K-DRAMA 2015 (Januari)

[ KOREAN DRAMA / K-DRAMA ]  2015 Februari (Ongoing)

Let Go!!!

// JANUARY

Drama: The Family Is Coming
Genre: Family / Comedy
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 3 January 2015
CAST :
Lee Jung-Hyun as Na Joon-Hee / Susan Johnson
Jin Yi-Han as Choi Dong-Suk
Oh Sang-Jin as Jung Joon-A
Park Won-Suk as Jung Kkeut-Soon
Jeong Han-Heon as Choi Jong-Tae
SYNOPSIS :
Kkeut-Soon (Park Won-Suk), who left for the United States fifty years ago, returns to South Korea and appears in front of her family. Her family tries to inherit her money.

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 Drama: Iron Lady Cha
Genre: Family, Detective
Network: MBC
Episodes: 120
Release Date: 5 January 2015

CAST :
Park Yoon-Jae as Kim Ji-Seok
Lee Ga-Ryeong as Oh Eun-Ji
Shin Min-Soo as Oh Gi-Hoon
Ha Yeon-Joo as Lee Yoon-Hee
Kim Bo-Yeon as Cha Mi-Ran (Eun-Ji's mother)
Oh Gwang-Rok as Oh Dal-Soo (Eun-Ji's father)
Kim Yong-Geon as Oh Dong-Pal (Eun-Ji's grandfather)

SYNOPSIS :
This drama is about three generations of a family.

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Drama: Fabulous Neighbor
aka : Enchanting Neighbor / Wonderful Neighbors
Genre: Family, romance
Network: SBS
Episodes: 100+
Release Date: 5 January 2015

CAST :
Yoon Son Ha as Gong Soo Rae
Seo Do Young as Park Chan Woo
Yoon Hee Suk as Seo Bong Gook
Park Tam Hee as Choi Yi Kyung
No Young Kook as Gong Ma Joong
Lee Mi Young as Na Jung Boon
Baek Min Hyun as Gong Soo Geo

SYNOPSIS :
A wife has only loved her husband since she met him in her teen years. The wife though learns that her husband is having an affair. She meets a man who supports her.

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Drama: Kill Me, Heal Me
Genre: Romance, comedy, medical
Network: MBC
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 7 January 2015

CAST :
Ji Sung as Cha Do Hyun
Hwang Jung Eum as Oh Ri Jin
Park Seo Joon as Oh Ri On
Kim Yoo Ri as Han Chae Yun
Oh Min Suk as Cha Ki Joon

SYNOPSIS :
A romantic comedy about a third-generation billionnaire with Dissociative Identity Disorder and a first-year Psychiatrist resident who treats him secretly. After a traumatic experience in his childhood, Cha Do Hyun suffers memory lapses and his personality then scattered into seven different identities. A resident doctor, Oh Ri Jin, is a beautiful, innocent, and popular woman on the surface, but she and her twin brother, Oh Ri On, hide different facades. Oh Ri Jin is money-oriented, has messy habits, and dreams to become a professional wrestler; while Oh Ri On acts like a fool despite actually a genius writer of detective novels.

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Drama: Spy
Genre: Thriller, Family
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 9 January 2015

CAST :
Kim Jae Joong as Sun Woo
Ko Sung-Hee as Yoon-Jin (Sun-Woo's girlfriend)
Bae Jong-Ok as Hye-Rim (Sun-Woo's mother)
Yu Oh-Seong as Gi-Chul (North Korean agent)
Jo Dal-Hwan as Hyun-Tae (Sun-Woo's colleague)
Woo Hyuk as Jung-Ho (Gi-Chul's subordinate)
Chae Soo-Bin as Soo-Yeon-Seo

SYNOPSIS :
This drama is based on an Israeli drama called “The Gordin Cell” and modified to fit the North/South Korea relations. The fictional story begins after the execution of real-life North Korean general Jang Sung Taek. One day an order comes down from North Korea, reactivating erstwhile spy Park Hye Rim ((Bae Jung Ok) who has spent decades in South Korea as an ordinary housewife. She is given the mission to turn and bring in her own son, Kim Seon Woo ((Kim Jae Joong). Cool-headed, quick-witted genius Seon Woo is an information analyst on North Korea working for the NIS (National Intelligence Service). His girlfriend Yoon Jin (Go Sung Hee) is a tour guide for Chinese tourists who cannot speak Chinese, and they fell in love when Seon Woo helped her translate. Hye Rim is suddenly forced to choose between her son and country, and risks her life to see the choice through…

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Drama: Heart to Heart
Genre: Romance, comedy, medical
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: 9 January 2015

CAST :
Choi Gang-Hee as Cha Hong-Do
Chun Jung-Myung as Ko Yi-Seok
Lee Jae-Yoon as Jang Doo-Soo
Ahn So-Hee as Ko Se-Ro (Yi-Seok's younger sister)
Hwang Seung-Eon as Ko Yi-Seok's girlfriend
Lee Moon-Jung as curator
Choi Moo-Sung as Butler An
Kim Ki-Bang as Detective Yang
Seo Yi-Sook as Psychiatrist Uhm Gi-Choon
Lee Bit-Na as Cha Hong-Do (young)

SYNOPSIS :
Cha Hong-Do (Choi Gang-Hee) suffers from social phobia and has a problem with severe blushing. She does have a strong sense of curiosity and learns from books and the internet. One day, Cha Hong-Do's grandmother dies. Her grandmother was her only contact to the outside world. Cha Hong-Do then begins doing housework as a maid, but disguises herself as an elderly woman. Through an incident, she meets a psychiatrist, Ko Yi-Seok.

