Romance Town (Korean: 로맨스 타운; RR: Romaenseu Taun) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Sung Yu-ri,[1] Jung Gyu-woon, Kim Min-jun, and Min Hyo-rin.[2] It aired on KBS2 from May 11 to July 14, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[3]
| Romance Town | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Romance Comedy Drama |
| Written by | Seo Sook-hyang |
| Directed by | Hwang Eui-kyung Kim Jin-won |
| Starring | Sung Yu-ri Jung Gyu-woon Kim Min-jun Min Hyo-rin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Moon Bo-hyun |
| Producers | Im Kyu-yong Jeon Woo-sung |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | CJ E&M Annex Telecom |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | 11 May – 14 July 2011 |
| Korean title | |
| Hangul | 로맨스 타운 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Romaenseu Taun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Romaensŭ T'aun |
Plot
editNoh Soon-geum is a spunky young woman whose mother and grandmother worked as housemaids, and due to poverty, finds herself continuing the tradition. Her life reaches a turning point when she wins the lottery, with a pot money of ₩14 billion (US$13 million).[4]
Determined to keep her irresponsible father away from her money, Soon-geum stays on at her job and keeps her newfound wealth (stashed away in boxes and boxes of cash) a secret from the residents of her ritzy neighborhood, including her maid friends and her boss's irritable, disagreeable son Kang Gun-woo, with whom she shares a past. But as Soon-geum and Gun-woo later fall in love, her secret eventually gets revealed, and greed and betrayal mount in the neighborhood, from maids and masters alike.
Cast
edit- Sung Yu-ri as Noh Soon-geum
- Jung Gyu-woon as Kang Gun-woo[5]
- Kim Min-jun as Kim Young-hee
- Min Hyo-rin as Jung Da-kyum
- Park Ji-young as Oh Hyun-joo
- Lee Kyung-shil as Uhm Soo-jung
- Kim Jae-in as Yoon Shi-ah
- Joo Jin-mo as Noh Sang-hoon
- Lee Jae-yong as Kang Tae-won
- Yang Jung-a as Seo Yoon-joo[6]
- Jo Hwi-joon as Kang San
- Ban Hyo-jung as Yoo Choon-jak
- Kim Ye-won as Thu Zar Lin
- Jo Sung-ha as Hwang Yong
- Claudia Kim as Hwang Joo-won
- Lee Jung-gil as Jang Chi-gook
- Shin Shin-ae as Kim Soon-ok
- Kwon Ki-seon as Oh Boon-ja
- Kim Dong-beom as Choi, convenience store clerk
- Heo Tae-hee as Son Jin-pyo
- Im Ye-jin as Soon-geum's mother
- Kim Ji-young as Soon-geum's grandmother
- Go In-beom as Sang-hoon's friend
- Kim Yang-woo as burglar
- Choi Jae-hwan as burglar
References
edit- ^ "Sung Yoo Ri: 'I Have Won 10,000 won Lottery'". KBS Global. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Sung Yu-ri poses at a press event for her new TV drama Romance Town in Seoul on Tuesday". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Kim, Hee-ju (29 December 2011). "2011 10Awards: TV series and director of the year". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Hwang, Hyo-jin (12 May 2011). "REVIEW: KBS TV series Romance Town - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (27 April 2011). "Jung Gyu-woon becomes weighty for upcoming KBS drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ "Yang Jeong-ah Basks in Resurgent Popularity". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Romance Town on KBS World
- Romance Town at HanCinema