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
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseDecember 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) –
June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)

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.

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 Excellence Award, Actress Lee Jin Nominated
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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