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Women of the Sun

2008 · 1 season

A glossy, slow-burning melodrama of buried shame and patient revenge, watching polished surfaces crack as old wounds resurface.

Created by
Bae Kyung-soo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Ji-soo, Lee Ha-na, Jung Gyu-woon
Overview
Shin Do Young is an announcer who instigates the jealously of all women around her because of her superior looks, great abilities, and great background. But Do Young has a deep, dark secret. She was actually abandoned at an orphanage when she was young but luckily she was adopted by a nice couple.

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Stream in the UK
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Bae Kyung-soo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Ji-soo, Lee Ha-na, Jung Gyu-woon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • family
  • identity
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Bae Kyung-soo
Written by
Kim In Young
Starring
Kim Ji-soo, Lee Ha-na, Jung Gyu-woon, Han Jae-suk, Shim Eun-kyung, Maeng Se-chang, Lee Min-Hee, Ji Il-ju
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 55 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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