Tender Hearts

KBS Daily drama (2001) - 187 episodes
For KBS website in Korean, click here
Ended in Korea on October 26, 2001
Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii: __ - 12/11/01
Weeknights 10:25 - 11:00
(Replaced More Than Words Can Say)

Cast:
Park Yoonju (female lead): Bae Jong Ok
Han Donguk (younger guy in love with Yoonju): Kim Ho Jin (from More Than Love)
Park Yoonho (Yoonju's younger brother): Park Kwang Hyon
Suh Mia (Yoonju's girlfriend/wife): Suh Yoo Jung
Suh Miyun (Mia's sister): Kim Chae Yun
Han Piljae: Jung Eun Pyo (Loving You)
Mother Bornhee (Yoonju's grandmother): Na Moon Hee (grandmother in Mothers & Sisters)
Park Jaebok (Yoonju's father): Joo Hyon (father in More Than Words Can Say)
Kim Jungsook (Yoonju's mother): Park Won Sook (Young-chae's mother in Her House)
Park Jaeyup (Yoonju's uncle): Kim Hak Chul (from Wang Guhn)
Choi Youngju (Jaeyup's wife): Kyun Mi Ri
Dr. Han Sangho (Donguk's father): Lee Jung Gil
Lee Jakyong (Donguk's mother): Kim Young Ae
Park Yoonmi (Yoonju's sister): Oh Yoo Na
Sung Minja (Jungsook's mother): Jung Jae Soon
Mr. Choi (Youngju's father): Song Jae Ho
Director Ahn Suja (Yoonju's co-worker): Yang Mi Kyung
___ (Donguk's co-worker): Park Ji Young
Youngsan (kitchen worker): Choi Eun Sook
Park Kyul (Youngju's son): Choi Woo Hyuk

Summary: This story is about the courtship of an older woman (32 year old Yoonju) and a younger man (27 year old Donguk). The 5-year age difference raises concern from their families, but is minor compared to the bigger problem as to whether the adopted Yoonju is really Donguk 's half-sister.

For the ending of this drama, click here.

Read a 9/26/06 KBS Global article about the change in perception of older woman-younger man couples, at: english.kbs.co.kr/life/trend/
1417245_11857.html.

Tender Hearts
Urigah Namingayo

Learn Korean*:
Urigah = are we
Namingayo = strangers (formal style)
Park = Korean surname pronounced Bock (as in box)

Other variations of drama name:
Woo Lee Gah Een Gah Yo

* Many thanks to Sam from Texas for contributing this information.

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

Drama music is available on CD ("Like Adam & Eve" album by Na Hoon A).

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