Upcoming Dramas: April

New Dramas Starting in April

Title: Jang Ok Jung/장옥정

Chinese Title: 張玉貞

Previously known as: 장옥정, 사랑에 살다 / Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love

Genre: Melodrama, Romance, Period

Broadcast Network: SBS

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Air period: April 8-June 25, 2013

Episodes: 24

Synopsis

This drama tells the story of Jang Hee Bin (Kim Tae Hee), one of the most famous royal concubines in the Joseon Dynasty who was behind the deposition of King Sook Jong’s (Yoo Ah In) wife, Queen In Hyun (Hong Soo Hyun). However, unlike the countless dramas and movies about this famous villain, this drama will tell the story of Jang Ok Jung before she became concubine Jang Hee Bin and focus on her role as a fashion designer and cosmetic maker in the Joseon era.

Cast:

Kim Tae Hee as Jang Hee Bin

Kang Min Ah as young Jang Hee Bin

Yoo Ah In as King Sook Jong

Chae Sang Woo as young King Sook Jong

Hong Soo Hyun as Queen In Hyun 

Jae Hee as Hyun Chi Soo

Lee Sang Yeob as Dong Pyung Goon

Han Seung Yeon as Choi Sook Bin

Sung Dong Il as Jang Hyun

Yoon Yoo Sun as Kang’s Wife

Kim Seo Ra as Jang Hyung

Lee Gun Joo

Lee Hyung Chul as Bok Sun Goon

Go Young Bin as Jang Hee Jae

Kim Ha Eun as Queen In Kyung

Lee Ja Min as Yun Hong

Kim Min Ha as Ja Kyung (Child)

Jang Young Nam as Court lady Chun

Kim Se In as Jung Hon Ja

Dal Shabet’s Ah Young as Princess Myungan

Director: Boo Sung Chul

Writer: Choi Jung Mi

Title: 구가의서 (九家의 書) / Gu Family Book

Chinese Title: 九家之書

Genre: Melodrama, Historial, Fantasy

Episodes: 24 (To Be Confirmed)

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2013-April-08 to 2013-June-25

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

A melodrama epic about the great deal of trouble Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki), born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature, who goes through in order to become human and a story of Choi Kang Chi’s journey of struggling in order to live more like a human than anyone else despite not being able to become human.

Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee ) and the guardian god of Jiri mountains, Gu Wal Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk) fell in love but due to the trap of their enemies, the Yoon family status fell into ruins. While Seo Hwa was on the run with her maid, she received news that Wal Ryung had disappeared after a mishap. Feeling unable to raise her son while escaping, she sent him down the river in a basket hoping that someone could take him in.

Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki) was raised by the Choi family after having been picked up from the river. Meanwhile, Dam Yeo Wool (Bae Suzy) is a master of martial arts and archery. Yeo Wool is an upright character who really values the Three Bonds and Five Relationships in Confucianism, and becomes an instructor at a martial arts center at a young age.

Cast:

Lee Seung Ki as Choi Kang Chi

Bae Suzy as Dam Yeo Wool

Yoo Yun Suk as Park Tae Seo

Lee Yoo Bi as Park Chung Jo (Kang Chi’s 1st love)

Lee Sung Jae as Jo Gwan Woong

Lee Yeon Hee as Yoon Seo Hwa (Kang Chi’s mother)

Jung Hye Young as Chun Soo Ryun (head gisaeng)

Choi Jin Hyuk as Gu Wal Ryung (Kang Chi’s father)

Uhm Hyo Sup as Park Moo Sol (Kang Chi’s 1st love’s father)

Jo Sung Ha as Dam Pyeong Joon

Kim Hee Won as Sojung Monk

Kim Ki Bang as Eok Man

Yoo Dong Geun as Lee Soon Shin

Sung Joon as GonYi

Otani Ryohei as best ninja master

Jo Jae Yoon as Wal Pae

Kim Hee Jung as Madam Yoon

Production Company: Samhwa Networks

Chief Producer: Lee Chang Sub

Director: Shin Woo Chul, Kim Jung Hyun

Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

Title: 미친사랑 / Crazy Love

Chinese Title: 瘋狂愛情

Also Known as: Madly Love

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 100+

Broadcast network: tvN

Broadcast period: 2013-April-08

Air time: Monday to Thursday 09:45

Synopsis

The story of a woman who meets the love of her life at the most desperate time. 

Cast: 

Park Sun Young as Yoon Mi So

Go Se Won as Seo Kyung Soo

Heo Tae Hee as Lee Min Jae

Kim Yeon Joo as Han Na young

Kim Hae In as Oh Hae Ryung

 Yoo Hye Ri as Heo Myung Ja

Title: 금 나와라, 뚝딱! / I Summon You, Gold!

Chinese Title: 金子輕鬆出來吧!

Also Known as: Gold, Appear!

Genre: Family, Romance

Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2013-April-06

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40

Synopsis

A family drama that defines marriage&family and trick&truth about middle class people.

