Title: Bridal Mask / Doll Mask / Gaksital
Genre: Action
Episodes: 24
Productor: Yoon Sung Shik (The Slingshot)
Screenwriter: Yoo Hyun Mi (Green Rose, The Scale of Providence, Home Sweet Home)
Broadcast network: KBS2, Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Broadcast period: 2012-May-30
Bridal Mask based on Korean acrtoon, published in 1974 with title Gaksital by cartoonist Heo Young Man

Synopsis
Setting in the 1930s when Japan occupied Korea.
Korean man named Lee Kang To works as Japan police officer.
After one incident he becomes nameless Korean hero who fights for Korean independence.
He’s known as Gaksital because he always wears a bridal mask to hide his face when he’s in action.

Cast
Joo Won as Lee Kang To
Jin Se Yun as Mok Dan
Park Ki Woong as teacher Shunzi
Han Chae Ah as Chae Hong Joo
Shin Hyun Joon as Lee Kang San
Kim Jung Nan
Ahn Hyung Joon
Lee Byung Joon
Chun Ho Jin
Jun Noh Min
Son Byung Ho
Ahn Suk Hwan
Lee Kyung Shil

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Title: I Love Italy / I Love Lee Tae Ri
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Director: Kim Do Hyuk
Writer: Moon Ji Young (Style)
Broadcast network: tvN, Monday & Tuesday 23:00
Broadcast period: 2012-May-28

Synopsis
A 14 years old student Hwang Min Soo turns into a 25 years old man after an incident overnight. He then becomes an assistant to rich girl Lee Tae Ri.

Lee Tae Ri is an heiress from a chaebol family. She seems perfect, with an attractive appearance and a great educational background. But after being hurt by her first love, she doesn’t believe in love anymore. Her family is also jealous of her and Lee Tae Ri now seems cold from a distance. After Hwang Min Soo appears, Lee Tae Ri begins to have feelings with him…

Cast
Kim Ki Bum as Hwang Min Soo
Park Ye Jin as Lee Tae Ri
Yang Jin Woo as Choi Seung Jae
Jubi as Ha Soon Sim
Im Ho as Geum San
Soy as Na Hong Sil
Woo Sang Jeon as Hwang Min Gook
Kim Yong Hoon as Head of a department Moon
Jang Young Nam as Oh Mi Ja
Lee Moon soo as College graduate Geum
Jeon Yang Ja as Baek Soo Bok
Choi Duk Moon as Tae Ri’s younger uncle

Official Site

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UPCOMING KOREAN DRAMA

Title : Ghost / Phantom
Genre : drama, thriller, mystery
Episode : 20
Director : Kim Hyung Sik
Writer : Kim Eun Hee
Broadcast station : SBS, every Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Broadcast time : 2012-May-30

Synopsis
A cyber investigation squad fights the cyber crimes

Cast
So Ji Sub as Kim Woo Hyun
Lee Yun Hee as Yoo Gang Mi
Uhm Ki Joon as Jo Hyun Min
Choi Daniel as Park Ki Young
Song Ha Yoon as Choi Seung Yeun
Kwak Do Won as Kwon Hyuk Joo
G.O as Lee Tae Kyung

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UPCOMING KOREAN DRAMA

Title : I Do, I Do
Genre : romance
Episode : 16 (TBA)
Director : Kang Dae Sun
Scriptwriter : Jo Jung Hwa
Broadcast station : MBC, every Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Broadcast time : 2012-May-30

Synopsis
A mature 30 something woman in the height of her career as a shoe designer gets knocked up by her colleague, a younger male , out of nowhere new employee in the company. The one night stand resulted in her pregnancy.

Character Description

Hwang Ji An
Late 30s
Director in shoe company
Her preferred color is the bold one. And red is her favorite.
She prefer the primary color rather than the pastel tone. She likes hot or cold, not warm. She likes square or round, not the oval.
Straight talking type woman with propelling power and high tone voice when nervous.

Since she was a child, she fell in love with shoes. Even though she wears a training cloth with no make-up, she likes to wear pretty shoes.
No wonder that she picked a shoe company right father she graduated. She worked hard and became a director.
But suddenly, she meets her biggest crisis when she makes a one night mistake.

Park Tae Kang
Late 20s
Fake shoe maker, new designer in shoe company
He dreams to be a rich man who has 20 stories building in Gangnam and lives happily with his father and doing good by renting the building to poor people with half rent price.
But, in reality, he’s a fake shoe maker without school degree.  He’s always ready to run away whenever police raids.

Luckily, he gets a chance to join a big shoe company as designer and he starts to survive working with educated people.
Then, he gets caught by the wild Ji An.

