Ode to the Han River
Hankangsu Taryeong
MBC weekend drama (2004)- 51 episodes
For MBC homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to: 
www.imbc.com/
broad/tv/drama/hanriver/index.html.

Aired on MBC in Korea:  Oct. 2, 2004 - March 27, 2005 on Saturday & Sunday nights at 7:55.
Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii:  December 26, 2004 - June 19, 2005 on Sunday nights at 7:00 to 9:00; replayed next afternoon at 2:00 (replaced Conditions of Love).

Cast:

Kim Young-hee (mother, 50):  Go Doo Shim (More Beautiful Than a Flower)
Yoon Ga-young (oldest daughter, 28):  Kim Hye Soo (Kukhee/Did We Really Love?)
Yoon Na-young (2nd daughter, 25):  Kim Min Sun (Glass Slippers/Like Father, Unlike Son)
Yoon Da-young (niece who is treated as a daughter, 20):  Lee Yoon Ji (Little Women)
Yoon Soo-young (nephew who is treated as a son, 25):  Choi Sung Joon
Choi Kang-soo (25):  Bong Tae Gyu (Miss Kim's Adventures in Making a Million/Attic Cat)
__
Mi-ae (20):  Park Han Byul
Lee Joon-ha (28):  Kim Suk Hoon (SWAT Police)
Lee Tae-keun (Joon-ha's dad, 50): Han In Soo (Like Father, Unlike Son)
Park Dan-ok (Joon-ho's mom, 50):  Park Jung Soo (Who's My Love/Snowflakes)
Lee Joon-mi (Joon-ho's sister, 24):  Ahn Se Mi
Shin RyulChoi Min Soo (Legends of Love)
Yoon Chang-sik  (Yoon-mi's boyfriend): __
__
Ok-shim (Ga-young's "aunt"):  __
Park Jang-bok: Park Kwang Jung (Tell Me You Love Me/Stock Flower)
Kim Ji-yon (Ga-young's girlfriend at work):  __
Shin Jae-hyuk (Ryul's cousin):  Lee Jong Soo (Running After Dream/Forever Yours)
Kang Choong-gul (Young-hee's first love):  Noh Joo Hyun (In Search of Love)
For more information about the cast, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hanriver
/people/p01/02/index.html
(in Korean). 
For cast info and a summary of the drama by MBC Productions (in English),
click here.

Factoid
For a 8/25/04 Dong-A Ilbo article about this drama, go to: 
english.donga.com/srv/
service.php3?biid=2004082551128
.

For a 11/22/04 Korea Times article about this drama, go to: 
times.hankooki.com/lpage/
culture/200411/kt2004112216475111700.htm
.
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Learn Korean:

kang = river
hankang (han-kang) = Han River
taryeong (ta-ryeong) = ballad/favorite saying

Variations of drama name:
Ode to the Han River (title used by KBFD)
Han River Ballad (title used by MBC Productions)
The Ballad of Han River
A Song of Han River (title used by YesAsia)

Staff:
Screenwriter:   Kim Jung Soo
Producer:  Choi Jong Soo
Asst Producers: Kim Geun Heung (Jae Dang-geum/Golden Era)/ Lee Sang Hyup

For MBC Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to:
www.imbc.
com/broad/tv/drama/hanriver/vod/index.
html
.  You must register with MBC and pay a fee to watch MBC VODs.

For MBC  photos from this drama, go to:  
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hanriver/
photo/index.html.


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