[Drama 2010] Giant 자이언트

DETAILS

Title: Giant

Revised romanization: Jaieonteu

Hangul: 자이언트

Director: Yu In-Sik

Writer: Jang eon-Cheol

Network: SBS

Episodes: 60

Release Date: (replacing Jejungwon) May 10, 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-Su) is a man who carries deep sorrow, his younger sister Lee Mi-Joo (Hwang Jeong-Eum) & his older brother Lee Sung-Mo (Park Sang-Min).

Lee Kang-Mo's father died due to a friend of his father. Because of this, Kang-mo also lost his mother and had to separate from his younger sister and older brother. Kang-Mo was then raised by a man named Hwang Tae-Seob (Lee Deok-Hwa). Kang-Mo also falls in love with Hwang Tae-Seob's daughter Hwang Jung-Yeon (Park Jin-Hie). By a cruel twist of fate, it turns out Hwang Tae-Seob turns out to be the man responsible for Kang-Mo's father's death. 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 (Joo Sang-Wook). Unfortunately for Mi-Joo, Min-Woo leaves her while Mi-Joo is carrying his baby. After the birth of their baby, Mi-Joo attempts to hide her single mom status from those around her. Mi-Joo finds success in her career as a sister, eventually becoming a star. She also becomes the step-daughter for Congressman Oh Byeong Tak, who later passes away from a mysterious accident. Mi-Joo enlists the help of her brother Kang-Mo to destroy her former lover Jo Min-Woo, even though she is still in love with him.

Lee Sung-Mo (older brother Lee Kang-Mo) is an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency. He was picked for the agency by a man named Jo Pil-Yeon (Jeong Bo-Seok). At the time Lee Sung-Mo was unaware that Jo Pil-Yeon was responsible for the death of his father, but discovers this fact later. Sung-Mo is then able to connect Jo Pil-Yeon with Hwang Tae-Seob (the man that raised Lee Kang-Mo) as the two men connected with his father's death. Sung-Mo carefully details his discovery on paper. Sung-Mo dreams of exacting revenge but is then shot by Jo Min-Woo and becomes disabled. Sung-Mo then gives the information he discovered on Jo Pil-Yeon and Hwang Tae-Seob to his young bother Kang-Mo ...

MAIN CAST

Founder of Hangang construction company.

Smart brain and courageous guts, there is a charisma behind his reckless action. He has a dream to make the strongest home in the world since he has lost his mother by briquette gas poisoning.

Busan, 1970, when his mother gave birth little baby, he lost his father by some mysterious murdering case. While escaping to Seoul, his big brother was separated. Only mother, Mijoo and new born baby were left with him.

Without nursing by anybody even right after delivering new baby, his mother was suffered by high fever. He used his final pocket money to find out room for mother. That was the small and dirty room which several women share together. Little Kangmo and Mijoo started to beg money in the station. Nobody cared them.

When Mijoo started to sing, there were a few person who gave coins to them. With that coin, they brought medicine and food for mother. Mother's illness was getting more serious. Some winter day under the rain, Kangmo bought a few briquette to make mother's room warm. After asking the room owner to make the room warm, he filled his stomach with water.

When he came to mother's room after daily begging, there were police cars and ambulances. There came out dead body one by one due to the briquette gas poisoning. In the middle of them, his mother was there. At the last moment, she pushed out new baby with her last breath. So, the new born baby could be alive.

Kangmo could not do nothing but dropping tears. At that time, Kangmo decided himself that, after growing up, he would build strong house which briquette gas cannot penetrate in.

Daughter whom Mr. Hwang Taesup brought from outdoors. She is smart at figures and capable of calculation even without paper. Cold, arrogant and bold character.

After her father fell down, she led Manho construction company together with Cho Minwo against Kangmo's Hangang construction company. But the company was taken away by Minwo afterwards. But, she succeeded to stand alone to become a mother of third financing world.

She never discouraged even under cruel treatment of her step-mother and step-brother. Instead, Saying she doesn't want to receive free meal, She started to do book-keeping of Manho construction company. Knowing she has strong character, Mr. Hwang Teasup expected her more than son, Jungsik .

While doing book-keeping, she found out that some blind money went to somewhere. Someday, Mr. Hwang Taesup accompanied her to a place where he handed money over to Mr. Cho Pilhyun. Mr. Cho worked for governmental secret agency. That was the shock to little Jungyun.

