Cinderella’s Sister, or some people know it with under the title Cinderella’s Stepsister is a 2010 Korean drama starring Moon Geun-young, Chun Jung-myung, Seo Woo, and 2PM’s Taecyeon, who made his debut in the acting world with this role. This K-Drama follows the contentious relationship between two stepsisters, whose lives resemble those out of a fairy tale, but with some modern twists. Please note that further in this article there are SPOILERS about the drama. However, if you don’t mind the spoilers stay tuned with Channel-Korea and keep scrolling down this article.
Cinderella’s Sister: Review
Cinderella’s Sister, or Cinderella’s Stepsister, is a Korean Drama that was released on March 31st, 2010, and was being aired until June 3rd, 2010, on KBS2. This drama is produced by Moon Joon-ha, directed by Kim Young-jo and Kim Won-suk, and written by Kim Kyu-wan. There is a total of 20 episodes to be watched of this drama. For you who haven’t watched this drama yet and thought it would be about Cinderella’s point of view about her miserable relationship with her stepsister, you couldn’t be more wrong. No, no. You guys are so wrong. This drama actually shows the stepsister’s heartbreaking story. The story first introduces you to Song/Goo Eun-jo (played by our beautiful Moon Geun-young) in her late teens. From her childhood, she has learned to trust no one and live on her own, be strong for her own. She has a manipulative, money-grabbing mother, Song Kang-sook (played by Lee Mi-sook) and is living with Mr. Jang, her mother’s abusive boyfriend. Arguments and fights are always present in the house. Not only that, but Eun-jo is also living with Mr. Jang’s ex-girlfriend’s son, a boy named Han Jung-woo, who has a dream of becoming a successful basketball player. Eun-jo cooks and cleans for the young boy every single day. What Eun-jo hasn’t yet realized is that Jung-woo is actually in love with her. Then, the “miracle” happens. When Eun-jo tries to escape with Kang-sook from Mr. Jang, with his precious stuff, she accidentally meets Goo Hyo-seon, who’s with her class on a school trip and she passes the stuff to her. This fateful meeting will bring Eun-jo to meeting her future stepdad and stepsister in a weird way. Her mother, Kang-sook is trying to seduce Goo Dae-song (played by Kim Kap-soo) when her principal reason for finding Goo Hye-seon is to simply retrieve the stuff. But when she finds out they’re rich, and the girl’s father is widowed, she uses her manipulative brain and manages to convince Dae-song for the two of them to get married. And from then on, Eun-jo’s life is not the same as she used to live before. At first, Eun-jo really doesn’t want it and tries to run away. But when Hong Ki-hoon (played by Chun Jung-myung) catches her, he doesn’t take her forcefully, but he convinces Eun-jo to stay until she’s at least twenty years old. Then, as the story flows, they fall in love with each other. The story of her life really changes making Eun-jo learn to love and care with love, as she had been a really good girl from the start but she didn’t know what affections are about and what it means to give and receive affection. Her life has now become warmer and also complicated, as her love for Hong Ki-hoon makes her miserable at the same time, since her stepsister, Goo Hye-seon, has already loved Hong Ki-hoon for a long time. This romantic melodrama will present you with a picture of what “family” really means, with the complicated relationship between not blood-related sisters, and how the feelings of love can bring about various destructive affections into effect, such as revenge for an unfortunate and miserable past life. This drama will make you use up a lot of tissues just to wipe out your tears, again and again. Although there are some scenes in the drama which you might find boring or unnecessarily long, making you think they are only there to fill up the time, or scenes you might find hard to understand and connect with the story, the drama will still amaze you with its meaningful storyline and the outstanding acting skills of the actors and actresses involved. And, lastly, some viewers have found the end of this K-Drama not quite satisfying and plain, considering the intense and tear-jerking plot development throughout the episodes. But still, it is still worth watching!
Cinderella’s Sister: The Cast
As always, one of the factors for good drama is the good depiction of the characters. Cinderella’s Sister really has a great cast. Following is a list of artists featured in Cinderella’s Sister that we gathered for you.
