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 (2001-03-14) – 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. The drama is the second entry in director Lee Jang-soo's Heaven Trilogy which included Stairways to Heaven in 2003 and Tree of Heaven in 2006. 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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