New Tales of Gisaeng
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Title: 신기생뎐 / Shin Gisaeng Dyeon / New Tales of Gisaeng
Chinese Title : 新妓生传
Also known as: New Gisaeng Story
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 52
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-23 to 2011-July-17
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45
Synopsis
New Tales of Gisaeng depicts the love, sadness and pain of people surrounding a gisaeng house, where only VIPs can enter.
Dan Sa Ran majored in classical dance while attending college. Her mother died when she was still young and her father remarried, bringing with him a new stepsister and a materialistic stepmother whom she has trouble warming up to. Sa Ran comes from a poor family, but she maintains her dignity around friends who come from rich families. Either fate or coincidence brings her together with Da Mo, to whom she feels an instant attraction, but her awareness of her poor background restrains her from voicing it. A head gisaeng at Buyongkak observes Sa Ran’s natural beauty and grace as well as dancing talent, and recommends her to become a gisaeng.
Ah Da Mo takes business administration training at his father’s company. He does not get along with his father, who is indifferent towards his family and only shows affection towards their pet dog. Da Mo is cocky and tends to look down on women, but begins to question his attitude when he meets Sa Ran by chance. He finds himself involuntarily drawn to her, and their relationship begins.
Cast
Im Soo Hyang as Dan Sa Ran
Sung Hoon as Ah Da Mo
Han Hye Rin as Geum Ra Ra
Sa Ran’s family
Kim Joo Young as Dan Chul Soo
Lee Sook as Ji Hwa Ja
Baek Ok Dam as Dan Gong Joo
Ra Ra’s family
Lee Dae Ro as Geum Shi Jo
Seo Woo Rim as Lee Hong Ah
Han Jin Hee as Geum Eo San
- Park Jin (박진) as young Eo San
Lee Jong Nam as Jang Joo Hee
Lee Dong Joon as Geum Kang San
Lee Sang Mi as Shin Hyo Ri
Da Mo’s family
Im Hyuk as Ah Soo Ra
Kim Hye Jung as Cha Ra Ri
Ahn Young Joo as Park Ae Ja
Buyongkak
Kim Bo Yun as Oh Hwa Ran
Kim Hye Sun as Han Soon Duk
- Jung Han Bi as young Soon Duk
Choi Sun Ja as Hwa Ran’s mother
Lee Mae Ri as Lee Do Hwa
Park Joon Myun as No Eun Ja
Seo Dong Soo as Ma Dan Se
Song Dae Kwan as Seo Saeng Kang
Oh Ki Chan (오기찬) as Oh Bong Yi
Kang Cho Hee as Han Song Yi
Kim Yul as Baek Soo Jung
Seol Yoon as Jang Soo Jin
Yoon Ji Eun as Song Hye Eun
SAT Kim Eun Sun as Ye Rang
Lee Sun Ah as Lee Ji Hyang
Oh Ji Yun (오지연) as Kim-sshi
Ha Na Kyung (하나경)
Other people
Jun Ji Hoo as Son Ja
Jin Ye Sol as Jin Joo Ah
Lee Soo Jin as Sung Ah Mi
Park Yoon Jae as Oh Jin Ahm
Kim Ho Chang as Yoo Tae Young
Michael Blunck as Kyle
Shin Goo as Master Joong Bong
Jun Sung Hwan as Master Jung Do
Lee Hyo Jung as Ma Yi Joon
Kim Joon Hyung as Do Suk
Son Ga Young as Choi Young Nim
Won Jong Rye as Young Nim’s mother
Kim Sun Il (김선일) as Min Jae
Min Joon Hyun as manager
Kyung Soo Jin
Production Credits
Production Company: Golden Pine
Producer: Oh Se Kang
Director: Lee Young Hee (from Episode 9), Son Moon Kwon
Screenwriter: Im Sung Han
Notes
Original air date was January 22, but due to the Secret Garden Special, both episode 1 & 2 will air on January 23.
Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards (Im Soo Hyang)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards (Sung Hoon)
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July 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am
ep48.. OK i’am holding my breath now ,Because everyone is just a lil to happy ..you know how these dramas are ..I just hope they Don’t make anything bad happen with SAR pregnancy ..Check pops hair hehehe… He has really been good to SAR, I loved them making the Sushi rolls FATHER and SON moment it was nice to see. The Drama picked up a lil from some dead episodes i was eagar for this week and next week as well. Hope you all have a great week.
July 4th, 2011 at 11:59 am
Ep 47, 48:
This show has morphed from a romance into a family drama. Few shows do this cos it is a difficult task. It was odd during its transition, fr ep 41-43, then it settled into its role as a family show. That’s why the sparks have gone out of DaM n SaR’s relationship! And DaM was turned into an Ahjussi.
It has been circling around 2 issues:
1. How DaM’s father will come to accept n love SaR for herself; n
2. How SaR will come to find her parents.
A pregnancy easily solves the 1st issue; only the 2nd puzzle is left now.