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Drama: Persevere, Goo Hae Ra
Genre: Musical
Network: Mnet
Episodes: 12
Release Date: 9 January 2015

CAST :
Min Hyo-Rin as Goo Hae-Ra
Kwak Si-Yang as Kang Se-Jong
Jin Young as Kang Se-Chan
Seo Min-Ji as Scarlet
Henry as Henry
Yoo Sung-Eun as Lee Woo-Rin
Park Kwang-Sun as Jang Goon

SYNOPSIS :
Hae-Ra (Min Hyo-Rin) is 21-years-old. Her dream is to debut as a singer to let people know about her late father's musical compositions. Hae-Ra then takes part in the music TV contest program SuperstarK 2 with her childhood twin friends Se-Jong (Kwak Si-Yang) and Se-Chan (Jin Young). They get through the local tryouts and are selected to take part in the program. At super week, Hae-Ra, Se-Jong and Se-Chan area teamed with Henry (Henry), Woo-Ri (Yoo Sung-Eun) and Jang Goon (Park Kwang-Sun), but due to unexpected incident they lose. They go back to their daily lives. Several years later, through a shocking incident, the team gather again and make their debut

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Drama: My Heart Twinkle Twinkle
Genre: Family
Network: SBS
Episodes: 50
Release Date: 17 January 2015

CAST :
Jang Shin-Young as Lee Soon-Jin
Bae Soo-Bin as Cheon Woon-Tak
Lee Tae-Im as Lee Soon-Soo (Soon-Jin's younger sister)
Lee Pil-Mo as Jang Soon-Cheol
Nam Bo-Ra as Lee Soon-Jung (Soon-Jin's younger sister)
Oh Chang-Suk as Cha Do-Hoon

SYNOPSIS :
Soon-Jin's (Jang Shin-Young) father owns chicken restaurant Jinsim. She has two younger sisters: Soon-Soo (Lee Tae-Im) and Soon-Jung (Nam Bo-Ra). Since her mother died, Soon-Jin has taken care of her father and her two younger sisters. She now also runs their chicken restaurant Jinsim. Soon-Jin must worry about rival chicken restaurant, Woontak, run by a cold-blooded man Woon-Tak (Bae Soo-Bin). Soon-Soo is the middle daughter. She has an attractive appearance and plays the piano well. Due to breaking up with her first love and her poor family background, she feels miserable.
Soon-Jung is the youngest daughter. She is proud of her father. She becomes involved with two men: Soon-Cheol (Lee Pil-Mo) and Do-Hoon (Oh Chang-Suk).

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Drama: Shine or Go Crazy
Genre: Historical, romance, fantasy
Network: MBC
Episodes: 24
Release Date: 19 January 2015

CAST :
Jang Hyuk as Wang So
Oh Yeon-Seo as Shin Yool
Lim Ju-Hwan as Wang Wook
Lee Ha-Nui as Hwang Bo Yeo Won
Ryu Seung-Soo as King Jeongjong
Lee Deok-Hwa as Wang Sik-Ryeom
Kim Byung-Ok as Ji Mong
Kim Roe-Ha as Eun Chun

SYNOPSIS :
Wang So (Jang Hyuk) is the Prince of Goryeo. He had a lonely childhood, due to his cursed fate. As he grew up, he realized his talent to become a King. Wang So looks bright, but he has a wounded mind. One day, he meets Shin Yool (Oh Yeon-Seo), who is the Last Princess of Balhae. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another country. Because of her fate, she faces death. Through a one night marriage, Wang So and Shin Yool become connected and grow to love each other.

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Drama: Hyde Jekyll, I
aka : Jekyll and Me
Genre: Romance, comedy
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 21 January 2015

CAST :
Hyun-Bin as Koo Seo-Jin / Robin
Han Ji-Min as Jang Ha-Na
Sung Joon as Yoon Tae-Joo
Han Sang-Jin as Ryoo Seung-Yeon
Hyeri as Min Woo-Jung

SYNOPSIS :
Koo Seo-Jin (Hyun-Bin) has two different personalities. One of his personalities is cold like Hyde and the other is sweet like Jekyll. He works as the director of theme park Wonderland. Jang Ha-Na (Han Ji-Min) works as the master and actress of a circus at Wonderland. Koo Seo-Jin tries to kick the circus out of Wonderland and Jang Ha-Na reorganizes the circus to stay. In the process, Jang Ha-Na falls in love with Koo Seo-Jin.

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Drama: Miss Mamma Mia
Genre: Family, Romance
Network: KBS-N
Episodes: 12
Release Date: 28 January 2015

CAST :
Kang Byul as Seo Young Joo
Shim Hyung Tak as Na Woo Jin
Han Go Eun as Oh Ju Ri
Seo Do Young as Yoo Myung Han

SYNOPSIS :
This drama is about a young single mother raising a five-year-old daughter on her own, maintaining a positive attitude while working part-time jobs.

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Drama: City of the Sun
Genre: Legal, Melodrama, Mystery
Network: MBC
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 30 January 2015

CAST :
Kim Joon as Kang Tae Yang
Song Min Jung as Han Ji Soo
Jung Min as So Woo Jin
Jung Joo Yun as So Hye Jin
Kim Sung Kyung as Yoon Seon Hee
Im Dae Ho as Park Yoon Sik
Jung Han Yong as Bae Myeong Je
Yoon Seung Won as President So
Son Min Suk as kang Da Goo
Seo Ji Yeon as So Eun Jin

SYNOPSIS :
Kang Tae-Yang (Kim Jun) attempts to stick to his principles while dealing with corruption at the construction company where he works and the supervisory agency who benefits from the corruption.

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