Beautiful Days (TV series)

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 Si-won
Lee Jung-hyun
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Location(s) Seoul
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Audio format Stereo
Original release 14 March 2001 (2001-03-14) – 31 May 2001 (2001-05-31)
External links
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 Si-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 Si-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

Supporting characters

Production

Filming locations

Many of the scenes were filmed on location in Seoul:[1]

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.

Soundtrack

  1. 그때까지 안녕 - Zero
  2. 약속 - Zero
  3. Heaven - Lee Jung-hyun
  4. 약속 - Ryu Si-won
  5. 그대뒤에서 - Zero
  6. For You - Zero
  7. 그때까지 안녕 - Ryu Si-won
  8. 언제나 오늘 처럼 - Various Artists
  9. 꿈 - Lee Jung-hyun
  10. Missing You - Ryu Si-won
  11. Please
  12. 상처 - Ryu Si-won
  13. 너만을 위해
  14. 부탁 - Zero
  15. Heaven (Music Video) - Lee Jung-hyun[2]

International broadcast

The series aired in Japan on NHK in October 2004; it was popular and well received by Japanese viewers.[3][4]

In Thailand first aired on Channel 3 every Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m., starting from January 6 to March 30, 2007.[5]

Remake

An Indonesian remake was titled Cincin.

References

  1. ↑ "Beautiful Days". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Beautiful Days OST". YesAsia. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Hallyu stars Lee and Choi greet Japanese fans". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Ryoo Shi-won invites 800 fans to press conference in Japan". KBS Global. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. ↑ "วอลเปเปอร์ เพียงแค่ใจเรารักกัน". Channel 3 (in Thai). 18 October 2015.

External links

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