High Society

High Society
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Promotional poster for High Society
Also known asThe Privileged
GenreRomanceMelodrama
Written byHa Myung-hee
Directed byChoi Young-hoon
Starring
Composer(s)Ha Geun-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Originallanguage(s)Korean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executiveproducer(s)Moon Bo-mi
Producer(s)Han Jung-hwan
Yoo Hyun-ki
Kim Dong-ho
Kim Si-hwan
Editor(s)Park In-cheol
Shin Sook
Location(s)Korea
CinematographySeo Deuk-won
Moon Gi-seop
Running time60 minutes
Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Productioncompany(s)HB Entertainment


High Society is a 2015 South Korean television 
series starring UeeSung JoonPark Hyung-sik and Lim Ji-yeon.It aired on SBS from June 8 to July 28, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

PLOT :

Jang Yoon-ha is the youngest daughter of a chaebol family. Despite her wealth, she works part-time at a food market and hides her true identity as an heiress because all she truly wants is to find a man who'll love her for herself and not her money.

Choi Joon-ki grew up in extreme poverty, and has a huge chip on his shoulder about his poor parents being belittled. Now working as a middle manager for a conglomerate, Joon-ki is smart and talented but also jaded and calculating, believing that love is a luxury only for the wealthy.


CAST :

Uee as Jang Yoon-ha
The youngest daughter of a chaebol family. She took part-time jobs in order to handle the stress she gets from her family. She does not let people get close to her because those people often get hurt or always leave her, but she falls in love with Joon-ki.

Sung Joon as Choi Joon-ki.
He grew up in poverty and since a young age, has worked hard to get himself into a high ranking position. He initially begins dating Yoon-ha to gain powers, but eventually his feelings become real.

Park Hyung-sik as Yoo Chang-soo.
He is also a chaebol, and Joon-ki's boss. He falls for Yoon-ha's best friend Ji-yi, due to the fact that she overlooked his wealth and status. He doesn't like being used by people he considers allies.

Lim Ji-yeon as Lee Ji-yi.
She is Yoon-ha's best friend and Chang-soo's girlfriend. At first she didn't know about Yoon-ha's real identity and had a crush on Joon-ki. She had imagined chaebols to be people who led an easy life and got whatever they want; those are the reasons why she refused to date Chang-soo at first. But his earnest affection for her made her change her mind.