Drama Which I Saw in 2014

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Hai hai .. this time i will share about all the drama along 2014 that has been i watch. Before that  I post the drama I've seen in years ranging from under 2014 here.
about 2014 at the beginning of the month I've been vacuum to watch Korean drama’s because of grade 3th Senior High School. Among busy preparation of national exam and no time to watch. not to yet the preparation for college. Fair that I share this time only a few guys ...
whereas actually a lot of new drama that emerged at that time but I can’t watch it. Okay, here it is a list of drama what I've seen along 2014:

Mr. Back

Title: 미스터 백 / Mr. Back

Also known as: Mister Baek

Chinese Title: 白先生

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2014-Nov-05 to 2014-Dec-25

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

This drama is based on the novel “올드맨 / Old Man“ by “이조영 / Lee Jo Young”.

Choi Go Bong (Shin Ha Kyun) is a hotel owner in his 70’s, who is oblivious to everything else except himself and money. He suddenly turns into a young man in his 30’s and feels love for the first time in his life. Meanwhile, Eun Ha Soo (Jang Nara) is a hardworking Candy type who goes from part-time job to part-time job with no prospects. She finally lands her first salaried job and meets Choi Go Bong, and through him she’ll learn to dream for the first time in her life, while Choi Go Bong will finally get to experience what love is.

Cast

Main Cast

Shin Ha Kyun as Choi Go Bong / Choi Shin Hyung

Jang Nara as Eun Ha Soo

Lee Joon as Choi Dae Han (Choi Go Bong’s son)

Park Ye Jin as Hong Ji Yoon

People around Choi Go Bong

Jung Suk Won as Jung Yi Gun

Hwang Bo Ra as Yoo Nan hee

Go Yoon as Kang Ki Chan

Jo Mi Ryung as Choi Mi Hye (Choi Go Bong’s younger sister)

Jun Gook Hwan as Choi Young Dal (Choi Go Bong’s younger brother)

Hwang Young Hee as Lee In Ja (Choi Young Dal’s wife)

Lee Moon Shik as Sung Gyung Bae (Choi Go Bong’s secretary)

Kim Byung Ok as Go Bong’s doctor

People around Eun Ha Soo

Jang Sung Bum as Eun Byung Soo

Lee Mi Do as Son Woo Young (Eun Ha Soo’s friend)

Lee Mi Young as Go Jung Sook (Eun Ha Soo’s mother)

Others

Noh Soo Ram

Park Sung Geun (박성근) as Butler Yoon

Cameo

Kim Yong Geon as president of rival company

Kim Bo Yeon as Park Esther

Kim Ha Kyun as fortune-teller

Production Credits

Production Company: Lee Kim Production and Company (이김프로덕션)

Chief Producer: Han Hee

Director: Lee Sang Yeob

ScriptWriter: Choi Yoon Jung

Awards

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Popularity Actress: Jang Na Ra (Mr. Back, Fated To Love You)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Popularity Actor: Shin Ha Kyun (Mr. Back)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Top Excellence Actress (Mini Series): Jang Na Ra (Mr. Back,

Fated To Love You)

 

Love Cells

 

 

Title: 연애세포 / Love Cells

Also known as: Romance Cells / Dating DNA

Chinese Title: 恋爱细胞

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

Episodes: 15

Broadcast network: NAVER tvcast

Broadcast period: 2014-Nov-03 to 2014-Nov-21

Air time: Monday to Friday 00:00 midnight (15 minutes/episode)

Synopsis

This Web drama is based on the popular Webtoon “Love Cells“ by “김명현 (Kim Myung Hyun)” which was published from 2010-July-21 to 2010-Sep-22.

This is a drama about a man who’s born solo attempts to seduce a girl group star!

A ′love cell′ cat that looks like a human, Navi (Kim Yoo Jung) teaching love to Ma Dae Choong (Park Sun Ho), who is determined to revive his dying love cells with an extraordinary romance, particularly with top star, Seo Rin (Nam Ji Hyun).

Cast

Main Cast

Park Sun Ho as Ma Dae Choong

Kim Yoo Jung as Navi

Nam Ji Hyun as Seo Rin

Baek Sung Hyun as Chun Ji Woon

Supporting Cast

Kim Woo Bin as King of Romance

Park Joon Hyung as Doraejoon (one man salesman)

Park Hee Bon as neighbour brother’s girlfriend

Oh Kwang Rok as Seo Rin’s manager

Im Hyung Joon as Chun Ji Woon’s manager

Jang Hyuk as neighbour brother

Heo Ji Won as chef

Ryu Seung Soo as acting teacher

Hyun Jin Young as composer

Production Credits

Production Company: IHQ

Producers: Bang Jae Sun (방재선), Kim Sun Hye (김선혜), Yoon Na Hye (윤나혜)

Director: Kim Yong Wan

Screenwriter: Cha Hyun Jin

Birth of a Beauty

Title: 미녀의 탄생 / Birth of a Beauty

Chinese Title: 美女的诞生

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Episodes: 21

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2014-Nov-01 to 2015-Jan-11

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:55

Synopsis

This is a drama about a woman’s world changes after she loses weight.

Han Tae Hee (Joo Sang Wook) is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from a broken heart syndrome due to a psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an unattractive and overweight Sa Geum Ran (Ha Jae Sook) to beautiful Sara (Han Ye Seul). In the process, Han Tae Hee falls in love with Sara.

