Sandglass (TV series)
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| 모래시계 (Mo-rae-si-gae) |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Produced by | Kim Jong Hak |
| Network | SBS |
| Original run | Jan. 10, 1995 – Feb. 16, 1995 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Original time slots | Monday through Thursday 10:00 PM |
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| Hangul | 모래시계 |
| Hanja | 모래時計 |
| Revised Romanization | Mo-rae-si-gae |
| McCune-Reischauer | Moraeshigae |
Sandglass is a Korean drama dealing with South Korea's politically turbulent recent past, airing on SBS in 1995. The drama lasted 24 episodes, and is one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean history.
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[edit] Synopsis
The Sandglass (The Hourglass) is the story of two men whose friendship is put to the test through the 1970's and 1980's, one of Korea's politically tumultuous periods. Park Tae-soo (박태수 Choi Min Soo(최민수)), tough and loyal, grows up to become a gangster and Kang Woo-suk (강우석 Park Sang Won(박상원)), smart with firm moral values, grows up to become a prosecutor. Yoon Hye-rin (윤혜린 Ko Hyun Jung(고현정)), a beautiful and spirited daughter of a very wealthy casino owner, is a classmate of Woo-suk in college. Hye-rin is introduced to Tae-soo via Woo-suk and they subsequently fall in love.
One unforgettable subject that's dealt in the drama is the 1980 Kwangju rebellion(광주 민주화 운동) when the head of the military junta that took over Korea after the assassination of President Park Chung Hee(박정희), General Chun Doo Hwan(전두환), sent paratroopers into Kwangju to put down the rebellion. What happened was the subsequent massacre of hundreds of innocent people. The horrific scenes based on true accounts, of those people being murdered, touched off a deep sense of shock and grief for the Koreans at that time (the mid 90's Korea still had not come to terms with what happened after governments muzzled the free speech). After this drama went on air, there were more films that were made dealing with this very subject, such as The Petal (1996) and Peppermint Candy (2000). It also put ex-President Chun Doo Hwan who was responsible for the massacre, in jail.
[edit] Cast
- Choi Min Soo(최민수) as Park Tae-soo(박태수)
- Park Sang Won(박상원) as Kang Woo-suk(강우석)
- Ko Hyun Jung(고현정) as Yoon Hye-rin(윤혜린)
- Lee Jung Jae(이정재) as Baek Jae-hee(백재희)
[edit] Production Credits
- Writer: Song Ji Na(송지나)
- Director: Kim Jong Hak(김종학)
[edit] Ratings
| episode | seoul | korea |
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| ep. 1 | 30.7% | 29.8% |
| ep. 2 | 32.5% | 34.1% |
| ep. 3 | 36.6% | 35.9% |
| ep. 4 | 37.8% | 36.9% |
| ep. 5 | 40.3% | 40.1% |
| ep. 6 | 41.5% | 41.7% |
| ep. 7 | 43.2% | 43.3% |
| ep. 8 | 43.8% | 43.9% |
| ep. 9 | 44.1% | 44.0% |
| ep.10 | 45.9% | 46.5% |
| ep.11 | 47.0% | 47.9% |
| ep.12 | 48.3% | 48.7% |
| ep.13 | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| ep.14 | 56.6% | 55.7% |
| ep.15 | 59.1% | 59.6% |
| ep.16 | 60.0% | 60.3% |
| ep.17 | 60.1% | 60.2% |
| ep.18 | 60.2% | 60.1% |
| ep.19 | 60.3% | 61.6% |
| ep.20 | 60.6% | 64.1% |
| ep.21 | 63.4% | 65.7% |
| ep.22 | 63.3% | 64.4% |
| ep. 23 | 63.9% | 62.1% |
| ep.24 | 64.5% | 64.3% |
| average | 50.5% | 50.8% |
[edit] Trivia
- Traffic was visibly lighter and pubs reported slow business as government officials, students and office workers alike headed home early to watch Sandglass, each Monday through Thursday evenings.
- Sandglass remains one of the highest-rated TV series in Korean broadcasting history:
- 첫사랑 - First Love (65.8% / 1997-04-20 / KBS2)
- 사랑이 뭐길래 - What is Love? (64.9% / 1992-05-24 / MBC)
- 모래시계 - The Sandglass (64.5% / 1995-02-06 / SBS)
- 허준 - Huh Joon (63.8% / 2000-06-27 / MBC)
- 젊은이의 양지 - Youth's Sunny Place (62.7% / 1995-11-12 / KBS2)
- 그대 그리고 나 - You and I (62.4% / 1998-04-12 / MBC)
- 아들과 딸 - Son and Daughter (61.1% / 1993-03-21 / MBC)
- 태조왕건 - Emperor Wang Gun (60.2% / 2001-05-20 / KBS1)
- 여명의 눈동자 - Eye of Dawn (58.4% / 1992-02-06 / MBC)
- 대장금 - Dae Jang Geum (57.8% / 2004-03-23 / MBC)
[edit] Awards
- 31st Baeksang Awards (1995): Daesang (Grand Prize), Best Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Choi Min Soo), Best New Actor (Lee Jung Jae)
- 22nd Korean Broadcasting Awards (1995): Best Drama, Best Writer, Best Actor (Choi Min Soo)
- 8th Producers Association Awards (1996): Daesang (Grand Prize), Best Drama
