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TV Show: Giant
Revised romanization: Jaieonteu
Hangul: 자이언트
Director: Yu In-Sik
Writer: Jang Young-Cheol, Jung Kyung-Soon
Network: SBS
Episodes: 60
Release Date: May 10 - December 7, 2010
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

"Giant" covers the lives of the three siblings growing up in the 1970's and their pursuit for revenge; Lee Kang-Mo (Lee Beom-Soo), his younger sister Lee Mi-Joo (Hwang Jung-Eum) & his older brother Lee Sung-Mo (Park Sang-Min).

Lee Kang-Mo's father died due to Hwang Tae-Seob (a friend of his father) and Jo Pil-Yeon. Because of this, Lee Kang-Mo lost his mother and had to separate from his younger sister and two brothers. By a cruel twist of fate, Kang-Mo is then raised by Hwang Tae-Seob (Lee Deok-Hwa). Kang-Mo also falls in love with Hwang Tae-Seob's daughter Hwang Jung-Yeon (Park Jin-Hee). Now Lee Kang-Mo & Hwang Jung-Yeon's relationship changes as Lee Kang-Mo becomes driven for revenge.

Lee Mi-Joo (younger sister of Lee Kang-Mo) loves Jo Min-Woo, Jo Pil-Yeons one and only son (Joo Sang-Wook). Unfortunately for Lee Mi-Joo, she falls pregnant, and is told by her brothers that she must get rid of the child and leave Jo Min-Woo, instead, she runs away, giving birth to a little boy Kang Woo-Ju. After the birth of their baby, Lee Mi-Joo attempts to hide her single mom status from those around her. Mi-Joo finds success in her career, eventually becoming a star. She also becomes the step-daughter of Congressman Oh Byeong Tak, who later passes away from a mysterious accident. Mi-Joo enlists the help of her brother Lee Kang-Mo to destroy her former lover Jo Min-Woo, even though she still loves him.

Lee Sung-Mo (older brother of Lee Kang-Mo) is an agent for the Korean Intelligence Agency. He was picked for the agency by Jo Pil-Yeon (Jeong Bo-Seok) - the man that killed his father. Lee Sung-Mo is then able to find his brother Lee Kang-Mo and younger sister Mi-Joo. He tells his younger brother Lee Kang-Mo that two men, Jo Pil-Yeon and Hwang Tae-Seob, are connected with the death of their father. Lee Sung-Mo carefully details his discovery on paper. Lee Sung-Mo dreams of exacting revenge but is then shot by Go Jae-Cun and becomes mentally disabled ...

Notes

"Giant" will takeover the Monday & Tuesday 21:55 time slot previously occupied by SBS drama "Jejungwon" and will be followed by "Athena: Goddess of War" on December 13, 2010.
On its premiere date (May 10, 2010) SBS will air two episodes of "Giant".

Cast



Lee Beom-Soo	Park Jin-Hee	Joo Sang-Wook	Hwang Jung-Eum	Park Sang-Min
Lee Kang-Mo	Hwang Jung-Yeon	Jo Min-Woo	Lee Mi-Joo	Lee Sung-Mo



Jeong Bo-Seok	Lee Deok-Hwa	Kim Seo-Hyung	Lee Mun-Shik	Yeo Jin-Ku
Jo Pil-Yeon	Hwang Tae-Seob	Yoo Kyeong-Ok	Park So-Tae	Lee Kang-Mo (young)



Nam Ji-Hyun	Park Ha-Young	Kim Soo-Hyun (1988)
Hwang Jung-Yeon (young)	Lee Mi-Joo (young)	Lee Seong-Mo (young)

Additional Cast Members:

Yun Yu-Seon
Lee Gi-Yeong
Moon Hee-Kyeong - Nam-Suk
Soyeon - Bunny Girls
Qri - Bunny Girls
No Young-Hak - Min-Woo (young)
Bang Kil-Seung - drill instructor
Choi Ha-Na - Yum Kyung-Ja
Min Joon-Hyun
Shin Seung-Hwan - Yeom Shi-Duk
Jung Seung-Won - Yeom Shi-Duk (young)
Hyomin - Ji Yeon Soo
Choi Min - gang boss
Yoo Hyung-Gwan - Yeom Jae-Soo
Kim Young-Sun - Yoon Ki-Hoon's wife

