Shining Romance

Shining Romance (Korean: 빛나는 로맨스; RR: Binnaneun Romaenseu) is a South Korean daily television drama series starring Lee Jin, Park Yoon-jae and Jo An.[1] It aired on MBC TV from December 23, 2013 to June 20, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 122 episodes.

Shining Romance
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Romance
Soap opera
Written bySeo Hyun-joo
Directed byShin Hyung-chan
Jung Ji-in
StarringLee Jin
Park Yoon-jae
Jo An
Music by
  • Jeong Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes122
Production
Executive producerKim Kyung-hee
Running time40 minutes
Production companyMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseDecember 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) –
June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)

Plot

"Super mom" Oh Bit-na has been a housewife for five years to her plastic surgeon husband and five-year-old daughter named Yeon-doo. One day, she coincidentally meets her childhood friend, Ha-joon. Ha-joon still remembers his promise to Bit-na that they made in elementary school. Their promise was to grow up and marry with each other. But Chae-ri, who has her heart set for Ha-joon, is jealous of Bit-na and tries to stop Bit-na from marrying with Ha-joon. Chae-ri also tries to stop Bit-na from becoming the best cook in Chunwoongak, where Chae-ri lives, and knowing that Professor Jang (Chae-ri's foster father) is Bit-na's biological father. Bit-na's husband, Byun Tae-shik cheats on Bit-na and has an affair with a con artist named Emma. To marry Emma (mostly for money) Byun Tae-shik tricks Bit-na into an unfair fake divorce. When Ha-joon knows that Bit-na is divorced, he does anything to make her become his girlfriend and soon, become his wife. Chae-ri and her mother, Kim Ae-sook, try to stop Bit-na but Bit-na, smart and quick-witted, avoids the traps set by them. When the truth about Bit-na being the daughter of Professor Jang gets revealed, Bit-na becomes the owner of Chungwookgak. Kim Ae-sook throws down a big flower pot that was meant for Bit-na, but hit Ae-sook's own daughter, Chae-ri. Therefore, Chae-ri seriously injures her head and starts acting like a five-year old, even calling Bit-na's young daughter "older sister". Ae-sook is arrested for her many crimes, especially for switching Chae-ri and Bit-na when they were babies, twisting their fates. Lee Tae-ri, turns herself into the police for a hit-and-run accident that she caused and killed Bit-na's foster father. The final episode of Shining Romance ends with Yeon-doo in Ha-joon's arms, Bit-na walking along beside them.

Cast

Ratings
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[7] AGB Nielsen[8]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 December 23, 2013 10.0% 12.0% 10.3% 10.8%
2 December 24, 2013 7.8% 8.4% 8.7% 8.8%
3 December 25, 2013 9.7% 10.0% 10.2% 10.8%
4 December 26, 2013 8.6% 9.3% 9.2% 8.7%
5 December 27, 2013 8.7% 10.0% 9.5% 9.9%
Average----

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
7th Korea Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actress Lee Jin Nominated
MBC Drama Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Park Yoon-jae Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Lee Jin Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Jo An Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress Lee Mi-sook Won

References
  1. "Aurora After Shining Romance As Poster is Released". KDramaStars. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. Lee, Cory (October 24, 2013). "Lee Jin to Take 1st Leading Role in MBC Daily Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. Jeon, Su-mi (December 11, 2013). "Lee Jin Spotted at First Filming for Upcoming Drama Shining Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. "Interview: Shining Romance Park Yoon-jae". MBC Global Media. December 16, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  5. "Jo Ann's First Evil Role In Shining Romance". KDramaStars. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  6. Lee, Cory (November 13, 2013). "Yoo Mingue Cast in MBC's Daily Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  8. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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