Difference between revisions of "Goodbye Solo"

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Details

Title: 굿바이솔로 / Goodbye Solo
Also known as: Good Bye, Solo (KBS Global)
Genre: Period Drama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2006-03-01 to 2006-04-20
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

This drama attempts to send a message that any human being is beautiful by just existing in this world. People's desire to have their say in everything, to succeed and to be beautiful stems from their deep-rooted disbelief in themselves. They are unable to love themselves the way they are. The underlying reason of the loss of interest in life is the disappointment with people. But even those who get disappointed with other human beings are negligent in loving their own selves.

The main character, Kim Min-ho was born into a family of a business tycoon but his family turned away from him because he was an illegitimate child. While having a hard time because of her mother's re-marriages, Chung Soo-hee falls in love with Min-ho, who turns out to be a friend of her boyfriend, Yoo Ji-ahn. Frivolous Choi Mi-ree loves timid gangster Kang Ho-chul, and agonizes a lot over her lack of self-confidence. Oh Young-suk calls herself "crazy" and disguises herself in a lie. All these people are linked together by the mute owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, an old woman named Mi-young.

Source: KBS Global

Cast

Chung Jung Myung as Min-ho
Yoon So Yi as Soo-hee
Lee Jae Ryong as Ho-chul
Kim Min Hee as Mi-ri
Lee Han as Ji-ahn
Bae Jong Ok as Young-Suk
Na Moon Hee as Mi-young

Production Credits

Producer: Hong Sung Duk (홍성덕)
Director: Ki Min Soo (기민수), Hwang In Hyuk (황인혁)
Writer: Noh Hee Kyung (노희경)

Episode Ratings

The ratings for episode 9 were not among the daily Top20 ranking. The figures given in brackets are the ratings for the 20th place. A news article at naver mentions a 9.6% rating for episode 9.

date	episode	nationwide	seoul area
2006-03-01	ep. 1	20.1% (2nd)	19.7% (4th)
2006-03-02	ep. 2	12.5% (12th)	12.7% (12th)
2006-03-08	ep. 3	11.3% (12th)	11.4% (13th)
2006-03-09	ep. 4	11.9% (13th)	12.4% (14th)
2006-03-15	ep. 5	11.8% (14th)	11.9% (13th)
2006-03-16	ep. 6	12.4% (14th)	13.0% (13th)
2006-03-22	ep. 7	11.7% (12th)	11.7% (13th)
2006-03-23	ep. 8	11.3% (15th)	11.4% (16th)
2006-03-29	ep. 9	(<10.3%)	(<10.2%)
2006-03-30	ep. 10	10.2% (20th)	10.5% (17th)
2006-04-05	ep. 11	11.0% (13th)	11.1% (12th)
2006-04-06	ep. 12	11.8% (10th)	11.7% (11th)
2006-04-12	ep. 13	9.9% (15th)	9.7% (16th)
2006-04-13	ep. 14	11.8% (10th)	12.1% (10th)
2006-04-19	ep. 15	10.8% (16th)	10.7% (15th)
2006-04-20	ep. 16	12.5% (11th)	12.9% (9th)
average		(<11.9%)	(<12.0%)

Source: TNS Media Korea

External Links

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 *'''Also known as:''' Good Bye, Solo (KBS Global)
 *'''Genre:''' Period Drama
-*'''Episodes:''' 16(?)
+*'''Episodes:''' 16
 *'''Broadcast network:''' KBS2
-*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-03-01 to 2006-06-??
+*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-03-01 to 2006-04-20
 *'''Air time:''' Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
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 The main character, Kim Min-ho was born into a family of a business tycoon but his family turned away from him because he was an illegitimate child. While having a hard time because of her mother's re-marriages, Chung Soo-hee falls in love with Min-ho, who turns out to be a friend of her boyfriend, Yoo Ji-ahn. Frivolous Choi Mi-ree loves timid gangster Kang Ho-chul, and agonizes a lot over her lack of self-confidence. Oh Young-suk calls herself "crazy" and disguises herself in a lie. All these people are linked together by the mute owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, an old woman named Mi-young.
-Source: KBS Global
+Source: [http://contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php?contentsUid=78 KBS Global]
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Bae Jong Ok]] as Young-Suk
 *[[Na Moon Hee]] as Mi-young
-Kim Min-ho:
-A high school classmate of Mi-ri's, Min-ho works as a waiter at the cafe "Sky." This outgoing, mischievous and talkative guy looks shallow on the outside, but deep inside he has a heart of gold. Three years ago he left his home and family – his father, who owns a construction business, his successful older brother, and his beautiful mother.
-Chung Soo-hee:
-Soo-hee thinks of herself as cold-hearted and selfish, but in reality she is enthusiastic about everything she does, though a bit dull in love. She has no control of her strong feelings for Min-ho.
-Choi Mi-ri:
-Cheerful, outgoing and passionate, Mi-ri is Min-ho's first love. She owns the cafe "Sky" and sometimes models for Soo-hee's works.
-Kang Ho-chul:
-Despite his small frame, Ho-chul used to be an unrivaled gangster in his neighborhood because he thought being a bad guy was fun and manly. But now he is determined to live his life properly.
-Yoo Ji-ahn:
-A boyfriend of Soo-hee's, Ji-ahn is smart and savvy. He lives with Min-ho and has earned trust from Min-ho's father's firm. He thinks that betrayal is not a problem as long as he can alleviate the financial woes of his mute parents and younger brother.
 ==Production Credits==
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 *'''Writer:''' [[Noh Hee Kyung]] (노희경)
-==TV Ratings==
+==Episode Ratings==
+The ratings for episode 9 were not among the daily Top20 ranking. The figures given in brackets are the ratings for the 20th place. A [http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=111&article_id=0000030644&section_id=106&menu_id=106 news article at naver] mentions a 9.6% rating for episode 9.
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-| 2006-03-23 || ep. 8 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
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-| 2006-04-05 || ep. 11 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
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-| 2006-04-06 || ep. 12 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
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 |- align=center
-| 2006-04-12 || ep. 13 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
+| 2006-04-12 || ep. 13 || 9.9% (15th) || 9.7% (16th)
 |- align=center
-| 2006-04-13 || ep. 14 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
+| 2006-04-13 || ep. 14 || 11.8% (10th) || 12.1% (10th)
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-| 2006-04-19 || ep. 15 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
+| 2006-04-19 || ep. 15 || 10.8% (16th) || 10.7% (15th)
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-| 2006-04-20 || ep. 16 || ??.?% (?th) || ??.?% (?th)
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-! colspan=2 | average || ??.?% || ??.?%
+! colspan=2 | average || (<11.9%) || (<12.0%)
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 Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ TNS Media Korea]
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 *[http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/goodbyesolo/ Official Website] ( [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/goodbyesolo/about/staff/ staff], [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/goodbyesolo/about/cast/ cast], [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/goodbyesolo/view/preview/ preview], [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/goodbyesolo/view/view/ vod] )
 *[http://contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php?contentsUid=78 KBS Global]
+*[http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/005601.html Article: ''"Welcome To Life, Noh Hee-Kyung's 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)"'' (twitch, 2006-03-30)]
+*[http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200602/kt2006022417020511690.htm Article: ''"Drama Breaks From the Traditional"'' (The Korea Times, 2006-02-24)]
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