Cast

Main Cast

Joo Sang Wook as Han Tae Hee

Han Ye Seul as Sara / Sa Geum Ran

– Ha Jae Sook as Sa Geum Ran

Jung Gyu Woon as Lee Gang Joon

Wang Ji Hye as Gyo Chae Yeon

Han Sang Jin as Han Min Hyeok

In Gyo Jin Gyo Ji Hoon

Lee Gang Joon’s Family

Han Jin Hee as Lee Jung Sik

Kim Young Ae as Ko Soon Dong

Kang Kyung Hun as Lee Jin Young

Jin Ye Sol as Lee Min Young

Others

Kwon Si Hyun as Team Leader Choi

Kim Yong Rim as Madame Park

Shim Yi Young as Eun Gyung Joo

Kim Chung as Son Ji Sook

Lee Jong Nam as Sim Yeo Ok

Seo Geun Woo as Min Hyeok’s secretary

Choi Jong Hwan as Director Kim

Cameo

Kim Young Ok as foul mouthed grandma

Ahn Hye Kyung as weathercaster

Lee Won Jong as taxi driver

Kim Byung Ok as fortune teller

Park Seul Gi as underwear store clerk

Lee Sul Goo as company employee

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Son Jung Hyun

Producer: Lee Sung Hoon

Director: Lee Chang Min, Park Sun Ho

Screenwriter: Yoon Young Mi

Awards

2014 SBS Drama Awards – Top 10 Stars: Joo Sang Wook (The Birth of a Beauty)

2014 SBS Drama Awards – Top 10 Stars: Han Ye Seul (The Birth of a Beauty)

2014 SBS Drama Awards – Best Couple Awards: Han Ye Seul & Joo Sang Wook (The Birth of a Beauty)

2014 SBS Drama Awards – Excellence Actress (Mid-Length Series): Han Ye Seul (The Birth of a Beauty)

Pride and Prejudice

Title: 오만과 편견 / Pride and Prejudice

Chinese Title: 傲慢与偏见

Previously known as: 무법천지 / Lawless World

Genre: Legal, Romance

Episodes: 21

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-27 to 2015-Jan-13

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

A legal drama about team of young and passionate prosecutors who banded together to fight against injustice and oppression that befall weak and poor people. Besides face many hardships from higher authority, they also learn to cooperate and adjust with the clash of different personalities and backgrounds.

Cast

Main Cast

Choi Jin Hyuk as Koo Dong Chi

Baek Jin Hee as Han Yul Moo

Choi Min Soo as Moon Hee Man

Lee Tae Hwan as Kang Soo

Son Chang Min as Jung Chang Gi

Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office

Choi Woo Shik as Lee Jang Won

Jang Hang Sun as Yoo Dae Gi

Jung Hye Sung as Yoo Kwang Mi

No Joo Hyun as Lee Jong Gon

Kim Yeo Jin as Oh Do Jung

Others

Baek Soo Ryun as Baek Geum Ok

Kim Na Woon as Kim Myung Sook (Yul Moo’s mother)

Kim Kang Hoon as Chan

Kwak Ji Min as Song Ah Reum

Choi Joon Yong as Oh Taek Gyun

Maeng Sang Hoon as Park Soon Bae

Jung Chan as prosecutor

Lee Hyun Gul as Baek Sang Gi / Baek Sang Dae

Production Credits

Production Company: Bon Factory (본팩토리)

Chief Producer: Lee Chang Sup

Director: Kim Jin Min

Screenwriter: Lee Hyun Joo

Note

Episode 8 which should be aired on 2014-Nov-18 was postponed to 2014-Nov-24 as a result of the live broadcast of the Korean national team’s international friendly soccer. (Source)

Awards

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Golden Acting Actor: Choi Min Soo (Pride and Prejudice)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Excellence Actress (Special Production): Baek Jin Hee (Pride and Prejudice)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Excellence Actor (Special Production): Choi Jin Hyuk (Pride and Prejudice)

Liar Game

Title: 라이어 게임 / Liar Game

Chinese Title: 诈欺游戏

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Episodes: 12

Broadcast network: tvN

Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-20 to 2014-Nov-25

Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 23:00

Synopsis

Based on the manga series “Liar Game“ by Shinobu Kaitani which was first published on 2005 in Japanese magazine ‘Weekly Young Jump‘.

This drama is about various contestants take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won wherein contestants are encouraged to cheat and lie. The contestants who able to cheat the others will wins the prize but debt if he/she loses the game. Contestants include genius swindler Cha Woo Jin (Lee Sang Yoon) and naive college student Nam Da Jung (Kim So Eun). Meanwhile, Kang Do Young (Shin Sung Rok) will play the MC and planner of this game show.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Sang Yoon as Cha Woo Jin (participant of reality show “Liar Game”)

Kim So Eun as Nam Da Jung (participant of reality show “Liar Game”)

Shin Sung Rok as Kang Do Young (MC and planner of reality show “Liar Game”)

People around Cha Woo Jin

Choi Yoon So as Goo Ja Young (magazine reporter)

Kim Young Ae as Woo Jin’s mother

People around Nam Da Jung

Jo Jae Yoon as Jo Dal Goo

Uhm Hyo Sup as Da Jung’s father

Kim Min Kyung as Sung Ja

People around Kang Do Young

Cha Soo Yun as Lee Yoon Joo (PD of reality show “Liar Game”)

