
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-13 to 2011 (to replaced Giant)
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Related Series : IRIS, IRIS 2

Synopsis

A terrorist group known as “Athena” and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

Cast

Jung Woo Sung as Lee Jung Woo
Cha Seung Won as Son Hyuk
Soo Ae as Yoon Hye In
Lee Ji Ah as Han Jae Hee
Kim Min Jong as Kim Ki Soo
Choi Si Won as Kim Joon Ho
Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young
Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho
Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa
Yoo Dong Geun as Kwon Yong Gwan
Son Ji Hoon (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk
Kim Young Ae as Choi Jin Hee
Lee Han Wie
Yoo Tae Woong
Sean Richard
Bang Kil Seung (방길승)
BoA as female singer (cameo)
Girls’ Generation (cameo)
Chu Sung Hoon (cameo)
Ryu Dam (cameo)
Oh Chang Suk

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment
Producer: Kim Young Sup
Director: Kim Myung Joon (김명준), Kim Tae Hoon (김태훈), Hwang Jung Hyun (황정현)
Screenwriter: Kim Hyun Joon (김현준), Yoo Nam Kyung (유남경)

Notes

- Filming locations include Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, and New Zealand.
- This drama is a spin-off of the 2009 KBS2 drama “IRIS” with new characters and will be aired on SBS.
- Production company Taewon Entertainment, responsible for the original “IRIS“, will produce this drama and the upcoming “IRIS 2″ (KBS2 will air the sequel to IRIS sometime in 2011).

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Yaksha

Title: 야차 / Ya Cha / Yaksha
Chinese Title : 夜叉
Genre: Period, suspense, action
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: OCN
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-10 to 2011-Feb-25
Air time: Friday 24:00

Synopsis

Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his shaky position in court. His childhood friend Baek Rok leads a secret military force loyal to the king, called the “Black Cloud Swords.” Baek Rok lives for his king, his brother Baek Kyul and his lover Jung Yeon, but when his ambitious brother betrays him and leads him into a trap, he finds himself on the run. He becomes a slave and gladiator, eventually returning to Joseon to seek revenge.

Cast

Jo Dong Hyuk as Lee Baek Rok
Seo Do Young as Lee Baek Kyul
Jun Hye Bin as Jung Yeon
Son Byung Ho as Kang Chi Soon
Suh Tae Hwa as Do Shi Pyung
Park Won Sang as Park Po
Seo Yeong as Ji Hyang
Song Young Kyu
Kim Min Ki (김민기)
Jang Tae Hoon (장태훈)
Arnold Hong (아놀드 홍)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Hong Sun (김홍선)
Screenwriter: Jung Hyung Soo, Goo Dong Hoe (구동회)

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President

Title: 프레지던트 / President
Chinese Title : 总统
Genre: drama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-08 to 2011-Feb-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Three months before the presidential nominating convention, Jang Il-Joon, from the New Wave Party, declared his candidacy. On that same day, a woman died in a gas explosion in Sam-Chuk. There is little doubt that the accident and the nomination of Jang Il-Joon are related. Meanwhile, Ha Min-Ki, a documentary producer, heard of his mother’s sudden death and headed for Sam-Chuk. As he cast his mother’s ashes in the sea, he thought of his childhood: his father always blurt out that Min-Ki was not his own son whenever he was drunk. Min-Ki believed that his father was telling the truth because he had seen his mother tearing up and looking at an old photograph of a man often. Min-Ki discovered that the photograph was gone when he was cleaning up his mother’s belongings. After the funeral, Min-Ki returned to Seoul and Jang Il-Joon asked Min-Ki to work as a PR agent to record the election campaign process. Min-Ki asked Il-Joon why he was chosen, and Il-Joon confessed that Min-Ki was his son. The man in the picture Min-Ki had seen was Jang Il-Joon. However, Min-Ki felt something had gone wrong as he realized that the picture had disappeared. Now Min-Ki suspects that his mother’s death was not an accident and that Jang Il-Joon had actually killed her.

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Il Joon
Ha Hee Ra as Jo So Hee
Im Ji Eun as Oh Jae Hee
Byun Hee Bong as Go Sang Ryul
Jung Han Yong as Lee Soo Myung
Yang Hee Kyung as Choi Jung Im
Sung Min as Jang Sung Min
Wang Ji Hye as Jang In Young
Park Mi Jin (박미진) as Jang Se Bin
Jay Kim as Yoo Min Ki

Production Credits

Director: Kim Hyung Il
Screenwriter: Son Young Mok

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It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl

Title: 괜찮아, 아빠 딸 / Gwaenchanha, Appa Ttal / It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl

Chinese Title : 没关系, 爸爸的女儿
Also Known as : It’s Alright, Daddy’s Daughter
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Nov-22 to 2011-Jan-11
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55

Synopsis

Eun Chae Ryung is a spoiled daughter who had always completely relied on her father. When he is involved in an accident one day, she finds herself rudely awakened from her sheltered life and forced to mature, encountering numerous hardships before she gradually becomes an independent person.

