Thank You (TV series)

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Thank You
Promotional poster for Thank You
Genre
Written byLee Kyung-hee
Directed byLee Jae-dong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Production companySidusHQ/The Film
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseMarch 21 (2007-03-21) –
May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)

Thank You (Korean: 고맙습니다; RR: Gomapseupnida) is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Gong Hyo-jin, Seo Shin-ae, Shin Sung-rok and Shin Goo.[1] It aired on MBC from March 21 to May 10, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

The

single mother and her HIV-positive daughter.[2]

Synopsis

Doctor Min Gi-seo (

single mother. Young-shin has always been mum about Bom's paternity, but in the small community of Pureun-do, rumors are rife that the father is Choi Seok-hyun (Shin Sung-rok), son of the richest woman (Kang Boo-ja) in town. Seok-hyun currently resides in Seoul with his fiancée (Kim Sung-eun
), until work-related matters take him back to the island for the first time in a decade. Upon seeing Young-shin again, Seok-hyun had no idea that she'd had a child, and doesn't believe her assertions that Bom isn't his. As their paths continue to cross, he becomes jealous of Gi-seo and realizes that he isn't quite over her. Meanwhile, to keep an eye on Bom, Gi-seo decides to rent a room at Young-shin's house. At first he mocks the seemingly backward, rural day-to-day life on Pureun-do, but as he observes the Lee family and their constant kindness and selflessness at close quarters, Gi-seo finds himself slowly changing and falling in love with Young-shin. But when the townspeople later learn that Bom has HIV, they must all deal with the fear and discrimination that follows.

Cast

  • Jang Hyuk as Min Gi-seo
  • Gong Hyo-jin as Lee Young-shin
  • Seo Shin-ae as Lee Bom, Young-shin's daughter
  • Shin Sung-rok as Choi Seok-hyun
  • Shin Goo as Mr. Lee / Lee Byung-gook, Young-shin's grandfather
  • Kang Boo-ja as Kang Gook-ja, Seok-hyun's mother
  • Kim Sung-eun as Seo Eun-hee, Seok-hyun's fiancée
  • Ryu Seung-soo as Oh Jong-soo, local doctor of Pureun-do Public Health Center
  • Jo Mi-ryung as Park So-ran, nurse
  • Kim Ha-kyun as Park Taek-dong, shopkeeper
  • Jeon Won-joo as Song Chang-ja, neighbor with a crush on Mr. Lee
  • Kim Ki-bang as Song Doo-seob, Chang-ja's son
  • Kil Yong-woo as Min Joon-ho, Gi-seo's father
  • Hong Yeo-jin as Kang Hye-jung, Gi-seo's mother
  • Yoo Min-ho as Lee Young-woo, Young-shin's brother
  • Yang Hyun-woo as Choi Young-joo, Seok-hyun's nephew
  • Yoo Yeon-mi as Bo-ram, Bom's friend
  • Choi Kang-hee as Cha Ji-min, Gi-seo's girlfriend (cameo, ep 1)
  • Kim Soo-ro as Dr. Oh's photographer brother (cameo, ep 16)
  • Um Hyo-sup (cameo, ep 12-13)

Production

Jang Hyuk reportedly studied the 1998 film Christmas in August in preparation for his role. He said at the press conference, "I want to delicately express a man who is transformed by love. [...] This drama deals with the disease HIV/AIDS, but it is also a story of hope and miracles."[2]

Jang and Gong Hyo-jin previously starred together in the 2001 film Volcano High. This was also Gong's second collaboration with writer Lee Kyung-hee, after the 2003 drama Sang Doo! Let's Go to School.

Choi Kang-hee, who made a cameo appearance in episode 1, was dating director Lee Jae-dong at the time (they had previously worked together on the 2004 drama Sweet Buns).[3]

Director Lee Jae-dong spent weeks searching for the ideal shooting location for the fictional Pureun-do ("Blue Island"). He settled on Jeungdo, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, which is located on the Korean east coast. Young-shin and Bom's house in the TV series was specifically chosen by Lee, and renovations were made to the house with permission from the town residents.[3]

Reception

Compared to its competition in the same timeslot,

KBS2) and Witch Yoo Hee (SBS), Thank You premiered quietly to little hype or pre-show buzz due to lead actor Jang Hyuk's draft-dodging scandal. But it unexpectedly rose to number one in its timeslot, making Jang's comeback a success.[4][5][6]

Apart from the cast and writer

AIDS patients and other underprivileged members of our society."[7]

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-03-21 1 12.6% (10th) 13.2% (10th)
2007-03-22 2 14.6% (9th) 15.6% (7th)
2007-03-28 3 13.7% (10th) 14.9% (8th)
2007-03-29 4 15.3% (9th) 15.3% (8th)
2007-04-04 5 13.4% (10th) 14.1% (9th)
2007-04-05 6 15.4% (10th) 16.3% (8th)
2007-04-11 7 14.6% (8th) 15.8% (7th)
2007-04-12 8 16.2% (7th) 17.0% (6th)
2007-04-18 9 16.0% (7th) 17.3% (7th)
2007-04-19 10 17.2% (4th) 18.4% (3rd)
2007-04-25 11 17.1% (5th) 17.7% (6th)
2007-04-26 12 16.8% (5th) 17.2% (4th)
2007-05-02 13 17.4% (5th) 18.3% (3rd)
2007-05-03 14 21.2% (2nd) 24.0% (2nd)
2007-05-09 15 18.5% (4th) 19.5% (4th)
2007-05-10 16 19.2% (3rd) 20.6% (3rd)
Average 16.2% 17.2%

Source: TNmS Media Korea

Awards

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 Amnesty International 10th Special Media Award (2007) Thank you Won
2007 Blue Media Award hosted by the Korean Women's Association Family Award Won [8]
2007 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Gong Hyo-jin Won [9]
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jang Hyuk Won
Best Young Actress Seo Shin-ae Won
2008
44th Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best TV Screenplay Lee Kyung-hee Won

Remake

A Chinese remake titled Angel's Happiness (天使的幸福) aired in 2017, starring Ming Dao and Cecilia Liu.

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel LaLaTV in 2008, followed by reruns on terrestrial network TV Tokyo.[10]

On defunct channel

Q Channel 11
Philippines Aired This Drama at Middle of 2010

It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 every Saturday and Sunday at 9.15 a.m. starting from July 3, 2010.[11]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Ji-won (March 14, 2007). "MBC 새 수목드라마 <고맙습니다> 제작발표회". Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "First Script In Three Yrs: "Like When I first Started..."". The Dong-a Ilbo. March 15, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Thank You, a new MBC TV series". MBC Global Media. February 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. Hancinema
    . May 11, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (December 30, 2007). "Actor Jang Hyuk to Marry in June". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  6. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (February 10, 2008). "Actor Jang Hyuk Becomes Father". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Korean Drama Wins Amnesty International Award". KBS World. December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Minwoo". www.womenlink.or.kr. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "2007 MBC Drama Awards". iMBC.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "「ありがとうございます」ドラマナビ Navigation of Thank you for the miracle｜韓国ドラマ｜LaLa TV [ララ・ティービー]". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "เรื่องย่อ ขอขอบคุณจากดวงใจ (Thank You)". Kapook.com (in Thai). July 2, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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