• Source: Miss Korea (TV series)

      • Miss Korea (Korean: 미스코리아) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Sung-min, Song Seon-mi, and Lee Ki-woo. It aired for 20 episodes on MBC from December 18, 2013, to February 26, 2014.


      Plot


      Set in the year 1997, a cosmetics company is in bad financial shape during the IMF crisis, so to save the company, Hyung-joon along with his fellow employees attempt to make 25-year-old Ji-young into Miss Korea, a nationwide beauty pageant winner. Back in their high school days, Ji-young was the most beautiful and popular girl on campus, but she now works as an elevator girl.


      Cast




      = Main

      =
      Lee Yeon-hee as Oh Ji-young
      25 years old, "Dream" department store's elevator girl. She was Kim Hyung-joon's junior in high school and his first love.
      Lee Sun-kyun as Kim Hyung-joon
      29 years old, president of ViVi cosmetics, who has huge debt to loan sharks (for his cosmetics factory) and additionally needs money to launch a new developed product of his company - BB cream.
      Lee Mi-sook as Ma Ae-ri
      54 years old, ex-Miss Korea, owner of Queen Beauty Salon, coach of future Miss Korea.
      Lee Sung-min as Jung Seon-saeng
      39 years old, gangster working for a loan shark. He is assigned to Kim Hyung-joon to ensure collecting debt from him. His given name (Seon-saeng) means teacher in Korean. Because of that, his full name sounds like family name with title (teacher Jung).
      Song Seon-mi as Go Hwa-jung
      31 years old, chief researcher of ViVi cosmetics.
      Lee Ki-woo as Lee Yoon
      29 years old, investment agent of M&A company Human Partners Korea. He was Kim Hyung-joon's classmate in high school.


      = Supporting

      =


      Queen Beauty Salon


      Ko Sung-hee as Kim Jae-hee, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon. Daughter of congressman Kim Sung-chul.
      Heo Seung-jae as Yoon Sil-jang, Ma Ae-ri's assistant
      Park Guk-sun as Choi Soo-yeon, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon.
      Kang Tae-oh as Ma Ae-ri's son


      Cherry Beauty Salon


      Hong Ji-min as Yang Choon-ja, owner of Cherry Beauty Salon. Ma Ae-ri's ex-assistant who become her rival.
      Kang Han-na as Im Seon-joo, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.
      Ha Yeon-joo as Shin Sun-young, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.


      ViVi Cosmetics


      Oh Jung-se as Kim Heung-sam, planning director of ViVi cosmetics
      Choi Jae-hwan as Kim Kang-woo, researcher of ViVi cosmetics
      Jo Sang-ki as Kim Kang-shik, director of BaDa cosmetics, Kim Kang-woo's older brother


      Oh Ji-young's family


      Jang Yong as Oh Jong-goo, Oh Ji-young's grandfather
      Jung Kyu-soo as Oh Myun-sang, Oh Ji-young's father
      Jung Suk-yong as Oh Woong-sang, Oh Ji-young's uncle
      Baek Bong-ki as Oh Ji-seok, Oh Ji-young's brother


      "Dream" department store


      Jang Won-young as Department head Park
      Yoo Eun-ho as Jung Eun-ah, "Dream" department store elevator girl
      Kim Ye-won as Lee Young-sun, "Dream" department store elevator girl
      Park Ha-na as Han So-jin, "Dream" department store elevator girl
      Moon Ji-in as Kim Yoo-ra, "Dream" department store elevator girl


      Others


      Go In-beom as congressman Kim Sung-chul, Kim Jae-hee's father
      Im Ye-jin as Go Bong-hee, Kim Hyung-joon's mother
      Jung Seung-kil as President Hwang, loan shark
      Oh Min-ae as Director Choi
      Jung So-min as gas station attendant whom Ma Ae-ri targets to become Miss Korea 1998 (cameo, ep 20)


      Ratings


      In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.


      Original soundtrack




      Awards and nominations




      See also


      Miss Korea


      References




      External links


      Official website (in Korean)
      Miss Korea at MBC Global Media
      Miss Korea at HanCinema
      Miss Korea at IMDb

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