''Spotlight'' () is a 2008

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

Son Ye-jin Son Eon-jin (; born January 11, 1982), better known by her stage name, Son Ye-jin (), is a South Korean actress who rose to fame in 2003 in ''The Classic (2003 film), The Classic'' and ''Summer Scent'', which were followed by the commercially ...

and

Ji Jin-hee Ji Jin-hee (; born June 24, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television shows ''Jewel in the Palace'' (2003), '' He Who Can't Marry'' (2009), '' Dong Yi'' (2010), ''I Have a Lover'' (2015), '' Second ...

. It aired on MBC from May 14 to July 3, 2008, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The series revolves around the world of television news and the lives of four news reporters.

Plot

Oh Tae Suk (

), a supervisor in a news division, works with his junior reporter Seo Woo Jin (

) to expose the injustices of society.

Cast

Main characters

as Seo Woo-jin *

as Oh Tae-suk *

Jo Yoon-hee Jo Yoon-hee (; born October 13, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas ''My Husband Got a Family'' (2012), ''Nine'' (2013), ''The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop'' (2016), and ''Beautiful Love ...

as Cha Myung-eun *

Jin Goo Jin Goo (; born July 20, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in Bong Joon-ho's 2009 film noir, noir thriller (genre), thriller ''Mother (2009 film), Mother ...

as Lee Seon-chul

Supporting characters

*Kim Jeong-wook as Seo Woo-hyeon *

Kim Bo-kyung Kim Bo-kyung (; or ; born 6 October 1989) is a South Korean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#midfielder, midfielder for Korean club FC Anyang. Club career Cerezo Osaka In 2010, Kim dropped out of Hong ...

as Lee Joo-hee *

Ahn Suk-hwan Ahn Suk-hwan (; born November 1, 1959) is a South Korean actor. Ahn has been active in theater, film and television since 1986. His onscreen roles include both comedic and villainous supporting turns, among them a ruthless but humane prison war ...

as Ahn Joong-seok *Lee Ki-yeol as Moon Jae-gook *Jeong Gyu-soo as Jeong Seong-il *

Lee Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Lee Dae-yeon at JR Entertainment * * * 19 ...

as Det. Go Byung-chun *Jeong Jin as Jang Jin-gyu *Im Seung-dae as Lee Choon-ki *Park Yong-gi as Director Lee Jae-myeong *Min Ah-ryung as Reporter Jung *

Park Yoon-jae Park Yoon-jae (; born January 14, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Indomitable Daughters-in-Law'' (2011), ''Your Lady'' (2013), and ''Shining Romance ''Shining Romance'' () is a South Kor ...

as Yoon Seok-chang *Jeon In-taek as Woo-jin's father *

Geum Bo-ra Geum Bo-ra (; born February 21, 1961), birth name Son Mi-ja (), is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979, and won Best New Actress at the 1980 Grand Bell Awards for ''Water Spray''. She was active in Korean cinema in the 1980 ...

as Woo-jin's mother *

Jung Hye-young Jung Hye-young (; born December 14, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is a part of the YG Entertainment group and is best known for her roles in Korean television dramas. She made her debut as a theater actor in 1992 and officially made her ...

as Kim Mi-hee ( cameo, episode 1) *Kim Cheol-ki as Mi-hee's husband *Shin Chae-won *Min Seo-hyun *Jeong Hoon *Choi Seung-kyung *

Kim Hyun-joong Kim Hyun-joong (; born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band SS501 and played roles in the Korean dramas ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009) and '' Playful Kiss'' (2010). After debuting with SS5 ...

as SS501 member (cameo, episode 1) *

SS501 SS501 (currently promoting as Five O One) is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min (singer), Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the Extended play, ...

( cameo) *

Ryu Ui-hyun Ryu Ui-hyun (born April 15, 1999), a South Korean actor. He gained attention through his roles in web series '' A-Teen'' (2018), ''A-Teen 2 ''A-Teen 2'' () is a 2019 South Korean streaming television series which is the sequel to the 2018 web s ...

Ratings

References

External links

''Spotlight'' official MBC website

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