She found out the shadow of governmental power in the world of his father's business. Without support of governmental power, business is nothing like only small super-market. She started to make her ambition bigger. She decided to occupy his father's business expelling her step-brother, Jungsik.

It was something like revenge. Her real mother was discarded by her father, to say frankly, expelled by current step-mother. To compensate her mother's poor life, she must become a successor of Manho construction company. The big money even governmental authority cannot handle is the way of revenge to the world.

Son of Cho Pilhyun. He has smart brain and graceful outlook. He has built as a tool of his father's ambition. He, himself, hated father's style from his heart, so, he decided to catch more power than his father.

When he failed to get Jungyun's love, he met Mijoo to kill time. But, afterwards, he started to fall in love with Mijoo. At the day of back from study abroad, he felt something wrong hearing Kangmo say he love Jungyun.

As the marriage with Jungyun postpone repeatedly, he must hear blame from his father. At that time, his father, Pilhyun run for Congressman for the second time. For that, the support from Whang Taesup was seriously needed.

At the first time of running, 1978, he had failed to become a Congressman. Reason why Minwo came back even before finishing scholarship was also there. He must help his father's election after making wedding ceremony with Jungyun. But, because of Kangmo, everything was messed up.

Younger sister of Kangmo.

Though she devoted herself to Cho Minwo, She was discarded.

Though, she was given birth to a baby of him and raised secretly.

Hiding she was unmarried mother, after several years of hard working, she became a famous celebrity and a step-daughter of Congressman Oh Byungtak.

After Mr. Oh died by mysterious car crash, she and Kangmo made Cho Minwoo collapsed, but she still love him.

Characters translation credited to: All Korean Drama

SUPPORTING CAST

Park Ha-young as Mi-joo (child)

OFFICIAL POSTER

LINKS

Official Website | Asian Media Wiki | All Korean Drama

SBS Giant Photo Sketch | Giant DC Gallery | Giant Twitter | Giant Facebook Fan Page

OST

Part 1

Tracklist:

1. 에델바이스 – 김범수 (Kim Bum Soo) | DL | Lyrics

2. 한걸음씩 – 신지 (ShinJi) | DL | Lyrics

3. 에델바이스 （Acoustic Version） – 김범수 (Kim Bum Soo) | DL

4. 에델바이스 (하모니카 Version) (Inst.) - V.A.

5. 에델바이스 (하모니카 Solo Version) (Inst.) - V.A.

6. 한걸음씩 (Inst.) - V.A.

(Special thanks to Luv)

Part 2

Tracklist:

01. 러빙 유 （자이언트 Version） - 김범수 (Kim Bum Soo) | DL

02. 러빙 유 (자이언트 Version) (Inst.) - 김범수 (Kim Bum Soo)

Part 3

Tracklist:

Single links:

01. 그대가... －이카 (Ikha)

02. Introduction Of '자이언트'

03. 복수의 눈 　

04. 형제의 운명

05. 아르메리아 (정연의 Theme)

06. 나의 아름다운 시절

07. Una Noche Blanca (강모의 Theme)

08. 보고싶은 가족

09. 잃어버린 사람들

10. Pursuit Of A Tragedy

11. Epilogue Of '자이언트'

Full OST download link-Mediafire

(Special thanks to lilcrash for providing the links!)

Part 4

Tracklist:

01. 화해하지 말아요 - Code V

Giant OST Part. 5

Release date: 2010.10.05

.zip file download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?e4ox5h1iu40nr45

Single links:

01. 그대에게로 - 에스더 (Esther)

02. History

03. 고난의 순간

04. 운명의 사슬 (Choir)

05. 비극의 시간

06. 화해와 용서 - 구성희

07. 창조

08. Be Chance

09. 엇갈린 사랑

10. 미소

11. 주어진 운명

(Special thanks to lilcrash for the links)

Giant OST Part. 6

Release Date: 2010.10.12

01. 하나만 (Feat.Just) － 일락 (一樂)

(Special thanks to lilcrash for the link)

Digital Single - Kim Ji Soo

1. 널 지우는 일　- 김지수

2. 널 지우는 일 (Inst.)

