SBS 2013 Political/romance/thriller/melodrama/action/family drama. Began Monday, August 05, 2013. Mon-Tue on LA18.1 at 9:15p–10:30p. Eng Subs
(Replaced: Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love)
Also known as: Wanggeum-ui Jegook; The Golden Empire
Chief Producer: Lee Hyun Jik
Producers: Kim Jin Geun (김진근), Lee Young Joon
Director: Jo Nam Kook
Screenwriter: Park Kyung Soo
Episodes: 24
Began airing in Korea: 2013-Jul-01
Original Soundtrack: Empire of Gold OST
Homepages: Dramawiki; Asianwiki (cast photos); SBS (Korean)
SYNOPSIS (Koreandrama.org) class ul A drama about the power struggle within a rich family living through Korea′s turbulent economy of the 1990s. It will cover a twenty-year span from 1990 to 2010, and follow the power struggle between three people for control of one chaebol empire.
Jang Tae Joo (Go Soo) is the man who will build his so-called Empire of Gold from nothing, while raising his little sister on his own after their father dies. He falls in love with Choi Seo Yoon (Lee Yo Won), a chaebol heiress. But his biggest rival is her cousin Choi Min Jae (Son Hyun Joo).CAST & CHARACTERS class ul Go Soo as Jang Tae Joo
Lee Yo Won as Choi Seo Yoon
Son Hyun Joo as Choi Min Jae
Ryu Seung Soo as Jo Pil Doo
Jang Shin Young as Yoon Sul Hee
Extended Cast
Lee Hyun Jin as Choi Sung Jae
Yoon Seung Ah as Jang Hee Joo
Kim Kang Hyun as Na Choon Ho
Sung Jin Group
Park Geun Hyung as Choi Dong Sung
Jung Han Yong as Choi Dong Jin
Kim Mi Sook as Han Jung Hee
Uhm Hyo Sup as Choi Won Jae
Go Eun Mi as Park Eun Jung
Shin Dong Mi as Choi Jung Yoon
Jung Wook as Son Dong Hwi
People around Jang Tae Joo
Nam Il Woo as Jang Bong Ho
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Yoo Soon Ok
Kim Jung Hak as Shin Jong Ho
Others
Choi Yong Min as Park Jin Tae
Park Ji Il as Kang Ho Yun
Jin Seo Yun as Jung Yoo Jin
Kwon Tae Won as Jung Byung Gook
Lee Won Jae as Kim Kwang Se