Yeongsimi

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Yeongsimi is Korean animated series produced by . The story is about innocent but zany adolescent girl Young-sim's normal life. The original version was a comic book first produced in 1990, and after that it was broadcast on KBS in the same year. The popular video version has 13 episodes in total. Young-sim is a representative character of the early 1990s.

A novel version was made in 2004, followed by a musical which has been performed since 2008.

Plot[]

Young-sim is a fourteen-year-old girl who has a round face, round eyes and a pony tail. Her boyfriend Wang Gyeong-tae follows her incessantly. He is considered ugly and stammers when he speaks, but he deeply loves Young-sim. Young-sim treats Gyeong-tae coldly. However, Young-sim displays considerable jealousy upon discovering Gyeong-tae was with another girl. Her mean best friend and her sister Sun-sim add humor to the story.[1]

Novel[]

In the novel version, Bae Geum-taek modernized the setting from 1990's Korea to that of 2004. Otherwise the plot is unchanged.

Episodes List[]

Episode # Subtitle Broadcast Date
1 Yeongsimi's Dream Oct, 5th, 1990
2 Class President Election Oct, 12th, 1990
3 Exam Oct, 19th, 1990
4 Quiz Oct, 26th, 1990
5 Sunsimi's Birthday Nov, 2nd, 1990
6 Camping Nov, 9th, 1990
7 Life is short, and art is long Nov, 16th, 1990
8 Superstition Nov, 23rd, 1990
9 Star Prince Nov, 30th, 1990
10 I Want to Know Dec, 7th, 1990
11 Kyung Tae! Dec, 14th, 1990
12 Boot Camp Dec, 21st, 1990
13 Mom, Dad, I Love You Dec, 28th, 1990

References[]

  1. ^ Naver encyclopedia Youngsim
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