Yum Na Ri
Late 20s
New Vice president in shoe company
She’s youngest daughter of the owner of Hanyoung apparel company and graduated with top score.
She has everything, successful career, beauty and perfect family background, but she had lived in despair because she’s a daughter of a mistress.
Although her heart is soft but she performs cold appearance and arrogant eye.
She’s an iron lady. She gets trust from the chairman and becomes candidate of chairman’s successor.
Then she becomes Ji An’s rival and tries to get rid of her.

Jo Eun Sung
Late 30s
Gynecologist
Well-known gynecologist and attractive single man.
He’s born in doctor family and forced to be a doctor as well.
He’s in his late 30s but his lifestyle is like man in 20s.
He wants to have a romance but he’s afraid of commitment then he chooses to be a single man.
Then he meets again with former lover Ji An.

Cast
Kim Sun Ah as Hwang Ji An
Lee Jang Woo as Park Tae Kang
Park Gun Hyung as Jo Eun Sung
Im Soo Hyang as Yum Na Ri
Shin Seung Hwan as Lee Choong Baek
Park Young Kyu
Yoon Joo Sang
Kim Hye Eun
Lee Dae Yun

Official Site

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UPCOMING KOREAN DRAMA

Title : A Gentleman’s Dignity
Genre : romance, comedy
Episode : 20
Director : Shin Woo Chul
Scriptwriter : Kim Eun Sook (Secret Garden, Lovers In Paris)
Broadcast station : SBS, every Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Broadcast time : 2012-May-26

Synopsis

The story of four men in mid 30s and early 40s , their career, friendship and love

Cast
Jang Dong Gun as Kim Do Jin
Kim Min Jong as Choi Yoon
Kim Ha Neul as Seo Yi Soo
Kim Soo Ro as Im Tae San
Lee Jong Hyuk as Lee Jung Rok
Yoon Se Ah as Hong Se Ra
Kim Jung Nan as Kim Mi Sook
Lee Jong Hyun as Colin
Kim Woo Bin as Kim Dong Hyub

Official Site

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Trivia

• This is Jang Dong Gun’s comeback drama in 12 years after super hit drama All About Eve in 2000 with Chae Rim, Kim So Yeon and Han Jae Suk.
• Lee Na Young was cast as the leading lady Seo Yi Soo but dropped it

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UPCOMING KOREAN DRAMA

Title : Dr. Jin / Timeslip Dr. Jin
Genre : fantasy, romance, drama
Episode : 24
Director : Han Heui
Scriptwriter : Han Ji Hoon & Jun Hyun Jin
Broadcast station : MBC, every Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Broadcast time : 2012-May-26
Based on Japanese cartoon titled Jin.

Synopsis
A skillful genius doctor from 21st century travels back to Joseon era in 1860s.

Character Description

Jin Hyuk
He’s a genius doctor who comes to Joseon era in 1860s and practices medicine there.
He’s known as one of the best doctor in 21st century and also the youngest doctor with title of neurosurgery department head.
Despite his excellent talent , he has a cold side that doesn’t allow him to embrace other’s mistakes.

Kim Kyung Tak
The illegitimate son of Kim Byung Hee who’s the head of the most powerful family at that era, Ahn Dong Kim.
Kim Kyung Tak is the most renowned military officer at that time with supreme military skills.
He has strong pride and highly competitiveness but he fell in love to a woman since their childhood. His love toward her is pure and enduring.

Yoo Mi Na / Hong Young Rae
Yoo MI Na in the 21st century : highly competent internal medicine doctor
Bright and outgoing personality but can be emotional at times so she got nickname ‘Uk Mi Na (Explosive Mi Na). She has kind heart which prevents her from passing by people in need

Hong Young Rae in Joseon era
She has total resemblance with Yoo Mi Na but with different personality. She’s the daughter of a royal family in declining power. She’s warm, prudent and resilient, a lady with strong motherly love

Lee Ha Eung
He had lived one of the most dramatic lives in Joseon era.
In order to survive the assassination attempts from the Ahn Dong Kim family, he has hidden his identity as the royal blood and lived a wasteful life with the street gangs.
But, inside his heart, he has incomparable desire for power and ambitions and makes his second son Myung Bok the King later.
He’s a historical figure better known as ‘Heung Sun Dae Won Goon’

Choon Hong
She’s the most popular gisaeng in Joseon era with unmatched beauty and mysterious aura who has an ability to foresee the future

Hong Young Hul
He’s Hong Young Rae’s older brother and Kim Kyung Tak’s old friend.
He tried to pass government exam seceral times to rebuild his family name but always failed.
He’s unsatisfied with the society and has unequalled sprit for social changes and lives a dual life : a meek scholar during the day and chief of ‘Mu Myong Gye’ by night

Kim Byoong Hee
He has the power higher than the King as the head of Ahn Dong Kim family and is the father of Kim Dae Gyun (legitimate son) and Kim Kyung Tak

Huh Gwang
He’s the highest ranked doctor at ‘Hwal In Seo’, the national medical institution of the Joseon era with warm and humane character

