City of Glass
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Title: 유리의 성 / City of Glass
Chinese title : 玻璃之城
Also known as: Glass Castle
Previously known as: 우아한 가족 / Elegant Family
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 51
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Sep-06 to 2009-March-01
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 20:45 (8:45 Korean time)
Synopsis
Jung Min Joo is a woman from a very tough family background. Her mother had three children with three different fathers. However, she overcomes this in order to become a news announcer. When she first meets Kim Joon Sung, she is annoyed with his continued courtship of her. Eventually, Min Joo marries Joon Sung and her life changes. Her aspirations of becoming a great reporter are put on hold while she copes to her new life as the second daughter-in-law of a rich and influential chaebol family.
Cast
Jung family
Yoon So Yi as Jung Min Joo
Lee Hye Sook as Han Yang Suk (Min Joo’s mother)
Lee Han Wie as Son Dong Sik (Min Joo’s step-father)
Han Yeo Reum as Kang Hye Young (Min Joo’s half-sister)
Shin Dong Woo as Son Kang Min (Dong Sik and Yang Suk’s son)
Kim family
Lee Jin Wook as Kim Joon Sung
Park Geun Hyung as Kim Doo Hyung (Joon Sung’s father)
Park Won Sook as Yoon In Kyung (Joon Sung’s mother)
Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Gyu Sung (Joon Sung older brother)
Yang Jung Ah as Oh Yoo Ran (Gyu Sung’s wife)
Yoo Seo Jin as Kim Joon Hee (Joon Sung’s older sister)
Park family
Kim Seung Soo as Park Suk Jin
Jung Jae Soon as Yoon In Suk (Joon Sung’s aunt)
Lee Joo Yeon as Park Seul Ki (Suk Jin’s 8 year old daughter)
Other people
Jung Jin Moo as Jang Tae Soo (Hye Young’s boyfriend)
Kim Sun Hwa as Chun Ok Ja (Tae Soo’s mother)
Song Ji Eun as Song Ji Yeon (Seung Ha’s biological mother)
Yoon Ah Jung as Lee Joo Hee
Jung Da Young as Seo Ye Kyung
Seo Jin Wook as Min Ji Hwan
Yoo Tae Woong as prosecutor Lee Hyung Suk
Production Credits
Director: Jo Nam Gook (조남국)
Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung (최현경)
Awards
2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Supporting Award – Serial Drama (Lee Han Wie)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-06 | 1 | 16.6 (3rd) | 17.5 (3rd) |
| 2008-09-07 | 2 | 18.0 (4th) | 18.4 (4th) |
| 2008-09-13 | 3 | 13.4 (5th) | 13.9 (5th) |
| 2008-09-14 | 4 | 13.5 (5th) | 14.7 (5th) |
| 2008-09-20 | 5 | 18.2 (4th) | 19.3 (4th) |
| 2008-09-21 | 6 | 16.1 (5th) | 16.8 (5th) |
| 2008-09-27 | 7 | 17.1 (3rd) | 17.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-09-28 | 8 | 18.9 (4th) | 19.8 (4th) |
| 2008-10-04 | 9 | 14.8 (4th) | 15.3 (4th) |
| 2008-10-05 | 10 | 16.8 (5th) | 17.8 (5th) |
| 2008-10-11 | 11 | 10.9 (11th) | 11.3 (10th) |
| 2008-10-12 | 12 | 17.9 (4th) | 18.3 (3rd) |
| 2008-10-18 | 13 | 15.0 (4th) | 15.6 (4th) |
| 2008-10-19 | 14 | 20.2 (3rd) | 20.2 (3rd) |
| 2008-10-25 | 15 | 15.5 (4th) | 15.6 (3rd) |
| 2008-10-26 | 16 | 16.8 (4th) | 17.3 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-01 | 17 | 17.9 (3rd) | 18.0 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-02 | 18 | 20.7 (3rd) | 21.1 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-08 | 19 | 16.8 (3rd) | 16.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-09 | 20 | 21.9 (3rd) | 21.7 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-15 | 21 | 16.4 (3rd) | 17.0 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-16 | 22 | 20.8 (3rd) | 21.6 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-22 | 23 | 16.7 (3rd) | 16.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-23 | 24 | 19.7 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-29 | 25 | 19.5 (2nd) | 20.2 (2nd) |
| 2008-11-30 | 26 | 21.5 (4th) | 21.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-12-06 | 27 | 20.0 (2nd) | 20.9 (2nd) |
| 2008-12-07 | 28 | 21.9 (4th) | 22.9 (2nd) |
| 2008-12-14 | 29 | 21.0 (4th) | 21.8 (4th) |
| 2008-12-20 | 30 | 21.4 (2nd) | - |
| 2008-12-21 | 31 | 23.0 (3rd) | 23.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-12-27 | 32 | 21.3 (3rd) | 21.3 (3rd) |
