Giant (TV series)
Giant | |
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![]() Promotional poster for Giant | |
Genre | Period drama |
Written by |
Jang Young-chul Jung Kyung-soon |
Directed by |
Yoo In-shik Lee Chang-min |
Starring |
Lee Beom-soo Park Jin-hee Joo Sang-wook Hwang Jung-eum Park Sang-min Jeong Bo-seok Lee Moon-sik |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 60 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time |
60 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 10 May – 7 December 2010 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Jejungwon |
Followed by | Athena: Goddess of War |
External links | |
Website |
Giant (Hangul: 자이언트; RR: Jaieonteu) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes. Giant is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
The plot revolves around the lives of the three Lee children: Kang-mo, Sung-mo, and Mi-joo. Their father was killed by Hwang Tae-seob and Jo Pil-yeon, and their mother died in an accident. As a result, the children were separated. Ironically for Kang-mo and Sung-mo, they were both raised by their father's killers: Kang-mo helped Hwang Tae-seob avoid bankruptcy by advocating the use of a different landfill material, and was later adopted by Tae-seob, and Sung-mo was raised by Jo Pil-yeon, who is a KCIA official. After growing up and knowing the truth, the brothers set off on a quest for revenge. Mi-joo and Jo Pil-yeon's son, Min-woo, fall in love but cannot be allowed together because their families are enemies. Mi-joo becomes pregnant and goes into hiding while Min-woo desperately searches for her. The whole series revolves around the brothers trying to bring down Jo Pil-yeon, who is also cunning and slippery in his political tactics. Later, Sung-mo is shot in the head by an agent of Jo Pil-yeon. Miraculously, he survived, and had to hide from the KCIA. Jo Pil-yeon tries to work in the government by making false papers. Kang-mo finds out that Sung-mo has knowledge of the contents of the real papers, and finds him. They release the papers, and Jo Pil-yeon fails his objective. He runs away, but is later found and arrested. Sung-mo undergoes surgery to take the bullet out of his head, but tragically dies. Many years later, a now-insane Jo Pil-yeon breaks out of prison to try to murder Kang-mo, but fails, and he commits suicide afterwards. The last scene shows Kang-mo receiving word from his wife Hwang Jung-yeon (Hwang Tae-seob's daughter) that his long-lost brother (a fourth sibling who was adopted by an American couple many years ago) has come to visit him....
Cast
Main characters
- Lee Beom-soo as Lee Kang-Mo
- Yeo Jin-goo as young Kang-mo[5]
- Park Jin-hee as Hwang Jung-yeon[6]
- Nam Ji-hyun as young Jung-yeon
- Joo Sang-wook as Jo Min-woo
- Noh Young-hak as young Min-woo
- Hwang Jung-eum as Lee Mi-joo[7]
- Park Ha-young as young Mi-joo
- Park Sang-min as Lee Sung-Mo
- Kim Soo-hyun as young Sung-mo
- Jeong Bo-seok as Jo Pil-yeon
- Lee Deok-hwa as Hwang Tae-seob
- Kim Seo-hyung as Yoo Kyung-ok
- Lee Moon-sik as Park So-tae
- Seo Ji-won as young So-tae
Supporting characters
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Jung Young-sun, Kang-mo's mother
- Yoon Hyung-kwan as Yeom Jae-soo
- Shin Seung-hwan as Yeom Shi-deok
- Jung Seung-won as young Shi-deok
- Choi Ha-na as Yeom Kyung-ja
- Han Kyung-sun as Lee Bok-ja
- Im Jong-yoon as Yoon Ki-hoon
- Moon Hee-kyung as Oh Nam-sook
