[Drama 2008] East Of Eden 에덴의 동쪽

[MBC] SongSeungHeon, YeonJungHoon, Lee DaHae, Han JiHye, ParkHaeJin

East Of Eden 에덴의 동쪽

MBC 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama
PRODUCTION: Chorokbaem Media (Jumong, Unstoppable High Kick, Bool Sae, All In)
PD: Kim Jin-Man [김진만] (Really Really Like You, Ireland, Country Princess), Choi Byeong-Kil [최병길] (The Devil That Pours Red Wine)
WRITER: Na Yeon-Sook [나연숙] (Daldongnae, Ordinary People)
CAST: Song Seung-Heon, Yeon Jung-Hoon, Lee Da-Hae, Han Ji-Hye, Park Hae-Jin, Lee Yeon-Hee, Yoo Dong-Geun, Lee Mi-Sook, Jo Min-Ki
EPISODES: 50
BROADCAST TIME: Mondays & Tuesdays @ 9:55pm (Korea Time)
FIRST BROADCAST: Special on August 25 (replacing "When It's At Night") // Episodes 1-2 on August 26 (Tuesday)
WEBSITES: Official * Preview * Daum * MBC Global Media [E / K / C / J]


CHARACTER RELATION




Character Description (credits: MBC, ShowFa, Melyssa)

*** It's very common for dramas' actual storylines not to follow MBC Global Media's descriptions. ***
*** This is not a complete/reliable reference, use it as a minor introduction only. ***


Lee Dong-chul / Song Seung-heon (Kim Bum / Shin Dong-woo)
He is a young stallion with a character of both storm and fire. He has always cursed and opposed Shin Tae-hwan who killed his father. Because of Shin Tae-hwan, he ends up in a juvenile facility at a young age and experiences the dark shadows of life. Despite this cold bitterness, nobody can shake the love and passion he holds in the depths of his soul.
Later, Dong-chul becomes the right hand man of a casino mogul. He ascends as a member of the Asian mafia, and eventually comes face-to-face with Shin Tae-hwan. He loves his brother Dong-wook more than his own life.



Lee Dong-wook / Yeon Jung-hoon (Park Gun-tae)
Although he is raised as the son of Lee Ki-chul, he is actually the direct bloodline of Shin Tae-hwan.
Despite being the offspring of the rich Shin Tae-hwan, he is thrown into a world of hunger and poverty. Despite these challenges, he grows up to be a man with a beautiful, pure soul unlike his father, and he arises as a symbol of hope. However, due to Shin Tae-hwan’s acts of violence of conspiracy, he loses his first love and falls on the brink of despair. Overcoming all obstacles, he later becomes a prosecutor, but his heart waivers after discovering the truth about his birth and who his real biological father really is.



Min Hye-rin / Lee Da-hae
She is the second daughter of President Min who owns the Daehan Daily, and she is the half-sister of Hye-ryung.
As a graduate and valedictorian of Seoul National University’s Law School, she has always been considered an extremely bright girl. Although she loves Dong-wook with all her heart, she gives him up to steal the love of her sister.
Hye-rin is a character that has two faces of a saint and a witch. She is next in line to manage the Daehan Daily, and towards the latter half of the drama, she reveals her political aspirations.



Kim Ji-hyun / Han Ji-hye (Nam Ji-hyun)
She is the childhood love of Dong-wook but is now the wife of Shin Myung-hoon. She was cursed and ousted by Yang Choon-hee, but she later returns to Yang’s life as her daughter-in-law.
Being highly competent in hotel management, she is supported by President Oh and Oh Yoon-hwee, and is fully acknowledged as a business executive of the Taesung Group. Her marriage to her husband is in shambles, and she is determined to walk a new path of fate with him.



Shin Myung-hoon / Park Hae-jin (Won Duk-hyun)
He has grown up to be a fine young man under the love and guidance of his mother. However, under the negative influence of his father, Shin Tae-hwan, he is gradually transforming into a vicious businessman.
He does all he can to hide the secret behind his birth, but he finds that it is impossible to evade his fate. He is a character that personifies the internal conflict and strife of the human psyche



Kook Young-ran / Lee Yeon-hee
She is the only daughter of President Kook. Her father employs Dong-chul as her personal bodyguard. When she first knew Dong-chul, she finds him warm and caring. She enjoys being with him and talking to him. She also does throw her tantrums at him. This is love at first sight for Young-ran toward Dong-chul. Although she loves Dong-chul dearly, she experiences four brushes with death to conquer his love.

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Choon-Hee's Family


Yang Choon-hee / Lee Mi-sook
Wife of Lee Ki-chul
In order to seek revenge on the unjustified death of her husband, she sacrificed the happiness of the lives of two generations.
With a strong-headed and tough personality, she successfully overcomes the pain of the difficult times to bring up her two sons impressively.
She portrays a character who arouses the preciousness of a mother’s love and one’s true love.



