Beautiful Days
| Beautiful Days | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre |
Romance Drama |
| Written by | Yoon Sung-hee |
| Directed by | Lee Jang-soo |
| Starring |
Lee Byung-hun Choi Ji-woo Ryu Shi-won Lee Jung-hyun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Seoul |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 14 March 2001 – 31 May 2001 |
| External links | |
| official SBS website | |
| Beautiful Days | |
| Hangul | 아름다운 날들 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Areumdaun Naldeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Arŭmdaun Naldŭl |
Beautiful Days (Hangul: 아름다운 날들; RR: Areumdaun Naldeul) is a 2001 South Korean television drama series starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-woo, Ryu Shi-won and Lee Jung-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 14 to May 31, 2001 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
Plot
Similar to its drama contemporaries, Beautiful Days involves conflicts in family relationships, as well as a love triangle.
Lee Min-chul (Lee Byung-hun) returns from studying in the US, to take an active role in his father's prospering music business, Victory Records. It turns out that his father (Lee Jung-gil) was involved in unethical practices in the past, as well as the murder of the father of Min-chul's stepbrother, Sun-jae (Ryu Shi-won).
Into the scene comes two girls from the orphanage, Yeon-soo (Choi Ji-woo) and Se-na (Lee Jung-hyun), who share a sisterly bond. Se-na gets inspired to become a pop star after a visit by the Victory Records boss on a charity event.
Years pass, and both girls arrive in Seoul to start their adult lives. However, they get separated. Yeon-soo finds a job working at Victory Records in hopes of one day meeting Se-na again and becomes involved in the lives of the stepbrothers, Min-chul and Sun-jae. Yeon-soo and Min-chul make a deal that they will help each other's siblings. Yeon-soo moves into Min-chul's family home as a tutor for his younger sister Min-ji (Shin Min-a), and Min-chul will help Se-na achieve her dream of becoming a singer. A complex drama unfolds,Min-chul and Sun-jae both fall for Yeon-soo. Yeon-soo chooses Min-chul, but their love is threatened by a terminal illness.
Cast
Main characters
- Lee Byung-hun as Lee Min-chul
- Choi Ji-woo as Kim Yeon-soo
- Ryu Shi-won as Lee Sun-jae - Min-chul's stepbrother
- Lee Jung-hyun as Kim Se-na - Yeon-soo's sister
Supporting characters
- Shin Min-a as Lee Min-ji - Min-chul's sister
- Lee Yoo-jin as Kang Na-rae - Yeon-soo's roommate and co-worker
- Lee Jung-gil as Lee Sung-chun - Min-chul's father
- Lee Kyung-jin as Jung Myung-ja - Sun-jae's mother
- Ha Jae-young as Lee Young-jun - Sun-jae's father
- Lee Sang-woo as Oh Jung-hun - composer and Sun-jae's high school upperclassman
- Kim Dong-hyun as Min Kyu-suk - bodyguard/chauffeur
- Lee Hwi-hyang as Yang Mi-mi / Kyung-hee - singer
- Lee Ae-jung as Shin Jae-eun
- Baek Sung-hyun
- Kim Chung
- Kil Yong-woo
- Yoon Gi-won
- Oh Seung-eun
- Kim Min-sang
Production
Filming locations
Many of the scenes were filmed on location in Seoul:[1]
- The streets and area around Sinchon-dong and Ewha Womans University.
- Synnara Record (formerly Tower Records) in Changcheon-dong, near Sinchon Station, was used as "Victory Records."
- Café Pascucci in Apgujeong-dong was used as the office of "Muse Records" and venue where characters meet and talk.
Ending
The original script had intended that the character of Yeon-soo would die, but in response to a flood of protest letters from anguished viewers, the drama lets her live. Sena went on to succeed as a singer.[citation needed]
Soundtrack
- 그때까지 안녕 (제로(ZERO)
- 약속 (제로(ZERO)
- HEAVEN (이정현)
- 약속 (류시원)
- 그대뒤에서 (제로(ZERO)
- FOR YOU (제로(ZERO)
- 그때까지 안녕 (류시원)
- 언제나 오늘 처럼 (VARIOUS)
- 꿈 (이정현)
- MISSING YOU (류시원)
- PLEASE
- 상처 (류시원)
- 너만을 위해
- 부탁 (ZERO(제로)
- HEAVEN MV (이정현) [2]
International broadcast
The series aired in Japan on NHK in October 2004; it was popular and well received by Japanese viewers.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Beautiful Days". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "Beautiful Days OST". YesAsia. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ "Hallyu stars Lee and Choi greet Japanese fans". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑ "Ryoo Shi-won invites 800 fans to press conference in Japan". KBS Global. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
External links
- Beautiful Days official SBS website (Korean)
- Beautiful Days at the Internet Movie Database