- Kim Jung-hyun as Hwang Jung-shik
- Jang Soon-gook as Joo Young-gook
- Lee Seung-hyung as Moon Sung-joong
- Park No-shik as Park Choong-kwon
- Song Kyung-chul as Nam Young-chul
- Bang Kil-seung as drill instructor
- Hong Yeo-jin as Yang Myung-ja
- Yoon Yong-hyun as Go Jae-choon
- Hwang Taek-ha as Yoo Chan-sung
- Lee Hyo-jung as Han Myung-seok
- Kim Hak-chul as Oh Byung-tak
- Lee Ki-young as Min Hong-ki
- Im Hyuk as Baek Pa
- Jung Gyu-soo as Lee Dae-soo
- Son Byong-ho as Hong Ki-pyo
- Lee Eun-jung as Ji-na
- Jeon Jin-gi as detective lieutenant
- Kim Sung-oh as Cha Bu-chul
- Han Da-min as Cheon Soo-yeon
- Kim Eui-jin as Woo-joo
- Choi Gun-woo as Lee Joon-mo
- Lee Won-il as young Joon-mo
- Lee Soo-jin as Nurse Kim
- Yoo Ho-rin as Ji Yeon-soo
- Kim Young-sun as Yoon Ki-hoon's wife
- Moon Ji-in as female employee at Manbo Construction
- Choi Min as gang boss
- Min Joon-hyun
- Kim Ga-eun
- Ji-yoo
- Qri as Bunny Girls (cameo)
- So-yeon as Bunny Girls (cameo)
Ratings
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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2010-05-10 | 01 | 9.6 (13th) | 9.6 (13th) |
2010-05-10 | 02 | 14.0 (6th) | 14.7 (6th) |
2010-05-11 | 03 | 11.3 (7th) | 11.4 (8th) |
2010-05-17 | 04 | 12.4 (7th) | 11.6 (8th) |
2010-05-18 | 05 | 12.8 (8th) | 12.7 (8th) |
2010-05-24 | 06 | 13.9 (9th) | 14.2 (8th) |
2010-05-25 | 07 | 14.3 (7th) | 13.8 (8th) |
2010-05-31 | 08 | 15.5 (6th) | 14.8 (7th) |
2010-06-01 | 09 | 17.0 (6th) | 16.6 (7th) |
2010-06-07 | 10 | 14.7 (7th) | 14.6 (8th) |
2010-06-08 | 11 | 14.2 (7th) | 13.4 (8th) |
2010-06-22 | 12 | 13.9 (7th) | 13.7 (7th) |
2010-06-28 | 13 | 13.8 (7th) | 14.0 (7th) |
2010-06-29 | 14 | 15.7 (7th) | 15.4 (7th) |
2010-07-05 | 15 | 13.8 (7th) | 13.2 (7th) |
2010-07-06 | 16 | 15.0 (7th) | 13.8 (8th) |
2010-07-12 | 17 | 17.0 (5th) | 16.3 (5th) |
2010-07-13 | 18 | 16.8 (5th) | 15.6 (7th) |
2010-07-19 | 19 | 16.4 (6th) | 15.7 (7th) |
2010-07-20 | 20 | 17.0 (6th) | 15.9 (8th) |
2010-07-26 | 21 | 15.9 (6th) | 14.8 (8th) |
2010-07-27 | 22 | 17.3 (5th) | 16.0 (5th) |
2010-08-02 | 23 | 18.2 (3rd) | 17.2 (2nd) |
2010-08-03 | 24 | 20.1 (3rd) | 18.7 (3rd) |
2010-08-09 | 25 | 21.6 (2nd) | 21.0 (2nd) |
2010-08-10 | 26 | 22.7 (2nd) | 22.0 (2nd) |
2010-08-16 | 27 | 22.8 (2nd) | 22.7 (2nd) |
2010-08-17 | 28 | 24.0 (2nd) | 23.8 (2nd) |
2010-08-23 | 29 | 22.3 (2nd) | 21.9 (2nd) |
2010-08-24 | 30 | 21.6 (2nd) | 21.1 (2nd) |
2010-08-30 | 31 | 22.3 (2nd) | 21.6 (2nd) |
2010-08-31 | 32 | 23.1 (2nd) | 22.2 (2nd) |
2010-09-06 | 33 | 23.7 (2nd) | 22.9 (2nd) |
2010-09-07 | 34 | 24.4 (2nd) | 23.6 (2nd) |
2010-09-13 | 35 | 23.4 (2nd) | 22.1 (2nd) |
2010-09-14 | 36 | 24.8 (2nd) | 23.3 (2nd) |
2010-09-20 | 37 | 21.5 (2nd) | 20.5 (2nd) |
2010-09-21 | 38 | 17.7 (3rd) | 16.7 (3rd) |
2010-09-27 | 39 | 22.7 (3rd) | 22.0 (2nd) |
2010-09-28 | 40 | 24.9 (1st) | 24.4 (2nd) |
2010-10-04 | 41 | 21.7 (1st) | 21.1 (2nd) |
2010-10-05 | 42 | 22.0 (1st) | 20.9 (2nd) |
2010-10-11 | 43 | 27.4 (1st) | 27.2 (2nd) |
2010-10-12 | 44 | 23.9 (1st) | 23.5 (2nd) |
2010-10-18 | 45 | 29.0 (1st) | 29.5 (1st) |
2010-10-19 | 46 | 28.4 (1st) | 28.4 (1st) |
2010-10-25 | 47 | 29.0 (1st) | 29.1 (1st) |
2010-10-26 | 48 | 29.8 (1st) | 30.0 (1st) |
2010-11-01 | 49 | 29.2 (1st) | 29.5 (1st) |
2010-11-02 | 50 | 29.1 (1st) | 29.1 (1st) |
2010-11-08 | 51 | 30.5 (1st) | 30.4 (1st) |
2010-11-09 | 52 | 29.8 (1st) | 29.5 (1st) |
2010-11-15 | 53 | 30.8 (1st) | 31.2 (1st) |
2010-11-16 | 54 | 30.1 (1st) | 29.9 (1st) |
2010-11-22 | 55 | 31.4 (1st) | 31.8 (1st) |