Cast
Song Seung Hun as Jin Hyuk
Park Min Young as Yoo Mi Na / Hong Young Rae
Hero Jaejoong as Kim Kyung Tak
Lee Bum Soo as Lee Ha Eung
Jin Yi Han
Lee So Yeon as Choon Hong

Official Site

Teaser with English subtitle

Posters

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Title : The Chaser / Father’s War
Genre : drama
Episode : TBA
Director : Jo Nam Gook
Writer : Park Kyung Soo
Broadcast station : SBS, every Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Broadcast time : 2012-May-28

Synopsis
A detective loses his daughter in a hit and run accident and loses his wife in the shock as well. So he sets to find out the truth and stands against the center of authority

Cast
Son Hyun Joo as Baek Hong Suk
Kim Sang Joong as Kang Dong Yoon
Wang Ji Hye
Go Joon Hee as Seo Ji Won
Park Hyo Joo as Detective Jo
Kim Sung Ryung as Seo Ji Soo

Trailer

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Title: God Quiz 3
Genre : medical, mystery
Episodes: 10
Director: Ahn Jin Woo
Screenwriter: Park Jae Bum
Broadcast station : OCN, every Sunday 23:00
Broadcast period: 2012-May-20

Synopsis
Han Jin Woo and his forensic  team continue to solve mysterious deaths and cases.

Cast
Ryu Duk Hwan as Han Jin Woo
Ahn Nae Sang as Detective Baek Tae Shik
Choi Jung Woo as Jeong Gyoo Tae
Park Joon Myun as Jo Yeong Sil
Nah Yoon as Kim Seong Do
Park Hee Bon as Lee Ran
Han Seo Jin as Yoon So Yi
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Title: Suspicious Family / Shady Family
Genre: Family
Episodes: TBA
Director: Lee Jae Gab
ScriptWriter: Park Gyung Soo
Broadcast network: MBN , every Wednesdays & Thursdays 20:45
Broadcast period: 2012-May-09

Synopsis

About a consoling and admiring father who has great responsibility for his family. The drama hopes all the sons and daughters think about the existence of their father through this comic drama.

Character Description

Chun Yi Baek
35 years old. Policeman in Sinchun province. Former boxing silver medalist in Asian games

Chun Ji In
31 years old. She thinks that she’s the daughter of Chun Do Hae. But, actually her parents are Wang Hee Young and Min Dae Sik. She has spirit and strong attitude for life.

Chun Won Man
41 years old. Chun Do Hae’s legal son. Small heart, timid and messy. He has hatred to his father.

Wang Hee Young
59 years old. Kitchen helper in a birth care center. Suffering Alzheimer. She gave birth to Ji In from love affair wu=ith Min Dae Shik, a chairman of baby peroduct company Agamam.

Kang Do Sang
36 years old. Son of Kang Cha Suk. A handsome doctor, he has elegant manner, pride and responsibility.

Chun Ok Man
39 years old. Chun Do Hae’s legal second son. Nick name is Sinchun’s golden belt. A gangster , he recorded16 times violence reports in police office.

Min A Ri
28 years old. Min Dae Shik’s daughter. Chun Ji In’s sister-in-law. She’s working as chief designer in Agamam and soon becomes the president of the company. She’s very decisive in business.

Cast
Kim Sung Soo as Cheon Yi Baek
Han Go Eun as Cheon Ji In
Park Sang Myun as Cheon Uk Man
Min Young Won as Oh Soo Young
Im Hyun Sik as Cheon Do Hae
Lee Mi Young as Jang In Sook
Byun Woo Min as Cheon Won Man
Lee Hyo Choon as Wang Hee Yeong
Im Ho as Kang Do Sang
Kim Bin Woo as Min Ah Ri
Lee Da In
Hong Soon Chang
Song Young Kyu
No Joo Hyun

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Title: I’ll Give You The Stars and The Moon
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 100+
Director: Jeon Sung Hong
Scriptwriter: Hong Young Hee
Broadcast network: KBS1, every Monday to Friday 20:25
Broadcast period: 2012-May-07

Synopsis
A family is broken by conflicts. Soon they will realize that only family can guard them during difficulties

Cast
Jo Dong Hyuk as Seo Jin Woo
Seo Ji Hye as Han Chae Won
Go Se Won as Han Min Hyuk
Moon Bo Ryung as Cha Gyung Joo
Kim Young Chul as Seo Man Ho
Ban Hyo Jung as Kang Pil Soon
Kim Dong Yoon as Seo Jin Goo
Im Ji Eun as Park Na Rae
Lee Hyo Jung as Han Jeong Hoon
Lee Hye Sook as Oh Yeong Seon
Hong Il Kwon as Oh Yeong Taek
Moon Hee Kyung as Go Mi Ja
Hae Geum as Seo Jin Hee

Official Site

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