''Forbidden Love'' (; lit. ''Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox'') is a 2004

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starring

Kim Tae-hee Kim Tae-hee (; born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, she is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as ''Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), ''Love Story in Harvard'' (2004), '' ...

Jo Hyun-jae Jo Hyun-jae (born May 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Jo made his entertainment debut as a singer in the four-member boy band Guardian, which disbanded after releasing their self-titled album in 1998. In 2000, after he drew popularity when he ...

and

Jun Jin Park Choong-jae (; born August 19, 1980), known professionally as Jun Jin, is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer, known as a member and rapper of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but sta ...

. It aired on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

from July 19 to September 7, 2004 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 for 16 episodes. The story is about a rare fox race whose appearance is that of humans. They survive by eating dead human

liver The liver is a major Organ (anatomy), organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for ...

s. The drama revolves around conflicts between being a fox warrior and loving a human being.

Plot

Yoon Shi-yeon (

) is a "

gumiho A kumiho or gumiho (, literally " nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese and the Japanese . It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful woma ...

" (or nine-tailed fox) living undercover in the human world. She has a dark past when her whole family was massacred, leaving her an orphan. By day, Shi-yeon is an employee at a natural history museum. By night, she's a top-ranking woman warrior in the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, charged with preserving the delicate balance between man and fox. But her world is sent spinning when an atrocious serial murder, where the victims have had their internal organs gouged out is uncovered. Detective Kang Min-woo (

) believes the murders may relate to the

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trade, and goes undercover in a seedy organ smuggling ring. But Min-woo's cover is blown, and it's only through the intervention of Shi-yeon and Nine-Tailed Fox warrior Moo-young (

) that he's able to survive. But now he's seen their true identities as Nine-Tailed Foxes.

Cast

as Yoon Shi-yeon *

as Inspector Kang Min-woo *

as Moo-young *

Han Ye-seul Han Ye-seul (Hangul: 한예슬; born Leslie Kim on September 18, 1981) is an American-born South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the sitcom '' Nonstop 4'' (2003), and has since played leading roles in television dramas such as ''Co ...

as Chae-yi * Park Joon-seok as Rang *

Uhm Tae-woong Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles an ...

as Sa-joon *

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as Senator Shin Soo-jang *

Dokgo Young-jae Dokgo Young-jae (born Jeon Young-jae on December 13, 1953) is a South Korean actor. He made his film debut in 1973, and also became active in the Dongrang Theatre Ensemble. Dokgo won Best Supporting Actor for '' White Badge'' at the Blue Dragon ...

as Bureau chief Jang *

Kwon Hae-hyo Kwon Hae-hyo (born November 6, 1965) is a South Korean television, film and stage actor. He is also an activist, involved in the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, th ...

as Detective Moon * Jung Kook-jin as K * Lee Sang-in as Kim Young-mo *

Kim Ji-woo Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun on November 22, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Musical Awards and nominations References External links * * * Kim Ji-wooat Daum Kim Ji-wooat N ...

as Kang Min-joo, Min-woo's sister *

Kim Ye-ryeong Kim Ye-ryeong (born Kim Yoon-mi on March 17, 1966) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Variety shows Theater Awards and nominations References External links Kim Ye-ryeong Fan Cafeat Daum * * * ...

as Kang Joo-sun *

Seo Yoo-jung Seo Yoo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Forbidden Love'', '' Steal Heart'', '' Family's Honor'', '' Mr. Sunshine'', ''Royal Family'', ''If Tomorrow Comes'' and ''Bloody Heart ''Bloody Heart'' ( ...

as Jung Se-kyung * Kim Hak-chul as Nam Joon-woo * Kim Ye-jin *

Sunwoo Sun Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin on March 21, 1975) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2003, but rose to stardom in 2009 with the television drama ''Queen of Housewives''. Other notable films and series include ''My New Partner ...

* Seo Yeon-joo

Awards

* 2004

KBS Drama Awards The KBS Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Gra ...

: Best New Actress -

References

External links

''Forbidden Love'' official KBS website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forbidden Love (TV series) Korean Broadcasting System television dramas 2004 South Korean television series debuts 2004 South Korean television series endings South Korean fantasy television series South Korean action television series Television series by Pan Entertainment