Beautiful Days
Areumdawoon Naldeul
SBS drama (2001) - 24 episodes
For Cinema Service's website (in English), go to: 
www.cinemaservice.com/eng/movie/beautiful/
note.htm
   
For SBS website (in Korean): 
click here
Aired in Korea:  March 14, 2001-May 31, 2001 on SBS Wednesday & Thursday nights at 9:50 p.m.
Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii:   12/3/01- 2/19/02 on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:50-9:00.  (Replaced Pure Heart).
Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii as an encore presentation:  October 8, 2004 - December 25, 2004 on Friday and Saturday nights at 9:25 p.m. (replaced Sunflower).

Cast:
Lee Min-chul (Sung-chun's son)
  --as a child:  ___
  --as an adult (29): 
Lee Byung Hun (All In) 
Lee Sun-jae (Young-jun's son)
  --as a child:  __ (child Jae-hoon in Golden Era)
  --as an adult (26): 
Ryu Shi Won (Honesty)
Kim Yonsoo (orphan)
  --as a child:  __
  --as an adult (
27): Choi Ji Woo (Stairway to Heaven/Honesty)
Kim Sena (orphan)
  --as a child: ___
  --as an adult
(22): Lee Jung Hyun
Lee Minji (Sung-chun's daughter)
  --as a child:   __
  --as an adult
(22):  Shin Min Ah
Zero: ?
Jung Myung-ja (Sun-jae's mother, 48):  Lee Kyung Jin (Phoenix/Fox & Cotton Candy)
Lee Sung-chun (Min-chul's father, 55):  Lee Jung Gil (Pearl Necklace/One Million Roses/Four Sisters)
Lee Young-jun (Sun-jae's real father): Ha Jae Young (Stairway to Heaven, Summer Scent/Glass Slippers)
Kang Narae (Yonsoo's roommate/co-worker): Lee Yu Jin (Phoenix)
Hwang Kum-suk (Minji's friend): ___
Oh Jung-hun (composer/Sun-jae's high school upperclassman, 30):  Lee Sang Woo
Ha Ki-chul (scheduler): ___
Min Kyu-suk (bodyguard/chauffeur): Kim Dong Hyun (Phoenix)
Yang Mimi/Kyung-hee (singer, 47):  Lee Hwi Hyang  (Stairway to Heaven/Secret)
Shin Jae-eun (sick girl): Lee Ae Jung (teenage Shin-ae in Autumn Story)
For more information (in Korean) on the cast from SBS, go to:
www.sbs.co.kr/tv/beautidays/perfor.html (in Korean) or www.cinemaservice.com/eng/movie/
beautiful/cha.htm
(in English).

Introduction: 

Sun-jae's father and Sung-chun are like brothers.  Sun-jae's father was murdered by Sung-chun in 1975 before Sun-jae was born.  Sung-chun's involvement in the murder was covered up. 

In 1985 immediately after Sung-chun's wife dies, Sung-chun has Sun-jae and his mother move in with him and his children (Min-chul and Minji).  Sung-chun tells everyone Sun-jae is his real son, but in actuality he is not.  Min-chul and Minji hate their father, Sun-jae and Sun-jae's mother. Sun-jae meets Yonsoo and Sena while visiting Grace Home (an orphanage).  Yonsoo is touched by Sun-jae's kindness.   Yonsoo accidentally burns Sena with hot water and is guilt-ridden.

In 1995, Yonsoo leaves Sena at the orphanage to look for a job and earn money so that Sena can join her later.  She promises to meet Sena at the Seoul Tower on Christmas Day.  

Fate eventually brings Yonsoo, Sena, Sun-jae and Min-chul together.       
For a synopsis of this drama in English by Cinema Service, go to:  www.cinemaservice.com/eng/movie/
beautiful/synop.htm
.

Learn Korean:
areumdawoon (a-reum-da-woon) = beautiful
naldeul (nal-deul) = days

Staff:

Writer:  Yoon Sung Hee
Producer:  Lee Jang Soo

For info about the DVD (region-all with English subtitles) for this drama,
click here.  Drama music is available on CD ("Beautiful Days" OST). To listen to the music and get Korean lyrics to some of the songs, go to: www.sbs.co.kr/tv/beautidays/music.html.

For PHOTOS from Beautiful Days,  click here for SBS photo page.   For more photos on the SBS photo page, click the right ("next") arrow.

For Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama,
click here for SBS VOD page.  SBS charges a fee to view VODs.  To view the SBS VODs, you need to register with SBS and provide a Korean credit card number.


For a City TV article about this drama, go to:

http://citytv.mediacorptv.com/night/beautiful
days.htm
.  Caution:  if you do not want to find out what might happen in this drama, do not read this article until the drama is finished.

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K-drama addict Su sent me the following information to share with fellow Beautiful Days fans:

sg.groups.yahoo.com/group/beautifuldays
This is an English e-group set up by Singaporean fans.  You can sign on if you like.  (Registration required.)

byunghunlee.pe.kr
This is a Lee Byung Hun fan site created by Planet BH0712.  It's in Korean, but go to "BOARD" and click on "foreigner board."  Lots of chatting concerning LBH.  So much fun. Ask any info and most of the Korean webmasters and fans will try to help.  The English section is still under construction but go through the info on LBH - great stuff, photos - need I say more?  Have fun.

starjiwoo.fanpy.com
This is Choi Ji Woo's fan site created by Hyun Ju.  Although it is in Korean, some info is in English.  The free board is also a good place to get in touch with CJW fans.  Most messages are in Korean but some postings are in English from foreign fans.  There also are other Beautiful Day links.  Beautiful photos.  Have a go.

(Many thanks to
K-drama addict Su for sharing these links and her comments with us.)

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