This drama tells the story of three siblings who grew up in the 1970's. Lee Kang Mo, his older brother Sung Mo and younger sister Mi Joo were separated at a young age when their father was killed in a smuggling scheme and their mother also died subsequently. When they are able to reunite years later, they had all reached adulthood and are determined to exact revenge upon the people responsible for their misery. [dramawiki]

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  Park Sang Min (Lee Sung Mo)

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  Park Jin Hee (Hwang Jung Yeon)

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  Jung Bo Suk (Jo Pil Yeon)

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  Hwang Jung Eum (Lee Mi Joo)

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  Joo Sang Wook (Jo Min Woo)

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  Lee Bum Soo (Lee Kang Mo)

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• Oct 22, 2011 60 of 60 episodes seen

  KdramaQueen89
  16 of 17 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  9

  I must have been out of my mind when I started this one because I had never attempted or even cared to attempt a drama more than 45 episodes (Smile You) but the fact that I was a fan of Joo Sang Wook (Thorn Birds) & Hwang Jung Eum (Can You Hear My Heart)led me to try out a couple of episodes...
  
  Story: It starts off with the child stories and here is where you see everything (father's death, siblings seperated, meeting of the romantic OTP #1) go down. When the characters grow up, there are multiple time jumps and twist and turns throughout to keep you engaged till the very end. Be prepared to cry a lot and be shocked at how the romantic pairings go (they are twisted). I loved the ending although it was bittersweet. I will say that this definitely could have been done with a shorter ep count because there were many filler scenes.
  
  Acting: Excellent ensemble cast. Everyone from the 2 main couples to the supporting cast was amazing. I got attached to all the characters and it was crazy how everyone who is considered protagonists also showed a bad side to them. The writers did a phenomenal job in writing these characters. Just wanted to mention I wasnt too keen on Lee Bum Soo in the beginning but by the end I had become a fan! The chemistry btwn him and Park Jin Hee was perfect.
  
  Music: The score was so fitting. Powerful when it needed to be and emotional in all the right places.
  
  Rewatch: Although its a large ep count, I loved the acting so much that i would like to try and watch this every year if i have the time cause its so epic.
  
  Overall Giant is a must watch for any die hard drama fan and the perfect introduction to Lee Bum Soo. Dont be turned off by the huge ep count or you will be missing out! read more

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• Nov 6, 2012 60 of 60 episodes seen

  NewKDramaAddict
  8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  10
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  9

  Oh my goodness, I don't know where to start. This was truly the first drama, more modern that represented to me as an epic! Sure, there have been sageuks that I could name but this was the first slightly modern drama that truly showed you a complete story. I especially loved the child actors here as their portrayal helped catapult the adult actors tremendously! All of them, not going to just mention one, all did a great job. The story was the best. It helped the viewer to not only understand the politics of the time in S. Korea but also how those same politics (and politicians) could be manipulated for personal gain. Do I think it was an exaggeration? No! Was I shocked and bothered sometimes by it? You're damn right! Even though this drama focuses mainly on the construction business; I'd have to classify it as a political drama more so! The acting by all the cast was stellar. Note worthy performances has to be given to all of the main cast which I would include the secondary cast under that same umbrella; Lee Bum So, Park Jin Hee, Joo Sang Wook, Hwang Jung Eum, Park Sang Min and especially most props to Jung Bo Suk, play our sadistic leader of the baddies, Jo Pil Yeon. Of all of the dramas I've watched, I have to say the romance that developed between Min Woo and Mi Ju was absolutely one of the best! As they fell in like, then love, then hate (maybe); you felt every emotion with them! I found their romance more convincing and heartfelt than the leads. So much so, you prayed for a happy ending, who cares. But the writers did an excellent job in grabbing our emotions, attention and making you invest a lot of time to watch this. I highly recommend this!! read more

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  Salaryman

  History of the Salaryman is the modern cousin of Giant. Both are similar in narrative structure and storytelling patterns but HotS is comedic in nature while Giant is an epic melodrama.

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  Salaryman

  I'd like to support Bokami's recommendation. My advice is to watch Salaryman first, you will get the sense of what to expect from Giant, just substract the wacky comedy from those expectations, as Giant has no comedy. But other than that, Salaryman gives you a sense of what you can expect from Giant.

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