Miss Korea (TV series)

Miss Korea

  • Promotional poster for Miss Korea
Genre
Written by Seo Sook-hyang
Directed by Kwon Seok-jang
Starring
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
Running time 59 minutes
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18) – February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)
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 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
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 (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. 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. 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). Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28168
  14. ↑ "Miss Korea เกิดมาเป็นดาว – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. September 2, 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย

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