Sad Love Story

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Sad Love Story
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Also known as Sad Love Song
Sad Sonata
Genre Melodrama
Written by Lee Sung-eun
Directed by Yoo Chul-yong
Starring Kwon Sang-woo
Kim Hee-sun
Yeon Jung-hoon
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Kim Sa-hyun
Location(s) South Korea
USA
Running time Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MBC
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
Original run January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) – March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)
External links
official MBC website

Sad Love Story (Hangul: 슬픈연가; RR: Seul-peun Yeon-ga; lit. Sad Love Song or Sad Sonata) is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-sun and Yeon Jung-hoon.[1][2] Partly shot overseas with a budget of ₩7 billion, it was one of the most expensive Korean dramas of the mid-2000s. It received low ratings in South Korea, but attracted more attention when it was exported to Japan and other Asian countries due to its stars' Korean wave appeal.[3][4]

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[edit] Plot

From the moment they meet, Joon-young (Kwon Sang-woo) and the blind Hye-in (Kim Hee-sun) share an instant connection. Young and naïve, they believe that nothing can change their love. Life, however, pulls them in opposite directions. Joon-young is sent to Seoul, while Hye-in immigrates to America. Misleadingly informed that Joon-young is dead, Hye-in struggles to begin a new life alone. Years later, Hye-in returns to Seoul. With her eyesight restored, she is now a singer happily engaged to her producer Gun-woo (Yeon Jung-hoon). Everything changes though when Gun-woo's composer friend turns out to be none other than Joon-young. He instantly recognizes her, but Hye-in has never seen Joon-young before. When love is no longer simple and blind, can Hye-in and Joon-young still find their way back to each other?

[edit] Cast

Choi/Seo family

Park family

Lee family

  • Yeon Jung-hoon as Lee Gun-woo
  • Jo Kyung-hwan as Lee Kang-in, his father
  • Lee Yeon-soo as Lee Soo-ji, his handicapped, older sister
  • Lee Jong-won as Oh Sang-jin, Soo-ji's husband

Cha family

  • Kim Yeon-joo as Cha Hwa-jung
  • Go Ah-sung as young Hwa-jung
  • Lee Mi-young as Hwang Min-kyung, her mother
  • Kang Nam-gil as Hwa-jung's father, a taxi driver

Extended cast

  • Jung Woo as Lee Min-ho, a small-time gangster who likes Hwa-jung
  • MC Mong as Jang Jin-pyo, Joon-young and Gun-woo's friend
  • Lee Hyun-woo as Jang-ho, guitar player
  • Lee Da-hee as Kang Shin-hee, Gun-woo's NYC friend
  • Choi Ran as Sook-ja
  • Hong Seok-cheon as Charlie
  • Yang Geum-suk as Gun-woo's deceased mother
  • Baek Bong-ki as Yong-chul
  • Kim Hee-jung as Choi Joon-il's girlfriend
  • Ha Seok-jin

[edit] Production

The series originally cast actor Song Seung-heon to play the character Gun-woo. Song had already filmed several scenes overseas and recorded songs for the soundtrack, when a draft-dodging scandal involving him broke out, causing him to enlist in the military service. On short notice, Yeon Jung-hoon was selected as his replacement.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Suh, Jung-bo (21 October 2004). "Kim Hee-sun, A Blind Singer in the New Drama "Sad Love Song"". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  2. ^ a b Hwang, You-mee (15 January 2005). "TV dramas woo viewers with top actresses". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  3. ^ "A Year of Big Changes and Small Setbacks for Korean TV". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  4. ^ Lim, Jae-un (13 May 2005). "Paying off the stars through advertising". Korea JoongAng Daily via Hancinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 

[edit] External links

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