My Mister
My Mister | |
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Also known as | My Ahjussi |
Hangul | 나의 아저씨 |
Revised Romanization | Naui Ajeossi |
Genre | Drama |
Created by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Park Hae-young[1] |
Directed by | Kim Won-seok[1] |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Park Ji-hyun |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Chorokbaem Media |
Distributor | tvN |
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Original network | tvN |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | March 21 May 17, 2018 | –
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Production website |
My Mister (Korean: 나의 아저씨; RR: Naui Ajeossi) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Ji-eun. The series was directed by Kim Won-seok, written by Park Hae-young and produced by Chorokbaem Media. It aired on tvN from March 21 to May 17, 2018, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST) time slot.[2][3][4]
The drama received critical acclaim, winning Best Drama at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Synopsis[]
My Mister tells us the story of three middle-aged brothers, who are enduring the weight of their lives, and a strong, cold woman, who has been living a hard life of her own, as they come together in healing each other's past scars.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Lee Sun-kyun as Park Dong-hoon[1]
- The second oldest of the three brothers. He works as an structural engineer and always has a safety-first approach to life. He is quiet and stoic, but also goes all in for the people he loves.
- Lee Ji-eun (IU) as Lee Ji-an[1]
- Kim Gyu-ri as child Ji-an
- A woman who is enduring many hardships in life. She is tasked by her boss who runs a company she is temporarily working for to discover Park Dong-hoon's weaknesses, but she soon ends up falling for his warm charms and learns to trust someone for the first time.
Supporting[]
Dong-hoon's family[]
- Go Doo-shim as Byun Yo-soon[5]
- A loving mother with three sons who worries about her eldest living apart from his family, and her youngest, who has yet to get married despite being over 40.
- [6] as Park Sang-hoon
- Dong-hoon's eldest brother. He is a middle-aged man who was fired from his job and then ran two failing businesses, which ended up in him being chased out of his own home. Though he has to live under his mother's roof, he's a romanticist at heart who always thinks about ways to find happiness.
- Song Sae-byeok as Park Ki-hoon[1]
- Dong-hoon's younger brother. He was once seen as a genius director because an independent film he shot when he was twenty was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. However, 20 years have passed since his glory days. He has yet to successfully launch his career as a movie director.
- Lee Ji-ah as Kang Yoon-hee,[7] Park Dong-hoon's wife, who is having an affair with Do Joon-young, her husband's boss who is younger than him.
- [8] as Jo Ae-ryun.
Lee Ji-an's family[]
- as Lee Bong-ae: Lee Ji-an's deaf grandmother.
People around Lee Ji-an[]
- Jang Ki-yong as Lee Kwang-il[9]
- A loan shark, who liked Ji-an when he was young.
- Ahn Seung-gyun as Song Ki-bum[10]
- Ji-an's best friend.
- as Choon-dae: Kwang-il's partner.
People in the company[]
- [11] as Do Joon-young
- Dong-hoon's college junior and Ji-an's boss, currently working as a CEO.
- Shin Goo as Chairman Jang Hoe-jang
- as Executive Director Yoon Sang-tae
- Seo Hyun-woo as Head of Section Seo
- as Kim Dae-ri
- as Yeo Hyung-kyu
- [12] as Jung Chae-ryung
- Dong-hoon and Ji-an's co-worker.
Extended[]
- Kwon Na-ra as Choi Yoo-ra[13]
- A movie actress, and Park Ki-hoon's love interest.
- Park Hae-joon as Gyum-duk
- Dong-hoon's friend and has dated Jung-hee in the past.
- Oh Na-ra as Jung-hee
- Owner of Jung-hee's Bar, friends with Dong-hoon.
