Pearl in Red South Korean Television Drama Series
Pearl in Red (Korean: 붉은 진주; revised romanization: Beulgeun Jinju) is a South Korean television drama series broadcast on the KBS2 network. Directed by Kim Seong-Geun and written by Kim Seo-Jeong, the daily drama series consists of 102 episodes.
Broadcast Information
The series aired from February 23 to August 7, 2026, occupying the KBS2 Monday through Friday 19:50 time slot. In the network's scheduling line-up, it succeeded the television series A Graceful Liar and was subsequently followed by A Trap Called Desire on August 10, 2026.
Cast and Characters
The cast features numerous notable South Korean actors portraying characters across interrelated fictional groups and families.
Main Cast
- Park Jin-Hee as Kim Dan-Hee / Kim Myeong-Hee
- Nam Sang-Ji as Baek Jin-Ju
Adel Group
- Choi Jae-Sung as Park Tae-Ho
- Kim Hee-Jung as Oh Jeong-Ran
- Kim Kyung-Bo as Park Min-Jun
- Kang Da-Bin as Park Hyun-Joon
- Cheon Hee-Joo as Choi Yoo-Na
Kim Dan-Hee's Group
- Ha Jae-Suk as Jung Yoon-Jeong
- Geum Ho-Suk as Jung Woo-Jin
- Ban Hyo-Jung as Hanbok Designer Han
Baek Jin-Ju's Group and Associates
- Jung Eui-Gap as James Lee
- Nam Sung-Jin as Baek Joon-Ki
Adel Group Affiliates
- Lee Myung-Ho as Song Geun-Tae
- Kim Bo-Mi as Butler Ok
- Ban Sang-Yoon as Kang Myeong-Seok
Choi Yoo-Na's Family
- Cha Kwang-Soo as Choi Sam-Sik
- Kim Kyung-Sook as Hong Yeong-Sil
- Woo Mo-Gon as a seller