you are my destiny - korean drama

 

Details

• Title: 너는 내 운명 / Neoneun Nae Unmyeong
• Also known as: You Are My Destiny / You Are My Life
• Genre: Romance, family
• Episodes: 178
• Broadcast network: KBS1
• Broadcast period: 2008-May-05 to 2009-Jan-09
• Air time: Monday to Friday 20:25

Synopsis

Jang Sae Byuk is a a girl who tries to find a new meaning in life after she receives an eye cornea transplant from the doctor that took care of her after her accident. That doctor, Kim Na Young, died in a car accident on her way back from Africa. Sae Byuk becomes close with the Na Young's family after finding them. The family slowly accepts her as part of the family. Kang Ho Se and Kim Tae Poong, Na Young's twin brother, have disliked each other since they were young kids. This is mostly Tae Poong hates Ho Se because Ho Se's family was rich and because Tae Poong's father was Ho Se's father's driver and his mother was the maid.

Cast

• Im Yoon Ah as Jang Sae Byuk

Kim family

• Lee Ji Hoon as Kim Tae Poong
• Lee Pil Mo as Kim Tae Young
• Jang Yong as Kim Dae Jin (Tae Poong's father)
• Jung Ae Ri as Oh Young Sook (Tae Poong's mother)
• Kim Hyo Seo as Kim Na Young (Tae Poong's deceased sister)
• Sa Mi Ja as Son Poong Geum (Dae Gu's and Dae Jin's mother)
• Gong Hyun Joo as Kim Soo Bin
• Kang Suk Woo as Kim Dae Gu (Soo Bin's father)
• Lee Hye Sook as Hong Yeon Shil (Soo Bin's mother)

Kang family

• Park Jae Jung as Kang Ho Se
• Lee Seol Ah as Kang Yu Ri (Ho Se's sister)
• Hyun Suk as Kang Chil Bok (Ho Se's father)
• Yang Geum Suk as Seo Min Jung (Ho Se's mother)
• Kim Hyung Il as Kang Charles (Chil Bok's brother / Yeon Shil's dance tutor)

Ban family

• Kim Jung Nan as Ban So Young
• Park Min Ji as Ban Yoon Hee (So Young's daughter)
• Sun Woo Yong Nyeo as Lee Hwa Ran (So Young's mother)

Other people

• Choi Won Young as Nam Gyeong Woo (Na Young's co-worker)
• Park Seul Gi as Bok Joo (Sae Byuk's best friend)
• Kwak Hyun Hwa as Oh Sun Jeong (female Lohas employee)
• Lee Jung Ho as Lee Dong Soo (male Lohas employee)
• Yoo Hye Ri as Jeong Mi Ok (Sae Byuk's real mother)
• Jung Jae Gon as Jo Sang Ki (Yoon Hee's real father)
• Kim Sung Hoon as Jang Pan Jae (night sales manager)
• Shin Pyo as assistant director

Production Credits

• Director: Kim Myung Wook
• Screenwriter: Moon Eun Ah

Recognitions

• 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress Award (Im Yoon Ah)
• 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (Im Yoon Ah)
• 2008 Korean Drama Festival: Netizen Award (Im Yoon Ah)
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award (Im Yoon Ah)
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress Award (Im Yoon Ah)
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Daily Drama - Actor (Lee Pil Mo)
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Daily Drama - Actress (Kim Jung Nan)