- as Director Jung Chang-mo
- Park Soo-young as Je-cheol
Production[]
- The first script reading was held on December 18, 2017.[14]
- On February 19, 2018, it was confirmed that Na Moon-hee has dropped out of the drama due to schedule conflicts and was replaced by Go Doo-shim.[5]
- On February 28, 2018, it was confirmed that Oh Dal-su was removed from the drama following allegations of sexual abuse[15] and was replaced by Park Ho-san.[16]
Original soundtrack[]
My Mister OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | May 18, 2018 |
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Language | Korean |
Label | Stone Music Entertainment |
Reception[]
The drama received critical acclaim for its screenplay and direction. The cast similarly received praise for their performances, which viewers called 'life work' for all of the actors.[17][18]
Viewership[]
This series airs on tvN, a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). The drama was a critical and commercial success, consistently topping the cable television viewership ratings in its time slot. Its final episode recorded a 7.352% nationwide audience share according to Nielsen paid platform making the episode one of the highest rated in Korean cable television history.[18] My Mister drew a solid average viewership rating of 5% for a cable TV show and topped the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings,[19] as well as the TV popularity ranking, six times during its nine week run.[20]
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 0.867 | 0.846 | 0.743 | 0.719 | 0.818 | 0.925 | 0.981 | 1.148 | 1.054 | 1.233 | 0.950 | 1.260 | 1.269 | 1.364 | 1.322 | 1.600 | 1.069 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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AGB Nielsen[22] | TNmS | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
1 | March 21, 2018 | 3.923% | 4.467% | 4.6% |
2 | March 22, 2018 | 4.133% | 4.786% | 4.1% |
3 | March 28, 2018 | 3.373% | 4.102% | 3.9% |
4 | March 29, 2018 | 3.611% | 3.851% | 4.3% |
5 | April 4, 2018 | 3.936% | 4.838% | 3.7% |
6 | April 5, 2018 | 4.038% | 4.468% | 4.6% |
7 | April 11, 2018 | 4.487% | 5.234% | 4.7% |
8 | April 12, 2018 | 5.313% | 5.671% | 4.6% |
9 | April 18, 2018 | 4.803% | 5.413% | 3.8% |
10 | April 19, 2018 | 5.824% | 6.472% | 5.6% |
11 | April 25, 2018 | 4.965% | 5.926% | 4.6% |
12 | April 26, 2018 | 6.035% | 6.572% | 5.5% |
13 | May 9, 2018 | 5.635% | 6.227% | 5.3% |
14 | May 10, 2018 | 6.468% | 7.374% | 5.5% |
15 | May 16, 2018 | 5.819% | 6.221% | 5.7% |
16 | May 17, 2018 | 7.352% | 8.170% | 7.2% |
Average | 4.982% | 5.612% | 4.9% | |
Special | May 3, 2018 | 3.187% | 4.008% | 3.0% |
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Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama | My Mister | Nominated | [23] |
Best Screenplay | Park Hae-young | Nominated | |||
6th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize | Lee Sun-kyun | Nominated | [24][25] | |
Best Production Director | Kim Won-seok | Won | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Ji-eun | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Won | |||
Best New Actor | Jang Ki-yong | Won | |||
K-Star Award, Actress | Lee Ji-eun | Nominated | |||
2nd The Seoul Awards | Grand Prize (Drama) | My Mister | Won | [26][27] | |
Best Actor | Lee Sun-kyun | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Jang Ki-yong | Nominated | |||
MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | OST Award | "Adult" | Nominated | [28] | |
31st Korean Broadcasting Writers’ Awards | Writer Award (Drama Division) | Park Hae-young | Won | [29] | |
2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | My Mister | Won | [30] |
Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Lee Sun-kyun | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Lee Ji-eun | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Oh Na-ra | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Kwon Nara | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Park Hae-young | Won |
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External links[]
- Official website (in Korean)
- My Mister at IMDb
- My Mister at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- My Mister at Chorokbaem Media (in Korean)
- Korean-language television shows
- TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas
- 2018 South Korean television series debuts
- Television series by Studio Dragon
- Television series by Chorokbaem Media
- 2018 South Korean television series endings