Triple (Korean: 트리플; RR: Teuripeul) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Lee Jung-jae, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoon Kye-sang, Lee Ha-na, and Min Hyo-rin.[1][2][3] It aired on MBC from June 11 to July 30, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
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| Directed by | Lee Yoon-jung |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | June 11 – July 30, 2009 |
Plot edit
Eighteen-year-old aspiring figure skater Lee Ha-ru (Min Hyo-rin) moves to Seoul to pursue her ice dreams. In the city she reunites with her stepbrother Shin Hwal (Lee Jung-jae), whom she hasn't seen in years. Her divorcee mother had remarried Hwal's father when Ha-ru was 6, but their parents died in a car accident when she was 13. Ha-ru was sent to live with her real father (Choi Baek-ho) in the countryside and had since lost touch with Hwal.
Hwal, now in his mid-thirties, works at an advertising agency with his two best friends and roommates, Kang Hyun-tae (Yoon Kye-sang) and Jo Hae-yoon (Lee Sun-kyun). When Ha-ru suddenly shows up at the doorstep of their bachelor pad, she ends up moving in with the three men.
Ha-ru's new figure skating coach, Choi Soo-in (Lee Ha-na) turns out to be Hwal's estranged wife. Her plans to make amends with her ex-husband are derailed when his outgoing friend Hyun-tae falls for her instantly and begins pursuing her.
Hae-yoon and bartender Kang Sang-hee (Kim Hee) are longtime friends. When a one-night stand leads to something more, the more old-fashioned Hae-yoon has difficulty dealing with Sang-hee's commitment issues.
Meanwhile, Ha-ru feels torn between Ji Poong-ho (Song Joong-ki), a short track speed skating national athlete her own age, and her growing romantic feelings for her much older stepbrother Hwal.[4]
Cast edit
- Lee Jung-jae as Shin Hwal
- Lee Sun-kyun as Jo Hae-yoon
- Yoon Kye-sang as Kang Hyun-tae
- Lee Ha-na as Choi Soo-in
- Min Hyo-rin as Lee Ha-ru
- Kim Hee as Kang Sang-hee
- Choi Baek-ho as Haru's father
- Song Joong-ki as Ji Poong-ho
- Kim Sang-ho as Coach Nam
- Choi Sun-young as Yoon Hye-jin
- Kim Hye-jung as Soo-in's mother
- Jung Ji-soon as U Communications department head Han
- Kim Young-kwang as Jae-wook
- Jung Byung-chul as company executive
- Ryu Sung-hoon as gangster
- Kwon Beom-jin as young Jo Hae-yoon
- Lee Sung-min as Director Jung
- Kang Ji-hoo
- Kim Bo-ri
- Kim Byung-choon
- Park So-hyun as Coach Shin (cameo)
- Kim Chang-wan as Kim Bok-man (cameo)
International broadcast edit
References edit
- ^ Oh, Jean (June 10, 2009). "MBC's new series a Triple threat". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Interview from the cast of Triple". Dramabeans. July 28, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Yoon, Hee-seong (June 24, 2009). "MBC <트리플> "아, 모르겠다. 지금은 그냥 뺏고 싶을 뿐이다!"" [MBC <Triple> "I don't know. I just want to steal her away!"]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Love on ice will be on screen in June". MBC Global Media. May 25, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
