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Be Strong, Geum-soon!

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Be Strong, Geum-soon!
GenreDrama
Romance
Comedy
Family
Written byLee Jung-sun
Directed byLee Dae-young
StarringHan Hye-jin
Kang Ji-hwan
Opening theme"One Fine Day" by Marry M
Ending theme"Can't This Be Love" by Ki-hoo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes163
Production
ProducerJang Geun-soo
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseFebruary 14 (2005-02-14) –
September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)

Be Strong, Geum-soon! (Korean굳세어라 금순아; RRGutse-eora Geumsuna) is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Han Hye-jin and Kang Ji-hwan. It aired on MBC from February 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 163 episodes.[1]

Synopsis

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The drama starts off with Geum-soon in the midst of a hairdressing exam in beautician school, which she fails after suffering a high-tide in her bladder. She marries Song-hwan, who dies in a car accident days later She then moves in with her in-laws and gives birth to son Hwi-seong. She takes on various jobs to earn their keep (although her mother-in-law initially suggests that she should stay at home for another year to look after the baby): she promotes nutritional-drink products in the Korea University Hospital, then went on to be an apprentice in a hair salon.

Geum-soon gets into an accident after her scooter crashes into the car of a fastidious young doctor who reports her to the police and picks up every tiny little fault from a broken finger to a sprained ankle. Later, much to her surprise, when she applies to apprentice at the hair salon, she's shocked to realize that the doctor is the salon owner's son! Eun-ju, the salon's assistant-manager, initially rejects her application because they already have more than enough staff, but later Jae-hee and Mi-ja decide they should employ her.

Geum-soon is placed under the guidance of a colleague, Hae-mee, who bullies her. She changes her hairstyle from a "cabbage-head" (her nickname for Jae-hee) to her a straight and curly one. She loses her job shortly after revealing her past to Miss Yoon after being late one day and her secret is discovered by the assistant-manager.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Park, Chung-a (August 31, 2005). "Tough Women Win Audiences' Hearts". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
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