Cain and Abel (South Korean TV series)

*Cain and Abel*
Cain and Abel
	Promotional poster
Genre	Melodrama; Action
Written by	Park Kye-ok
Directed by	Kim Hyung-shik
Starring	So Ji-sub ; Shin Hyun-joon ; Han Ji-min ; Chae Jung-an
Music by	Choi Seung-kwon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Production locations	Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province ; China
Running time	70 mins
Production companies	Plan B Pictures; DIMA Entertainment
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	18 February –; 23 April 2009

Cain and Abel (Korean: 카인과 아벨; RR: Kaingwa Abel) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring So Ji-sub, Shin Hyun-joon, Han Ji-min, and Chae Jung-an. It aired on SBS from February 18 to April 23, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.^[2]

Synopsis

Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, Cain and Abel is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel. Lee Cho-in (So Ji-sub) is a very gifted doctor who has everything that he wants whereas his older brother, Seon-woo (Shin Hyun-joon), is jealous of all the attention that Cho-in receives. Seon-woo blames his brother for taking everything good in his life away from him: getting their father's love, getting more recognition as a doctor, and for stealing the woman he loves.

Cast

Main

So Ji-sub as Lee Cho-in / Oh Kang-ho
- Kang Yi-seok as young Cho-in
Shin Hyun-joon as Lee Seon-woo
- Cha Jae-dol as toddler Seon-woo
- Jung Chan-woo as young Seon-woo
Han Ji-min as Oh Young-ji
Chae Jung-an as Kim Seo-yeon
- Kim Yoo-jung as young Seo-yeon

Supporting

Kim Hae-sook as Na Hye-joo (Seon-woo's mother)
Jang Yong as Lee Jong-min (Seon-woo's father)
Ha Yoo-mi as Kim Hyun-joo
Kwon Hae-hyo as Kim Jin-geun
Ahn Nae-sang as Jo Hyun-taek
Yoon Ki-won as Park Soo-rak
Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Chi-soo
Han Da-min as Lee Jung-min
Park Sung-woong as Oh Kang-chul
Choi Jae-hwan as Seo Jin-ho
Song Jong-ho as Kang Suk-hoon
Kim Ha-kyun as Oh In-geun
Kim Myung-gook as Bang Tae-man
Seo Jin-wook as Jang Young-gyu
Han Si-yoon as Sung Jin-young
Kang Soo-min as Yang Dong-mi
Kang Yo-hwan as Uhm Dae-hyun
Yoo Joo-hee as Nam Yong-tae

Awards

2009 Grimae Awards^[3]^[4]

Best Actor: So Ji-sub

2009 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Actor of the Year in Broadcasting: So Ji-sub

2009 SBS Drama Awards^[5]

Top 10 Stars - So Ji-sub
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special: Baek Seung-hyeon
Top Excellence Award, Actor - So Ji-sub^[6]

References

^ Han, Sang-hee (February 17, 2009). "Local Dramas Enduring With Support In and Out". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ Han, Sang-hee (December 30, 2008). "What's on Cultural Horizon in 2009?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ "So Ji-sup, Lee Yo-won Named Best Actors". The Korea Times. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ Yun, Tae-hui (December 14, 2009). "So Ji-sub receives Grimme Award". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ Han, Sang-hee (3 January 2010). "2009 Drama Awards Wrap Up With No Surprises". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

External links

Cain and Abel official SBS website (in Korean)
Cain and Abel at HanCinema
Cain and Abel at IMDb

[1] Han, Sang-hee (February 17, 2009). "Local Dramas Enduring With Support In and Out". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[2] Han, Sang-hee (December 30, 2008). "What's on Cultural Horizon in 2009?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[3] "So Ji-sup, Lee Yo-won Named Best Actors". The Korea Times. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[4] Yun, Tae-hui (December 14, 2009). "So Ji-sub receives Grimme Award". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[5] Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[6] Han, Sang-hee (3 January 2010). "2009 Drama Awards Wrap Up With No Surprises". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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