4 more eps left. There is still time for them to pull a “49 days” on us, i.e. all goes well, then all of a sudden in the v last ep, one of the leads dies! That sucks big time!
Everyone is silent abt Dogshit face makeup, hair n wardrobe, n her expectations of SaR over her own n Gong Joo’s BDs. I can’t be the only one who is put off by it.
July 4th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Oh, regarding the Ghost:
I am pretty sure that is DaM’s maternal grandmother, DaM’s mom’s mother, who has come to save the life of her son-in-law, but also to play tricks on him for being not so loving towards his wife, and also to help her daughter wise up over her marriage. The writer is using it as a comedic device, not too successfully. It has been annoying for the most part, due to its unknown identity n motive, while the gags, Wei Jang Nim acting feminine, not worth the annoyance.
July 4th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
@KD lol we think alike that’s what I thought that it was Dams mom’s mother.It really is quite annoying at this point ..what I do love about the 2 Episodes is that SAR’s real mom got to tell her she was Pregnant ..I truly believe something bad is going to go down by the end though..
July 4th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
OH yeah I forgot to mention I just hate seeing the old bag step mom in any of the episodes..she is just so unnecessary !!!!!
July 4th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
This Kdrama reminds me of Boyle’s Law of Gases!
Boyle’s law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure applied to it. In other words, the pressure of a gas times its volume is a constant. It is not necessary to know the exact value of this constant to meaningfully understand the behavior of gases.
Any given volume of a gas will expand and reduce pressure to fill every available space it’s exposed to!
Just like this Drama right now!
Gone is the ‘high pressure’, ‘high quality’ script it started out with, subsequently we are left with a ‘Low pressure’, ‘low quality’ dross.
A flotsam and jetsam of pasted together ‘ho-hum’, type drama for babysitters and those who fall asleep in front of the TV.
I wonder if the script writers will go into retirement soon after this program?
This express train has run out of steam and will just about make it to the final destination!
How sad!
July 5th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Seriously, it’s just same-old, same-old now… Like what KDaddict (I think) has mentioned, this drama should have just stopped at episode 40…
July 6th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
I’m watching 2 other shows. I find them exceptional.
1. Shining aka Sparkling or Twinkle, Twinkle. A drama that is more meaningful than most. It is abt 2 girls mistakenly switched at birth. 1 is fr a rich, well bred family; the other a poor, gambler family. In ep 2 or 3, the girl in the poor family, at 28 yrs of age, finds out abt this, and hurries to join the rich family, setting off a chain of events. The story is abt how these 2 girls react to their changed circumstances, the choices they make, the character they show, and the different ways that they go abt loving the same guy. It is now at ep 42. It hasn’t missed a step so far. 8 more eps to go. It is a solid piece of writing and acting.
2. Hello My Teaching. Its Korean title is Biscuit Teacher, Candy Star.
It features Gong Yoo, a year b4 Coffee Prince. He plays a lonely, rebellious youth, who is a repeat final year high school student in love w his temp teacher (Gong Hyo Jin fr Greatest Love). Her students nickname her Biscuit. She calls him Candy Star. It (he) is cute, funny, romantic n moving. Since he is 20, he is naturally childish in some ways. As a man-child, he manages to be both cute and sexy at the same time, a feat that only Gong Yoo can accomplish. 16 eps. Great story n acting. One of my all time favs that I return to time n again.
Happy Summer Viewing!
July 7th, 2011 at 7:17 am
For 40 eps, this was a hardcore romance, with plenty of intensity n heat. Then it switched gears n turned into a family drama. To be fair, it is doing a good job at it. We just have to modify our concept of the show accordingly. Given that this is payback time, I dont complain. It is satisfying to see:
1. Hwai Jang nim doting on SaR. He will even more;
2. Hwai Jang nim’s relationship w his wife equalize;
3. SaR having Twins, a girl than a boy, I expect;
4. SaR unite w her parents.
BUT, if they dare kill off DaM or Not let Dogshit face get what she deserves, I shall be throwing things!
Meanwhile, my eyes have wandered to other shows.
July 7th, 2011 at 10:53 am
@ 233 KDaddict
Thanks for your recommendations. Will certainly try Sparkling – sounds good from your description. I’ve watched Hello My Teacher and I too enjoyed it.
I’ve just finished watching 49 Days. And boy! Am I glad I decided to watch it! The storyline was simply amazing! It’s about a lady in coma who has 49 days to get tears from 3 persons who truly love her. In the process, she learned so many valuable lessons about love, friendship, truth and more. The pace was tight – this is one show where I hardly fast forward or skip any sections. The acting, especially by the lead girl, was truly believable. Love how she morphed and transformed herself effortlessly into the different characters she had to play!
July 7th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Hi gals,
Sorry we r veering off the subjt of N T of Gisaeng. I m excited to see if SaR will really have twins, girl then boy, in that order. Besides that, I said all I’ve to say in my last 3 posts, #227, 228, 234.
@jangerr:
As I mentioned in #227, I watched 49 Days.
