''Midas'' () is a 2011

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n television series starring

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Lee Min-jung Lee Min-jung (; born February 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin's stage plays, and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television. She became known after her appearance in ''Boys Over Flow ...

and

Kim Hee-ae Kim Hee-ae (born April 23, 1967) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Korean dramas such as ''Sons and Daughters'' (1992), ''Perfect Love'' (2003), '' My Husband's Woman'' (2007), '' How Long I've Kissed'' (2012 ...

. It tells the story of life in the

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, stock market, and financial world amidst company takeovers and

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. It aired on SBS from February 22 to May 3, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. The series ran for a total of 21 episodes.

Synopsis

Kim Do-hyun is an intelligent man with a modest upbringing. He is the top student in his class at one of the top-tier law schools in the country. While looking for prospective jobs, he is recruited as an attorney for an affluent family whose true wealth may be more than anyone could have imagined. His dreams of a peaceful life with his girlfriend (Lee Jung-yeon) are changed when someone "makes him an offer he can't refuse."

Cast

Main characters

*Kim Do-hyun (32 years old) played by:

Do-hyun is a smart man with great ambition. Kim graduated at the top of his class from Korea's best university. He was also top of the class in law school. His father had left home when he was a child, leaving him and his mother in poverty. His mother raised him in hardship and died while he was studying in law school. He feels warmth in his heart only when he is with his long-time girlfriend Jung-yeon and her family. He wants to start a family and live happily with Jung-yeon. After graduating from law school, he joins the best law firm in Korea and works for the rich Yoo family. His ambitions soon turn into greed, which, in turn, begins to ruin his life. *Lee Jung-yeon (27 years old) played by:

Lee is a longtime girlfriend of Do-hyun. After graduating from nursing school, she was employed by one of Korea's topmost general hospitals and she became a nurse in the said hospital's VIP wing soon after. When Do-hyun starts to become a different person after joining his law firm, Lee is forced to leave Do-hyun because of his greed. She joins Yoo Myung-joon in plotting revenge against Yoo In-hye, who they deemed responsible for Do-hyun's change of character. *Yoo In-hye (40 years old) played by:

Yoo In-hye is the eldest daughter in Yoo Pil-sang's family. The Yoo's seem like the average rich family, but their wealth is at the same level as

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and Hyundai. Yoo In-hye has two elder half-brothers, a younger brother and a younger sister. Not all of the five siblings have the same birth mother. In-hye's father left her mother after she had an affair. In order to escape the negative image of "the abandoned daughter of a chaebol", In-hye left Korea for the United States. She received her

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at university, then gained experience as a securities broker in Wall Street. Now she is the president of her own multibillion-dollar

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. Her grandfather's loan business, her father's real estate business, and her hedge fund company have the power to sway Korea's economy. She is a powerful woman with no romantic experience and has never been married. She hates, but also admires, her father, which gives her conflict. She is the one who will change Do-hyun's life, for better or for worse. *Yoo Myung-joon (31 years old) played by:

No Min-woo No Min-woo (; born May 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor, musician, singer and songwriter. He is also known under the stage names ICON and MINUE. He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later. In 2008, he began act ...

Yoo Myung-joon is the younger brother of Yoo In-hye. Unlike his sister, he has a softer and more-delicate character. He is a patient in the hospital VIP room where Jung-yeon was assigned, and is in the terminal stages of cancer. Myung-joon believes that money is the reason for the misfortunes that he has suffered. Therefore, he views money as evil. Myung-joon has a cynical nature and wastes his time by partying from dusk till dawn. He was like this until Jung-yeon appeared in his life. As time goes by, a chemistry springs up between the two.

Supporting characters

;Kim family *

Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' ...

as Kim Tae-sung *

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as Kim Do-chul, Do-hyun's half-brother ;Yoo family *Kim Sung-kyum as Yoo Pil-sang *

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as Yoo Ki-joon, In-hye's oldest brother * Yoon Je-moon as Yoo Sung-joon, In-hye's second brother *Han Yoo-i as Yoo Mi-ran, In-hye's little sister ;Extended cast * Chun Ho-jin as Choi Gook-hwan *

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as Kwon Yi-ji *Lee Moon-soo as Lee Yong-gook *

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as Jae-beom *Seo Joo-ae as Soo-ji *

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as Han Jang-seok * Ricky Kim as Steven Lee * Kim Ji-yeong as Woo Geum-ji *Jo Sang-gook as Go Dong-choon *

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as Jae-bok *Lee Hae-yeong as Cha Yeong-min *Kim Seon-il as Choi Gook-hwan *

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as James *

Kim Byung-ki Kim Byung-ki (born November 2, 1948) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1948 births Living people South Korean male television actors ...

as Goo Seong-cheol *Kang Kyung-heon as Bae Jung-ja *Shin Chae-won as Yang Soo-jung *Jeong Gook-hwan as Han Jin Su * Baek Seung-hyeon as Chang-soo *Yeo Ho-min as Hyeon Jin-woo *

Lee Seon-ho Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

as Yoon Gi-wook *Choi Young-shin as Room Salon Girl *Jang Won-young as Man-soo *

Park Hyuk-kwon Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...

as Jang Geun-ho *Kim Euug-soo as Mr. Choi Young Su, president of Shin-heung Bank *Ji Dae-han as Jang Pil-do *Yang Jin-woo as Lee Jeong-do

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{IMDb title, 2623938, Midas Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television shows written by Choi Wan-kyu Television series by JS Pictures