My Girl (2005 TV series)


My Girl is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joon-gi and Park Si-yeon. It aired on SBS from December 14, 2005 to February 2, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series was a hit during its run—it placed number one in its timeslot and reached a peak viewership rating of 24.9%. It also catapulted actors Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook and Lee Joon-gi into Korean Wave stardom.

Synopsis

A native of Jeju Island, Joo Yoo-rin lives with her father, who is addicted to gambling. Because of her father's debts, Yoo-rin has become particularly skilled at lying and grifting. When her father escapes the island to hide from his debtors, Yoo-rin is determined to support herself and clear up the debts. One day, she meets Seol Gong-chan, the sole heir to the L'Avenue Hotel fortune.
To grant his grandfather's dying wish, Gong-chan employs Yoo-rin to act as his grandfather's long-lost granddaughter. Offering a monthly salary plus a bonus, he asks her to do what she does best—to put on an act. Not wishing to lie to a dying man, yet desperate for the money, Yoo-rin takes the offer and starts playing the long-lost granddaughter. Through a strange twist of fate, however, finding his granddaughter makes the grandfather so happy that he makes a complete recovery. Since they have claimed to be cousins, Gong-chan and Yoo-rin are forced to live together under one roof, and as time passes, the attraction between them grows. However, love is forbidden for these two, who must pass as cousins...

Cast

Main

Awards

2005 SBS Drama Awards
2006 SBS Drama Awards
The series aired on GTV in Taiwan in June 2006, followed by a Hong Kong airing in July 2006, and airings in Malaysia on 8TV and Animax Asia that same year.
It began airing in Japan on TV Tokyo on September 6, 2007, and was re-aired on cable channel KNTV from April 9 to March 16, 2009.
It aired in the Philippines on ABS-CBN from May 29 to August 18, 2006. It was re-aired from July 14 to August 15, 2014 on the network's "Kapamilya Gold"
In Sri Lanka, it aired on Swarnawahini under the title Thatu Ahimi Samanali.
In Thailand, it aired on Channel 7 under the tite rạk h̄md cı yạy kal̀xn.

Remake

There have been three remakes of My Girl, produced in Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan.
The Indonesian remake :id:Benci Jadi Cinta|Benci Jadi Cinta starred Nia Ramadhani as Alya, :id:Jonathan Frizzy|Jonathan Frizzy as Reihan, :id:Al Fathir Muchtar|Al Fathir Muchtar as Irfan, and :id:Donita|Donita as Tasha. It aired on RCTI in 2006.
ABS-CBN aired the Philippine remake, also titled My Girl, from May 26 to September 5, 2008. It starred Kim Chiu as Jasmine Estocapio, Gerald Anderson as Julian Abueva, Enchong Dee as Nico Legaspi, and Niña Jose as Anika Ramirez.
Taiwanese network JSTV aired a remake from October 19 to November 1, 2011. Retitled Rainbow Sweetheart, it starred Jimmy Lin as Shao Feng, Cherrie Ying as Peng Xiao Qian, Zou Ting Wei as Xu Kai, and Hou Shu as Luo Ying Ying.