While You Were Sleeping (2011 TV series)
While You Were Sleeping (Korean: 당신이 잠든 사이; RR: Dangshini Jamdeun Sai) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Lee Chang-hoon, Choi Won-young, Oh Yoon-ah and Lee Young-eun. The daily drama aired on SBS on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 from May 16 to November 9, 2011 for 120 episodes.[1]
| While You Were Sleeping | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Ma Joo-hee |
| Directed by | Park Kyung-ryul |
| Starring | Lee Chang-hoon Choi Won-young Oh Yoon-ah Lee Young-eun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Jung-min |
| Producer | Kim Yong-jin |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 (KST) |
| Production companies | Story TV JerryBoys Contents (formerly Bloom Entertainment) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 16 May – 9 November 2011 |
Plot edit
Oh Shin-young (Lee Young-eun) is a hospital cafeteria nutritionist with a bright personality, who is happily married to Yoon Min-joon (Choi Won-young), who works in the sales department of a food company. But while giving birth, Shin-young falls into a vegetative state induced by the hospital's chief obstetrician Go Hyun-sung (Oh Yoon-ah). Hyun-sung is Min-joon's ex-girlfriend who is still in love with him, despite being married to Chae Hyuk-jin (Lee Chang-hoon), the director of a food company and Min-joon's boss. When Hyuk-jin learns of his wife's betrayal, he plans his revenge.[2]
Cast edit
- Main characters
- Lee Chang-hoon as Chae Hyuk-jin
- Choi Won-young as Yoon Min-joon
- Oh Yoon-ah as Go Hyun-sung
- Lee Young-eun as Oh Shin-young
- Hyuk-jin's family
- Jung Dong-hwan as Chae Dae-pil
- Park Joon-geum as Mrs. Jang
- Baek Min-hyun as Chae Woo-jin
- Kim Jin-woo as Chae Hwan-hee
- Min-joon's family
- Kim Ha-kyun as Yoon Hwang-goo
- Song Ok-sook as Na Pil-boon
- Lee Sung-yeol as Yoon So-joon
- Hyun-sung's family
- Kim Hak-chul as Go Kyung-ho
- Ahn Hae-sook as Lee Hye-ja
- Shin-young's family
- Kang Ye-sol as Oh Shin-hye
- Lee Duk-hee as Shin Sook-hee
- Extended cast
- Ahn Ji-hyun as Maeng Hyun-joo
- Min Joon-hyun as Chae Dae-pil's secretary
- Lee Bum-hak as Bum-goo
- Park Woo-chun
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 19th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Nominated | |||
| Nominated | ||||
| Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Park Joon-geum | Nominated |
References edit
External links edit
- While You Were Sleeping official SBS website (in Korean)
- While You Were Sleeping at HanCinema