''Chunja's Special Day'' () is a 2008

South Korean drama Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...

television series that aired from May 19 to November 13, 2008 on MBC.

Plot

Hwang Chun-ja runs a

karaoke Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...

bar named "Night Rose" on a remote island, and is a single mother to her daughter, Yeon Boon-hong. Boon-hong is a nursing assistant who works at a public health center in her hometown. When her boyfriend Nam Gi-seok gets her pregnant, he tells her to get an abortion, but she's unable to go through with it. Boon-hong is friends with the couple Lee Joo-young and Lee Sun-hee, and they are all together when Joo-young and Sun-hee lose their lives in a boating accident. Boon-hong survives, but through some misunderstandings, Joo-young's family assumes that she's his girlfriend, not Sun-hee. At the end of her rope, Boon-hong moves into the Lee household to escape her difficulties, letting the family believe that she's carrying Joo-young's child. Joo-young's older brother Lee Joo-hyuk soon finds himself falling for Boon-hong, and she dreads the Lee family finding out the lies that she told.

Cast

Seo Ji-hye Seo Ji-hye (; born August 24, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After first attracting attention in the horror film ''Voice'', Seo has since starred in numerous television dramas, notably ''Shin Don'' (2005), '' Over the Rainbow'' (2006), ''I L ...

as Yeon Boon-hong *

Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintes ...

as Hwang Chun-ja *

Joo Sang-wook Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy ''Cunning Single Lady'', ''Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ''S ...

as Lee Joo-hyuk *

Wang Bit-na Wang Bit-na (born April 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing Bu-yong in the popular historical drama ''Hwang Jini''. Filmography Television series Film Awards * 2018 Korea Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, A ...

as Lee Joo-ri *

Kim Ki-bum Kim Ki-bum (born August 21, 1987), known mononymously as Kibum, is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of Super Junior. After the release of Super Junior's third studio album ''Sorry, Sorry'' in 2009, Kim announced his leave from ...

as Park Jung-woo *

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 * * * 1951 births Living people 20th-century South Korean actre ...

as Heo Young-ae *

Roh Joo-hyun Roh Joo-hyun (born Roh Un-young on August 19, 1946) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety/Radio Show News Show Theater Ambassadorship * Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023) Awa ...

as Lee Man-seok *Yang Hyun-tae as Lee Joo-young *

Kang Nam-gil Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with ''Let Us Love'' written by Kim Soo-hyun (and dropped out of Hanyang U ...

as Lee Dae-pal *Jung So-hee as Heo Young-ok *Jung Han-heon as Oh Byung-gu *Kim Mi-so as Oh Da-jung *

Han Da-min Han Da-min (born Ham Mi-na on November 1, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She starred in the television drama ''You're Only Mine ''You're Only Mine'' () is a 2014 South Korean morning soap opera broadcast by SBS starring Lee Min-young, J ...

as Park Jung-yeon *

Kim Byung-se Kim Byung-se (born September 26, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Kim attended California State University Long Beach. Kim is an avid golfer and can be often seen golfing on his Instagram. Him and his wife have two dogs. Filmography Film ...

as Park Dal-sam *

Jung Hye-sun Jung Hye-sun (born Jung Young-ja; February 21, 1942) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 m ...

as Cha Bok-shim *

Im Hyun-sik Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and ''Dae Jang G ...

as Park Tae-sam *

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 Yang Boon-hee *

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 Park Sam-sook *Choi Ji-yeon as Lee Sun-hee *

Heo Jung-min Heo Jung-min (; born November 11, 1982) is a South Korean actor and musician. He was a member of the rock band Moon Child (now known as MC the Max) from 2000 to 2001. As an actor, he had a lead role in the 2014 South Korean television series '' ...

as Nam Gi-seok *Kim Dong-joo as Gi-seok's mother

References

{{Reflist MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows 2008 South Korean television series debuts 2008 South Korean television series endings South Korean romance television series