East of Eden (Hangul: 에덴의 동쪽) is a South Korean drama produced by Chorokbaem Media. MBC labeled it as their 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama. 25 billion won was spent for the production of East of Eden.

This drama revolves around the fate of two men born in the 60s at the same time, and in the same hospital, of a coal mining town.

Shin Tae-hwan is the managing director of a coal mine in Taebaek. As the true embodiment of ambition, he strives to become the inheritor of the coal mining company called the Taesung Group. In this process, he kills Lee Ki-chul, another miner who has been blocking his path to success. For his own selfish pleasure, he also seduces a nurse at Taebaek Hospital, only to coldly brush her away later.

At that moment, the wife of the deceased miner Lee Ki-chul gives birth to a son at Taebaek Hospital. On that same day, Shin Tae-hwan’s wife also gives birth to a baby boy.

Mi-ae is the nurse who has been betrayed by Shin Tae-hwan. In her rage, she comes up with a scheme to fulfill her own revenge. As if to jab a dagger into Shin Tae-hwan’s heart, she switches the two babies born in the same hospital. By doing so, she viciously transforms the fates of the two lives.

Other Information

• Title: 에덴의 동쪽 / Edeonui Dongjjok
• Also known as: East of Eden, 伊甸園之東
• Genre: Action, romance
• Episodes: 56
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-25 to 2009-Mar-10
• Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
• Inserts: East of Eden OST, East of Eden OST 2

Main Casts

• Song Seung Hun as Lee Dong Chul
• Yun Jung Hoon as Lee Dong Wook
• Park Hae Jin as Shin Myung Hoon
• Lee Da Hae as Min Hye Rin
• Lee Yeon Hee as Guk Young Ran
• Han Ji-hye as Kim Ji Hyun
• Dennis Joseph O’neil as Mike Packer

Episodes

• East of Eden Episode 1 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 2 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 3 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 4 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 5 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 6 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 7 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8
• East of Eden Episode 8 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8
• East of Eden Episode 9 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
• East of Eden Episode 10 – part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7

Awards

• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Song Seung Hun)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Lee Mi Sook)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Jo Min Ki)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Excellence Award (Han Ji Hye)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Park Hae Jin)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Female Newcomer Award (Lee Yeon Hee)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Park Geun Hyung)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Yoo Dong Geun}
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Shin Eun Jung)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Yun Jung Hoon)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Park Gun Tae, Shin Dong Woo, & Nam Ji Hyun)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Song Seung Hun & Lee Yeon Hee)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actor Award (Song Seung Hun)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award Lee Yeon Hee)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Na Yun Sook)

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