Begin Again (2016)

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Drama: Begin Again (English title) / Start Again (literal title)
Revised romanization: Dashi Shijakhae
Hangul: 다시 시작해
Director: Park Jae-Bum
Writer: Won Young-Ok
Network: MBC
Episodes: 121
Release Date: May 23 - November 18, 2016
Runtime: Mon-Fri 19:15-19:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Young-Ja (Park Min-Ji) is the youngest daughter with a bright and positive personality. Her father suddenly collapses. For her family, Young-Ja gets a job at a department store as a sales person. She falls in love with Sung-Jae who is the head of planning & evaluation team there. He has lived alone since his wife and daughter died.

Notes

"Start Again" takes over the MBC Mon-Fri 19:15 time slot previously occupied by "The Dearest Lady" and followed by "Person Who Gives Happiness" on November 21, 2016.

Cast



Park Min-Ji	Kim Jeong-Hoon	Park Sun-Ho	Go Woo-Ri	Kang Shin-Il
Na Young-Ja	Ha Sung-Jae	Kang Ji-Wook	Lee Ye-Ra	Na Bong-Il



Kim Hye-Ok	Jung Soo-Young	Jang Seo-Won	Son Gyoo-Won	Ha Eun-Jin
Kim Ha-Na	Na Young-Jin	Park Se-Yoon	Park Ho-Joon	Na Young-In



Kim Chang-Suk	Yun Ju-Sang	Lee Hang-Na	Jeon No-Min	Park Jun-Keum
Hang Hyun-Soon	Kang Byung-Chul	Song Ji-Sook	Lee Tae-Sung	Jung Mi-Ran



Yoon Jong-Hoon	Lee Se-Rang
Lee Sun-Ho	garment cutter

Additional Cast Members:

Seo Seung-Man - Ham Choon-Suk
Choi Moon-Kyoung - Suk Eun-Hee
Jung A-Mi - director's wife
Lee Da-Hae - Kang Eun-Sil
Lee So-Yoon - Min-Woo
Lee Su-Ryeon - manager
Jeon Su-Yeon - nurse
Yang Jung-Won - woman on blind date (cameo)
Hong Hee-Won
Bae Ki-Bum
Jung Gang-Hee
Min Jung-Sup

Comments

Park Min Mar 10 2023 10:25 am The biggest problem the drama has is that one major secret which was the one and only major point of tension. The revelation itself was weaker than expected after a long build up. Once the secret was revealed there wasn't anything else to replace it especially when it came a little early.

I was expecting more stories for the other members of the family but only the two sisters were the focus. The characters' shenanigans in the department store was boring. I didn't feel much chemistry going on between anyone. The ending was quick and dirty as per usual.

Ora Jan 04 2018 8:53 pm I respect the directors. Most of the time they did a very good job in selecting the casts for their drama. Look at Ko Woo Ri who cast as Lee Ye Ra, she has the b****y look for this cast. Ko Woo Ri has that type of look and disgusting attitude to act as Lee Ye Ra.

zombie Aug 12 2017 3:25 am I reached epi 100 so far and Im satisfied is not excellent superb but it is very watchable I thnk I will survive until the end when the 2 villains gets smack all over I hope, yuchai the baby is the most cuttest thing Ive ever seen i think she stole the whole drama, everytime she appears I miss all the subtitles cuz i can not stop watching her cutiest face tho she is only months old she is so smart and she knows when people are talking about her then she makes eye contact and give them a big smile and scream, nothing can get better than this

Star Wars Fan Dec 13 2016 9:23 pm I am soooo happy that Ji-Wook finally hit Lee Tae-Sung in his ugly face. Ji-Wook should have done that a long time ago.

I never get these shows --- whenever they have the evidence against the conniving evil person, they always tell the evil person. Then the evil person does everything to get their hands on the person or the evidence. Very stupid. Can't they keep their mouth shut and just surprise the person when the time comes in court???

Roy Dec 07 2016 11:16 pm I really hate Ye ra and her father , they have same manner , only Sung ho is good in their family ,I wonder what happen next , I angry coz of Lee Tae Sung and Lee Ye Ra.

lunalovegood1207 Dec 04 2016 2:04 pm It's been a while that I saw kim jeong hoon , in my mind , he always portray as prince yul . Well he looks healthy nowadays. Actually with his angel like handsome face , I really hope he will not always get 2nd Hero role ... I want to see him as hero but a bad boy hero ... maybe something like shin se gi . A sexy kind like . Well in this drama , he get that cool compose hero role again like the one in witch yoo hee . It's not challenging to me . I mean his good looks must be .. uh ... use to the fullest . Well I keep hoping :)

Elaine Dec 02 2016 8:25 pm I have noticed that Lee Tae-Sung is just a really evil man who runs over everyone and his daughter is following in his foot steps, and like some of the other comments she would not get away with the way she acts toward others(like she owns the company) and Ji-Wook need to fire her along with her father, if she is going to take her father side then she do not belong at that company, it seems to run in the family-her mother is no better--demanding others to listen to what they say and all the other people who helps both father and daughter to do wrong toward others should be fired also, they seem weak to do what they are told when they know it is wrong.

