Wonderful Days (TV series)

Wonderful Days

Promotional poster for Wonderful Days
Also known as Very Good Times
Very Good Days
Wonderful Season
Good Times Indeed
Genre Romance
Drama
Comedy
Family
Written by Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by Kim Jin-won
Starring Lee Seo-jin
Kim Hee-sun
Ok Taecyeon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 50
Production
Executive producer(s) Moon Bo-hyun
Producer(s) Han Sang-woo
Location(s) Korea
Running time Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Samhwa Networks
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release 22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) – 10 August 2014 (2014-08-10)
Chronology
Preceded by Wang's Family
Followed by What's With This Family
External links
Website

Wonderful Days (Hangul: 참 좋은 시절; RR: Cham Joheun Sijeol) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Kim Hee-sun and Ok Taecyeon.[1] It aired on KBS2 from February 22 to August 10, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes.[2] Written by Lee Kyung-hee, the drama tells the story of a prosecutor who returns to his hometown after 15 years and tries to reconnect with his long-estranged family and friends.[3][4]

Plot

Kang Dong-seok overcame poverty and left his small town to become a successful prosecutor. A genius with an aloof kind of charisma, his arrogance and ill temper puts him at odds with many people, including his estranged family. After 15 years, Dong-seok is transferred back to his hometown and reconnects with his roots, re-learning the value of neighborly warmth in the countryside and the true meaning of love and family. His misfit siblings include Dong-hee, his younger brother who works for a money-lending business; his older brother Dong-tak, an events emcee who dreams of becoming an actor; and his twin sister Dong-ok, who is developmentally challenged and remained in a childlike state ever since an accident during their childhood.[5]

Quick-tempered and swift-fisted, Dong-hee was kicked out of high school for getting into a brawl in an attempt to protect his classmate Seo Jeong-ah, who came to him three months later to tell him that she's pregnant. Fifteen years later, Dong-hee finds himself living with Seo's twins, who are being raised as his siblings, while scraping together a living as a bodyguard in the same company as Dong-seok's first love, Cha Hae-won. Despite her hardships in life, such as her father's bankruptcy, Hae-won is an upbeat woman, and eventually the feelings between her and Dong-seok are rekindled.[6]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Kang family
Cha family
Extended cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Best Young Actress Hong Hwa-ri Nominated
3rd APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Lee Seo-jin Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hee-sun Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ok Taecyeon Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-soo Won
Best Supporting Actress Kim Ji-ho Nominated
Best Young Actor Choi Kwon-soo Won
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hee-sun Nominated
Youn Yuh-jung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Lee Seo-jin Nominated
Ok Taecyeon Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hee-sun Nominated
Kim Ji-ho Won
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-soo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Jin Kyung Nominated
Best New Actor Park Bo-gum Nominated
Best Young Actor Choi Kwon-soo Nominated
Best Young Actress Hong Hwa-ri Won
Joo Da-young Nominated

International broadcast

Country Network(s)/Station(s) Series premiere Title
 Thailand PPTV April 20, 2015 มหัศจรรย์แห่งรัก (Mahatsachan Haeng Rak; literally Miracle of Love[9])

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (10 February 2014). "Kim Hee-sun gets Wonderful". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. ↑ Kim, Jessica (24 February 2014). "Love from Star, Wonderful Days Top Overall Weekly TV Chart". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Lee Seo Jin, Kim Hee Sun, and Taecyeon Finish First Script Reading of Very Good Days". Soompi. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  4. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (31 January 2014). "Kim Hee Sun, Lee Seo Jin, Gong Yoo, 2PM's Taecyeon and More Wish Happy Lunar New Year". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, Joan (7 February 2014). "Very Good Times Will Soon Be Here". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. 1 2 Oh, Jean (18 February 2014). "Ok Taec-yeon to play troubled bodyguard". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  7. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (6 January 2014). "New drama for Kim Hee-sun". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  8. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (15 October 2013). "TV drama considers adding Taecyeon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  9. ↑ "ตัวอย่างซีรีย์ Wonderful Days มหัศจรรย์แห่งรัก (20/04/58 09:00น.)". youtube. 25 August 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย

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