(6/18/2010)
Actor Suh Ji Suk is selected to lead the MBC weekend drama “Gloria (글로리아, 葛羅莉亞, グロリア)” to play the main male character Lee Gang Suk (이강석).
Lee Gang Suk is an illegitimate son of a rich financial tycoon. Due to being ashamed of his birth, he becomes a cold-hearted person who doesn’t trust anyone. Although Gang Suk’s father makes Gang Suk to have a “strategic marriage” with a rich man’s daughter Jung Yoon Suh (정윤서), Gang Suk falls in love with the night-club singer Na Jin Jin (나진진) who makes him feel happy.
Two years after Suh Ji Suk was enlisted in the army, he made a successful comeback for his role Dr. Wang Jae Suk in the drama “OB & GYN” as a handsome playboy who is full of fun and humor. In this drama, he will transform into a cold-hearted man who is filled with ambition through his “Suh Ji Suk style smiling eye expressions”.
The representative of Suh Ji Suk’s agency states, “During the past, Suh Ji Suh has accumulated the image of a ‘Charming Man’. Through this drama, he will depict the hidden masculine charisma. We are looking forward to his transforming to a role as a strong and tough man in this drama.”
“Gloria” is a cheerful and bright drama showing various images of people and their lives. The PD is Kim Min Shik (김민식) whose previous drama was “Women Who Still Want to Get Married (아직도 결혼하고 싶은 여자)”. The script writer is Jung Ji Woo (정지우) who wrote for the dramas “Pick the Star for Me (별을 따다줘) and “The Perfect Way to Meet the Neighbor (완벽한 이웃을 만나는 법)”.
On 6/21, Jisuk, Bae Doo Na (배두나), Lee Chun Hee (이천희), Soh Yi Hyun (소이현) ,
and Lee Jong Won (이종원) are in the 'Script Reading' session.
(credit: gloria_mbc, naver.com)
Actress Soh Yi Hyun plays the role Jung Yoon Suh (정윤서)
who is the girl Gang Suk (played by Jisuk) is supposed to marry
The famous nucleus senior actor Lee Jong Won will perform in this drama as well.
(I watched Soh Yi Hyun’s “Yellow Handkerchif” and “Resurrection”. I like her performance. In my opinion, she looks like Choi Ji Woo.
I like Lee Jong Won as well for his versatile performance in so many dramas such as “East of Eden”, “Condition of Love”, and so on.)
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One of Jisuk’s Korean fans posts the cast at 'Tasanjisuk Fan Club':
The young actor Chun Po Geun (천보근) plays Lee Chun Hee’s role Ha Dong Ah’s nephew.
Po Geun lives with Dong Ah and has lots of interactions with Na Jin Jin’s elder sister Na Jin Joo (나진주).
My guess is that Han Jin Hee plays Jisuk’s role Lee Gang Suk’s father – a financial tycoon.
Han Jin Hee played Jisuk’s role Yoon Hoo’s father in “Pure 19”.
It will be nice that they play father-son roles again.
(In 2006, Han Jin Hee said that Jisuk was cute and he would like to collaborate with Jisuk again. ^-^)
I have watched so many of Han Jin Hee’s dramas: “Hotelier”, “Who’s My Love”, “Above Green Fields”,
“Pure 19”, “A Million Roses”, “The First Wives Club” … and so on.
He is one of the senior actors I like.
As to Lee Jong Won, I guess that he plays Jisuk’s role Lee Gang Suk’s elder brother Lee Ji Suk
(Ha Ha ... the same name as Jisuk’s).
As soon as further info of cast is released, I will translate it.
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The other stars selected are Bae Doo Na (배두나, 裴斗娜) and Lee Chun Hee (이천희, 李天熙).
The script witer is Jung Ji Woo (정지우):
Here is the list of her drama projects:
Dramas:
이별 없는 아침 (See You in the Morning, 2001)
선택 (Choice)
내사랑 못난이 (My Love Motnani, 2006 – TV ratings above 20%)
완벽한 이웃을 만나는 법 (How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor, 遇見完美鄰居的方法, 2007)
가문의 영광 (Family's Glory, 家門的榮光, 2008 ~ 2009 – TV ratings above 25%)
별을따다줘 (Pick the Star for Me, 2010 - TV ratings above 15%)
Her recent popular dramas were "Pick the Star for Me (2010)" and
"Family's Glory (家門的榮光, 2008 ~ 2009)"
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BAE DOO NA (Bae Du Na, 裴斗娜)
Born: October 11, 1979
Height/Weight: 171 cm (5' 7") / 49 kg (108 lbs.)
