| Fireworks | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Written by | Kim Soo-hyun |
| Directed by | Jeong Eul-young |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | February 2 – May 18, 2000 |
| Fireworks | |
| Hangul | 불꽃 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Bulkkoch |
Fireworks is a South Korean television series produced and broadcast by SBS from 2 February to 18 May 2000.
Ji-hyun,a television screenwriter,meets plastic surgeon Kang-wook while on a trip to Thailand. Kang-wook is about to marry a dermatologist named Min-kyung,while Ji-hyun is engaged to Jong-hyuk,a second generation chaebol. A forbidden love forms between Ji-hyun and Kang-wook,and the drama explores the conflict between the two,with their existing lovers and each other. [1] [2] [3]
Fireworks was written by Kim Soo-hyun,and was his first work of the new millennium. Jeong Eul-young,who Kim had previously worked with in Men of the Bath House,directed the series. The script was written as filming progressed with no concrete synopsis. [4] Early filming took place in Thailand starting from 15 January 2000,in spots like downtown Bangkok and Pattaya Beach. [2]
Fireworks was initially unsuccessful—its first episode achieved ratings of 10.7%,a low for the time. The series' low ratings were attributed to popularity of MBC's Truth ,which aired in the same timeslot. [3] [5] Early episodes drew criticism from viewers,who found the development of Ji-hyun and Kang-wook's relationship implausible and thought Lee Geung-young and Lee Young-ae unfit for their roles. [6] [7] After staying on an average rating of 15%,the drama passed the 20% mark for the first time with its 10th episode. [8] The final episode exceeded the 30% mark with a 36.7%,the show's highest rating yet. [9] Audiences were critical of its ending,which was panned as unrealistic. [9] The Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media picked Fireworks as the worst program of April 2000,proclaiming that the show depicted "a twisted view of love". [10]
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