White Lie[1] (Korean: 하얀 거짓말; RR: Hayan Geojitmal) is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yu-seok, Kim Tae-hyun and Im Ji-eun. The morning daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 7:50 a.m. from November 10, 2008, to July 17, 2009, for 179 episodes.
| White Lie | |
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| Also known as | White Lies |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Jo Eun-jung |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 179 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Dae-young |
| Producer | Jeongho Kim |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC MBC Dramanet MBC ON |
| Release | November 10, 2008 – July 17, 2009 |
White Lie recorded ratings of over 20% — unusually popular for a morning show.[2] It was also shortlisted for Best Telenovela at the International Emmys.[3]
Plot
editSeo Eun-young (Shin Eun-kyung) is happily engaged to marry Kang Jung-woo (Kim Yu-seok) until he suddenly dumps her to marry a rich woman, Hong Na-kyung (Im Ji-eun). Eun-young, alone and pregnant, is left behind as her ex-fiancé and his new bride go abroad. Managing to get a job as a nurse at a hospital, she supports herself while five years go by.
Meanwhile, one of her patients, Kang Hyung-woo (Kim Tae-hyun) falls in love with her and wholeheartedly pursues her. With Hyung-woo's wealthy mother Madam Shin, a department store owner, in support of the match, Eun-young has no reason to refuse him beyond her memories of Jung-woo. But then Jung-woo suddenly returns, and Eun-young discovers that Hyung-woo is his half-brother. Hyung-woo is autistic, and with Eun-young, he is able to express himself and open his mind to the world. And though Eun-young initially marries him for money and revenge, with time she starts to genuinely love Hyung-woo.
Cast
edit- Seo family
- Shin Eun-kyung as Seo Eun-young
- Yoon Hye-kyung as Seo Bo-young (sister)
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Seo Heo-gu (father)
- Kim Hye-ok as Na Jin-sun (mother)
- Kang family
- Kim Yu-seok as Kang Jung-woo
- Im Ji-eun as Hong Na-kyung (Jung-woo's wife)
- Kim Young-ran as Joo Ae-sook (Jung-woo's birth mother)
- Madam Shin's family
- Kim Tae-hyun as Kang Hyung-woo (Jung-woo's half brother)
- Jung Yoon-jo as Kang Shin-woo (Jung-woo's half sister)
- Kim Hae-sook as Shin Jung-wook, or Madam Shin (Hyung-woo and Shin-woo's mother)
- Extended cast
- Kim Jin as Joo Hong-jin
- Jung Hee-tae as Ahn Bi-seo
- Lee Eun-soo as Hwang Bi-an
- Kang Suk-jung as Cha Min-jae (photographer)
- Ha Ji-young as Ms. Han
- Song Ji-eun as Song Yeon-hee (Madam Shin's new housekeeper)
- Seol Ji-yoon as Lawyer Kang
- Min Joon-hyun as doctor
- Seo Dong-hyun as Bi-an's friend
- Han Young-kwang
- Heo Tae-hee
International Broadcast
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The series has been aired in 2012 in the Philippines via TV5, airing weekday afternoons at 2:45pm.[4]
The series has been aired since 2021 in the United States via MBC Drama America, airing weeknights at 10:20PM (EST).[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "White Lie". MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "MBC, the Kingdom of Dramas". MBC Global Media. June 1, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Suk, Monica (October 16, 2012). "Iron Daughters-in-Law Shortlisted for Emmy Award". Asiae. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "TV5 AIRS THREE OF THE BIGGEST KOREAN DRAMAS – "WHITE LIES," "LOVE YOU A THOUSAND TIMES," AND "PINK LIPSTICK"". May 14, 2012.
- ^ "MBC America Broadcast Schedule".
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- White Lie at MBC Global Media
- White Lie at HanCinema