''Shining Romance'' () is a South Korean daily television drama series starring
Lee Jin
Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, and Sung Yu-ri. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 20 ...
,
Park Yoon-jae and
Jo An. It aired on
MBC from December 23, 2013 to June 20, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 122 episodes.
Plot
"Super mom" Oh Bit-na has been a housewife for five years to her plastic surgeon husband and five-year-old daughter named Yeon-doo. One day, she coincidentally meets her childhood friend, Ha-joon. Ha-joon still remembers his promise to Bit-na that they made in elementary school. Their promise was to grow up and marry with each other. But Chae-ri, who has her heart set for Ha-joon, is jealous of Bit-na and tries to stop Bit-na from marrying with Ha-joon. Chae-ri also tries to stop Bit-na from becoming the best cook in Chunwoongak, where Chae-ri lives, and knowing that Professor Jang (Chae-ri's foster father) is Bit-na's biological father. Bit-na's husband, Byun Tae-shik cheats on Bit-na and has an affair with a con artist named Emma. To marry Emma (mostly for money) Byun Tae-shik tricks Bit-na into an unfair fake divorce. When Ha-joon knows that Bit-na is divorced, he does anything to make her become his girlfriend and soon, become his wife. Chae-ri and her mother, Kim Ae-sook, try to stop Bit-na but Bit-na, smart and quick-witted, avoids the traps set by them. When the truth about Bit-na being the daughter of Professor Jang gets revealed, Bit-na becomes the owner of Chungwookgak. Kim Ae-sook throws down a big flower pot that was meant for Bit-na, but hit Ae-sook's own daughter, Chae-ri. Therefore, Chae-ri seriously injures her head and starts acting like a five-year old, even calling Bit-na's young daughter "older sister". Ae-sook is arrested for her many crimes, especially for switching Chae-ri and Bit-na when they were babies, twisting their fates. Lee Tae-ri, turns herself into the police for a hit-and-run accident that she caused and killed Bit-na's foster father. The final episode of ''Shining Romance'' ends with Yeon-doo in Ha-joon's arms, Bit-na walking along beside them.
Cast
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Lee Jin
Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, and Sung Yu-ri. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 20 ...
as Oh Bit-na
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Park Yoon-jae as Kang Ha-joon
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Jo An as Jang Chae-ri
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Heo Jung-eun
Heo Jung-eun (; born September 14, 2007) is a South Korean actress. She first drew public attention with her performances in hit dramas, ''My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' (2016) and '' Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). At age nine, she took on her first leadin ...
as Byun Yeon-doo
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Lee Hwi-hyang as Kim Ae-sook
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Hong Yo-seob as Jang Jae-ik
*Jeon Yang-ja as Yoon Bok-shim
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Kyeon Mi-ri as Lee Tae-ri
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Jung Han-yong as Kang Dae-poong
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Yoo Min-kyu
Yoo Min-kyu (born September 18, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Yoo began working as a runway and magazine model in 2006. He then joined and won the audition competition ''Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy'' in 2011, which led to his acting ...
as Kang Ki-joon
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Kwak Ji-min as Oh Yoon-na
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Lee Mi-sook as Jung Soon-ok
*Kim Soo-yeon as Byun Tae-young
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Yoon Mi-ra as Heo Mal-sook
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Yoon Hee-seok as Byun Tae-shik
*Ji Soo-yeon as Emma Jung
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Lee Kye-in as Mr. Oh
*Nam Kyung-eup as Nam Soo-chul
*Kim Hak-rae as Neighborhood uncle
Ratings
Awards and nominations
References
External links
''Shining Romance'' official MBC websiteat MBC Global Media
*{{hancinema drama, Shining_Romance, Shining Romance
MBC TV television dramas
2013 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romance television series