Twinkle Twinkle (Korean: 반짝반짝 빛나는; RR: Banjjak Banjjak Bitnaneun) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Yu-ri, Kim Suk-hoon and Kang Dong-ho.[1] It aired on MBC TV from February 12 to August 14, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 54 episodes.[2]
| Twinkle Twinkle | |
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 Promotional poster for Twinkle Twinkle | |
| Also known as |
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Bae Yoo-mi |
| Directed by | Noh Do-chul |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lee Dae-young |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Annex Telecom Hoga Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | February 12 – August 14, 2011 |
Plot
editTwinkle, Twinkle is a light, cheerful, and heartwarming family drama that tells the success story of Han Jung-won (Kim Hyun-joo), a workaholic career woman who is determined to make her own way in the world without the help of her family, which has garnered considerable wealth from their publishing company.
But what Jung-won doesn't know is that because of the hospital's negligence, she was switched at birth with another baby, Hwang Geum-ran (Lee Yu-ri). The identity swap resulted in the two girls being raised by families of different wealth and status, and living a different fate.[3]
When Geum-ran learns the truth, she sees it as a way to reverse her poverty-stricken circumstances. But even after being restored to her rich biological parents, Geum-ran's bitterness makes her consider Jung-won her rival, and she continues to torment her.[4] Jung-won, whose life has been turned upside down, faces numerous setbacks on the road to recovery.[5]
Cast
edit- Main characters
- Kim Hyun-joo as Han/Hwang Jung-won[6]
- Lee Yu-ri as Hwang/Han Geum-ran[7]
- Kim Suk-hoon as Song Seung-joon
- Kang Dong-ho as Kang Dae-beom
- Han family
- Jang Yong as Han Ji-woong
- Park Jung-soo as Jin Na-hee
- Kim Hyung-beom as Han Sang-won
- Park Yu-hwan as Han Seo-woo[8]
- Jeon Soo-kyeong as Lee Eun-jung
- Hwang family
- Go Doo-shim as Lee Kwon-yang
- Kil Yong-woo as Hwang Nam-bong
- Lee Ah-hyun as Hwang Tae-ran
- Han Ji-woo as Hwang Mi-ran
- Kim Sang-ho as Park Joong-hyuk
- Shin Soo-yeon as Park Ji-won
- Extended cast
- Kim Ji-young as Go Eun-hye
- Jung Tae-woo as Yoon Seung-jae
- Won Ki-joon as Jegal Joon-soo
- Yoo Sa-ra as Han Song-yi
- Gong Ki-tak as Song Kwang-hee
- Kim Ji-seong as Team leader
- Choi Su-rin as Lee Ji-soo
- Im Chi-woo as Kwang-soo
- Yoon Hee-seok as Nam Sung-woo
- Joo Da-young as Hye-rin
- Yoo Chae-yeong as Pi Ba-da (cameo)
- Kim Soo-hyun
Viewership
edit| Ep | Original broadcast date | TNmS[9] | AGB Nielsen[10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | 2011/02/05 | 7.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 11.2% |
| 2 | 2011/02/06 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 10.1% |
| 3 | 2011/02/12 | 8.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 12.0% |
| 4 | 2011/02/13 | 8.2% | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.1% |
| 5 | 2011/02/19 | 9.8% | 12.9% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 6 | 2011/02/20 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| 7 | 2011/02/26 | 11.4% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 16.4% |
| 8 | 2011/02/27 | 11.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 17.4% |
| 9 | 2011/03/05 | 10.4% | 13.0% | 12.4% | 14.2% |
| 10 | 2011/03/06 | 13.0% | 16.2% | 15.0% | 16.9% |
| 11 | 2011/03/12 | 11.8% | 14.8% | 13.2% | 15.2% |
| 12 | 2011/03/13 | 12.3% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% |
| 13 | 2011/03/19 | 13.3% | 16.3% | 14.8% | 16.3% |
| 14 | 2011/03/20 | 14.1% | 18.0% | 15.6% | 17.5% |
| 15 | 2011/03/26 | 13.1% | 16.5% | 13.5% | 16.0% |
| 16 | 2011/03/27 | 13.5% | 17.1% | 15.8% | 17.8% |
| 17 | 2011/04/09 | 12.8% | 17.6% | 15.5% | 17.2% |
| 18 | 2011/04/10 | 16.8% | 19.2% | 14.8% | 19.0% |
| 19 | 2011/04/16 | 13.6% | 17.2% | 15.2% | 16.2% |
| 20 | 2011/04/17 | 13.8% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 19.7% |
| 21 | 2011/04/23 | 14.0% | 17.8% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| 22 | 2011/04/24 | 15.4% | 19.2% | 15.9% | 17.0% |
