South Korean TV series or program
Hotelier
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Genre
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Created by
| Kang Eun-kyung
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Directed by
| Jang Yong-woo
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Starring
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Opening theme
| "Hotelier"
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Ending theme
| "Sarang-eul Wihayeo" (사랑을 위하여)
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original languages
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No.
of episodes
| 20
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Producer
| Shin Ho-kyun
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Production locations
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Running time
| 50 minutes
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Network
| Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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Release
| April 4
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2001-04-04
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July 7, 2001
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2001-07-07
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Hotelier
is a 2001
South Korean television drama series
set in Seoul Hotel, a fictional five-star hotel undergoing an expensive expansion and renovation. The word "
hotelier
" means "a person who owns or runs a hotel."
Starring
Bae Yong-joon
,
Song Yoon-ah
,
Kim Seung-woo
and
Song Hye-kyo
, it aired on
MBC
from April 4 to July 7, 2001, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Bae's character is based on Korean-American businessman Hong Seung-pyo.
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Synopsis
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President Choi, hotelier of Seoul Hotel, dies from a heart attack hours after his old friend Kim Bok-man informed him that his company Hankang Distribution was buying Seoul Hotel shares in preparation for a
takeover
. Choi is succeeded by his wife, Yoon Bong-sook, who had never assumed any managerial position in the hotel before. Her son, Choi Young-jae is a dissolute young man who refuses to work and spends all his time partying.
To fend off the competitor, Madam Yoon sends one of the hotel employees, Seo Jin-young, to America to try to rehire Seoul Hotel's former
hotel manager
, Han Tae-jun, who was forced to resign after a scandal despite his innocence. Tae-jun is currently taking care of Jenny, a drug-addicted Korean-American girl.
To assist him in buying Seoul Hotel's shares through whatever means possible, Bok-man hires Frank Shin (aka
Shin Dong-hyuk
), a wealthy Korean-American lawyer, businessman, and
mergers and acquisitions
specialist.
Frank only agrees to take the job after meeting Jin-young in America and being fascinated by her. Traveling to
Seoul
for the first time since he left the country as a child, Frank and his loyal business assistant Leo move into a chalet at the Seoul Hotel to better conduct their secret business deal.
Through Frank's double dealings, Bok-man learns of Seoul Hotel's mismanagement problems. But Frank finds himself falling in love with Jin-young, and Jin-young feels torn between him and her old friend and colleague Tae-jun.
Meanwhile, Young-jae falls for Kim Yoon-hee, a melancholic heiress and Bok-man's daughter, after meeting her at a nightclub. But Yoon-hee is attracted to the kind and mature Tae-jun, whom she'd encountered at a birthday party held at Seoul Hotel.
Tae-jun is weighed down by his numerous responsibilities: defending the hotel from its competitors, protecting Yoon-hee from her abusive father, preventing Jin-young from falling in love with the suspicious Frank, and helping Young-jae mend his ways.
Frank soon discovers that Jenny, whom Tae-jun had rescued, is his biological sister. Together, they go to see their father, who calls them by their Korean names, Dong-hyuk and Dong-hee. His reconciliation with his family and love for Jin-young results in a change of heart for Frank, and he decides to switch sides and help Seoul Hotel.
Tae-jun and Frank work together and succeed in re-establishing Seoul Hotel's reputation as a top hotel. Bong-sook is diagnosed with cancer and dies. Frank and Jin-young get engaged. Yoon-hee goes to
Las Vegas
to study business, and Tae-jun follows her abroad; in a scene after the ending credits, Tae-jun and Yoon-hee are shown reuniting on a highway road.
Cast
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- Bae Yong-joon
- Frank Shin /
Shin Dong-hyuk
- Song Yoon-ah
- Seo Jin-young
- Kim Seung-woo
- Han Tae-jun, hotel manager
- Song Hye-kyo
- Kim Yoon-hee
- Youn Yuh-jung
- Yoon Bong-sook, hotel owner
- Park Jung-chul
- Choi Young-jae, son of Yoon Bong-sook
- Joo Hyun
- President Choi
- Han Jin-hee
- Kim Bok-man, chairman of Hankang distribution
- Choi Hwa-jung
- Lee Soon-jung, housekeeping manager
- Huh Joon-ho
- Oh Hyung-man
- Choi Yong-min - Leo Park, Frank's business partner
- Kim In-moon - Shin Jang-hae, Dong-hyuk's father
- Kim Na-rae - Jenny / Shin Dong-hee
- Myung Gye-nam - head chef
- Lee Gae-in - Manager Yoo
- Yoon Yong-hyun - Guard Jung
- Kang Ji-woo
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- bellboy Hyun-chul
- Lee Jung-yong - Assistant chef Lee Gap-seu
- Kim Yong-hee
- Yeo Hyun-soo
- Ahn Hye-ran - Eun-joo, Yoon-hee's best friend
- Shin Shin-ae
as Shin Geum-soon
- Kim Hee-jung
- Soo-jin, (guest, episode 6)
Awards and nominations
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Notes
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- 1
Credited as Kang Young-seok.
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