My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho | |
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Also known as | My Girlfriend Is a Nine Tailed Fox |
Genre |
Romance Comedy Fantasy |
Written by |
Hong Jung-eun Hong Mi-ran |
Directed by | Boo Sung-chul |
Starring |
Lee Seung-gi Shin Min-a |
Music by |
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Ending theme | "Fox Rain" by Lee Sun-hee |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Choi Moon-seok (SBS) |
Producers |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | 11 August 30 September 2010 | –
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho ( Korean: 내 여자친구는 구미호; Hanja: 내 女子親舊는 九尾狐; RR: Nae Yeojachinguneun Gumiho; also known as My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox) is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-a. [1] It aired on SBS from August 11 to September 30, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes. [2] [3]
Cha Dae-woong ( Lee Seung-Gi) is a normal college student, with ambitions of becoming an action star. One day, he accidentally releases a gumiho ( Shin Min-ah), a legendary fox with nine tails who was sealed inside a painting by Samshin Grandmother (三神). Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho giving him her "fox bead" (여우 구슬). When Dae-woong awakes and meets a mysterious and very beautiful girl, he initially treats her as eccentric or mentally ill, before she discloses that she is actually a gumiho in human form. According to myth, gumihos eat men's livers, so Dae-woong is scared out of his wits, and the gumiho takes advantage of his fear by sticking by his side. He names her "Mi-ho," and keeps her happy by buying her beef and hiding her true identity. Mi-ho wants nothing more than to become human, so they strike a deal: she'll lend him her mystical fox bead so that with his increased speed and strength, he'll be able to do difficult stunts, and in exchange he'll help her become human. As time passes, they get to know each other better and Dae-woong is charmed by how Mi-ho looks at the world with childlike wonder.
Park Dong-joo ( No Min-woo), a half-human, half-supernatural being, whose cover identity is a working veterinarian. Dong-joo tells Mi-ho that she'll be able to turn human if she follows these instructions: She must drink Dong-joo's blood then place her fox bead inside a human's body for 100 days. Once she does this, her supernatural self will start to die, gradually. Her gumiho energy will slowly empty away while her bead will live in the human for 100 days and take in his energy. And when she reclaims her bead, she will become human. Mi-ho happily complies, and Dae-woong accepts her bead.
However, Dong-joo deliberately withheld the information that this process will result in the human's death. Mi-ho and Dae-woong thus fall in love without knowing the consequences of fulfilling her goal: in 100 days, Dae-woong will die if Mi-ho becomes fully human, but Mi-ho will die if the bead isn't returned. [4] [5]
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 2010 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Hook Entertainment |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | ""Losing My Mind" (정신이 나갔었나봐)" | Lee Seung-Gi | 4:12 |
2. | ""From Now on I Love You" (지금부터 사랑해)" | Lee Seung-Gi | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "The Person I Loved (미호 Theme)" | Lee Seul-bi | 3:39 |
2. | "Ooh La La" | Kim Gun-mo | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Sha La La" | Shin Min-a | 3:35 |
2. | "I Can Give You All (다 줄 수 있어)" | Shin Min-a | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Love Theme (둘이 하나)" | Lyn, GB9 | 3:32 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Losing My Mind" | Lee Seung Gi | 3:07 |
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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2010-08-11 | 1 | 12.7% (6th) | 13.0% (6th) |
2010-08-12 | 2 | 12.6% (8th) | 13.1% (8th) |
2010-08-18 | 3 | 14.6% (6th) | 14.9% (6th) |
2010-08-19 | 4 | 14.1% (7th) | 14.0% (7th) |
2010-08-25 | 5 | 14.0% (6th) | 14.1% (6th) |
2010-08-26 | 6 | 14.2% (8th) | 14.1% (8th) |
2010-09-01 | 7 | 13.4% (9th) | 13.4% (9th) |
2010-09-02 | 8 | 13.4% (12th) | 13.6% (12th) |
2010-09-08 | 9 | 13.2% (9th) | 12.8% (9th) |
2010-09-09 | 10 | 12.3% (11th) | 12.6% (11th) |
2010-09-15 | 11 | 13.0% (9th) | 12.8% (9th) |
2010-09-16 | 12 | 10.7% (11th) | 10.4% (11th) |
2010-09-22 | 13 | 20.9% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) |
2010-09-23 | 14 | 20.9% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) |
2010-09-29 | 15 | 18.6% (3rd) | 18.6% (3rd) |
2010-09-30 | 16 | 21.3% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
Average | 15% | 15% |
Source: TNS Media Korea[ full citation needed]
My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox achieved both nationwide and international success topping ratings in South Korea during its 2-month run. It is one of the most awarded and nominated South Korean series of all time receiving high honors including Best Foreign Soap Opera at the USTv Students' Choice Awards in the Philippines and earning both Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah excellence awards at the SBS Drama Awards.
