High Society (2015 TV series)

High Society

Promotional poster
Also known as The Privileged
Genre
Written by Ha Myung-hee
Directed by Choi Young-hoon
Starring
Composer(s) Ha Geun-young
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Moon Bo-mi
Producer(s) Han Jung-hwan
Yoo Hyun-ki
Kim Dong-ho
Kim Si-hwan
Editor(s) Park In-cheol
Shin Sook
Cinematography Seo Deuk-won
Moon Gi-seop
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) HB Entertainment
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release June 8 (2015-06-08) – July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)
External links
Website

High Society (Hangul: 상류사회; RR: Sangryusahoe) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Uee, Sung Joon, Park Hyung-sik and Lim Ji-yeon.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It aired on SBS from June 8 to July 28, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[9][10]

Plot

Jang Yoon-ha is the youngest daughter of a chaebol family. Despite her wealth, she works part-time at a food market and hides her true identity as an heiress because all she truly wants is to find a man who'll love her for herself and not her money.

Choi Joon-ki grew up in extreme poverty, and has a huge chip on his shoulder about his poor parents being belittled. Now working as a middle manager for a conglomerate, Joon-ki is smart and talented but also jaded and calculating, believing that love is a luxury only for the wealthy.

Cast

Main characters

The youngest daughter of a chaebol family. She took part-time jobs in order to handle the stress she gets from her family. She does not let people get close to her because those people often get hurt or always leave her, but she falls in love with Joon-ki.
He grew up in poverty and since a young age, has worked hard to get himself into a high ranking position. He initially begins dating Yoon-ha to gain powers, but eventually his feelings become real.
He is also a chaebol, and Joon-ki's boss. He falls for Yoon-ha's best friend Ji-yi, due to the fact that she overlooked his wealth and status. He doesn't like being used by people he considers allies.
She is Yoon-ha's best friend and Chang-soo's girlfriend. At first she didn't know about Yoon-ha's real identity and had a crush on Joon-ki. She had imagined chaebols to be people who led an easy life and got whatever they want; those are the reasons why she refused to date Chang-soo at first. But his earnest affection for her made her change her mind.

Supporting characters

Yoon-ha's father.
Yoon-ha's mother.
Yoon-ha's older brother. He was very caring and protective of Yoon-ha, her only ally in the family. Kyung-joon's boat sank off the coast of Mexico, and he is presumed dead.
Yoon-ha's eldest sister. She will do anything to get to the top.
Yoon-ha's second oldest sister. She is jealous of Yoon-ha because their parents let her do whatever she wants; however, Yoon-ha only wants to be loved by her parents. So-hyun is vain and very high maintenance.
Won-sik's mistress.
Joon-ki's father.
Joon-ki's mother, who works as Seo-ra's housekeeper.
A longtime employee of the Jang family.

Production

Its early working titles were Chaebol's Daughter (Hangul: 재벌의 딸; RR: Jaebeorui Ttal) and True Romance (Hangul: 트루 로맨스; RR: Teuru Romaenseu).[11][12][13] Screenwriter Ha Myung-hee and director Choi Young-hoon previously worked together on One Warm Word (2013).[14]

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[15] AGB Nielsen Ratings[16]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 June 8, 2015 6.7% 7.6% 7.3% 7.7%
2 June 9, 2015 6.9% 8.4% 7.0% 7.6%
3 June 15, 2015 6.7% 8.8% 7.7% 9.1%
4 June 16, 2015 6.9% 8.8% 8.2% 9.9%
5 June 22, 2015 7.6% 9.5% 9.1% 10.4%
6 June 23, 2015 7.8% 10.2% 9.8% 11.3%
7 June 29, 2015 7.1% 8.2% 9.1% 10.9%
8 June 30, 2015 7.6% 9.4% 8.9% 9.8%
9 July 6, 2015 7.3% 9.3% 9.4% 10.9%
10 July 7, 2015 7.0% 9.3% 9.2% 10.2%
11 July 13, 2015 7.3% 9.6% 9.4% 10.5%
12 July 14, 2015 7.8% 10.5% 9.6% 10.4%
13 July 20, 2015 7.4% 9.1% 9.5% 10.7%
14 July 21, 2015 8.3% 10.3% 9.8% 10.7%
15 July 27, 2015 8.4% 10.2% 9.7% 10.7%
16 July 28, 2015 8.7% 11.2% 10.1% 11.1%
Average 7.5%9.4% 9.0% 10.1%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Lim Ji-yeon Won
4th APAN Star Awards
 Best New Actress Lim Ji-yeon Won
23rd SBS Drama Awards
 Excellence Actor in a mini-series Park Hyung-sik Won
Sung Joon Nominated
Excellence Actress in a mini-series Uee Nominated
New Star Award Park Hyung-sik Won
Lim Ji-yeon Won
Best Couple Award Sung Joon and Uee Nominated
Park Hyung-sik and Lim Ji-yeon Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Jin, Min-ji (April 11, 2015). "ZE:A's Park to star in drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (May 4, 2015). "Uee, Lim Ji-yeon to star in TV romance series this June". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ahn, Woorim (May 4, 2015). "Sung Joon To Play In True Romance". BNTNews. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jin, Min-ji (May 7, 2015). "Uee to star in True Romance". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chu, Yanchingsally (May 14, 2015). "Filming Location Of True Romance Was Open to the Public". BNTNews. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lee, Ji-suk (May 14, 2015). "Uee and Sung Jun Get Close for High Society". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kim, Jin-seok (August 18, 2015). "Singer Park talks growing TV career". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Boy Band Star Park Hyung-sik Finally Gains Acting Chops". The Chosun Ilbo. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (June 9, 2015). "First episode of Uee drama High Society is a flop". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (July 7, 2015). "Uee's High Society dominates Monday-Tuesday slot". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (April 9, 2015). "Moon Geun Young and Park Seo Joon Turn Down Chaebol's Daughter". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kim, Hyung-woo (April 9, 2015). "ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik Confirmed as Male Lead for Chaebol's Daughter". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ Yoon, Ka-yi (May 4, 2015). "After School's UEE and Lim Ji Yeon in Talks of Joining ZE:A Hyung Sik and Sung Jun in True Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ Yoon, Hyo-jung (May 14, 2015). "Uee and Sung Jun's True Romance Changes Title to High Society". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2015.

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