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{{Infobox television
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| image = Fireworks 2000.jpg

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| genre = [[Melodrama]]
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| writer = [[Kim Soo-hyun (writer)|Kim Soo-hyun]]
| director = Jeong Eul-young
| starring = {{ubl|[[Lee Young-ae]] | [[Lee Geung-young]] | [[Cha In-pyo]] | [[Jo Min-su]]}}
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| country = South Korea
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| channel = [[SBS TV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2000|2|2}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2000|5|18}}
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{{Infobox Korean name
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|title=Fireworks
|hangul=불꽃
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'''''Fireworks''''' is a [[South Korea]]n tele[[drama]] produced and broadcast by [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] from 2 February to 18 May 2000.
'''''Fireworks''''' ({{Korean|hangul=불꽃}}) is a South Korean [[Drama (film and television)|television series]] produced and broadcast by [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] from 2 February to 18 May 2000.


==Story==
==Story==
Ji-hyun, a television screenwriter, meets plastic surgeon Kang-wook while on a trip to Thailand. Kang-wook is about to marry a dermatologist named Min-kyung, while Ji-hyun is engaged to Jong-hyuk, a second generation [[chaebol]]. A forbidden love forms between Ji-hyun and Kang-wook, and the drama explores the conflict between the two, with their existing lovers and each other.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-01-21 |title= |script-title=ko:김수현 '통속 마술' 또 불꽃 피울까 |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3869336 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315163534/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3869336 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2000-01-21 |title= |script-title=ko:김수현사단 안방강타 ‘예감’ |url=https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20000121016001 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Seoul Shinmun]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2000-05-17 |title= |script-title=ko:김수현의〈불꽃〉초라한 출발 |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/556746 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315165435/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/556746 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Lee Young-ae]] as Kim Ji-hyun
* [[Lee Young-ae]] as Kim Ji-hyun
* [[Lee Geung-young]] as Lee Kang-wook
* [[Lee Geung-young]] as Lee Kang-wook
* [[Cha In-pyo]] as Choi Jong-hyuk
* [[Cha In-pyo]] as Choi Jong-hyuk
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* Seo Woo-rim as Madam Seo
* Seo Woo-rim as Madam Seo
* [[Kang Boo-ja]] as Madam Noh
* [[Kang Boo-ja]] as Madam Noh
* [[Park Geun-hyung]] as Choi Chang-soon
* Kim Bok-hee as Kang-wook's mother
* Shin Choong-sik as Kang-wook's father
* [[Kim Hae-sook]] as Min-kyung's aunt
* Choi Sang-hoon as Lee Kang-shik
* [[Yang Mi-kyung]] as Cho-hee
* Song Sun-mi as Heo Min-ji
* [[Maeng Sang-hoon]] as Coach Jung
* [[Won Ki-joon]] as Park Han-soo
* Song Young-chang
* Song Young-chang
* Choi Soo-rin
* Choi Soo-rin
* Kim Min-sang
* Lee Jong-rae
* Yoo Ji-yun

== Production ==
''Fireworks'' was written by [[Kim Soo-hyun (writer)|Kim Soo-hyun]], and was his first work of the new millennium. Jeong Eul-young, who Kim had previously worked with in ''Men of the Bath House'', directed the series. The script was written as filming progressed with no concrete synopsis.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:김수현 새작품 "내용이 뭐길래" |url=https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/viewDetail.asp?newsClusterNo=01100201.20000120000001701 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Kukmin Ilbo]] |archive-date=2024-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319201130/https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/viewDetail.asp?newsClusterNo=01100201.20000120000001701 |url-status=live }}</ref> Early filming took place in Thailand starting from 15 January 2000, in spots like downtown [[Bangkok]] and [[Pattaya Beach]].<ref name=":0" />

