[3 appealing ‘Korean dramas] in November~December 2015

Achiara is a small and peaceful village with nearly zero crime. One day, So-Yoon (Moon Geun-Young) arrives in Achiara. She will teach English at the local school. On her first day at work, she finds a buried body. So-Yoon and Police Officer Woo-Jae (Yook Sung-Jae) attempt to find the truth. As they get closer to the truth, the ugliness of the village is revealed.

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Notes

“The Village” takes over the Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 time slot previously occupied by “Yong-Pal” and will be followed by “Remember” December, 2015.
First script reading took place September 4, 2015 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.

Cast



Moon Geun-Young	Yook Sung-Jae	On Joo-Wan	Shin Eun-Kyung	Jang Hee-Jin
Han So-Yoon	Park Woo-Jae	Seo Gi-Hyun	Yoon Ji-Sook	Kim Hye-Jin



Ahn Seo-Hyun	Kim Min-Jae	Lee Yeol-Eum	Jeong Seong-Mo	Jang So-Yeon
Seo Yoo-Na	Inspector Han	Ga-Young	Seo Chang-Gwon	Kang Joo-Hee



Park Eun-Seok	Woo Hyun-Zoo	Choi Won-Hong
Nam Gun-Woo	Gyung-Soon	Bawoo

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Yong-Rim – Chang-Gwon’s mother
Ryu Tae-Ho – Head of a Police Station
Choi Jae-Woong – Kang Pil-Sung
Jung Soo-Young – Cha Min-Joo

Trailers

Episode Ratings

Date	Ep	TNmS	TNmS	AGB	AGB
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
2015-10-07	1	6.2	7.5 (19th)	6.9 (19th)	7.5 (18th)
2015-10-08	2	6.1	6.9	5.9	6.1
2015-10-14	3	7.0 (19th)	8.1 (12th)	7.1 (18th)	7.8 (17th)
2015-10-15	4	5.5	6.5	5.2	5.9
2015-10-21	5	4.6	(<7.2)	5.1	5.5
2015-10-22	6	5.7	7.3	5.2	5.5
2015-10-28	7	4.7	5.7	4.8	5.4
2015-10-29	8	5.8	(<7.7)	7.0	8.1 (18th)
2015-11-04	9	4.8	5.8	4.9	(<6.9)
2015-11-05	10	5.1	(<7.7)	5.4	(<7.9)
2015-11-11	x	Postponed	Postponed	Postponed	Postponed
2015-11-12	11	7.4 (20th)	8.2 (16th)	6.3	(<7.4)
2015-11-18	12
2015-11-19	13
2015-11-25	14
2015-11-26	x	Postponed	Postponed	Postponed	Postponed
2015-12-02	15
2015-12-03	16

Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea

★ Watch The Village: Achiara’s Secret online >>> 마을-아치아라의 비밀 / The Village: Achiara’s Secret

2. Name: 어머님은 내 며느리 or My Mother is a Daughter-In-Law

Profile

Drama: My Mother Is a Daughter-In-Law (literal title)
Revised romanization:Eomeonimeun Nae Myeoneuri
Hangul: 어머님은 내 며느리
Director: Ko Heung-Sik
Writer: Lee Geun-Young
Network: SBS
Episodes:
Release Date: June 22, 2015 —
Runtime: Mon-Fri 08:30
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Gyeong-Sook (Kim Hye-Ri) married a wealthy older man when she was 19-years-old. Her mother-in-law, who gave her a hard time, died and her husband passed away a couple of years ago.

She only depends on her son Jung-Soo (Lee Yong-Joon) who is a doctor. Her son Jung-Soo brings his girlfriend, Hyun-Joo (Shim Yi-Young). Gyeong-Sook disapproves of Hyun-Joo because of her poor family background. Nevertheless, Jung-Soo and Hyun-Joo marry. Gyeong-Sook gives Hyun-Joo a hard time. Then, Jung-Soo dies in a car accident. Gyeong-Sook and Hyun-Joo are no longer family.

Gyeong-Sook and Hyun-Joo eventually both marry again. Through a twist of fate, Gyeong-Sook becomes Hyun-Joo’s daughter-in-law.

Notes

“My Mother Is a Daughter-In-Law” takes over the SBS weekday 08:30 time slot previously occupied by “Fabulous Neighbor” and will be followed by “My Son-In-Law’s Woman” January 4, 2016.

Cast



Kim Hye-Ri	Shim Yi-Young	Moon Bo-Ryung	Lee Yong-Joon	Oh Yeong-Sil
Choo Gyeong-Sook	Yoo Hyun-Joo	Kim Soo-Gyeong	Kim Jung-Soo	Kim Yeom-Soon



Lee Jin-A	Kwon Jae-Hee	Choi Sung-Ho	Kim Jung-Hyun	Kim Na-Mi
Kang Eun-Hye	Seo Mi-Ja	Yoo Jae-Yong	Jang Sung-Tae	Mi-Yeon



Kwon Seong-Deok	Lee Han-Wi	Lee Sun-Ho	Kim Dong-Gyun	Sung Chang-Hoon
Yang Moon-Tak	Park Bong-Joo	Joo Gyeong-Min	Department Head Kab	Section Head Song



Han Ji-An	Jo Eun-Bit
Jeon Eul-Hee	Jo Gyeong

Additional Cast Members:

Ko Na-Hee – Yoo Can-Di
Son Jang-Woo – Kim Dong-Woo
Kang Seo-Joon – Baek Chang-Seok
Jung Geun – Nam Young-Kook

Trailers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcigCdmwv88

★ Watch My Mother Is a Daughter-In-Law online on Viki.com (Coming Soon)

3. Name: 오 마이 비너스 or Oh My Venus

Profile

Drama: Oh My Venus
Revised romanization: O Mai Bineoseu
Hangul: 오 마이 비너스
Director: Kim Hyung-Suk
Writer: Kim Eun-Ji
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Release Date: November 16, 2015 —
Runtime: Mon & Tue 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Kim Young-Ho (So Ji-Sub) is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. Even though he comes from a wealthy family background, he suffered a devastating injury during his childhood days. Now, he overcomes his problems with patience and stubbornness.

Kang Joo-Eun (Shin Min-A) is 33-years-old lawyer. She has struggled to support her family. Now, Kang Joo-Eun is overweight and not so attractive.

Notes

Takes over the KBS2 Mon & Tue 21:55 time slot previously occupied by “Cheer Up!” and will be followed by “Moorim School” January, 2016.
First starring drama series performance by actor So Ji-Sub since 2013 SBS drama series “The Master’s Sun” and first drama series performance by actress Shin Min-A since 2012 MBC drama series “Arang and the Magistrate.”
Early working title was “Oh My God” (“오 마이 갓”).
First script reading took place October 10, 2015 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.