Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man is a 2009 Korean drama directed by Yeo Jeong-Joon and starring Kwon Sang-woo and Im Yoona as the main protagonists. The drama is about twin brothers Kwon Sang-woo (Oh Dae-san and Lee Jun-hee) in differently opposite lives. It was first aired on April 15, 2009 and was last aired on June 4, 2009.

Synopsis

Modeled after a more modern, masculine version of Cinderella. Dae-san is a clothing designer who operates a small shop in Dongdaemun Market and dreams of wealth. He meets Joon-hee one day, the heir of a fashion empire, who invites him to model. Eventually, Dae-sun outsmarts the boss, Lee Jae-min, and eventually finds true love.

 Cast

• Lee Joon-hee played by Kwon Sang-woo (also portrays Oh Dae-san)

Second son of the founder of a fashion empire and heir apparent.

He is tall and has an athletic build. He’s handsome and has a sharp eye for style. But he is arrogant and hates complications in his life. He was sent off to France where he spent 19 years of his life. Upon hearing about his father's illness, he returns to Korea and his grandmother, the chairwoman of the company, makes him take a managerial position at the company. Having a heart problem just like his later mother, he asks Oh Dae-san, who is his lookalike, to pose as him for a month so that he can secretly get a heart operation without anyone in his family knowing about his medical condition. And with that he goes off to Paris for his operation...

• Jang Sae-eun played by Han Eun-jeong

The only daughter of the founder of a mutual fund empire. She studied fashion design overseas.

Having sultry good looks, she did model gigs during her high school years. She is very conscious about the latest fashion trends. During her time abroad, she regrets turning down Jae-min when he proposed marriage to her, and so she wants to give him a second chance to rekindle their relationship. But she gets upset when Jae-min doesn’t show much of an interest in her. Then she spots Oh Dae-san and is attracted to his street smarts.

• Oh Dae-san played by Kwon Sang-woo

Sells clothes in the back alleys of Dongdaemun Market and obsesses about getting rich.

Tall and handsome, he is a hustler and dresses well as he marches ahead on the road towards becoming a successful merchant. Growing up as an orphan, he does not fear failure nor does he trust anyone. He meets Lee Joon-hee, heir to a fashion empire, and when Lee sees that Dae-san looks just like him, he asks him if he would switch places with him...

• Seo Yoo-jin played by Im Yoona

An aspiring designer. She has a sharp sense of style and a lot of pride.

One of the star graduates of a famous Paris fashion design school, she starts from the bottom in the fashion industry by working for Dae-san when her father, a clothes wholesaler, suddenly passes away. She doesn't get along with Dae-san and constantly quarrels with him. By chance she meets the rich Lee Jae-min again whom she met before in Paris. His family owns a fashion empire and she can’t make up her mind whether to choose Jae-min or Dae-san, whom she has gradually grown fond of.

• Lee Jae-min played by Song Chang-ee

Eldest son in the family that owns a fashion empire.

As Joon-hee's stepbrother, he makes decisions after weighing all the options before him and has impeccable manners. He is at odds with his step-grandmother, who wishes to hand over the reins of the company to her grandson Joon-hee, who also happens to be a talented businessman. The only woman who gives him comfort is Seo Yoo-jin, whom he met in Paris but he figures that he must marry Jang Sae-eun whose family is very wealthy and influential...

 Other Cast

• Jeong Hye-seon as Company owner Kang Ju-ok
• Yoo Hye-ri as Lady Oh Seon-yeong
• Ahn Seok-hwan as Steward
• Jeong Gyoo-soo as Director Shin Ki-cheol
• Lee Byeong-joon as Elegance Choi
• Jeong Woo as Ma Yi-san
• Kim Min-hee-I as Team leader Lee
• Kang Dong-yeob as Kim Dong-hyeon
• Ryoo Sang-wook as Park Seung-jae
• Lee Yeon-doo as Kang Yoon-jeong
• Lee Kyeong-jin as Yoo-jin's mother
• Jang Jeong-hee as Lee Kkeut-soon
• Kwon Tae-won as Company president Park
• Hwang Eun-jeong as 3 hundred million
• Ra Mi-ran as Velvet Lee
• Lim Hyeok-pil as B-Boy Dancer meeting MC
• Kil Yong-woo as Yoo-jin's father - Cameo
• Sa Mi-ja - Cameo
• Ahn Nae-sang - Cameo
• Lee Dae-yeon - Cameo
• Lee Il-hwa - Cameo
• Jeon Soo-kyeong - Cameo
• Lee Hye-eun - Cameo
• Choi Soo-rin - Cameo
• Jung Jin -Ep. 15, orphanage director (15회, 고아원장) - Cameo
• Jeong Byeong-cheol - Shopping street promotion president
• Shin Na-ri
• Kim Min-jwa as Ae-ran
• Lee Sang-bong

Oh My Lady!

Oh! My Lady  is a romance comedy TV Drama in Seoul Korea under SBS Network. It was first aired on March 22, 2010.

