''Creating Destiny'' () is a 2009 South Korean

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based on the two-volume

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of the same title written by Choi Soo-jung and Hyun Go-woon. It aired on MBC from October 10, 2009 to January 24, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 31 episodes. Lead actors

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Ki Tae-young Ki Tae-young (; born Kim Yong-woo on December 9, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Ki made his acting debut in 1997, and went on to play leading roles in the television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or g ...

fell in love while filming and married in 2011. When Eugene announced their engagement in a posting on her official fan site, she wrote, "The drama ''Creating Destiny'' actually created my beloved destiny."

Plot

Han Sang-eun immigrated to

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with her family at a young age. After graduating from law school, she announces her plans to marry her American boyfriend Alex, a fellow attorney. But her father is strongly opposed to the match, because he has his heart set on her marrying Kim Yeo-joon, the son of his best friend who lives back in Korea. He orders her to meet the bachelor that they picked out for her before she goes ahead and marries Alex. Sang-eun finds herself exiled to Korea, where she reluctantly teams up with Yeo-joon, who is focused on his career and equally uninterested in marriage, to devise a plan that will allow them to avoid their impending wedlock.

Cast

Main characters

as Han Sang-eun *

as Kim Yeo-joon * Kang Byul as Han Hyo-eun *

Kim Jung-nan Kim Jung-nan (; born July 16, 1971), birth born Kim Hyun-ah, is a South Korean actress. Kim made her acting debut in 1991, but received a new surge of popularity after starring in '' A Gentleman's Dignity'' in 2012. Filmography Film Televisio ...

as Kim Yoon-hee *

Clara Lee Clara Lee (; born 14 January 1985), birth name Lee Sung-min () and better known by her mononym Clara, is an actress and model based in South Korea. Career Clara made her entertainment debut under her birth name in 2005 and starred in her fir ...

as Yoo Hye-rim *

Jung Suk-won Jung Suk-won (; born May 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as a stuntman with the Seoul Action School after being discharged from the Marines, then turned to modeling and acting, notably in the television seri ...

as Jung Gyu-hwan *Byun Woo-min as Kang Hae-sung *Ryu Sang-wook as Kang Se-won

Supporting characters

;Han family *

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 Han Kyung-tae *

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 '' Jewel in ...

as Yoon Seok-joo ;Kim family *Hwang Eun-hye as Kim Jin-joo *Choi Sang-hoon as Kim Taek-soo *

Yang Hee-kyung Yang Hee-kyung (; born December 3, 1954) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Theater Discography Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1954 births Living people 20th-century Sout ...

as Park Geum-ja *

Ban Hyo-jung Ban Hyo-jung (; born November 27, 1942), birth name Ban Man-hee (), is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1964 with a bit part in Shin Sang-ok's film ''Rice'', and went on to a prolific career in television drama In fil ...

as Lee Ok-ran *Lee Jung-hoon as Park Bok-man ;Shim family *Lee Hee-do as Shim Dae-hwan *

Geum Bo-ra Geum Bo-ra (; born February 21, 1961), birth name Son Mi-ja (), is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979, and won Best New Actress at the 1980 Grand Bell Awards for ''Water Spray''. She was active in Korean cinema in the 1980 ...

as Shin Jin-hee ;Extended cast *Baek Jong-min as Min Chul-ho *Olivier as Alex *Park Soon-chun as Soo-jung * Yoon Joo-hee as Jung Seo-yeon

Awards

2009 MBC Drama Awards The 2009 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2009. It was held on December 30, 2009 and hosted by actor Lee Hwi-jae and actres ...

: Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actor -

Notes

References

External links

''Creating Destiny'' official MBC website
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