You Are My Destiny (2008 TV series)
You Are My Destiny (Korean: 너는 내 운명; RR: Neoneun Nae Unmyeong) is a South Korean television series television series that aired on KBS1 from May 5, 2008 to January 9, 2009 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 178 episodes.[1][2] Starring Im Yoon-ah, Park Jae-jung,[3] Lee Ji-hoon and Gong Hyun-joo,[4] the rating of the drama started at more than 20% in the first episode, and kept increasing. It reached a peak viewership rating of 41.6% in its final episode and was a huge success overall in Korea and many other Asian countries.
| You Are My Destiny | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | You Are My Life |
| Created by | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Written by | Moon Eun-ah |
| Directed by | Kim Myung-wook |
| Starring | Im Yoon-ah Park Jae-jung Lee Ji-hoon Gong Hyun-joo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 178 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS1 |
| Original release | May 5, 2008 – January 9, 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Im Yoon-ah is a member of the K-pop group Girls' Generation, and this was her first leading role.
Plot
Jang Sae-byuk is a cheerful and grateful orphan who always tries her best. She dreams of one day becoming an interior designer, despite her lack of education and money. Because of an accident that happened before the story starts (about three years ago), she loses her sight and undergoes corneal transplant surgery. Different events unravel when she encounters the Kim family, who has lost a daughter in a horrible car crash, unbeknownst to everyone besides the father and older brother. The stories then intertwine when Sae-byuk meets the Kim's extended family and the son of a big interior design company, Lohas, in Korea.
Cast
- Im Yoon-ah as Jang Sae-byuk, a milk delivering woman who finds her way through Lohas' design competition
- Park Jae-jung as Kang Ho-sae, manager of Rohas, a company specializing in making kitchen sets
- Lee Ji-hoon as Kim Tae-pung
- Gong Hyun-joo as Kim Su-bin (Kim Tae-pung and Kim Tae-young's cousin)
- Lee Pil-mo as Kim Tae-young. Tae-young is a teacher at a course institution
- Jang Yong as Kim Dae-jin (Tae-pung's father). Dae-jin owns a mover service company, Pung Express. Before establishing Pung Express, Dae-jin was the Kang family's driver.
- Jung Ae-ri as Oh Young-sook (Tae-pung's mother). Works at a food catering company owned by Lee Hwa-ran for some time. Used to work as a housemaid at the Kang family's house.
- Kim Hyo-seo as Kim Na-young (Tae-pung's deceased twin sister).
- Sa Mi-ja as Son Poong-geum (Dae-gu's and Dae-jin's mother)
- Kang Seok-woo as Kim Dae-gu (Su-bin's father). He worked as a mayor
- Lee Hye-sook as Hong Yeon-sil (Su-bin's mother). Nosy and gossipy.
- Lee Seol-ah as Kang Yu-ri (Ho-sae's sister).
- Hyun Seok as Kang Chil-bok (Ho-sae's father). Chil-bok is the president of Lohas.
- Yang Geum-seok as Seo Min-jung (Ho-sae's mother).
- Kim Hyung-il as Kang Charles (Chil-bok's brother / Yeon-sil's dance tutor)
- Kim Jung-nan as Ban So-young (Tae-young's love interest and Yun-hui's single mother)
- Park Min-ji as Ban Yun-hui (So-young's daughter)
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Lee Hwa-ran (So-young's mother). She owns a food catering company named "Sandeul Bada".
- Choi Won-young as Nam Gyeong-woo (Na-young's boyfriend). He survived the accident they were in together.
- Park Seul-gi as Bok-ju (Sae-byuk's best friend). Ditched Sae-byuk and stole her money. Sae-byuk later sees her in town and finds out why she left.
