Shining Romance

2013-2014 South Korean television series

Jeong Se-rin

Country of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo. of episodes122ProductionExecutive producerKim Kyung-heeRunning time40 minutesProduction companyMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationOriginal releaseNetworkMBC TVReleaseDecember 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) –
June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)

Shining Romance (Korean: 빛나는 로맨스; RR: Binnaneun Romaenseu) is a South Korean daily television drama series starring Lee Jin, Park Yoon-jae and Jo An.^[1] It aired on MBC TV 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

Lee Jin as Oh Bit-na^[2]^[3]
Park Yoon-jae as Kang Ha-joon^[4]
Jo An as Jang Chae-ri^[5]
Heo Jung-eun as Byun Yeon-doo
Lee Hwi-hyang as Kim Ae-sook
Hong Yo-seob as Jang Jae-ik
Jeon Yang-ja as Yoon Bok-shim
Kyeon Mi-ri as Lee Tae-ri
Jung Han-yong as Kang Dae-poong
Yoo Min-kyu as Kang Ki-joon^[6]
Kwak Ji-min as Oh Yoon-na
Lee Mi-sook as Jung Soon-ok
Kim Soo-yeon as Byun Tae-young
Yoon Mi-ra as Heo Mal-sook
Yoon Hee-seok as Byun Tae-shik
Ji Soo-yeon as Emma Jung
Lee Kye-in as Mr. Oh
Nam Kyung-eup as Nam Soo-chul
Kim Hak-rae as Neighborhood uncle

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings^[7]		AGB Nielsen^[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	December 23, 2013	10.0%	12.0%	10.3%	10.8%
2	December 24, 2013	7.8%	8.4%	8.7%	8.8%
3	December 25, 2013	9.7%	10.0%	10.2%	10.8%
4	December 26, 2013	8.6%	9.3%	9.2%	8.7%
5	December 27, 2013	8.7%	10.0%	9.5%	9.9%
Average		-	-	-	-

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	7th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Lee Jin	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Park Yoon-jae	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Lee Jin	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Jo An	Nominated
		Golden Acting Award, Actress	Lee Mi-sook	Won

References

^ "Aurora After Shining Romance As Poster is Released". KDramaStars. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^ Lee, Cory (October 24, 2013). "Lee Jin to Take 1st Leading Role in MBC Daily Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^ Jeon, Su-mi (December 11, 2013). "Lee Jin Spotted at First Filming for Upcoming Drama Shining Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^ "Interview: Shining Romance Park Yoon-jae". MBC Global Media. December 16, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ "Jo Ann's First Evil Role In Shining Romance". KDramaStars. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^ Lee, Cory (November 13, 2013). "Yoo Mingue Cast in MBC's Daily Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2013.