Seoul 1945
Seoul 1945
KBS epic drama (2006) - 71 episodes
For KBS homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to: 
www.kbs.co.kr/drama/
seoul1945/main.html

Aired on KBS1 in Korea:  January 7, 2006 - Sept. 10, 2006 on Saturday and Sunday nights at 9:30 (replaced holiday specials after Genghis Khan).
Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii with English subtitles:  March 20, 2006 to Nov. 20, 2006 Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:25; replayed next afternoon at 1:00 (replaced My Trembling Heart).

Cast:

Kim Hae-kyong (real name:  Ke-hee): 
--as a child:  Go Joo Yeon
--as an adult: 
Han Eun Jung (Full House/Scent of a Man)
Kim Pan-chul (Hae-kyung's dad):  Jang Hang Sun (Winter Ballad/Pretty Lady)
Jung Hyang-geum (Hae-kyung's mom):  Go Doo Shim (More Beautiful Than a Flower)
Kim Yeon-kyung (Hae-kyung's sister):  Jo An
Moon Suk-kyong (also known as Yukei) (pianist):
--as a child:  Park Eun Bi (Glass Slipper)
--as an adult: 
So Yoo Jin (Fox & Cotton Candy/Delicious Proposal)
Baron Moon Jung-kwan (Suk-kyong's dad):  Kim Young Chul (Wang Guhn)
Ame Kaori (Baron Moon's mistress):  Lee Bo Young (Conditions of Love/Blue Mist)
Moon Dong-gi (Baron Moon's younger brother): Hong Yo Sup (Loneliness)
Yoon Jung-ja:  Kim Kyung Suk
Yi Dong-woo:
--as a child:  Kim Soo Min
--as an adult: 
Kim Ho Jin (Yellow Handkerchief/More Than Love)
Lord Yi In -pyong (Dong-woo's dad):  Choi Jong Won (Pretty Lady/PaPa)
Jo Young-eun (Dong-woo's governess):  Kim Se Ah (Stained Glass)
Choi Oon-hyuk:
--as a child:  Kim Suk (The Palace)
--as an adult: 
Ryu Soo Young (Save the Last Dance for Me/18 vs. 29)
Choi Eun-kwan (Oon-hyuk's dad):  Jung Han Yong (Stairway to Heaven)
Jo Soon-yi (Oon-hyuk's mom):  Lee Duk Hee
Choi Geum-hee (Oon-hyuk's older sister):  Park Shin Hye (Stairway to Heaven)
Park Chang-ju:
--as a child:  Go Kyu Pil
--as an adult: 
Park Sang Myun (More Beautiful Than a Flower/Shoot for the Stars)
Park Sung-ju: Son Jong Bum
Oh Chul-hyung: Lee Byung Wook (Women Next Door)
Kim Ki-soo: Lee Ji Hoon
For KBS info (in Korean) about the cast, go to: 
www.kbs.co.kr/drama/seoul
1945/about/cast/index.html
.

Read about the controversy involving this drama in a 6/9/06 Chosun Ilbo article at: 
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/
news/200606/200606090016.html
.
Read about the nostalgic theme in this drama in a 2/20/06 Korea Times article at:  times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200602/
kt2006022017085011690.htm
.

Read about the residences of Syngman Rhee and Kim Il Sung in a 10/12/06 Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/2006
10/kt200610129460311000.html
.

Shopping: 
For info about the OST for this drama, click here.  There is an article (in English) about this drama in the March 2006 International Edition of ASTA TV, a magazine dedicated to Korean dramas and stars.  Orders submitted to YesAsia using specially coded links on the KoreanWiz website will benefit the KoreanWiz website at no additional cost to you.

Learn Korean:

Seoul (Seo-ul) = Seoul

Variations of drama name:

Seoul 1945

Staff:
Screenwriters:  Lee Han Ho & Jung Sung Hee (Kukhee/Golden Era/To Be With You)
P.D.:  Yoon Chang Bum (My Lady/Age of Warriors) & Yoo Hyun Ki (Age of Warriors)
Asst. P.D.:  No Sang Hoon & Kim Jin Won
Producer:  Jung Young Chul
Music:  Lee Pil Ho
Hair Stylists:  Min Eun Joo, Park Yoon Hee & Kang Hye Jin

For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to: 
www.kbs.co.kr/drama/
seoul1945/view/vod/index.html
.

For KBS photos from this drama, go to:
www.kbs.co.kr/drama/seoul1945/report/
photo/index.html
.

For a Philadephia-based forums on this drama, go to:  www.koreandramas.net/forum_79.html
tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/WangGuhn

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