NEWS ARTICLES

Kim Myung-min eyes television return with Giant

Lee Beom-soo takes the lead in SBS’s Giant

Kim Soo-hyun in SBS’s Giant

Park Jin-hee is Giant’s leading lady

SBS’s period drama Giant begins rehearsals

Stills from SBS' upcoming Giant

Giant's promo poster and review

Giant kicks off with two-hour premiere

[PREVIEW] SBS TV series "Giant"

Actress Park tries on 70s-era heroine for size

Will Giant get an extension?

Giant overtakes flagging Dong Yi in the ratings

Broadcast stations prepare for strike possibility

Strike looms for ten MBC, SBS dramas

Giant gets an extension, Dong Yi considers its second

Interview with ‘Giant’ director Yoo In Shik

CLIPS

News: Giant 시청률 소폭 상승

Giant Trailer

Making of episode 11 with Joo Sang Wook and Park Jin Hee

Interview with Lee Bum Soo, Park Jin Hee, Hwang Jung Eum

Poster shooting

Love Triangle BTS clip 1

Love Triangle BTS clip 2 (Min Woo-Jeong Yeon engagement ceremony)

[News]Lee Bum Soo, Park Jin Hee wedding kiss scene

Park Jin Hee- Joo Sang Wook cute moments

MNet Wide - Interview with Park Jin Hee, Lee Bum Soo, Joo Sang Wook (Chinese subbed)

Making of Episode 19, with Lee Bum Soo, Park Jin Hee, Joo Sang Wook, Park Sang Min | Download

Making of Episode 19, Gangmo and Jeongyeon date, with Lee Bum Soo and Park Jin Hee

Giant 자이언트 MV - Loving You 러빙 유 (Min Woo & Jeong Yeon)

Han Bam - Interview with Park Jin Hee, Lee Bum Soo 1

Han Bam - Interview with Park Jin Hee, Lee Bum Soo 2

NG

Nam Ji Hyun NG 1

Nam Ji Hyun NG 2

Kim Soo Hyun NG | Download

Kim Soo Hyun, Park Sang Min NG

Lee Bum Soo, Park Jin Hee, Joo Sang Wook NG

Good Morning: Park Jin Hee Interview + Park Jin Hee-Joo Sang Wook NG

RATINGS

Box Office And TV Ratings | Wiki D-addicts (according to TNS Media Korea)

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Episode 40: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=338754&view=findpost&p=16493827

Episode 41: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=338754&view=findpost&p=16516549

Episode 42: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=338754&view=findpost&p=16520199

Episode 43: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=338754&view=findpost&p=16542363

Episode 44: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-airing-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16546229

Episode 45: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16567756

Episode 46: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16571544

Episode 47: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16593274

Episode 48: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16596604

Episode 49: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16614868

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Episode 51: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16637289

Episode 52: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16640465

Episode 53: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16658561

Episode 54: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16661673

Episode 55: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16679826

Episode 56: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16682809

Episode 57: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16699299

Episode 58: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16702090

Episode 59: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16718227

Episode 60: http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/338754-drama-2010-giant-%ec%9e%90%ec%9d%b4%ec%96%b8%ed%8a%b8/page__view__findpost__p__16721156

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Last updated: 2010-10-12

SBS's Giant Press Conference (2010.05.04)

Credit: as tagged

Some photos posted by lilcrash at Park Jin Hee's thread.

Giant kicks off with two-hour premiere

May 9th, 2010 // by javabeans

In an bid to capture viewers’ eyes quickly, the 50-episode Giant, which airs tomorrow, will start off with a two-hour premiere broadcast. This is a tactic sometimes employed by bigger productions who want to get a lot of story out at once to entice audiences into returning; I recall East of Eden did a similar thing, and Legend had a whole weeklong extravaganza with behind-the-scenes specials.

That means that SBS will have a particularly busy night tomorrow; in the 9pm hour, Oh! My Lady airs its penultimate episode, and Giant will occupy the 10-to-midnight hours. On Tuesday, it will air Episode 3, and will broadcast one episode each Monday and Tuesday thereafter.

A producer explained, “Currently the scripts are coming out quickly and the filming schedule has some room, so the two-hour broadcast is to attract viewers’ attention.” The historical saga is set in the urban developmental boom of the 1970s and is built upon themes of ambition and love. It stars Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Park Sang-min, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Deok-hwa, and Jung Bo-seok, although the early episodes will be spent in the main characters’ childhoods. Those portions feature rising young actors Kim Soo-hyun, Yeo Jin-gu, and Nam Ji-hyun.