Sunbeam Nov 12 2016 2:01 am I noticed that when Young-In moved in to the mansion with Sun-Ho and his family her clothes also went up a notch from what she was wearing when she was living with her parents

While Young-In wants her in-laws to respect and recognize her as their daughter-in-law, how about her low class father -in-law showing some respect to her parents. Speaking of respect, does Sun-Ho and his mother know what the loud mouth Tae-Sung did to Young-In's family?????

Taemoni Nov 04 2016 5:12 pm Between the ranting , raving and the barging in and slamming of doors there is just no business etiquette in these type of dramas.

Star Wars Fan Nov 03 2016 12:35 am All Lee Tae-Sung does through this drama - is yell, yell, yell. What a stupid, idiotic, despicable, low class jerk. He has no personality what so ever. His son, Sun-Ho, is the best person in the family.

And Tae-Sung and Ye-Ra continue through all of the episodes with the same story line -- her marriage to Ji-Wook. How stupid are they, Ji-Wook does not want to marry her, get over it and move on. Geez.....

This is the 3rd drama that Lee Hang-Na is in. Appears she just started in the acting field.

Henry Kudo Oct 21 2016 9:31 pm I simply cannot understand why this drama continues notwithstanding that all plots have played out. Lets end it. Furthermore, why is the doctor and his wife at the beck and call of the CEO. It is abundantly clear that the CEO will continue to badger them. I have definitely lost interest in this drama and Will wait to view the last few episodes. Every in between episode will only have the same theme.

Star Wars Fan Oct 11 2016 1:41 am Sung-Jae is falling apart about not being able to have a relationship with Young-Ja!!! He is more upset than he was when his wife died. Young-Ja is not the only girl in the world. He should concentrate on taking care of his baby and getting rid of Ye-Ra and her disgusting father.

Sunbeam Oct 07 2016 2:39 am @Hank kashiwara ---- I said the same thing August 6 - that no company would put up with what Ye-Ra has been doing to Young-Ja, nor would an employee put up with it either. Ye-Ra should have been fired very early on.

Furthermore, Ji-Wook told Ye-Ra in one of the early episodes to pack her things up and leave the company, but she didn't, and her stupid nonsense continues, and Ji-Wook, Sung Jae and Young-Ja let her continue to do it.

Ji-Wook and Sung-Jae need to clue the grandfather in of what Tae-Sung and Ye-Ra are doing.

Hank kashiwara Oct 05 2016 9:49 pm How long is this three ring circus re: who delivered the baby is going to continue. It is becoming absolutely boring trying to keep the young lady from discovering that she delivered the baby. I hope this drama will end before 120 episodes. In addition, how can daughter of the CEO continue to work for the company with her obnoxious attitude. If she worked for any other firm, she would have fired. It seems the men in the drama lack backbone. In each episode, we are fully aware of what will take place before we view it. I have skipped episodes and viewed subsequent ones to see if anything has changed. Hopefully, the producers will make a decision to end this drama.

Star Wars Fan Oct 03 2016 1:23 am I really like Ji-Wook, but he should tell his grandfather what is going on with evil Tae-Sung instead of trying to figure it all out with Sung Jae. While they both can continue to do that, they should not tell Tae-Sung what they are thinking or doing. They tell him everything they are thinking or doing. Stupidity on both of their parts. I hope Ji-Wook doesn't end up marryiing Ye-Ra at the end.

I can't believe Ji-Wook would marry Ye-Ra just to make his grandfather happy. What is with these Korean shows anyway???? I hope Ji-Wook doesn't end up marrying Ye-Ra at the end.

Jenny Sep 07 2016 7:17 pm I really wondered what this drama writer intended to accomplish. The main character is so stubborn, disobedient, and the dumbest ever. The drama causes a stirr of anger on the audience or viewers. It's supposed to show the obedience and the smarts of this generations females in this moden day. This drama should be more positive than negative.

Star Wars Fan Sep 03 2016 3:09 am I wonder what is up between Ji-Sook and Tae-Sung - the evil creep. I am not that far into the show yet.

