My Girl (2005 TV series)

My Girl (Korean: 마이걸; RR: Mai Geol) is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joon-gi and Park Si-yeon. A joint production of Kallista Co. Ltd. and DSP Entertainment (now DSP Media), it aired on SBS from December 14, 2005 to February 2, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1][2] The romantic comedy series was a hit during its run—it placed number one in its timeslot and reached a peak viewership rating of 24.9%.[3] It also catapulted actors Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook and Lee Joon-gi into Korean Wave stardom.

My Girl
Promotional poster for My Girl
GenreRomance, Comedy, Drama
Written byHong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran
Directed byJeon Ki-sang
StarringLee Da-hae
Lee Dong-wook
Lee Joon-gi
Park Si-yeon
Opening theme"첨부터 (From the Start)" by Yeon Woo
Ending theme"Never Say Goodbye" by Mario and Nesty
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Young-sup
ProducerBae Tae-sup
Production locationsJeju Island
Seoul
Running time60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesDSP Media
Kallista
DistributorSeoul Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseDecember 14, 2005 (2005-12-14) –
February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)
Chronology
Preceded byLove Takes a Miracle
Followed byTree of Heaven
Related showsMy Girl (2008)
Rainbow Sweetheart
External links
Website

Synopsis

A native of Jeju Island, Joo Yoo-rin lives with her father, who is addicted to gambling. Because of her father's debts, Yoo-rin has become particularly skilled at lying and grifting. When her father escapes the island to hide from his debtors, Yoo-rin is determined to support herself and clear up the debts. One day, she meets Seol Gong-chan, the sole heir to the L'Avenue Hotel fortune.

To grant his grandfather's dying wish, Gong-chan employs Yoo-rin to act as his grandfather's long-lost granddaughter. Offering a monthly salary plus a bonus, he asks her to do what she does best—to put on an act. Not wishing to lie to a dying man, yet desperate for the money, Yoo-rin takes the offer and starts playing the long-lost granddaughter. Through a strange twist of fate, however, finding his granddaughter makes the grandfather so happy that he makes a complete recovery. Since they have claimed to be cousins, Gong-chan and Yoo-rin are forced to live together under one roof, and as time passes, the attraction between them grows. However, love is forbidden for these two, who must pass as cousins...

Cast

Main
A tour guide in charge of running mini tours in Jeju Island. Her father is a gambling addict, but despite all the debts that he runs up, Yoo-rin always finds a way to help repay them. She leads a below-average life but is happy as long as she has her father with her. Because of her father's gambling ways, she has had to move from country to country whenever her father runs from one place to another to avoid their debtors. This has in turn brought her the ability to converse fluently in Chinese and Japanese, which are of great help as a tour guide whenever she has to entertain tourists from China and Japan.
The only heir of the owner of L'Avenuel Hotel, which is one of the top hotels in Korea. His grandfather, Seol Woong, charges him with the duty of finding his granddaughter, who is Gong-chan's cousin.
The son of one of the major shareholders of L'Avenuel Hotel, and Gong-chan's best friend. Unlike Gong-chan who is responsible and hardworking, Jung-woo is a playboy who is known to have many girlfriends.
Gong-chan's ex-girlfriend. A rising star in the tennis world, she returns to Korea hoping to reconcile with Gong-chan.

Supporting
  • Jo Kye-hyung as Ahn Jin-gyu
  • Hwang Bo-ra as Ahn Jin-shim
  • Byun Hee-bong as Seol Woong (Gong-chan's grandfather)
  • Ahn Suk-hwan as Jang Il-do
  • Choi Ran as Bae In-sun (Gong-chan's maiden aunt)
  • Lee Eon-jeong as Yoon Jin-kyung
  • Kim Yong-rim as Jang Hyung-ja (Jung-woo's mother)
  • Jung Han-heon as Joo Tae-hyung (Yoo-rin's father)
  • Oh Ji-young as Se-hyun's assistant/traveling companion
  • Han Chae-young as Choi Ha-na (the real granddaughter, cameo)[6]
  • Jae Hee as Lee Mong-ryong (Ha-na's husband, cameo)[6]

