Goodbye Solo (TV series)
Goodbye Solo (Korean: 굿바이 솔로; RR: Gutbai Sollo) is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Yoon So-yi, Kim Min-hee, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Nam-gil (credited as Lee Han), and Na Moon-hee. It aired on KBS2 from March 1 to April 20, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
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Genre | Romance Drama Mystery |
Written by | Noh Hee-kyung |
Directed by | Ki Min-soo Hwang In-hyuk |
Starring | Chun Jung-myung Yoon So-yi Kim Min-hee Bae Jong-ok Lee Jae-ryong Kim Nam-gil Na Moon-hee |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Hong Sung-deok |
Production location(s) | Korea Bali |
Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Release | |
Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
Original release | 1 March – 20 April 2006 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Golden Apple |
Followed by | Great Inheritance |
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In the urban melodrama, seven lead characters of different generations and backgrounds are all haunted by loneliness; they gradually interact and form a "family" borne out of emotional connection and mutual understanding.[1][2]
Renowned for her in-depth, realistic portrayals of ordinary lives, writer Noh Hee-kyung said that the drama's theme is that all human beings are beautiful just the way they are, simply by existing in the world.[3]
Plot
Kim Min-ho (Chun Jung-myung) is the son of a rich business tycoon, but works as a bartender. Because he is illegitimate, he feels estranged from his family, and has a strained relationship with his father (Jang Yong), his older brother Min-jae (Kim Hyun-kyun), and especially his mother (Jung Ae-ri). Min-ho has been secretly in love for a long time with Chung Soo-hee (Yoon So-yi), an artist who is also the girlfriend of his best friend, Yoo Ji-an (Kim Nam-gil). Soo-hee despises her mother for her constantly changing partners, and thus is determined to be faithful to Ji-an, despite her growing attraction to Min-ho. Ji-an works as a secretary for Min-ho's father and his lies hide painful family secrets. Cheerful, seemingly frivolous Choi Mi-ri (Kim Min-hee) is a restaurant owner who is living with third-rate gangster Kang Ho-chul (Lee Jae-ryong). Despite their love for each other, Mi-ri agonizes over Ho-chul's refusal to marry her and her family's disapproval. Oh Young-sook (Bae Jong-ok), who calls herself "crazy," is a flamboyant and eccentric divorcee who recently moved next door to Mi-ri and Ho-chul's apartment. All these people are linked together by an old woman named Mi-young (Na Moon-hee), the mysterious owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, who hasn't spoken a single word in decades.
Cast
Main characters
- Chun Jung-myung as Kim Min-ho
- Yoon So-yi as Chung Soo-hee
- Kim Min-hee as Choi Mi-ri[4][5]
- Bae Jong-ok as Oh Young-sook
- Lee Jae-ryong as Kang Ho-chul
- Kim Nam-gil as Yoo Ji-an
- Na Moon-hee as Mi-young
Supporting characters
- Jang Yong as Kim Joo-min
- Jung Ae-ri as Park Kyung-hye
- Kim Hyun-kyun as Kim Min-jae
- Uhm Soo-jung as Im Ji-soo
- Kim Mi-kyung as Ahn Hae-young
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Lee Mi-ja
- Park Ji-il as Young-sook's husband
- Kim Tae-hoon as Shin Sik
- Jang Tae-sung as Moodugi
- Joo Jin-mo as Ji-ahn's father
- So Do-bi as Yong-woon
References
- Park, Chung-a (24 February 2006). "Drama Breaks From the Traditional". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film. 28 March 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Welcome To Life, Noh Hee-Kyung's 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Shin, Hae-in (16 March 2006). "Actress Kim Min-hee enjoys limelight again". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- Son, Hye-young (11 February 2013). "Kim Min Hee, The Cherry Blossom Girl". 1st Look Magazine via enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
External links
- Goodbye Solo official KBS website (in Korean)
- Goodbye Solo at HanCinema
- Goodbye Solo on IMDb