''Women in the Sun'' () is a 2008

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starring Kim Ji-soo,

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and

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. It aired on

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from May 28 to July 31, 2008, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Plot

Shin Do-young is a popular TV

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who seemingly has it all: good looks and brains, a cushy job and a privileged upbringing. But Do-young has a deep, dark secret. She was abandoned at an orphanage at a young age, but was

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by a nice, well-off couple who were unable to have children of their own. But to the couple's surprise, they conceived a few years after Do-young's adoption, which led to the birth of their biological daughter, Ji-young. Afraid of losing the love of her adoptive parents, the teenage Do-young abandoned her five-year-old sister at a train station. Twenty years later, Do-young hires a cheerful young woman named Yoon Sa-wol as her

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. But Do-young's past returns to haunt her when Sa-wol is revealed to be Ji-young. When Sa-wol learns the truth, she plans her revenge by taking everything from her erstwhile sister, including the man Do-young loves.

Cast

Main characters

* Kim Ji-soo as Shin Do-young / Kim Han-sook **

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as young Do-young (at 13 years old) **Kim Min-ha as young Do-young (in the theatre scene) **Lee Ra-hye as young Do-young (as a child) *

as Yoon Sa-wol / Shin Ji-young **

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as young Sa-wol **Lee Min-hee as young Ji-young *

as Kim Joon-se *

as Cha Dong-woo **

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as young Dong-woo

Supporting characters

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as Choi Jung-hee, Do-young's adoptive mother *Kang In-deok as Shin Soo-ho, Do-young's adoptive father *

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as Hong Eun-sub *Lee Yoo-jung as Jo Hyun-joo, Eun-sub's girlfriend *

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as Kim Eun-bi, TV show writer *Ahn Jung-hoon as Go Hoon, production director *Yoo Jung-seok as Song Chan-young, assistant director *Ji Il-joo as Sang-gu, gofer *

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as Jang Shi-eun, TV newscaster *

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as Park Yong-ja, Sa-wol's friend *Kim Hyo-jin as Sister Isabelle Yoon, nun who runs the orphanage *

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as President Jang Tae-mun *

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as Park Young-sook, Do-young's biological mother *Lee Chul-min as pickpocket *Seo Ji-yeon as Secretary Jung *Yoon Hyun-sook *Jang Chae-woo *

*Ahn Seo-jung *Lee Seok-goo *Jung Hyung-min *Hyun Sook-hee

Episode ratings

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Awards and nominations

Remake

An Indonesian

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titled '' Dia Bukan Anakku'' aired in 2010. In 2017, a Chinese remake called '' April Star'' was produced.

International Broadcasts

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References

External links

''Women in the Sun'' official KBS website
* * * {{Works by Pan Entertainment 2008 South Korean television series debuts 2008 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean melodrama television series South Korean romance television series Television series by Pan Entertainment