Choi Jin Ho as Director Jang

Liar Game Participants

Kim Ik Tae as Hyun Jung Bum

Lee El as Oh Jung Ah / Jamie

Jang Seung Jo as Kim Bong Geun

Lee Shi Hoo as Choi Sung Joon

Lee Chul Min as Jun Young Chul / Bulldog

Park Jae Hoon as Goo In Ki

Park Noh Shik as Manager Jung Yong Soo

Lee Hae Young as Lawyer Go Chan Yong

Kim Sun Hwa (김선화) as Hong In Sook / Guru Pippi

Others

Kang Ho or Lee Kyu Bok (이규복) as President Bae

Cameos

Lee Joon Hyuk as criminal (ep 1)

Kim Kyung Jin as Da Jung’s fan (ep 5)

Ahn Suk Hwan as Lloyd Capital Investment CEO (ep 11)

Nam Myung Ryul

Production Credits

Production Company: Apollo Pictures, Fantagio

Director: Kim Hong Sun

Screenwriter: Ryu Yong Jae

Modern Farmer

Title: 모던파머 : 현대농부 / Modern Farmer

Chinese Title: 现代农夫

Genre: Romance, Musical, Comedy, Family

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-18 to 2014-Dec-27

Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 20:45

Synopsis

This is a comedy drama about a a rock band name “Excellent Souls” which return to farming land after doing experiment in music. The band members consists of Lee Min Ki (Lee Hong Ki), Kang Hyuk (Park Min Woo), Yoo Han Chul (Lee Shi Un) and Han Ki Joon (Kwak Dong Yun).

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Hong Ki as Lee Min Ki

Park Min Woo as Kang Hyuk

Lee Shi Un as Yoo Han Chul

Kwak Dong Yun as Han Ki Joon

Lee Ha Nui as Kang Yoon Hee

Yoon Hee’s family

Lee Han Wie as Kang Young Shik

Lee Il Hwa as Yoon Hye Jung

Kim Jae Hyun as Park Hong Goo

Hwang Jae Won as Kang Min Ho

Kim Byung Ok as Han In Ki

Park Jin Joo as Han Sang Eun

Youth Chairman’s family

Jo Sang Gun as Park Deuk Chool

Kim Boo Sun as Lee Yong Nyeo

Suh Dong Wonas Park Sang Deuk

Kwon Min Ah as Lee Soo Yeon

Former Head of Village’s family

Park Young Soo as Hwang Man Goo

Oh Young Shil as Kim Soon Boon

Jo Woo Ri as Hwang Yi Ji

Han Joo Hyun as Song Hwa Ran

Mi Young’s family

Jung Shi Ah as Yoo Mi Young

People from Seoul

Han Bo Reum as Han Yoo Na

Kim Won Hae as Dok Sa

Nam Myung Ryul as Hospital Director Kang (Kang Hyuk’s father)

Lee Do Kyung as Assemblyman Kim

Cameo

Ryu Hye Rin as high school girl (ep 1)

Jung Kyu Soo as physician

Choi Jong Hoon as Sangdoo Rokri’s head of village (ep 5)

Shim Kwon Ho (심권호) as wrestling athlete of Sangdoo Rokri (ep 5)

Lee Do Yun as Bong Ryun

Park Wan Kyu as President of Rock Club

Kwon Oh Jung as thief

Jang Won Young as thief

Lee Jae Woo as Lee Hyun Seok

Jang Young Nam as Yoon Sook Kyung

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Son Jung Hyun

Producer: Lee Hee Soo

Director: Oh Jin Suk

Screenwriter: Kim Ki Ho

Tomorrow Cantabile

Title: 내일도 칸타빌레 / Tomorrow Cantabile

Also Known as: Naeil’s Cantabile

Chinese Title: 明日如歌

Previously known as: 노다메 칸타빌레 (Nodame Cantabile: The Final Movement) / 칸타빌레 로망스 (Cantabile Romance)

Genre: Romance, Musical, Comedy

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-13 to 2014-Dec-02

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 

Synopsis

This drama is adapted from the Japanese manga ‘Nodame Cantabile‘ by Tomoko Ninomiya which was first published in Japan by Kodansha in the Kiss (magazine) from 2001-July-10 to 2009-October-10.

This drama is also a remake of the Japanese drama ‘Nodame Cantabile‘ starring by Ueno Juri and Tamaki Hiroshi which was broadcast from 2006-Oct-16 to 2006-Dec-25 on Fuji TV.

An elite meticulous musical genius and a messy out-of-control pianist. This unlike pair somehow matches up and together with a group of colorful young classical musicians and an eccentric world-famous conductor, they start to create the most unique wonderful world of music. They are all against the conventional orders and rules, and try to make the most of their lives with humor and passion for music. Each character has a special (or weird) story to tell and they confront with each other hard and unite strongly. Based on a popular comic, this is a hilarious comedy with brilliant young ensemble cast and full of great classical music.

Cha Yoo Jin (Joo Won) is a third year student in a school of music majoring in piano and dreaming of becoming a world renowned conductor. He seems to be perfect with his good looks, natural born musical talent, and his father, who is a world renowned pianist. He is unable to travel to Europe due to a childhood trauma which gave him a fear of flying. Meanwhile, Seol Nae Il (Shim Eun Kyung) is a free spirited and 4-dimensional character who is also a genius pianist. Due to her unpredictable personality, She causes all kinds of trouble, but when it comes to piano, she boasts exceptional talent. She constantly annoys perfectionist Cha Yoo Jin with her unique mental world but her lovely charms make her irresistible.

