Queen Seon DukSource: TNS Media Korea

Title: 선덕여왕 / Queen Seon Duk
Chinese Title : 善德女王
Genre: Historical, period
Episodes: 62
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-May-25 to to 2009-Dec-22
Air time: Monday & Tuesdays 21:55

Synopsis
King Jinpyeong did not have any sons to name as a successor to his throne. Thus he named his eldest daughter, Princess Duk Man, to be his successor. The drama will be about the life of Princess Duk Man who was later known as Queen Seon Duk, the first Queen of Silla.
Cast
Lee Yo Won as Princess Duk Man / later Queen Seon Duk
Nam Ji Hyun as Young Princess Duk Man
Ko Hyun Jung as Lady Mi Shil
UEE as young Mi Shil
Uhm Tae Woong as Kim Yoo Shin
Lee Hyun Woo as young Kim Yoo Shin
Extended Cast
Jo Min Ki as King Jinpyeong (Duk Man’s father)
Baek Jong Min as young Jinpyeong
Kang San as child Jinpyeong
Yoon Yoo Sun as lady Ma Ya (Duk Man’s mother; King Jinyeong’s wife)
Park Soo Jin as young Ma Ya
Park Ye Jin as Princess Chun Myung (King Jinpyeong’s 2nd daughter; Kim Yong Soo’s wife)
Shin Se Kyung as young Princess Chun Myung
Seo Young Hee as So Hwa
Park Jung Chul as Kim Yong Soo (King Jinji’s eldest son)
Do Yi Sung as Kim Yong Choon (King Jinji’s 2nd son)
Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Chun Chu (Kim Yong Soo’s and Princess Chun Myung’s son)
Park Eun Bin as Bo Rang (Mi Shil’s granddaughter; Bo Jong’s daughter; Kim Chun Chu’s wife)
Jung Hye Sun as lady Man Ho (Jinpyeong and Man Myeong’s mother)
Shin Goo as Eul Je
Im Ye Jin as lady Man Myeong (Jipyeong’s sister; Kim Seo Hyun’s wife)
Jung Ho Bin as Moon No (the 8th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Im Ho as King Jinji (cameo, ep1)
Lee Soon Jae as King Jin Heung (cameo, ep1)
Kim Nam Gil as Bi Dam (King Jinji and Mi Shil’s son)
Park Ji Bin as young Bi Dam (ep 31)
Jung Woong In as Mi Saeng (Mi Shil’s younger brother; the 10th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Dok Go Young Jae as Se Jong (Mi Shil’s husband; the 6th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Jun Noh Min as Seol Won (Mi Shil’s lover; the 7th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Kim Jung Hyun as Ha Jong (Mi Shil and Se Jong’s son; the 11th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Baek Do Bin as Bo Jong (Mi Shil and Seol Won’s son)
Kwak Jung Wook as young Bo Jong
Qri (큐리) as Young Mo (Mi Shil’s daughter; Kim Yoo Shin’s wife)
Ahn Kil Kang as Chil Sook
Song Ok Sook as Seo Ri
Kang Sung Pil as San Tak
Kim Dong Soo as Hyeop Seong
Jung Sung Mo as Kim Seo Hyun (Kim Yoo Shin’s father)
Lee Moon Shik as Jook Bong
Ryu Dam as Go Do
Jung Ho Geun as Seol Ji
Joo Sang Wook as Wol Ya
Moon Ji Yoon as Si Yeol
Shin Tae Hoon (신태훈) as young Si Yeol
Jun Young Bin as Gok Sa Heun
Jung Hyung Min (정형민) as young Gok Sa Heun
Park Young Seo as Dae Pung
Lee Suk Min (이석민) as young Dae Pung
Go Yoon Hoo as Ho Jae (the 14th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Hong Kyung In as Seok Pum
No Young Hak as young Seok Pum
Lee Seung Hyo as Alcheon
Ho Hyo Hoon (호효훈) as young Alcheon
Kang Ji Hoo as Im Jong
Kim Suk as young Im Jong
Suh Dong Won as Deok Chung
Lee Do Hyun as young Deok Chung
Jang Hee Woong as Bakui
Seo Sang Won as young Bakui
Lee Sang Hyun as Pil Tan
Kim Tae Jin (김태진) as young Pil Tan
Choi Sung Jo as Seon Yeol
Oh Eun Suk (오은석) as Young Seon Yeol
Kim Dong Hee as Wang Yoon
Ryu Sang Wook as Dae Nam Bo
Kim Sang Bin (김상빈) as young Dae Nam Bo
Choi Woo Sung (최우성) as young Wang Woo
Park Jae Jung as Sa Da Ham (Mi Shil’s first love; cameo, ep13)
Production Credits
Director: Park Hong Kyun (박홍균) & Kim Geun Hong (김근홍)
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun (박상연)
Awards
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Ko Hyun Jung)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Lee Yo Won)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Top Excellence Award (Uhm Tae Woong)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Kim Nam Gil)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Seung Hyo)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Kim Nam Gil & Lee Yo Won)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Shin Goo)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Nam Ji Hyun)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Ahn Kil Kang, Seo Young Hee)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun)
Source: TNS Media Korea
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Choi Si Won

