''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' () is a 2005
South Korean television series starring
Han Hye-jin and
Kang Ji-hwan. It aired on
MBC from February 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 163 episodes.
Synopsis
The drama starts off with Geum-soon in the midst of a hairdressing exam in beautician school, which she fails after suffering a high-tide in her bladder. She marries Song-hwan, who dies in a car accident days later She then moves in with her in-laws and gives birth to son Hwi-seong. She takes on various jobs to earn their keep (although her mother-in-law initially suggests that she should stay at home for another year to look after the baby): she promotes nutritional-drink products in the Korea University Hospital, then went on to be an apprentice in a hair salon.
Geum-soon gets into an accident after her scooter crashes into the car of a fastidious young doctor who reports her to the police and picks up every tiny little fault from a broken finger to a sprained ankle. Later, much to her surprise, when she applies to apprentice at the hair salon, she's shocked to realize that the doctor is the salon owner's son! Eun-ju, the salon's assistant-manager, initially rejects her application because they already have more than enough staff, but later Jae-hee and Mi-ja decide they should employ her.
Geum-soon is placed under the guidance of a colleague, Hae-mee, who bullies her. She changes her hairstyle from a "cabbage-head" (her nickname for Jae-hee) to her a straight and curly one. She loses her job shortly after revealing her past to Miss Yoon after being late one day and her secret is discovered by the assistant-manager.
Cast
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Han Hye-jin as Na Geum-soon
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Kang Ji-hwan as Goo Jae-hee
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Kim Nam-gil
Kim Nam-gil () is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in disaster blockbuster '' Pandora'' (2016); crime thriller '' Memoir of a Murderer '' (2017); adventure film '' The Pira ...
as Noh Seong-hwan
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Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series '' Love Truly'' (2006), '' Dal-ja's Sp ...
as Noh Tae-hwan
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Kim Seo-hyung
Kim Seo-hyung (born October 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal as the evil mistress Shin Ae-ri in the SBS revenge drama '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008) and as Coach Kim in the JTBC television series ''Sky Ca ...
as Ha Seong-ran
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Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spir ...
as Kim Jin-soon
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Choi Ja-hye
Choi Ja-hye (born July 26, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the Korean drama, television drama ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010).
Filmography Television series
Variety show
Music video
References
Ext ...
as Na Geum-ah
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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 Ahn Soon-ji
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Park In-hwan as Noh So-jang
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Kim Ja-ok
Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. ...
as Son Jung-sim
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Kim Yu-seok
Kim Yu-seok (born 22 September 1966) is a South Korean actor. He starred in the films ''The Power of Kangwon Province'' (1998), ''The Isle'' (2000), ''Possible Changes'' (2005), ''Long and Winding Road'' (2006), and ''Family Matters'' (2006), a ...
as Noh Si-hwan
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Jang Yong
Jang Yong (born April 8, 1945) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Television series
*'' Hold Me Tight'' (MBC, 2018)
*''Our Gap-soon'' (SBS, 2016-2017)
*''Five Enough'' (KBS2, 2016)
*''Flower of Queen'' (MBC, 2015)
*''Miss Korea'' (MBC, 2013)
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as Jang Ki-jong
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Yang Mi-kyung
Yang Mi-kyung (born July 25, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the role of palace lady-in-waiting Han Baek-young in the popular period drama series '' Dae Jang Geum'' (2003).
Other activities
Yang was also a visiti ...
as Kim Young-ok
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Lee Se-eun as Jang Eun-ju
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Yoon Mi-ra
Yoon Mi-ra (born December 18, 1951) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
20th-century South Korean actre ...
as Oh Mi-ja
* Lee Hee-do as Na Sang-do
* Chae Eun-seo as Ahn Hae-mee
* Hwang Hye-hee as Yun So-ran
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Song Seung-hwan as Seung-hwan
* Woo Kang-ha as Ah-ki
References
External links
''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' official MBC website
at MBC Global Media
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at Koreanwiz
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MBC TV television dramas
2005 South Korean television series debuts
2005 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romance television series
South Korean comedy television series