''Lights and Shadows'' () is a 2012

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n retro-drama series, starring Ahn Jae-wook,

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and

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. It aired on MBC from November 28, 2011 to July 3, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 64 episodes. The series was originally planned for 50 episodes, but it was extended to 64 due to high ratings.

Plot

It tells the story of Kang Ki-tae who came from a wealthy family and became the first national entertainer during the

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in the 1970s and 1980s.

Cast

Main characters

* Ahn Jae-wook as Kang Ki-tae *

as Lee Jung-hye *

as Cha Soo-hyuk *

as Yoo Chae-young

Supporting characters

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as Jang Chul-hwan *

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as Jo Myung-kook * Sung Ji-ru as Shin Jung-goo *

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as Kang Myung-hee * Son Jin-young as Hong Soo-bong *

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as Noh Sang-taek *Lee Se-chang as Choi Sung-won *

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as Yang Tae-sung *

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as Yang Dong-chul *Jun Gook-hwan as Kang Man-shik *

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as Park Kyung-ja *

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as Kim Geum-rye *Seo Seung-man as Johnny Boy *Kim Dong-gyoon as Cherry Boy *

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as Lee Kyung-sook *Lee Ah-yi as Kim Gye-soon * Narsha as Lee Jung-ja *

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as Gi-woong * Jo Mi-ryung as Soon-ae *

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as Hyun-kyung *

Hong Jin-young Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer. She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007. In 2009, she returned to the music scene, debuting as a trot singer. She ...

as Yoon Ji-hye *

Cha Tae-hyun Cha Tae-hyun (; born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean actor, singer, television personality, radio DJ and director. He is best known for his lead roles in the box-office hit comedies ''My Sassy Girl'' (2001), '' Scandal Makers'' (2008), ''Hello ...

as drunkard (cameo, ep 2) *

Seungri Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage names Seungri (Hangul: ) and V.I (when performing in Japan), is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, businessman and sex offender convicted of facilitating prost ...

as Ahn Jae-su (cameo, ep 9-10)

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* It aired in Vietnam on VTC9 - Let's Viet beginning February 22, 2014, under the title Ánh sáng và bóng tối.

References

External links

''Lights and Shadows'' official MBC website
* {{hancinema film, Lights_and_Shadows, Lights and Shadows 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean musical television series Television shows written by Choi Wan-kyu