Giant (TV series)

Giant (Korean: 자이언트; RR: Jaieonteu) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010 every Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) time slot for 60 episodes. Giant is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city.[2][3][4][5]

Giant
Promotional poster
Hangul
자이언트
Revised RomanizationJaieonteu
GenrePeriod drama
Created bySBS
Written by
Directed by
  • Yoo In-shik
  • Lee Chang-min
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producerOh Se-jang
Producers
  • Lee Myung-woo
  • Kim Kwang-soo
  • Jang Gil-young
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyJS Pictures
Budget₩10 billion[1]
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Original releaseMay 10 (2010-05-10) –
December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)

Synopsis

The plot revolves around the lives of the three Lee children: Kang-mo (Lee Beom-soo), Sung-mo (Park Sang-min), and Mi-joo (Hwang Jung-eum). Their father was killed by Hwang Tae-seob (Lee Deok-hwa) and Jo Pil-yeon (Jeong Bo-seok), and their mother died in an accident. As a result, the children were separated. Kang-mo and Sung-mo were raised by their father's killers: Kang-mo helped Hwang Tae-seob avoid bankruptcy by advocating the use of a different landfill material, and was later adopted by Tae-seob, and Sung-mo was raised by Jo Pil-yeon, who is a KCIA official. After growing up and knowing the truth, the brothers set off on a quest for revenge. Mi-joo and Jo Pil-yeon's son, Min-woo, fall in love but cannot be allowed together because their families are enemies. Mi-joo becomes pregnant and goes into hiding while Min-woo desperately searches for her. The whole series revolves around the brothers trying to bring down Jo Pil-yeon, who is also cunning and slippery in his political tactics. Later, Sung-mo is shot in the head by an agent of Jo Pil-yeon. Miraculously, he survived, and had to hide from the KCIA. Jo Pil-yeon tries to work in the government by making false papers. Kang-mo finds out that Sung-mo has knowledge of the contents of the real papers, and finds him. They release the papers, and Jo Pil-yeon fails his objective. He runs away, but is later found and arrested. Sung-mo undergoes surgery to take the bullet out of his head, but tragically dies. Many years later, a now-insane Jo Pil-yeon breaks out of prison to try to murder Kang-mo, but fails, and he commits suicide afterwards. The last scene shows Kang-mo receiving word from his wife Hwang Jung-yeon (Hwang Tae-seob's daughter) that his long-lost brother (a fourth sibling who was adopted by an American couple many years ago) has come to visit him...

Cast

Main

Supporting
  • Yoon Yoo-sun as Jung Young-sun, Kang-mo's mother
  • Yoon Hyung-kwan as Yeom Jae-soo
  • Shin Seung-hwan as Yeom Shi-deok
    • Jung Seung-won as young Shi-deok
  • Choi Ha-na as Yeom Kyung-ja
  • Han Kyung-sun as Lee Bok-ja
  • Im Jong-yoon as Yoon Ki-hoon
  • Moon Hee-kyung as Oh Nam-sook
  • Kim Jung-hyun as Hwang Jung-shik
  • Jang Soon-gook as Joo Young-gook
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Moon Sung-joong
  • Park No-shik as Park Choong-kwon
  • Song Kyung-chul as Nam Young-chul
  • Bang Kil-seung as drill instructor
  • Hong Yeo-jin as Yang Myung-ja
  • Yoon Yong-hyun as Go Jae-choon
  • Hwang Taek-ha as Yoo Chan-sung
  • Lee Hyo-jung as Han Myung-seok
  • Kim Hak-chul as Oh Byung-tak
  • Lee Ki-young as Min Hong-ki
  • Im Hyuk as Baek Pa
  • Jung Gyu-soo as Lee Dae-soo
  • Son Byong-ho as Hong Ki-pyo
  • Lee Eun-jung as Ji-na
  • Jeon Jin-gi as detective lieutenant
  • Kim Sung-oh as Cha Bu-chul
  • Han Da-min as Cheon Soo-yeon
  • Kim Eui-jin as Woo-joo
  • Choi Gun-woo as Lee Joon-mo
    • Lee Won-il as young Joon-mo
  • Lee Soo-jin as Nurse Kim
  • Yoo Ho-rin as Ji Yeon-soo
  • Kim Young-sun as Yoon Ki-hoon's wife
  • Moon Ji-in as female employee at Manbo Construction
  • Choi Min as gang boss
  • Min Joon-hyun
  • Kim Ga-eun
  • Ji-yoo
  • Qri as Bunny Girls (cameo)
  • Park So-yeon as Bunny Girls (cameo)
  • Shin Shin-ae as Inn's hostess (cameo)

