Series synopsis
Cheongdam Dong Alice, also known as 청담동 앨리스 is a South Korean comedy drama television series that premiered on SBS on December 1, 2012. It ended on January 27, 2013. It was created by Kim Young-hyun, Sang-yeon Park. It stars Moon Geun-young, Park Si-hoo, So I-hyeon and Kim Ji-seok.
An aspiring fashion designer lands the job of her dreams in the luxurious but shallow world of Cheongdam-dong, and discovers that it will take more than hard work to succeed in this business.
Premise
An aspiring fashion designer lands the job of her dreams in the luxurious but shallow world of Cheongdam-dong, and discovers that it will take more than hard work to succeed in this business.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Moon Geun-young as Han Se-kyung
- Park Si-hoo as Cha Seung-jo / Jean Thierry Cha
- So I-hyeon as Seo Yoon-joo
- Kim Ji-seok as Tommy Hong
- Kim Seung-su as Shin Min-hyuk
- Kim Yoo-ri as Shin In-hwa
- Lee Jong-nam as Jung Yoon-hee
- Kim Tae-hyung as Seo Ho-min
Supporting cast
- Shin Hye-jeong as Han Se-jin
- Shin So-yul as Choi Ah-jung
- Han Jin-hee as Cha Il-nam
- Jung In-gi as Han Deuk-gi
- Park Kwang-hyun as Heo Dong-wook
- Choi Sung-joon as Secretary Moon Jae-wook
- Jung Geun as Kim Dae-ri
- Yun So-jeong as Mrs. Jung
- Park Young-ji as Chairman Shin
- Han Chang-hyun as Assistant
- Sung Chan-ho as Executive
Guest cast
- Namkoong Min as So In-chan
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | December 1, 2012 | January 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Cha Seung-jo, French name Jan Thierry Cha, is the youngest Korean president of a famous luxury brand called Artemis. He believes that women go after luxury brands because of their high prices. His strategy for management is to raise the price of products to achieve increased sales. Han Se-kyung is a person who tries her best in getting everything and lives by the motto of “Self-achievement generated from hard working”. Though she studies design, because of her family’s financial problem, she doesn’t have the opportunity to study design abroad. And for this reason, not having any abroad studying experiences, she is often rejected by job interviewers. After three years, surprisingly, she is offered a job as a temporary worker at a clothes designing company called GN Fashion. She doesn’t become a designer in the company; she becomes an errand girl for the head lady. When she is delivering some bags once, she bumps into Cha Seung-jo’s car. |
December 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When Han Se-kyung is about to quit her job, her team leader tells her that the reason she can’t become a designer is that she doesn’t have the taste for fashion, leading her to reconsider her decision. Han Se-kyung’s best friend, Choi Ah-jung, helps her to find out the life of Seo Yoon-joo in order to know how to become a “Cheongdam-dong daughter-in-law”. She finds out that Seo Yoon-joo actually is called Cha Yoon-joo when she has lived in France because she has married a man there. Han Se-kyung guessed from this information and the words of Shin Min-hyuk, who is the president of GN Fashion, that she is accepted specially by Seo Yoon-joo. |
December 2, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Seo Yoon-joo asks her brother, Seo Ho-min, to stalk Han Se-kyung secretly. From the pictures taken by Seo Ho-min of Han Se-kyung, she sees Cha Seung-jo is in it. On the other hand, Cha Seung-jo’s doctor/best friend, Heo Dong-wook, says Cha Seung-jo cannot control his emotions mentally, he can never cry. Secretary moon finds Seo In-chan’s location; he is at his mom’s funeral at the time. Cha Seung-jo happens to witness the scene and he orders the company not to go after So In-chan anymore. Instead, he sends flowers to the funeral house to express his sorrow for his mother. Under the warning of his father that someone is secretly taking pictures of him, he catches Seo Ho-min and warns him not ever to do it again. Cha Seung-jo also moves to the same neighborhood where Seo Yoon-joo is living. |
December 8, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 1, 2012 |
| Last aired | January 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 65 minutes |
| Status | ended |