Jung Mong Hee (Han Ji Hye) is the woman who dreams of becoming a jewelry designer while operating a small accessories stand and marries into a family that owns a large jewelry company. Her husband, Park Hyun Soo (Yun Jung Hoon) is the president of this large jewelry company who is the elder son in the family business.

Meanwhile, Sung Eun (Lee Soo Kyung) takes on the opponent role here as the antagonist to Jung Mong Hee. She is a successful jewelry designer and she is married to Park Hyun Joon (Lee Tae Sung) who is the second son in the family business.

Cast:

Han Ji Hye as Jung Mong Hee / Yoo Na

Yun Jung Hoon as Park Hyun Soo

Lee Soo Kyung as Sung Eun

Lee Tae Sung as Park Hyun Joon

Kim Hyung Jun as Jung Mong Kui (Jung Mong Hee’s brother)

Na Moon Hee

Choi Myung Gil

Production Company: PAN Entertainment

Producer: Lee Hyung Sun

Director: Kang Dae Seon

Screenwriter: Ha Chung Ok

Title: 몬스타 / Monstar

Genre: Musical

Episodes:12

Broadcast network: Mnet(Their first drama series)

Broadcast period: 2013-April-06 (To Be Confirmed)

Air time: Saturday

Synopsis

A music drama that shows the story of auditions and passion, as well as the birth of stars.

‘Monstar’ will be about the stories of students learning about themselves and each other in the setting of a high school music club. The behind-the-scenes concept of the drama will capture the craziness of auditions and the rise to stardom.

Yoon Sul Chan (Yong Joon Hyung) is the vocalist for the group “Man in Black”. Meanwhile, Min Se Yi (Ha Yeon Soo) will play as his girlfriend.

Cast

Yong Joon Hyung as Yoon Sul Chan

Ha Yeon Soo as Min Se Yi

Kim Jae Heung

Lee Hee Jin as Dok Go Soon

Dahee

Kim San Ho as as Choi Joon Goo

Kim Sun Kyung

Kim Min Young as Sim Eun Ha

Kang Ha Neul as Jung Sun Woo

Director: Kim Won Suk

Title: 내 연애의 모든 것 / All About My Romance

Chinese Title: 我戀愛的一切

Also known as: All About My Date / Everything About My Relationship

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-04 to 2013-May-29

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Can two politicians, one conservative and the other liberal, find a middle ground for romance?

Kim Soo Young (Shin Ha Kyun) is a newly elected member of the Korean National Assembly from the conservative New Korea Party. He entered politics after refusing to bow to pressure from his superiors as a sitting judge. When he arrives in parliament, Soo Young finds that he keeps running into and clashing with Noh Min Young (Lee Min Jung), another freshman assembly member from the liberal Progressive Labor Party who entered politics after the death of her sister (her sister was a presidential candidate). When Soo Young and Min Jung’s fiery exchanges at work turns to romance in their private lives, they must try to hide their relationship from their colleagues, the press and the public.

Meanwhile, Joon Ha (Park Hee Soon) is a prosecutor who becomes Noh Min Young’s aide when she’s newly elected to her parliamentary post. Ahn Hee Sun (Han Chae Ah) will be playing a reporter.

Cast:

Main

Shin Ha Kyun as Kim Soo Young

Lee Min Jung as Noh Min Young

Park Hee Soon as Joon Ha

Han Chae Ah as Ahn Hee Sun

Supporting

Kim Jung Nan as Go Dong Sook

Jin Tae Hyun as Kim Sang Soo

Gong Hyung Jin as Moon Bong Shik

Min Ji Ah as Jung Yoon Hee

Kim Jung Tae

Jang Kwang

Chun Ho Jin

Director: Son Jung Hyun

Screenwriter: Kwon Ki Young

Personally, I am looking forward to this drama. So be prepared for me to talk about it lol

Title: 직장의 신 / The Queen of Office

Chinese Title: 職場女王

Also Known as: God of the Workplace / Office God

Previously Known as: Come Back, Miss Kim

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Episodes: 16 (To be confirmed)

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2013-April-01 to 2013-May-21

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Contract employee Ms. Kim (Kim Hye Soo) does everything perfect at work that even her bosses are a little afraid of. She is also shrouded in mystery because her colleagues don’t know her background. Ms. Kim is the center of attention and she is also charismatic and funny. Meanwhile, Jang Kyu Jik (Oh Ji Ho) is a permanent employee in upper management. He finished his MBA in U.S. before returning to Korea. Two of them always argue about everything.

Cast

Kim Hye Soo as Miss Kim

Oh Ji Ho as Jang Kyu Jik

Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Joo Ri

Lee Hee Joon as Moo Jung Han

Jeon Hye Bin as Keum Bit Na

Jo Kwon as Kye Kyung Woo

Lee Mi Do as Park Bong Hee

Kim Eung Soo as Hwang Kap Deuk

Kim Ki Cheon as Ko Jung Do

Kim Na Woon as Yeo Jang Mi

Chief Producer: Hwang Ui Kyung

Producer: Ham Young Hoon

Directors: Jun Chang Geun, No Sang Hoon

Screenwriter: Yoon Nan Joong

These are all the dramas that are starting soon. Happy watching ^_^V

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