• Full Name: 최시원 / Choi Si Won
• Profession: Actor, singer and model
• Nickname: Simba
• Birthdate: 1987-Feb-10
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 67kg
• Blood type: B
• Talent agency: SM Entertainment

TV Shows

• Skip-Beat!
• Athena: Goddess of War (SBS, 2010)
• Oh! My Lady (SBS, 2010)
• Legend of Hyang Dan (MBC, 2007)
• Spring Waltz (KBS, 2006)
• 18 vs. 29 (KBS, 2005)
• Precious Family (KBS2, 2004)
• Parent's Approval (KBS)
• Charnel Boy (KBS)

Movies

• Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007)
• Battle of Wits (2006)
• Charmel Boy (2005)

Recognitions

• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (Oh! My Lady)

Endorsements

• Elite Uniforms
• Seoul Milk
• Black Jacket
• 12 Plus

Trivia

• Education: Hyun Dae High School, Inha University (Physical Education)
• Languages: Korean and Mandarin
• Hobbies: Taekwondo, playing drums and playing on the computer
• Religion: Christianity (Protestant)
• Casting: Starlight Casting System (2003)
• KPOP group: Super Junior (Vocalist), Super Junior-M [Sub Unit] (Vocalist)

External Links

• Profile (nate)
• Choi Si Won's Cafe Daum
• Super Junior Official Site

Oh! My Lady

Title: 오 마이 레이디 / Oh! My Lady
Chinese Title : 哦!我的愛人
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Mar-22 to 2010-May-11
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:55

Synopsis
A spunky 35-year-old housewife, Yoon Gae Hwa, takes on the job of manager to prickly top star Sung Min Woo in order to earn enough money to regain custody of her child from her ex-husband. Romantic hijinks and hilarity ensues when they find themselves in an awkward living situation as Min Woo pays Gae Hwa to take care of his daughter, Ye Eun.
Cast
Chae Rim as Yoon Gae Hwa
Choi Si Won as Sung Min Woo
Lee Hyun Woo as Yoo Shi Joon
Park Han Byul as Hong Yoo Ra
Moon Jung Hee as Han Jung Ah
Yoo Seo Jin as Lee Bok Nim
Yoo Tae Woong as Kim Byung Hak
Bang Joon Seo as Kim Min Ji
Kim Yoo Bin as Ye Eun
Heo Joon Suk as Choi Tae Goo
Kim Kwang Gyu as Han Min Kwan
Kim Hee Won as Jung Yoon Suk
Hwang Hyo Eun as Oh Jae Hee
Hong Jong Hyun as Kim Jin Ho
Lee Dae Yeon as Eom Dae Yong
Chu Hun Yub as Chae Ho Suk
Lee Han Wie as director (cameo, ep1)
Jun Hye Jin as actress (cameo, ep1)
Na Young Hee as Gae Hwa’s former boss (cameo, ep1)
Production Credits
Director: Park Young Soo
Screenwriter: Goo Sun Young (구선영)
Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-Mar-22	1	10.0 (19th)	9.9 (20th)
2010-Mar-23	2	10.8 (14th)	11.1 (13th)
2010-Mar-29	3	7.2	(<9.0)
2010-Mar-30	4	8.6	(<9.1)
2010-Apr-05	5	11.4 (14th)	11.5 (12th)
2010-Apr-06	6	10.8 (14th)	11.1 (13th)
2010-Apr-12	7	10.2 (17th)	10.2 (16th)
2010-Apr-13	8	10.3 (16th)	10.8 (14th)
2010-Apr-19	9	10.4 (15th)	10.7 (13th)
2010-Apr-20	10	10.3 (12th)	10.7 (10th)
2010-Apr-26	11	12.1 (11th)	12.7 (8th)
2010-Apr-27	12	10.8 (11th)	11.2 (10th)
2010-May-03	13	10.0 (15th)	10.3 (15th)
2010-May-04	14	10.2 (12th)	10.5 (11th)
2010-May-10	15	11.5 (8th)	11.5 (8th)
2010-May-11	16	10.5 (10th)	10.5 (10th)

