New Dramas: May



 


   Which drama should you start watching? Let's take a look at what's coming soon...



Shark 
Title: 상어 / Shark
Chinese Title: 鯊魚
Genre: Thriller, Melodrama
Episodes: 20 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-May-27 to 2013-July-30
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Director: Park Chan Hong
Writer: Kim Ji Woo

Synopsis: 
After being left for dead and witnessing the death of his father caused by a hit and run accident, Han Yi Soo / Yoshimura Junichiro (Kim Nam Gil) returns to Korea from Japan after changing his looks and identity to take revenge on the people who caused his family’s downfall. While using Jo Hae Woo (Son Yeh Jin), the daughter of the main mastermind that he was actually close to when they were young, he finds himself truly getting attracted to her. Meanwhile, Oh Joon Young (Ha Suk Jin) is the man that Hae Woo got engaged to while thinking that Yi Soo had died, becomes suspicious of his real identity and motives. Will Han Yi Soo be able to take back the hotels that belongs rightfully to his family and exposed the dirty secrets of his enemies at the stake of losing the woman that he loves?
                                                         Cast:
Kim Nam Gil as Han Yi Soo
- Yun Jun Suk as Han Yi Soo (young)
Son Yeh Jin as Jo Hae Woo
- Kyung Soo Jin as Jo Hae Woo (young)
Ha Suk Jin as Oh Joon Young
- No Young Hak as Oh Joon Young (young)
Lee Ha Nui as Jang Young Hee

                                                      Supporting Cast:

Park Won Sang as Byun Bang Jin
Lee Jung Gil as Jo Sang Deuk
Lee Shi Un as Kim Dong Soo
Nam Bo Ra as Han Yi Hyun
- Ahn Seo Hyun as Han Yi Hyun (young)
Lee Soo Hyuk as Kim Soo Hyun
Kim Gyu Chul
Jung Kyung Soon


    Dating Agency: Cyrano
Title: 연애조작단: 시라노 / Dating Agency: Cyrano
Chinese Title: 戀愛操作團:大鼻子情聖
Previously Known as: Flower Boy Dating Agency
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2013-May-27 to 2013-July-16
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 23:00
Director: Kang Kyun Hoon
Scriptwriter: Shin Jae Won

Synopsis:
This drama is about a dating agency that orchestrates romantic scenarios for paying clients, all in an effort to raise enough money to save an old theater.
      After Seo Byung Hoon (Lee Jong Hyuk) loses his best friend in an accident, the once-renowned theater director suffers from guilt and decides to save his late friend’s theater troupe. Using his masterful stage skills, he forms the Cyrano Dating Agency. Meanwhile, Gong Min Young (Choi Soo Young) is one of the members of the dating agency. She clashes with Byung Hoon due to their opposite personalities. Cha Seung Pyo (Lee Chun Hee) is a man with a mysterious past and the chef of the restaurant that’s next door to the theater where the dating agency is housed. Moo Jin (Hong Jong Hyun) recruited into the dating agency because of his genius engineering skills. He is the brains behind all hi-tech gadgets used by the agency in the field. A Rang (Jo Yoon Woo) is a 19 years old high school young boy who dreams of becoming a theater actor.

Cast:
Dating Agency
Lee Jong Hyuk as Seo Byung Hoon
Choi Soo Young(Girls' Generation) as Gong Min Young
Hong Jong Hyun as Moo Jin
Jo Yoon Woo as A Rang

Seung Pyo Restaurant
Lee Chun Hee as Cha Seung Pyo
Bae Sung Woo as Min Sik
Kim Min Kyo as Yeong Dal
Ha Yun Joo as Hye Ri

Cameo
Lee Yoon Ji
Im Hyung Joon




*NOTE: Dating Agency: Cyrano is a prequel to the movie 'Cyrano Dating Agency' and is directly based on the webtoon of the same name. It is also apart of tvN's Flower Boy Series.

