''High Society'' () is a 2015 South Korean
television series
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starring
Uee
Kim Yu-jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, and ...
,
Sung Joon,
Park Hyung-sik
Park Hyung-sik (born November 16, 1991), known mononymously as Hyungsik, is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A, and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for his roles in '' ...
and
Lim Ji-yeon. It aired on
SBS from June 8 to July 28, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (
KST) time slot for 16 episodes.
Synopsis
Jang Yoon-ha (
Uee
Kim Yu-jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, and ...
) is the youngest daughter of a
chaebol family. Her family is a mess. Hated by her mother, she wants to live a normal life like a normal person. She is arranged to marry a young chaebol Yoo Chang-soo (
Park Hyung-sik
Park Hyung-sik (born November 16, 1991), known mononymously as Hyungsik, is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A, and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for his roles in '' ...
). She hides her identity and works as a part-time sales woman in a supermarket and befriends with Lee Ji-yi (
Lim Ji-yeon) who wants to marry a rich man and starts dreaming about it. Lee Ji-yi has a crush on Choi Joon-gi (
Sung Joon), a brilliant and hard-working friend of Yoo Chang-soo, who comes from a poor family and wants to become rich by marrying a rich girl. Joon-gi catches Yoon-ha's attention and he proposes to her. Yoo Chang-soo flirts with Lee Ji-yi and they become a couple. Yoon-ha starts a relationship with Joon-gi and it goes well. Yoon-ha and her brother who is the only hope of the top management of the company, goes to Mexico in flight and she departed early. Before reaching Mexico, the flight crashes and her brother also dies. Yoon-ha's mother blames Yoon-ha for her son's death and starts crying and drinking continuously. Joon-gi secretly released Yoon-ha's photo in public without her knowledge and revealed she is an heiress. Yoon-ha becomes a celebrity. Yoon-ha's brother transferred all of his shares to Yoon-ha. One day, Yoon-ha visits Joon-gi's house. She meets his mother and unknowingly she shows Yoon-ha's childhood photo in Joon-gi's drawer. Heartbroken Yoon-ha leaves his house angrily, she decides to join in the company for cosmetics department. Yoon-ha's sister who would do anything to have control over the company. On the other hand, Yoo Chang-soo and Lee Ji-yi relationship is shaken by Chang-soo's mother.
She wants to break their relationship and to marry Yoon-ha. Choi Joon-gi realises his love for Yoon-ha and wants to reconcile with her. Yoon-ha uses her popularity to make a huge profit in the cosmetics department and becomes a higher authority in the company. Later, Yoon-ha unites with Joon-gi. Yoon-ha discovers her brother's secret documents filed against her sister about cosmetics ingredients trades in the company.
At last it is revealed that Yoon-ha's brother is alive and he comes back to the company. Choi Joon-gi quits his job. Yoo Chang-soo becomes stressed and drinks continuously which makes his mother unite him with Lee Ji-yi. Finally, Yoon-ha's sister is thrown out of the company. Joon-ki proposes to Yoon-ha. Lee Ji-yi becomes pregnant with Yoo Chang-soo's child.
Cast
Main
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Uee
Kim Yu-jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, and ...
as Jang Yoon-ha
:The youngest daughter of a chaebol family. She took part-time jobs in order to handle her family-induced stress. She does not let people get close to her because those people often hurt or always leave her, but she falls in love with Joon-ki.
*
Sung Joon as Choi Joon-ki
:He grew up in poverty and since a young age, has worked hard to earn his high-ranking position. He initially dates Yoon-ha to gain powers, but eventually his feelings become real.
*
Park Hyung-sik
Park Hyung-sik (born November 16, 1991), known mononymously as Hyungsik, is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A, and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for his roles in '' ...
as Yoo Chang-soo
:He is also a chaebol, and Joon-ki's boss. He falls for Yoon-ha's best friend Ji-yi, due to the fact that she overlooked his wealth and status. He doesn't like being used by people he considers allies.
