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Drama Festival

Drama Festival is a series of 10 one-act dramas. It will feature dramas by up and coming directors and writers as well as unconventional and experimental works. This marks the return of MBC one-act series after six years since Best Theater in 2007.

Details

Title: 드라마 페스티벌 / Drama Festival
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: MBC

Episode 1

The Marvelous Sunshine Funeral Home For The Elderly

Title: 햇빛 노인정의 기막힌 장례식 / Haetbit Noinjeong-ui Gimakhan Jangryeshik (The Marvelous Sunshine Funeral Home For The Elderly)
Genre: Comedy
Broadcast date: 2013-Oct-02
Air time: Wednesday 22:00

Synopsis

Comedy and touching story of elderly in Sunshine Apartment Home for Elderly. A fake funeral held to help a friend pay for cancer surgery.

Cast

Baek Il Sub as Kim Goo Bong
Lee Ho Jae as Choi Ong Shik
Ahn Hae Sook as Mrs. Park
Park Hyuk Kwon as Hae Shik
Ahn Byung Kyung (안병경) as Moon Noh In
Oh Na Ra

Production Credits

Director: Lee Sung Joon (이성준)
Screenwriter: Noh Hae Yoon (노해윤)

Episode 2

Unrest

Title: 불온 / Boolon (Unrest)
Also known as: Rebellious
Genre: Period, mystery, political, action
Broadcast date: 2013-Oct-03
Air time: Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

A story set in Joseon Dynasty about men who suffer due to an unfair system and corrupt government. It relates to murder cases happen during era of King Sung Jong.

Cast

Kang Ha Neul as Joon Kyung
Yang Jin Woo as Joon Oh (Joon Kyung's older brother)
Son Byung Ho as Yoo Kwang Hun
Jin Tae Hyun as Lord Chang Won
Seo Hyun Jin as Joon Kyung's mother
Park Min Ha as little sister of the dead young handmaid

Production Credits

Director: Jung Dae Yoon (정대윤)
Screenwriter: Jung Hae Ri (정해리), Moon Soo Jung (문수정)

Previous	MBC	Next
Two Weeks	Wednesday & Thursday 22:00	Medical Top Team

Episode 3

Boy Meets Girl

Title: 소년 소녀를 다시 만나다 / Sonyeon Sonyeoreul Dasi Mannada (Boy Meets Girl)
Genre: Romance, family
Broadcast date: 2013-Oct-17
Air time: Thursday 23:20

Synopsis

First love blooms again after 15 years.

Cast

Kim Tae Hoon as Hyung Goo
Choi Jung Yoon as Shin Na
Noh Tae Yub as Joseph
Lee Yul Eum (이열음) as Ha Kyung
Kim Han (김한) as Byung Oh

Production Credits

Director: Jung Ji In (정지인)
Screenwriter: Lee Ji Young (이지영)

Episode 4

Sleeping Witch

Title: 잠자는 숲속의 마녀 / Jamjaneun Soopsokui Manyeo (Sleeping Witch)
Genre: Mystery, romance
Broadcast date: 2013-Oct-24
Air time: Thursday 23:15

Synopsis

After high school science lab explosion 16 years ago, Ah Mi wake up in the hospital room. Her remains are the memories of 16 years ago, the world is already 2013.

Cast

Park Seo Joon as Kim Him Chan
Hwang Woo Seul Hye as Choi Ah Mi

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jae Jin (이재진)
Screenwriter: Oh Hye Ran (오혜란)

Episode 5

Swine Escape

Title: 상놈탈출기 / Sangnomtalchoolgi (Swine Escape)
Also known as: Escaping Slavery
Genre: Period, political, action
Broadcast date: 2013-Oct-31
Air time: Thursday 23:15

Synopsis

One day, a son to the prime minister during Joseon era finds himself the victim of a conspiracy plot and is thrown into slavery, and from there he embarks on a mission to prove his real identity and free himself.--Dramabeans

Cast

Park Ki Woong as Lee Ho Yeon
Suh Dong Won as Jum Baek Yi
Kim Yong Gun as prime minister
Lee El as Wol Hyang
Kim Hyung Bum as human trafficker
Jo Hyun Do (조현도) as Chil Bok Yi

Production Credits

Director: Oh Hyun Jong (오현종)
Screenwriter: Ryu Moon Sang (류문상)

Episode 6

Surviving in Africa

Title: 아프리카에서 살아남는 법 / Ahpeurikaeseo Salahnamneun Beob (Surviving in Africa)
Genre: Family, melodrama, human
Broadcast date: 2013-Nov-07
Air time: Thursday 23:15

Synopsis

A daughter and her mom encountering after 10 years of separation. The daughter is pestered by the group of other students in the class whereas her mother has been the leader of the school bully during her school days. Through their encounter, the drama tries to tell what is the most precious value of life : confidence in oneself.--MBC Global Media

Cast

Yoo Sun as Kang Min Joo
Chae Bin as Seo Do Yoon
Yoon So Hee as Yoon Na Ra
Jung Yun Joo as Kim Joo Kyung
Yoon Ji Won (윤지원) as Park Eun Sung

Production Credits

Director: Kim Ho Young (김호영)
Screenwriter: Kim Hyun Kyung (김현경)

Episode 7

Principal Investigator - Save Wang Jo Hyun!

Title: 수사부반장-왕조현을 지켜라! / Soosaboobanjang - Wangjohyuneul Jikyeora (Principal Investigator - Save Wang Jo Hyun!)
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast date: 2013-Nov-14
Air time: Thursday 23:15

Synopsis

A drama about a high school student who's in love with Wang Yoo Mi, who has similar looks to Wang Jo Hyun, a beautiful Chinese actress of the 1980s.--Kdramastars

Cast

Choi Woo Shik as Boo Joong Shik
Han Bo Reum as Wang Yoo Mi / Wang Ji Hyun
Kim Hee Jung as Joong Shik's mother
Jung Man Shik as Chief Kim
Jun Noh Min as Joong Shik's father
Kang Tae Oh (강태오) as Nam Nam Chul
Hwang Geum Byul as english sister

Production Credits

Director: Kwon Sung Chang (권성창)
Screenwriter: Lee Hyun Joo (이현주)

Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Subtitles	TNmS (%)		AGB Nielsen (%)
Date	Episode	Subtitles	Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
2013-10-02	01	The Marvelous Sunshine Funeral Home For The Elderly	6.4	7.9	6.1	7.1
2013-10-03	02	Rebellious / Unrest	4.4	(<7.3)	4.5	5.5
2013-10-17	03	Boy Meets Girl	2.5	(<7.3)	2.5	(<7.7)
2013-10-24	04	Sleeping Witch	3.9	(<8.4)	3.1	(<8.2)
2013-10-31	05	Swine Escape / Escaping Slavery	3.6	(<9.1)	4.3	(<7.9)
2013-11-07	06	Surviving in Africa	2.5	(<8.1)	2.7	(<7.7)
2013-11-14	07	Principal Investigator - Save Wang Jo Hyun!	2.7	(<8.6)	3.2	(<8.4)
Average			-	-	-	-

Sources: TNmS Media Korea, AGB Nielsen Korea

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 *[[Choi Woo Shik]] as Boo Joong Shik
 *[[Han Bo Reum]] as Wang Yoo Mi / Wang Ji Hyun
-*[[Kim Hee Jung]] as Joong Shik's mother
+*[[Kim Hee Jung (1970)|Kim Hee Jung]] as Joong Shik's mother
 *[[Jung Man Shik]] as Chief Kim
 *[[Jun Noh Min]] as Joong Shik's father