My Spring Days

My Spring Days
Promotional poster for My Spring Days
Also known as
  • The Spring Days of My Life
  • Springtime of My Life
  • The Spring of My Life
Genre
Written byPark Ji-sook
Directed byLee Jae-dong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerHan Hee
ProducersLee Ho-young
Park Jae-sam
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseSeptember 10 (2014-09-10) –
October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)

My Spring Days (Korean: 내 생애 봄날; RR: Nae Saengae Bomnal; lit. "The Spring Days of My Life") is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Choi Soo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Jang Shin-young.[1][2] It airs on MBC on for 16 episodes beginning September 10, 2014.[3]

The plot uses the concept of cellular memory, a medical hypothesis that recipients' personalities and habits become similar to their donors.[4]

Plot

Lee Bom-yi (Choi Soo-young) was once a terminally ill patient, but she's been given a second chance at life after getting a heart transplant and now lives each day to the fullest. She meets Kang Dong-ha (Kam Woo-sung), the CEO of Hanuiron and a widower with two children who lost his wife to an accident. Bom-yi falls for Dong-ha, not knowing that her donor was Dong-ha's wife.[5][6]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Production

Kam Woo-sung and Choi Soo-young were cast as leads on July 17, 2014.[9]

My Spring Days began filming on August 19 and the first shoot took place in a marketplace in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.[10]

Ratings

The show beat its rivals, SBS My Lovely Girl and KBS2's Iron Man consistently and the show ended with a 10.5% viewer rating in the Seoul National Capital Area, ranking first among the Wednesday-Thursday dramas.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[11] AGB Nielsen[12]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 September 10, 2014 7.5% 8.8% 8.1% 9.8%
2 September 11, 2014 8.3% 10.7% 8.7% 10.4%
3 September 17, 2014 8.2% 10.4% 9.5% 10.5%
4 September 18, 2014 8.1% 10.3% 11.1% 13.3%
5 September 24, 2014 8.7% 11.4% 9.3% 10.0%
6 September 25, 2014 7.7% 10.3% 9.2% 11.0%
7 October 1, 2014 7.8% 11.0% 8.3% 9.5%
8 October 2, 2014 6.3% 8.5% 8.8% 10.1%
9 October 8, 2014 7.6% 10.0% 9.1% 10.3%
10 October 9, 2014 7.7% 10.7% 8.3% 9.3%
11 October 15, 2014 8.3% 11.4% 8.6% 10.0%
12 October 16, 2014 7.5% 9.5% 8.5% 9.4%
13 October 22, 2014 9.3% 11.8% 10.6% 12.2%
14 October 23, 2014 8.9% 12.2% 9.6% 11.2%
15 October 29, 2014 8.3% 11.3% 8.7% 9.9%
16 October 30, 2014 8.1% 10.8% 10.0% 11.1%
Average 8.0% 10.6% 9.2% 10.5%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
MBC Drama Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kam Woo-sung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Choi Soo-young Won
Jang Shin-young Nominated
Best New Actress Choi Soo-young Nominated
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Choi Soo-young Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Park Jin-young (July 20, 2014). "'내 생애 봄날' 수영, 기대보다 우려 더 큰 이유 [TD포커스]". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Soo-young of Girls' Generation Sets Sail on Fledgling Acting Career". The Chosun Ilbo. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and Kam Woo Sung confirmed to star in upcoming MBC drama My Spring Day". Allkpop. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Lee Min-ji (July 17, 2014). '내생애봄날' 감우성-수영 남녀주인공 확정, 연인호흡. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Jin Eun-soo (July 18, 2014). "Leads chosen for My Spring Days". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Ko Hong-ju (June 30, 2014). "SNSD's Sooyoung May Become Lead for Upcoming Drama Spring Days of My Life". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Lee Joon Hyuk Cast in Upcoming Drama My Spring Day". Soompi. July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Erika Kim (July 30, 2014). "Jang Shin Young to Join Gam Woo Sung and SNSD's Sooyoung in Spring Days of My Life". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  9. ^ Jin Eun-soo (July 18, 2014). "Leads chosen for 'My Spring Days'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "Girls' Generation's Sooyoung Reveals Thoughts on First Filming For My Spring Day". Soompi. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  11. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2014.