- Kwak Hyun-hwa as Oh Sun-jeong (female Lohas employee)
- Lee Jung-ho as Lee Dong-soo (male Lohas employee)
- Yoo Hye-ri as Jeong Mi-ok (Sae-byuk's biological mother)
- Jung Jae-gon as Jo Sang-ki (Yun-hui's biological father)
- Kim Sung-hoon as Jang Pan-jae (night sales manager)
- Shin Pyo as assistant director
Viewership
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Source: AGB Nielsen[5]
| Episode | Date | Average audience share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 5, 2008 | 23.4% (2nd) | 21.9% (2nd) |
| 2 | May 6, 2008 | 23.4% (2nd) | 22.7% (3rd) |
| 3 | May 7, 2008 | 23.1% (2nd) | 23.2% (2nd) |
| 4 | May 8, 2008 | 20.4% (2nd) | 20.0% (2nd) |
| 5 | May 9, 2008 | 22.5% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) |
| 6 | May 12, 2008 | 19.2% (2nd) | 18.3% (2nd) |
| 7 | May 13, 2008 | 24.7% (2nd) | 23.3% (2nd) |
| 8 | May 14, 2008 | 22.7% (2nd) | 21.3% (2nd) |
| 9 | May 15, 2008 | 22.8% (2nd) | 21.8% (2nd) |
| 10 | May 16, 2008 | 18.3% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) |
| 11 | May 19, 2008 | 24.8% (2nd) | 23.7% (2nd) |
| 12 | May 20, 2008 | 22.4% (2nd) | 21.5% (2nd) |
| 13 | May 21, 2008 | 21.2% (1st) | 20.1% (1st) |
| 14 | May 22, 2008 | 19.9% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) |
| 15 | May 23, 2008 | 20.5% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) |
| 16 | May 26, 2008 | 22.1% (2nd) | 21.7% (2nd) |
| 17 | May 27, 2008 | 23.4% (2nd) | 23.2% (2nd) |
| 18 | May 28, 2008 | 21.4% (1st) | 20.4% (1st) |
| 19 | May 29, 2008 | 21.4% (1st) | 21.6% (1st) |
| 20 | May 30, 2008 | 20.6% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) |
| 21 | June 2, 2008 | 24.1% (2nd) | 23.1% (2nd) |
| 22 | June 3, 2008 | 23.6% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) |
| 23 | June 4, 2008 | 24.2% (1st) | 23.0% (1st) |
| 24 | June 5, 2008 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) |
| 25 | June 6, 2008 | 21.1% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) |
| 26 | June 9, 2008 | 23.7% (2nd) | 23.0% (2nd) |
| 27 | June 10, 2008 | 22.3% (2nd) | 20.6% (2nd) |
| 28 | June 11, 2008 | 22.6% (1st) | 21.1% (1st) |
| 29 | June 12, 2008 | 22.9% (2nd) | 21.5% (2nd) |
| 30 | June 13, 2008 | 20.7% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) |
| 31 | June 16, 2008 | 23.7% (2nd) | 22.0% (2nd) |
| 32 | June 17, 2008 | 24.7% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) |
| 33 | June 18, 2008 | 25.2% (1st) | 23.1% (2nd) |
| 34 | June 19, 2008 | 22.3% (2nd) | 20.5% (2nd) |
| 35 | June 20, 2008 | 23.1% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) |
| 36 | June 23, 2008 | 23.9% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) |
| 37 | June 24, 2008 | 25.0% (1st) | 23.6% (1st) |
| 38 | June 25, 2008 | 23.4% (1st) | 21.4% (2nd) |
| 39 | June 26, 2008 | 23.8% (2nd) | 22.0% (2nd) |
| 40 | June 27, 2008 | 21.8% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) |
| 41 | June 30, 2008 | 25.9% (1st) | 24.2% (1st) |
| 42 | July 1, 2008 | 23.8% (1st) | 22.7% (1st) |
| 43 | July 2, 2008 | 25.8% (1st) | 24.4% (2nd) |
