[K-drama] Empire of Gold

Details

    Title: 황금의 제국 / Wanggeum-ui Jegook

    Also known as: The Golden Empire

    Genre: Political, thriller, melodrama, action, family, romance

    Episodes: 24

    Broadcast network: SBS

    Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-01 to 2013-Sep-17

    Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

 Synopsis

A drama about the power struggle within a rich family living through Korea′s turbulent economy of the 1990s. It will cover a twenty-year span from 1990 to 2010, and follow the power struggle between three people for control of one chaebol empire.

Jang Tae Joo (Go Soo) is the man who will build up his so-called empire of gold from nothing and raises his little sister on his own after their father dies. In order to achieve his dream he married with Choi Seo Yoon (Lee Yo Won), an chaebol heiress. But his biggest rival is her cousin Choi Min Jae (Son Hyun Joo).

 Cast

Main Cast

    Go Soo as Jang Tae Joo

    Lee Yo Won as Choi Seo Yoon

    Son Hyun Joo as Choi Min Jae

    Ryu Seung Soo as Jo Pil Doo

    Jang Shin Young as Yoon Sul Hee

Extended Cast

    Lee Hyun Jin as Choi Sung Jae

    Yoon Seung Ah as Jang Hee Joo

    Kim Kang Hyun as Na Choon Ho

Sung Jin Group

    Park Geun Hyung as Choi Dong Sung

    Jung Han Yong as Choi Dong Jin

    Kim Mi Sook as Han Jung Hee

    Uhm Hyo Sup as Choi Won Jae

    Go Eun Mi as Park Eun Jung

    Shin Dong Mi as Choi Jung Yoon

    Jung Wook as Son Dong Hwi

    Kim Hyung Kyu (김형규) as Choi Yong Jae

People around Jang Tae Joo

    Nam Il Woo as Jang Bong Ho

    Sun Woo Eun Sook as Yoo Soon Ok

    Kim Jung Hak as Shin Jong Ho

Others

    Choi Yong Min as Park Jin Tae

    Park Ji Il as Kang Ho Yun

    Jin Seo Yun as Jung Yoo Jin

    Kwon Tae Won as Jung Byung Gook

    Lee Won Jae as Kim Kwang Se

    Park Hwa Sung (박화성) as Oh Sang Goo

    Lee Il Hwa as Im Yoon Hee (cameo)

    Go In Bum as president - downtown landlord (cameo)

Source: Dramawiki