Golden Apple (TV series)

*Golden Apple*
Golden Apple
Genre	Romance, Drama
Written by	Kwon Ki-young
Directed by	Shin Chang-seok ; Park Kyung-ri ; Lee Geon-joon
Starring	Park Sol-mi; Kim Ji-hoon; Ji Hyun-woo; Go Eun-ah; Jung Chan
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Park Soo-dong
Production location	Korea
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	JS Pictures
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	16 November 2005 –; 23 February 2006

Golden Apple (Korean: 황금사과; RR: Hwang-geum Sagwa) is a South Korean television series starring Park Sol-mi, Kim Ji-hoon, Ji Hyun-woo, Go Eun-ah and Jung Chan. It aired on KBS2 from November 16, 2005 to February 23, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 30 episodes. The story is about four siblings living in a village in the 1960s, and a woman fighting to clear her dead father's name after he is wrongly accused of her stepmother's murder.^[1]

Golden Apple received average viewership ratings of 17.43%, making it the 13th highest-rated Korean drama in 2006.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Kim Chun-dong (Choi Il-hwa) is a widowed farmer with one daughter, Kyung-sook (Lee Young-ah), and two sons, Kyung-gu (Kim Myung-jae) and Kyung-min (Park Ji-bin). Kyung-sook is committed to maintaining the household after the passing of their mother, and the villagers praise her sweet, cheerful nature and hardworking attitude. Everyday chores leave her little time for fun, but she does shed her tough exterior for Park Jong-gyu, the farm owner's son. A student at Seoul National University, Jong-gyu visits on occasion to the delight of Kyung-sook.

Her father Chun-dong marries again, and the woman (Bang Eun-hee) has a six-year-daughter, Keum-shil (Yoo Yeon-mi). The new siblings live a humble but happy life in the countryside. But the marriage is not a happy one, and Keum-shil's mother continues her affair with Park Byung-sam (Lee Deok-hwa) a rich landlord in the village who is running for a seat in the Parliament. After the election, her body is discovered floating in the river, and Chun-dong is wrongly accused of being the killer. He confesses after being tortured by the police, and later dies in custody before the trial. Park Byung-sam, who is in fact Keum-shil's real father, orders his brother-in-law Jung (Lee Ki-young) to adopt Keum-shil, then gives him a job at the Intelligence Office in Seoul.

Years later, Kyung-sook (Park Sol-mi) has also moved to Seoul and is working hard to raise her brothers (Kim Ji-hoon, Ji Hyun-woo). She vows that she will clear her father's name and find the real killer. Park Byung-sam remains her number one suspect, even though she is in love with his son, Jong-gyu (Jung Chan).

Cast

Kim family

Park Sol-mi as Kyung-sook^[4]
- Lee Young-ah as young Kyung-sook
Kim Ji-hoon as Kyung-gu^[5]
- Kim Myung-jae as young Kyung-gu
Ji Hyun-woo as Kyung-min
- Park Ji-bin as young Kyung-min
Go Eun-ah as Keum-shil
- Yoo Yeon-mi as young Keum-shil
Choi Il-hwa as Kim Chun-dong
Bang Eun-hee as stepmother, Keum-shil's mother
Lee Joo-shil as Kyung-sook's paternal grandmother

Park family

Jung Chan as Park Jong-gyu
Lee Deok-hwa as Park Byung-sam
Lee Mi-ji as Ms. Jung, Byung-sam's wife

Jung family

Lee In-hye as Jung Hong-yeon
- Park Da-young as young Hong-yeon
Lee Ki-young as Chief Jung
Lee Jong-nam as Ms. Im, Jung's wife

Jo family

Jo Mi-ryung as Jo Mi-ja
Kim Soo-yong as Jo Bong-joo
Hwang Beom-shik as Jo Hong-man
Kim Dong-joo as Ja-shil, Hong-man's wife

Hwang family

Moon Won-joo as Hwang Soon-shik
- Yoon Seok-hyun as young Soon-shik
Jung Seung-ho as Hwang Chang-han
Baek Seung-hyeon as Hwang Sang-taek

Extended cast

Yoon Hye-kyung as Choi Seong-hee
Noh Hyun-hee as Oh Mi-ja
Kim Hae-in as Joo Jung-eun
Im Yae-won as Han Hee-young
Kim Byung-ki as CEO Han
Won Jong-rye as Hee-young's mother
Jung Heung-chae as Mr. Lee, Byung-sam's campaign manager
Lee Woo-seok as Mr. Hong, Byung-sam's chauffeur
Go In-beom as Detective Shin
Kim Soo-hong as Bong-gu
Kim Ha-kyun as co-president Kim
Ham Sung-min as Child
Lee Won-hee as Doctor Kang
Yeo Woon-kay

Awards

2005 KBS Drama Awards

Best Young Actress - Yoo Yeon-mi
Best Young Actor - Park Ji-bin

2006 Baeksang Arts Awards

Best New Actress (TV) - Lee Young-ah

References

^ "Final episode of My Rosy Life records viewership of 41.5%". KBS Global. 11 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ "Korean Weekly News - February 13". Twitch Film. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ "K-Drama Hub (News/Ratings/Info)". Twitch Film. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on January 28, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ "Actress Park Sol-mi Returns to TV Screen". KBS World. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ Park, Kun-ouc (October 4, 2010). "Actor Kim Ji-hoon enters military today". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

Golden Apple official KBS website (in Korean)

[1] "Final episode of My Rosy Life records viewership of 41.5%". KBS Global. 11 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[2] "Korean Weekly News - February 13". Twitch Film. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[3] "K-Drama Hub (News/Ratings/Info)". Twitch Film. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on January 28, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[4] "Actress Park Sol-mi Returns to TV Screen". KBS World. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[5] Park, Kun-ouc (October 4, 2010). "Actor Kim Ji-hoon enters military today". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

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