The Slingshot
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User Rating
Current user rating: 98/100 (13 votes)
Profile
- 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. 9pm time slot previously occupied by "Boys Over Flowers" and will be replaced by "He Who Can't Marry" on June 15, 2009.
Cast
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Seon-Woo - Denny
- Lee Seung-Bok - Lee Dae-Pyo
- Han Song-Lee - Yeon-Hee
- Lee Tae-Im
- Lee Seung-Min
- Kim Ji-Won - Yu-Ri
- Yoon Bong-Kil
- Min Joon-Hyun
Trailer
Kevin-d-MaN-yakk Says:
Aug 27 2010 12:28 am
yeah ending is kinda vague...i mean major major vague
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
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 .