''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' () is a 2005
South Korean television series starring
Han Hye-jin and
Kang Ji-hwan. It aired on
MBC from February 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 163 episodes.
Synopsis
The drama starts off with Geum-soon in the midst of a hairdressing exam in beautician school, which she fails after suffering a high-tide in her bladder. She marries Song-hwan, who dies in a car accident days later She then moves in with her in-laws and gives birth to son Hwi-seong. She takes on various jobs to earn their keep (although her mother-in-law initially suggests that she should stay at home for another year to look after the baby): she promotes nutritional-drink products in the Korea University Hospital, then went on to be an apprentice in a hair salon.
Geum-soon gets into an accident after her scooter crashes into the car of a fastidious young doctor who reports her to the police and picks up every tiny little fault from a broken finger to a sprained ankle. Later, much to her surprise, when she applies to apprentice at the hair salon, she's shocked to realize that the doctor is the salon owner's son! Eun-ju, the salon's assistant-manager, initially rejects her application because they already have more than enough staff, but later Jae-hee and Mi-ja decide they should employ her.
Geum-soon is placed under the guidance of a colleague, Hae-mee, who bullies her. She changes her hairstyle from a "cabbage-head" (her nickname for Jae-hee) to her a straight and curly one. She loses her job shortly after revealing her past to Miss Yoon after being late one day and her secret is discovered by the assistant-manager.
Cast
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Han Hye-jin as Na Geum-soon
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Kang Ji-hwan as Goo Jae-hee
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Kim Nam-gil
Kim Nam-gil (; born March 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in period drama ''Portrait of a Beauty'' (2008); adventure film ''The Pirates (2014 film), The Pirate ...
as Noh Seong-hwan
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Lee Min-ki as Noh Tae-hwan
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Kim Seo-hyung as Ha Seong-ran
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Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Independent Spir ...
as Kim Jin-soon
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Choi Ja-hye as Na Geum-ah
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Yang Hee-kyung as Ahn Soon-ji
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Park In-hwan as Noh So-jang
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Kim Ja-ok as Son Jung-sim
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Kim Yu-seok as Noh Si-hwan
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Jang Yong as Jang Ki-jong
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Yang Mi-kyung as Kim Young-ok
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Lee Se-eun
Lee Se-eun (; born August 31, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut in 1999, then began gaining popularity after starring in the horror film '' Bunshinsaba'' (2004). She appears in both television and film, notably ''Coma
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as Jang Eun-ju
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Yoon Mi-ra as Oh Mi-ja
* Lee Hee-do as Na Sang-do
* Chae Eun-seo as Ahn Hae-mee
* Hwang Hye-hee as Yun So-ran
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Song Seung-hwan as Seung-hwan
* Woo Kang-ha as Ah-ki
References
External links
''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' official MBC website
at MBC Global Media
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* at Koreanwiz
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MBC TV television dramas
2005 South Korean television series debuts
2005 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romance television series
South Korean comedy television series