Hong Sisters | |
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Born |
Hong Jung-eun Hong Mi-ran 1974 (age 42–43) (Jung-eun) 1977 (age 39–40) (Mi-ran) South Korea |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2005-present |
Hong Jung-eun | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hong Jeong-eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Jŏngŭn |
Hong Mi-ran | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hong Mi-ran |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Miran |
The Hong Sisters (Hangul: 홍자매; Hanja: 洪姊妹; RR: Hong Jamae) are a South Korean television screenwriting team. The team consists of sisters Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran, who together write popular romantic comedies for the small screen.
Sisters Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran were originally writers on a variety show. They made their TV drama writing debut in 2005 with Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang, a modern retelling of the famous Korean folktale Chunhyangjeon in which Chun-hyang is no passive heroine, but a headstrong sassy girl. It became a huge hit not only in Korea, but throughout Asia. Their follow-up My Girl (2005), about a cheeky con artist who pretends to be the long-lost granddaughter of a rich man, was equally successful. The two dramas effectively made its young actors -- Han Chae-young and Jae Hee, and Lee Da-hae,Lee Joon-gi, and Lee Dong-wook -- into household names and Korean Wave stars.
The Hongs' winning streak continued with Couple or Trouble (also known as Fantasy Couple, 2006), a remake of the 1987 Hollywood film Overboard. It starred Han Ye-seul as a snooty heiress with amnesia who falls for a handyman played by Oh Ji-ho.