Flames of Desire

Flames of Desire also called Flames of Ambition (Hangul: 욕망의 불꽃 / Yokmangeui Bulkkot ) or previously known as Women Only Love Once in a Lifetime is a South Korean drama aired on MBC October 2, 2010 and ended March 27, 2011. It was directed by Baek Ho Min who also directed Don't Be Swayed and other drama, and written by Jung Ha Yun . It consist of 50 Episodes. It starred Seo Woo as Baek In Ki (She also starred in Cinderella's Sister) , Jo Min Ki as Kim Young Min , Shin Eun Gyung as Yoon Na Young and Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Min Jae who is paired with Seo Woo's character.

Synopsis

The story of a conglomerate family that falls apart when the members are caught up in a furious battle for succession. Kim Tae Jin's children all covet his fortune and the power that he possesses as the company president, and they would do anything, however cruel and inhumane, to wrest it from the others. At the forefront of this desperate game is Yoon Na Young, the ruthless and ambitious wife of Kim Young Min, Tae Jin's third son. Her unquenchable thirst for power and wealth drove her to the point of no return, manipulating both husband and son to achieve her own desires.

Cast

• Seo Woo as Baek Soo Bin / Baek In Ki -She is the hidden daughter of Yoon Na Young who become one of the most popular movie actress in the nation, thus earning herself the nickname of “Baek Inki”. As many fans as she have, she have that much anti-fans as well.

She is woman running towards success while running away from her past. She managed to get married to Min Jae when a large scandal occurred when they were caught in a scandalize position. The destruction of love and fame just seems like a game for her and she believes that winning it will mean happiness for her.

• Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Min Jae - The 2nd generation son of a conglomerate family. He is someone with a pure soul. He has a habit of dancing out all his sweat and pain until he falls whenever he feels lonely or having a hard time to get rid of his unhappiness. He is compassionate towards the woman that he loves despite her ugly past and will even give her a warm hug when she needs it. As the owner of his own fate, he doesn’t have to change the way he is even if the secret of his birth is disclosed.
• Jo Min Ki as Kim Young Min -The 1st generation son of a conglomerate family who is born as the third son of Kim Tae Jin. All that he had wished for is just to become a college professor but it changed the moment he entered a family arranged marriage with Yoon Na Young. Although he has the power to oppose his father and live the life he wants, he chose not to leave. Unlike his ambitious wife “Na Young”, Young Min is a kind-hearted man and father who believes that the family must stay united to be strong, he has a deeper understanding and compassion for others unlike his siblings but he finds himself fallen when the secret of his son’s real birth-rights is revealed.
• Shin Eun Gyung as Yoon Na Young - She is a person who hides her evil intentions under her smiling face and have a chameleon sort of personality. Upon seeing how her mother lives her life by giving in, Na Young became more determined to live her life the way she wants. She is the type of person who strongly believes that you have to fight ruthlessly even for your own happiness and for that she made a decision that would later haunt her at her later part of her life. She didn’t planned to have Soo Bin as her daughter in-law in the path that she had paved for her son, Min Jae to walk on.
• Lee Soon Jae as Chairman Kim Tae Jin -He is a self-made chaebol who built his business empire from scratch.

A strong charismatic father with three sons and a daughter. The K group Enterprise’s Company president finds himself facing another challenge in life as his children fought to become his empire’s successor with the most aggressive person being Yoon Na Young, the wife of his third son who will stop at nothing to push her husband and son to the top of his succession list.

Kim family

• Lee Hyo Choon as Kang Geum Hwa
• Kim Byung Gi as Kim Young Dae
• Lee Bo Hee as Cha Soon Ja
• Jo Sung Ha as Kim Young Joon
• Sung Hyun Ah as Nam Ae Ri
• Son Eun Seo as Kim Mi Jin
• Kim Seung Hyun (김승현) as Kim Young Shik
• Baek Jong Min as Kim Sung Jae

Yoon family

• Lee Ho Jae as Yoon Sang Hoon
• Kim Hee Jung as Yoon Jung Sook
• Jo Jin Woong as Kang Joon Goo

Other people

• Kim Yoo Jung as young Soo Bin
• Shin Dong Woo as young Min Jae
• Joo Han Ha (주한하) as young Young Min
• Kim Yoo Jung as young Na Young
• Lee Se Chang as Park Duk Sung
• Uhm Soo Jung as Yang In Sook
• Park Chan Hwan as Song Jin Ho
• Kim Sung Hoon as loan shark
• Jun Se Hong as Jin Sook

Recognitions

• 2010 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actress (Shin Eun Gyung)
• 2010 MBC Drama Awards: Child Actor Award (Kim Yoo Jung)