Underplayed Gems

Sandglass (1995)

Sandglass poster
Original title
모래시계
Directed by
Kim Jong-hak
Cast
Choi Min Soo, Kim Jung Hyun, Park Sang Won, Hong Kyung In, Ko Hyun Jung, Lee Jung Jae, Park Geun Hyung, Jung Sung Mo
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three friends are torn apart by the political repression of 1970s and 1980s South Korea. The series follows their intertwined lives through action, melodrama, and a reenactment of the Gwangju Uprising.

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What happens

Sandglass (Korean: 모래시계) is a South Korean television series. It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in history, and is also considered one of the most significant. Written by Song Ji-na, directed by Kim Jong-hak and produced by their own company Jcom, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, and action. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the fourth highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Uprising (interspersed with archival video footage) has been called one of the most realistic and memorable moments in Korean TV history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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