''Chunja's Special Day'' () is a 2008 South Korean drama television series that aired from May 19 to November 13, 2008 on MBC.

Plot

Hwang Chun-ja runs a

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bar named "Night Rose" on a remote island, and is a single mother to her daughter, Yeon Boon-hong. Boon-hong is a nursing assistant who works at a public health center in her hometown. When her boyfriend Nam Gi-seok gets her pregnant, he tells her to get an abortion, but she's unable to go through with it. Boon-hong is friends with the couple Lee Joo-young and Lee Sun-hee, and they are all together when Joo-young and Sun-hee lose their lives in a boating accident. Boon-hong survives, but through some misunderstandings, Joo-young's family assumes that she's his girlfriend, not Sun-hee. At the end of her rope, Boon-hong moves into the Lee household to escape her difficulties, letting the family believe that she's carrying Joo-young's child. Joo-young's older brother Lee Joo-hyuk soon finds himself falling for Boon-hong, and she dreads the Lee family finding out the lies that she told.

Cast

Seo Ji-hye Seo Ji-hye (; born August 24, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After first attracting attention in the horror film ''Voice'', Seo has since starred in numerous television dramas, notably ''Shin Don'' (2005), '' Over the Rainbow'' (2006), ''I L ...

as Yeon Boon-hong *

Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintes ...

as Hwang Chun-ja *

Joo Sang-wook Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy '' Cunning Single Lady'', '' Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ' ...

as Lee Joo-hyuk *

Wang Bit-na Wang Bit-na (born April 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing Bu-yong in the popular historical drama '' Hwang Jini''. Filmography Television series Film Awards * 2018 Korea Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, ...

as Lee Joo-ri *

Kim Ki-bum Kim Ki-bum (born August 21, 1987), known mononymously as Kibum, is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of Super Junior. After the release of Super Junior's third studio album ''Sorry, Sorry'' in 2009, Kim announced his leave from ...

as Park Jung-woo *

Yoon Mi-ra Yoon Mi-ra (born December 18, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1951 births Living people 20th-century South Korean actre ...

as Heo Young-ae *

Roh Joo-hyun Roh Joo-hyun (born Roh Un-young on August 19, 1946) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety/Radio Show News Show Theater Ambassadorship * Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023) Awa ...

as Lee Man-seok *Yang Hyun-tae as Lee Joo-young *

Kang Nam-gil Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with ''Let Us Love'' written by Kim Soo-hyun (and dropped out of Hanyang ...

as Lee Dae-pal *Jung So-hee as Heo Young-ok *Jung Han-heon as Oh Byung-gu *Kim Mi-so as Oh Da-jung * Han Da-min as Park Jung-yeon * Kim Byung-se as Park Dal-sam *

Jung Hye-sun Jung Hye-sun (born Jung Young-ja; February 21, 1942) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 m ...

as Cha Bok-shim *

Im Hyun-sik Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and ''Dae Jang ...

as Park Tae-sam *

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, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spir ...

as Yang Boon-hee * Yang Hee-kyung as Park Sam-sook *Choi Ji-yeon as Lee Sun-hee *

Heo Jung-min Heo Jung-min (; born November 11, 1982) is a South Korean actor and musician. He was a member of the rock band Moon Child (now known as MC the Max) from 2000 to 2001. As an actor, he had a lead role in the 2014 South Korean television series ' ...

as Nam Gi-seok *Kim Dong-joo as Gi-seok's mother

References

{{Reflist MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows 2008 South Korean television series debuts 2008 South Korean television series endings South Korean romance television series