Cast

Main Cast

Joo Won as Cha Yoo Jin (Piano/Violin/Conducting)

– Choi Kwon Soo as Yoo Jin (child)

Shim Eun Kyung as Seol Nae Il (Piano)

People around Cha Yoo Jin

Lee Ah Hyun as Yang Sun Young (Yoo Jin’s mother)

Jung Bo Suk as Cha Dong Woo (Yoo Jin’s father)

Kim Yu Mi as Chae Do Kyung (Vocal major)

A-Orchestra

Park Bo Gum as Lee Yoon Hoo (Cello)

Bae Min Jung as Jung Shi Won (violin)

Lee Joo Hyung as Goo Sun Jae (oboe)

Baek Seo Bin as Han Seung Oh (Conducting)

Ah Yun as Son Soo Ji (piano)

Jo Yoon Woo as Lee Jae Yong (Trumpet)

S-Orchestra

Go Kyung Pyo as Yoo Il Rak (Violin)

Min Do Hee as Choi Min Hee (Contrabass)

Jang Se Hyun as Ma Soo Min (Timpani, all percussion)

Jung Sung Ah as Lee Dan Ya (viola)

Others

Baek Yoon Shik as Franz von Stressman (famous conductor)

Lee Byung Joon as Do Gang Jae (piano professor)

Ye Ji Won as Song Mi Na (Director of Dean School Music/former pianist)

Ahn Kil Kang as Yoo Won Sang (restaurant owner/Il Rak’s father)

Nam Goong Yun as Ahn Gun Sung (4piano professor)

Bang Eun Hee as So Ri Mo

Han Min (한민) as Jang Woo Sung

Moon Hee Kyung as Nae Il’s ex-teacher

Cameo

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Yoo Jin’s uncle

Kim Ji Sook as chairwoman

Yoel Levi as Sebastiano Vieira

Production Credits

Production Company: Group Eight

Chief Producer: Hwang Eui Kyung

Producer: Kim Jin Won, Park Woo Ram

Director: Han Sang Woo, Lee Jung Mi

Screenwriter: Park Pil Joo, Shin Jae Won

Note

– Actress IU and Shim Eun Kyung has been offered the lead roles but both rejected this drama. Actress Yoona was then offered the lead female role, but also declined after taking lead role in movie “Goodbye Ani“. After that, Shim Eun Kyung changed her filming schedule and take back the lead role of this drama.

– Joo Won and Shim Eun Kyung traveled to Vienna, Austria on 2014-Sep-15 to film for weeks.

Awards

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Popularity Actor: Joo Won (Tomorrow Cantabile)

She’s So Lovable

Title: 내겐 너무 사랑스러운 그녀 / She’s So Lovable
Chinese Title: 对我而言可爱的她
Also known as: My Lovely Girl / Too Lovely Girl For Me
Previously known as: 송포유 / Song for You
Genre: Musical, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2014-Sep-17 to 2014-Nov-06
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Hyun Wook (Bi) is the CEO of a talent agency that scouts and trains idols. He is a brilliant songwriter-producer who appears cold and indifferent on the outside but is sensitive and kind-hearted. Hyun Wook lives in great difficulty as he unable to let go of his ex girlfriend who dies in an accident he witnesses first hand. His ex-girlfriend’s sister, Yoon Se Na (Krystal Jung), moves to Seoul in order to pursue her songwriting career and meets Hyun Wook who helps her achieve it. In the midst of healing through music, they fall in love.

Cast

Main Cast

Bi as Hyun Wook Krystal Jung as Yoon Se Na Cha Ye Ryun as Shin Hae Yoon L as Shi Woo

People around Hyun Wook

Park Young Kyu as Lee Jong Ho (Hyun Wook’s father) Kim Hye Eun as Oh Hee Seon Dani as Lee Min Ah

Talent Agency AnA

Kim Jin Woo as Seo Jae Young Na Hae Ryung as Yoo Ra Eum Jo Hee Bong as Kang Tae Min Alex as Bae Sung Jin Kim Kwang Min as Kim Hyun Soo Kim Ki Bang as Yoo Sang Bong Baek Seung Do as Kim Do Hyuk Baek Seung Hun as Roy Gong Seung Yun as Seo Yoon Ji Lee Soo Ji as An Da Jung Lee Yoo Joon as Bul Gom

Infinite Power Members

Hoya as Kang Rae Hoon
Lee Dae Yeol (이대열) as San Ah
Choi Sung Yoon (최성윤) as Jun Jun

People around Se Na

Lee Cho Hee as Joo Hong Park Doo Shik as Cha Gong Chul Lee Shi Ah as Yoon So Eun
– Lee Soo Min (이수민) as So Eun (young)

Others

Kang Ki Hwa as Yoon Joo Lee Kan Hee as Shi Woo’s mother Choi Hyo Eun as Mi Sung

Cameos

Ahn Se Ha as detective agency staff (ep 1)
Lee Ah Rin (이아린) as hotel employee (ep 1) Shinsadong Tiger as himself (ep 3) Fiestar as AnA girl group (ep 3, ep 13) Kim Tae Woo as himself (ep 8-9)

Production Credits

Production Company: Astory
Chief Producer: Kim Young Sub
Director: Park Hyung Ki
Screenwriter: No Ji Sul

Awards

2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Actress (Krystal)

Iron Man @ Blade Man

Title: 아이언맨 / Iron Man
Also known as: Blade Man
Chinese Title: 钢铁人
Genre: Action, Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 18
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2014-Sep-10 to 2014-Nov-13
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

A love story about a man who has knives standing upright all over his body because of the pain that his heart’s been through and a woman who helps him grow and become a real human with her true love.

