Glass Castle


Glass Castle is a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from September 6, 2008, to March 1, 2009, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 51 episodes. Yoon So-yi stars as an ambitious and tough reporter whose life and career take a turn after she falls for a charming and persistent suitor, and marries him. But her aspirations of becoming a great reporter are put on hold while she struggles with her new life as the daughter-in-law of a rich, influential but controlling chaebol family. On the sidelines is her mentor and friend, a head newscaster for whom she also develops uncertain feelings.

Plot

Growing up in a poor family, Min-joo finally lands a job as a news correspondent with JBC Networks after two previous failed attempts. She works hard to gain recognition as a reporter but faces a career setback due to a stroke of bad luck. With strong support from Seok-jin, she is able to get her career back on track. Although she has feelings for Seok-jin, she is reluctant to date him because he is a single father with one daughter. Meanwhile, Joon-sung, the scion of a wealthy family, enters her life and proposes marriage to her after a brief courtship. She becomes the envy of her friends when she marries him because her life is like a modern version of the Cinderella fairy tale. Her life as the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family is wonderful at first but she becomes disillusioned with her marriage when her in-laws begin to look down on her and smother her personal life. Against the wishes of her in-laws, she returns to work as a news correspondent and soon learns that the adopted son of her brother-in-law is actually the son of her husband from a previous relationship. Shocked at this revelation, she realizes that she loved Joon-sung for his family wealth and not for who he was. After contemplating on what to do, she decides that getting a divorce is her only option. Joon-sung, however, agrees to part ways in an amicable divorce without telling her that the adopted son of his brother is actually the posthumous child of his second brother...

Cast

Main characters

  • Yoon So-yi as Jung Min-joo, 26 years old
  • Lee Jin-wook as Kim Joon-sung, 32 years old
  • Kim Seung-soo as Park Seok-jin, 37 years old

    Supporting characters

;Jung family
  • Lee Hye-sook as Han Yang-sook
  • Lee Han-wi as Son Dong-sik
  • Han Yeo-reum as Kang Hye-young
  • Shin Dong-woo as Son Kang-min
;Kim family
  • Park Geun-hyung as Kim Doo-hyung
  • Park Won-sook as Yoon In-kyung
  • Jang Hyun-sung as Kim Gyu-sung
  • Yang Jung-a as Oh Yoo-ran
  • Yoo Seo-jin as Kim Joon-hee
  • ?? as Kim Seung-ha
  • ?? as Kim Moo-sung
;Park family
  • Jung Jae-soon as Yoon In-suk
  • Lee Joo-yeon as Park Seul-ki
;Other people
  • Jung Jin-moo as Jang Tae-soo
  • Kim Sun-hwa as Chun Ok-ja
  • Song Ji-eun as Song Ji-yeon
  • Yoon A-jung as Lee Joo-hee
  • Jung Da-young as Seo Ye-kyung
  • Seo Jin-wook as Min Ji-hwan
  • Yoo Tae-woong as prosecutor Lee Hyung-suk
  • Song Seo-yeon as Song Ji-yeon
  • Kang Chan-yang as Kang Mi-ae
  • Lee Sol-gu as hostage taker

    Awards

;2008 SBS Drama Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama: Lee Han-wi
  • New Star Award: Yoon So-yi