City of Glass (2008)

Original title

유리의 성

Directed by

Jo Nam Kook

Cast

Yoon So Yi, Lee Hye Sook, Lee Han Wie, Han Yeo Reum, Shin Dong Woo, Lee Jin Wook, Park Geun Hyung, Park Won Sook

Genre

drama television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 51 episodes

Rating

2.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tough reporter marries a charming suitor from a wealthy family. She struggles with her controlling in-laws while putting her career dreams on hold.

soapytenseromanticambitiousfrustratingmelodramaticclass-dividedslow-burn

What happens

Glass Castle (Korean: 유리의 성; RR: Yuriui seong; also known as City of Glass) is a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from September 6, 2008, to March 1, 2009, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 51 episodes. Yoon So-yi stars as an ambitious and tough reporter whose life and career take a turn after she falls for a charming and persistent suitor (played by Lee Jin-wook), and marries him. But her aspirations of becoming a great reporter are put on hold while she struggles with her new life as the daughter-in-law of a rich, influential but controlling chaebol family. On the sidelines is her mentor and friend, a head newscaster (played by Kim Seung-soo) for whom she also develops uncertain feelings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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