City Hunter Korean Drama

Title: 시티헌터 / City Hunter
Chinese Title: 城市猎人
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-May-25 to 2011-July-28
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis of City Hunter

‘City Hunter’ is an original script based on the world-famous novel by Japan’s Tsukasa Hojo. Since it became public that Korea would be the first remake of this story into a drama, ‘City Hunter’ has been receiving worldwide attention. ‘City Hunter’ has switched the setting from Tokyo 1980 to Seoul 2011, and according to the original story structure, the protagonist becomes a city hunter and his character develops while resolving gratifying cases.


Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) works at the Blue House’s National Communication Network Team and received his Ph.D at M.I.T. Kim Na Na (Park Min Young), a former judo athlete who works as a bodyguard for the President’s residence, the Blue House. Kim Na Na will eventually be involved in a love triangle with Lee Yoon Sung and prosecutor Lee Joon Hyuk (Kim Young Joo). The drama also marks Goo Ha Ra’s acting debut and she will play the role of the President’s daughter, Choi Da Hye.

Cast of City Hunter

Lee Min Ho as Lee Yoon Sung
Park Min Young as Kim Na Na
Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Young Joo
Hwang Sun Hee as Jin Soo Hee
Goo Ha Ra as Choi Da Hye

Extended Cast of City Hunter

Kim Sang Joong as Lee Jin Pyo
Chun Ho Jin as Choi Eung Chan
Kim Sang Ho as Bae Shik Joong
Park Sang Min as Park Moo Yul
Kim Mi Sook as Lee Kyung Hee
Lee Seung Hyung as Song Young Duk
Yang Jin Sung (양진성) as Shin Eun Ah
Lee Kwang Soo as Go Ki Joon
Kim Byung Choon as Jang Woo Hyun
Shin Young Jin (신영진) as Kim Mi Ok
Lee Hyo Jung as Lee Kyung Wan
Choi Jung Woo as Chun Jae Man
Choi Il Hwa as Kim Jong Shik
Choi Sang Hoon as Seo Yong Hak

Production Credits of City Hunter

Original work: Manga by Tsukasa Hojo
Producer: Kim Young Sup
Director: Jin Hyuk
Screenwriter: Hwang Eun Kyung, Choi Soo Jin (최수진)

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Lee Min-ho’s other romantic loveline in City Hunter

Another actress joins the cast of City Hunter, relative rookie Hwang Sun-hee, who recently had a memorable turn as a baddie in the forensic-crime series Sign playing apivotal character, Kang Seo-yeon.

Hwang Sun-hee plays a veterinarian who has a clinic near the Blue House where our two leads (Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young) work, Lee as an MIT-educated communications guy, Park as a bodyguard. Hwang’s innocent appearance contrasts with her cold speech and haughty manner. On the other hand, she’s a softy for animals and often takes in stray mutts, working hard to get them adopted to forever homes.

She meets Lee Min-ho by chance when he comes by her veterinary clinic, and they end up helping each other out in dangerous situations (yes, plural, apparently), which brings them closer as friends. And most assuredly messes with the main romantic pairing for a while, we can anticipate.

Because we can never have a drama where the leads aren’t linked together in a complicated web of past and present emotional baggage, she is the woman who comforts Lee Min-ho’s pain, while also being hotshot prosecutor and rival Lee Jun-hyuk’s first love. (Now all she needs is to be Park Min-young’s old childhood frenemy to round out this cliche-o-meter. Better still if she’s a long-lost twin, or her switched-at-birth counterpart.)

At 24, she also brings the average age of the cast squarely into the mid-twenties, which, okay. I get that they’re going for the younger crowd, what with the casting of Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young, and idol singer Gu Hara. It might not be a bad thing, but it just seems very young to me, like we’ll be watching kids playing adults. Let’s hope it works.

Lee Jun-hyuk, meanwhile, has been busy getting in shape for the role — although why an elite prosecutor needs daily training in boxing, kendo, and hapkido, I have no clue. We’re not going to have him act as pseudo-bodyguard or anything like that, are we? That would be as baffling as watching Ryu Shi-won in Style, playing a celebrity macrobiotic chef who suddenly develops an interest in fashion magazines. Stick to one, dude. No wonder Ryu was confused about his character.

City Hunter is planned for a May 25 premiere on SBS, following 49 Days.

Just to refresh your memories, here’s your City Hunter cast:

Lee Min-ho

Park Min-young

Lee Jun-hyuk

Gu Hara

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Lee Min Ho Nekkid Picture

javabeans: Usually you don’t merit a shower scene in a premiere episode till you’ve pulled army duty, but I guess everyone’s willing to make exceptions for Lee Min-ho.

girlfriday: Can you believe it’s someone’s job to cover Lee Min-ho’s naked back with makeup scars?

javabeans: “Wait, I have to make PERFECTLY SURE these are in the right place! Hold still! I’m not done inspecting!”

girlfriday: *gets handsy*

javabeans: “It’s for the job! I take my work very seriously.”

girlfriday: *gets more handsy* *slaps uncomfortable Lee Min-ho back into place*

javabeans: Is it at all inappropriate that all I think about when I hear the Korean title is…

girlfriday: Shitty Hunter? Yes.

javabeans: Pffft. Yes it’s inappropriate, or yes it’s shitty?

girlfriday: I guess we’ll find out tonight!

