Noriko, Goes To Seoul
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- TV Movie: Noriko in Seoul (International English title) / Noriko, Goes To Seoul (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Noriko, Seowoole Gada
- Hangul: 노리코, 서울에 가다
- Director: Lee Gyo-Wook
- Writer: Seo Jung-Min, Ahn Joo-Young
- Network: KBS2
- Episodes: 1
- Release Date: September 10, 2011
- Runtime: Saturday 23:20
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Noriko Mori (Reiko Takashima) is a middle-aged Japanese housewife. Min-Ha (Lee Hong-Ki) dreams of becoming a K-pop singer. They meet by chance and impact each other's lives.
Japanese housewife Noriko Mori has been married for 17 year. She's also a huge fan of Korean pop singer Kim Hyun-Jae. Her quiet husband Hiroshi (Masanobu Katsumura) and daughter Miyuki (Manami Ikura) doesn't understand her fascination with the K-pop singer. One day, Noriko is diagnosed with lung cancer. Making matters worse, Miyuki says she quit athletics at her school. Hiroshi doesn't take Miyuki's decision seriously, but Noriko worries more and more about her daughter. At this time, Noriko hears of an audition being held featuring her favorite singer Kim Hyun-Jae as a judge. In order give inspiration to her daughter Miyuki, Noriko decides to take part in the audition. Noriko then goes to Seoul ...
Notes
- Filming begins August 10th in South Korea and moves to Japan for filming from August 24, 2011.
- "Noriko, Go To Seoul" will air during Korea's Thanksgiving Holiday (Chuseok Holiday) - September 11, 2011.
- Japanese actress Reiko Takashima took Korean pronunciation lessons for one week prior to filming. Her character speaks Korean and Japanese in the drama special.
Cast
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| Lee Hong-Ki | Reiko Takashima |
| Kim Min-Ha | Noriko Mori |
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| Kim Ji-Young | Manami Ikura | Oh Yong | Masanobu Katsumura | Han Jung-Won |
| Sam-Wol | Miyuki | Sang-Chul | Hiroshi | So-Ra |
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| Yuko Masuda | Im Jong-In | MayBee | Ryu Si-Won | Rumiko Tani |
| Aya | Woo-Jin | Junko | Kim Hyun-Jae | Haruka |
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| Kim Seon-Hwa | Mihoko Abe | Son Eun-Seo |
| Woo-Jin's mom | Natsumi | radio DJ |
Trailers
destin Says:
Jan 08 2012 12:49 am
i really want to go to seoul just to see hongki oppa..hope to see him in person and watch him performing in stage when i go there (someday)..haha^_~
eunbyol Says:
Dec 29 2011 3:32 pm
OMG!...i really loved this movie! i'm a big fan of both the artists lee hong ki is amazing like always.
i'm sooooo jelous of noriko i want to go to seoul too!!
vivi Says:
Nov 11 2011 9:18 pm
oh...good thing we have KBS here and I found it while browsing the lists of shows to be shown..yay!!can't wait to watch it later! i love lee hong ki!!!
nadhira Says:
Oct 27 2011 8:02 am
I really loves this drama movie ! :) I love both japanese and korean, I love lee hongki too~ this drama show us harmonisation of japan and korea through people, and it's really nice ! We're human should life in harmony, right? ^^ and, about the story, it's simple but means a lot and can make me smile. Really nice movie.
Woaaa I really want to go to seoul too~
nini Says:
Aug 14 2011 10:59 pm
hope this is better than 'muscle girl.' ^ ^ lol. muscle girl was cute, but didnt showcase hongki's acting skill well. at least this will be a kbs2 drama, so better drama quality i hope. : ) looking forward~~