Joo Hong Bin (Lee Dong Wook) is a heartless and fearless man. He’s a smart, wealthy, prickly man who suddenly develops the ability to sprout iron from his body due to his painful heart and faces hardships for the first time in his life, he gets this power because of all the pain he carries in his heart, and discovers love and grows up along the way. Meanwhile, Son Se Dong (Shin Se Kyung) is a meddlesome sort who loves the hero and takes it upon herself to turn him into a real man.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Dong Wook as Joo Hong Bin
– Park Gun Tae as Hong Bin (young) Shin Se Kyung as Son Se Dong Kim Gap Soo as Joo Jang won Han Eun Jung as Kim Tae Hee 

People around Joo Hong Bin

Jung Yoo Geun as Joo Chang Lee Mi Sook as Yoon Yeo Sa Han Jung Soo as Secretary Go Lee Joo Seung as Joo Hong Joo Song Kyung Chul as Gardener

People around Son Se Dong

Shin Seung Hwan as Seung Hwan Sun Woong as Kyung Ho Kim Jae Young as Je Gil Kang Da Bin as Soo Jae Kim Jin Tae as Jung Joon Lee Seung Ho as Yoon Seok

Others

Ra Mi Ran as Erisa Park Jung Jin as Oh Joong Sik Kim Gyu Chul as Jo Boong Goo Yeom Dong Hun as Se Dong’s landlord Lee Dal Hyung

Production Credits

Production Company: IHQ, GAZI Contents
Chief Producer: Bae Kyung Soo
Producer: Im Se Joon
Director: Kim Yong Soo, Kim Jong Yun
Screenwriter: Kim Kyu Wan

Note

– Ji Sung was previously offered lead in this drama but decides not to become Iron Man with his private reason.

– Episode 8 has been delayed from 2014-Oct-02 to 2014-Oct-08 due to the Asian Games.

– This drama was originally plan for 20 episode. However, it was reduced to 18 episodes due to the low ratings of this drama.

What’s With This Family?

Title: 가족끼리 왜 이래 / What’s With This Family?

Chinese Title: 家人之间为何这样

Also Known as: What Happens to My Family?

Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance

Episodes: 53

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2014-Aug-16 to 2015-Feb-15

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis

This is a family drama about happenings when children’s daddy sues his selfish children for not being undutiful to parents. The drama wants to talk about the gratitude as a family which we all have taken for granted and the secret of happiness when saying “Thank you“, “I am sorry” and “I love you“. (Source)

Cast

Cha Soon Bong’s family

Yoo Dong Geun as Cha Bong Soon

Kim Hyun Joo as Cha Kang Shim

Yoon Park as Cha Gang Jae

Park Hyung Shik as Cha Dal Bong

– Kang Yi Suk as Cha Dal Bong (young)

People around Cha Soon Bong

Yang Hee Kyung as Cha Soon Geum

Kim Jung Nan as Noh Young Sul

Kim Jung Min as Seo Joong Baek

People around Cha Kang Shim

Kim Sang Kyung as Moon Tae Joo

Kim Yong Gun as Moon Dae Oh

Na Young Hee as Baek Seol Hee

People around Cha Kang Jae

Son Dam Bi as Kwon Hyo Jin

Kim Il Woo as Kwon Ki Chan

Kyun Mi Ri as Heo Yang Geum

People around Cha Dal Bong

Nam Ji Hyun as Kang Seo Wool

– Kim Go Eun as Kang Seo Wool (young)

Seo Kang Joon as Yoon Eun Ho

– Cha Sung Ho (차성호) as Yoon Eun Ho (young)

Lee Dae Ro as Seo Wool’s grandfather

Jang In Sub as Jjokkal (Dal Bong’s friend)

Others

Yoo Hyung Kwan as Moon Tae Oh’s chauffeur

Na Seung Ho as Yoon Eun Ho’s employee

Song Jae Hee as Byeon Woo Tak

Kim Seo Ra as Miss Ko

Lee So Yun as Lee Young Jin

Lee Young Ran as Tae Joo’s dead mother

Ha Ji Eun as Writer Yoon

Yeom Dong Hun as Mart Owner Seo

Lee Jae Ik as Chef Ko

Jung Dong Kyu

Goo Hye Ryung

Hwang Kwang Hee as drug peddler (cameo)

Production Credits

Production Company: Samhwa Networks

Chief Producer: Hwang Eui Kyung

Producer: Kim Jung Gyu

Director: Jun Chang Geun

Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

Awards

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Best Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Best Couple Awards: Park Hyung Sik and Nam Ji Hyun (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Best Couple Awards: Kim Sang Kyung and Kim Hyun Joo (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Rookie Actress: Nam Ji Hyun (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Rookie Actor: Park Hyung Sik (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Excellence Actor (Long Series): Kim Sang Kyung (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Top Excellence Actress: Kim Hyun Joo (What’s With This Family?)

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Daesang: Yoo Dong Geun (What’s With This Family?)

Note

This drama is originally plan for 50 episodes. Due to the high ratings of this drama, The production team decided to extended 3 episodes to total of 53 episodes.

Surplus Princess

Title: 잉여공주 / Surplus Princess

Chinese Title: 剩余公主

Also Known as: The Mermaid / The Idle Mermaid

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Broadcast network: tvN

Episodes: 10

Broadcast period: 2014-Aug-07 to 2014-Oct-09

Air time: Thursday 23:00

Synopsis

Surplus Princess is a story about a mermaid who attempts to become a human being so that she can stay forever with the man she loves.