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Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter Part-2

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

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Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

Lee Min Ho Photos in City Hunter

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Lee Min-ho on location for City Hunter

Lee Min-ho on location for City Hunter - Shoots for SBS’s upcoming City Hunter have taken its star, Lee Min-ho, overseas; he traveled abroad to Thailand last month, which is where most of these photos come from.


The production hasn’t provided too many details about the plotline for the Thai shoots, so I’m just hoping that the furry, moppy thing that crawled on his head and died in an unruly mess is just a part of a vacation look, perhaps, or maybe a flashback. The other photos indicate a return to the sleeker, cleaner ‘do we’re used to seeing him wearing, particularly in the shot with his co-star Park Min-young. (Too bad we have to trade the hair for the pink pants. I guess that’s why they say life’s about compromise.) I presume that the two suited Blue House employees are talking on the job in that scene, since he’s a communications guy (MIT-educated!) there and she’s a bodyguard.


An attempt to explain the connection to the drama’s roots in the popular manga series: Shifting the setting from 1980s Tokyo to a present-day Seoul, this drama takes the original premise of a hero who solves cases, working through the injuries and pain that’ll come his way, and developing into a “city hunter.” The cases will range from big to small, offering comfort and satisfaction to people living and hoping for the future.


Not to beat a dead horse (thwack!), but wouldn’t it be easier for the so-called city hunter to solve cases if he were…yunno…a private detective? Or a cop? Or someone who solves cases for clients as a part of his regular job description? Not to say that a Blue House employee with a doctorate from MIT can’t tackle cases on the side, but when you’ve got the premise built right in… sigh. I dunno. I’m confused.
City Hunter premieres on May 25.


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Lee Min Ho In City Hunter

Funny how this drama’s star (hot property Lee Min-ho) was cast first, then the director brought on, and lastly the writer: City Hunter has brought onboard scriptwriter Hwang Eun-kyung…who might inspire more confidence had she not been ejected from the Daemulproduction last year.

Then again, perhaps Hwang wasn’t the sole problem there; Daemul had a long history ofproduction trouble and her exit was followed by the PD’s departure as well. 

The episodes for which she was responsible (the first six) performed well in the ratings, kicking the series off to a strong start, but she did complain that she was frequently rewritten by the director, with whom she clashed about the direction in which to take the drama.

Still, she does have a successful drama under her belt: 2008′s hit medical show New Heart. She’ll be working on this series with PD Jin Hyuk, the director behind Brilliant Legacy andProsecutor Princess. And with the City Hunter, she’s got both an advantage and a liability in its fame and fanbase. The Japanese manga and anime were both hits back in the day, and the lead character known for his distinctive personality — a top private detective with decidedly lecherous proclivities.

A source with the production company said, “We have high expectations of writer Hwang Eun-kyung, who has been recognized for her talent through various projects. We think that PD Jin Hyuk, actor Lee Min-ho, and writer Hwang Eun-kyung will have great synergy together.”

City Hunter is set for a May 25 premiere on SBS. The countdown to seeing adorkable Lee Min-ho transform into a sleazy perv begins…

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Personal Taste Picture Collections

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Personal Taste

Title: 개인의 취향 / Kaeinui Chwihyang / Personal Taste
Chinese Title : 个人取向
Also known as: Personal Preference / Kae In’s Taste
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-March-31 to 2010-May-20
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55


Synopsis Personal Taste

Jeon Jin Ho is a straight guy who pretends to be gay in order to become a roommate to his female friend, Park Kae In. His hobbies include organization and ironing, and he’s known for his stoic poker face. He’s a stickler for cleanliness, but he also has a talent for figuring out women’s feelings. Kae In is very trusting even though she has a habit of being betrayed. However that doesn’t stop her from giving people the benefit of doubt and Jin Ho is no different. How will Kae In react when she finds out that her gay roommate is not actually gay at all and that he has fallen for her?

Cast Personal Taste


Son Yeh Jin as Park Kae In
Lee Min Ho as Jeon Jin Ho
Kim Ji Suk as Han Chang Ryul
Wang Ji Hye as Kim In Hee
Choi Eun Seo as Na Hye Mi
Im Seul Ong as Kim Tae Hoon
Jo Eun Ji as Lee Young Sun
Jung Sung Hwa as No Sang Joon
Ryu Seung Ryong as Choi Do Bin
Park Hae Mi as Jin Ho’s mother
Ahn Suk Hwan as Han Yoon Sub
Jang Won Young as Secretary Kim
Kang Shin Il as Park Chul Han
Yoon Eun Hye as Eun Soo (cameo, ep8)
Bong Tae Kyu as Lee Won Ho (cameo)
Jung Chan as bridegroom (cameo)
Song Sun Mi as bride (cameo)
Julien Kang as Han Chang Ryul’s foreign friend (cameo)
Park No Shik as Goo Joon Pyo (cameo)
Kim Joon Ho (cameo)
Kim Na Young (cameo)


Production Credits Personal Taste


Chief Producer: Choi Yi Seob (최이섭)
Director: Son Hyung Suk (손형석), No Jong Chan (노종찬)
Original writing: Noval “Personal Preference” by Lee Sae In (이새인)
Screenwriter: Park Hye Kyung (박혜경)


Awards Personal Taste


- 2010 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor (Lee Min Ho)

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Lee Min Ho Picture

•      Name: Lee Min Ho
•      Hangul: 이민호
•      Profession: Actor
•      Birthdate: June 22, 1987
•      Birthplace: South Korea
•      Height: 187 cm.
•      Star Sign: Cancer
•      Blood Type: A

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