Goodbye Solo (TV series)

Goodbye Solo
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Drama
Mystery
Written byNoh Hee-kyung
Directed byKi Min-soo
Hwang In-hyuk
StarringChun Jung-myung
Yoon So-yi
Kim Min-hee
Bae Jong-ok
Lee Jae-ryong
Kim Nam-gil
Na Moon-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerHong Sung-deok
Production locationsKorea
Bali
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Original release
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
Release1 March (2006-03-01) –
20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)

Goodbye Solo (Korean: 굿바이 솔로; RR: Gutbai Sollo) is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Yoon So-yi, Kim Min-hee, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Nam-gil, and Na Moon-hee. It aired on KBS2 from March 1 to April 20, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

In the urban melodrama, seven lead characters of different generations and backgrounds are all haunted by loneliness; they gradually interact and form a "family" borne out of emotional connection and mutual understanding.[1][2]

Renowned for her in-depth, realistic portrayals of ordinary lives, writer Noh Hee-kyung said that the drama's theme is that all human beings are beautiful just the way they are, simply by existing in the world.[3]

Plot

Kim Min-ho (Chun Jung-myung) is the son of a rich business tycoon, but works as a bartender. Because he is illegitimate, he feels estranged from his family, and has a strained relationship with his father (Jang Yong), his older brother Min-jae (Kim Hyun-kyun), and especially his mother (Jung Ae-ri). Min-ho has been secretly in love for a long time with Chung Soo-hee (Yoon So-yi), an artist who is also the girlfriend of his best friend, Yoo Ji-an (Kim Nam-gil). Soo-hee despises her mother for her constantly changing partners, and thus is determined to be faithful to Ji-an, despite her growing attraction to Min-ho. Ji-an works as a secretary for Min-ho's father and his lies hide painful family secrets. Cheerful, seemingly frivolous Choi Mi-ri (Kim Min-hee) is a restaurant owner who is living with third-rate gangster Kang Ho-chul (Lee Jae-ryong). Despite their love for each other, Mi-ri agonizes over Ho-chul's refusal to marry her and her family's disapproval. Oh Young-sook (Bae Jong-ok), who calls herself "crazy," is a flamboyant and eccentric divorcee who recently moved next door to Mi-ri and Ho-chul's apartment. All these people are linked together by an old woman named Mi-young (Na Moon-hee), the mysterious owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, who hasn't spoken a single word in decades.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

References

  1. ^ Park, Chung-a (24 February 2006). "Drama Breaks From the Traditional". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ^ "K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film. 28 March 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Welcome To Life, Noh Hee-Kyung's 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. ^ Shin, Hae-in (16 March 2006). "Actress Kim Min-hee enjoys limelight again". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. ^ Son, Hye-young (11 February 2013). "Kim Min Hee, The Cherry Blossom Girl". 1st Look Magazine via enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-28.