== Ratings and reception ==
''Fireworks'' was initially unsuccessful—its first episode achieved ratings of 10.7%, a low for the time. The series' low ratings were attributed to popularity of [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]'s {{Ill|Truth (2000 TV series)|lt=Truth|ko|진실 (2000년 드라마)}}, which aired in the same timeslot.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2000-03-28 |title= |script-title=ko:드라마 '불꽃', 뒤집기 성공할까 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2000/03/28/2000032870367.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Chosun Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315163544/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2000/03/28/2000032870367.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Early episodes drew criticism from viewers, who found the development of Ji-hyun and Kang-wook's relationship implausible and thought Lee Geung-young and Lee Young-ae unfit for their roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-02-11 |title= |script-title=ko:드라마 ‘불꽃’초반 불길 시원찮네 |url=https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20000211016001 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Seoul Shinmun]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:SBS '불꽃' 시청률 10%대 부진…시청자 비판만 줄이어 |url=https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/viewDetail.asp?newsClusterNo=01100201.20000209000002201 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Kukmin Ilbo]] |archive-date=2024-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319201131/https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/viewDetail.asp?newsClusterNo=01100201.20000209000002201 |url-status=live }}</ref> After staying on an average rating of 15%, the drama passed the 20% mark for the first time with its 10th episode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-03-07 |title= |script-title=ko:SBS '불꽃' 3월엔 활활 타오를까…극중 갈등구조 본격화 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000307/7514819/1 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315163629/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20000307/7514819/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The final episode exceeded the 30% mark with a 36.7%, the show's highest rating yet.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2000-05-18 |title= |script-title=ko:SBS 드라마 '불꽃' 18일 끝나 |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3917863 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315163540/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3917863 |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences were critical of its ending, which was panned as unrealistic.<ref name=":2" /> The Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media picked ''Fireworks'' as the worst program of April 2000, proclaiming that the show depicted "a twisted view of love".<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:[방송가] 4월의 좋은 방송에 `PD수첩' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0000014307?sid=103 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website= |publisher=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]] |language=ko |via=[[Naver]] |archive-date=2024-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319201130/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0000014307?sid=103 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.koreanwiz.org/drama-fireworks.html Fireworks Info]
* [http://www.koreanwiz.org/drama-fireworks.html Fireworks Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220182705/http://www.koreanwiz.org/drama-fireworks.html |date=2022-02-20 }}
* [http://tv.sbs.co.kr/firework SBS Fireworks Official Website]
* [https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/flame/about/54156 SBS Fireworks Official Website]


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Latest revision as of 11:20, 27 November 2024

Fireworks
DVD Cover
GenreMelodrama
Written byKim Soo-hyun
Directed byJeong Eul-young
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseFebruary 2 (2000-02-02) –
May 18, 2000 (2000-05-18)
Fireworks
Hangul
불꽃
Revised RomanizationBulkkot
McCune–ReischauerPulkkot

Fireworks (Korean: 불꽃) is a South Korean television series produced and broadcast by SBS from 2 February to 18 May 2000.

Story

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Ji-hyun, a television screenwriter, meets plastic surgeon Kang-wook while on a trip to Thailand. Kang-wook is about to marry a dermatologist named Min-kyung, while Ji-hyun is engaged to Jong-hyuk, a second generation chaebol. A forbidden love forms between Ji-hyun and Kang-wook, and the drama explores the conflict between the two, with their existing lovers and each other.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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Fireworks was written by Kim Soo-hyun, and was his first work of the new millennium. Jeong Eul-young, who Kim had previously worked with in Men of the Bath House, directed the series. The script was written as filming progressed with no concrete synopsis.[4] Early filming took place in Thailand starting from 15 January 2000, in spots like downtown Bangkok and Pattaya Beach.[2]

Ratings and reception

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Fireworks was initially unsuccessful—its first episode achieved ratings of 10.7%, a low for the time. The series' low ratings were attributed to popularity of MBC's Truth [ko], which aired in the same timeslot.[3][5] Early episodes drew criticism from viewers, who found the development of Ji-hyun and Kang-wook's relationship implausible and thought Lee Geung-young and Lee Young-ae unfit for their roles.[6][7] After staying on an average rating of 15%, the drama passed the 20% mark for the first time with its 10th episode.[8] The final episode exceeded the 30% mark with a 36.7%, the show's highest rating yet.[9] Audiences were critical of its ending, which was panned as unrealistic.[9] The Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media picked Fireworks as the worst program of April 2000, proclaiming that the show depicted "a twisted view of love".[10]

References

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  1. ^ 김수현 '통속 마술' 또 불꽃 피울까. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ a b 김수현사단 안방강타 ‘예감’. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 2000-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ a b 김수현의〈불꽃〉초라한 출발. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-05-17. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ 김수현 새작품 "내용이 뭐길래". Kukmin Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ 드라마 '불꽃', 뒤집기 성공할까. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ 드라마 ‘불꽃’초반 불길 시원찮네. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 2000-02-11. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  7. ^ SBS '불꽃' 시청률 10%대 부진…시청자 비판만 줄이어. Kukmin Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  8. ^ SBS '불꽃' 3월엔 활활 타오를까…극중 갈등구조 본격화. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-03-07. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. ^ a b SBS 드라마 '불꽃' 18일 끝나. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-05-18. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. ^ [방송가] 4월의 좋은 방송에 `PD수첩' (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-19 – via Naver.
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