Cain and Abel () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring So Ji-sub, Shin Hyun-joon, Han Ji-min, and Chae Jung-an. It aired on SBS from February 18 to April 23, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) time slot for 20 episodes.
Synopsis
Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, Cain and Abel is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel. Lee Cho-in (So Ji-sub) is a very gifted doctor who has everything that he wants whereas his older brother, Seon-woo (Shin Hyun-joon), is jealous of all the attention that Cho-in receives. Seon-woo blames his brother for taking everything good in his life away from him: getting their father's love, getting more recognition as a doctor, and for stealing the woman he loves.
Cast
Main
So Ji-sub as Lee Cho-in / Oh Kang-ho
Kang Yi-seok as young Cho-in
Shin Hyun-joon as Lee Seon-woo
Cha Jae-dol as toddler Seon-woo
Jung Chan-woo as young Seon-woo
Han Ji-min as Oh Young-ji
Chae Jung-an as Kim Seo-yeon
Kim Yoo-jung as young Seo-yeon
Supporting
Kim Hae-sook as Na Hye-joo (Seon-woo's mother) Jang Yong as Lee Jong-min (Seon-woo's father) Ha Yoo-mi as Kim Hyun-joo Kwon Hae-hyo as Kim Jin-geun Ahn Nae-sang as Jo Hyun-taek Yoon Ki-won as Park Soo-rak Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Chi-soo Han Da-min as Lee Jung-min Park Sung-woong as Oh Kang-chul Choi Jae-hwan as Seo Jin-ho Song Jong-ho as Kang Suk-hoon Kim Ha-kyun as Oh In-geun Kim Myung-gook as Bang Tae-man Seo Jin-wook as Jang Young-gyu Han Si-yoon as Sung Jin-young Kang Soo-min as Yang Dong-mi Kang Yo-hwan as Uhm Dae-hyun Yoo Joo-hee as Nam Yong-tae
Awards
2009 Grimae Awards
Best Actor: So Ji-sub
2009 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Actor of the Year in Broadcasting: So Ji-sub
2009 SBS Drama Awards
Top 10 Stars - So Ji-sub
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special: Baek Seung-hyeon
Top Excellence Award, Actor - So Ji-sub
International broadcast
Thailand: Channel 3 - aired beginning February 21, 2014, on Friday to Sunday nights. Indonesia: RTV - aired beginning April 23, 2016, on Saturday & Sunday nights.