en Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum

*Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum*
Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum
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Also known as	Park Jung-geum, Heavenly Beauty; Beauty Unmatched, Park Jung-geum; The Unique Park Jung-geum; Woman of Matchless Beauty;
Written by	Ha Chung-ok
Directed by	Lee Hyung-seon
Starring	Bae Jong-ok; Son Chang-min; Kim Min-jong; Han Go-eun;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer	Lee Eun-kyu
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	MBC Production; EM Media
Original release
Network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release	February 2 –; August 3, 2008

Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum (Korean: 천하일색 박정금; RR: Cheonhailsaek Park Jeong-geum; also known as Park Jung-geum, Heavenly Beauty) is a 2008 South Korean television drama starring Bae Jong-ok, Son Chang-min, Kim Min-jong and Han Go-eun. The series aired on MBC from February 2 to August 3, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 52 episodes.

Plot

Park Jung-geum is far from what is conventionally considered "beautiful." She is a tough, uncompromising detective who investigates and arrests violent criminals. At the same time, she is a 38-year-old divorcee and single mother who is raising her son.^[1]^[2] Jung-geum becomes caught between two men—Yong-joon, an unmarried doctor who was her friend from elementary school, and Gyung-soo, a lawyer who is the fiancé of Jung-geum's glamorous stepsister Yoo-ra.

Cast

Main characters

Bae Jong-ok as Park Jung-geum
Son Chang-min as Jung Yong-joon
Kim Min-jong as Han Gyung-soo
Han Go-eun as Sagong Yoo-ra

Supporting characters

Lee Hye-sook as Sa Soon-ja (Yoo-ra's mother)
Park Geun-hyung as Park Bong-pil
Han Soo-yeon as Park Jung-sook
Song Ok-sook as Cha Kwang-soon
Park Jun-gyu as Jung Yong-doo
Na Moon-hee as Yoon Myung-ja (Jung-geum's mother)
Lee Seung-hyung as Hwang Byung-pal
Baek Jong-min as Oh Ji-hoon (Jung-geum's eldest son)
Kim Hak-joon as Oh Se-hoon (Jung-geum's second son)
Jo Kyung-hoon as Detective Jang
Kim Myung-kook as Squad Leader Choi
Kang Suk-jung as Detective Kim
So Do-bi as Detective Jo
Kim Mi-ra as Sergeant Kim
Bae Soo-bin as Detective
Kim Yoo-hyun as Min-ji
Im Yoon-ah as Mi-ae (guest appearance - ep 19, 20, 23)
Ahn Jae-hong
Kim Young-min
Seo Hyun
Seung Kyu

Awards

2008 MBC Drama Awards

Top Excellence Award, Actress: Bae Jong-ok
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Serial Drama: Park Geun-hyung

References

^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 29, 2008). "3 New Weekend Dramas to Air". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
^ Ki, Sun-min (March 11, 2008). "Ajumma now depicted as smart, strong, cool". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

External links

Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum official MBC website (in Korean)
Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum at IMDb
Park Jung-geum, Heavenly Beauty at MBC Global Media
Park Jung-geum, Heavenly Beauty at HanCinema

[1] Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 29, 2008). "3 New Weekend Dramas to Air". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

[2] Ki, Sun-min (March 11, 2008). "Ajumma now depicted as smart, strong, cool". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

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