Lee Ki-chul / Lee Jong-won
A charismatic person who is unlucky of that times
After the brother of his first love has died because of him, he has been struggling with this guilt
He participates in the activities of the coal miner workers’ union and is later killed under the plan of Shin Tae-hwan



Jung-ja / Jeon Mi-seon
First love of Lee Ki-chul
She follows Lee Ki-chul to the coal miners’ village and loves him deeply.
Her personality clashes strongly with Yang Choon-hee
When Lee Ki-chul is alive, both are rivals of love; after his tragic death, she becomes the support for the strong Yang Choon-hee and both struggle together to survive in the harsh environment.



Ok-hee / Park Hyun-sook
Yang Choon-hee's younger cousin who was born in the coal-mining town and is a third grade beautician.
A hostess of international lobbyists, she also becomes the queen of those philanderers.




Ki-soon / Jeon So-min (Jin Ji-hee)
Daughter of Lee Ki-chul and Jung-ja.
She's just like any ordinary younger sister of that time
As a worker of the group, she helps her brothers with education and living expenses
She remains just as pure and she loves everyone with her beautiful spirit

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Shin Tae-Hwan's Family


Shin Tae-hwan / Jo Min-ki
A character embracing greed and acting against his consciousness
He has become both wealthy and powerful but he is villainous deep inside and he pushes many to their downfall. He is powerful in the underground society and is a strong opposing force in the modern society. Although he is raised in the same orphanage as Janice who is an international lobbyist, he hides the complete truth of his birth in wraps and lives the life of a cold-blooded tycoon.



President Oh / Kim Sung-kyum
President of the Taesung Group
A strong sense of responsibility to society with upright and strong business ethics; a businessman with a conscious
He suffers misery under the intense greed of his son-in-law, Shin Tae-hwan



Oh Yoon-hee / Na Hyun-hee
President Oh’s daughter
She falls into the hands of Shin Tae-hwan’s expectations and lives a life of marriage-in-name with him for the sake of the Taesung Group. She is a tolerating woman who appears soft and weak but she’s strong-willed. She finally takes matters into hand when the evil-doings of her husband are gradually unveiled.



Kyung-tae / Lee Won-jae

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President Kook's Family & Janice & Mike


President Kook Dae-hwa / Yoo Dong-geun
His past is a mystery and he’s a secretive character. He is a flamboyant person who knows how to appreciate flower paintings, tea-drinking and is an expert in dancing as relaxation. He uses his immerse and extraordinary power and whelped his way among the Korean government and influence the underground world greatly. He uses his talented and clever methods to become the legendary master in the gambling world. Though a heartless tycoon, in the hands of power, he can be like a chameleon and intelligently be victorious among the underworld leaders.



Kim Tae-sun / Yoon Dong-hwan


Janice / Jung Hye-young
Though an orphan, she is a well-known international lobbyist. When she was young, she was adopted by a rich Macau casino figure, Stanley Ho. Her life is not all plain and smooth sailing. As she’s pretty, she has had been chased by men. Her past relationships have made her more aware of what men are really like. With her intelligence and alertness, she is also calculative resulting in her never losing out at any deals. She never fails to succeed in any dealings that she attempts. She’s also the first love of Shin Tae-Hwan as both are raised in the same orphanage. She managed to use her extraordinary beauty and public relations with those well-known figures in the international scene and financial world to climb up to become successful both within the country and overseas. She empathizes Lee Dong-chul and gives him her support.

Mike / Dennis Oh

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Coal Mine People & Jaeng


Yoo Mi-ae / Shin Eun-jung
She, who was heartlessly messed-up by Shin Tae-hwan, altered the destiny of two families by separating two lives from their real families. She then went to work in Germany as a nurse, met a rich man and returned as his wife in the end.



Kim Kab-soo / Jeon Sung-hwan


Father Han (Priest) / Lee Suk-joon


Wang Gun / Kim Hyung-min


Dok Sa / Lee Sang-hoon (Kwon Se-in)


Jaeng / Park Chan-hwan

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President Min's Family & Baek Sung-Hyun


President Min / Park Geun-hyung
President of the Daehan Daily
He uses his wisdom to bring Daehan Daily to become Korea’s most influential voices for the people throughout the times to the modern era.



Bae Hwa-mi / Jung Young-sook
Wife of President Min
Grand-daughter of the founder of Daehan Daily
Because of her husband’s philandering ways, she ends up with two daughters and she has since lived miserably with this heart-filled pain



Hye-ryung / Jung So-young
A beautiful and world-class pianist
A pitiful character who suffers severe mental pain when her sister steals the one she loves



Baek Sung-hyun / Park Sung-woong
One of the most sought-after and rich man’s son in the financial world of Korea
He deeply loves Hye-rung, who is a pianist. But after he’s met Hyerin, he falls into a dangerous love relationship with her.