Thorn Flower

Thorn Flower
Promotional poster for Thorn Flower
Also known as	Spine Flower Thorny Flower
Genre	Melodrama Revenge Family
Written by	Lee Hong-ku
Directed by	Kim Do-hyung
Starring	Jang Shin-young Kang Kyung-joon Seo Do-young Sa Hee Jung Ji-yoon Lee Won-suk
Composer(s)	Kim Hyun-bo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	120
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jo Joon-hyung
Location(s)	Korea
Cinematography	Ahn Jae-hyun Lee Gang-min
Editor(s)	Park Seon-young
Running time	Mondays to Fridays at 20:15 (KST)
Production company(s)	Dramahouse
Release
Original network	jTBC
Original release	4 February (2013-02-04) – 1 August 2013 (2013-08-01)
Chronology
Followed by	Can't Take It Anymore
External links
Website	drama.jtbc.co.kr/gasi2013/

Thorn Flower (Hangul: 가시꽃; RR: Gasiggot; lit. "Spineflower") is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Jang Shin-young, Kang Kyung-joon, Seo Do-young, Sa Hee, Jung Ji-yoon, and Lee Won-suk.^[1] It was the very first daily drama broadcast by cable channel jTBC, and it aired from February 4, 2013 to August 1, 2013 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:15 for 120 episodes.

Plot

Jeon Se-mi was once a pure and innocent girl. But that all changes when she is betrayed by her lover, loses her family, and raped. Her traumatic past pushes her on a path of vengeance against the people who wronged her and made her life into shambles.^[2]

Cast

Main characters

• Jang Shin-young as Jeon Se-mi/Jennifer Dyer Mason/Choi Seo-yeon
• Kang Kyung-joon as Kang Hyuk-min
• Seo Do-young as Park Nam-joon
• Sa Hee as Kang Ji-min^[3]
• Jung Ji-yoon as Chun Soo-ji
• Lee Won-suk as Baek Seo-won

Supporting characters

• Kim Byung-choon as Kang Joo-chul

Hyuk-min's father

• Cha Hwa-yeon as Min Hwa-young

Hyuk-min's mother

• Kim Kwon as Kang Sung-min

Hyuk-min's younger brother

• Choi Woo-suk as Yoo Je-joon

Se-mi's ex, Ji-min's husband

• Kang Shin-il as Mr. Jeon (cameo)

Se-mi's father

• Kim Chung as Mrs. Hong (cameo)

Se-mi's mother

• Kim Ji-young as Nam-joon's grandmother
• Lee Deok-hee as Lee Jin-sook

Nam-joon's mother

• Yoo Ah-mi as Park Sun-young

Nam-joon's aunt

• Kim Kyung-sook as Mrs. Hyun

Soo-ji's mother

• Ahn Suk-hwan as Baek Doo-jin

Seo-won's father

• Park Jin-joo as Park Nam-hee

Nam-joon's young sister

• Kim Kwon as Kang Sung-min

Hyun-min's young brother

• Kang Ye-seo as Yoo Ye-ji

Ji-min's daughter

• Lee Chul-min as Kim Baek-choon
• Kim Young-bae as Detective Seo

References

External links

• Thorn Flower official jTBC website (in Korean)
• Thorn Flower at HanCinema