Name: East of Eden
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2008-08-25
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Park Hae Jin, Lee Yeon Hee, Song Seung Heon, Han Ji Hye, Yeon Jung Hoon

Park Hae Jin

Shin Myung Hun

Lee Yeon Hee is a South Korean actress. Born on January 9, 1988, she started her career by appearing in the music video of Moon Hee Joon’s “ALONE” in 2001 and then made her acting debut in the 2004 television drama “Emperor of the Sea.” She has been a popular choice for music videos, while also acting in many films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “Gu Family Book” (2013), “Miss Korea” (2013) and “Splendid Politics” (2015).

Lee Yeon Hee

Gook Young Ran / Grace

Song Seung Heon is a popular South Korean actor who is instantly recognizable for his full, distinctive eyebrows and chiseled good looks. Born on October 5, 1976, he began his career as a model for the jeans brand STORM (just like actor So Ji Sub). He broke into acting with the 1996 television sitcom “Three Guys, Three Girls,” and a very successful acting career followed. His popularity increased tremendously with the 2000 drama “Autumn in My Heart,” which made him one of the most recognized Hallyu stars and much sought-after actor. Song Seung Heon has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “My Princess” (2011), “Dr. Jin” (2012), “When a Man Loves” (2013) and “Saimdang, Light's Diary” (2017). In 2009, he founded his own management company, Storm S Company, which was later renamed Better ENT. Song Seung Heon also owns an Italian restaurant in Korea called Blacksmith.

Song Seung Heon

Lee Dong Chul

Han Ji Hye is the stage name of Lee Ji Hye, a South Korean actress. Born on June 29, 1984, she changed her name to avoid confusion with an already established actress. She made her acting debut in the 2002 television drama “Great Luck Family.” She has since appeared in a number of popular films and television dramas, including “May Queen” (2012), “Beyond the Clouds” (2014), “The Legendary Witch” (2014) and “Marry Me Now” (2018). In 2008, Han Ji Hye and Leon Jay Williams sang the Korean and Chinese versions of the song “Friends” at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. The talented actress also collaborated to produce her own shoe line “H by Jinny Kim” and published a book of autobiographical essays called My Fair Lady. Han Ji Hye married public prosecutor Jung Hyuk Joon in 2010.

Han Ji Hye

Kim Ji Hyun

Yeon Jung Hoon is a South Korean actor. Born on November 6, 1978, he made his acting debut in a small role in the 1999 television series “Wave.” Yeon Jung Hoon is best known for his roles in the television dramas “East of Eden” (2008), “Jejungwon” (2009), “Vampire Prosecutor” (2011) and “Mask” (2015). He also hosted the first three seasons of the popular car show “Top Gear Korea.” Yeon Jung Hoon is married to actress Han Ga In and is the son of veteran actor Yeon Kyu Jin.

Yeon Jung Hoon

Lee Dong Wook

Jeon Mi Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on December 7, 1970, she made her acting debut in 1986 and is best known for her award-winning supporting roles in films and television. Some of her recent roles include the films “Hide and Seek” (2013) and “My Last Love” (2017) and the television dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Five Fingers” (2012), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Witch at Court” (2017). Jeon Mi Sun is married to cinematographer Park Sang Hoon.

Jeon Mi Sun

Jin Ji Hee is a South Korean actress. Born on March 25, 1999, she began her career as a child actress in the 2003 television drama “Yellow Handkerchief” and won Best Young Actress at the 2009 MBC Entertainment Awards for her role in the television drama “High Kick Through the Roof.” She has since appeared in many other popular films and dramas, including “Can We Love?” (2014), “Seonam Girls High School Investigators” (2014) and “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016).

Jin Ji Hee

Dennis Oh is the stage name of Dennis Joseph O’Neil, an American model and actor working in South Korean and other parts of Asia. He was born on August 29, 1981, in the United States to a Korean mother and an American father who was a former GI. Dennis Oh started his career as a model in Korea at the age of 16 and won the 22nd Korean “Best Dressed” modeling award in 2005. He made his acting debut in the 2005 Korean drama “Sweet Spy” and has also appeared in “Witch Yoo Hee” (2007), “East of Eden” (2008) and the Chinese drama “Cupid Above” (2015).