| 44 | July 3, 2008 | 23.4% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
| 45 | July 4, 2008 | 24.3% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) |
| 46 | July 7, 2008 | 26.8% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) |
| 47 | July 8, 2008 | 24.3% (1st) | 22.8% (1st) |
| 48 | July 9, 2008 | 24.0% (2nd) | 22.4% (2nd) |
| 49 | July 10, 2008 | 24.2% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) |
| 50 | July 11, 2008 | 23.7% (1st) | 22.1% (1st) |
| 51 | July 14, 2008 | 27.3% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) |
| 52 | July 15, 2008 | 25.1% (1st) | 23.5% (1st) |
| 53 | July 16, 2008 | 24.8% (2nd) | 23.0% (2nd) |
| 54 | July 17, 2008 | 24.7% (2nd) | 23.5% (2nd) |
| 55 | July 18, 2008 | 24.5% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) |
| 56 | July 21, 2008 | 25.0% (1st) | 23.3% (2nd) |
| 57 | July 22, 2008 | 25.1% (1st) | 23.4% (1st) |
| 58 | July 23, 2008 | 26.3% (2nd) | 25.5% (2nd) |
| 59 | July 24, 2008 | 28.8% (2nd) | 28.3% (2nd) |
| 60 | July 25, 2008 | 26.8% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) |
| 61 | July 28, 2008 | 27.0% (1st) | 24.9% (1st) |
| 62 | July 29, 2008 | 26.1% (1st) | 23.9% (2nd) |
| 63 | July 30, 2008 | 25.4% (2nd) | 24.3% (2nd) |
| 64 | July 31, 2008 | 24.8% (2nd) | 23.6% (2nd) |
| 65 | August 1, 2008 | 24.5% (1st) | 23.6% (1st) |
| 66 | August 4, 2008 | 27.8% (1st) | 25.8% (1st) |
| 67 | August 5, 2008 | 28.9% (1st) | 28.3% (1st) |
| 68 | August 6, 2008 | 25.6% (1st) | 24.5% (1st) |
| 69 | August 7, 2008 | 25.9% (1st) | 24.2% (1st) |
| 70 | August 11, 2008 | 25.2% (1st) | 23.9% (2nd) |
| 71 | August 12, 2008 | 21.6% (1st) | 20.4% (1st) |
| 72 | August 13, 2008 | 23.6% (3rd) | 22.7% (3rd) |
| 73 | August 14, 2008 | 26.4% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) |
| 74 | August 18, 2008 | 28.4% (1st) | 27.6% (1st) |
| 75 | August 19, 2008 | 30.2% (1st) | 28.9% (1st) |
| 76 | August 20, 2008 | 29.5% (1st) | 28.8% (1st) |
| 77 | August 21, 2008 | 27.8% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) |
| 78 | August 22, 2008 | 29.8% (1st) | 28.4% (1st) |
| 79 | August 25, 2008 | 29.8% (1st) | 28.1% (1st) |
| 80 | August 26, 2008 | 30.0% (1st) | 29.0% (1st) |
| 81 | August 27, 2008 | 28.9% (1st) | 27.6% (1st) |
| 82 | August 28, 2008 | 29.5% (1st) | 27.9% (1st) |
| 83 | August 29, 2008 | 28.5% (1st) | 27.3% (1st) |
| 84 | September 1, 2008 | 32.7% (1st) | 31.0% (1st) |
| 85 | September 2, 2008 | 27.9% (1st) | 25.5% (1st) |
| 86 | September 3, 2008 | 28.0% (1st) | 26.4% (1st) |
| 87 | September 4, 2008 | 28.7% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) |
| 88 | September 5, 2008 | 26.4% (1st) | 24.4% (1st) |
| 89 | September 8, 2008 | 28.8% (1st) | 27.5% (1st) |
| 90 | September 9, 2008 | 27.1% (1st) | 26.1% (2nd) |
| 91 | September 10, 2008 | 27.6% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 92 | September 11, 2008 | 27.6% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) |
| 93 | September 12, 2008 | 25.9% (1st) | 24.2% (1st) |
| 94 | September 15, 2008 | 26.6% (1st) | 25.0% (1st) |
| 95 | September 16, 2008 | 28.9% (1st) | 27.3% (2nd) |
