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Flames of Ambition

Details

  • Title: Flames of Ambition / 욕망의 불꽃
  • Also known as: Flames of Desire
  • Previously known as: Women Only Love Once in a Lifetime / 여자는 인생에 단 한 번 사랑을 한다
  • Genre: Romance
  • Episodes: 50
  • Network: MBC
  • First episode: October 02, 2010
  • Final episode: March 27, 2011
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Synopsis

The story of a conglomerate family that falls apart when the members are caught up in a furious battle for succession. Kim Tae Jin's children all covet his fortune and the power that he possesses as the company president, and they would do anything, however cruel and inhumane, to wrest it from the others. At the forefront of this desperate game is Yoon Na Young, the ruthless and ambitious wife of Kim Young Min, Tae Jin's third son. Her unquenchable thirst for power and wealth drove her to the point of no return, manipulating both husband and son to achieve her own desires. 

Cast

  • Seo Woo as Baek Soo Bin / Baek In Ki
             - Kim Yoo Jung as Soo Bin (young)
  • Jo Min Ki as Kim Young Min
             - Joo Han Ha as Young Min (young)
  • Shin Eun Kyung as Yoon Na Young
             - Kim Yoo Jung as Na Young (young)
  • Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Min Jae
             - Shin Dong Woo as Min Jae (young)

Main Role

Supporting Role

Kim family
  • Lee Soon Jae as Chairman Kim Tae Jin
  • Lee Hyo Choon as Kang Geum Hwa
  • Kim Byung Gi as Kim Young Dae
  • Lee Bo Hee as Cha Soon Ja
  • Jo Sung Ha as Kim Young Joon
  • Sung Hyun Ah as Nam Ae Ri
  • Son Eun Seo as Kim Mi Jin
  • Kim Seung Hyun as Kim Young Shik
  • Baek Jong Min as Kim Sung Jae
  • Bae Jae Joon as Kim Young Jae

Yoon family
  • Lee Ho Jae as Yoon Sang Hoon
  • Kim Hee Jung as Yoon Jung Sook
  • Jo Jin Woong as Kang Joon Goo

Others
  • Lee Se Chang as Park Duk Sung
  • Uhm Soo Jung as Yang In Sook
  • Park Chan Hwan as Song Jin Ho
  • Kim Sung Hoon as loan shark
  • Jun Se Hong as Jin Sook
  • Jung Tae Sung as reporter
  • Jung Soo In as nurse
  • Jo Kyung Hwan as Nam Young Guk

Production

  • Chief Producers: So Won Young, Kim Jin Man
  • Producer: Min Hee Woong
  • Director: Baek Ho Min
  • Assistant Directors: Hwang Joon Hyuk, Park Won Gook
  • Screenwriter: Jung Ha Yun
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