Sandglass

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.

• Release date
• January 9, 1995
• Runtime
• 60 min
• TMDB score
• 8.7

Cast

Choi Min-soo Park Tae-soo Go Hyun-jung Yoon Hye-rin Park Sang-won Kang Woo-suk Lee Jung-jae Baek Jae-hee Park Keun-hyong President Yoon

K

Kim Jong-gyeol Lawyer Min Nam Seong-hoon Jang Do-shik Lee Seung-yun Reporter Shin