''Oh My Ladylord'' () is a 2021
South Korean television drama starring
Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series '' Love Truly'' (2006), '' Dal-ja's Sp ...
and
Nana
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
. Directed by Oh Da-young, the series tells a story of romance between a man who 'does not' love and a woman who 'can't' love. It aired on terrestrial television channel
MBC from March 24 to May 13, 2021, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21.30 (
KST) for 16 episodes. It is available on
iQIYI as "Oh! Master" with subtitles in multiple languages globally.
''Oh My Ladylord's'' average rating of 1.6% is the second lowest ever recorded for a Korean drama airing on a
prime time slot on a free-to-air television network, with
KBS2
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KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
drama ''
Love All Play'' setting the new record low of 1.4% a year later in 2022. The first half of the twelfth episode of ''Oh My Ladylord'' drew a 0.9% rating, tying with the penultimate episode of ''Love All Play'' to become the second-lowest single-episode rating ever (KBS2 drama ''
Welcome
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In some context ...
'' saw a lower figure of 0.8% in 2020). Additionally, ''Oh My Ladylord'' was the first full-length prime time drama on free TV to never have rated above 3%. Media observers have cited ''Oh My Ladylord'' as an example of the downfall of MBC, which used to be regarded as the "Drama Kingdom" in the 1990s.
Synopsis
In one corner we have a drama screenwriter and in the other, a rom-com actress. While the writer chooses not to date, the actress cannot seem to date. The story unfolds as they find themselves sharing the same living quarters.
Oh Joo In
(Nana), is a top rom-com actress who is a favorite with all audiences, young and old, male and female. In real life, however, it’s not that she chooses not to date but that she can’t date. Although she appears to live a flashy life on the outside, she is a down-to-earth woman with her own secret depths.
Han Bi Soo (
Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series '' Love Truly'' (2006), '' Dal-ja's Sp ...
), a man with a prickly side who shows a different side of himself when he’s in love. He has a scar that no one else knows, so he stimulates maternal instinct that makes it unable for anyone to look away from him.
Cast
Main
*
Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series '' Love Truly'' (2006), '' Dal-ja's Sp ...
as Han Bi-soo
** A thriller drama screenwriter who can't date. Had a traumatic event at the age of 18 that affects him to this day.
*
Nana
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
as Oh Joo-in
** A popular rom-com actress who is not good with her own romantic relationships. Her one and only goal all along is to provide for her family and to return to the home she grew up in.
*
Kang Min-hyuk
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Career 2009–present: CNBLUE
Kang became a member of CNBLUE in 2009. The group debuted in Jap ...
as Yu Jin
** Close friend of Joo-in since high school. Has been a successful artist abroad and returned to Korea in order to confess his love to Joo-in.
Supporting
*
Lee Hwi-hyang
Lee Hwi-hyang (born October 1, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss MBC beauty pageant in 1981, and made her acting debut in 1982. Among Lee's notable television drama
In film and television, drama is a category or genre ...
as Kang Hae-jin, Han Bi-soo's mother
*
Sunwoo Jae-duk as Han Min-joon, Han Bi-soo's father
*
Kim Ho-jung
Kim Ho-jung (born March 10, 1968) is a South Korean actress. Kim's portrayal as an ailing wife in Im Kwon-taek's film ''Revivre'' (2015), who is dying of cancer, won her the Best Supporting Actress at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards
The Ba ...
as Yoon Jung-hwa, Oh Joo-in's mother
*
Bae Hae-sun as Jung Sang-eun
* Lee Jung-gil
*
Woo Hee-jin
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as Kim Yi-na
*
Park Joo-hee as Oh Hee-jung
*
Kim Chang-wan
Kim Chang Wan (born February 22, 1954) is a South Korean singer, composer, musician, actor, host, radio DJ and writer.
Career
Sanulrim
Kim Chang-wan, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music d ...
as Kim Chang-gyu, owner of Just Records
*
Cha Min-ji
Cha Min-ji is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Queen of Mystery'', ''How to Be Thirty'' and ''Oh My Ladylord''. She also appeared in movies ''The Cat Funeral
''The Cat Funeral'' () is a 2015 South Korean f ...
as Choi In-young
*
Jang Eui-su as Park Geon-ho
Special appearances
* Kim Woo-jin as staff
*
Ahn Sol-bin
Ahn Sol-bin (; born August 19, 1997), known mononymously as Solbin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the girl group Laboum
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as Kim Ji-yeon
Production
In 2021, Oh Da-young replaced Hyeon Sol-ip as director, after the latter was fired from the production. Oh Da-young's past credits as assistant director include ''
Let's Eat 2
''Let's Eat 2'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Doo-joon, Seo Hyun-jin and Kwon Yul. It aired on tvN from April 6 to June 2, 2015 for 18 episodes. This is the second season of 2013 '' Let's Eat'' series, with Yoon Doo-joo ...
'', ''
Woman with a Suitcase
''Woman with a Suitcase'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Joo Jin-mo, Jeon Hye-bin and Lee Joon. It aired on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) from September 26 to November 15, 2016 for 16 episodes. ...
'', ''
The Guardians'', ''
Bad Papa'', and ''
The Golden Garden
''The Golden Garden '' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Lee Sang-woo, Oh Ji-eun and Lee Tae-sung. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 ( KST), from July 20 to October 26, 2019.
S ...
''.
Viewership
* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
* Did not air on April 7 due to election broadcasts and therefore aired two episodes in a row on April 8.
References
External links
*
''Oh My Ladylord''at
Daum
*
* {{HanCinema drama, Oh_e__Master
''Oh My Ladylord''on
IQIYI
MBC TV television dramas
Korean-language television shows
2021 South Korean television series debuts
2021 South Korean television series endings
South Korean romantic comedy television series