I loved Nam Gyu Ri in Life is Beautiful, but found her look artificial this time. Too much plastic surgery. I watched 19 eps of it during its broadcast period, but getting wind of its ending, I had to wait a couple months b4 I could stomach it! It’s sad, but it makes sense. Or rather, it makes sense, but it’s soooo sad.
City Hunter looks set to be another tragedy! Sigh…
July 7th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Actually there’s something I do like about the recent 2 episodes, and that it the change in DaM’s dad towards SaR. From a dour-faced tyrant to a doting father-in-law. Yay!
@KDaddict
Oh! So that’s what has happened! Half the time, I was wondering what why is Nam Gyu Ri’s face so plasticky and unreal! She’s definitely looked much better in Life Is Beautiful. Anyway, when I mentioned the lead girl, I meant Lee Yo Won. As for the ending, I thought it made plenty of sense. I wouldn’t want Nam Gyu Ri’s character to end with the lead guy – I found them to have zilch chemistry together. At the same time, he can’t end up with Lee Yo Won’s character as she’s not the one he loved…
July 7th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
@jangerr:
I knew you meant Lee YW. I talked abt Nam GR becos after Life is B, I was looking fwd to her new show, but it was disappointing, her looks n her role in it, her only 2 dresses, etc.
I love Gong Yoo in Biscuit Teacher even more than his role in Coffee Prince. He played this 20 year old man-child perfectly. I don’t think anyone else could have done a better job as Tae In. All the while I was thinking, “He can’t possibly get the girl, right?” I am so glad that he did! The final ep of their being together is so lovely. Now, that’s my favorite kind of ending!
I missed Kim Joo Won; Dokko Jin helped me feel so much better; I missed Dokko Jin; I revisited Tae In to feel better. Now what?
July 10th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
NOOOOO…..
this episode 49 have really scared me!!! specially when damo’s father with the old lady ghost inside him was telling damo’s mother that scary story!!! and then the switch of ghost got me chilling. and for bad luch i am watching it at night, now i am going to have nightmares… someone help me. I hope this end quickly, and I mean the thing about ghosts
July 10th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
PLEASE EVERYBODY, comment about the drama, if you wanna comment other dramas, put the comments on their pertinence page!!!
I am not saying I dont like those dramas, but when i come to this page, or any other page, the thing I want to do is read the comments of the drama I want to read!!!
July 10th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
GOD so tired of the ghost deal already they took it to far !!! but at last the story unfolds of her parents!!! I’am really turned off by the sumo wrestling and the arm wrestling …. happy day all
July 10th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Bii:
I’ve diligently commented on every damn ep of this drama from the very very beginning. What have you done for it ever?
If you don’t like our comments, just skip them.
July 10th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
I am beginning to hate these threads, with these ppl who don’t ever contribute, but feel entitled to complain and tell you what to do all of a sudden.
July 10th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I agree KDaddict what the heck is the problem we talk here all the time.. this is the first time i see this clown,, KDaddict i don’t know if you understand Korean language but hoping you could tell me what Grandma told The doc and his wife ??? I gathered she told them to quit the search for their daughter because she thought maybe she was dead or something..gonna miss your comments when the Drama is over but I am sure i will see you on other threads ..wonder if Bii and Orlando are related??? HA
July 11th, 2011 at 1:21 am
HULA808;
July 10th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
No! I’m not related to anyone who contributes here!
“hoping you could tell me what Grandma told The doc and his wife ???”
She told them that perhaps, they should give up searching for their missing daughter because she could be living, ‘the good life’, with a rich family and doing quite well!
She also said that to find her now in such circumstances would cause a great deal of upset to all concerned.
She mentioned about blood group and went on to say that their daughter might have a compatible type with the adopted parents and not suspect anything. (Knowing your blood group is a must for Koreans.)
Regarding the time running out for meeting with their daughter as predicted by the Fortune-teller, Grandma said that it was up to their daughter to get in touch with them.
Among other things, she also said that the information in the original Newspaper notice was inadequate, therefore, they should advertise again in a more comprehensive way.
Grandma said that many families have lost loved ones and life goes on, so, they will just have to cope with the situation, or else try to have another child!
I do hope that enlightens you and is useful.
July 11th, 2011 at 2:05 am
@ Orlando Thank you !!! It seemed to really upset the couple so I was eager to know.
July 11th, 2011 at 3:15 am
Thank goodness for 2 more episodes I would have been really upset to see this ending.
July 12th, 2011 at 12:41 am
@ KDaddict
Do not let others’ comments upset you. I appreciate that you want to share your thoughts on other dramas with us. Since we share the same liking for this drama, I’m interested to know other dramas that you’ve enjoyed watching. FYI, I’ve started on Sparkling and as I thought I would, I’m enjoying it!
Btw, was episode 50 shown yesterday? I can’t seem to find it anywhere?
July 13th, 2011 at 5:44 am
since you asked that, have you watched Princess Ja Myung Go?
July 13th, 2011 at 5:44 am
or you don´t know women?