Ireland: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A westernized Irish adoptee, Joong Ah inevitably flies back to Korea to confront her past and to see the country she is really from, only to fall in love with her brother, Jae Bok. Their love is painful, as they are never meant to be together as lovers, but merely as brother and sister. The show's message is that there is no such thing as noble innocent love and that love is adversity itself. Therefore, love mustn't be impeded by so-called "destiny" or family, no matter how ironic or difficult the case may seem. Although destiny is cruel and arduous, the two young lovers radiate pure happiness. The show describes how love survives the tragic bondage of family, destiny and romance.

Series details

• Title: Ireland
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2004-09-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-10-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBC
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 65 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31451
• IMDb ID: tt0477490
• TVDB ID: 139851

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Na Yeong — Lee Jung A
• Hyun Bin — Kang Gook
• Kim Min Joon — Lee Jae Bok
• Kim Min Jung — Han Shi Yun

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-09-01; final listed air date 2004-10-21; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ireland on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.