| The World That They Live In | |
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Promotional poster for Worlds Within |
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| Also known as | Worlds Within |
| Genre | Romantic comedy, Drama |
| Format | television series |
| Created by | Noh Hee-kyung |
| Written by | Noh Hee-kyung |
| Directed by | Pyo Min-soo, Kim Kyu-tae |
| Starring | Song Hye-kyo Hyun Bin |
| Composer(s) | Choi Wan-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ahn Jae-hyung |
| Producer(s) | Hwang Eui-kyung |
| Editor(s) | Kim Young-joo |
| Cinematography | Kim Jae-hwan, Kang Jang-soo |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | YEG Film Book |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KBS 2TV |
| Original run | 27 October 2008 – 16 December 2008 |
| External links | |
| KBS Worlds Within homepage | |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 그들이 사는 세상 |
| Hanja | 그들이 사는 世上 |
| Revised Romanization | Geudeuli Saneun Sesang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭdŭli Sanŭn Sesang |
The World That They Live In (also known as Worlds Within), is a 2008 Korean drama starring Song Hye-kyo and Hyun Bin; and directed by Pyo Min-soo. It was first broadcast on KBS2 from 27 October 2008 to 16 December 2008. This marked the return to the small screen in fours years for Song and two years for Hyun Bin, since The Snow Queen. Song has previously worked with Pyo, writer Noh Hee-kyung on Full House.[1]
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This drama is about the process of a television drama production. Jung Ji-oh (Hyun Bin) is a charismatic drama PD, while Joo Joon-young (Song Hye-kyo) is a PD who is direct and confident. They had a past relationship in their college days, which lead to complicated break ups due to their separate affairs with other people. After finally breaking up with their previous affairs, they decided to get back together and start a relationship. Joon-young is a daughter from a rich family; she has problems regarding her mom (who lives a luxurious lifestyle, gambling and affairs with other men), which made her become too cold and reserve when it comes to expressing her feelings. These problems lead to her filming of cold and unexpressive dramas. Ji-oh on the other hand, is a son from a poor family of farmers and has a hard time dealing with his dad's temper and loves his mom dearly. When the two get back together, they both learn from each other and eventually Joon Young became more expressive, warm and understanding (as opposed to her short-tempered and inconsiderate behavior before). However, Joon Young's mother didn't much approve of Ji-oh, since he is only a lowly person in her eyes. Ji-oh's pride was deeply wounded by the impression Joon Young's mom gave to him, so he decided to break up with Joon Young. Joon Young was deeply hurt and doesn't realize the reason of their break-up, and Ji-oh is very mean as he pushes her away. Deep inside he still loves her, but he was bothered by their differences in wealth, values and characteristics. Many problems arise between the couple which test their love for each other. Ji-oh suffers an eye disease which leads to an operation and him not being able to film everyday. But at the end, both Ji-Oh and Joon-Young get back together as a couple and also directed a show together.
Competition in the station arises, when Song Gyu Ho (Uhm Ki Joon), an ill-mannered sadistic director, takes over some dramas and leaves workers overworked. However, his attitude isn't a problem at the station since he always makes high ratings in his dramas. He casts a stalker-ish new actress, Jang Hae-jin (Seo Hyo Rim), who eventually fell in love with him. The two fall for each other, yet they had to be separated because Gyu Ho's father is running as a President in the future elections. So as to protect his name, the two was forced to break-up. Hyo rim then became a good actress and soon had many dating issues with her co-stars, while Gyu ho was just watching from afar, sad and wounded. In the end, the two got back together and decided to tie the knot.
The drama basically shows the real life when it comes into making a drama, the actors' experiences and situations, as well as the directors and staffs hardships in order to create their dramas, with a twist of budding romance from each of the cast.
Extended Cast
| Original Broadcast Date | Episode # | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-21 | Special | 4.8 |
| 2008-10-27 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 2008-10-28 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 2008-11-03 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2008-11-04 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 2008-11-10 | 5 | 6.2 |
| 2008-11-11 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 2008-11-17 | 7 | 5.1 |
| 2008-11-18 | 8 | 5.6 |
| 2008-11-24 | 9 | 4.8 |
| 2008-11-25 | 10 | - |
| 2008-12-01 | 11 | 6.5 |
| 2008-12-02 | 12 | 6.1 |
| 2008-12-08 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 2008-12-09 | 14 | 6.4 |
| 2008-12-15 | 15 | 6.9 |
| 2008-12-16 | 16 | 7.7 |
| Average | - | |