East of Eden (TV series)

This article is about the 2008 South Korean series. For the 1981 American series, see East of Eden (miniseries).

East of Eden
Promotional poster for East of Eden
Genre
Written by
  • Na Yeon-sook
  • Lee Hong-ku
Directed by
  • Kim Jin-man
  • Choi Byeong-kil
Starring
Music byKim Soo-han
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes56
Production
Executive producerSo Won-young
Producers
  • Kim Kwang-soo
  • Kim Kwang-il
  • Kim Ki-bum
Production locations
  • South Korea
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Philippines
Cinematography
  • Ha Jae-young
  • Jung Seung-woo
EditorBae Hee-kyung
Production companies
Budget₩25 billion
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseAugust 25, 2008 (2008-08-25) –
March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Korean name
Hangul
에덴의 동쪽
Hanja
에덴의 東쪽
Revised RomanizationEden-ui Dong-jjok
McCune–ReischauerEten-ŭi Tong-tchok

East of Eden (Korean: 에덴의 동쪽; RR: Eden-ui Dong-jjok) is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon,[1] Yeon Jung-hoon, Lee Da-hae, Han Ji-hye,[2] Park Hae-jin and Lee Yeon-hee. It was produced by Chorokbaem Media as a 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama for MBC, on which it aired from August 25, 2008, to March 10, 2009, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 56 episodes. The ₩25 billion drama tells the story of the brothers Dong-chul (Song) and Dong-wook (Yeon). Their fates diverge after the murder of their coal miner father, with one joining the mob and the other becoming a successful lawyer.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "No Longer Just a Pretty Face: Song Seung-hun". The Chosun Ilbo. September 5, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Ki, Sun-min (November 26, 2008). "Actress Han Ji-hye feels destined for Eden". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "A delightful banquet among the stars begins soon in East of Eden!". MBC Global Media. August 12, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Han, Sang-hee (August 19, 2008). "TV Dramas Gear Up for Post-Olympics Race". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Deutsch, Brian (September 11, 2008). "Drama Sets in Suncheon: Journey to Past". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 21, 2013.