Beyond the Clouds (TV series)

South Korean television series
Beyond the Clouds
Promotional poster
Hangul
태양은 가득히
Hanja
太陽은 가득히
Literal meaningThe Full Sun
Revised RomanizationTaeyang-eun Gadeukhi
McCune–ReischauerT'aeyang'ŭn Kadŭkhi
Genre
  • Romance
  • Melodrama
Written byHeo Sung-hye
Directed by
  • Bae Kyung-soo
  • Kim Jung-hyun
Starring
  • Yoon Kye-sang
  • Han Ji-hye
  • Cho Jin-woong
  • Kim Yoo-ri
Music byChoi In-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Bae Kyung-soo
  • Kyung Myung-chul
  • Park Jae-sam
Producers
  • Lee Na-jeong
  • Park Woo-ram
Production locations
  • Korea
  • Thailand
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Celltrion Entertainment
  • (formerly Dream E&M)
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseFebruary 17 (2014-02-17) –
April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)

Beyond the Clouds[1] (Korean: 태양은 가득히; Hanja: 太陽은 가득히; RRTaeyangeun Gadeukhi; MR: T'aeyang'ŭn Kadŭkhi; lit. The Full Sun) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Han Ji-hye and Cho Jin-woong.[2] It aired on KBS2 from February 17 to April 14, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[3]

Plot

Jung Se-ro (Yoon Kye-sang) is a hardworking young man who works multiple part-time jobs while studying for the foreign civil service exam. His father is a petty criminal and a con man, and their family lives a transient life because of his deals, currently staying in Thailand.[4]

Despite wanting an honest life for himself, Se-ro's dreams are shattered on the night of a glamorous jewel exhibition opening in Bangkok. His father dies in an incident involving stolen diamonds, and because Se-ro was at the scene when another man was shot, he is accused and arrested for murder. After spending five years in a Thai prison, upon his release he takes up a new identity and becomes a con man just like his father. He joins a ring of jewel smugglers led by Park Kang-jae (Cho Jin-woong), with whom he shares a brotherly bond. Kang-Jae was raised like a son by Se-ro's father, who taught him all the tricks of the trade. But Kang-Jae has harbored a lifelong jealousy towards the real son, which is stoked further when the woman he loves, smuggling accomplice Seo Jae-in (Kim Yoo-ri) also falls for Se-ro.

Then Se-ro meets Han Young-won (Han Ji-hye), the cold-hearted heiress to a jewelry brand. She was madly in love with her fiancé Gong Woo-jin (Song Jong-ho), and had closed herself off after his death. But Se-ro draws her out into the world, while Young-won gives him a reason to live when he had all but given up. They fall in love, not knowing that the man Se-ro was accused of killing had been Young-won's fiancé. His love for her becomes his punishment, but also his salvation.[5]

Cast

  • Yoon Kye-sang as Jung Se-ro
  • Han Ji-hye as Han Young-won
  • Cho Jin-woong as Park Kang-jae
    • Park Joon-mok as young Kang-jae
  • Kim Yoo-ri as Seo Jae-in
  • Lee Dae-yeon as Jung Do-joon, Se-ro's father
  • Jung Won-joong as Shin Pil-do
  • Kim Young-ok as Hong Soon-ok
  • Lee Jae-won as Hong
  • Woo Hyun as Hama
  • Kim Yoon-sung as Cha Pyo
  • Song Jong-ho as Gong Woo-jin, Young-won's fiancé
  • Kim Yeong-cheol as Han Tae-oh, Young-won's father
  • Jeon Mi-seon as Baek Nan-joo, Young-won's stepmother
  • Son Ho-jun as Han Young-joon, Young-won's half brother
  • Kim Sun-kyung as Section chief Min
  • Ahn Ji-hyun as Kang Han-na
  • Song Young-kyu as Kang Hak-soo
  • Lee Sang-hoon as Secretary Ahn
  • Cho Seung-hee as Jewelry saleswoman (cameo)

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 17 February 2014 4.0% 4.3% 3.7% 3.8%
2 17 February 2014 5.3% 5.5% 5.1% 5.9%
3 24 February 2014 3.5% 4.1% 3.8% 4.6%
4 25 February 2014 4.5% 4.6% 5.2% 6.1%
5 3 March 2014 3.7% 4.5% 3.3% 3.6%
6 4 March 2014 4.2% 4.8% 3.6% 3.9%
7 10 March 2014 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% 2.7%
8 11 March 2014 3.6% 3.0% 3.0% 3.3%
9 17 March 2014 3.1% 4.0% 3.0% 3.6%
10 18 March 2014 3.6% 4.6% 3.5% 4.1%
11 24 March 2014 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1%
12 25 March 2014 2.6% 3.4% 2.5% 3.1%
13 31 March 2014 1.9% 2.5% 2.3% 2.7%
14 1 April 2014 2.0% 3.0% 2.2% 2.3%
15 7 April 2014 2.7% 3.5% 2.6% 3.3%
16 8 April 2014 2.8% 3.5% 2.7% 2.6%
Average 3.3% 3.9% 3.3% 3.7%

References

  1. ^ "Beyond the Clouds". KBS World. Archived from the original on January 28, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Cory (30 December 2013). "Yoon Kye-sang, Han Ji-hye to Pair Up in New KBS's Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. ^ Lee, Sun-min (20 December 2013). "Role in the Sun for Yoon Kye-sang?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  4. ^ Ha, Soo-jung (23 January 2014). "Yoon Kye Sang and Han Ji Hye Take 'Script Shots' in Thailand for New Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  5. ^ "KissAsian". Sunday, 25 September 2022
  6. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  7. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-17.

External links

  • Official website (in Korean)
  • Beyond the Clouds on KBS World
  • Beyond the Clouds at HanCinema
  • Beyond the Clouds at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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