Dennis Oh

Mike Packard

Kwon Yool is a South Korean actor. Born on June 29, 1982, as Kwon Se In, he got his start in the 2001 theater production of “Carmen.” He has starred in many films and television dramas since, including “Lie to Me” (2011), “Angel’s Revenge” (2014), “Let’s Eat Season 2” (2015), “One More Happy Ending” (2016), “Bring It On, Ghost” (2016) and “Whisper” (2017).

Kwon Yool

young Dok Sa (10 years old)

Nam Ji Hyun is a South Korean actress who has won numerous Best Young Actress and Best New Actress awards. Born on September 17, 1995, she made her acting debut as a child actress in the 2004 film “Say You Love Me.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “Will It Snow for Christmas?” (2009), “Girl Detective Park Hae Sol” (2012), “Angel Eyes” (2014), “What Happens to My Family?” (2014), “Shopping King Louie” (2016) and “Suspicious Partner” (2017).

Nam Ji Hyun

Hwang Jung Eum is a popular South Korean actress and singer. Born on January 25, 1985, she debuted in 2002 as the lead vocalist for the K-pop girl group Sugar but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career. She launched her acting career in 2007 with the television drama “The Person I Love” and has since appeared in many other popular dramas, including “Can You Hear My Heart?” (2011), “Golden Time” (2012), “Full House Take 2” (2012), “Incarnation of Money” (2013), “Secret” (2013), “Endless Love” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “She Was Pretty” (2015) and “Lucky Romance” (2016).

Hwang Jung Eum

Kim So Hyun

Kim Bum is a popular South Korean actor, singer and model. Born on July 7, 1989, his given name is Kim Sang Bum. At the age of 17, he participated in the “Survival Star Audition” reality show and placed sixth out of hundreds of contestants. Although he was not able to continue in the competition because the show was geared toward actors in their 20s, Kim Bum caught the eye of producers, and he began acting in many popular television dramas. His breakout role was his role as So Yi Jung in the hit drama series “Boys Over Flowers,” and he has gone on to star in many other popular dramas, including “Dream” (2009), “That Winter, The Wind Blow” (2013) and “Jung Yi, Goddess of Fire” (2013) and “Hidden Identity” (2015). As a singer, Kim Bum released one studio album in 2012.

Kim Beom

Dong Chul (15 years old)

Lee Da Hae is a popular South Korean actress. Born on April 19, 1984, as Byun Da Hae, she moved with her family to Sydney, Australia, when she was in fifth grade. After graduating from Burwood Girls High School in 2001, she returned to Korea to pursue an acting career. That year, she won the 71st Miss Chunhyang Pageant and began acting in small television roles. She has starred in many popular films and television dramas since, including “My Girl” (2005), “Slave Hunters” (2010), “Miss Ripley” (2011), “IRIS 2” (2013), “Hotel King” (2014) and “The Good Witch” (2018) . Lee Da Hae is fluent in Korean, English and Mandarin and has a large fan base in China.

Lee Da Hae

Min Hye Rin

Shim Hye Jin is an award-winning veteran South Korean actress and model who dominated the screens during the 1990s. Born on January 16, 1967, she started her career as a model. After starring in a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s, she was dubbed “Woman Like Cola.” After making her acting debut in the 1989 film “Lost Love,” Shim Hye Jin went on to a very prolific career in many hit films and television dramas and has won many acting awards. Some of her most recent roles include “Secret Love Affair” (2014), “Endless Love” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015) and “Midnight Diner” (2015).

Shim Hye Jin

Park Ha Young

Park Geun Hyung is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor whose prolific career spans more than five decades. Born on June 7, 1940, he began his career in the 1960s and has appeared in many popular films, television dramas, theater productions and variety shows since then. Some of his recent popular works include the popular television dramas “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Here Comes Love” (2015), and the films “Salut d’Amour” (2015) and “Because I Love You” (2017).