Ratings
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea
Nationwide Seoul
1 May 10, 201010.0%12.1%
2 13.5%
3 May 11, 201011.6%12.4%
4 May 17, 201011.0%10.4%
5 May 18, 201013.3%13.1%
6 May 24, 201013.9%14.8%
7 May 25, 201014.7%14.7%
8 May 31, 201014.8%14.8%
9 June 1, 201015.4%16.3%
10 June 7, 201013.8%13.8%
11 June 8, 201014.9%14.6%
12 June 22, 201012.4%12.5%
13 June 28, 201012.8%12.9%
14 June 29, 201014.4%15.2%
15 July 5, 201014.3%14.4%
16 July 6, 201014.8%14.7%
17 July 12, 201016.4%17.6%
18 July 13, 201018.2%18.4%
19 July 19, 201016.4%16.6%
20 July 20, 201018.9%19.6%
21 July 26, 201017.4%18.4%
22 July 27, 201019.1%20.7%
23 August 2, 201019.2%20.2%
24 August 3, 201020.7%20.8%
25 August 9, 201021.4%22.2%
26 August 10, 201022.9%23.7%
27 August 16, 201022.4%22.2%
28 August 17, 201024.9%25.3%
29 August 23, 201022.4%23.4%
30 August 24, 201021.0%21.2%
31 August 30, 201020.9%21.4%
32 August 31, 201022.2%22.8%
33 September 6, 201022.6%23.1%
34 September 7, 201024.2%23.9%
35 September 13, 201023.6%23.8%
36 September 14, 201024.2%24.5%
37 September 20, 201020.6%19.9%
38 September 21, 201017.6%17.6%
39 September 27, 201022.3%22.1%
40 September 28, 201023.1%23.0%
41 October 4, 201022.5%22.3%
42 October 5, 201024.7%25.1%
43 October 11, 201027.9%28.3%
44 October 12, 201024.0%23.9%
45 October 18, 201028.9%30.4%
46 October 19, 201028.5%28.8%
47 October 25, 201028.1%29.3%
48 October 26, 201029.2%30.9%
49 November 1, 201028.0%28.7%
50 November 2, 201029.8%30.2%
51 November 8, 201029.5%30.3%
52 November 9, 201029.7%30.0%
53 November 15, 201029.2%29.3%
54 November 16, 201029.7%29.8%
55 November 22, 201030.7%30.2%
56 November 23, 201029.1%29.1%
57 November 29, 201031.4%32.3%
58 November 30, 201032.7%32.8%
59 December 6, 201032.7%33.2%
60 December 7, 201038.2%38.6%
Average 21.7%22.0%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2010
3rd Korea Drama Awards
Best ActorLee Beom-sooNominated
23rd Grimae Awards
Best ActressHwang Jung-eumWon
SBS Drama Awards[9]
Drama of the YearGiantWon
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning DramaLee Beom-sooWon
Park Sang-minNominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning DramaJeong Bo-seokWon
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning DramaPark Jin-heeWon
Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning DramaLee Deok-hwaWon
Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning DramaHwang Jung-eumNominated
Kim Seo-hyungNominated
PD AwardPark Sang-minWon
Top 10 StarsJeong Bo-seokWon
Lee Beom-sooWon
Park Jin-heeWon
New Star AwardHwang Jung-eumWon
Joo Sang-wookWon
Kim Soo-hyunWon
Best Couple AwardJoo Sang-wook and Hwang Jung-eumWon
DramaBeans AwardsFavourite Drama of 2010GiantNominated[10]
2011
2nd Seoul Art and Culture Awards[11][12]
Best TV ActorLee Beom-sooWon
47th Baeksang Arts Awards
[13]		Best DramaGiantNominated
Best Actor (TV)Lee Beom-sooNominated
Jeong Bo-seokWon
Best Director (TV)Yoo In-shikNominated
Best Screenplay (TV)Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soonNominated
Male Popularity Award - TVLee Beom-sooNominated
Male Popularity Award - TVJeong Bo-seokNominated
Male Popularity Award - TVJoo Sang-wookNominated
Female Popularity Award - TVHwang Jung-eumNominated
4th Korea Drama Awards[14]
Best ActorLee Beom-sooNominated
Best Supporting ActorJoo Sang-wookWon
Kim Sung-ohNominated
38th Korea Broadcasting AwardsBest Full-length DramaGiantWon
Best Writer(s)Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soonWon

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