''What's Up Fox'' (, also known as ''Foxy Lady'') is a 2006

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n television series, starring

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and

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. It aired on MBC from September 20 to November 9, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy explores age differences in relationships, in particular between a thirty three woman and her best friend's brother who is nine years younger.

Plot

Go Byung-hee (

) is a 33-year-old woman working as a reporter for a third-rate magazine, but with the heart of a 24-year-old virgin girl. She frequently finds it hard to cope with the unexciting aspects of her life. She dreams of someday working for a company that she can be proud of, and of finding the man of her fantasies: someone her age who has a good educational background and is financially stable, who'll provide warm support when she needs it, and who'll go with her on a world tour in a

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. One day, she gets into an accident with her friend Seung-hye's younger brother, Chul-soo (

), and begins to see him in a new light. Park Chul-soo is a 24-year-old high school graduate working as a mechanic at a car repair shop. Although Chul-soo does not seem to have much, he is filled with maturity and enjoys life by doing the things he loves: working as a mechanic and traveling. How many people actually find the love they dream of? Until they realize that true love is just around the corner, this couple continues to pursue this unique romantic relationship of "dating a friend's brother" and "dating my sister's friend."

Cast

Main characters

as Go Byung-hee :Reporter working for the magazine ''C'est Si Bon''. *

as Park Chul-soo ** Yoo Tae-woong as young Chul-soo :Mechanic at ''Ssing Ssing'' Auto Repair Shop. *

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as Bae Hee-myung :

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who writes an advice column for ''C'est Si Bon'' as a medical expert. * Kim Eun-joo as Go Jun-hee :Byung-hee's younger sister who is a second-rate fashion model. *

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as Park Byung-gak :President of a luxury brand.

Supporting characters

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as Choi Soon-nam (Byung-hee and Jun-hee's mother) *Ahn Sun-young as Park Seung-hye (Chul-soo's sister) *Park Byung-sun as Oh Pil-kyo (Soon-nam's real estate employee) *

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as Hwang Yong-kil (magazine publisher) *Choi Yoon-jung as Jo Sung-ran *

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as Joo-hee *Choi Woo-je as Sun-woo (Byung-hee's college friend) *Seo Hye-jin as Jo Hyun-jung (Byung-hee's co-worker) *Jung Ki-sung as Director Kim *Kim Hak-chul as an auto repair shop owner

Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Source
TNS Media Korea

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from September 20 to November 9, 2006, and cable channel Wowow beginning April 19, 2007. In Philippines year 2007 to aired on

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with Filipino dubbed version under the title of ''Foxy Lady'' premiere July 9, 2007 – September 21, 2007 with the OST local title With a Smile song by

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References

External links

''What's Up Fox?'' official MBC website

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