Series

Sandglass

1995 · 1 season · Drama

IMDb

8.7

Sandglass is a South Korean television series considered one of the most significant and highest-rated Korean dramas in history. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. 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, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third 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 Massacre remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.

Choi Min-soo

Park Tae-soo

Ko Hyun-jung

Yoon Hye-rin

Park Sang-won

Kang Woo-suk

Lee Jung-jae

Baek Jae-hee

Park Keun-hyong

President Yoon

Kim Jong-gyeol

Lawyer Min

Nam Seong-hoon

Jang Do-shik

Lee Seung-yun

Reporter Shin

Kim Young-ae

Tae-soo's mother

Lee Hee-do

Park Sung-beom

Jeong Seong-mo

Lee Jong-do

Kim Jeong-hyeon

Hong Kyung-in

Cho Min-soo

Jang Sun-young

Son Hyun-joo

Jung In Young

• Kim Jong-hakDirector
• Song Ji-naWriter

First aired

January 9, 1995

Last aired

February 16, 1995

Status

Ended

Original language

Korean

Episodes

24

Rated

15

Genres

Drama

• Season 124 episodes · 1995