2010-11-23 | 56 | 29.0 (1st) | 29.2 (1st) |
2010-11-29 | 57 | 31.9 (1st) | 31.7 (1st) |
2010-11-30 | 58 | 32.6 (1st) | 32.6 (1st) |
2010-12-06 | 59 | 33.4 (1st) | 33.2 (1st) |
2010-12-07 | 60 | 40.1 (1st) | 40.1 (1st) |
Average | 21.8% | 21.6% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2010 | | Best Actor | Lee Beom-soo | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Hwang Jung-eum | Won | |
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Drama of the Year | Giant | Won | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Lee Beom-soo | Won | ||
Park Sang-min | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Jeong Bo-seok | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Park Jin-hee | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Lee Deok-hwa | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated | ||
Kim Seo-hyung | Nominated | |||
PD Award | Park Sang-min | Won | ||
Top 10 Stars | Jeong Bo-seok | Won | ||
Lee Beom-soo | Won | |||
Park Jin-hee | Won | |||
New Star Award | Hwang Jung-eum | Won | ||
Joo Sang-wook | Won | |||
Kim Soo-hyun | Won | |||
Best Couple Award | Joo Sang-wook and Hwang Jung-eum | Won | ||
2011 | | Best TV Actor | Lee Beom-soo | Won |
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Best Drama | Giant | Nominated | |
Best Actor (TV) | Lee Beom-soo | Nominated | ||
Jeong Bo-seok | Won | |||
Best Director (TV) | Yoo In-shik | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay (TV) | Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soon | Nominated | ||
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Best Actor | Lee Beom-soo | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Joo Sang-wook | Won | ||
Kim Sung-oh | Nominated | |||
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Best Full-length Drama | Giant | Won | |
Best Writer(s) | Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soon | Won | ||
International broadcast
Country | Network |
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![]() | HTV2 HTV3 SET |
![]() | Fuji Satellite TV |
![]() | GTV Next TV |
![]() | ATV Home |
![]() | LBS TV K-Drama |
![]() | Zhong Want TV |
![]() | TV5 |
References
- ↑ Han, Sang-hee (5 May 2010). "Drama Giant to show Korea's boom years". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ↑ Lee, Ga-on (7 May 2010). "PREVIEW: SBS TV series Giant". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Kim, Heidi (8 December 2010). "SBS Giant completes run after ruling TV charts for 10 weeks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Kim, Heidi (13 December 2010). "SBS Giant ends run triumphing on TV chart". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (6 July 2010). "My Name Is: Yeo Jin-goo". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (19 May 2010). "Actress Park tries on 70s-era heroine for size". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Hwang Jung-eum's Acting Blossoms". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ↑ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (15 February 2011). "Rain, Girls Generation win Seoul Art Awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Kim, Yoon-mi (1 March 2011). "Rain, SNSD among winners of 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Winners of the 2011 Korea Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
External links
- Giant official SBS website (Korean)
- Giant at HanCinema
- Giant at the Internet Movie Database