Samsaengi () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Hong Ah-reum, Son Sung-yoon, Cha Do-jin, and Ji Il-joo. It aired on KBS2 from January 7 to June 21, 2013, on Mondays to Fridays at 9:00 a.m. for 120 episodes.
Plot Samsaengi is set in the 70's in Seoul and tells the story of a woman (played by Hong Ah-reum) who becomes a promising oriental herbal doctor after going through many ups and downs in her life. It is also about innocent, yet desperate love of four different people who have different ways of love.
Cast
Main characters Hong Ah-reum - Seok Sam-saeng Kwak Ji-hye - young Seok Sam-saeng Jung Ji-so - teen Seok Sam-saeng Son Seong-yoon - Bong Geum-ok Jang Seo-hee - young Bong Geum-ok Kim Ji-min - teen Bong Geum-ok Cha Do-jin - Park Dong-woo Kim Ji-hoon - teen Park Dong-woo Ji Il-joo - Oh Ji-sung Jung Yoo-geun - young Oh Ji-sung Kim Seung-chan - teen Oh Ji-sung
Supporting characters Seok Bong-chool's family Lee Dol-hyung - Seok Bong-chool Lee Ah-hyun - Ko Mak-rye Shin Hyun-tak - Seok Chang-sik Jung Seung-won - teen Seok Chang-sik Lee Soo-bin - Seok Chang-hee
Bong Moo-ryong's family Dokgo Young-jae - Bong Moo-ryong Yoo Tae-woong - Sa Ki-jin Lee Yeon-soo - Hae-joo Ban Hyo-jung - Bong Moo-ryong's mother
Oh Pil-soon's family Kim Na-woon - Oh Pil-soon Ko Do-young - Jung Yoon-hee Lee Jae-in - young Jung Yoon-hee Kim Hye-yoon - teen Jung Yoon-hee
Oh In-soo's family Kim Seung-wook - Oh In-soo Kim Do-yeon - Park Kyung-ja
Extended cast Ha Soo-ho - Young-bae
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2013 KBS Drama Awards Best Drama Samsaengi Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Yoo Tae-woong Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Hong Ah-reum Best Young Actor Kim Ji-hoon Best Young Actress Jung Ji-so
See also Korean Broadcasting System
References
External links Samsaengi official KBS website