Via Star News

http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/05/giant-ki...-hour-premiere/

Translation of Cast Character

Lee Kangmo/Lee Bumsoo

Founder of Hangang construction company.

Smart brain and courageous guts, there is a charisma behind his reckless action. He has a dream to make the strongest home in the world since he has lost his mother by briquette gas poisoning.

Busan, 1970, when his mother gave birth little baby, he lost his father by some mysterious murdering case. While escaping to Seoul, his big brother was separated. Only mother, Mijoo and new born baby were left with him.

Without nursing by anybody even right after delivering new baby, his mother was suffered by high fever. He used his final pocket money to find out room for mother. That was the small and dirty room which several women share together. Little Kangmo and Mijoo started to beg money in the station. Nobody cared them.

When Mijoo started to sing, there were a few person who gave coins to them. With that coin, they brought medicine and food for mother. Mother’s illness was getting more serious. Some winter day under the rain, Kangmo bought a few briquette to make mother’s room warm. After asking the room owner to make the room warm, he filled his stomach with water.

When he came to mother’s room after daily begging, there were police cars and ambulances. There came out dead body one by one due to the briquette gas poisoning. In the middle of them, his mother was there. At the last moment, she pushed out new baby with her last breath. So, the new born baby could be alive.

Kangmo could not do nothing but dropping tears. At that time, Kangmo decided himself that, after growing up, he would build strong house which briquette gas cannot penetrate in.

Hwang Jungyun/Park Jinhee

Daughter whom Mr. Hwang Taesup brought from outdoors. She is smart at figures and capable of calculation even without paper. Cold, arrogant and bold character.

After her father fell down, she led Manho construction company together with Cho Minwo against Kangmo’s Hangang construction company. But the company was taken away by Minwo afterwards. But, she succeeded to stand alone to become a mother of third financing world.

She never discouraged even under cruel treatment of her step-mother and step-brother. Instead, Saying she doesn’t want to receive free meal, She started to do book-keeping of Manho construction company. Knowing she has strong character, Mr. Hwang Teasup expected her more than son, Jungsik .

While doing book-keeping, she found out that some blind money went to somewhere. Someday, Mr. Hwang Taesup accompanied her to a place where he handed money over to Mr. Cho Pilhyun. Mr. Cho worked for governmental secret agency. That was the shock to little Jungyun.

She found out the shadow of governmental power in the world of his father’s business. Without support of governmental power, business is nothing like only small super-market. She started to make her ambition bigger. She decided to occupy his father’s business expelling her step-brother, Jungsik.

It was something like revenge. Her real mother was discarded by her father, to say frankly, expelled by current step-mother. To compensate her mother’s poor life, she must become a successor of Manho construction company. The big money even governmental authority cannot handle is the way of revenge to the world.

Cho Minwoo/Joo Sangwook

Son of Cho Pilhyun. He has smart brain and graceful outlook. He has built as a tool of his father’s ambition. He, himself, hated father’s style from his heart, so, he decided to catch more power than his father.

When he failed to get Jungyun’s love, he met Mijoo to kill time. But, afterwards, he started to fall in love with Mijoo. At the day of back from study abroad, he felt something wrong hearing Kangmo say he love Jungyun.

As the marriage with Jungyun postpone repeatedly, he must hear blame from his father. At that time, his father, Pilhyun run for Congressman for the second time. For that, the support from Whang Taesup was seriously needed.

At the first time of running, 1978, he had failed to become a Congressman. Reason why Minwo came back even before finishing scholarship was also there. He must help his father’s election after making wedding ceremony with Jungyun. But, because of Kangmo, everything was messed up.

Lee MiJoo/Hwang Jungeum

Younger sister of Kangmo.

Though she devoted herself to Cho Minwo, She was discarded.

Though, she was given birth to a baby of him and raised secretly.

Hiding she was unmarried mother, after several years of hard working, she became a famous celebrity and a step-daughter of Congressman Oh Byungtak.

After Mr. Oh died by mysterious car crash, she and Kangmo made Cho Minwoo collapsed, but she still love him.

