Empire of Gold

Details

 * Title: 황금의 제국 / Wanggeum-ui Jegook
 * Also known as: The Golden Empire
 * Genre: Political, thriller, melodrama, romance, family
 * Episodes: 24
 * Broadcast network: SBS
 * Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-01 to 2013-Sep-17
 * Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: Empire of Gold OST

Synopsis
A drama about the power struggle within a rich family living through Korea′s turbulent economy of the 1990s. It will cover a twenty-year span from 1990 to 2010, and follow the power struggle between three people for control of one chaebol empire.

Jang Tae Joo (Go Soo) is the man who will build up his so-called empire of gold from nothing and raises his little sister on his own after their father dies. In order to achieve his dream he married with Choi Seo Yoon (Lee Yo Won), an chaebol heiress. But his biggest rival is her cousin Choi Min Jae (Son Hyun Joo).

Cast
Sung Jin Group People around Jang Tae Joo Others
 * Main Cast
 * Go Soo as Jang Tae Joo
 * Lee Yo Won as Choi Seo Yoon
 * Son Hyun Joo as Choi Min Jae
 * Ryu Seung Soo as Jo Pil Doo
 * Jang Shin Young as Yoon Sul Hee
 * Extended Cast
 * Lee Hyun Jin as Choi Sung Jae
 * Yoon Seung Ah as Jang Hee Joo
 * Kim Kang Hyun as Na Choon Ho
 * Park Geun Hyung as Choi Dong Sung
 * Jung Han Yong as Choi Dong Jin
 * Kim Mi Sook as Han Jung Hee
 * Uhm Hyo Sup as Choi Won Jae
 * Go Eun Mi as Park Eun Jung
 * Shin Dong Mi as Choi Jung Yoon
 * Jung Wook as Son Dong Hwi
 * Kim Hyung Kyu as Choi Yong Jae
 * Nam Il Woo as Jang Bong Ho
 * Sun Woo Eun Sook as Yoo Soon Ok
 * Kim Jung Hak as Shin Jong Ho
 * Choi Yong Min as Park Jin Tae
 * Park Ji Il as Kang Ho Yun
 * Jin Seo Yun as Jung Yoo Jin
 * Kwon Tae Won as Jung Byung Gook
 * Lee Won Jae as Kim Kwang Se
 * Park Hwa Sung (박화성) as Oh Sang Goo
 * Lee Il Hwa as Im Yoon Hee (cameo)
 * Go In Bum as president - downtown landlord (cameo)
 * Park Min Soo

Production Credits

 * Chief Producer: Lee Hyun Jik
 * Producers: Kim Jin Geun, Lee Young Joon
 * Director: Jo Nam Kook
 * Screenwriter: Park Kyung Soo

Recognitions

 * 2013 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actress for Mid-Length Drama (Lee Yo Won)
 * 2013 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award (Lee Yo Won)

Episode Ratings
See Empire of Gold/Episode Ratings