Women of the Sun
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Details
- Title: 태양의 여자 / Taeyangui Yeoja
- Also known as: Sisters In Love / Women in the Sun
- Genre: Romance, melodrama
- Episodes: 20
- Broadcast network: KBS2
- Broadcast period: 2008-May-28 to 2008-Jul-31
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
- Original Soundtrack: Women of the Sun OST
Synopsis
Shin Do Young is an announcer who instigates the jealously of all women around her because of her superior looks, great abilities, and great background. But Do Young has a deep, dark secret. She was actually abandoned at an orphanage when she was young but luckily she was adopted by a nice couple. The couple were unable to have their own children but were surprised when their biological daughter was born. Do Young, afraid that her parents would no longer love her anymore abandoned her 5 year old little sister, Ji Young, at a train station. Years have passed and Do Young meets a joyful girl, Sa Wol, who becomes her personal shopper. What happens when Do Young's terrible misdeed is revealed and that Sa Wol is actually the sister she abandoned at the train station all those years ago?
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Cast
- Kim Ji Soo as Shin Do Young / Kim Han Sook
- Shim Eun Kyung as young Shin Do Young (13 years old)
- Kim Min Ha as young Do Young (theatre scene)
- Lee Ra Hye (이라혜) as child Do Young
- Lee Ha Na as Yoon Sa Wol / Shin Ji Young
- Lee Min Hee as young Ji Young
- Han Jae Suk as Kim Joon Sae
- Jung Gyu Woon as Cha Dong Woo
- Maeng Se Chang as young Cha Dong Woo
Extended cast
- Jung Ae Ri as Choi Jung Hee (Do Young's adopted mother)
- Kang In Duk as Shin Soo Ho (Do Young's adopted father)
- Kang Ji Sub as Hong Eun Sub
- Lee Yoo Jung as Jo Hyun Joo (Eun Sub's girlfriend)
TV station people
- Jang Young Nam as Kim Eun Bi (TV show writer)
- Ahn Jung Hoon as Go Hun (production director)
- Yoo Jung Suk as Song Chan Young (assistant director)
- Ji Il Joo as Sang Gu (gopher)
- Kim Hye Eun as Jang Si Eun (TV newscaster)
Other people
- Ha Jae Sook as Park Yong Ja (Sa Weol's friend)
- Kim Hyo Jin as Sister Yoon Isabelle (runs orphanage)
- Yoon Joo Sang as President Jang Tae Mun
- Kim Mi Kyung as Park Young Sook (Do Young's biological mother)
- Lee Chul Min as thief
- Yoon Hyun Sook
- Jang Chae Woo (장채우)
- Jung Min Ah
- Ahn Suh Jung (안서정)
- Lee Suk Goo (이석구)
- Jung Hyung Min
- Hyun Sook Hee
- Song Seung Yong
- Gi Yun Ho
- Lee Suk Goo
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-28 | 1 | 6.8 | (<8.0) |
| 2008-05-29 | 2 | 8.5 (18th) | 8.2 (19th) |
| 2008-06-04 | 3 | 8.1 | (<8.3) |
| 2008-06-05 | 4 | 10.2 (10th) | 10.1 (11th) |
| 2008-06-11 | 5 | 9.3 (10th) | 9.3 (11th) |
| 2008-06-12 | 6 | 9.6 (13th) | 9.8 (11th) |
| 2008-06-18 | 7 | 10.3 (11th) | 10.0 (10th) |
| 2008-06-19 | 8 | 10.1 (10th) | 10.4 (9th) |
| 2008-06-25 | 9 | 12.0 (6th) | 12.2 (7th) |
| 2008-06-26 | 10 | 11.3 (9th) | 11.4 (9th) |
| 2008-07-02 | 11 | 12.4 (7th) | 11.9 (7th) |
| 2008-07-03 | 12 | 15.0 (7th) | 15.2 (6th) |
| 2008-07-09 | 13 | 15.1 (5th) | 15.4 (5th) |
| 2008-07-10 | 14 | 17.4 (3rd) | 17.5 (3rd) |
| 2008-07-16 | 15 | 16.8 (3rd) | 16.4 (3rd) |
| 2008-07-17 | 16 | 17.2 (4th) | 17.3 (4th) |
| 2008-07-23 | 17 | 20.1 (3rd) | 20.6 (3rd) |
| 2008-07-24 | 18 | 20.3 (3rd) | 20.9 (3rd) |
| 2008-07-30 | 19 | 25.5 (1st) | 25.7 (1st) |
| 2008-07-31 | 20 | 27.3 (1st) | 27.6 (1st) |
| Average | 14.2% | - | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Recognitions
- 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actress (Kim Ji Soo)
- 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Mini Series - Actress (Lee Ha Na)
- 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Jung Gyu Woon)
- 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actress Award (Shim Eun Kyung)
Production Credits
- Chief Producer: Jung Sung Hyo
- Producers: Moon Joon Ha, Ko Jae Hyun
- Director: Bae Kyung Soo
- Screenwriter: Kim In Young
Notes
- It is Kim Ji Soo's return to the small screen after 3 years.
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