Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang

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Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang

쾌걸 춘향 (Kwae-geol Chun-hyang)
Genre	Drama, comedy, romance
Produced by	Jun Ki Sang and Ji Byung Hyun
Network	KBS2
Original run	January 3 – March 1 2005
No. of episodes	17
Original time slots	Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:55 p.m.

Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang (쾌걸 춘향, Kwae-geol Chun-hyang), also known as Sassy Girl Chun Hyang, is a Korean television series about two high school students, Chun-Hyang and Mong-ryong, who accidentally spend a night together and are forced into marriage. The series is based on the 2005 interpretation of the movie Legend of Chun-hyang.

For the year 2005, Sassy Girl was one of the highest rating shows in Korea. Consistently on the top ten list, it has been a favorite among viewing public because of its different approach on love and marriage.

1 Plot
2 Credits
- 2.1 Cast
- 2.2 Staff
3 Others
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Delightful Girl Choon-hyang is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Chun-hyang". The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong's first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong's love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang's love remains unwavering.

One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.

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[edit] Cast

The names used in the Philippines are given in parentheses

Seong Chun Hyang - Han Chae Young (Chun Hyang Seong)

Because of poverty, Chun-hyang has to hold several part-time jobs to make her living. She delivers newspapers, cleans ponds and works as a photographer. Nonetheless, she studies hard at school and achieves good academic performance. She is regarded as the beauty queen of her school.

Lee Mong-ryong - Jae Hee (Marvin Lee)

Lee Mong-ryong is a tough but very simple-minded and hot-tempered guy. Although he is the son of the police station chief, he always gets into trouble in school. With the help of Chun-hyang, he enrolls into a prestigious university, achieving both love and career success at the same time. However, his love toward Chun-hyang is put to test when he meets his first love, Chae-rin.

Byeon Hak-do - Eom Tae-Woong (Xander Byeon)

In the classic "Legend of Chun-hyang", Byeon Hak-do is a corrupt public official. But in this drama, he is the CEO of an entertainment company, who helps Chun-hyang whenever she gets into trouble, reminding of the "Daddy Long Legs" character.

Hong Chae-rin - Park Si-Eun (Charina Hong)

Chae-rin was Mong-ryong's high-school senior. She is the first love of Mong-ryong's and a rival of Chun-hyang's. As an opportunistic character, she knows that Mong-ryong likes her, but keeps ignoring him until Mong-ryong passes the difficult state bar exam. She is a sinister character, who interferes with the relationship between Mong-ryong and Chun-hyang, eventually making them break up with each other.

Han Dan-hee - Lee In Hye (Danica Han)

Dan-hee is Chun-hyang's best friend, and dreams of being a sucessful actress.

Pang Ji-hyuk - Moon Ji Yoon (Gelo Pang)

Mong-ryong's best friend in Namwon, and is in love with Dan-hee very much.

Kong Wol-mae - Kim Chung

Chun Hyang's mom, she is a cabaret singer who loves her daughter, but hates Chun-hyang's nagging. She wants Mong-ryong to be her son-in-law.

Mong-ryong's father - Ahn Suk Hwan

Mong-ryong's dad, and the chief of Namwon police station. He believes that Chun-hyang can change his son from a simple-minded, irresponsible, hot-tempered, son, to a responsible, smart,and not a trouble-maker son. He approves of Chun-hyang and Mong-ryong's wedding, and takes care of Chun-hyang very well.

Mong-ryong's mother - Choi Ran

Mong-ryong's mother, and very protective of her son. Unlike her husband, she disapprove of Mong-ryog and Chun-hyang's wedding, and thinks She like Chae-rin better as her daughter-in-law. She often gives Chun-hyang a hard time in their house. Four of the cast were featured at My Girl, with Ahn Suk Hwan & Choi Ran as the mainstays and Jae Hee & Han Chae Young as cameo roles at the final episode.

[edit] Staff

Director - Jun Gi Sang
Producers - Jun Ki Sang and Ji Byung Hyun
Writers - Hong Jung Eun and Hong Mi Ran

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The production team of this drama says they wanted to present a whole new image of Chun-hyang in line with modern times as she is an attractive female character who showed courage in choosing her love in the Joseon period, when Confucianism was a dominant value.