Thursday, November 28, 2013

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days


Beautiful Days (Hangul아름다운 날들RRAreumdaun Naldeul) is a 2001 South Korean television drama series starring Lee Byung-hunChoi Ji-wooRyu Shi-won and Lee Jung-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 14 to May 31, 2001  for 24 episodes.




Plot

Similar to its drama contemporaries, Beautiful Days involves conflicts in family relationships, as well as a love triangle.
Lee Min-chul (Lee Byung-hun) has returned from studying in the US, to take an active role in his father's prospering music business, Victory Records. It turns out that his father (Lee Jung-gil) was involved in unethical practices in the past, as well as the murder of the father of Min-chul's stepbrother, Sun-jae (Ryu Shi-won).
Into the scene comes two girls from the orphanage, Yeon-soo (Choi Ji-woo) and Se-na (Lee Jung-hyun), who share a sisterly bond. Se-na becomes inspired to become a pop star after a visit during their childhood by the Victory Records boss on a charity event.
Years pass, and both girls arrive in Seoul to start their adult lives. However, they get separated. Yeon-soo finds a job working at Victory Records in hopes of one day meeting Se-na again and becomes involved in the lives of the stepbrothers, Min-chul and Sun-jae. Yeon-soo and Min-chul make a deal that they will help each others' sisters. Yeon-soo moves into Min-chul's family home to be a teacher to his younger sister Min-ji (Shin Min-a), and Min-chul will help Se-na achieve her dream of becoming a singer. A complex drama unfolds, and Min-chul and Sun-jae both fall for Yeon-soo. Yeon-soo chooses Min-chul, but their love is threatened by a terminal illness.


Cast

Supporting Cast

  • Shin Min-a as Lee Min-ji - Min-chul's sister
  • Lee Yoo-jin as Kang Na-rae - Yeon-soo's roommate and co-worker
  • Lee Jung-gil as Lee Sung-chun - Min-chul's father
  • Lee Kyung-jin as Jung Myung-ja - Sun-jae's mother
  • Ha Jae-young as Lee Young-jun - Sun-jae's father
  • Lee Sang-woo as Oh Jung-hun - composer and Sun-jae's high school upperclassman
  • Kim Dong-hyun as Min Kyu-suk - bodyguard/chauffeur
  • Lee Hwi-hyang as Yang Mi-mi / Kyung-hee - singer
  • Lee Ae-jung as Shin Jae-eun
  • Baek Sung-hyun
  • Kim Chung
  • Kil Yong-woo
  • Yoon Gi-won
  • Oh Seung-eun
  • Kim Min-sang                               





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