- City of Glass (TV series)
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City of Glass 
Genre Romance Written by Choi Hyun Kyung (최현경) Directed by Jo Nam Kook Starring Yoon So Yi
Lee Jin Wook
Yoo Seo Jin
Kim Seung SooCountry of origin South Korea Language(s) Korean No. of episodes 51 Production Running time Saturday & Sunday 20:50 Broadcast Original channel SBS Original run September 6, 2008 – March 1, 2009 External links Website City of Glass , Yuriui Seong, 유리의 성, 玻璃城堡 is a Korean television series broadcasted by SBS. Jung Min Joo, portrayed by Yoon So Yi,is a newbie reporter covering the Boryeong Mud Festival, who suddenly finds herself in the middle of an arrest for a murder suspect. Her character grew up in a tough family background to become a news announcer, meets her white-horse-bestridden prince and undergoes a Cinderella-like change in marrying her rich husband. However, she clashes with her husband’s family, divorces, and sets off to follow her dream once more. The drama also stars Lee Jin Wook (Rivals, Someday) and Kim Seung Soo (Don’t Ask About the Past, Jumong).
City of Glass, written by Choi Hyun Kyung (As Much as Heaven and Earth) and directed by Jo Nam Kook (SBS’s Hong Kong Express), premiered in September 2008.[1]
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Synopsis
Growing up in a poor family, Min Joo finally lands a job as a news correspondent with JBC Networks after two previous failed attempts. She works hard to gain recognition as a reporter but faces a career setback due to a stroke of bad luck. With strong support from Seok Jin, she is able to get her career back on track. Although she has feelings for Seok Jin, she is reluctant to date him because he is a single dad with one daughter. Meanwhile, Joon Sung, the scion of a wealthy family, enters her life and proposes marriage to her after a brief courtship. She becomes the envy of her friends when she marries him because her life is like a modern version of the Cinderella fairy tale. Her life as the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family is wonderful at first but she becomes disillusioned with her marriage when her in-laws begin to look down on her and smother her personal life. Against the wishes of her in-laws, she returns to work as a news correspondent and soon learns that the adopted son of her brother-in-law is actually the son of her husband from a previous relationship. Shocked at this revelation, she realizes that she loved Joon Sung for his family wealth and not for who he was. After contemplating on what to do, she decides that getting a divorce is her only option. Joon Sung, however, agrees to part ways in an amicable divorce without telling her that the adopted son of his brother is actually the posthumous child of his second brother...
Characters
- Role: Jung Min Joo (정민주)
- Name: Yoon So Yi (윤소이)
- Age: 26
- About: Min Joo is a hard worker. She believes in justice, respect, and that if you work hard at your dreams they will come true. This is exactly how she became a broadcast announcer at JBC. After almost failing the exam/interview twice she finally gets her hand at being an announcer! While her true dream is to become a news anchor she can't believe her luck when she is given this chance while on assignment. Praises are given to a job well done but she can't help but notice that her role model, Suk Jin, doesn't seem to notice! She doesn't understand why he gives her such a hard time and is secretly infuriated with him because of his rudeness.
In the meantime, she runs into Joon Sung. While he doesn't give her a good impression the first time she slowly warms up him and is astonished when she finally finds out that he is the son of Yoo Sung Group. Throughout this story she will come face to face with two kinda love, from Joon Sung and from Suk Jin.
- Role: Kim Joon Sung (김준성)
- Name: Lee Jin Wook (이진욱)
- Age: 32
- About: Joon Sung is your typical cool guy but a little smarter. Why? He has an older brother to learn from. After seeing how loveless his brother's marriage is Joon Sung is determined to fall in love with someone who he can remain passionate with for the rest of his life. Until that time, he continues to work for his father's corporation, Yoo Sung Group. While he works for a corporation during the day, at night he plays at a local jazz club. His real dream is to play his guitar in a band...
While driving at night he almost hits a young woman who is crossing the street on a red light. This woman is Min Joo. While he normally wouldn't think twice about such an odd encounter, he picks up her diary/calendar and realizes what a spunky woman she is. He is determined to get to know her personally and it is during this time that the two fall in love.
- Role: Park Suk Jin (박석진)
- Name: Kim Seung Soo (김승수)
- Age: 37
- About: Suk Jin is cold to those that have not yet earned their spot, which is exactly how he acts toward the fresh, young Min Joo. He's skilled at what he does and knows it, but he attribute it to his passion for the industry and the hard work that got him there. He comes from a humble background and even has a daughter from a previously loving relationship.
As he gets to know Min Joo he slowly realizes he has feelings for her! But he doesn't let this treat her any differently than others. He gives her a hard time, but only because he wants her to learn from her mistakes. When he discovers that his feelings are deeper than he thought, he tries to figure out whether or not to hide them because of his past and whether or not she deserves better.[2]
Cast
Jung family
- Yoon So Yi as Jung Min Joo
- Lee Hye Sook as Han Yang Suk (Min Joo's mother)
- Lee Han Wie as Son Dong Sik (Min Joo's step-father)
- Han Yeo Reum as Kang Hye Young (Min Joo's half-sister)
- Shin Dong Woo as Son Kang Min (Dong Sik and Yang Suk's son)
Kim family
- Lee Jin Wook as Kim Joon Sung
- Park Geun Hyung as Kim Doo Hyung (Joon Sung's father)
- Park Won Sook as Yoon In Kyung (Joon Sung's mother)
- Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Gyu Sung (Joon Sung older brother)
- Yang Jung Ah as Oh Yoo Ran (Gyu Sung's wife)
- Yoo Seo Jin as Kim Joon Hee (Joon Sung's older sister)
- ?? as Kim Seung Ha (Gyu Sung and Yoo Ran's 2 year old son)
- ?? as Kim Moo Sung (Joon Sung's deceased brother)
Park family
- Kim Seung Soo as Park Suk Jin
- Jung Jae Soon as Yoon In Suk (Joon Sung's aunt)
- Lee Joo Yeon as Park Seul Ki (Suk Jin's 8 year old daughter)
Other people
- Jung Jin Moo as Jang Tae Soo (Hye Young's boyfriend)
- Kim Sun Hwa as Chun Ok Ja (Tae Soo's mother)
- Song Ji Eun as Song Ji Yeon (Seung Ha's biological mother)
- Yoon Ah Jung as Lee Joo Hee
- Jung Da Young as Seo Ye Kyung
- Seo Jin Wook as Min Ji Hwan
- Yoo Tae Woong as prosecutor Lee Hyung Suk
Recognitions
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Supporting Award - Serial Drama (Lee Han Wie)
References
External links
Categories:- Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
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