Spotlight (South Korean TV series)
2008 South Korea television series
Spotlight (Korean: 스포트라이트) is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Son Ye-jin and Ji Jin-hee. It aired on MBC from May 14 to July 3, 2008, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
The series revolves around the world of television news and the lives of four news reporters.
Plot
Oh Tae Suk (Ji Jin-hee), a supervisor in a news division, works with his junior reporter Seo Woo Jin (Son Ye-jin) to expose the injustices of society.
Cast
Main characters
Son Ye-jin as Seo Woo-jin
Ji Jin-hee as Oh Tae-suk
Jo Yoon-hee as Cha Myung-eun
Jin Goo as Lee Seon-chul
Supporting characters
Kim Jeong-wook as Seo Woo-hyeon
Kim Bo-kyung as Lee Joo-hee
Ahn Suk-hwan as Ahn Joong-seok
Lee Ki-yeol as Moon Jae-gook
Jeong Gyu-soo as Jeong Seong-il
Lee Dae-yeon as Det.
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