The Golden Era
Hwanggeum Shidae
MBC Miniseries (2000) - 20 episodes
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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
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
Drama music is available on CD (OST
cover is black with yellow-orange
flames in bottom right corner).

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