Love in Heaven (Drama - 2005) - 하늘이시여 (Ha-neul-i-si-yeo)

Yoon Jeong-hee Overcame Her Fears on Way to 'Blissful'

2007/03/09 | Source | Permalink |

Actress Yoon Jeong-hee seems to have changed little since she rose to stardom last year with her leading role as Ja-kyung on the SBS drama "Love in Heaven", a huge hit that drew ratings of some 40 percent. That show secured for her a legion of middle-aged female fans who shed tears for her conflicted character: the daughter-in-law to her own biological mother who abandoned her as a baby.

Now she has returned with a role in KBS 2TV drama "A Happy Woman", playing another challenged woman. But her new character, Lee Jiyeon, is a cheerful, strong single mother who continues to smile even though her husband deserted her for another woman.

Yoon's character is one of the reasons the new show is increasingly popular. With its ratings passing 25 percent in two months, "A Happy Woman" is expected to top the drama chart soon now that MBC's mega-hit drama "Jumong" has concluded.

"Ja-kyung and Ji-yeon may seem similar but actually they're quite different. Ja-kyung had that deep-rooted grie...| More

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the ending of the drama, "a happy woman" was very vague. can someone please enlighten me as to what really happened? girl_blue 2007-08-30 01:01:55

Dramas Sweep the Top 10 Ratings List

2007/02/05 | Source | Permalink |

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, a TV ratings research company, dramas swept the top 10 list of highest rated TV programs.

The highest rating in 2006 was recorded by MBC's "Jumong", which posted 38.4% in average household ratings.

It was followed by "Famous Princesses" of KBS2 with ratings of 30.2%, the daily soap operas "Bizarre Bunch" and "Pure in Heart" ("Hearts of Nineteen") of KBS1 with 29.8% and 28.5%, respectively, and the SBS weekend drama "Love in Heaven" with 28.3%.

Among entertainment shows, "Imagination Plus" of KBS2 ranked the highest at 14th place overall with 19% in ratings, followed by "Gag Concert" on KBS2 at 16th with 17% and "What an Amazing World" on SBS with 16.9%.

"News 9" of KBS1 was the highest ranking news program at 19th place with 16.9% in ratings.

Meanwhile, the average TV viewing time of Korean households in 2006 stood at 7 hours and 7 minutes, unchanged from 2005.

By channel, people watched KBS1 the most, followed by SBS, MBC, and...| More

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Broadcasters Award Top-Rated Dramas

2007/01/01 | Source | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Major broadcasters wrapped up the year with awards ceremonies.

Veteran actress Han Hye-sook, who starred in the SBS drama "Love in Heaven", grabbed the top prize for acting at the network's ceremony Sunday.

The popular soap opera invited both criticism and high ratings for its twisted story.

The story revolved around a middle-aged woman who introduces her handsome news anchor son to her abandoned daughter, who had led a miserable life because of a cruel stepmother.

It triggered controversy when the woman was revealed as the girl's biological mother.

After receiving the prize, Han said, "Old soldiers never die". Han has been acting for 36 years.

On Sunday, the KBS best acting award went to actress Ha Ji-won, who performed in "Hwangjin-i".

The recent boom of kisaeng-themed entertainment _ musicals, dramas, films, even cartoons _ has been attributed to the show. Kisaeng are female entertainers similar to Japan's geisha.

The dram...| More

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Lovebirds

2006/03/16 | Source | Permalink |

Wang-mo and Ja-gyeong finally got married.

The weekend TV drama "Dear Heaven" ("Love in Heaven" - writer: Im Seong-han; producer: Lee Yeong-hee) features a dramatic storyline that includes a daughter, deserted by her mother as a child, and the mother's stepson getting married.

In the show's March 18 episode, Yeong-sun's (Han Hye-sook) daughter Ja-gyeong (Yoon Jeong-hee) and her stepson Wang-mo (Lee Tae-gon) will marry. The secret that the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are actually mother and daughter will soon be disclosed, and the show's audience has had a keen interest in how the drama will unfold afterwards.

According to TNS Media Korea, the show's ratings for March 12 were 34.6 percent, the highest since the start of the drama.

Key reasons for the show's success are Lim's characteristic well-woven story, sophisticated descriptions, and unique episodes. Viewers say that the true love of hero Gu Wang-mo and heroine Lee Ja-gyeong eases the sometimes too-provocative...| More

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I love this drama!!! Yoon Jung Hee and Lee Tae Gon are amazing actors!!! Love it!! dearheavenfan 2007-12-30 18:04:08 justina 2007-03-30 04:45:19 congratulations - script well written, wardrobe beautiful, characters real and acting good. word of encouragement for Lee Taegon- be yourself and you will see yourself going far in your career. I watch the serial 3x and must say this story has good korea

New SBS Drama Sparks Morality Controversy Even Before Its First Episode Airs

2005/09/08 | Source | Permalink |

Is it an immoral show emphasizing an inappropriate relationship, or a human drama with maternal love as its theme?

SBS's new weekend drama "Love in Heaven" (Korean title: "Haneulisiyeo"), set to debut on September 10 as the follow-up to the show "Summer Typhoon", is becoming the subject of fierce controversy with its first episode yet to air.

The problem is the plot's premise: it involves an irregular family relationship, with a woman deliberately marrying her long-abandoned daughter to her own stepson.

Ji Yeong-seon (played by Han Hye-seok) finds her lost daughter Lee Ja-gyeong (Yoon Jeong-hee), whom she had abandoned in her youth. As if guided by the hand of fate, Lee is already going out with Ji's own stepson, Gu Wang-mo (Lee Tae-gon). Ji does everything in her power to marry Lee to Gu, and eventually succeeds. The two women form a curious double relationship, as at once mother/daughter and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law.

Im Seong-han (45), who is the writer for "Love in ...| More

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