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South Korean television series
Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...
starring
Cha Ye-ryun,
Na Young-hee
Na Young-hee (, born September 20, 1961), born Bang Suk-hui, is a South Korean actress. Na was born in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Filmography Film
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Television series
Awards
* 2021 ...
and
Lee Hwi-hyang
Lee Hwi-hyang (; born October 1, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss MBC beauty pageant in 1981, and made her acting debut in 1982. Among Lee's notable television drama
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. It is about a tragedy of three women, caused by greed and desire. The daily drama aired on
KBS2
KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen ...
on May 23 to October 7, 2022, every weekday at 19:50 (
KST) for 100 episodes.
Synopsis
The drama tells the story of finding the answer to life in a mad fight between three women due to a tragedy caused by false desires and greed.
Cast
Main
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Cha Ye-ryun as Yoo Soo-Yeon
: Grew up with ordinary parents, she falls in love with a man from a
chaebol
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family and marries him. Her life seems to mirror that of
Cinderella
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and she is envied by others, but her life isn't easy due to mistreatment from her in-laws.
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Na Young-hee
Na Young-hee (, born September 20, 1961), born Bang Suk-hui, is a South Korean actress. Na was born in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Filmography Film
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Television series
Awards
* 2021 ...
as Cha Hwa-Young
: She is full of greed and desire, and tries to keep her upper class life.
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Lee Hwi-hyang
Lee Hwi-hyang (; born October 1, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss MBC beauty pageant in 1981, and made her acting debut in 1982. Among Lee's notable television drama
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as Go Mi-Sook
: She is a private moneylender and she owns a franchise restaurant chain. She is a good person.
* Lee Joong-moon as Hong Jin-woo
: He is the son of Cha Hwa-Young, he is tricked by his mother into divorcing Soo-Yeon and into marrying Yoo-ra.
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Lee Hyun-jin as Kang Dong-ha
: He is a director of a private investment company, he wants to avenge his father's death.
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Yeon Min-ji
Lee Min-ji (; born May 14, 1984), better known as stage name Yeon Min-ji, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is also active in Japanese entertainment under the mononym .
Filmography
Film
Television series
Music video
Dis ...
as Seo Yoo-ra
: An evil and cunning designer who will become Soo-Yeon's arch-nemesis. She killed Soo-Yeon's father and will kill anyone who dares to stop her wicked plans.
Supporting
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Sunwoo Eun-sook
Sunwoo Eun-sook (; born December 24, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo made her acting debut in 1978, and rose to fame in the 1980s.
Personal life
Sunwoo married actor Lee Young-ha in 1981 when they were both at the peak of their caree ...
as Kim Hye-kyung
: Yoo Su-yeon's mother.
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Jung Min-joon as Hong Seo-jun
: Yoo Su-yeon's son to Jin-woo.
*Gong Da-im as Hong Jin-ah
:An aristocrat who secretly has a crush on Kang Dong-ha, She is also Cha Hwa-yeong's arrogant and violent daughter.
* Lee Joo-eun as Noh Young-ji
: The cousin of Yoo Su-yeon. After a divorce from a violent husband she began living with her aunt, Kim Hye Kyung.
* Hwang Dong-joo as Ko Dae-cheol
:Restaurant manager, but he has a remarkable history as a special forces soldier.
* Kim Ji-yoon as Lee Ji-eun
:The butler in charge of the housekeeping of the SA group.
Production
The series is directed by Io Soo Sun, who has worked on series such as ''
Angel's Revenge'' (2014) and ''
Gracious Revenge'' (2019). It is written by Kim Min Joo, who wrote the series ''
Sunny Again Tomorrow'' (2018) and ''
I Wanna Hear Your Song'' (2019).
It is planned by KBS Drama Department and produced by
IWill Media.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Viewership
Note
References
External links
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