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 folktale Chunhyangga.

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 OST
5 Track listing
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Delightful Girl Chun 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 and the story really starts when he accidentally shot an embarrassing video of her while filming something unrelated for his childhood friend Chae rin. Chun-hyang, shocked and mortified when she saw the video, immediately smashed Mong-ryong's phone into pieces. Mong-ryong was upset and vowed to find a way to force Chun-Hyang to pay for his phone's replacement. As a result, they were constantly in contact, made easier by the fact that Mong-Ryong enrolled in the same school as Chun-hyang when he moved to Namwon. As part of his revenge, Mong-Ryong made a point of bullying Chun-hyang at every opportunity. In a dramatic turn of events, Mong-Ryong and Chun-Hyang find themselves forced into matrimony after unintentionally spending the night together (despite no sexual encounter having taken place). A top student, Chun-Hyang helps Mong-Ryong earn the necessary grades to gain admission to the University of Korea.

A new conflict in "Delightful Girl..." arises when Byun Hak-do falls in love with Chun-hyang, though the feelings are not returned. Rather than give up, Byun Hak-do becomes determined to make her to fall in love with him at any cost.

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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 successful 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.

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

[edit] Others

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.

This fusion-style drama makes various new attempts in terms of genre, such as mixing rap with Pansori (Korean opera) for background music.

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[edit] Track listing

01 Intro - 신동우 (Shin Dong-oo)	06 사랑해요 - 김형섭 (Kim Hyung-sub)
02 행복하길바래 - 임형주 (Im Hyung-joo)	07 Queen - 박용석 (Park Yong-suk)
03 자유로와 II (쾌걸춘향 ver) - 지니 (Jinny)	08 이미그댄 - lzi
04 응급실 - lzi	09 Bud - Bud
05 미안해야 하는거니 - As One	10 그속에서 - 신동우 (Shin Dong-oo)