Piano (TV series)
| Piano | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance Melodrama |
| Written by | Kim Kyu-wan Lee Young-chul |
| Directed by | Oh Jong-rok |
| Starring | Cho Jae-hyun Go Soo Kim Ha-neul Jo In-sung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 21 November 2001 – 10 January 2002 |
Piano (Korean: 피아노) is a 2001 South Korean television series starring Cho Jae-hyun, Go Soo, Kim Ha-neul and Jo In-sung. It aired on SBS from November 21, 2001 to January 10, 2002 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1]
A melodrama about a father's love for his children and a forbidden romance between stepsiblings, Piano received high ratings during its airing, as well as acting recognition at the year-end network awards ceremony.[2]
Synopsis
Han Eok-kwan (Cho Jae-hyun) is a ruthless, foul-mouthed small-time gangster in Busan. When fellow gangster Dok-sa (Lee Jae-yong) betrays their boss Byun Hak-soo (Im Dong-jin) to take his place as the new boss, Eok-kwan is exiled from the gang. Then a former lover contacts him to meet her in Seoul, but once he gets there, all he finds is a 10-year-old boy named Jae-soo, who claims to be his son. At first he plans to abandon the boy, but unable to do it, ends up raising him.
Shin Hye-rim (Jo Min-su) is a widow with two children, 12-year-old daughter Soo-ah and 10-year-old son Kyung-ho. After her husband, a district attorney, dies, she leaves Seoul with her children and moves to Busan, where she opens a piano school. Eok-kwan falls head over heels in love with the piano teacher, and they later marry.
Shortly after, Hye-rim dies in a boating accident. Soo-ah and Kyung-ho, who've always resented their new stepfather, blame him for her death and try to leave the family home, but Eok-kwan begs them to stay. Transformed into a loving and hardworking father, he raises the three children to the best of his abilities.
A few years pass, and all three children are now young adults. Unbeknownst to Eok-kwan, his biological son Jae-soo (Go Soo) and stepdaughter Soo-ah (Kim Ha-neul) are deeply in love with each other. Though not related by blood, they know that a romantic relationship between them would be taboo, so they suppress their feelings. After Kyung-ho kills a man attempting to rape Soo-ah, Jae-soo takes the rap and goes to prison in his place, with his spotless record ensuring a short sentence. Kyung-ho escapes to Seoul.
When Jae-soo is released from prison after several years, he studies to become a doctor. Soo-ah meanwhile works at a record shop. Kyung-ho, still a rebellious and angry young man, returns to Busan and becomes involved in the city's criminal underworld.
Cast
Main cast
- Cho Jae-hyun as Han Eok-kwan[3]
- Go Soo as Han Jae-soo[4]
- Kim Ha-neul as Lee Soo-ah
- Jo In-sung as Lee Kyung-ho[5]
- Jo Min-su as Shin Hye-rim
Supporting cast
- Jo Hyung-ki as Si-sook
- Jung Da-hye as Han Joo-hee
- Kim Young-chan as Jae-min
- Lee Jae-yong as Dok-sa
- Jung Sung-hwan as Young-tak
- Kim Ha-kyun as Deputy section chief Oh
- Im Dong-jin as Byun Hak-soo
- Yang Geum-suk as Kim In-soon
- Hwang In-young as Woo Min-kyung
- Song Jae-ho as Dr. Woo
- Baek Seung-hyun as Kyung-ho's friend
- Im Dae-ho as bakery employee
- Jo Sang-ki as bakery employee
- Kim Hak-joon as young Jae-soo
- Kang Bo-kyung as young Soo-ah
- Choi Tae-joon as young Kyung-ho
- Kim Hee-jung as young Joo-hee
- Hong Yeo-jin as Mokpo's Neighbor of Han Eok-kwan
Awards
- 2001 SBS Drama Awards
- Top Excellence Award, Actor: Cho Jae-hyun
- Excellence Award, Actress: Kim Ha-neul
- New Star Award: Go Soo
- New Star Award: Jo In-sung
- Popularity Award: Go Soo
- Top 10 Stars: Cho Jae-hyun
References
- ^ "Piano". KoreanWiz. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ "탤런트 고수, SBS 드라마 '피아노'에 출연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 29 January 2002. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (24 January 2007). "Charismatic Actor to Star in Award-Winning Play". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Wee, Geun-woo (4 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Ko Soo - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (25 April 2007). "Top Movie Star Jo In-seong Dropped From University". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-24.