Romance Town

Romance Town (Korean: 로맨스 타운; RR: Romaenseu Taun) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Sung Yu-ri,[1] Jung Gyu-woon, Kim Min-joon, and Min Hyo-rin.[2] It aired on KBS2 from May 11 to July 14, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[3]

Romance Town
Promotional poster for Romance Town
Genre	Romance Comedy Drama
Written by	Seo Sook-hyang
Directed by	Hwang Eui-kyung Kim Jin-won
Starring	Sung Yu-ri Jung Gyu-woon Kim Min-joon Min Hyo-rin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Moon Bo-hyun
Producer(s)	Im Kyu-yong Jeon Woo-sung
Production location(s)	Korea
Running time	60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s)	CJ E&M Annex Telecom
Release
Original network	Korean Broadcasting System
Original release	11 May (2011-05-11) – 14 July 2011 (2011-07-14)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Thorn Birds
Followed by	The Princess' Man
External links
Website

Korean title
Hangul	로맨스 타운
Revised Romanization	Romaenseu Taun
McCune–Reischauer	Romaensŭ T'aun

Plot

Noh Soon-geum is a spunky young woman whose mother and grandmother worked as housemaids, and due to poverty, finds herself continuing the tradition. Her life reaches a turning point when she wins the lottery, with a pot money of ₩14 billion (US$13 million).[4]

Determined to keep her irresponsible father away from her money, Soon-geum stays on at her job and keeps her newfound wealth (stashed away in boxes and boxes of cash) a secret from the residents of her ritzy neighborhood, including her maid friends and her boss's irritable, disagreeable son Kang Gun-woo, with whom she shares a past. But as Soon-geum and Gun-woo later fall in love, her secret eventually gets revealed, and greed and betrayal mount in the neighborhood, from maids and masters alike.

Cast

• Sung Yu-ri as Noh Soon-geum
• Jung Gyu-woon as Kang Gun-woo[5]
• Kim Min-joon as Kim Young-hee
• Min Hyo-rin as Jung Da-kyum
• Park Ji-young as Oh Hyun-joo
• Lee Kyung-shil as Uhm Soo-jung
• Kim Jae-in as Yoon Shi-ah
• Joo Jin-mo as Noh Sang-hoon
• Lee Jae-yong as Kang Tae-won
• Yang Jung-a as Seo Yoon-joo[6]
• Jo Hwi-joon as Kang San
• Ban Hyo-jung as Yoo Choon-jak
• Kim Ye-won as Thu Zar Lin
• Jo Sung-ha as Hwang Yong
• Kim Soo-hyun as Hwang Joo-won
• Lee Jung-gil as Jang Chi-gook
• Shin Shin-ae as Kim Soon-ok
• Kwon Ki-seon as Oh Boon-ja
• Kim Dong-beom as Choi, convenience store clerk
• Heo Tae-hee as Son Jin-pyo
• Im Ye-jin as Soon-geum's mother
• Go In-beom as Sang-hoon's friend
• Kim Yang-woo as burglar
• Choi Jae-hwan as burglar

International broadcast

• It aired in Japan on TBS beginning April 9, 2012.[7]
• It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV.

References

1. "Sung Yoo Ri: 'I Have Won 10,000 won Lottery'". KBS Global. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
2. "Sung Yu-ri poses at a press event for her new TV drama Romance Town in Seoul on Tuesday". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
3. Kim, Hee-ju (29 December 2011). "2011 10Awards: TV series and director of the year". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
4. Hwang, Hyo-jin (12 May 2011). "REVIEW: KBS TV series Romance Town - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
5. Hong, Lucia (27 April 2011). "Jung Gyu-woon becomes weighty for upcoming KBS drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
6. "Yang Jeong-ah Basks in Resurgent Popularity". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
7. Sunwoo, Carla (20 March 2012). "Romance Town actors help launch drama DVD in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Romance Town on KBS World

• Romance Town at HanCinema