| 96 | September 17, 2008 | 27.7% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) |
| 97 | September 18, 2008 | 29.6% (1st) | 28.6% (1st) |
| 98 | September 19, 2008 | 27.6% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) |
| 99 | September 22, 2008 | 32.0% (1st) | 30.3% (1st) |
| 100 | September 23, 2008 | 29.8% (1st) | 28.7% (1st) |
| 101 | September 24, 2008 | 28.8% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) |
| 102 | September 25, 2008 | 29.1% (1st) | 27.9% (1st) |
| 103 | September 26, 2008 | 26.7% (1st) | 25.9% (1st) |
| 104 | September 29, 2008 | 30.5% (1st) | 28.5% (1st) |
| 105 | September 30, 2008 | 30.2% (1st) | 28.1% (2nd) |
| 106 | October 1, 2008 | 30.2% (1st) | 29.0% (1st) |
| 107 | October 2, 2008 | 27.6% (1st) | 26.0% (1st) |
| 108 | October 3, 2008 | 28.5% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) |
| 109 | October 6, 2008 | 29.6% (1st) | 27.7% (1st) |
| 110 | October 7, 2008 | 28.9% (1st) | 28.3% (1st) |
| 111 | October 8, 2008 | 27.5%(1st) | 26.1% (1st) |
| 112 | October 9, 2008 | 27.9% (1st) | 27.2% (1st) |
| 113 | October 10, 2008 | 28.3% (1st) | 26.5% (1st) |
| 114 | October 13, 2008 | 30.3% (1st) | 28.7% (1st) |
| 115 | October 14, 2008 | 28.6% (1st) | 26.9% (2nd) |
| 116 | October 15, 2008 | 27.5% (1st) | 25.8% (1st) |
| 117 | October 16, 2008 | 27.8% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) |
| 118 | October 17, 2008 | 28.4% (1st) | 28.7% (1st) |
| 119 | October 20, 2008 | 27.8% (2nd) | 25.8% (2nd) |
| 120 | October 21, 2008 | 29.3% (1st) | 27.4% (2nd) |
| 121 | October 22, 2008 | 30.2% (1st) | 28.8% (1st) |
| 122 | October 23, 2008 | 28.6% (1st) | 27.6% (1st) |
| 123 | October 24, 2008 | 26.8% (1st) | 25.1% (1st) |
| 124 | October 27, 2008 | 28.3% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) |
| 125 | October 28, 2008 | 28.6% (1st) | 27.1% (1st) |
| 126 | October 29, 2008 | 26.6% (1st) | 24.3% (1st) |
| 127 | October 30, 2008 | 29.4% (1st) | 27.3% (1st) |
| 128 | October 31, 2008 | 26.9% (1st) | 24.8% (1st) |
| 129 | November 3, 2008 | 30.6% (1st) | 28.5% (1st) |
| 130 | November 4, 2008 | 31.0% (1st) | 29.0% (1st) |
| 131 | November 5, 2008 | 30.1% (1st) | 28.6% (1st) |
| 132 | November 6, 2008 | 28.1% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) |
| 133 | November 7, 2008 | 28.9% (1st) | 26.5% (1st) |
| 134 | November 10, 2008 | 31.0% (1st) | 28.7% (1st) |
| 135 | November 11, 2008 | 29.8% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 136 | November 12, 2008 | 30.4% (1st) | 28.0% (1st) |
| 137 | November 13, 2008 | 30.8% (1st) | 29.0% (1st) |
| 138 | November 14, 2008 | 32.0% (1st) | 30.2% (1st) |
| 139 | November 17, 2008 | 35.3% (1st) | 32.5% (1st) |
| 140 | November 18, 2008 | 37.1% (1st) | 35.1% (1st) |
| 141 | November 19, 2008 | 35.8% (1st) | 33.8% (1st) |
| 142 | November 20, 2008 | 34.3% (1st) | 32.5% (1st) |
| 143 | November 21, 2008 | 35.8% (1st) | 34.6% (1st) |
| 144 | November 24, 2008 | 36.7% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) |
| 145 | November 25, 2008 | 35.6% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) |