EiRin (Jo Bo Ah), the eighteenth princess of the mermaid world, dreams to becoming a human because of a love one. She drinks a bottle of the human potion, before she even realize the 100 day consequences to this potion. Before she reaches the 100th day of being a human, she has to find her perfect love one. Will she be able to find him in time?

Cast

Main Cast

Jo Bo Ah as Kim Ha Ni / EiRin

Ohn Joo Wan as Lee Hyun Myung

Song Jae Rim as Kwon Shi Kyung

Park Ji Soo as Yoon Jin Ah

People around Ha Ni

Ahn Kil Kang as Ahn Ma Nyu

Surplus house

Kim Seul Gi as Ahn Hye Young

Kim Min Kyo as Do Ji Yong

Nam Joo Hyuk as Dae Oh Jok Bik

Lee Sun Kyu as Lee Sun Kyu

JH Food Corporation

Jin Hee Kyung as Hong Myung Hee

Kim Jae Hwa as Kim Woo San

Han So Young as So Dae Li

Kim Jin Hee (김진희) as Han Gook Ja

Kim Ha Rin as Park Geum Bi

Moon Hee Kyung as Jin Ah’s mother

Ra Mi Ran as Seblin (Ha Ni’s sister)

Moon Ji In as disappeared mermaid

Lee Ji Woo as An Ma Nyeo’s daughter

Kim San Ho

Cameos

Jung Chan Woo as EiRin’s brother (ep7)

Crayon Pop as Crayon Pop (ep7)

Production Credits

Director: Baek Seung Ryong

Screenwriter: Ji Eun Yi, Park Ran, Kim Ji Soo

Note

This drama has been cut from 16 episodes to 10 episodes due to the low rating.

High School – Love On

Title: 하이스쿨 – 러브온 / High School – Love On

Also Known as: Hi! School: Love On

Chinese Title: 爱在高中

Genre: Romance, Youth, School, fantasy

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2014-July-11 to 2014-Dec-19

Air time: Fridays 20:55

Synopsis

Lee Seul Bi (Kim Sae Ron) is an angel who is sent to Earth to look after Shin Woo Hyun (Nam Woo Hyun), who lives with his grandmother and carries emotional scars from being abandoned by his parents. Despite his cold demeanor, Woo Hyun is popular in school because of his good looks and singing ability. When his best friend, Hwang Sung Yeol (Lee Sung Yeol), finds out a secret that ties them together and also develops feelings for Seul Bi, who is posing as a fellow student at their school, the best friends turn into rivals. Can Seul Bi survive first love and other the perils of life as a teenager and properly do her job to protect Woo Hyun?

Cast

Main Cast

Nam Woo Hyun as Shin Woo Hyun

Kim Sae Ron as Lee Seul Bi

Lee Sung Yeol as Hwang Sung Yeol

Choi Soo Rin as Ahn Ji Hye

Jung Jae Soon as Gong Mal Sook

Jo Yun Woo as Hwang Woo Jin

Grade 2 Class 3 Students

Shin Hyun Tak as Kang Ki Soo

Kim Young Jae as Choi Jae Suk

Kim Min Young as Na Young Eun

Na Hae Ryung as Lee Ye Na

Kim Ji Ah as Lee Da Yool

Kim Min Suk as Park Byung Wook

Baek Seung Hun as Yang Tae Ho

Jung Yoo Min as Kim Joo Ah

Lee Shi Hoo as Ko Chun Sik

High School Teachers

Kim Kwang Sik as Kim Kwang Shik

Lee Chang Joo as Jun Byung Chul

Choi Sung Gook as human angel

Fabian as Phillip

Han Soo Yun asChoi So Jin

Others

Lee Yoo Jung as Lee Yoo Jung

Kim Yoon Hee as Kim Yoon Hee

Lee Joo Shil as Kong Mal Sook

Production Credits

Production Company: High School Co.,Ltd

Producer: Sung Joon Hae

Director: Sung Joon Hae, Lee Eun Mi

Screenwriter: Lee Jae Yun

Marriage Without Dating

 

Title: 연애 말고 결혼 / Marriage Without Dating

Chinese Title: 不要恋爱要结婚

Also Known as: Marriage Without Love / Marriage Not Dating

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: tvN

Broadcast period: 2014-July-04 to 2014-Aug-23

Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:40

Synopsis

This drama is about a man who doesn’t want to get married and a woman who has no luck in marriage prospect.

Gong Ki Tae (Yun Woo Jin) is a successful and happy bachelor who does not want to find himself a wife. He believes that his life is perfectly planned, and being single is the only option he accept. However, his family is badgering him to marry, and to get them to give up on their efforts, he then comes up with a plan to introduce Joo Jang Mi (Han Groo), whom he thinks will never be approved by his family…

Cast

Main Cast

Yun Woo Jin as Gong Ki Tae

Han Groo as Joo Jang Mi

– Kim Ha Yoo as Joo Jang Mi (young)

Jung Jin Woon as Han Yeo Reum

Han Sun Hwa as Kang Se Ah

Huh Jung Min as Lee Hoon Dong

Yoon So Hee as Nam Hyun Hee

People around Joo Jang Mi

Im Ye Jin as Na So Nyeo

Park Joon Gyu as Joo Kyung Pyo

People around Gong Ki Tae

Kim Hae Sook as Shin Bong Hyang

Kim Gab Soo as Gong Soo Hwan

Kim Young Ok as Noh Jum Soon

Park Hee Jin as Gong Mi Jung

People around Lee Hoon Dong

Lee Bo Hee as Hoon Dong’s mother

Other

Choi Hyun as Chef Uhm

Nam Ji Hyun s woman on blind date (ep.1)

