My Fair Lady (2016 TV series)

My Fair Lady (Korean오 마이 금비; RRO 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
GenreFamily
Melodrama
Written byJun Ho-sung
Directed byKim Young-jo
Ahn Joon-yong
StarringHeo Jung-eun
Oh Ji-ho
Park Jin-hee
Oh Yoon-ah
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersLee Gun-jun
Lee Jang-soo
Choi Tae-young
ProducersLee Na-jeong
Lee Young Bum
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesMy Fair Lady SPC
Logos Film
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) –
January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)

Synopsis

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A story about a con-man (Oh Ji-ho) and his daughter (Heo Jung-eun) who suffers from Niemann–Pick disease[4]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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People around Hwi-chul

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People at Geum-bi's school

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  • Park Min-soo as Hwang Jae-ha
  • 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

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  • Kang Sung-jin as Go Joon-pil
  • Kim Do-hyun as Choi Jae-jin
  • Kim Nan-hwi as Kim Hee-young

Others

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  • 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

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Average TV viewership ratings
Episode # Date TNmS Ratings[5] AGB Nielsen[6]
Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

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%
  • In the table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • Note: Episode 14 didn't air as scheduled (Thursday, December 29) due to KBS Song Festival.

Awards and nominations

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Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, recipient of the award and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016
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

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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

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  1. ^ "KBS, 2016 TV드라마 미니시리즈 경력작가 대상 극본 공모 당선작 선정!". mylovekbs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ^ ""My Fair Lady": Why Childhood Alzhemier's?". Newsen.
  3. ^ "My Fair Lady First Stills". XSportNews. 2016-10-31.
  4. ^ "My Fair Lady". KBS Media.
  5. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
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