Cruel City
Title: 무정도시 / Cruel City
Chinese Title: 無情都市
Also Known as: Heartless City
Previously Known as: 언더커버 / Undercover
Genre: Crime, Romance, action
Episodes: (To Be Announced)
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2013-May-27
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:50
Director: Jang Yong Woo, Lee Jung Hyo
Screenwriter: Yoo Sung Yul
Synopsis:
A drama about a police officer joining a gang to investigate a drug case.
Shi Hoo (Jung Kyung Ho) is a drug lord. while, Yoon Soo Min (Nam Gyu Ri) infiltrates his organization to capture him.



Cast:
Jung Kyung Ho as Shi Hoo
Nam Gyu Ri as Yoon Soo Min
Kim Yoo Mi as Jin sook
Lee Jae Yoon as Ji Hyung Min
Choi Moo Sung as Moon Deok Bae
Go Na Eun as Lee Kyung Mi
Son Chang Min as Min Gook Jang
Yoon Hyun Min as Kim Hyun Soo
Kim Hyo Sun as Killer Eun soo


Princess Aurora

Title: 오로라 공주 / Princess Aurora
Chinese Title: 歐若拉公主
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Comedy
Episodes: 100+
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-May-20
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:15
Director: Kim Jung Ho
Scriptwriter: Im Sung Han

Synopsis:
A woman gets killed in a department store. No one imagines this could lead to serial murders, but two days after the first murder, another homicide occurs. A woman is suffocated to death and the only evidence left at the crime scene is a sticker of the cartoon character “Princess Aurora”.
A veteran detective Hwang Ma Ma (Oh Chang Suk) suspects an attractive and lively woman named Jung Sun Jung (Jun So Min) as the murderer. However, he does not tell anyone not even his partner that Jung also happens to be his ex-wife. Again and again, the Princess Aurora sticker is found… each with a dead body.



Cast:
Jun So Min as Jung Sun Jung (Aurora)
Oh Chang Suk as Hwang Ma Ma
Jung Joo Yun as Park Ji Young
Kim Jung Do as Park Sa Gong
Byun Hee Bong as Oh Dae San
Seo Woo Rim as Sa Im Dang
Park Young Kyu as Oh Wang Seong
Kim Bo Yun as Hwang Si Mong
Im Ye Jin as Wang Yeo Ok
Son Chang Min as Oh Geum Seong
Oh Dae Gyu as Oh Soo Seong
Park Hae Mi as Hwang Mi Mong
Kim Hye Eun as Hwang Ja Mong
Jung Yeon Joo as Han Soo Da
Lee Ah Hyun



Ugly Alert


Title: 못난이 주의보 / Ugly Alert
Chinese Title: 醜八怪警報
Also Known as: Watch Out For Fools
Previously Known as: 브라보 마이 라이프 / Bravo My Life
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 120
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2013-May-20
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:20
Director: Shin Yoon Sub
Screenwriter: Jung Ji Woo

Synopsis:
A drama that shows the meaning of family and how everyone in the family understand each other although sometimes they can be jealous and ignore each other.

Cast:
Kang So Ra as Na Do Hee
Im Ju Hwan as Gong Joon Soo
- Kang Yi Suk as Gong Joon Soo (child)
Choi Tae Joon as Gong Hyun Suk
- Jung Da Bin as Gong Jin Joo (child)
Shin So Yool as Shin Joo Yeong

Supporting Cast
Kang Byul as Gong Jin Joo
Yoon Son Ha as Yoo Jung Yun
Hyun Woo as Kang Chul Soo
Chun Ho Jin as Na Il Pyung
Song Ok Sook as Bang Jung Ja
Seol Hyun as Kong Na Ri
Kim Young Hoon as Han Seo
Lee Soon Jae
Kim Il Woo

Cameo
Ahn Nae Sang
Shin Ae Ra



cr: koreandrama.org(Posters, stills, and drama information)

   Once again, here's a list of dramas that are set to air within the next 2 weeks. Do any of these interest you? 


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