Three Friends (TV series)
television series
Three Friends (Korean: 세 친구) is a South Korean drama/sitcom. It was first broadcast on MBC (Korean language version only). It ran from February 14, 2000 to April 16, 2001, airing 58 episodes.
Cast
Main Cast
Jung Woong-in as Psychiatrist Jung Woong-in (director of mental health clinic)
Park Sang-myun as Park Sang-myun (chief of wardrobe sales)
Yoon Da-hoon as Yoon Da-hoon (gym manager)
Supporting Cast
Lee Eui-jung as Eui-jung (Woong In's younger sister)
Lee Dong-gun as Eui-jung's boyfriend
Choi Jong-won as the cafe owner (three friends' senior)
Ban Hyo-jung as Park Hyo-jung (Sang Myun's older sister)
Jo Eun-sook as a Gym trainer (Sang Myun's lover)
Ahn Moon-sook as Woong-in's junior (deputy of hospital director)
Jung Yang as staff nurse
Park Eun-hye as staff nurse
Jun Chang-gul as health club president
Ahn Yun-hong as gym receptionist
Choi Sang-hak as Yun-hong's younger brother
Lee Soo-na as Yun-hong's mother
Jung Sang-hoon as Part time worker at Jong-won's cafe
Park Ji-soo
Lee Jung-yong as Gym trainer
Kim Hyung-il as Woong-in's neighbor
No Hyun-hee as Woong-in's neighbor
Kim Yong-gun as Professor (Eui-jung's first love)
Park Hyun-young as worker at Park Hyo-jung's shop
Son So-young as Miss Thank You So Young (Yoon Da-hoon's girlfriend)
Guests
Seol Soo-jin as Woong-in's patient
Woo Hee-jin as Drunk girl
Jung Eun-chan as Eui-jung's stalker
Kim Soo-yong
Park Yong-shik as Prof.
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