Green Rose is a Korean drama television series that aired on SBS which stars Go Soo, Lee Da Hae, Lee Jong Hyuk and Kim Suh Hyung.
Green Rose interweaves romance into a story of revenge to offer a fascinating drama. The series received great popularity when it was aired on SBS in March 2005. Due to its high viewing rate in Korea, a Japanese company has already bought the series' broadcasting rights in for showing Green Rose in Japan.
Storyline:
Lee Jung-Hyun (Go Soo) and Oh Soo-ah (Lee Da Hae) are living a normal life as a couple until it is revealed that Soo-ah is actually the daughter Oh Byung-moo, chairman of SR electronics where Jung-hyun works. The chairman does not recognize Jung-hyun as his daughters fiancé. One day Jung-hyun is summoned to the chairman's vacation house. Inside, Jung-hyun finds the chairman unconscious. When Jung-hyun attempts to carry the chairman out of the house a fire is started and Jung-hyun is knocked out. Jung-hyun is then framed for the attempted murder of the chairman and arson. Jung-hyun's mother attempts suicide so that her son can get out of jail for a couple of days to prove his innocence. He is helped by Director Suh Jun-moo, a long time friend of the chairman. Cornered, Jung-hyun jumps off a bridge and is believed to be dead. After escaping to China and becoming the CEO of a Chinese company, he goes back to Korea to claim back his life under the alias Zhang Zhongyuan. Soo-ah immediately recognizes Jung-hyun even though its been 4 years and she was with a suspicious man named Shin Hyun-tae (Lee Jong Hyuk).Under the help of his friends, it is revealed that the chairman was involved in the death of Soo-ah's father and that Shin was the one that wanted the chairman dead. Director Suh witnessed the whole thing but he also wanted the chairman dead. Shin was the one that tried to kill the chairman but Director Suh was the one that knocked out Jung-hyun. In the end both Shin and Suh commit suicide and Jung-hyun reclaims his name and his love Soo-ah.
Cast:
Go Soo as Lee Jung-hyun/Zhang Zhongyuan
Lee Da Hae as Oh Soo-ah
Lee Jong Hyuk as Director Shin Hyun-tae
Kim Suh Hyung as Cha Yoo-ran
Extended Cast:
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Suh Jun-moo
Jung Sang-hoon as Kim Dong-wook
Zhang Kang'er as Chen Daren
Park Sang Myun as Lee Choon Bok
Han Jin Hee as Chairman Oh Byung Moo
Suh Jin Ah as Hong So Ra
Lee Won Jae as Yoo Kwang Il
Sung Dong Il as Jung Taek Soo
Kang Shin Il as Investigator Jo
Choi Sang Hoon as Prosecutor Oh
Yoo Jung Ki as Prison Guard Ahn
Jang Hoon as Investigator Kim
Lee Seung Ho as Chief Judge
Byun Hee Bong as Prosecutor
Jung Hye Sun as Han Myung Sook (Jung Hyun's mother)
Kim Ji Young as Park Soon Nyeo (Hyun-tae's mother)