Series synopsis
Miss Korea, also known as 미스코리아 is a South Korean drama comedy television series that premiered on MBC on December 18, 2013. It ended on February 26, 2014. It was created by Seo Sook-hyang, Kwon Seok-jang. It stars Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Mi-sook and Lee Sung-min.
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 is the former high school beauty queen who has grown up to be nothing more an an elevator girl. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung Joon is an employee of the cosmetics company and will lead the efforts to turn Oh Ji Young into Miss Korea to save his company.
Premise
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 is the former high school beauty queen who has grown up to be nothing more an an elevator girl. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung Joon 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 and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Yeon-hee as Oh Ji-young
- Lee Sun-kyun as Kim Hyung-joon
- Lee Mi-sook as Ma Ae-ri
- Lee Sung-min as Teacher Jung
- Ko Sung-hee as Kim Jae-hee
- Lee Ki-woo as Lee Yoon
- Oh Jung-se as Kim Heung-sam
- Kang Han-na as Im Sun-joo
Supporting cast
- Ha Yeon-joo as Shin Sun-young
- Park Ha-na as Han So-jin
- Moon Ji-in as Kim Yoo-ra
- Choi Sung-hee as [Would-be Miss Korea]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | December 18, 2013 | February 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Hyungjun Kim is chased by loan sharks due to his failing cosmetics company. Jiyoung Oh struggles to keep her elevator girl job. |
December 18, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 19, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 25, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 18, 2013 |
| Last aired | February 26, 2014 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 22:00:00 |