*
Lim Ji-yeon as Lee Ji-yi
:She is Yoon-ha's best friend and Chang-soo's girlfriend. At first she didn't know about Yoon-ha's real identity and had a crush on Joon-ki. She had imagined chaebols to be people who led an easy life and got whatever they want; those are the reasons why she refused to date Chang-soo at first. But his earnest affection for her made her change her mind.
Supporting
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Yoon Joo-sang
Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Iris''.''
Filmography
Film
*''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011)
*'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...
as Jang Won-sik
:Yoon-ha's father.
*
Go Doo-shim
Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress.
Career
A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater.
Best known for playing the quintes ...
as Min Hye-soo
:Yoon-ha's mother.
*
Lee Sang-woo
Lee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama ''First Wives' Club'', and has since played leading roles on '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Don't Hesitate'' (2009), ''Life Is Beautiful' ...
as Jang Kyung-joon
:Yoon-ha's older brother. He was very caring and protective of Yoon-ha, her only ally in the family. Kyung-joon's boat sank off the coast of Mexico, and he is presumed dead.
*
Yoon Ji-hye
Yoon Ji-hye (born November 10, 1979) is a South Korean actress. Yoon made her acting debut in the 1998 horror movie ''Whispering Corridors''. She has since starred in films such as ''Possible Changes'' (2004), ''No Mercy for the Rude'' (2006), a ...
as Jang Ye-won
:Yoon-ha's eldest sister. She will do anything to succeed.
*
Yoo So-young
Yoo So-young (Hangul: 유소영; born March 29, 1986) is a South Korean actress and former member of the girl group After School. She is known for her supporting roles in Korean drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popular ...
as Jang So-hyun
:Yoon-ha's second oldest sister. She is jealous of Yoon-ha because their parents let her do whatever she wants; however, Yoon-ha only wants to be loved by her parents. So-hyun is vain and very high maintenance.
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Bang Eun-hee
Bang Eun-hee (born Bang Min-seo on May 7, 1967) is a South Korean actress. Bang made her acting debut in 1988, and rose to fame after being cast as the lead actress in Im Kwon-taek's ''General's Son'' (1990). She has starred in films and telev ...
as Kim Seo-ra
:Won-sik's mistress.
* Nam Myung-ryul as Choi Young-ho
:Joon-ki's father.
*
Yang Hee-kyung
Yang Hee-kyung (born December 3, 1954) is a South Korean actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such ...
as Lee Min-sook
:Joon-ki's mother, who works as Seo-ra's housekeeper.
* Choi Yong-min as Butler Hong
:A longtime employee of the Jang family.
Production
* Its early
working title
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s were ''Chaebol's Daughter'' () and ''True Romance'' ().
* Screenwriter Ha Myung-hee and director Choi Young-hoon previously worked together on ''
One Warm Word'' (2013).
Ratings
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations
Adaptation
A Turkish adaptation titled
Yüksek Sosyete was produced by Burak Sağyaşar and aired by
Star TV Star TV may refer to:
* E! (Canadian TV channel) (formerly Star!), a Canadian entertainment news channel
* Las Estrellas (Spanish for The Stars), the Mexican television network
* Estrella TV (Spanish for Star TV), the American Spanish-language net ...
for 26 episodes from June 16 to December 24, 2016. It starred
Engin Öztürk
Engin Öztürk (; born 28 September 1986) is a Turkish actor.
Early life
Öztürk was born on 28 September 1986 in Eskişehir. He has 3 older sisters and his paternal family immigrated from Bulgaria. His maternal family is originally from Thess ...
as working-class man Kerem Özkan and
Hazar Ergüçlü
Hazar Ergüçlü (; born 1 January 1992) is a Turkish-Cypriot actress. She is best known for playing Simay Canay in the drama series ''Kuzey Güney'' (2011–2013) and Eylül on the Turkish drama series ''Medcezir'' (2013–2015).
Early life
Er ...
as rich woman Cansu Koran.
References
External links
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* {{hancinema drama, High_Society
Korean-language television shows
2015 South Korean television series debuts
2015 South Korean television series endings
Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
South Korean romance television series
South Korean melodrama television series
Television series by HB Entertainment