Lee Han Wie as judge (ep.1)

Choi Dae Chul as man in nightclub (ep.2)

Kim Jung Min as power blogger (ep.13)

Julian Kang as Richard (ep.14)

Production Credits

Production Company: IOK Media

Director: Song Hyun Wook, Lee Jong Jae

Screenwriter: Joo Hwa Mi

Fated to Love You

Title: 운명처럼 널 사랑해 / Fated to Love You

Chinese Title: 命中注定我爱你

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2014-July-02 to 2014-Sep-04

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

A remake of the hit 2008 Taiwanese drama “Fated to Love You“.

Lee Gun (Jang Hyuk) is the president of a family company that produces shampoos and soaps. He is deeply in love with a ballerina. Meanwhile, Kim Mi Young (Jang Na Ra) works as a secretary in a law firm. Her nickname is “Post-it” (sticky note). She earned this nickname because she is so complaisant that her colleagues dump trivial chores on her.

Lee Gun and Kim Mi Young’s paths cross. Fate and a pair of misfit conspirators cause them to pass a befuddled night together, unintentionally. She becomes pregnant….

Cast

Main Cast

Jang Hyuk as Lee Gun

Jang Na Ra as Kim Mi Young

– Kim Ha Yoo as Kim Mi Young (young)

Wang Ji Won as Nam Se Ra

Choi Jin Hyuk as Daniel

People around Lee Gun

Park Won Suk as Wang Hee Jang (Lee Gun’s grandmother)

Choi Dae Chul as Tak Shil Jang

Choi Woo Sik as Lee Yong (Lee Gun’s stepbrother)

Na Young Hee as Lee Yong Mo (Lee Gun’s stepmother)

Jang Kwang as Dr. Moon

People around Mi Young

Park Hee Bon as Jun Ji Yun (Mi Young’s friend)

Song Ok Sook as Mi Young Mo (Mi Young’s mother)

Oh Sol Mi as Kim Mi Sook (Mi Young’s oldest sister)

Lee Mi Do as Kim Mi Ja (Mi Young’s older sister)

Jung Eun Pyo as Park Sa Jang (soap factory owner)

Im Hyung Joon as Choi Ssi (Mi Ja’s husband)

Kim Young Hoon as Min Byun Ho Sa (Lawyer)

Others

Park Sun Hee (박선희) as Eun Jung

Ki Se Hyung as security guard

Cameo

Clara as Hye Jin

Yun Mi Joo as Miss Kim

Goo Hye Ryung as pet owner

Jung Gyu Soo as Psychiatrist

Park Hee Jin as prenatal class teacher

Jang Gwang as Lee Gun’s doctor

Yang Geum Seok as Se Ra’s mother

Jung Joon Young as radio DJ

Kim Yong Gun as Ji Yeon’s father

Sun Woong as Moon Woo Bin

Jung Han Hyun

Park Jin Woo

Production Credits

Production Company: Number Three Pictures (N3), Page One Films

Chief Producer: Kim Sang Ho

Producer: Kim Mi Na, Jung Jae Yun

Director: Lee Dong Yoon, Kim Hee Won

Screenwriter: Joo Chan Ok, Jo Jin Kook

Notes

Actors Jang Hyuk and Jang Na Ra reunite 12 years after their first drama together, Successful Story of a Bright Girl.

Awards

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Best Couple: Jang Hyuk & Jang Na Ra (Fated To Love You)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Popularity Actress: Jang Na Ra (Mr. Back, Fated To Love You)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Top Excellence Actor (Mini Series): Jang Hyuk (Fated To Love You)

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Top Excellence Actress (Mini Series): Jang Na Ra (Mr. Back, Fated To Love You)

2014 Korea Drama Festival Award 2014 – OST Award: Ailee (Fated To Love You)

A Cat! Meow

Title: 고양이는 있다! 야옹 / A Cat! Meow

Also known as: There is a Cat / I Have a Cat / My Dear Cat

Chinese Title: 猫来了！喵

Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy

Episodes: 119

Broadcast Network: KBS1

Broadcast Period: 2014-June-09 to 2014-Nov-21

Air time: Monday to Friday 20:25

Synopsis

A drama about family conflict and reconciliation due to finding out the secrets of their families.

Choi Yang Soon (Choi Yoon Young) aspired to write a novel, but her father’s death led to her giving up her dream and, instead, work as a reporter for a magazine. By chance, she brings home a stray cat. She takes care of the cat even though she has allergies to cats. One day, a man, Yum Chi Woong (Hyun Woo), appears and insists the cat has an owner who is looking for the cat. Chi Woong then takes the cat from Yang Soon.

Chi Woong went to law school mainly to satisfy his father. He realized in law school that he didn’t want to become a lawyer and dropped out without telling his family. He now struggles to become a photographer and supports himself by woking for a private detective office. A clients requests that they find his cat. He faces Yan Soon once he locates the cat. Through their meeting, Yang Soon and Chi Woong discover a family’s hidden truth.