Credit : All Korean Drama

Hope, not another "East of Eden" which quickly forgotten.

Official teaser poster

Other press conference images from 2010-05-04

Kim Soo Hyun

Nam Ji Hyun

credits nate

can't wait to see lee bumsoo in this drama and hwang jung eung too

Wow... finally it's tomorrow!!!!! hahahahaha!!!

[PREVIEW] SBS TV series "Giant"

2010.05.07

http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.ht...050712272508766

"Giant" - SBS TV

Written by: Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soon

Produced by: Yoo In-shik

Starring: Lee Bum-soo (as Lee Kang-mo), Park Jin-hee (as Hwang Jung-yeon), Joo Sang-wook (as Cho Min-woo), Hwang Jung-eum (as Lee Mi-joo), Jung Bo-suk (as Cho Pil-yeon), Lee Deok-hwa (as Hwang Tae-sup), Kim Seo-hyung (as Yoo Kyung-ok), Park Sang-min (Lee Sung-mo), Lee Moon-shik (as Park So-tae)

In one sentence: A period drama set in the 1970 to 1980s, a time during which people's desire to develop Kangnam were entangled, where three children who were separated after losing their parents come together to seek revenge for them.

Premiere date: May 10, 2010, 9:55 p.m.

Epic drama "Giant," celebrating the 20th anniversary of major public network SBS, is similar to MBC's series "5 Republic" in the sense that it draws on the same storyline -- the desires of an individual living in the 1970 to 1980s, a time period which was all about economic growth. However, "Giant" takes a chance and tries to transform into "an interesting story instead of the obvious" while incorporating the subject of 'developing Kangnam.' The main flow of the drama is based on three siblings Sung-mo (Park Sang-min), Kang-mo (Lee Bum-soo) and Mi-joo (Hwang Jung-eum). As if it's not enough that they lose their father in a questionable murder, their mother's life is taken away as well because of the coal briquette she bought with money she panhandled. When the three siblings, who were separated, are reunited, Sung-mo has become a man dreaming of seeking revenge while working as an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency under the command of Cho Pil-yeon (Jung Bo-suk) who killed their father and Mi-joo is one of the reigning actress of the time as well as having authority and influence on the government as well. But at the very moment they decide to execute their revenge, their fate become tangled and confusing as Mi-joo falls in love with Cho Pil-yeon's son Min-woo (Joo Sang-wook) and Kang-mo and Min-woo both go after Jung-yeon (Park Jin-hee).

Anticipation Quotient (1-10 points)

If you are curious about the Kangnam district that was eyed in the 1970s to 1980s - 9 points

If you are worried about the show's synchronization rate with "5 Republic" - 7 points

Kangnam was land that everyone had their eye on even 30 years ago. The tight tension between money and power can be seen through the conflict between the head of the Central Intelligence Agency Cho Pil-yeon and chairman of Manbo Construction. It is anticipated that "the first 10 episodes resembling a intelligence war" as said by Lee Bum-soo and "the camera walking only seen in American dramas" as said by Jung Bo-suk, will heighten the tension in the show. Lee Deok-hwa, who had played the role of former president Chun Doo-hwan in "5 Republic," returns as a businessman whose power is backed by the government.

At the press conference on Tuesday, scenarist Jang Young-chul explained that "the political and economical situation isn't anything more than a mere setting showing the family who is trying to live during that period....... Fundamentally, it is a human drama depicting on the family's love." However, will the audience be able to feel humanism in a drama following the story of revenge and desire? We will just have to wait and see if Jung Bo-suk's wish to "beat out MBC's 'Dong Yi-Jewel in the Crown'" will be granted.

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Thanks for the fast link!

Can anyone post some caps? Im dying to see it.

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I hope this drama will be sub, even though its not that popular at this time.

I can't wait to see the older characters, since it's a powerhouse cast.

This will be a hard hitting action drama.

So how exactly is the material here ?! Were the first to episodes as intriguing as EoE's? I hope it gets me addicted like EoE >_<

ep 1 c-sub

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7csofz

ep 2 c-sub

http://www.sendspace.com/file/obovrz

GIANT - Ep.01 online: http://tomjone.xanga.com/726920165/giant---ep01/

GIANT - Ep.01 online: http://tomjone.xanga.com/726920165/giant---ep01/