Red Shoes (TV series)
Red Shoes is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Choi Myung-gil, So Yi-hyun and Park Yoon-jae. The series, directed by Park Gi-hyeon and written by Hwang Soon-young, tells the story of a daughter who seeks to take revenge on her heartless mother, who left her father and brother in search of love and success. The daily drama premiered on KBS2 on July 5 and aired on every weekday at 19:50 till December 10, 2021.
Synopsis
The series revolves around Kim Jem-ma, a daughter who has a strong desire to take revenge on her heartless mother, who left her father and brother in search of love and success.Choi Myung-gil portrays Min Hee-kyeong, Kim Jem-ma's cold-hearted mother, who abandons her family after reuniting with her first love. Kim Jem-ma seeks to find out the secrets related to, and to avenge, her father's death. Yoon Gi-seok does not believe in love due to his wife's betrayal, but falls in love with Kim Jem-ma. Yoon Hyeon-seok is Yoon Gi-seok's younger brother, with free soul and defiant charm.
The title of the series as explained by the writer Hwang Soon-young: "The day the main character woman was kicked out of her house by her husband, she comes out wearing the 'red shoes' that a man in the past gave her. And the last gift she left for her daughter is a necklace of red shoe accessories. If the 'red shoes' are 'desire' for the mother, it becomes 'revenge' for the daughter."
Cast
Main
- Choi Myung-gil as Min Hee-kyeong, Kim Jem-ma's mother
- So Yi-hyun as Kim Jem-ma
- Park Yoon-jae as Yoon Gi-seok
- Shin Jung-yoon as Yoon Hyeon-seok, Yoon Gi-seok's younger brother, the second grandson of Choi Sook-ja
- Jung Yoo-min as Kwon Hye-bin, Kim Jem-ma's half-sister
Supporting
People around Kim Jem-ma
- Yang Geum-seok as Lee Kyung-hee
- Yang Seon-hee as Lee Sook
- Kyeong In-seon as So Ok-kyung
- Kim Kwang-young as So Tae-gil
- Ji Ji-yoon as Lee Kun-wook, So Ok-kyung's son of a wealthy man.
- Ha Eun-jin as Jung Yoo-kyung
People around Min Hee-kyeong
- Sunwoo Jae-duk as Kwon Hyuk-sang
- Choi Yeong-wan as Kwon Soo-yeon
- Ban Hyo-jung as Choi Sook-ja
- Kim Kyu-chul as Kim Jeong-guk, Min Hee-kyung's husband
- Hwang Dong-ju as Kwon Joo-hyeong
Others
- Kim Yu-seok as Kwon Seok-hwan
- Park Chan-hwan as Mi Jeong
- Kim Ri-won as Ye Won
- Han In-soo as Yoon Jin-beom
- Seo Kwon-soon
- Han Chae-kyung as Go Eun-cho, Yoon Gi-seok's ex-wife, disappeared before, now reappears
Special appearance
- Park Geon-il as Jin-ho, younger brother of Kim Jem-ma
Production
Casting
So Yi-hyun was confirmed to appear in the revenge series in May 2021. She last appeared in 2016 KBS daily drama Secrets of Women. It is her comeback after five years. A script reading session was held on May 18 in KBS studio. Script writer Hwang Soon-Young has written three daily dramas, 2013 series Ruby Ring, 2014 series Two Mothers and 2015 series The Great Wives. Jung Yoo-min and director Park Gi-hyeon are working together for third time. Their previous two series are:Unasked Family and 2020 KBS Drama Special, Season 11 episode "My Lilac". First joint script reading session was held on June 14.