My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

My Girlfriend Is a Nine Tailed Fox

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Also known as My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
Genre Romance
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Written by Hong Jung-eun
Hong Mi-ran
Directed by Boo Sung-chul
Starring Lee Seung-gi
Shin Min-ah
Ending theme "Fox Rain" by Lee Sun-hee
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) BON Factory
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release 11 August (2010-08-11) – 30 September 2010 (2010-09-30)
Chronology
Preceded by Bad Guy
Followed by Daemul
External links
Website
Korean title
Hangul 내 여자친구는 구미호
Hanja 내 女子親舊는 九尾狐
Revised Romanization Nae Yeojachin-guneun Gumiho
McCune–Reischauer Nae Yŏchach'in'gunŭn Kumiho

My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox (Hangul: 내 여자친구는 구미호; RR: Nae Yeojachinguneun Gumiho; also known as My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho) is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah.[1] It aired on SBS from August 11 to September 30, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[2][3]

Plot

Cha Dae-woong (Lee Seung-gi) is a normal college student, with ambitions of becoming an action star. Until one day, he accidentally releases a gumiho (Shin Min-ah), a legendary fox with nine tails who was sealed inside a painting by Samshin Grandmother (三神). Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho giving him her "fox bead" (여우 구슬). When Dae-woong awakes and meets a mysterious pretty girl, he initially treats her as eccentric or mentally ill, before finally understanding that she is a gumiho in human form. According to myth, gumihos eat men's livers, so Dae-woong is scared out of his wits, and the gumiho takes advantage of his fear by sticking by his side. He names her "Mi-ho," and keeps her happy by buying her beef and hiding her true identity. Mi-ho wants nothing more than to become human, so they strike a deal: she'll lend him her mystical fox bead so that with his increased speed and strength, he'll be able to do difficult stunts, and in exchange he'll help her become human. As time passes, they get to know each other better and Dae-woong is charmed by how Mi-ho looks at the world with childlike wonder.

Enter Park Dong-joo, a half-human, half-supernatural being, whose cover identity is as a working veterinarian. Dong-joo tells Mi-ho that she'll be able to turn human if she follows these instructions: She must drink a human's blood then place her fox bead inside a human's body for 100 days. Once she does this, her supernatural self will start to die, gradually. Her gumiho energy will slowly empty away while her bead will live in the human for 100 days and take in his energy. And when she reclaims her bead, she will become human. Mi-ho happily complies, and Dae-woong accepts her bead.

However, Dong-joo deliberately withheld the information that this process will result in the human's death. Mi-ho and Dae-woong thus fall in love without knowing the consequences of fulfilling her goal: in 100 days, Dae-woong will die if Mi-ho becomes fully human, but Mi-ho will die if the bead isn't returned.[4][5]

Cast and characters

Cameo appearances

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2010-08-11 1 12.7% (6th) 13.0% (6th)
2010-08-12 2 12.6% (8th) 13.1% (8th)
2010-08-18 3 14.6% (6th) 14.9% (6th)
2010-08-19 4 14.1% (7th) 14.0% (7th)
2010-08-25 5 14.0% (6th) 14.1% (6th)
2010-08-26 6 14.2% (8th) 14.1% (8th)
2010-09-01 7 13.4% (9th) 13.4% (9th)
2010-09-02 8 13.4% (12th) 13.6% (12th)
2010-09-08 9 13.2% (9th) 12.8% (9th)
2010-09-09 10 12.3% (11th) 12.6% (11th)
2010-09-15 11 13.0% (9th) 12.8% (9th)
2010-09-16 12 10.7% (11th) 10.4% (11th)
2010-09-22 13 20.9% (1st) 21.3% (1st)
2010-09-23 14 20.9% (1st) 21.3% (1st)
2010-09-29 15 18.6% (3rd) 18.6% (3rd)
2010-09-30 16 21.3% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd)
Average 15% 15%

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2010
MelOn Music Awards
Bonsang - Top 10 Artist "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi Won [7][8]
Best OST Song "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi Won
SBS Drama Awards
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Lee Seung-gi Won [9]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Shin Min-ah Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Yoon Yoo-sun Nominated
New Star Award No Min-woo Won
Top 10 Stars Lee Seung-gi Won
Shin Min-ah Won
Best Couple Award Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah Won
2011
Seoul International Drama Awards
Outstanding Korean Drama My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox Nominated [10]
2012
USTv Students' Choice Awards
Best Foreign Soap Opera My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox Won [11]

International broadcast

References

  1. Hong, Lucia (21 July 2010). "Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-ah to play couple in new TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  2. Han, Sang-hee (10 August 2010). "Star couple seeks to lure more fans with new soap". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. Oh, Jean (9 August 2010). "Will two big stars create fireworks?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. Choi, Ji-eun (5 August 2010). "PREVIEW: SBS TV series My Girlfriend Is Gumiho". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  5. Yoo, In-na (1 October 2010). "REVIEW: SBS TV series My Girlfriend is Gumiho - Finale Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  6. 1 2 3 Uee, Park Shin-hye and Lee Hong-gi were cast members of the writers' previous drama, You're Beautiful.
  7. Choi, Jun-yong (16 December 2010). "Girls' Generation wins best artist at 2010 MelOn MUSIC AWARDS". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  8. "2010 Melon Music Awards Winners And Performances". Soompi. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  9. Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. Kim, Jessica (20 July 2011). "Seoul Drama Awards expands Hallyu awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  11. "ABS-CBN wins big at USTv awards". ABS-CBN News. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  12. Hong, Lucia (19 August 2010). "Gumiho becomes most-watched show in China". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  13. "Compilation of News from My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho's Promotion in Japan". Shin Min Ah International Fans. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  14. ""ภ.เกาหลีชุด "แฟนผม! เป็นจิ้งจอกครับ" (MY GIRLFRIEND IS A GUMIHO) ตอน 3"". Channel 7. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2013. Thai: ภาษาไทย

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