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91% AsianWiki Country of origin South Korea First episode date 19 January 2004 Number of episodes 16 | 4.4/5 DramaFever 7.4/10 IMDb No. of episodes 16 Final episode date 9 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Kim Eun-hee
Yoon Eun-kyung Directed by Kim Myung-wook
Kim Jung-gyu Starring Han Ji-hye
Lee Dong-gun Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) Networks Korean Broadcasting System, KBS2 Genres Korean drama, Drama, Romantic comedy, Melodrama, World cinema, East Asian cinema Cast Han Ji‑hye, Lee Dong‑gun, Lee Da‑hae, Lee Soon‑jae, Hye‑jeong Yu Similar The Vineyard Man, East of Eden, Sassy Girl Chun‑hyang, Invincible Lee Pyung Kang, He Who Can't Marry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweet 18 (Hangul: 낭랑18세; RR: Nangrang 18-se; lit. "18-year-old Bride") is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan. Both clans had hoped for re-establishing good relations after being separated for three generations by war, by arranging a marriage between Jung-sook and Hyuk-joon upon Jung-sook's birth.
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Sweet 18 mv let me love you down
Plot
Yoon Jung-sook (Han Ji-hye) is an eighteen-year-old, dreamy, lively school girl. One day, she encounters a mysterious man in traditional Korean clothing on the streets who carries a piece of literature her quite famous grandfather treasured. Despite not seeing his face, she falls head-over-heels in love with him and vows to marry him. Since she is the member of an ancient and noble Korean Clan, the Yun clan, she will marry Kwon Hyuk-joon (Lee Dong-gun), the heir of the Kwon clan. Hyuk-joon is ten years older than Jung-sook and already a prosecutor. Jung-sook finds out that Hyuk-joon is the mysterious man whom she fell in love with and willingly marries him. She becomes a housewife while her friends continue to attend college. Two worlds clash, as Jung-sook is still an immature teenager and Hyuk-joon a grown man. However, slowly, they become attracted to each other and fall in love, despite the fact that Jung-sook is pursued by a school mate and Hyuk-joon meets his first love again, who wants him back. Jung-sook has much to learn about the ancient traditions of the family of her husband and what it means to be married to a first-born son, however in the end, they are deeply in love with each other. Jung-sook gives birth to twins and starts a sewing business. Hyuk-joon continues working as a prosecutor in the police force in Seoul.