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Also known as | The Hourglass |
Hangul | 모래시계 |
Hanja | 모래時計 |
Literal meaning | Hourglass |
Revised Romanization | Moraesigye |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Song Ji-na |
Directed by | Kim Jong-hak |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original release | |
Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Release | 10 January 16 February 1995 | –
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Sandglass (Korean: 모래시계) is a South Korean television series. It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in history, and is also considered one of the most significant.[1] Written by Song Ji-na, directed by Kim Jong-hak and produced by their own company Jcom, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes.[2]
A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, and action. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the fourth highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Uprising (interspersed with archival video footage) has been called one of the most realistic and memorable moments in Korean TV history.[3]