| 146 | November 26, 2008 | 37.2% (1st) | 35.4% (1st) |
| 147 | November 27, 2008 | 38.2% (1st) | 37.1% (1st) |
| 148 | November 28, 2008 | 36.7% (1st) | 34.8% (1st) |
| 149 | December 1, 2008 | 36.3% (1st) | 35.0% (1st) |
| 150 | December 2, 2008 | 35.3% (1st) | 33.4% (1st) |
| 151 | December 3, 2008 | 35.7% (1st) | 34.0% (1st) |
| 152 | December 4, 2008 | 36.1% (1st) | 34.5% (1st) |
| 153 | December 5, 2008 | 36.0% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) |
| 154 | December 8, 2008 | 37.0% (1st) | 35.4% (1st) |
| 155 | December 9, 2008 | 35.7% (1st) | 34.4% (1st) |
| 156 | December 10, 2008 | 33.9% (1st) | 32.4% (1st) |
| 157 | December 11, 2008 | 38.1% (1st) | 36.9% (1st) |
| 158 | December 12, 2008 | 28.6% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 159 | December 15, 2008 | 39.0% (1st) | 37.0% (1st) |
| 160 | December 16, 2008 | 37.6% (1st) | 35.9% (1st) |
| 161 | December 17, 2008 | 37.3% (1st) | 35.4% (1st) |
| 162 | December 18, 2008 | 36.5% (1st) | 34.7% (1st) |
| 163 | December 19, 2008 | 36.3% (1st) | 35.0% (1st) |
| 164 | December 22, 2008 | 39.4% (1st) | 37.0% (1st) |
| 165 | December 23, 2008 | 38.4% (1st) | 36.4% (1st) |
| 166 | December 24, 2008 | 33.1% (1st) | 31.4% (1st) |
| 167 | December 25, 2008 | 38.6% (1st) | 35.6% (1st) |
| 168 | December 26, 2008 | 38.0% (1st) | 35.9% (1st) |
| 169 | December 29, 2008 | 38.4% (1st) | 36.0% (1st) |
| 170 | December 30, 2008 | 37.6% (1st) | 36.2% (1st) |
| 171 | December 31, 2008 | 34.6% (1st) | 33.4% (1st) |
| 172 | January 1, 2009 | 38.6% (1st) | 36.6% (1st) |
| 173 | January 2, 2009 | 39.3% (1st) | 37.6% (1st) |
| 174 | January 3, 2009 | 41.6% (1st) | 38.9% (1st) |
| 175 | January 4, 2009 | 39.6% (1st) | 37.8% (1st) |
| 176 | January 7, 2009 | 40.6% (1st) | 39.0% (1st) |
| 177 | January 8, 2009 | 39.7% (1st) | 36.9% (1st) |
| 178 | January 9, 2009 | 40.6% (1st) | 38.9% (1st) |
Awards
- 2008 2nd Korea Drama Awards
- Netizen Popularity Award: Im Yoon-ah
- Netizen Award: Im Yoon-ah
- Best New Actress: Im Yoon-ah
- Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama: Lee Pil-mo
- Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama: Kim Jung-nan
- 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards
- Most Popular Actress (TV): Im Yoon-ah
- Best New Actress (TV): Im Yoon-ah
References
- "New Drama Series You Are My Destiny Off to a Fresh Start". KBS Global. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- "You Are My Destiny Viewer Ratings at 30%". KBS Global. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- Kim, Heidi (22 December 2010). "Actor Park Jae-jung takes off to China for promotion". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- Kim, Heidi (1 July 2011). "Kong Hyun-joo most anticipated Hallyu star of 2011, says Youku.com". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- "AGB Nielsen Korea daily ratings" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original (To retrieve data, enter the desired date in the drop down menu) on March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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