My Fair Lady (2016 TV series)
My Fair Lady (Korean: 오 마이 금비; RR: O Mai Geum-bi; lit. Oh My Geum-bi) is a South Korean television series starring Heo Jung-eun in the title role, with Oh Ji-ho, Park Jin-hee and Oh Yoon-ah, based on the award-winning[1] screenplay by Jun Ho-sung. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday from November 16, 2016 to January 5, 2017 on KBS2 at 22:00 KST.[2][3]
| My Fair Lady | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Genre | Family Melodrama |
| Written by | Jun Ho-sung |
| Directed by | Kim Young-jo Ahn Joon-yong |
| Starring | Heo Jung-eun Oh Ji-ho Park Jin-hee Oh Yoon-ah |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lee Gun-jun Lee Jang-soo Choi Tae-young |
| Producers | Lee Na Jung Lee Young Bum |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | My Fair Lady SPC Logos Film |
| Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| First shown in | South Korea |
| Original release | November 16, 2016 – January 5, 2017 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Synopsis
A story about a con-man (Oh Ji-ho) and his daughter (Heo Jung-eun) who suffers from Niemann–Pick disease[4]
Cast
Main
- Heo Jung-eun as Yoo Geum-bi
- Oh Ji-ho as Mo Hwi-hul
- Park Jin-hee as Go Kang-hee
- Oh Yoon-ah as Yoo Joo-young
People around Hwi-chul
- Seo Hyun-chul as Kong Gil-ho
- Lee In-hye as Heo Jae-kyung
- Shin Soo-yeon as Eun-soo
- Lee Ji-hoon as Cha Chi-soo
People at Geum-bi's school
- Park Min-soo as Hwang Jae-hha
- Kang Ji-woo as Hong Shil-ra
- Im Hye-young as Kang Min-ah
- Kim Ki-yun as Goo Mi-ran
People around Kang-hee
- Kang Sung-jin as Go Joon-pil
- Kim Do-hyun as Choi Jae-jin
- Kim Nan-hwi as Kim Hee-young
Others
- Kim Dae-jong as Kim Woo-yun
- Gil Hae-yeon as Kim Young-ji
- Jung In-seo as So-hee
- Lee Jong-soo as Ma Sang-soo
- Jason Scott Nelson as Doctor (voice)
- Jung Eui-kap as Jo Sung-gap
- Lee Ho-chul as Choi Moo-guk
- Kim Tae-han as Bae Jong-won
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Date | TNmS Ratings[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul National | Nationwide | Seoul National | ||
| 2016 | |||||
| 1 | November 16, 2016 | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2 | November 17, 2016 | 5.6% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| 3 | November 23, 2016 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| 4 | November 24, 2016 | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | |
| 5 | November 30, 2016 | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.5% | |
| 6 | December 1, 2016 | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| 7 | December 7, 2016 | 5.6% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| 8 | December 8, 2016 | 5.0% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 9 | December 14, 2016 | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.4% | |
| 10 | December 15, 2016 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 11 | December 21, 2016 | 5.6% | 6.3% | 6.4% | |
| 12 | December 22, 2016 | 5.1% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 6.8% |
| 13 | December 28, 2016 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 2017 | |||||
| 14 | January 4, 2017 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.3% |
| 15 | January 5, 2017 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 7.8% |
| 16 | January 11, 2017 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% |
Note: Episode 14 didn't air as scheduled (Thursday, December 29) due to KBS Song Festival.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Young Actress | Won | |||
| Best Couple Award | Won | |||
Adaptation
A Turkish adaptation titled Kızım ("My Daughter") was produced by Med Yapım and aired by TV8 for 34 episodes from September 19, 2018 to May 31, 2019. It starred Beren Gökyıldız as eight-year old girl Öykü Tekin Göktürk and Buğra Gülsoy as her father Demir Göktürk.
References
- "KBS, 2016 TV드라마 미니시리즈 경력작가 대상 극본 공모 당선작 선정!". mylovekbs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ""My Fair Lady": Why Childhood Alzhemier's?". Newsen.
- "My Fair Lady First Stills". XSportNews. 2016-10-31.
- "My Fair Lady". KBS Media.
- "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Heo Jung-eun won Best Young Actress for her performances in three dramas Love in the Moonlight, My Fair Lady, and My Lawyer, Mr. Jo.