School: Hanyang University
TV Dramas:
How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor (遇見完美鄰居的方法, 2007, Yoon-hee);
Beating Heart (驛動的心, 2005, Bae Doo-na);
Rosemary (迷迭香, 2003, Kyung-su);
Country Princess (野蠻少女, 2003, Eun-young);
Mothers & Sisters (媽媽姐姐, 2000, Chan-mi);
Turn Your Angry Face
Movies:
Air Doll (空氣人偶, Japanese movie, 2009);
The Host (漢江怪物, 2006);
Linda Linda Linda (Japanese movie, 2005);
Saving My Hubby (拯救我的老公, 2002);
Sympathy for Mr. Vengence (我要復仇, 2002);
Take Care of My Cat (貓咪少女, 2001);
Barking Dogs Never Bite (綁架看口狗, 2000);
Plum Blossom (青春, 2000);
The Ring Virus
Awards:
KBS Most Popular Actress (2000);
Blue Dragon Best New Actress (2000)
Introduction of Bae Doo Na :
http://baike.baidu.com/view/209810.htm
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LEE CHUN HEE (李天熙)
Born: February 19, 1979
School: Seoul Art Institute
TV Dramas:
Smile Honey (你笑了, 2009)
The Great King Sejong (大王世宗, 2008, Young-sil);
Hansung Byeolgok (漢城別曲, 2007, Man-oh);
Autumn Shower (秋天的驟雨, 2005)
Only You (只有你, 2005)
Movies:
Humming (哼唱, 2008)
Beautiful (美麗, 2008);
Bar Legend (度方傳說, 2006)
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SOH YI HYUN (So E Hyun)
Born: August 28, 1984
Height: 169 cm (5' 6-1/2")
School: Suwon University
TV dramas:
Swallow the Sun (Mi-ran);
Aeja & Minja (Chae-rin);
Before & After (Ki-nam);
Resurrection (Gangju);
Kiss of April (Jin-ah);
Fairy & Swindler (Gina);
Yellow Handkerchief (Na-young)
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LEE JONG WON
Born: September 25, 1969
Height/Weight: 183 cm (6') / 74 kg (163 lbs)
TV Dramas:
Jolly Widows (Joon-woo);
Suddenly (Shun-hyung);
East of Eden (Ki-chul);
My Golden Life (Hwang's husband);
Happiness (Sang-wook);
Sky High (In-sung); Husband's Lover (Suk-joon);
A Farewell to Tears (Sung-min);
Sad Love Story (Manager Oh);
Choice;
Conditions of Love (Jung-han);
Like Father, Unlike Son (Chul-goo);
Pure Heart (Hyun-ki);
SWAT Police (Kang-joo);
Kokji;
Heart of Lies (Tae-sung);
Trap of Youth (Dong-woo);
Barefoot Days (Sang-yup);
Yesterday (Young-ho);
A Sunny Place of the Young;
Icing
Movies:
Ardor;
Mr. Butterfly;
Blue Sleeve (1991)
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HAN JIN HEE
Born: March 14, 1949
Family: married; has 2 daughters.
School: Yonsei University (Philosophy major--left school before getting a degree)
TV dramas:
Green Carriage (Hyung-mo's dad);
The Road Home (Dae-hoon);
Aeja & Minja (Ha-jin's dad);
First Wives Club;
Queen of the Game (Eun-seol's dad);
Pure in Heart (Yunhu's dad);
End of Love (Suk-jae's dad);
A Farewell to Tears (Il-ho);
Green Rose (Chairman Oh);
Conditions of Love (Han-kul);
A Million Roses (Hyun-kyu's dad);
On the Prairie (Joon-man);
To Be With You (Moon-hee's dad);
Who's My Love (Myung-hwan);
This Is Love (Hoon-sook's dad);
Hotelier (Yun-hee's dad);
The Law of Marriage (Nae-bok);
Stock Flower (Seung-jo's dad);
Propose (Su-bin's dad);
Power of Love (Young-hee's dad)
Movies:
The One Love
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