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Directed by Jang Ki-hong Final episode date 2 May 2002 Number of episodes 16 | 4.1/5 DramaFever Written by Lee Hee-myung First episode date 13 March 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Jang NaraJang HyukHan Eun-jungYoon Tae-youngChoo Ja-hyunRyu Soo-young Awards PaekSang Arts Award for Best New Actress in Television Cast Jang Na‑ra, Jang Hyuk, Han Eun‑jung, Ryu Soo‑young, Choo Ja‑hyun Similar My Love Patzzi, Fated to Love You, Stained Glass, Fashion 70's, Get Karl! Oh Soo‑jung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successful Story of a Bright Girl (Hangul: 명랑소녀 성공기; RR: Myeongrangsonyeo Seonggonggi) is a 2002 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Jang Hyuk, Han Eun-jung and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on SBS from March 13 to May 2, 2002 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series recorded a peak viewership rating of 42.6%.
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Plot
Cha Yang-soon (Jang Na-ra) is a simple girl living in the countryside with her grandmother. She spends most of her time dreaming of someday meeting her Prince Charming; in her fantasy, she saves him from harm with her martial arts skills, and they live happily ever after. Han Gi-tae (Jang Hyuk) is the spoiled and arrogant president of a successful makeup company, Snowy Cosmetics. While in the country on business, Gi-tae goes parachuting and accidentally falls straight into Yang-soon's outdoor bathtub while she's taking a bath, and it's hate at first sight for the two.
Soon, dire circumstances impel Yang-soon to move to the city in search of a job that will allow her to settle her parents' massive financial debts. To earn all the necessary cash, she becomes a maid for a wealthy family and moves into their house. At her new job, she comes face-to-face with Gi-tae, who happens to be one of her employers. At first Yang-soon has trouble adjusting to city life; she gets bullied at school and doesn't get along with Gi-tae's girlfriend Yoon Na-hee (Han Eun-jung). But she soon makes friends with siblings Song Seok-gu (Yoon Tae-young) and Hwang Bo-bae (Choo Ja-hyun); Bo-bae becomes her best friend, and Seok-gu seems attracted to her. Also, the short-tempered Gi-tae slowly warms up to her as Yang-soon teaches him a thing or two about manners with her folksy, down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach to life.
But things take a serious turn when Gi-tae, the heir of the family business, finds himself betrayed by a pair of duplicitous family members: his rival and cousin Oh Joon-tae (Ryu Soo-young), and Joon-tae's father. Their behind-the-scenes intrigues lead to Gi-tae's professional downfall. Distraught by the situation and suddenly penniless, Gi-tae has no one to turn to except Yang-soon. She teaches him to stand on his own two feet, and with hard work and creativity, gain back everything he's lost.
Cast
Awards
2002 SBS Drama Awards
2003 Baeksang Arts Awards
Remake
A 2011 Taiwanese remake titled Sunny Girl (陽光天使; lit. "Sunshine Angel") starred Rainie Yang and Wu Chun in the lead roles.
An Indonesian remake was titled I Love You, Boss!.