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Miss Korea (TV series)

Miss Korea
  • Promotional poster for Miss Korea
Genre
Written bySeo Sook-hyang
Directed byKwon Seok-jang
Starring
ComposerEvery Single Day[1]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerKim Sang-ho
ProducerKim Ho-young
Running time59 minutes
Production companyS.M. C&C
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseDecember 18, 2013 (2013-12-18) –
February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)

Miss Korea (Korean: 미스코리아) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Sung-min, Song Seon-mi, and Lee Ki-woo.[2] It aired for 20 episodes on MBC from December 18, 2013, to February 26, 2014.[3][4]

Plot

Set in the year 1997, a cosmetics company is in bad financial shape during the IMF crisis, so to save the company, Hyung-joon along with his fellow employees attempt to make 25-year-old Ji-young into Miss Korea, a nationwide beauty pageant winner. Back in their high school days, Ji-young was the most beautiful and popular girl on campus, but she now works as an elevator girl.

Cast

Main

25 years old, "Dream" department store's elevator girl. She was Kim Hyung-joon's junior in high school and his first love.
29 years old, president of ViVi cosmetics, who has huge debt to loan sharks (for his cosmetics factory) and additionally needs money to launch a new developed product of his company - BB cream.
54 years old, ex-Miss Korea, owner of Queen Beauty Salon, coach of future Miss Korea.
39 years old, gangster working for a loan shark. He is assigned to Kim Hyung-joon to ensure collecting debt from him. His given name (Seon-saeng) means teacher in Korean. Because of that, his full name sounds like family name with title (teacher Jung).
31 years old, chief researcher of ViVi cosmetics.
29 years old, investment agent of M&A company Human Partners Korea. He was Kim Hyung-joon's classmate in high school.

Supporting

Queen Beauty Salon

  • Ko Sung-hee as Kim Jae-hee, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon. Daughter of congressman Kim Sung-chul.
  • Heo Seung-jae as Yoon Sil-jang, Ma Ae-ri's assistant
  • Park Guk-sun as Choi Soo-yeon, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon.
  • Kang Tae-oh as Ma Ae-ri's son

Cherry Beauty Salon

  • Hong Ji-min as Yang Choon-ja, owner of Cherry Beauty Salon. Ma Ae-ri's ex-assistant who become her rival.
  • Kang Han-na as Im Seon-joo, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.
  • Ha Yeon-joo as Shin Sun-young, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.

ViVi Cosmetics

  • Oh Jung-se as Kim Heung-sam,[9] planning director of ViVi cosmetics
  • Choi Jae-hwan as Kim Kang-woo, researcher of ViVi cosmetics
  • Jo Sang-ki as Kim Kang-shik, director of BaDa cosmetics, Kim Kang-woo's older brother

Oh Ji-young's family

  • Jang Yong as Oh Jong-goo, Oh Ji-young's grandfather
  • Jung Kyu-soo as Oh Myun-sang, Oh Ji-young's father
  • Jung Suk-yong as Oh Woong-sang, Oh Ji-young's uncle
  • Baek Bong-ki as Oh Ji-seok, Oh Ji-young's brother

"Dream" department store

  • Jang Won-young as Department head Park
  • Yoo Eun-ho as Jung Eun-ah, "Dream" department store elevator girl
  • Kim Ye-won as Lee Young-sun, "Dream" department store elevator girl
  • Park Ha-na as Han So-jin, "Dream" department store elevator girl
  • Moon Ji-in as Kim Yoo-ra, "Dream" department store elevator girl

Others

  • Go In-beom as congressman Kim Sung-chul, Kim Jae-hee's father
  • Im Ye-jin as Go Bong-hee, Kim Hyung-joon's mother
  • Jung Seung-kil as President Hwang, loan shark
  • Oh Min-ae as Director Choi
  • Jung So-min as gas station attendant whom Ma Ae-ri targets to become Miss Korea 1998 (cameo, ep 20)[10]

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[11] AGB Nielsen[12]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 December 18, 2013 7.6% 8.7% 7.0% 8.0%
2 December 19, 2013 7.1% 9.5% 7.3% 8.4%
3 December 25, 2013 8.2% 10.6% 7.7% 8.1%
4 December 26, 2013 8.1% 9.9% 7.7% 8.5%
5 January 1, 2014 8.1% 8.9% 9.5% 10.8%
6 January 2, 2014 8.3% 10.2% 8.9% 9.6%
7 January 8, 2014 6.9% 7.6% 7.4% 8.4%
8 January 9, 2014 8.5% 11.0% 8.5% 9.4%
9 January 15, 2014 6.8% 7.9% 6.8% 7.7%
10 January 16, 2014 7.9% 9.8% 7.1% 7.6%
11 January 22, 2014 7.3% 9.0% 7.1% 7.2%
12 January 23, 2014 8.6% 8.6% 6.7% 7.5%
13 January 29, 2014 5.6% 6.5% 5.9% 6.8%
14 January 30, 2014 8.9% 9.8% 8.6% 10.0%
15 February 5, 2014 6.4% 7.4% 6.8% 7.8%
16 February 6, 2014 7.5% 8.2% 7.3% 8.2%
17 February 13, 2014 5.7% 6.2% 4.8% 4.9%
18 February 19, 2014 6.8% 7.9% 7.0% 8.6%
19 February 20, 2014 5.8% 7.0% 5.9% 7.3%
20 February 26, 2014 5.5% 5.6% 6.2% 7.0%
Average 7.2% 8.4% 7.2% 8.1%

Original soundtrack

Miss Korea Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2014
GenrePop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
LabelKT Music
SM Entertainment
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Moonlight"Onew3:45
2."Take My Hands"Every Single Day2:46
3."Hero"J-Min3:04
4."New World"Every Single Day4:19
5."그럴 수 있잖아 (It's Just Me)" (It Happens (It's Just Me))Oksang Dalbit 
6."Heartbreaker"Bada Kim feat. Every Single Day2:46
7."Street of Angels"Every Single Day4:17
8."Boss Jung Sonatine"Various Artists 
9."Cynical View"Various Artists 
10."Drum Tension"Various Artists 
11."El Topo"Various Artists 
12."Hero Strings"Various Artists 
13."Ironic Waltz"Various Artists 
14."Long Live the Queen"Various Artists 
15."Nostalgia"Various Artists 
16."Pure Desire"Various Artists 
17."Transience of Life"Various Artists 
18."Wait Alone"Various Artists 
19."Warning"Various Artists 

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Ko Sung-hee Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Yeon-hee Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Sun-kyun Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress Lee Mi-sook Won
Best New Actress Ko Sung-hee Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (February 18, 2014). "Indie band goes big with soundtracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Lee, Cory (October 31, 2013). "Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Sun-kyun to Pair Up for New MBC Series". TenAsia. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Miss Korea Four Key Points to Enjoy!". MBC Global Media. December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Miss Korea Lee Yeon-hee attracts male viewers making a new fandom group". MBC Global Media. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Miss Korea Lee Yeon-hee Reaches Out for the Crown". MBC Global Media. December 17, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (December 27, 2013). "Lee Yeon-hee gets audacious". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Lee, Sun-min (November 1, 2013). "Lee Sun-kyun picks project". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Ock, Hyun-ju (January 9, 2014). "Lee Ki-woo reveals feelings for co-star". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  9. ^ Park, Sunghee (December 11, 2013). "Oh Jung Se Joined The New MBC Drama Miss Korea". BNTNews. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  10. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (February 25, 2014). "Jung So Min to Make Cameo Appearance as Next Miss Korea". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  12. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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