Cain and Abel (South Korean TV series) explained

Genre:	Melodrama Action
Starring:	So Ji-sub Shin Hyun-joon Han Ji-min Chae Jung-an
Music:	Choi Seung-kwon
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	20
Director:	Kim Hyung-shik
Company:	Plan B Pictures DIMA Entertainment
Location:	Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province^[1] China
Runtime:	70 mins
Network:	SBS TV

Cain and 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]

External links

Cain and Abel official SBS website

Notes and References

Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Local Dramas Enduring With Support In and Out. The Korea Times. February 17, 2009. 2013-03-25. 2014-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716090326/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/05/201_39735.html. live.
Web site: Han. Sang-hee. What's on Cultural Horizon in 2009?. The Korea Times. December 30, 2008. 2013-03-25. 2014-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101200029/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/12/201_36983.html. live.
Web site: So Ji-sup, Lee Yo-won Named Best Actors. The Korea Times. December 10, 2009. 2013-03-25. 2011-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518140750/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/12/139_57050.html. live.
Web site: Yun. Tae-hui. So Ji-sub receives Grimme Award. Asiae. December 14, 2009. 2013-03-25. 2013-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112125941/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009121411344440614. live.
Web site: Ko. Jae-wan. Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards. Asiae. 2013-03-25. 4 January 2010. 2013-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112131530/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010010415421214182. live.
Web site: Han. Sang-hee. 2009 Drama Awards Wrap Up With No Surprises. The Korea Times. 2013-03-25. 3 January 2010. 2013-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215112009/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/01/201_58347.html. live.