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Sandglass

1995 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Drama

Sandglass is a South Korean television series considered one of the most significant and highest-rated Korean dramas in history. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Massacre remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 24 episodes (January 9, 1995)

Cast

• Choi Min-soo as Park Tae-soo
• Go Hyun-jung as Yoon Hye-rin
• Park Sang-won as Kang Woo-suk
• Lee Jung-jae as Baek Jae-hee
• Park Keun-hyong as President Yoon
• Kim Jong-gyeol as Lawyer Min
• Nam Seong-hoon as Jang Do-shik
• Lee Seung-yun as Reporter Shin
• Kim Young-ae as Tae-soo's mother
• Lee Hee-do as Park Sung-beom
• Jeong Seong-mo as Lee Jong-do
• Kim Jeong-hyeon

Details

Created by

Kim Jong-hak and Song Ji-na

First aired

January 9, 1995

Episodes

24

Genres

Drama

Network

SBS

Status

Ended

TMDB score

8.7 / 10 from 7 votes