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-05-10	1	9.6 (13th)	9.6 (13th)
2010-05-10	2	14.0 (6th)	14.7 (6th)
2010-05-11	3	11.3 (7th)	11.4 (8th)
2010-05-17	4	12.4 (7th)	11.6 (8th)
2010-05-18	5	12.8 (8th)	12.7 (8th)
2010-05-24	6	13.9 (9th)	14.2 (8th)
2010-05-25	7	14.3 (7th)	13.8 (8th)
2010-05-31	8	15.5 (6th)	14.8 (7th)
2010-06-01	9	17.0 (6th)	16.6 (7th)
2010-06-07	10	14.7 (7th)	14.6 (8th)
2010-06-08	11	14.2 (7th)	13.4 (8th)
2010-06-22	12	13.9 (7th)	13.7 (7th)
2010-06-28	13	13.8 (7th)	14.0 (7th)
2010-06-29	14	15.7 (7th)	15.4 (7th)
2010-07-05	15	13.8 (7th)	13.2 (7th)
2010-07-06	16	15.0 (7th)	13.8 (8th)
2010-07-12	17	17.0 (5th)	16.3 (5th)
2010-07-13	18	16.8 (5th)	15.6 (7th)
2010-07-19	19	16.4 (6th)	15.7 (7th)
2010-07-20	20	17.0 (6th)	15.9 (8th)
2010-07-26	21	15.9 (6th)	14.8 (8th)
2010-07-27	22	17.3 (5th)	16.0 (5th)
2010-08-02	23	18.2 (3th)	17.2 (2th)
2010-08-03	24	20.1 (3th)	18.7 (3th)
2010-08-09	25	21.6 (2th)	21.0 (2th)
2010-08-10	26	22.7 (2th)	22.0 (2th)
2010-08-16	27	22.8 (2th)	22.7 (2th)
2010-08-17	28	24.0 (2th)	23.8 (2th)
2010-08-23	29	22.3 (2th)	21.9 (2th)
2010-08-24	30	21.6 (2th)	21.1 (2th)
2010-08-30	31	22.3 (2th)	21.6 (2th)
2010-08-31	32	23.1 (2th)	22.2 (2th)
2010-09-06	33	23.7 (2th)	22.9 (2th)
2010-09-07	34	24.4 (2th)	23.6 (2th)
2010-09-13	35	23.4 (2th)	22.1 (2th)
2010-09-14	36	24.8 (2th)	23.3 (2th)
2010-09-20	37	21.5 (2th)	20.5 (2th)
2010-09-21	38	17.7 (3th)	16.7 (3th)
2010-09-27	39	22.7 (3th)	22.0 (2th)
2010-09-28	40	24.9 (1th)	24.4 (2th)
2010-10-04	41	21.7 (1th)	21.1 (2th)
2010-10-05	42	22.0 (1th)	20.9 (2th)
2010-10-11	43	27.4 (1th)	27.2 (2th)
2010-10-12	44	23.9 (1th)	23.5 (2th)
2010-10-18	45	29.0 (1th)	29.5 (1th)
2010-10-19	46	28.4 (1th)	28.4 (1th)
2010-10-25	47	29.0 (1th)	29.1 (1th)
2010-10-26	48	29.8 (1th)	30.0 (1th)
2010-11-01	49	29.2 (1th)	29.5 (1th)
2010-11-02	50	29.1 (1th)	29.1 (1th)
2010-11-08	51	30.5 (1th)	30.4 (1th)
2010-11-09	52	29.8 (1th)	29.5 (1th)
2010-11-15	53	30.8 (1th)	31.2 (1th)
2010-11-16	54	30.1 (1th)	29.9 (1th)
2010-11-22	55	31.4 (1th)	31.8 (1th)
2010-11-23	56	29.0 (1th)	29.2 (1th)
2010-11-29	57	31.9 (1th)	31.7 (1th)
2010-11-30	58	32.6 (1th)	32.6 (1th)
2010-12-06	59	33.4 (1th)	33.2 (1th)
2010-12-07	60	40.1 (1th)	40.1 (1th)

Source: TNS Media Korea

Comments

Comment #46
Tomsan Says:
May 14 2012 12:00 pm

Amazing drama I have been watching for a while so far am half way and its probably the longest drama I have watched and tbh I love how so much happens in the drama.
Comment #45
Big Ben Says:
Jan 02 2012 6:58 pm

I like Joo Sang- Wook, He is a real lady killer. I think he has all the qualities of a GREAT STAR in the making.If all goes well, he will go VERY FAR. Hwang Jung- Eum is also very fresh and pleasant. No wonder the two of them were named the best TV Couples.
Comment #44
feng Says:
Dec 23 2011 1:30 am

up to now, giant is the best
Comment #43
feng Says:
Dec 23 2011 1:28 am

really a good drama
Comment #42
mik Says:
Nov 23 2011 3:12 pm

Joo Sang Wook is great actor , is a very talented actor and smart . I liked how he played ... is a very good actor. Congratulations JSW ! Deserves an Oscar for best actor. I loved the Giant. All were good , but Joo Sang Wook was the best. I hope series Giant to be broadcast in as many countries ....Worth seeing!
Comment #41
Makimi Says:
Sep 16 2011 2:31 am

