My Beloved Sister

South Korean TV series or program

My Sister
My Older Sister
Elder Sister
Noona
Nuna

Genre

Drama
Romance
Family

Written byKim Jung-sooDirected byOh Kyung-hoonStarring

Song Yoon-ah
Kim Sung-soo

Country of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo. of episodes55ProductionRunning time60 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationReleaseAugust 12, 2006 (2006-08-12) –
February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18)

My Beloved Sister (Korean: 누나; RR: Nuna; lit. "Older Sister") is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Song Yoon-ah and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on MBC from August 12, 2006 to February 18, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 55 episodes.

Song stars as the titular older sister who must carry the family when the world is pulled out from under her.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Coming from a wealthy family, graduate art student Yoon Seung-joo (Song Yoon-ah) has always lived life with confidence and strong will. She is self-centered, fickle, and quick to lose her temper with her brothers yet is sweet to her boyfriend. But when their father goes bankrupt and then disappears, Seung-joo is suddenly thrown into the real world, facing debt, poverty and hardships for the first time in her life. Now the head of the household with its attendant responsibilities, she must take care of her younger brothers while holding on to her pride even when there is nowhere to turn. Seung-joo learns that there's more to life than greed and the pursuit of money; she approaches life's happy and dark moments with a light, sincere heart and gains courage and determination in the face of adversity. During these difficult times, Geon-woo (Kim Sung-soo) comes back into her life. A university lecturer, Geon-woo broke up with Seung-joo in the past because of his humble family background, but now he wants a second chance to help – and love – Seung-joo again.^[3]

Cast

Main characters

Song Yoon-ah as Yoon Seung-joo
Kim Sung-soo as Kim Geon-woo^[4]
Heo Young-ran as Yoon Soo-ah, Seung-joo's cousin
Kang Kyung-joon as Kim Geon-se, Geon-woo's brother

Supporting characters

Yoon family

Jo Kyung-hwan as Seung-joo's father
Baek Min-hyun as Yoon Hyuk-joo, Seung-joo's brother
Maeng Se-chang as Yoon Young-joo, Seung-joo's brother
Jo Hyung-ki as Soo-ah's father
Song Ok-sook as Soo-ah's mother

Kim family

Yoon Yoo-sun as Kim Geon-sook, Geon-woo's sister
Park Geun-hyung as Geon-woo's father
Kim Ja-ok as Geon-woo's mother
Oh Hyun-kyung as Geon-woo's grandfather

Extended cast

Ahn Yeon-hong as Noh Yoo-soon
Yang Hee-kyung as Geon-woo's aunt
Kang Nam-gil as Geon-woo's aunt's husband
Kim Sun-hwa as grocery store owner
Jung Ho-keun as loan shark
Park Eun-bin as Ji-na, Young-joo's classmate
Song Seung-hwan as Ji-na's father
Jung Hye-sun as Ji-na's grandmother

References

^ Hwang, You-mee (August 10, 2006). "Actresses venture to show their other side on TV". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ "Song Yun-a Gets First Billing at Last". The Chosun Ilbo. August 14, 2006. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ "New Weekend Drama My Beloved Sister". MBC Global Media. February 14, 2008. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ "Full House Actor to Meet Japanese Fans". KBS Global. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-25.