| The Golden Era Hwanggeum Shidae |
| MBC Miniseries (2000) - 20 episodes For MBC website, click here Aired on KBFD-TV: Winter 2000 Wednesday and Thursdays 8:00-9:00 Cast: Park Kwang-chul (adult): Cha In Pyo (Her House) Lee Jae-hoon (adult): Park Sang Won (Man of Autumn/Love & Success) Kim/Choi Hee-kyung (adult): Kim Hae Soo Han Ju-young (adult): Kim Sun Ah (Forever Yours) Cho Sang-man (adult): Choi Chul Ho (Since We Met) Mr.. Lee (Jae-hoon's father): Dokgo Young Jae Han Chi-sung (Ju-young's dad): Jang Bo Goo Yoo Hyun-seung: Kil Yong Woo (Four Sisters) Park Jin-tae (Kwang-chul's dad): Maeng Sang Hoon (Destiny) Summary: This is a story about two boys, one poor (Kwang-chul) and one rich (Jae-hoon), who meet in unlikely circumstances and become best of friends. The boys meet again as young men and work together as bankers. They also help Hee-kyung, who was raised like a sister to Kwang-chul, find her real father and in doing so, discover painful secrets from their past. For a more detailed summary (and the ending) of this drama written by fellow addict Helen, click here. Factoid: Some of the songs used in this drama are taken from the 1920's and 1930's, which is the time period for this drama.. One songs entitled "A Twist of Fate," has English lyrics. Another song entitled "Querer" is in Spanish. |
| Left to right: Jae-hoon, Ju-young, Hee-kyung and Kwang-chul |
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| Learn Korean*: Hwanggeum = gold Shidae = era Other variations of drama name: The Golden Age Hwang Geum Shi Dae * Many thanks to Sam from Texas for contributing information to this item. |
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| Top: Mr. Han (Ju-young's father), Bank President Kim (Hee-kyung's father), and Mr. Lee (Jae-hoon's father) Right: Kwang-chul as a child Bottom: Mr. Han grabbing Mr. Park (Kwang-chul's father) Left: Jae-hoon as a child |
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