Cast

Eun family

Park In Hwan as Eun Ki Hwan (Chae Ryung’s father)
Moon Chae Won as Eun Chae Ryung
Lee Hee Jin as Eun Ae Ryung
Kang Won (강원) as Eun Ho Ryung
Kim Hye Ok as Heo Sook Hee
Yoo Seung Mok (유승목) as Heo Man Soo

Choi family

Lee Bong Gyu as Hyuk Gi’s father
Lee Yong Nyeo (이용녀) as Hyuk Gi’s mother
Choi Jin Hyuk as Choi Hyuk Gi
Shin Min Soo as Choi Duk Gi
Lee Dong Hae as Choi Wook Gi

Park family

Lee Won Jae as Park Kwon (Jong Suk’s father)
Park Hye Jin (박혜진) as Mo Yoon Kyung (Jong Suk’s mother)
Jun Tae Soo as Park Jong Suk

Other people

Kang Sung (강성) as Jung Jin Goo
Hong Yeo Jin as Lee Soo Jung
Lee Na (이나) as Go Yang Mi
Jo Han Sun as Park Moo Sool
Kim Dong Gyoon as Kwak Kyun Woo
Nam Ji Hyun as Shin Sun Hae
Hwang Sun Hee (황선희) as Ma Ri Sol
Seo Dong Soo as Professor Kang
Yun Woon Kyung as Ms. Hong
Min Ji Oh as Kang Bo Ra
Kim Gyu Jin (김규진) as Shim Byung Chun
Park Sang Hoon (박상훈) as Shin Sun Do
Kang Min Hyuk as Hwang Yeon Doo
Park Sung Geun (박성근) as Kang Dong Bo
Song Yi Woo as Jo Ah Ra
Lee Jin Ah as Jun So Hyung
Yoo Byung Sun (유병선) as Min Hyun Gyo
Lee Sun Ah (이선아) as Ah Young
Yum Dong Hun (염동헌) as Ah Young’s dad
Choi Ja Hye
Lee Jung Gil

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Young Sub (김영섭)
Director: Go Heung Shik (고흥식)
Screenwriter: Han Joon Young

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Stormy Lovers

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Title: 폭풍의 연인 / Pokpoongui Yeonin / Stormy Lovers
Chinese Title : 暴風戀人
Also Known as : Hurricane Couple
Previously known as: 사랑은 죽음보다 강하고 / Love is Stronger Than Death
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 120+
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-Nov-15 to 2011
Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15 PM

Synopsis

Shin Eun Hye is disabled, but her beautiful heart and permanently sunny personality earned her the fond description of being a ‘happy virus.’ She dreams of studying in Seoul, and with the help of Madam Min Hye Sung, the head of Sorabol Hotel, Eun Hye becomes her grandson Philip’s tutor and was able to read many books in the rich old lady’s library. She later falls in love with Min Hye Sung’s ambitious oldest grandson, Lee Hyung Chul, and begins a trial of love and hardships that she must face on her way towards achieving both physical and spiritual healing.

Cast

Choi Eun Seo as Shim Eun Hye

Lee family

Son Chang Min as Lee Tae Sup
Choi Myung Gil as Seo Yoon Hee
Lee Jae Yoon (이재윤) as Lee Hyung Chul
Jung Chan as Lee Tae Joon
Shim Hye Jin as Hong Na Rim
Lee Min Ho (1993) as Lee Hyung Woo
Mi So (미소) as Lee Hyung Sook
Choi Won Young as Lee Tae Hoon
Jang Han Eum (장한음) as Lee Philip
Cha Soo Yun as Lee Tae Hee
Kim Min Ja as Min Hye Sung (mother)

Yoo family

Jung Bo Suk as Yoo Dae Kwon
Jung Joo Yun (정주연) as Yoo Ae Ri
Kim Na Young (김나영) as Bang Min Joo

Other people

Kim Sung Ryung as Chae Woo Hee
Kim Sung Kyum as Shin Jung Soo
Hwan Hee as Im Ha Ra
Kim Won Joon (김원준) as Eric
Kim Tae Hwan (김태환)
Jo Sung Kyu

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Dae Young
Director: Go Dong Sun
Screenwriter: Na Yun Sook

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Pure Pumpkin Flower

Title: 호박꽃 순정 / Hobakkkot Soonjung / Pure Pumpkin Flower

Chinese Title : 南瓜花的纯情
Genre: Drama, family
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Nov-15 to 2011
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:15

Synopsis

The story of the love story and dreams of a pure-hearted girl who never loses hope even in difficult circumstances.

Cast

Lee Chung Ah as Soon Jung
Bae Jong Ok as Joon Sun
Kim Tae Hyun as Min Soo
Jang Hyun Sung as Hyun Mook
Park Shi Eun as Oh Sa Ra
Im Hyun Sik as Old Man Oh
Shin Eun Jung as Oh Kyung Bok
Ban Hyo Jung as Ms. Jang
Kim Il Woo as Oh Geum Bok
Lee Hye Sook as Pil Soon
Yoo Yun Suk as Hyo Joon
Im Se Mi as Hyo Sun
Kim Hyung Bum as Sung Woon
Cha Kwang Soo as Oh Eun Bok
Lee Eung Kyung as Se Mi
Kim Dong Bum as Hyo Jae
Park Young Ji as Yoo Jae Hwan
Choi Joon Yong as Kwang Woon

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Jung Min (김정민)
Director: Baek Soo Chan (백수찬)
Screenwriter: Ha Chung Ok

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