The drama has also accumulated over 180,000,000 views on Chinese streaming platform Youku and an average of 11,000,000 views per episode (as of April 2016) making it one of the most watched South Korean dramas online in the country. [8]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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2010 | MelOn Music Awards | Bonsang - Top 10 Artist | "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi | Won | [9] [10] |
Best OST Song | "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Best OST | "I Love You Starting Now" - Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Lee Seung-gi | Won | [11] | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special | Yoon Yoo-sun | Nominated | |||
New Star Award | No Min-woo | Won | |||
Top 10 Stars | Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Shin Min-ah | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award | Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Netizen's drama of the year | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Nominated | |||
DramaBeans Awards | Favourite Drama of 2010 | Won | [12] | ||
Favourite Comedic Drama | Won | ||||
Favourite Lead Couple | Won | ||||
Best Kiss | Shin Min-ah & Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Favoutite character | Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Favoutite character | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
Best Villain | Park Soo-jin | Nominated | |||
Favourite Alternate Pairing | No Min-woo & Shin Min-ah | Nominated | |||
Breakout Performance of The Year | No Min-woo | Nominated | |||
Best Perm | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
3rd Style Icon Awards | Style Icon Actress, TV category | Shin Min-ah | Won | [13] | |
2011 | Outstanding Korean Drama | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Nominated | [14] | |
47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Male Popularity Award - TV | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | [15] | |
Female Popularity Award - TV | Shin Min-ah | Nominated | |||
2012 |
USTv Students' Choice Awards
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Best Foreign Soap Opera | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Won | [16] |
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho | |
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Also known as | My Girlfriend Is a Nine Tailed Fox |
Genre |
Romance Comedy Fantasy |
Written by |
Hong Jung-eun Hong Mi-ran |
Directed by | Boo Sung-chul |
Starring |
Lee Seung-gi Shin Min-a |
Music by |
|
Ending theme | "Fox Rain" by Lee Sun-hee |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Choi Moon-seok (SBS) |
Producers |
|
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | 11 August 30 September 2010 | –
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho ( Korean: 내 여자친구는 구미호; Hanja: 내 女子親舊는 九尾狐; RR: Nae Yeojachinguneun Gumiho; also known as My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox) is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-a. [1] It aired on SBS from August 11 to September 30, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes. [2] [3]
Cha Dae-woong ( Lee Seung-Gi) is a normal college student, with ambitions of becoming an action star. One day, he accidentally releases a gumiho ( Shin Min-ah), a legendary fox with nine tails who was sealed inside a painting by Samshin Grandmother (三神). Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho giving him her "fox bead" (여우 구슬). When Dae-woong awakes and meets a mysterious and very beautiful girl, he initially treats her as eccentric or mentally ill, before she discloses that she is actually a gumiho in human form. According to myth, gumihos eat men's livers, so Dae-woong is scared out of his wits, and the gumiho takes advantage of his fear by sticking by his side. He names her "Mi-ho," and keeps her happy by buying her beef and hiding her true identity. Mi-ho wants nothing more than to become human, so they strike a deal: she'll lend him her mystical fox bead so that with his increased speed and strength, he'll be able to do difficult stunts, and in exchange he'll help her become human. As time passes, they get to know each other better and Dae-woong is charmed by how Mi-ho looks at the world with childlike wonder.
Park Dong-joo ( No Min-woo), a half-human, half-supernatural being, whose cover identity is a working veterinarian. Dong-joo tells Mi-ho that she'll be able to turn human if she follows these instructions: She must drink Dong-joo's blood then place her fox bead inside a human's body for 100 days. Once she does this, her supernatural self will start to die, gradually. Her gumiho energy will slowly empty away while her bead will live in the human for 100 days and take in his energy. And when she reclaims her bead, she will become human. Mi-ho happily complies, and Dae-woong accepts her bead.