Moon Geun-young
Moon Geun-young is a South Korean actress that is affectionally being called the “Nation’s Little Sister.” She was born in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, South Korea on May 6th, 1987. Her height is 165 cm. Moon Geun-young made her debut in 1997 when she was only 10 years old. In the beginning, she started her career in modeling. By the 6th grade of her schooling, she enrolled in an acting institute in Gwangju. Then, in 1999, she properly made her debut in a television drama. And in 2000, she became famous after performing as the character Young Eun-seo in the legendary Korean romance-drama Autumn in My Heart. In Cinderella’s Sister, Moon Geun-young is chosen to play the role of Goo Eun-jo, the main character of this drama; a girl who has grown up without knowing affection. This turns her to become a cold-hearted girl. But unintentionally, she has a good side as she takes care of her mother when in troublesome situations. She is self-reliant and determined to live a better life than the one her mother has provided for with. In this drama, she falls in love with the “Prince,” namely Hong Ki-hoon.
Seo Woo
Seo Woo is a South Korean actress who has a real name Kim Moon-joo. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, on July 7th, 1985. Her height is 162 cm. At first, Seo Woo held no aspirations to become an actress during her school days. But then, in 2007, Seo Woo made her debut as an actress playing a supporting role in the movie My Son. In 2009, Seo Woo took a leading role in the MBC drama Tamra, the Island. Seo Woo used to take traditional Korean dance lessons for 8 years and also figure skating and violin lessons. In this drama, Seo Woo is “Cinderella,” Goo Hyo-seon. She’s being really spoiled by her father, which has made her become an egoistic person, at first. But honestly, she is really a good girl. She was showered with affection and attention. And then, her world is going to be turned upside down when her father remarries with Eun-jo’s mother. Her desire to have the affection of a mother is satisfied, but what makes her life become a little bit hard is her relationship with her new stepsister. Hyo-seon’s relationship with Eun-jo becomes more complicated when Ki-hoon, the man she has liked for a long time, falls in love with Eun-jo.
Chun Jung-myung
Chun Jung-myung is a South Korean actor that was born in Seoul, South Korea, on November 28th, 1980. His height is 182 cm. Chun Jung-myung took education in Sangji University and received a B.A and an M.A in Physical Education. Chun Jung-myung’s role in Cinderella’s Sister is as the “Prince” Hong Ki-hoon: the illegitimate son of an owner of a major winery, but he has been whisked away to Goo Dae-song’s winery at a young age. In this drama, he falls in love with Eun-jo, while he always sees Hyo-seon like a little sister. He will protect Eun-jo, the one he loves, even though he will lose everything, including his family.
2PM’s Taecyeon
Tae-cyeon, or people have known him as the main rapper of the South Korean boy group 2PM, Taecyeon, was born on December 27th, 1988. Taecyeon took his Bachelor’s degree at Dankook University and obtained his Master’s degree at Korea University Graduate School of International Studies. Taecyeon has many occupations, such as rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. Taecyeon is playing the role of Han Jung-woo, a kid that once lived with Eun-jo and her mother in Mr. Jang’s house. Eun-jo used to take care of him. Although he looks like a cold boy, Jung-woo is in love with Eun-jo. He promises Eun-jo that he will find her and take care of her no matter where she is. But as soon as he is discharged from his mandatory military service he goes to the winery to see Eun-jo, only to realize that she has already fallen in love with someone else.
Lee Mi-sook
Lee-Mi sook is a South Korean actress that was born in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on April 2nd, 1950. Her height is 162 cm. She took education at Koryu University – Major in Journalism. Lee Mi-sook is one of the best-known actresses of the 1980s Korean era. In Cinderella’s Sister, Lee Mi-sook is playing the role of Song Kang-sook, a selfish, greedy woman who has no conscience or love and would manipulate anyone without a second thought just to get to money. She has no love in her heart for anyone, except for Eun-jo. She pretends to be a sweet, caring woman when she meets Goo Dae-song, at first, because all that she wants is his money. But then, she learns that life’s more than just her selfishness. It’s about what she didn’t have before – love.
Kim Kap-soo
Kim Kap-soo is a South Korean actor that made his debut in 1977. He was born in Seoul, on April 7th, 1957. Kim Kap-soo has had quite a long career on the stage, in film, and in television dramas. He also has his own master class acting studio. Kim Kap-soo is playing the character Goo Dae-song, the rich and widowed father, also the owner of a village winery. Dae-song is so caring and loving, and he loves his daughter, Hyo-seon very much. Then he meets Kang-sook and falls in love with her, even though he knows the real Kang-sook behind her kind mask. He teaches the entire family, including Eun-jo and Kang-sook that the thing called “family” doesn’t end with blood ties.
