Noriko Goes to Seoul

Title: 노리코, 서울에 가다 / No-ri-ko, Seo-wool-ae Ga-da / Noriko Goes to Seoul
Chinese Title: 纪子，去首尔吧!
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 1
Broadcast network: KBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Sep-10
Air time: Saturday, 23:20

Synopsis:
A family drama that recovers family love when Japanese lady Noriko Mori (Takashima Reiko) crazy for K-pop stars coincidentally meets Min-ha (Lee Hong Ki) and the two affect each others lives.

Japanese middle-aged housewife Noriko Mori has been married for 17 year. She’s also a huge fan of Korean pop singer Kim Hyun-Jae. Her quiet husband Hiroshi (Masanobu Katsumura) and daughter Miyuki (Manami Ikura) doesn’t understand her fascination with the K-pop singer. One day, Noriko is diagnosed with lung cancer. Making matters worse, Miyuki says she quit athletics at her school. Hiroshi doesn’t take Miyuki’s decision seriously, but Noriko worries more and more about her daughter. At this time, Noriko hears of an audition being held featuring her favorite singer Kim Hyun-Jae as a judge. In order give inspiration to her daughter Miyuki, Noriko decides to take part in the audition. Noriko then goes to Seoul .

Cast:
Takashima Reiko as Mori Noriko
Lee Hong Ki as Kim Min Ha
Kim Ji Young as Sam Wol
Ikura Manami (伊倉 愛美) as Miyuki
Oh Yong as Sang Chul
Katsumura Masanobu as Hiroshi
Han Jung Won (한정원) as So Ra
Im Jong In (임종인) as Woo Jin
MayBee as Junko
Ryu Shi Won as Kim Hyun Jae
Tani Rumiko (谷ルミコ) as Haruka
Abe Mihoko (阿部美穂子) as Nazumi
Kim Sun Hwa as Woo Jin’s mother
Son Eun Seo as radio DJ
Nam Sung Joon (남성준) as Young Soo
Park Sang Shin (박상신) as Jung Tae
Lee Ah Ram (이아람) as Hee Young
Lee Jung Sung as doctor
Kim Byung Choon as juror
Lee Chang Yong (이창용) as juror

Production Credits:
Chief Producer: Choi Ji Young (최지영)
Producer: Moon Joon Ha (문준하)
Director: Lee Gyo Wook (이교욱)
Screenwriter: Seo Jung Min (서정민), Ahn Joo Young (안주영)
Source: koreandrama.org

Posted in: Family Romance