Modern Farmer (TV series)

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Modern Farmer
Modernfarmerposter.jpg
Promotional poster for Modern Farmer
GenreRomance
Comedy
Family
Written byKim Ki-ho
Directed byOh Jin-suk
StarringLee Hong-gi
Park Min-woo
Lee Si-eon
Kwak Dong-yeon
Lee Ha-nui
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerSon Jung-hyun
ProducerLee Hee-soo
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time60 minutes
Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST)
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseOctober 18 (2014-10-18) –
December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27)
Chronology
Preceded byGlorious Day
Followed byThe Family Is Coming
External links
Website

Modern Farmer (Korean: 모던파머; RR: Modeonpameo) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi, Park Min-woo, Lee Si-eon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Ha-nui.[1] It aired on SBS from October 18 to December 21, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 20 episodes.[2]

Plot[]

Members of rock band Excellent Souls (ExSo) decide to give up their life in Seoul and move to a small town in the countryside to farm the land that Lee Min-ki's grandmother left to him upon her death. When Min-ki gets there, he learns that the village leader is his first love, Kang Yoon-hee.[3]

Cast[]

  • Lee Hong-gi as Lee Min-ki[4][5]
  • Park Min-woo as Kang Hyeok
  • Lee Si-eon as Yoo Han-cheol
  • Kwak Dong-yeon as Han Ki-joon
  • Lee Ha-nui as Kang Yoon-hee[6]
  • Lee Han-wi as Kang Young-sik
  • Lee Il-hwa as Yoon Hye-jung
  • Kim Jae-hyun as Park Hong-gu[7]
  • Hwang Jae-won as Kang Min-ho
  • Kim Byung-ok as Han In-ki
  • Park Jin-joo as Han Sang-eun
  • Jo Sang-gun as Park Deuk-chool
  • Kim Bu-seon as Lee Yong-nyeo
  • Seo Dong-won as Park Sang-deuk
  • Kwon Mina as Lee Soo-yeon[8][9]
  • Park Young-soo as Hwang Man-gu
  • Oh Young-shil as Kim Soon-boon
  • Jo Woo-ri as Hwang Yi-ji
  • Kim Ju-hyeon as Song Hwa-ran
  • Jung Shi-ah as Yoo Mi-young
  • Jang Seo-hee as Choi Eun-woo
  • Han Bo-reum as Han Yoo-na
  • Yoo Ji-yeon as Yoon Mi-ja
  • Kim Won-hae as Doksa ("poisonous snake")
  • Kim Ji-eun as Mi-na
  • Nam Myung-ryul as Hospital director Kang
  • Lee Do-kyung as Assemblyman Kim
  • --- as Assemblyman Kim's assistant
  • Ryu Hye-rin as High school girl (ep 1)
  • Jung Kyu-soo as Physician
  • Choi Jong-hoon as Village head of Sangdurok-ri (ep 5)
  • Shim Kwon-ho as Wrestling athlete from Sangdurok-ri (ep 5)
  • Lee Do-yeon as Bong-ryun
  • Park Wan-kyu as President of Rock Club
  • Kim Byung-chul as Han-cheol's boss

Ratings[]

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 October 18, 2014 4.8% 5.2% 4.3% 4.9%
2 October 19, 2014 4.9% 5.3% 5.2% 5.6%
3 October 25, 2014 4.5% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2%
4 October 26, 2014 5.3% 6.1% 5.4% 6.5%
5 November 1, 2014 5.6% 6.6% 5.1% 5.8%
6 November 2, 2014 5.4% 6.4% 6.3% 7.1%
7 November 8, 2014 3.9% 4.5% 4.6% 5.2%
8 November 9, 2014 4.6% 4.9% 5.0% 5.4%
9 November 15, 2014 4.3% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5%
10 November 16, 2014 4.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.9%
11 November 22, 2014 3.6% 4.0% 4.3% 4.7%
12 November 23, 2014 4.5% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6%
13 November 29, 2014 3.7% 4.6% 4.3% 4.5%
14 November 30, 2014 3.6% 4.4% 4.0% 4.2%
15 December 6, 2014 4.3% 5.0% 4.4% 4.5%
16 December 7, 2014 3.9% 4.3% 4.1% 4.9%
17 December 13, 2014 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 4.4%
18 December 14, 2014 3.8% 4.6% 4.2% 5.2%
19 December 20, 2014 2.8% 3.5% 3.6% 4.6%
20 December 27, 2014 3.4% 4.2% 4.0% 4.1%
Average 4.2% 4.8% 4.6% 5.1%

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Lee Ha-nui Nominated
Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special Lee Il-hwa Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Jones, Julie (16 July 2014). "The Stars in Modern Farmer Give Up On The Glamorous Life". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  2. ^ Lee, Min-ji (14 October 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Apologizes to EXO Fans for Using ExSo as Drama Group Name". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  3. ^ "Modern Farmer Releases Stills of Lee Hongki and His New Farm Fashion". Soompi. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Kim, Hyung-woo (7 July 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Cast as Lead of Upcoming Drama Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  5. ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (15 October 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Films Water Torture Scene for Five Hours". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  6. ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (22 July 2014). "Honey Lee to Star as FT Island Lee Hong Gi's First Love in Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  7. ^ Kim, Hyung-woo (10 July 2014). "N Flying's Jae Hyun Cast in Drama Modern Farmer Before His Debut". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  8. ^ An, So-hyoun (11 July 2014). "AOA's Mina Cast as Lead in Drama Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  9. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (16 July 2014). "AOA's Mina cast in Modern Farmer". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  10. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  11. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-18.

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