Miss Korea (TV series)

Miss Korea

Promotional poster for Miss Korea
Genre Romance, Drama
Written by Seo Sook-hyang
Directed by Kwon Seok-jang
Starring Lee Yeon-hee
Lee Sun-kyun
Composer(s) Every Single Day[1]
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Sang-ho
Producer(s) Kim Ho-young
Location(s) South Korea
Running time 59 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release 18 December 2013 (2013-12-18) – 26 February 2014 (2014-02-26)
Chronology
Preceded by Medical Top Team
Followed by Cunning Single Lady
External links
Website

Miss Korea (Hangul: 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 on MBC from December 18, 2013 to February 26, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[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

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 18 December 2013 7.6% 8.7% 7.0% 8.0%
2 19 December 2013 7.1% 9.5% 7.3% 8.4%
3 25 December 2013 8.2% 10.6% 7.7% 8.1%
4 26 December 2013 8.1% 9.9% 7.7% 8.5%
5 1 January 2014 8.1% 8.9% 9.5% 10.8%
6 2 January 2014 8.3% 10.2% 8.9% 9.6%
7 8 January 2014 6.9% 7.6% 7.4% 8.4%
8 9 January 2014 8.5% 11.0% 8.5% 9.4%
9 15 January 2014 6.8% 7.9% 6.8% 7.7%
10 16 January 2014 7.9% 9.8% 7.1% 7.6%
11 22 January 2014 7.3% 9.0% 7.1% 7.2%
12 23 January 2014 8.6% 8.6% 6.7% 7.5%
13 29 January 2014 5.6% 6.5% 5.9% 6.8%
14 30 January 2014 8.9% 9.8% 8.6% 10.0%
15 5 February 2014 6.4% 7.4% 6.8% 7.8%
16 6 February 2014 7.5% 8.2% 7.3% 8.2%
17 13 February 2014 5.7% 6.2% 4.8% 4.9%
18 19 February 2014 6.8% 7.9% 7.0% 8.6%
19 20 February 2014 5.8% 7.0% 5.9% 7.3%
20 26 February 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
Released February 14, 2014
Genre Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
Label KT Music
SM Entertainment
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Moonlight"  Onew 3:45
2. "Take My Hands"  Every Single Day 2:46
3. "Hero"  J-Min 3:04
4. "New World"  Every Single Day 4:19
5. "그럴 수 있잖아 (It's Just Me)" (It Happens (It's Just Me))Oksang Dalbit  
6. "Heartbreaker"  Bada Kim feat. Every Single Day 2:46
7. "Street of Angels"  Every Single Day 4:17
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

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV beginning July 12, 2014.[13]

It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning April 16, 2015, dubbed as Kerd Ma Pen Dao. ("เกิดมาเป็นดาว", literally: Born to be a Star).[14]

See also

References

  1. Kim, Hyo-eun (18 February 2014). "Indie band goes big with soundtracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  2. Lee, Cory (31 October 2013). "Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Sun-kyun to Pair Up for New MBC Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  3. "Miss Korea Four Key Points to Enjoy!". MBC Global Media. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. "Miss Korea Lee Yeon-hee attracts male viewers making a new fandom group". MBC Global Media. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. "Miss Korea Lee Yeon-hee Reaches Out for the Crown". MBC Global Media. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  6. Kim, Yeon-ji (27 December 2013). "Lee Yeon-hee gets audacious". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  7. Lee, Sun-min (1 November 2013). "Lee Sun-kyun picks project". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  8. Ock, Hyun-ju (9 January 2014). "Lee Ki-woo reveals feelings for co-star". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  9. Park, Sunghee (11 December 2013). "Oh Jung Se Joined The New MBC Drama Miss Korea". BNTNews. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  10. Kwon, Soo-bin (25 February 2014). "Jung So Min to Make Cameo Appearance as Next Miss Korea". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  11. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  12. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  13. http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28168
  14. "Miss Korea เกิดมาเป็นดาว – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 2 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย

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