모래시계

8.7TMDB6 votes1995 – Ended1 Seasons24 EpisodesDrama

8.7TMDB6 votes

Sandglass is a South Korean television series regarded as 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 across 24 episodes. The series portrays the tragic relationship among three friends impacted by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, blending politics, melodrama, action, and exceptional performances. It achieved a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and propelled its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won to stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Massacre remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.