''The Vineyard Man'' () is a 2006

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n television series adapted from Kim Rang's bestselling book.

Synopsis

The story revolves around the life of Lee Ji-hyun (

Yoon Eun-hye Yoon Eun-hye (; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005. Yoon has since moved on to acting and is best known for st ...

), a city girl who wants to show the world that beneath her seemingly ordinary characteristics is an extraordinary girl who will someday achieve great things. Ji-hyun is a striving young clothing designer, who hopes to have her own label one day. Her plans are put on hold when she reluctantly takes up a tempting offer from her grand-uncle. She has to work one year in her grand-uncle's vineyard in order to inherit it. In the vineyard, the challenge of adjusting to country life is made more difficult when she has to learn how to grow grapes under the supervision of the seemingly uncouth and unsympathetic man in charge of the vineyard, Jang Taek-gi (

Oh Man-seok Oh Man-seok (born January 30, 1975) is a South Korean actor. Best known for playing the titular transgender singer in rock musical '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', Oh's acting career spans theater, television and film. Career Theater beginnings ...

). Amidst conflicts and trials, Ji-hyun and Taek-gi learn to care for each other. As time goes by, Ji-hyun finds herself falling in love with the vineyard and the man in it. Through the mundane process of grape farming and the personal relationship of Ji-hyun and Taek-gi, this story portrays how beauty and kindness can be found in everything and everyone when one looks beyond the surface. Feat

Cast

as Lee Ji-hyun *

as Jang Taek-gi * Jung So-young as Kang Soo-jin * Kim Ji-seok as Kim Kyung-min * Kang Eun-bi as Park Hong-yi *

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as Lee Byung-dal *

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as Seo Young-ran * Lee Ji-oh as Lee Myung-gu *

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as Lee Jang-daek * Son Young-choon as village foreman * Hwang Mi-sun as Han Myung-sook * Amanda as Maria *

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as Lee Hyung-man * Lee Mi-young as Choi Ok-sook * Jo Gyu-chul as Ji-ho * Ok Ji-young as Moon Eun-young * Choi Myung-kyung as Park Hong-chul * Lee Sook as Hong-yi's mother *

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as Park Young-gam *

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as Song Mal-ja * Lee Dal-hyung as Oh Young-bae

Awards and nominations

2006

Grimae Awards Grimae Awards is an awards ceremony held annually by the Korean Television Producers Association since 1993. The award aims to promote the development of innovative visuals due to the phenomenon of media convergence both inside and outside th ...

*Best Actress:

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*Best New Actor:

*Best New Actress: Yoon Eun-hye *Best Couple: Yoon Eun-hye and Oh Man-seok

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Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

*Nomination - Best New Actor (TV): Oh Man-seok *Nomination - Best New Director (TV): Park Man-young

References

External links

''The Vineyard Man'' official KBS website

''The Man of the Vineyard''
at KBS Global Marketing * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vineyard Man, The Korean-language television shows 2006 South Korean television series debuts 2006 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production