Birthday Letter
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| Birthday Letter | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama War Action Thriller Romance |
| Written by | Bae Soo-young[1] |
| Screenplay by | Bae Soo-young[1] |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-kyoo[2][3] |
| Starring | Song Geon-hee Jo Soo-min Jeon Moo-song Jung Young-sook [4] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ham Young-hoon |
| Running time | 32 minutes |
| Production company | Ace Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | September 11 – September 12, 2019 |
Birthday Letter (Korean: 생일편지; RR: Saengil Pyeonji; MR: Sa'engil Pyŏnch'i) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Song Geon-hee and Jo Soo-min, along with Jeon Moo-song and Jung Young-sook.[5] It aired on KBS2 from 11–12 September 2019 on Wednesday at 22:00 until 23:10 and Thursday at 21:55 until 23:10 for 4 episodes.[6]
Plot[edit]
This series is set during the Korean Independence War in 1945 and celebrates the Chuseok Party.[7]
During the Japanese colonial rule era, Kim Moo-gil (Song Geon-hee) and Yeo Il-ae (Jo Soo-min) are childhood friends who each other's first love. Against their wills, both Moo-gil and Il-ae are forced to leave Hapcheon, South Korea and go to Hiroshima, Japan for conscription. In there, they are separated from each other and suffered an atomic bomb. Later, in 2019, they finally returned home alive and Moo-gil (now Jeon Moo-song) receive a birthday letter from his first love Il-ae (now Jung Young-sook).[8][9]
Cast[edit]
People in 1945 years (past)[edit]
- Song Geon-hee as Kim Moo-gil[10][11]
- Jo Soo-min as Yeo Il-ae,[10][12] Moo-gil's hometown friend and first love.
- Go Geon-han as Jo Ham-duk,[13][14] Moo-gil's hometown friend.
- Kim Yi-kyung as Jo Young-geum,[14][15] Ham-duk's little sister who has crush on Moo-gil.
- Kim Hee-jung as Moo-gil and Moo-jin's mother[14][16]
- Hong Seok-woo as Kim Moo-jin,[17] Moo-gil's big brother.
- Oh Man-seok as Ham-duk and Young-geum's father[18]
- Ham Sung-min as Joo Geun-kkae[19][20]
People in 2019 years (now)[edit]
- Jeon Moo-song as old Kim Moo-gil[21]
- Jeon So-min as Kim Jae-yeon,[21] Moo-gil's granddaughter.
- Kim Kyung-nam as Goo Ki-woong, Jae-yeon's lover and college classmate.[14]
- Jung Young-sook as old Yeo Il-ae[22]
Rating[edit]
| Episode | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS | Nielsen | ||
| 1 | September 11, 2019 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 2 | — | 2.8% | |
| 3 | September 12, 2019 | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| 4 | — | 1.4% | |
| Average | % | 2.0% | |
References[edit]
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- ^ "'생일편지' 김정규 PD "악화된 한일관계 의도 NO…국민으로 사명감 느껴 "". m.spotvnews.co.kr (in Korean). 5 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'생일편지' 김정규 PD "지난해 8월 기획, 정치적 상황 맞물리는 것은 우연"". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 5 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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- ^ "KBS 추석특집드라마 생일편지 줄거리 – 송건희 조수민 전소민". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "KBS Special Drama "Birthday Letter" to Explode this Week". www.kdramastars.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "생일편지'에서 시작된 1945년 히로시마의 기억". m.nocutnews.co.kr (in Korean). 5 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Sinopsis Birthday Letter (2019) Episode 1 - 2 Terakhir Terlengkap". www.tentangsinopsis.com (in Indonesian). 6 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Sinopsis Drakor 'Birthday Letter', Drama Spesial Chuseok yang Dibintangi Jeon So Min". jatim.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "'생일편지' 송건희 "멜로 연기 처음이라 떨려…조수민과 애틋 케미"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 17 July 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'생일편지' 송건희, 日서 어렵게 첫사랑 조수민 찾았지만". m.mksports.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "특집극 '생일편지', 아역 출신 조수민의 재발견". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 13 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'생일편지' 고건한 "기억해야 할, 기억할 수 있게 만들어진 작품 참여해 뜻깊다"". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 13 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "KBS 특집드라마 '생일편지' 김경남-김희정-고건한-김이경, '명품 조연' 라인업 장식!". mylovekbs.ksb.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "신예 김이경, 추석특집 드라마 '생일편지' 캐스팅". m.news.nate.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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- ^ "'생일편지' 일제강점기 '정신대+징용' 담아내…일본 불매운동이 한창인 때 노린건가?". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 12 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'생일편지' 정영숙, 전무송이 찾던 여일애였다 "한 번만 만나달라"". m.news.nate.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "함성민, 추석특집극 '생일편지' 주근깨 役...어리지만 강한 연기력". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'함성민' 생일편지는 9월 추석 연휴에 2부작으로 방송 예정이다". Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). 3 September 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "'생일편지' 전소민, 전무송 친 손녀 아니었다 "낳은 정보다 키운 정"". v.kakao.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "'생일편지' 전무송, "정영숙 찾아달라" 부탁...손녀 전소민 '주저'". m.inews24.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "드라마 생일편지 등장인물관계도". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "[수목 드라마] 생일편지". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Birthday Letter at HanCinema (in English)
- Birthday Letter at Naver (in Korean)