| 2008-12-28 | 33 | 25.7 (3rd) | 25.9 (3rd) |
| 2008-01-03 | 34 | 22.9 (2nd) | 23.6 (2nd) |
| 2009-01-04 | 35 | 23.8 (4th) | 24.7 (4th) |
| 2009-01-10 | 36 | 24.1 (2nd) | 24.6 (1st) |
| 2009-01-11 | 37 | 23.5 (3rd) | 23.9 (3rd) |
| 2009-01-17 | 38 | 20.8 (2nd) | 21.2 (2nd) |
| 2009-01-18 | 39 | 25.7 (2nd) | 26.0 (2nd) |
| 2009-01-24 | 40 | 20.1 (2nd) | 21.1 (2nd) |
| 2009-01-25 | 41 | 17.1 (4th) | 17.6 (3rd) |
| 2009-01-31 | 42 | 25.0 (2nd) | 26.0 (1st) |
| 2009-02-01 | 43 | 25.8 (2nd) | 27.0 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-07 | 44 | 24.8 (2nd) | 26.2 (1st) |
| 2009-02-08 | 45 | 25.8 (3rd) | 26.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-14 | 46 | 24.3 (1st) | 24.8 (1st) |
| 2009-02-15 | 47 | 26.1 (2nd) | 27.2 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-21 | 48 | 26.0 (1st) | 26.3 (1st) |
| 2009-02-22 | 49 | 26.2 (4th) | 26.6 (3rd) |
| 2009-02-28 | 50 | 26.0 (1st) | 27.4 (1st) |
| 2009-03-01 | 51 | 29.6 (2nd) | 30.4 (2nd) |
Source : TNS Media Korea
Poster
May 17th, 2011 at 12:41 am
aigoo~~
love him so much Lee Jin Wook..
Y his drama always sad ending??
Like B&A plastic surgery also he didn’t end up together with the heroin..
Jebal…..isseoyeo!!~~
I need happy ending story.. I can’t stand this!! Please make GC season 2~~~I would wait it!!!!!!!!!!!!! forever.. jeongmal
cheowayae Lee Jin Wook.. Saranghabnida ^^
June 18th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
please i really hope for part 2 and also happy ending. please please please.
June 26th, 2011 at 12:47 am
director please consider about part 2. Let them end up together. happy end will make all of us happy.
June 26th, 2011 at 12:51 am
director please consider part 2. please give us happy ending , all i want is let them together.
September 6th, 2011 at 1:05 am
unsatisfied with the ending.how does money overpower everything..and why the world is accepting that kind of a parent..give us a happier ending in glass castle2..
December 18th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
The plot was full of unexpected twists and suspense and emotionally-stirring situations until the very end, which was awful, in my opinion. I suppose the writers were aiming to really ingrain the harshness of reality into the viewers or to conjure a wholly surprising ending. I think the main couple had great potential to be married out of true love, but they divorced due to misunderstanding and unjustified familial devotions. In the end, money overpowered love. Depressing. Just not my taste.
December 28th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
it’s a really nice drama, except for the ending!!! i want lee jin wook to have a sweet ending!!!
February 1st, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Can anyone give me a plot for the ending?????
( its seem a sad story, right?
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:01 pm
for those who had watched this drama, is there any kissing scene or romantic scene between yoon so yi and lee jin wook? please answer me.
March 5th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
The ending sucks the whole story which has already perfect and the sacrifices of kim jun sung. What’s the point of his sacrifices to min ju along the story? They are really love each other, but why, script writer? Dont they have rights to be a happy couple? The ending is making me dissapointed
May 24th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
i agreed to those request.i am also one of those fans of korean dramas
please grant our request. how can money win over true love if the 2 person involved really love each other?
please make part two
July 21st, 2012 at 3:58 am
can i know where to watch this drama with subtitle?
September 3rd, 2012 at 11:12 pm
bisa tau bagaimana cara nonton online drama ini?
yang ada english subtitlenya…
pusing carinya…semua sampai episode 20 saja…:’(
October 16th, 2012 at 11:26 am
The whole drama written well except for the ending. Very Frustrating!!!