Kim Ja-ok (김자옥)

SBS Drama to Spotlight 'Working Moms'

Source | 2008/07/29 | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Being a working mother in Korea involves many responsibilities ― from taking care of the children and supporting the family to managing work ― and sometimes it just seems too much. To sympathize and give these mothers a break from all the hustle, SBS is airing its new drama "Working Mom" tonight.

Starring Yeom Jeong-ah ("A Tale of Two Sisters", 2003) as a businesswoman and mother, the drama depicts the life of Choi Ga-young. Choi, who was an attractive career woman, is now a full time mother of two boys with husband Park Jae-sung, who is two years younger. Park is played by Bong Tae-gyu ("Ssunday Seoul", 2006). She is torn between the responsibility of being a mother, wife, and herself.

This is the first drama for Yeom in four years. The actress is a real life working mom, who recently gave birth to a baby girl.

"I love looking after my daughter, but I realized that I missed working. Although I'm here at work, I miss her and somet...| More

Park Sol-mi, drama comeback with "My Woman"

Source | 2008/05/29 | Permalink |

Park Sol-mi is coming back to TV dramas after three years.

She plays career woman Sarah, who is fluent in English, Japanese, and Russian, in MBC "My Woman".

This is her first drama since 2005 KBS "Golden Apple", and her return to acting after the April 2007 release of her movie "Paradise 1986".

"My Woman" is an interpretation of the 1980s drama MBC "The Terminal". The main actress was Kim Ja-ok. The remake will be written by Lee Hee-woo of SBS "Jang Gil-Sahn" and Seon Kyeong-hee, and Lee Kwang-hee will direct.

Sarah is an ambitious woman who feels a weakness in poverty and cold-heartedly betrays the man she has loved to climb up in society.

Park Sol-mi said, "I wanted to greet you again but I was trying to carefully pick a project. I hope that I can repay my fans who waited for me through this project. It had a firm scenario, and the main character 'Sarah', with both good and evil sides, caught my eye"....| More