However, Dong-joo deliberately withheld the information that this process will result in the human's death. Mi-ho and Dae-woong thus fall in love without knowing the consequences of fulfilling her goal: in 100 days, Dae-woong will die if Mi-ho becomes fully human, but Mi-ho will die if the bead isn't returned. [4] [5]
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 2010 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Hook Entertainment |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ""Losing My Mind" (정신이 나갔었나봐)" | Lee Seung-Gi | 4:12 |
2. | ""From Now on I Love You" (지금부터 사랑해)" | Lee Seung-Gi | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "The Person I Loved (미호 Theme)" | Lee Seul-bi | 3:39 |
2. | "Ooh La La" | Kim Gun-mo | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Sha La La" | Shin Min-a | 3:35 |
2. | "I Can Give You All (다 줄 수 있어)" | Shin Min-a | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Love Theme (둘이 하나)" | Lyn, GB9 | 3:32 |
No. | Title | Artists | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Losing My Mind" | Lee Seung Gi | 3:07 |
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
---|---|---|---|
2010-08-11 | 1 | 12.7% (6th) | 13.0% (6th) |
2010-08-12 | 2 | 12.6% (8th) | 13.1% (8th) |
2010-08-18 | 3 | 14.6% (6th) | 14.9% (6th) |
2010-08-19 | 4 | 14.1% (7th) | 14.0% (7th) |
2010-08-25 | 5 | 14.0% (6th) | 14.1% (6th) |
2010-08-26 | 6 | 14.2% (8th) | 14.1% (8th) |
2010-09-01 | 7 | 13.4% (9th) | 13.4% (9th) |
2010-09-02 | 8 | 13.4% (12th) | 13.6% (12th) |
2010-09-08 | 9 | 13.2% (9th) | 12.8% (9th) |
2010-09-09 | 10 | 12.3% (11th) | 12.6% (11th) |
2010-09-15 | 11 | 13.0% (9th) | 12.8% (9th) |
2010-09-16 | 12 | 10.7% (11th) | 10.4% (11th) |
2010-09-22 | 13 | 20.9% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) |
2010-09-23 | 14 | 20.9% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) |
2010-09-29 | 15 | 18.6% (3rd) | 18.6% (3rd) |
2010-09-30 | 16 | 21.3% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
Average | 15% | 15% |
Source: TNS Media Korea[ full citation needed]
My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox achieved both nationwide and international success topping ratings in South Korea during its 2-month run. It is one of the most awarded and nominated South Korean series of all time receiving high honors including Best Foreign Soap Opera at the USTv Students' Choice Awards in the Philippines and earning both Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah excellence awards at the SBS Drama Awards.
The drama has also accumulated over 180,000,000 views on Chinese streaming platform Youku and an average of 11,000,000 views per episode (as of April 2016) making it one of the most watched South Korean dramas online in the country. [8]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | MelOn Music Awards | Bonsang - Top 10 Artist | "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi | Won | [9] [10] |
Best OST Song | "Losing My Mind" - Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Best OST | "I Love You Starting Now" - Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Lee Seung-gi | Won | [11] | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special | Yoon Yoo-sun | Nominated | |||
New Star Award | No Min-woo | Won | |||
Top 10 Stars | Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Shin Min-ah | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award | Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Netizen's drama of the year | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Nominated | |||
DramaBeans Awards | Favourite Drama of 2010 | Won | [12] | ||
Favourite Comedic Drama | Won | ||||
Favourite Lead Couple | Won | ||||
Best Kiss | Shin Min-ah & Lee Seung-gi | Won | |||
Favoutite character | Shin Min-ah | Won | |||
Favoutite character | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
Best Villain | Park Soo-jin | Nominated | |||
Favourite Alternate Pairing | No Min-woo & Shin Min-ah | Nominated | |||
Breakout Performance of The Year | No Min-woo | Nominated | |||
Best Perm | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | |||
3rd Style Icon Awards | Style Icon Actress, TV category | Shin Min-ah | Won | [13] | |
2011 | Outstanding Korean Drama | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Nominated | [14] | |
47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Male Popularity Award - TV | Lee Seung-gi | Nominated | [15] | |
Female Popularity Award - TV | Shin Min-ah | Nominated | |||
2012 |
USTv Students' Choice Awards
|
Best Foreign Soap Opera | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Won | [16] |