Hmmm.....Sung-Jae's wife has only been gone a short time, but he started having feelings for Young-Ja early on.

dapper213 Aug 19 2016 12:05 pm How and why Park Min-ji is the main character baffles my mind. I hate to be hating on someone, but her acting is TERRIBLE. She can't even control her expressions... her face seems like it's constantly twitching. And her character of Na Young-ja does her no justice, either. Young-ja is so nosy and stubborn. She's the main character and "good girl" but so disobedient to literally everyone.

Shari Aug 15 2016 3:15 am Correction -- Oops - I meant to say that Ji-Wook is Sung-Jae's boss. Sung-Jae needs to stop listening to Ye-Ra's continual complaining and whining about Young-Ja. What is it with him? He knows what she has been doing to Young-Ja.

Young-Ja needs to stand up to Ye-Ra also. I would not put up with that harassment from an employee, even if she was my supervisor.

Ye-Ra tries to screw things up to make Young-Ja look bad and get in trouble, but she is so stupid, she is only hurting the company. Idiot that she is.

The grandfather has no idea that Ye-Ra is not the sweet innocent girl she pretends to be in front of him. Ji-Wook needs to enlighten his grandfather on how Ye-Ra acts. The grandfather doesn't seem to confide or discuss matters with Ji-Wook it seems.

Shari Aug 15 2016 2:45 am Finally, Ji-Wook tells cry baby, trouble maker Ye-Ra to pack her things and leave the company, and stupid Sung Jae tells her they need her for the beauty contest. How stupid is this show anyway. Isn't Ji-Wook have a higher position that Ji-Wook??? And Sung-Jae knows she is a trouble maker.

Sunbeam Aug 06 2016 12:31 am Park Sun-Ho is a nice looking young man. I hope his character in this show becomes smarter and stops letting Ye-Ra brain wash him and stop letting his grandfather continue to tell him what to do. He acts dumb in a way, but I think he has a good heart.

The grandfather has no idea what is going on with Ye-Ra nor her father.

Sung-Jae and the girls that work with Young-Ja know what Ye-Ra has been saying and doing to Young-Ja, but no one really complains to Ji-Wook. Further more Sung-Jae is the one who should talk to Ji-Wook about it and get Ye-Ra to quit. In real life, she would not be able to continue to work some where while doing her antics, yelling at an employee in front of employees and customers, and pushing an employee to the ground. Most likely an employee would not continue to put up with it either. At least I wouldn't.

@Lmd --- I agree with you that Ji-Wook needs to start becoming more assertive. It is obvious he cares more for Young-Ja, but he hasn't opened his mouth to tell her. Not that it will make any difference as she is more open and talkative with Sung-Jae and they will fall for each other. But that is the direction the story is to go. All the Korean shows always have two people like one person, and there is always the person is loses.

Lmd Aug 05 2016 6:56 pm I can't stand ji-wook he has no back bone. I mean goodness after you have discovered your gf lying to you several time and still not reacting like a real man should. It's weak!!!! Yeonja gets on my nerves seems strong but at the end dumb and weak as ever. Makes me sick!

Star Wars Fan Jul 22 2016 4:31 pm Does Ji-Wook ever wake up to the lies Ye-Ra is telling and what she is doing to Young-Ja to get rid of her so she can marry cute Ji-Wook????

So far I hope Ye-Ra and her hateful father lose out on Ji-Wook agreeing to marry Ye-Ra.

Both Young-Ja and Sung-Jae should tell Ji-Wook what Ye-Ra is doing behind his back.

I kind of feel bad for Ji-Wook as he told Young-Ja he never has been able to do whatever he would like to do his whole life, and now his grandfather is pushing him into marry a greedy con artist. I love Ji-Wook's personality. He is somewhat different in how he handles himself, asks a lot of questions, kind of quirky. I really like his character and he is sweet, thoughtful and funny.

I suppose somewhere along the line Ye-Ra's personality will change and all will work out. Isn't that what usually happens in these dramas!!!!!

City77 Jul 21 2016 6:20 am Watch until ep22 and this is really a good drama. This is consider to be really good for daily drama. The part where young ja chase the pickpocket is really good. I hope it will stay good until end

Vivivi Jun 30 2016 8:55 am I voted 100 for this drama, :)

Icar Jun 29 2016 12:50 am A very good drama. It is worth my time. I supported this only because of Jeong Hoon but I end up enjoying the whole show and even loved the other characters. Praise God for this show. Thank you so much to the writers and the director.

Thank you lord May 29 2016 4:15 am Wow! I am the first to comment on this, God has solved my problems in Jesus name ,I am not into daily dramas because it just too long but I will support my guy Kim being hoon support from a goong fan.

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