Park Geun Hyung

Lee Won Jae

Yoon Dong Hwan

Lee Jong Won is a South Korean actor. Born on September 25, 1969, he made his acting debut in the 1987 film “Unfinished Song, My Love.” He has since enjoyed a prolific career in both films and television dramas, mostly in supporting roles. Some of his recent credits include “Master’s Sun” (2013), “Tears of Heaven” (2014), “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “The Great Wives” (2015) and “The Promise” (2016).

Lee Jong Won

Jung Hye Young

Jung Yoon Suk

Kim Hak Chul

Kim Hyung Min is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 5, 1983 and made his debut as an actor in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “I Need Romance” (2011), and “1% of Something” (2016).

Kim Hyung Min

Lee Hyo Jung

Park Hyun Sook

Park Sung Woong is a South Korean actor. Born on January 9, 1973, he made his acting debut in the 1997 film “No. 3.” He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “East of Eden” (2008), “King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo” (2010), “Gye Baek” (2011), “Glory Jane” (2011), “Bridal Mask” (2012), “Hidden Identity” (2015) and “Remember” (2015-2016). Park Sung Woong met actress Shin Eun Jung when they played lovers in the 2007 television drama “The Legend,” and they married in 2008.

Park Sung Woong

Kang Eun Tak is a South Korean actor and model who was born on August 16, 1982. He studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts’ Department of Theater. He made his modeling debut in a 2001 fashion show for designer Andre Kim, and started acting onscreen in the 2006 series “Jumong.” He starred in the hit 2008 drama series “East of Eden,” and in 2013 made his big-screen bow in the movie “Secretly, Greatly.” More recently, he has appeared in the 2020 drama series “A Man in a Veil.”

Kang Eun Tak

Shin Dong Woo

Jo Min Ki

Shin Eun Jung is a South Korean actress who was born on January 3, 1974, in Busan, South Korea. She studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, where she majored in Theater. She began appearing in drama series titles such as “Shadows of an Old Love” in the late 1980s, and made her movie debut in “Ahmijimong” in 2001. She has also made appearances on variety shows, and was a contestant in “Celebrity MasterChef Korea” in 2013. She has made a name for herself with her drama show performances, including titles such as “Bride of the Century” (2014) and “The Rebel” (2017).

Shin Eun Jung

Jung Young Sook

Go Yoon Hoo

Kim Sung Kyum

Yoo Dong Geun

Jung So Young

Go In Bum is a South Korean actor who was born on October 5, 1959, in Busan, South Korea. He graduated from the Department of Performing Arts at Dongseo University and went on to study at the Graduate School of Arts and Culture at Busan National University. He made his acting debut in 2001 and has since gone on to appear in scores of South Korean dramas and films, including the movies “Miryang” (2007) and “Golden Slumber” (2018), as well as the drama series titles “Monster” (2016) and “Kkondae Intern” (2020).

Go In Bum

Jo Jae Yun

Lee Mi Sook is a South Korean actress. She was born in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea on April 2, 1960 and made her acting debut in 1979. One of the most well-known South Korean film actresses of the 1980s, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “Cinderella’s Sister” (2010), “You Are the Best” (2013), “Wok of Love” (2018), and “Let Me Introduce Her” (2018).

Lee Mi Sook

Jun So Min is a South Korean actress. She was born in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on April 7, 1986 and made her debut on the small screen in 2004. Her debut on the silver-screen came two years later, in August of 2006. Since then, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “East of Eden” (2008), “Endless Love” (2011), and “1% of Something” (2016).

Jun So Min

Jun Sung Hwan

Won Duk Hyun

Lee Suk Joon

Park Chan Hwan

Han Young Kwang

Kwak Min Suk

Park Gun Tae

Today, modern people have even lost love for each other. We shout that the core value of the universe is love, and our life is all about a fight to find that love, but we hide from our closest friends and family like an actor. So we become the loneliest people in the world, dreaming of futile escape and wasting the precious gifts of life. Through the stories with mixed fates, we realize that true love and salvation of the soul are the restorations of humanism. As society rapidly advances, we have become psychological nomads. Where is our haven? This drama is about the restoration of humanism. Humanism and devotion between family members are what we need.

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