The Slingshot

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TV Show: The Slingshot (International English title) / Story of a Man (literal title)
Revised romanization: Namja yiyagi
Hangul: 남자이야기 / 남자 이야기
Director: Yun Seong-Sik
Writer: Song Ji-Na
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: April 6 - June 9, 2009
Runtime: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Kim Shin(Park Yong-ha), a son of rich family, was living as a playboy, but one day his father’s company becomes entangled in a conspiracy of TS Group in the process of merging and closed by bankruptcy. After the bankruptcy, Kim Shin’s father sinks into depression and ends up hanging himself.

Due to this incident, Kim Shin sets new goals in his life. He decides to make Chae(the president of TS Group) to commit suicide because of money, and jumps into the stock market. He becomes a cool-headed M&A expert, and makes plans to break TS Group with Do Jae-myeong who has pried into TS Group like him. While trying into TS Group for the revenge, he learns that the president Chae is just a bad guy. Behind all the evil acts, there was the president Chae’s son, Chae Do-wu. With the battle of wits between Kim Shin and Chae Do-wu, the story of their complicated relationships with Kim Shin’s ex-girlfriend, Seo Gyeong-a and Chae Do-wu’s younger sister, Chae Eun-su unfolds.

Notes

"The Slingshot" takes over the KBS2 Mon. & Tues. 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "Boys Over Flowers" and will be replaced by "He Who Can't Marry" on June 15, 2009.

Cast



Park Yong-Ha	Park Si-Yeon	Kim Kang-Woo	Phillip Lee	Han Yeo-Woon
Kim Shin	Sung Kyung-Ah	Chae Do-Woo	Do Jae-Myeong	Chae Eun-Su



Lee Mun-Shik	Park Gi-Woong	Kim Roe-Ha	Jang Se-jin	Heo-Wook
Park Mun-Ho	Ahn Kyeong-Tae	Director Oh	Beom-Hwan	Kye-Yi



Jang Hang-Seon	Bang Eun-Hee	Ahn Nae-Sang	Lee Byung-Joon	Kim Hyeong-Beom
Chairman Chae	Myeong-Seon	Kim-Ok	Do Man-Hee	Jung-Ho



Baek Jae-Jin	Jeon Jae-Hyeong	Choi Ji-Na	Shin Jeong-Keun	Jung Joo-Hwan
Yong-Sik	Jae-Seop	Madam Jang	loan shark	corrections officer Jung

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Comments

Comment #3
Kevin-d-MaN-yakk Says:
Aug 27 2010 12:28 am

yeah ending is kinda vague...i mean major major vague
Comment #2
farah Says:
May 10 2010 12:02 am

this i want to korea drama should be...great story, great acting with the great actors
but i don't like the ending it's vague
to the writer and director please make the sekuel..pleazeeee
i want chae do woo release from mental ward
Comment #1
cathy Says:
Jun 02 2009 10:11 pm

This is the first time that i find in K drama actresses are more compatible to the actors , good drama , worth to watch .