Source: TNS Media Korea

Hero

Title: 히어로 / Hero
Chinese Title : 可疑的英雄
Previously known as: 보이지 않는 전쟁 (Unseen Warfare) / 수상한 히어로즈 (Strange Heroes)
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-18 to 2010-Jan-14
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55

Synopsis
Hero is the story of Korea’s top reporters and ordinary citizens fighting against the society elite’s abuse of power. Jin Do Hyuk is a clever and talented reporter who ends up living a life of recklessness and despair when the woman he loved dies. He later decides to start a new life by helping other victims of society’s crimes, becoming a modern hero who battles against the non-ethical.
Cast
Lee Joon Ki as Jin Do Hyuk (28)
Yoon So Yi as Joo Jae In (28)
Uhm Ki Joon as Kang Hae Seong (28)
Baek Yoon Shik as Jo Yong Deok (50)
Extended cast
Ji Chang Wook as Park Joon Hyung
Shin Joo Ah as Choi Ho Kyung (26, Il Doo’s daughter)
Choi Jung Woo as Choi Il Doo
Jo Yang Ja as Kim Bok Soon (Hae Seong’s mother)
Jung Soo Young as Na Ga Yeon
Jung Suk Yong as Cha Man Soo
Jin Sung (진성) as Go Eun Shik
Jo Kyung Hoon as Bong Sang Chul
Lee Han Wie as Na Kyung Man
Kim Ik as Oh Jung Il
Choi Bum Ho (최범호) as Jang Heung Ki
Han Soo Jin (한수진) as Kang So Hee
Jang Young Nam as Jin Do Hee (Do Hyuk’s older sister)
Kim Hyang Gi as Jin Sol (10, Do Hee’s daughter)
Uhm Ji Sung (엄지성) as Jin Jung (6, Do Hee’s son)
Lee Hye Sook as Myung Hee (Jae In’s mother)
Yoon Seung Ah as Jo Yu Ri (Yong Deok’s daughter)
Joo Jin Mo as Gong Chil Sung
Choi Soo Rin as Madam P
Seo Seung Man as President of Monday Weekly Magazine
Guests/Cameos
Park Gyu Ri of KARA as herself
Han Seung Yun (한승연) of KARA as herself
Jung Nicole (정니콜) of KARA as herself
Gu Ha Ra (구하라) of KARA as herself
Kang Ji Young (강지영) of KARA as herself
Production Credits
Producer: Lee Jae Dong
Director: Kim Kyung Hee, Lee Dong Yoon (이동윤)
Screenwriter: Park Ji Suk (박지숙)
Notes
- Actress Han Ji Min dropped out from the leading role before filming starts to be replaced by actress Kim Min Jung.
- Due to a serious shoulder injury, actress Kim Min Jung was forced to leave the production on 31st October, 12 days before the airing date. and replaced by Yoon So Yi.
Awards
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actor Award (Lee Joon Ki)
Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2009-11-18	1	5.4 (38th)	(<9.0)
2009-11-19	2	4.9 (42nd)	(<8.6)
2009-11-25	3	4.4 (47th)	(<8.7)
2009-11-26	4	3.9	(<8.4)
2009-12-02	5	5.1	(<9.0)
2009-12-03	6	4.7	(<8.7)
2009-12-09	7	3.6	(<8.2)
2009-12-10	8	4.0	(<7.5)
2009-12-16	9	(<8.3)	(<8.5)
2009-12-17	10	3.8	(<7.7)
2009-12-23	11	6.4	(<8.4)
2009-12-24	12	(<7.9)	(<7.9)
2010-01-06	13	5.3	(<9.4)
2010-01-07	14	5.0	(<8.8)
2010-01-13	15	4.2	(<9.7)
2010-01-14	16	4.7	(<9.4)

Source: TNS Media Korea

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