My Fair Lady (2016 TV series)

My Fair Lady

Promotional Poster

Genre Family

Melodrama

Written by Jun Ho-sung

Directed by Kim Young-jo

Ahn Joon-yong

Starring Heo Jung-eun

Oh Ji-ho

Park Jin-hee

Oh Yoon-ah

Country of origin South Korea

Original language Korean

 No. of episodes 16

Production

Executive producers Lee Gun-jun

Lee Jang-soo

Choi Tae-young

Producers Lee Na-jeong

Lee Young Bum

Running time 60 minutes

Production companies My Fair Lady SPC

Logos Film

Original release

Network KBS2

Release November 16, 2016 –

January 5, 2017

My Fair Lady (Korean: 오 마이 금비; RR: O Mai Geum-bi; lit. Oh My Geum-bi) is

a South Korean television series starring Heo Jung-eun in the title role, with Oh Ji-
ho, Park Jin-hee and Oh Yoon-ah, based on the award-winning[1] screenplay by Jun Ho-
sung. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday from November 16, 2016 to January 5,
2017 on KBS2 at 22:00 KST.[2][3]
Synopsis[edit]
A story about a con-man (Oh Ji-ho) and his daughter (Heo Jung-eun) who suffers
from Niemann–Pick disease[4]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
  Heo Jung-eun as Yoo Geum-bi
 Oh Ji-ho as Mo Hwi-hul
 Park Jin-hee as Go Kang-hee
 Oh Yoon-ah as Yoo Joo-young
Supporting[edit]
People around Hwi-chul[edit]

 Seo Hyun-chul as Kong Gil-ho

 Lee In-hye as Heo Jae-kyung
 Shin Soo-yeon as Eun-soo
 Lee Ji-hoon as Cha Chi-soo
People at Geum-bi's school[edit]

 Park Min-soo as Hwang Jae-ha

o Son Sang-yeon as Jae-ha (17 years old)
 Kang Ji-woo as Hong Shil-ra
 Im Hye-young as Kang Min-ah
 Kim Ki-yun as Goo Mi-ran
People around Kang-hee[edit]

 Kang Sung-jin as Go Joon-pil

 Kim Do-hyun as Choi Jae-jin
 Kim Nan-hwi as Kim Hee-young
Others[edit]

 Kim Dae-jong as Kim Woo-yun

 Gil Hae-yeon as Kim Young-ji
 Jung In-seo as So-hee
 Lee Jong-soo as Ma Sang-soo
 Jason Scott Nelson as Doctor (voice)
 Jung Eui-kap as Jo Sung-gap
 Lee Ho-chul as Choi Moo-guk
 Kim Tae-han as Bae Jong-won
Ratings[edit]
Average TV viewership ratings

Episode # Date TNmS Ratings[5] AGB Nielsen[6]

Nationwide Seoul National

Nationwide Seoul National
Capital Area
 Capital Area
2016
1 November 16, 2016 5.1% 5.4% 5.9% 6.6%
2 November 17, 2016 5.6% 6.6% 6.5% 7.5%
3 November 23, 2016 4.4% 4.6% 5.7%
5.9%
4 November 24, 2016 4.5% 5.2%
5.2%
5 November 30, 2016 4.8% 5.1% 5.5%
6 December 1, 2016 5.0% 5.9% 5.5% 6.4%
7 December 7, 2016 5.6% 6.5% 5.8% 6.7%
8 December 8, 2016 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
5.0%
9 December 14, 2016 5.5% 5.7% 6.4%
10 December 15, 2016 5.6% 5.9% 6.3%
6.6%
11 December 21, 2016 5.6% 6.3% 6.4%
12 December 22, 2016 5.1% 5.3% 7.0% 6.8%
13 December 28, 2016 5.7% 5.9% 6.8% 7.0%
2017
14 January 4, 2017 5.6% 5.8% 6.1% 6.3%
15 January 5, 2017 6.1% 6.7% 7.2% 7.8%
16 January 11, 2017 5.2% 5.9% 5.6% 6.3%
 In the table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
 Note: Episode 14 didn't air as scheduled (Thursday, December 29) due to KBS Song Festival.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, recipient of the award and the result of the
nomination

Year Award Category Recipient Result

2016 30th KBS Drama Excellence Award, Actor in a

Oh Ji-ho Nominated
Awards Miniseries

Excellence Award, Actress in a Park Jin-hee Nominated

Miniseries
 Best Supporting Actress Oh Yoon-ah Nominated

Best Young Actress Heo Jung-eun[7] Won

Oh Ji-ho and Heo Jung-

Best Couple Award Won
eun

Adaptation[edit]
A Turkish adaptation titled Kızım ("My Daughter") was produced by Med Yapım and
aired by TV8 for 34 episodes from September 19, 2018 to May 31, 2019. It
starred Beren Gökyıldız as eight-year-old girl Öykü Tekin Göktürk and Buğra Gülsoy as
her father Demir Göktürk.