Lights and Shadows () is a 2012 South Korean retro-drama series, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Nam Sang-mi, Lee Pil-mo and Son Dam-bi. It aired on MBC from November 28, 2011 to July 3, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 64 episodes.
The series was originally planned for 50 episodes, but it was extended to 64 due to high ratings.
Plot
It tells the story of Kang Ki-tae who came from a wealthy family and became the first national entertainer during the Vietnam War in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cast
Main characters
Ahn Jae-wook as Kang Ki-tae
Nam Sang-mi as Lee Jung-hye
Lee Pil-mo as Cha Soo-hyuk
Son Dam-bi as Yoo Chae-young
Supporting characters
Jun Kwang-ryul as Jang Chul-hwan
Lee Jong-won as Jo Myung-kook
Sung Ji-ru as Shin Jung-goo
Shin Da-eun as Kang Myung-hee
Son Jin-young as Hong Soo-bong
Ahn Gil-kang as Noh Sang-taek
Lee Se-chang as Choi Sung-won
Kim Hee-won as Yang Tae-sung
Ryu Dam as Yang Dong-chul
Jun Gook-hwan as Kang Man-shik
Park Won-sook as Park Kyung-ja
Kim Mi-kyung as Kim Geum-rye
Seo Seung-man as Johnny Boy
Kim Dong-gyoon as Cherry Boy
Ha Jae-sook as Lee Kyung-sook
Lee Ah-yi as Kim Gye-soon
Narsha as Lee Jung-ja
Han Ki-woong as Gi-woong
Jo Mi-ryung as Soon-ae
Heo Ga-yoon as Hyun-kyung
Hong Jin-young as Yoon Ji-hye
Cha Tae-hyun as drunkard (cameo, ep 2) Seungri as Ahn Jae-su (cameo, ep 9-10) Kim Gyu-ri
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
It aired in Vietnam on VTC9 - Let's Viet beginning February 22, 2014, under the title Ánh sáng và bóng tối.