Ratings
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2005-12-14114.6% (8th)18.8% (6th)
2005-12-15215.7% (8th)17.0% (5th)
2005-12-21316.5% (5th)17.5% (4th)
2005-12-22418.8% (4th)19.9% (4th)
2005-12-285+620.3% (3rd)21.7% (3rd)
2006-01-04722.8% (2nd)24.2% (2nd)
2006-01-05823.3% (2nd)25.0% (2nd)
2006-01-11921.3% (3rd)22.1% (2nd)
2006-01-121024.1% (2nd)24.7% (2nd)
2006-01-181121.0% (5th)22.1% (4th)
2006-01-191224.3% (2nd)26.0% (2nd)
2006-01-251321.1% (3rd)23.1% (3rd)
2006-01-261423.5% (3rd)22.8% (3rd)
2006-02-011523.2% (3rd)23.7% (3rd)
2006-02-021624.9% (3rd)26.0% (3rd)
Average19.7%20.7%

Awards

2005 SBS Drama Awards

  • Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special: Lee Da-hae

2006 SBS Drama Awards

International broadcast

The series aired on GTV in Taiwan in June 2006, followed by a Hong Kong airing in July 2006,[7] and airings in Malaysia on 8TV and Animax Asia that same year.

It began airing in Japan on TV Tokyo on September 6, 2007,[8] and was re-aired on cable channel KNTV from April 9 to March 16, 2009.[9]

It aired in the Philippines on ABS-CBN from May 29 to August 18, 2006. It was re-aired from July 14 to August 15, 2014 on the network's "Kapamilya Gold"

In Sri Lanka, it aired on Swarnawahini under the title Thatu Ahimi Samanali.

In Thailand, it aired on Channel 7 under the tite rạk h̄md cı yạy kal̀xn.[10]

Remake

There have been 4 remakes of My Girl, produced in Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The Indonesian remake Benci Jadi Cinta starred Nia Ramadhani as Alya, Jonathan Frizzy as Reihan, Al Fathir Muchtar as Irfan, and Donita as Tasha. It aired on RCTI in 2006.

ABS-CBN aired the Philippine remake, also titled My Girl, from May 26 to September 5, 2008. It starred Kim Chiu as Jasmine Estocapio, Gerald Anderson as Julian Abueva, Enchong Dee as Nico Legaspi, and Niña Jose as Anika Ramirez.[11][12][13]

Taiwanese network JSTV aired a remake from October 19 to November 1, 2011. Retitled Rainbow Sweetheart, it starred Jimmy Lin as Shao Feng, Cherrie Ying as Peng Xiao Qian, Zou Ting Wei as Xu Kai, and Hou Shu as Luo Ying Ying.

References
  1. Shin, Hae-in (12 December 2005). "An 'irresistible trickster' to meet viewers in My Girl". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. "My Girl". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. "Korean Weekly News - February 13". Twitch Film. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  4. Shin, Hae-in (6 January 2006). "Lee Joon-ki emerges as rising star". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. Shin, Hae-in (13 December 2005). "'Eric's girl' Park Si-yeon makes a leap to acting". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  6. Han Chae-young and Jae Hee were the lead actors of the director and writers' previous series Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang.
  7. "Actress Lee Da-hae to Visit Taiwan". KBS Global. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. "Lee Joon-ki visits Japan for My Girl promotion". Hancinema. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2014-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "ละคร My Girl ( รักหมดใจ...ยัยกะล่อน )". siamzone.com. 18 August 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  11. Dimaculangan, Joyce (8 April 2008). "Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson shoot pictorial for My Girl". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  12. Garcia, Rose (23 May 2008). "Kim Chiu gives justice to her role as Pinay My Girl". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  13. Godinez, Bong (25 May 2008). "ABS-CBN's romantic comedy My Girl premieres May 26". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in English and Tagalog). Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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