Age of Innocence (TV series)

South Korean television series

Age of Innocence

Also known as| The Era of Innocence
Hangul|

순수의 시대

Hanja|

純粹의 時代

RR| Sunsuui sidae
MR| Sunsuŭi sidae
Developed by| Goo Bon-geun
Written by| Lee Jeong-seon [ko]
Directed by| Kim Jong-hyuk
Kang Shin-hyo
Starring|

* Go Soo
* Kim Min-hee
* Park Jung-chul

No. of episodes| 16
Production
Editor| Kim Hyun-woo
Running time| 70 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Original release
Network| SBS TV
Release| July 3 (2002-07-03) –
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22)

Age of Innocence (Korean: 순수의 시대; RR: Sunsuui sidae) is a 2002 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Kim Min-hee and Park Jung-chul. It aired on SBS from July 3 to August 22, 2002, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 (KST).

## Storyline

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Lee Tae-seok (Go Soo), Hong Ji-yoon (Kim Min-hee), and Kim Min-soo (Yeo Hyun-soo) are best friends in high school. Tae-seok, the son of divorced parents, lives with his father. He and his best friend Min-soo both fall in love with Ji-yoon. For this reason, Tae-seok hides his love for Ji-yoon. Unfortunately for Min-soo, Ji-yoon returns Tae-seok's feelings. One day, Min-soo witnesses a kiss between Tae-seok and Ji-yoon. Feeling betrayed, he commits suicide in front of Tae-seok.

Seven years later, Tae-seok is a serious CF producer and has a new best friend named Yoo Dong-hwa (Park Jung-chul). Incidentally, the woman Dong-hwa wants to marry is Ji-yoon, Tae-seok's first love. Fate has once again toyed with Tae-seok as Ji-yoon is reintroduced to him as his best friend's girlfriend. In another twist of fate, the woman who now loves Tae-seok is Min-soo's sister. Tae-seok must make a decision between the two women, but does not want to make the same mistake he made 7 years ago. However, Dong-hwa soon discovers Ji-yoon and Tae-seok's past, as told by Min-soo's sister. Dong-hwa can't help but feel betrayed, just as Min-soo did in the past.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Go Soo as Lee Tae-seok
* Kim Min-hee as Hong Ji-yoon
* Park Jung-chul as Yoo Dong-hwa

### Supporting

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#### People around Lee Tae-seok

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* Kim Kap-soo as Tae-seok's father
* Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Min-soo
* Han Eun-jung as Kim Min-kyung, Min-soo's sister
* Koo Jun-yup as Lee Young-hee, Tae-seok's roommate

#### People around Hong Ji-yoon

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* Choi Jong-won as Ji-yoon's paternal aunt's husband
* Oh Mi-yeon [ko] as Ji-yoon's paternal aunt
* Lee Ah-hyun as Yoon Ae, Ji-yoon's paternal aunt's elder daughter
* Im Seo-yeon [ko] as Yoon Kyung, Ji-yoon's paternal aunt's younger daughter

#### People around Yoo Dong-hwa

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* Jeong Wook [ko] as Dong-hwa's father
* Park Jung-soo as Dong-hwa's mother

#### Others

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* Kim Yoon-sung [ko] as Oh Tae-sung
* Han Sang-jin as Ji-yoon's friend
* Kim Hee-jung as Chief of Public Relations Office
* Jang Ho-jun [ko]
* Min Jeong-seop [ko]

## Production

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The original title was "Loving You". As a result, the theme song of the MBC drama Romance (2002) was changed in a hurry because "Loving You" appeared in one passage.[1]

Song Hye-kyo was planned to appear in this series but she rejected, citing that it was not polite to appear in this series which had the same time slot as MBC drama Ruler of Your Own World (2002) which she rejected.[2][unreliable source?] Initially, Ryoo Seung-bum was planned to star in this series, but when he considered filming problems, Park Jung-chul replaced him.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Song, Ju-yeon (July 15, 2002). [방송] 드라마 제목 "우리 이름이었는데…" [[Broadcast] Drama title "It was our name..."]. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
2. ^ 네 멋대로 해라...아깝다...(송혜교,차태현) [Ruler of Your Own World... It's a waste... (Song Hye-kyo, Cha Tae-hyun]. September 6, 2002. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
3. ^ Song, Won-sup (May 16, 2015). 류승범-공효진, '경쟁이냐 우정이냐' 행복한 고민 [Ryoo Seung-bum, Gong Hyo-jin, "Is this competition or friendship" Happy Troubles]. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Age of Innocence[usurped] at Cineseoul
* Age of Innocence at SBS Pro

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