Cheongdam-dong Alice | |
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Promotional poster for Cheongdam-dong Alice
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Also known as | Alice in Cheongdam-dong |
Genre |
Romance Drama Comedy |
Based on |
Cheongdam-dong Audrey by Lee Hye-kyung |
Written by | Kim Ji-woon Kim Jin-hee |
Directed by | Jo Soo-won Shin Seung-woo |
Starring |
Moon Geun-young Park Si-hoo So Yi-hyun Kim Ji-seok |
Opening theme | Rain Shower by Every Single Day |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Han Jung-hwan |
Producer(s) | Lee Sung-hoon Joo Dong-min |
Location(s) | Korea |
Cinematography | Bae Hong-soo |
Editor(s) | Kim Soo-jin |
Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production company(s) | KP & Show |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 1 December 2012 | – 27 January 2013
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Five Fingers |
Followed by | Incarnation of Money |
External links | |
Website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | 앨리스 |
Revised Romanization | Cheongdamdong Aelliseu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngdamdong Aellisŭ |
Cheongdam-dong Alice (Hangul: 청담동 앨리스; Hanja: 淸潭洞앨리스; RR: Cheongdamdong Aelliseu) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Moon Geun-young, Park Si-hoo, So Yi-hyun and Kim Ji-seok. It is about a young woman's "journey" to Cheongdam-dong ― one of the wealthiest areas in southern Seoul ― by seducing a second-generation chaebol into marriage.
It aired on SBS from December 1, 2012 to January 27, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Han Se-kyung (Moon Geun-young) believed in l'effort est ma force, meaning "hard work is my strength." The aspiring fashion designer couldn't afford to study overseas, but won many local design contests and mastered French on her own.
She slowly begins to lose her positive outlook toward the world when her father's small bakery closes down after losing customers to larger retailers. Se-kyung's boyfriend of six years (Namkoong Min), who has to pay his sick mother's medical bills, runs away with her savings.
After much struggling, Se-kyung finally lands a job as a designer at GN Fashion, an apparel company in ritzy, image-conscious Cheongdam-dong (a small, insular, and particularly posh neighborhood in Seoul's Gangnam District). She is stunned to find out, however, that her actual job is being a personal assistant to the president's wife ― who turns out to be her high school classmate and rival Seo Yoon-joo (So Yi-hyun).