Title: 미스코리아 / Miss Korea
Chinese Title: 韩国小姐
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2013-Dec-18 to 2014-Feb-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
This drama takes place in year 1997 and is about a failing cosmetics company that tries to turn a former high school beauty queen into Miss Korea. Oh Ji Young (Lee Yeon Hee) is the former high school beauty queen who has grown up to be nothing more an an elevator girl. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung Joon (Lee Sun Gyun) is an employee of the cosmetics company and will lead the efforts to turn Oh Ji Young into Miss Korea to save his company.
Cast
Main Cast
Lee Yeon Hee as Oh Ji Young
Lee Sun Gyun as Kim Hyung Joon
Oh Ji Young’s family
Jang Yong as Oh Jong Goo (Ji Young’s grandfather)
Jung Kyu Soo as Oh Myun Sang (Ji Young’s father)
Jung Suk Yong as Oh Woong Sang (Ji Young’s uncle)
Baek Bong Ki as Oh Ji Suk (Ji Young’s elder brother)
Kim Hyung Joon’s family
Im Ye Jin as Go Bong Hee (Hyung Joon’s mother)
People at BB Cosmetic
Song Sun Mi as Go Hwa Jung (BB Cosmetic’s research manager)
Oh Jung Se as Kim Hong Sam (BB Cosmetic’s planning manager)
Choi Jae Hwan as Kim Kang Woo (BB Cosmetic’s researcher)
People at Human Partners Korea
Lee Ki Woo as Lee Yoon
People at Boohwal Capital
Lee Sung Min as Jung Sun Saeng
Jung Seung Kil as President Hwang
People at Queen Beauty Salon
Lee Mi Sook as Ma Ae Ri (Queen Beauty Salon’s director)
Heo Tae Hee as Section Chief Yoon
Kang Tae Oh as Kang Sang Suk (Ma Ae Ri’s son)
Go Sung Hee as Kim Jae Hee
Noh Soo Ram as Director Ma’s Miss Korea trainee
People at Dream Department Store
Jang Won Young as Manager Park
Kim Ye Won (1989) as Lee Young Sun
Moon Ji In as Kim Yoo Ra
Yoo Eun Ho as Jung Eun Ah
Park Ha Na as Han So Jin
Choi Hyun Seo (최현서) as Kim Hye Mi
People at Cherry Beauty Salon
Hong Ji Min as Yang Chun Ja
Ha Yun Joo as Shin Sun Young
Kang Han Na as Im Sun Joo
People at Bada Cosmetic
Jo Sang Ki as Kim Kang Shik
Others
Go In Bum as Jae Hee’s father
Yang Ye Seung (양예승) as Noh Hee Joo
Yoon Jung Ah (윤정아) as Miss Korea candidate
Uhm Sang Mi (엄상미) as Miss Korea candidate
Shin Young Il (신영일) as Miss Korea MC (cameo)
Lee Moon Se as Starry Night DJ and narration (voice only)
Jung So Min as gas station part-time worker (cameo, ep 20)
Production Credits
Production Company: SM C&C
Chief Producer: Kim Sang Ho
Producer: Kim Ho Young
Director: Kwon Suk Jang
Screenwriter: Seo Sook Hyang
Awards
2014 MBC Drama Awards – Golden Acting Actress: Lee Mi Sook (Miss Korea, Rosy Lovers)
2014 MBC Drama Awards – Rookie Actress: Go Sung Hee (Miss Korea, The Night Watchman)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2013-12-18 | 1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| 2013-12-19 | 2 | 7.1 | 9.5 (18th) | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| 2013-12-25 | 3 | 8.2 (20th) | 10.6 (11th) | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| 2013-12-26 | 4 | 8.1 | 9.9 (17th) | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| 2014-01-01 | 5 | 8.1 (20th) | 8.9 (17th) | 9.5 (16th) | 10.8 (13th) |
| 2014-01-02 | 6 | 8.3 | 10.2 (17th) | 8.9 (19th) | 9.6 (18th) |
| 2014-01-08 | 7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| 2014-01-09 | 8 | 8.5 | 11.0 (14th) | 8.5 | 9.4 (17th) |
| 2014-01-15 | 9 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 2014-01-16 | 10 | 7.9 | 9.8 (18th) | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| 2014-01-22 | 11 | 7.3 | 9.0 (18th) | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 2014-01-23 | 12 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| 2014-01-29 | 13 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| 2014-01-30 | 14 | 8.9 | 9.8 (19th) | 8.6 (16th) | 10.0 (11th) |
| 2014-02-05 | 15 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
| 2014-02-06 | 16 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.7 |
| 2014-02-13 | 17 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 2014-02-19 | 18 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| 2014-02-20 | 19 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2014-02-26 | 20 | (<8.5) | (<8.7) | (<8.0) | (<8.1) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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February 26th, 2014 at 8:07 pm
i heard the news about Jung So Min (Playful Kiss, Bad Guy, Can We Get Married, etc) being a cameo in the last episode, can’t wait to watch !!!!
February 27th, 2014 at 8:43 pm
flop?
February 27th, 2014 at 9:17 pm
How’s the ending??? It worth watching??…
March 4th, 2014 at 3:48 pm
So happy too see some of the character in pasta drama..seems like their reunion w/o gong hyo jin..
March 8th, 2014 at 11:31 am
I’m currently watching this drama and i’m now on ep 15 and yesss i would say this drama is worth watching! I love the couple in this drama!
March 12th, 2014 at 1:21 am
The Soudtracks are good. Like it..
March 29th, 2014 at 8:33 pm
I love the couple. It is worth to watch. I like the sweetness in the flow of their relationship. The drama shows something different than the usual nowadays korean drama. It is set in 1990s. That makes me more engrossed to it. I got to know how the korean lives back days. 5 star, no, 6 star for the drama 😉
April 1st, 2014 at 1:04 am
Great drama , I don’t care about the ratings,
April 27th, 2014 at 10:19 pm
have just finished watching this drama series and found it to be very touching as we watched Lee Yeon Hee struggled in becoming Miss Korea, especially during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis period, which we all can take leaf from her hardships..kudos to Yeon Hee as her acting skill has improved a lot since her role in the 2006 film A Millionaires First Love..
ps – in my personal opinion, the local korean episode ratings for Miss Korea do not reflect the quality of this drama script which i found to be full of positive messages and heart warming….
May 9th, 2014 at 12:32 pm
It was such a drag. A chore to watch this drama.
May 13th, 2014 at 6:29 am
At first I didn’t know any of the actors and actresses from this drama so it took me awhile before deciding to watch it (except the mother of the lead guy cause i’ve seen her before. can’t remember where)
Must say this drama is NOT a flop. Gives the light plus innocent feeling and it have a nice soundtrack. It’s heartwarming and nostalgic.
June 9th, 2014 at 1:44 am
Curious as to why some people are compelled to sat nasty things. Most of the reviews are good and explain the bad ratings so it means ths drama should have a chance.
July 4th, 2014 at 5:10 pm
This drama is BORING, FLAT, NOTHING SPECIAL.
But happy ending, at the end everybody happy in this drama.
July 29th, 2014 at 6:01 am
Nice soundtrack. Very good story!!!! 🙂
January 10th, 2015 at 5:19 am
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