The best Korean Drama i've ever seen....... Really really fantistic.
And I hate this guy, Jo Pil-Yeon sooooo muuuuccchhhhhhh
Comment #40
tsatsral Says:
Sep 06 2011 8:45 am

like very good
Comment #39
tsatsral Says:
Sep 06 2011 8:44 am

i kike
Comment #38
kang mo Says:
Sep 03 2011 8:39 am

i love giant. korean best drama in 2010.
Comment #37
PJH Says:
Aug 25 2011 3:28 am

I hate it when sung mo died...
I hate sad ending tooo...
Comment #36
PJH Says:
Aug 25 2011 2:53 am

I l0ve this sh0w...
but I l0ve Park sang min most (lee sung mo)...
:D
Comment #35
Tlawmngaihna Says:
Aug 23 2011 9:44 am

It is long but waiting for another episodes eagerly
Comment #34
Tlawmngaihna Says:
Aug 23 2011 9:43 am

this movie really thrilled me. At the sam time has many lessons to be learnt.
Comment #33
tncdel Says:
Jun 08 2011 3:17 am

I've watched over a hundred K-dramas by now. This one here, "Giant," is about middle-of-the-road. Not great. Not bad. A bit uninspiring and boring at times. Adequate or better at others.

The main actor, Lee Boem-Su, sometimes over-acted, but was fairly good overall. But the main villain, Jeong Bo-Seok, was too over-the-edge, and would have been better cast in a campy Hollywood Batman movie as the "Joker" or another villain always over-doing the evil-laugh routine and sneering like an old-time Silent-film villain.

The woman who played Park Jin-Hee's mother,Yoon Yoo Sun, was a competent actress, but was slightly miscast in that she didn't look old enough to play the mother.

I grew weary of watching the over-acting by the stepmother and her son. Was glad when she was written out of the script by dying.
Comment #32
KaremSalou Says:
May 09 2011 2:03 am

Hey -.-
Im not gay

Amazing Drama!!
Comment #31
GiantLover Says:
May 09 2011 1:59 am

Amazing !!!!
Kareem Salou is gay
He lives in Friedrichshafen Germany, close to the lake of konstanz
Comment #30
sarah Says:
May 06 2011 11:08 pm

im not korean but i have watched a few korean drama. so far, 'giant' is one of the two best i have watched. all the stars portrayed their characters very well and the stort between miju and minwoo is very touching. however, the editor of this wiki seems to mix-up the story line. id love to watch more stories like this...keep it up!!! id also like to thank the translators who made it possible for us to understand the stories and thumbs up to the director and writer of this great drama. salut!
Comment #29
Moe pwint phyu Says:
Apr 23 2011 7:53 am

OMG!!! Like this drama very much... even though i\'m not addicted in korean dramas.. this story is so touching ... Min woo and Mi Joo are the best couples... and their child Woo ju and ... Park sang min (Sung mo) are very very cute.. wanna have brothers like Sung mo and Kang mo.... like all the characters in it and their acting in it is so so good... GIANT is a highly recommended drama..
Comment #28
Cullengabriela Says:
Apr 12 2011 4:20 am

I think this is the best kdrama in year 2010.......the story was so perfecty complete.......!!!all of the cast played their roled so good.
....

I really can't forget.....park jin hee said.....'saranghe kangmu......saranghantako' omg i really cried to heard that......!!!
Comment #27
juliana Says:
Apr 05 2011 6:23 pm

one of the best korean drama i ever watched!!! they played their role very well!!! A+++++++
Comment #26
kdramafan Says:
Feb 14 2011 7:42 pm

Synopsis needs to be edited. It is misleading and incorrect.
Comment #25
adinda Says:
Feb 03 2011 11:53 pm

I love this drama and all the actors acted. Joo Sang wook is also very good acting antagonist.
Listen
Comment #24
diefan Says:
Jan 16 2011 10:02 am

Giant is a very good drama is one of the best I've seen. I live in the US watched through mysoju and dramastyle. I cried a lot and fall in love with the romantic storyline between jo min woo and lee min joo. I thought the two characters were very convincing in their lovestory and acting... The kids did an awesome job potraying their characters.. Watching this drama made me look different perspective about korea.. I really really like it a lot. Thanks ya'll. Have a good one.
Comment #23
Sangminfan Says:
Jan 14 2011 3:38 am

hey Victor,sorry for not making myself clear. I said "i've stayed up late for 2days(sorry i meant 2 nights) to finish the episodes" but i don't mean i spent two days to finish them. Anyway, I don't think it's important what how many days i've spent to finish the 60 eps. What i realy like to say is Giant is a great drama with good plot and cast! At the end of the day, it is what matters here, isn't it? cheers
Comment #22
victor Says:
Jan 12 2011 5:02 pm