Cast

Main cast

Choi Yoon Young as Go Yang Sook

Hyun Woo as Yum Chi Woong

Choi Min Sung as Yoon Sung Il

Jun Hyo Sung as Han Soo Ri

Yang Sook’s Family

Dokgo Young Jae as Go Dong Joon

Lee Kyung Jin as Han Young Sook

Park So Hyun as Han Eun Sook

Yum Chi Woong’s Family

Lee Jae Yong as Yum Byung Sook

Seo Yi Sook as Hong Soon Ja

Choi Sung Min as Yum Chi Joo

Yoon Sung Il’s Family

Hwang Bum Shik as Yoon Noh In

Kim Seo Ra as Yoon Jung Hye

Go Won Hee as Shin Ji Eun

People in Volcano Building

Kim Young Jae as Shin Se Ki

Yoon In Jo (윤인조) as Choi Do Hee

Go Do Young as Joon Ah

Ban Sang Yoon (반상윤) as Hwang Tae Soo

Others

Yoo Hyung Kwan as Kim Choon Shik

Ryu Sung Hoon as Bong Shik

Min Joon Hyun as Section Chief Kwon

Kim Jung Kyoon as Department Head Park

Cameo

Lee Dal Hyung as Soo Ri’s father

Jo Chang Geun

Nam Myung Ryul

Kim Yul

 

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Jung Hae Ryong

Producer: Kim Dong Hwi

Director: Kim Won Yong

Screenwriter: Lee Eun Joo

Music Director: Lee Chang Hee

Awards

2014 KBS Drama Awards – Excellence Actress (Daily Series): Choi Yoon Young (A Cat! Meow)

Triangle

Title: 트라이앵글 / Triangle
Previously known as: 히든 (Hidden) / 바보삼형제 (Three Foolish Brothers)
Genre: Melodrama, Family, Romance, Action, Crime
Episodes: 26
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2014-May-05 to 2014-July-29
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

A drama about three brothers who reunite after 20 years, ever since the death of their parents from two decades ago.

Jang Dong Soo (Lee Bum Soo) is the eldest brother who worls as a detective. Jang Dong Chul (Kim Jae Joong) is the second brother who is a gangster. Meanwhile, Jang Dong Woo (Im Si Wan) is the maknae brother who was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby.

When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers.

Hwang Shin Hye (Oh Yun Soo) is Jang Dong Soo’s love interest and Oh Jung Hee (Baek Jin Hee) is a woman who has the love of another two brothers.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Bum Soo as Jang Dong Soo
– Noh Young Hak as Jang Dong Soo (young) Kim Jae Joong as Jang Dong Chul / Heo Yong Dal
– Go Woo Rim as Jang Dong Chul (young) Im Si Wan as Jang Dong Woo / Yoon Yang Ha Oh Yun Soo as Hwang Shin Hye
– Kim So Hyun as Hwang Shin Hye (young) Baek Jin Hee as Oh Jung Hee

People around Jang Dong Chul

Hong Suk Chun as Man Kang Lee Yoon Mi as Madam Jang Shin Seung Hwan as Yang Jang Soo
Shorry J as Jerry Im Ha Ryong as Yang Man Chun

People around Oh Jung Hee

Kim Ji Young as Jung Hee’s grandmother Kim Joo Yeob as Oh Byung Tae
Park Min Soo (박민수) as Oh Byung Soo Jung Ji Yoon as Kang Hyun Mi

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Special Crime Squad

Jo Won Hee as Kang Chul Min Wi Yang Ho as Tak Jae Gul Park Hyo Joo as Kang Jin Im Ki Hyuk as Detective Min

Chung Jin Group

Kim Byung Ok as Go Bok Tae
Jo Sung Hyun (조성현) as Kim Sang Moo Yeo Ho Min as Gong Soo Chang
Lee Bum Hoon (이범훈) as Go Won Jung

Others

Kim Hye Eun as Mrs. Kim Kang Shin Il as Hwang Jung Man Jang Dong Jik as Hyun Pil Sang Kim Byung Gi as Yoon Ho Jang Jung Kyung Soon as Mrs. Pa Joo
Na Ya (나야) as Lee Soo Jung
Baek Shin (백신) as Detective Gook
Jung So Hee (정소희) as Min So Jung
Hyun Chul Ho (현철호) as Hyun Taek Jo Sang Gun as Ahn Chang Bong
Kim Joon Bae (김준배) as Han Man Bong
Park Ji Won (박지원) as Hwa Ran Lee Chan as Team Leader Bae
Jo Sang Gu (조상구) as Han Myung Jae Park Ji Yeon as Sung Yoo Jin Ki Se Hyung Dong Suk Beom

Cameos

Song Yong Tae as Lee Hyeong Geun
Choo Sung Hoon (추성훈) as Watanabe (ep 4) Horan as jazz bar singer (ep 4) Park Won Sook as Jang Dong Soo’s mother

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment
Chief Producer: Joo Sung Woo
Producer: Jung Tae Won
Director: Yoo Chul Yong, Choi Jung Kyu
Screenwriter: Choi Wan Kyu

Note

– Song Seung Hun was previously considering the role of Jang Dong Chul but Kim Jae Joong take this role after that.

– This drama was previously set for total of 24 episodes. However, according to MBC, this drama has lots of story left to tell. Therefore, it extended for 2 more episodes.

Awards

2014 MBC Drama Awards – Rookie Actor: Im Si Wan (Triangle)
2014 Korea Drama Festival Award 2014 – Top Excellence Actor: Kim Jae Joong (Triangle)

A few dramas which I have seen in 2014, as many holidays as well so thanks could see all the drama at the top.