Shining Romance

Shining Romance (Korean: 빛나는 로맨스; RR: Binnaneun romaenseu) is a South Korean daily television drama series starring Lee Jin, Park Yoon-jae and Jo An.^{[1][unreliable source?]} It aired on MBC TV from December 23, 2013 to June 20, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 122 episodes.

Shining Romance
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama Romance Soap opera
Written by	Seo Hyun-joo
Directed by	Shin Hyung-chan Jung Ji-in
Starring	Lee Jin Park Yoon-jae Jo An
Music by	Jeong Se-rin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	122
Production
Executive producer	Kim Kyung-hee
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) – June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)

Plot

"Super mom" Oh Bit-na has been a housewife for five years to her plastic surgeon husband and five-year-old daughter named Yeon-doo. One day, she coincidentally meets her childhood friend, Ha-joon. Ha-joon still remembers his promise to Bit-na that they made in elementary school. Their promise was to grow up and marry with each other. But Chae-ri, who has her heart set for Ha-joon, is jealous of Bit-na and tries to stop Bit-na from marrying with Ha-joon. Chae-ri also tries to stop Bit-na from becoming the best cook in Chunwoongak, where Chae-ri lives, and knowing that Professor Jang (Chae-ri's foster father) is Bit-na's biological father. Bit-na's husband, Byun Tae-shik cheats on Bit-na and has an affair with a con artist named Emma. To marry Emma (mostly for money) Byun Tae-shik tricks Bit-na into an unfair fake divorce. When Ha-joon knows that Bit-na is divorced, he does anything to make her become his girlfriend and soon, become his wife. Chae-ri and her mother, Kim Ae-sook, try to stop Bit-na but Bit-na, smart and quick-witted, avoids the traps set by them. When the truth about Bit-na being the daughter of Professor Jang gets revealed, Bit-na becomes the owner of Chungwookgak. Kim Ae-sook throws down a big flower pot that was meant for Bit-na, but hit Ae-sook's own daughter, Chae-ri. Therefore, Chae-ri seriously injures her head and starts acting like a five-year old, even calling Bit-na's young daughter "older sister". Ae-sook is arrested for her many crimes, especially for switching Chae-ri and Bit-na when they were babies, twisting their fates. Lee Tae-ri, turns herself into the police for a hit-and-run accident that she caused and killed Bit-na's foster father. The final episode of Shining Romance ends with Yeon-doo in Ha-joon's arms, Bit-na walking along beside them.

Cast

• Lee Jin as Oh Bit-na^[2][3]
• Park Yoon-jae as Kang Ha-joon^[4]
• Jo An as Jang Chae-ri^{[5][unreliable source?]}
• Heo Jung-eun as Byun Yeon-doo
• Lee Hwi-hyang as Kim Ae-sook
• Hong Yo-seob as Jang Jae-ik
• Jeon Yang-ja as Yoon Bok-shim
• Kyeon Mi-ri as Lee Tae-ri
• Jung Han-yong as Kang Dae-poong
• Yoo Min-kyu as Kang Ki-joon^[6]
• Kwak Ji-min as Oh Yoon-na
• Lee Mi-sook as Jung Soon-ok
• Kim Soo-yeon as Byun Tae-young
• Yoon Mi-ra as Heo Mal-sook
• Yoon Hee-seok as Byun Tae-shik
• Ji Soo-yeon as Emma Jung
• Lee Kye-in as Mr. Oh
• Nam Kyung-eup as Nam Soo-chul
• Kim Hak-rae as Neighborhood uncle

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings[7]		AGB Nielsen[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	December 23, 2013	10.0%	12.0%	10.3%	10.8%
2	December 24, 2013	7.8%	8.4%	8.7%	8.8%
3	December 25, 2013	9.7%	10.0%	10.2%	10.8%
4	December 26, 2013	8.6%	9.3%	9.2%	8.7%
5	December 27, 2013	8.7%	10.0%	9.5%	9.9%
Average		-	-	-	-

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	7th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Lee Jin	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Park Yoon-jae	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Lee Jin	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Jo An	Nominated
		Golden Acting Award, Actress	Lee Mi-sook	Won