“Do You Like Brahms?” has finished and a new drama, “The Penthouse” is taking over its time slot next week! And “The Penthouse” has already secured three seasons! As you all know this is a rare occurrence in the K-drama world!
| Airing On | Every | Main Cast |
| Oct 26 | Monday and Tuesday | Lee Ji-Ah, Kim So-Yeon, Eugene |
What is it about?
Wealth. Power. Prestige. Three women with distorted desires live at Seoul’s most luxurious 100 floor penthouse apartments, Hera Palace. The residents there hide many secrets that cannot be told. The story follows the three women and their families living in Hera Palace. Sim Soo-Ryeon grew up in a rich family and is known as the queen of Hera Palace, Cheon Seo-Jin is the queen bee of Hera Club, and Oh Yoon-Hee is a single mother who works hard to earn her keep. Will they be able to stay at the top?
Who are the characters?
Sim Soo-Ryeon (Played by Lee Ji-Ah)
Ju Dan-Tae’s wife and the mother of twins Ju Seok-Hoon and Ju Seok-Hyun
She is known as the queen of Hera Palace by its residents. Sim Soo-Ryeon grew up in a rich family and was showered with love. She is a beautiful and gentle woman who becomes reckless when it comes to love.
However, she marries Ju Dan-Tae, a perfectionist who only wants the best. She doesn’t genuinely love him, but tries her best to fulfill her role as a wife and mother for the sake of her children. She’s been living a mundane and boring life in the penthouse for a long time after giving up her happiness.
Cheon Seo-Jin (Played by Kim So-Yeon)
Ha Yoon-Chul’s wife and Ha Eun-Byul’s mother.
An influential person in Chung-Ah Foundation and a famous soprano. She’s the queen bee of Hera Club. She always makes herself the center of attention and is capable of doing anything to get whatever she wants. That includes someone else’s dream and husband.
Seo-Jin is so talented that she would do well even without her influential background. She always topped her class, be it Chung-Ah kindergarten, Chung-Ah Elementary, and Chung-Ah Middle School.
Her husband, Yoon-Chul, is also an ambitious man. He comes from a humble background but is a hardworking man who is aiming to be the next head of the hospital. Seo-Jin is also helping him with that.
Oh Yoon-Hee (Played by Eugene)
Bae Ro-Na’s mother. A real estate consultant without a license.
She doesn’t want her daughter to be discriminated against or feel discouraged because of being poor. Yoon-Hee is very aware that this cannot be done without money.
She was a talented soprano when she was a student, but had to give up singing because of an accident that caused her to have vocal damage.
This is when Yoon-Hee’s life went downhill. She failed to get into college and her boyfriend of 6 years left her. Later, she was introduced to a man who she quickly married, but he cheated on her and then he died.
Her materialistic mother-in-law who suffers from an incurable disease sold her granddaughter’s gold ring and squandered the money away. That’s when Bae Ro-Na is born.
There’s not a single part-time job she hasn’t done. During the last few years, she’s been earning her keep from the very rich by selling secret hideouts to them.
Ro-Na is everything to Yoon-Hee. She’s the reason to live. Even though she’s poor, she still wants to give Ro-Na everything she wants.
Later, Ro-Na entered Chung-Ah Arts High School to sing but she doesn’t want her to…
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