Synopsis

A spunky 35-year-old housewife, Yoon Gae Hwa (Chae Rim), takes on the job of house cleaner to prickly top star Sung Min Woo (Choi Si Won) in order to earn enough money to regain custody of her child from her ex-husband. Romantic hijinks and hilarity ensues when they find themselves in an awkward living situation as Min Woo pays Gae Hwa to take care of his illegitimate daughter, Ye Eun.

 Cast

• Chae Rim as Yoon Gae Hwa
• Choi Si Won as Sung Min Woo
• Lee Hyun Woo as Yoo Shi Joon
• Park Han Byul as Hong Yoo Ra
• Moon Jung Hee as Han Jung Ah
• Yoo Seo Jin as Lee Bok Nim
• Yoo Tae Woong as Kim Byung Hak
• Bang Joon Seo as Kim Min Ji
• Kim Yoo Bin (김유빈) as Ye Eun
• Heo Joon Suk as Choi Tae Goo
• Kim Kwang Gyu as Han Min Kwan
• Kim Hee Won as Jung Yoon Suk
• Hwang Hyo Eun as Oh Jae Hee
• Hong Jong Hyun as Kim Jin Ho
• Lee Dae Yeon as Eom Dae Yong
• Chu Hun Yub as Chae Ho Suk
• Lee Han Wie as director (cameo, ep1)
• Jun Hye Jin as actress (cameo, ep1)
• Na Young Hee as Gae Hwa's former boss (cameo, ep1)
• Jessica Jung as Herself (cameo, ep7)
• Choi Sooyoung as Herself (cameo, ep7)
• Kim Hyoyeon as Herself (cameo, ep7)

 Soundtracks

• 01. 그대인형 (Your Doll) by Sunny (SNSD a.k.a. Girls Generation)
• 02. 못났죠 by Jo Seong Wook
• 03. Love is by 포맨(4men)
• 04. 도시의 천사 by DJ Angwajang
• 05. 꽃은 핀다
• 06. 그대 인형(Scat ver.)_ Sunny (SNSD)
• 07. 못났죠(Guitar ver.)
• 08. 슬픈 미소
• 09. Love is(Bossanova ver.)
• 10. 도시의 천사(Inst.)

 

Love Story in Harvard

Love Story in Harvard  is a 16-episode romantic Korean television drama broadcast in 2004, set in the United States and South Korea. It stars Kim Rae-won, Kim Tae-hee and Lee Jeong-jin.
It was well-received both in its native South Korea and throughout East Asia, although many viewers criticized the generally poor English language skills of the Korean cast.

Synopsis

The first half of the series is set at Harvard University and is mainly concerned with the burgeoning relationship between a Harvard Law School student, Kim Hyun Woo (Kim Rae Won), and a Harvard Medical School student, Lee Soo In (Kim Tae Hee).
Kim Hyun Woo and Alex Hong (Lee Jeong-jin) are two first-year students at Harvard Law School, both from South Korea. Alex applies himself more and as such is the favorite of Professor John H. Keynes (Frank Gorshin). Hyun Woo, who initially has a hard time adjusting to the workload, falls into the bad graces of the professor, who repeatedly humiliates or ignores him. However, Hyun Woo perseveres and eventually wins the respect of Professor Keynes and his classmates. Both men meet and fall for Lee Soo-In, a third-year Korean student at Harvard Medical School. This intensifies the rivalry between them.
Hyun Woo and Soo-In grow closer and eventually start dating. However, their relationship is short-lived as Soo-In's application to join OEP, an organization that provides medical care to patients in Third World countries, is accepted. After spending a night together, Soo In breaks off all contact with Hyun Woo and leaves to work in South America, leaving him devastated.
The second half of the story takes place mainly in Seoul, after Hyun Woo and Alex have graduated from Harvard Law School. Hyun Woo is now an idealistic lawyer, refusing to take on lucrative corporate cases and only defending people he feels have no voice in the legal system. Alex, who remained in the US after graduation, returns to Korea to take on a case for an international chemicals company, which is being accused of dumping toxic substances. Hyun Woo becomes involved in the same case, although on the side of the victims demanding compensation. In addition, Soo-In also returns to Korea at around the same time to conduct some medical research. Unknown to her at first, the research is related to the chemicals case that Alex and Hyun Woo are both working on, and predictably the three meet up again.
Although Hyun Woo is still angry at Soo-In for leaving him so abruptly, he still has feelings for her, as does Alex. Alex eventually reconciles with both Hyun Woo and Soo-In, helping them to win the case against the chemicals company. He returns to the United States to take up a teaching post at Harvard Law, while Hyun Woo and Soo-In marry and have children.

Cast

• Kim Rae Won as Kim Hyun-woo - 1st year law student
• Kim Tae Hee as Lee Soo-in - 3rd year medical student
• Lee Jeong-jin as Hong Jung-min
• Kim Min as Yoo Jin-ah

Extended Cast

• Frank Gorshin as Professor John H. Keynes
• Joo Hyun as Lee Yong-goo (Soo-in’s father)
• Kang Nam Gil as Oh Yung-jae (law professor)
• Jung Sol Hee as Han Seul-gil
• Ben Wells as Ricky Don (Jung-min's friend)
• Suh Ji Hee
• Lee Yoo Jung

 

Production

Although the drama is set at Harvard University, it was filmed at University of Southern California and UCLA.