Favorite K-Drama: K-Drama : BEETHOVEN VIRUS

PROFILE:

Drama: Beethoven Virus

Hangul: ( ) Betoben Bayireoseu

Genre: Romance / Music

Director: Lee Jae-Kyu

Writer: Hong Jin-Ah / Hong Ja-Ram

Broadcast Network: MBC

No. of Episode: 18

Release Date: September 10, 2008 to November 12, 2008

Runtime: Wednesday & Thursday (21:55)

Opening Theme Song:

Ending Theme Song:

SYNOPSIS:

Kang Gun-woo (Kim Myung-Min) is a world-renowned orchestra maestro who is a perfectionist in his work. He is not an easy person to work with and is feared by all his players. By chance, he comes across Du Ru-mi (Lee Ji-Ah), a violinist and a young cop Kang Gun-woo (Jang Geun-Suk) who has the same name as his and discovers that even without formal training, the young Kang is a music genius. The three soon get tangled in a love triangle as Kang Mae attempts to salvage a local orchestra.

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CHARACTER RELATIONSHIP CHARTS:

MAIN CAST:

Kim Myung-Min

as
Kang Ma-ae / Gun-woo

Age: (42) Maestro Nickname is Ma-ae

He is an elitist and never settles for second best, with an oversized ego, he has a righteous attitude and thinks he's superior to everybody else. He does not like to socialize with people. He believes that you need talented players in order to give marvelous performances. Thus, he abhors players with mediocre talent and treats them with disdain. This is how he earned the nickname, "Orchestra Killer" and went on to become a legendary musical figure in Korea.

Lee Ji-Ah

Du Ru-mi

Age: (27) #1st Violinist

She is true to her inner desires and has a positive outlook on life. She never holds a grudge with her pale white skin and long straight hair, she plays the violin while wearing a black silk dress with her eyes half-closed. The sight of her playing the violin is picturesque. However, she acts like a tomboy.

Jang Geun-Suk

Kang Gun-woo

Age: (24) A Genius Conductor. Trumpet Player

He shares the same name as conductor Kang Ma-ae. He's straightforward, frank, cool and open. He's a man of character with a sharp logical mind, he will not tolerate illogical behavior, underneath his strong character, he harbors an exquisite musical talent.

ADDITIONAL CAST MEMBERS:

Lee Soon-jae as Kim Gab-yong (Oboe)

Juni as Ha Yi-deun (Flute)

Song Ok-Suk as Jung Hee-yeon (Cello)

Park Chul-Min as Bae Yong-Ki (Trumpet)

Jeong Seok-Yong as Park Hyeok-kwon (Double Bass)

Jo Se-Eun as Kim Joo-Yun (Violin #1)

Park Eun-Joo as Kim Joo-Hee (Violin #2)

Lee Han-Wi as Kang Chun-Bae

Lee Bong-Kyu as Park Jin-Man

Hwang Young-Hee as Hyuk Kwon-Cheo

Park Kil-Soo as Kim Ke-Jang