Four Sisters (Korean: 네 자매 이야기; RR: Ne Jamae Iyagi; lit. The Story of Four Sisters) is a 2001 South Korean television series starring Hwang Soo-jung, Chae Rim, Ahn Yeon-hong, Park Ye-jin, Han Jae-suk, Kim Chan-woo, Ji Jin-hee, Park Chul and Nam Sung-jin.[1] It aired on MBC from June 13 to August 16, 2001, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2]
| Four Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Four Sisters' Story |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Oh Soo-yeon |
| Directed by | Lee Jin-suk |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shin Ho-gyun |
| Production company | JS Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | June 13 – August 16, 2001 |
| Four Sisters | |
| Hangul | 네 자매 이야기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ne Jamae Iyagi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ne Chamae Iyagi |
Plot
editJung Hae-jung is the eldest of four sisters, and is kind and giving to her younger sisters - even though she's actually their half-sister. In contrast, second sister Yu-jin is ambitious and straightforward, and cares deeply for family friend Young-hoon. Third sister Yu-mi is materialistic, and gets engaged to a rich man, despite being more compatible with her ex-boyfriend Tae-suk. And fourth sister Yoo-sun is a high school student with heart problems and has a crush on her teacher. Each sister struggles to find true love, and conflicts and difficulties arise. But through it all, they remain true to each other.
Cast
edit- Main characters
- Hwang Soo-jung as Jung Hae-jung (oldest sister)
- Chae Rim as Dr. Jung Yu-jin (second sister)
- Ahn Yeon-hong as Jung Yu-mi (third sister)
- Park Ye-jin as Jung Yoo-sun (fourth sister)
- Han Jae-suk as Dr. Lee Young-hoon (family friend)
- Jang Keun-suk as young Lee Young-hoon
- Kim Chan-woo as Min Jun-ha (sports agent)
- Ji Jin-hee as Han Tae-suk (Yu-mi's boyfriend)
- Park Chul as Kim Ki-chul (widowed coach)
- Nam Sung-jin as Seo Jae-yeon (Yu-mi's fiancé)
- Supporting characters
- Lee Jung-gil as Dr. Jung Jae-bong (sisters' father)
- Kim Young-ran as Dr. Jung's wife
- Kim Yong-gun as Dr. Min Yun-taek (Jun-ha's uncle)
- Kim Se-joon as Han Bong-pal (Dr. Jung's younger brother)
- Noh Hyun-hee as Kim Hwa-mi (nurse, Bong-pal's friend)
- Lee Geun-hee as Jong-shik (Tae-suk's partner at work)
- Yang Geum-seok as Kim Soon-young (Young-hoon's mother)
- Kim Ji-young as Pyung Yang-daek (Young-hoon's grandmother)
- Shin Ae as Yoo-sun's classmate
- Sung Hyun-ah as Min Su-jin (Jun-ha's cousin and Dr. Min's daughter)
- Lee Dong-wook as Lee Han-soo (American football player, Ep. 1)
- ? as Shin Dong-soo (Hae-jung's admirer)
- ? as Im Ae-ri
- ? as Supervisor Yun (Jun-ha's assistant)
- ? as Lee Shin-hee (project manager
References
edit- ^ Lee Young-hee (May 31, 2001). "수목드라마 SBS'로펌'-MBC'네자매…' '격돌' 2라운드" [Wednesday-Thursday Drama SBS' Law Firm'-MBC' Four Sisters... 'Clash' Round 2]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Gil Duck (May 29, 2001). "네 자매가 만들어가는 알콩달콩한 삶..MBC '네 자매 이야기'" [The sweet life that your sisters make..MBC'The Story of Your Sisters']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
External links
edit- Four Sisters official MBC website (in Korean)
- Four Sisters Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine at KoreanWiz