| Orient Theatre Dong Yang Geuk Jang |
KBS Miniseries drama (2001) - 28 episodes
For KBS website in Korean, click here.
Aired in Korea: June 9, 2001 - Sept 9, 2001
Aired on KBFD-TV: July 29, 2001 - October 29, 2001
Sunday nights 7:10 - 9:00
(replaced Blue Mist)
Cast:
Hwang Chul (lead actor at OT): Lee Jae Ryong
(Yuntek from Dear Encounter)
Cha Hong-nyo (lead actress at OT): Lee Sung Yon
Yim Sun-kyu (playwright): Kwon Hae Hyo (Dong-sun
in Popcorn)
Moon Ye-bong (famous actress married to Sun-kyu):
Jung Sun Kyung (Su-kyung in More Than Words Can
Say)
Hong Soon-un (OT President): Kim Byung Sae
(Yeo-kyung's workaholic husband in Destiny)
Bae Goo-ja/Kameko (Soon-un's wife): Park Ji Young
(the lady Won Bin loved in Kokji)
Choi Dok-kyun (OT General Manager): Kim Kap Su
Park Jin (a freelance producer & playwright): Jung
Won Jong (nasty Golden Dragon head chef in Delicious
Proposal)
Hong Hae-sung (OT Producer): Kim Young Gi
Yoo Soon-ok (kisaeng whose life Sun-kyu's play is
based): Choi Ji Na
Bok Hye-sook (owner of Venus Cafe): Park Soon Chul
Nam Neung-sun: Song Chae Hwan (Meeju's older
sister in More Than Words Can Say)
Moon Su-il: Park In Hwan
Harada Kasuko (lady with disfigured face): Hong Su
Hyun (Miran from Tender Hearts)
Kim Doo-han (Chul's gangster friend): Jang Tae Sung
Shim Young (veteran actor at OT): Park Chul Ho
Kim Ki-hwan (rival gang leader who wants to take over
OT): Ahn Seung Min
Yi Kyung-hwan: Im Chae Mu (Sang-man's father in
Beautiful Life)
Kim Ki-dong (OT Executive Director): Song Geum
Suk (leader of gang that beat up Su-chul in Mothers &
Sisters)
Mr. Song: Kim In Moon (birth father of attorney and
Jenny in Hotelier)
Ji Doo-han: Lee Young Hoo
Hiroshi: Lee Jung Yong (Asst Chef Lee, the one with
an assault record, in Hotelier)
Moon Jung-hyun: Choi Jung Yoon (Hee in Stock
Flower)
Ma Sang-tae (leader of Mohwakwan gang working at
OT): Jung Yik Kap
__ Ok-shim (actress with ponytails): ___
Yim Young-ho (Ye-bong's baby): ___
Lee Jung Soon (Chul's wife): ___
The list goes on and on.
For a chart of the cast from KBS, click here.
Summary*:
This drama begins July 1936, in Japanese-occupied
Seoul, and is centered around the Orient Theatre, which
is a landmark in Korea's cultural history. It dwells on,
among other things, the lives of the people who work
at the theater, the oppressive pressure by the Japanese
on Koreans and the fight between rival gangsters over
who takes control of the theater.
This drama features a HUGE cast. See how many
stars you can recognize from other dramas.
For KBS website in Korean, click here.
Aired in Korea: June 9, 2001 - Sept 9, 2001
Aired on KBFD-TV: July 29, 2001 - October 29, 2001
Sunday nights 7:10 - 9:00
(replaced Blue Mist)
Cast:
Hwang Chul (lead actor at OT): Lee Jae Ryong
(Yuntek from Dear Encounter)
Cha Hong-nyo (lead actress at OT): Lee Sung Yon
Yim Sun-kyu (playwright): Kwon Hae Hyo (Dong-sun
in Popcorn)
Moon Ye-bong (famous actress married to Sun-kyu):
Jung Sun Kyung (Su-kyung in More Than Words Can
Say)
Hong Soon-un (OT President): Kim Byung Sae
(Yeo-kyung's workaholic husband in Destiny)
Bae Goo-ja/Kameko (Soon-un's wife): Park Ji Young
(the lady Won Bin loved in Kokji)
Choi Dok-kyun (OT General Manager): Kim Kap Su
Park Jin (a freelance producer & playwright): Jung
Won Jong (nasty Golden Dragon head chef in Delicious
Proposal)
Hong Hae-sung (OT Producer): Kim Young Gi
Yoo Soon-ok (kisaeng whose life Sun-kyu's play is
based): Choi Ji Na
Bok Hye-sook (owner of Venus Cafe): Park Soon Chul
Nam Neung-sun: Song Chae Hwan (Meeju's older
sister in More Than Words Can Say)
Moon Su-il: Park In Hwan
Harada Kasuko (lady with disfigured face): Hong Su
Hyun (Miran from Tender Hearts)
Kim Doo-han (Chul's gangster friend): Jang Tae Sung
Shim Young (veteran actor at OT): Park Chul Ho
Kim Ki-hwan (rival gang leader who wants to take over
OT): Ahn Seung Min
Yi Kyung-hwan: Im Chae Mu (Sang-man's father in
Beautiful Life)
Kim Ki-dong (OT Executive Director): Song Geum
Suk (leader of gang that beat up Su-chul in Mothers &
Sisters)
Mr. Song: Kim In Moon (birth father of attorney and
Jenny in Hotelier)
Ji Doo-han: Lee Young Hoo
Hiroshi: Lee Jung Yong (Asst Chef Lee, the one with
an assault record, in Hotelier)
Moon Jung-hyun: Choi Jung Yoon (Hee in Stock
Flower)
Ma Sang-tae (leader of Mohwakwan gang working at
OT): Jung Yik Kap
__ Ok-shim (actress with ponytails): ___
Yim Young-ho (Ye-bong's baby): ___
Lee Jung Soon (Chul's wife): ___
The list goes on and on.
For a chart of the cast from KBS, click here.
Summary*:
This drama begins July 1936, in Japanese-occupied
Seoul, and is centered around the Orient Theatre, which
is a landmark in Korea's cultural history. It dwells on,
among other things, the lives of the people who work
at the theater, the oppressive pressure by the Japanese
on Koreans and the fight between rival gangsters over
who takes control of the theater.
This drama features a HUGE cast. See how many
stars you can recognize from other dramas.
Staff:
Writer: Lee Sang Hyun
Producer: Kim Jong Chang
For KBS photos from this drama, click
here.
For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs)
in Korean for this drama, click here.
* My thanks to fellow addict Doug
for providing information on this
drama.
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Writer: Lee Sang Hyun
Producer: Kim Jong Chang
For KBS photos from this drama, click
here.
For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs)
in Korean for this drama, click here.
* My thanks to fellow addict Doug
for providing information on this
drama.
Return to Lisitng of Korean TV Dramas
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