Sangminfan u liar how can u possibly finish 60 eps in 2 days? 2 days = 48 hours
oh,and stop posting spoilers for crying out loud
Comment #21
Sangminfan Says:
Jan 09 2011 12:13 pm

I am a Taiwanese who don't watch korean drama often but Giant does draw my attention dramatically. I've stayed late 2days to finished all the 60 episodes. Among so many wonderful actors and actress, i love Park sang ming best. i think his is one of the best actors i've ever known. He just intreprets his role perfectly, a great brother who gives all his love to his siblings and ready to sacrify for them any time and a calm, cautious and smart agent in front of the killer of his father.....His every look and gesture reveal unbelievable charasma...GOsh, he's amazing. I watch most of his scences again and again and feel so sorry he died in such a tragic way...T_T...hope to c more his performce coming soon. Park sang ming, i love you!!!
Comment #20
hiroko Says:
Jan 08 2011 1:18 pm

oh. my gosh,i agreed to all ur comments for this drama,very very true,iam filiino japanese lady n iam working hre in yangju as a computer embroiderist, whilw my machine is busy working,i almost drop by to my room to watch this very interesting,nice n touching drama...i watched this from the beginning til d end...the episode no.55 n the love story between lee mi ju n cho min woo very touching,it makes me feel cry, i like also d participation of changso,a very loyal friend to lee sung mo till his death,who's this actor anyway?lastly,i've got a big cruh to park sang min n joo sang wook,i like also the beauty of hwang jeung eum simple and natural...CONGRATULATIONS to all the casts also for winning many awards during the 2010 sbs dama awards...saehaebokmanepadoseyo 2011,more dramas from these actors n actress....
Comment #19
Nicole Says:
Jan 05 2011 5:30 am

I also like this series very much, by the way please tell the name of the song that played on that series. I would like to get that songs.
Comment #18
Masio Says:
Jan 04 2011 8:37 am

this drama make cry everytime... sometime hepi, sometime sad... i'm so touching... this drama good for me... family is everything...
Comment #17
TomMy Says:
Jan 03 2011 6:51 am

Cool Korean drama, I love the actress jeoung yonG, she's hot, very good story plot
Comment #16
artyquet Says:
Dec 23 2010 11:26 am

this drama worth my time watching it....the best for now :)
Comment #15
grace Says:
Dec 13 2010 10:33 am

great drama!!!I love M& M couple -Miji and Min woo. They are so cute. Joo sang wook is an EXCELLENT actor. I have a BIG crush on him.Good luck !!
Comment #14
boloroo Says:
Dec 06 2010 2:34 am

i like Lee Mi Ju and Jo MIN Woo
Comment #13
boloroo Says:
Dec 06 2010 2:32 am

hello, I'm mongolia i lke hte drama, it's very very sad and interesting.
Comment #12
dijghj Says:
Dec 03 2010 5:09 am

very very nice and cool drama is giant. thanks
Comment #11
Hi Says:
Nov 06 2010 4:10 am

Its better than Dong Yi!
More "historically correct" as well
Comment #10
grace cha Says:
Oct 26 2010 4:00 pm

every body should watch this drama its a very nice drama.
Comment #9
grace cha Says:
Oct 26 2010 3:59 pm

i reallly like this korean drama it capsture the heart of the viewer its really happen sometimes in real life.e.i
Comment #8
mm Says:
Oct 21 2010 5:08 am

i'm mongolia. i like to GIANT
Comment #7
RamenLover Says:
Sep 24 2010 2:38 am

@Giant -
Series was expanded to 60 episodes due to high ratings. The Wiki page has been updated as well. Cheers ....
Comment #6
Giant Says:
Sep 24 2010 1:44 am

The Official site says it has 60 episodes, here 50. Which one is correct?
Comment #5
bayarchimeg Says:
Sep 13 2010 9:26 am

i love GIANT
Comment #4
khinesu Says:
Aug 18 2010 5:12 am

I like the plot of this drama series.It is interesting.
Comment #3
HA RIM SAM Says:
Jun 09 2010 3:46 am

totally captivating
Comment #2
thatdude Says:
Jun 01 2010 2:04 pm

very sad and touching
Comment #1
annakorri Says:
May 16 2010 5:21 am

a very touching drama!

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