| 23 | 2011/05/01 | 13.2% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 15.8% |
| 24 | 2011/05/07 | 14.3% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 18.2% |
| 25 | 2011/05/08 | 14.3% | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.9% |
| 26 | 2011/05/14 | 15.5% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 20.4% |
| 27 | 2011/05/15 | 15.7% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 21.0% |
| 28 | 2011/05/28 | 16.8% | 20.4% | 21.6% | 23.2% |
| 29 | 2011/05/29 | 13.9% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| 30 | 2011/06/04 | 17.1% | 19.7% | 19.5% | 21.1% |
| 31 | 2011/06/05 | 15.7% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| 32 | 2011/06/11 | 16.7% | 20.2% | 19.8% | 21.1% |
| 33 | 2011/06/12 | 16.3% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 21.2% |
| 34 | 2011/06/18 | 16.5% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 20.0% |
| 35 | 2011/06/19 | 16.6% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 36 | 2011/06/25 | 18.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% | 23.2% |
| 37 | 2011/06/26 | 17.6% | 21.0% | 19.5% | 21.6% |
| 38 | 2011/07/02 | 19.1% | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.6% |
| 39 | 2011/07/03 | 19.8% | 23.2% | 22.5% | 25.6% |
| 40 | 2011/07/09 | 18.1% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 23.9% |
| 41 | 2011/07/10 | 18.8% | 21.6% | 19.5% | 20.9% |
| 42 | 2011/07/16 | 20.6% | 26.2% | 23.2% | 24.7% |
| 43 | 2011/07/17 | 20.5% | 24.2% | 21.5% | 22.7% |
| 44 | 2011/07/23 | 20.4% | 24.7% | 22.9% | 24.6% |
| 45 | 2011/07/24 | 18.0% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 23.5% |
| 46 | 2011/07/30 | 20.3% | 24.3% | 21.9% | 23.7% |
| 47 | 2011/07/31 | 17.6% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.9% |
| 48 | 2011/08/06 | 19.0% | 22.8% | 21.3% | 22.8% |
| 49 | 2011/08/07 | 19.9% | 24.2% | 21.7% | 22.3% |
| 50 | 2011/08/13 | 19.5% | 24.5% | 22.5% | 23.8% |
| 51 | 2011/08/14 | 22.1% | 26.3% | 24.3% | 25.9% |
| 52 | 2011/08/20 | 21.7% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 26.7% |
| 53 | 2011/08/21 | 19.9% | 23.4% | 21.6% | 22.6% |
| 54 | 2011/08/27 | 19.4% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 23.8% |
| Average | 15.5% | 18.7% | 17.8% | 19.4% | |
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Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Drama | Twinkle Twinkle | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Sang-ho | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Yu-ri | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Kang Dong-ho | Nominated | ||
| Drama of the Year | Twinkle Twinkle | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Suk-hoon | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Lee Yu-ri | Won | ||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kil Yong-woo | Won | ||
| Best New Actor in a Serial Drama | Kang Dong-ho | Nominated | ||
| Park Yu-hwan | Nominated | |||
| Writer of the Year | Bae Yoo-mi | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Kim Suk-hoon | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Suk-hoon and Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Director (TV) | Noh Do-chul | Nominated | |
| Best Actress (TV) | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor (TV) | Kang Dong-ho | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Kim Hyun-joo and Lee Yu-ri pose at a press event for their new TV soap Twinkle Twinkle in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday". The Chosun Ilbo. March 11, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (August 8, 2011). "Twinkle Twinkle rises to top spot on weekly TV charts". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Ga-on (February 1, 2011). "Lineup of Korean dramas for the 1st half of 2011". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "MBC TV miniseries Twinkle Twinkle and Can You Hear My Heart draw the most viewers among weekend TV dramas". MBC Global Media. May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Kim, Sun-young (February 14, 2011). "REVIEW: MBC TV series Twinkle Twinkle - 1st episode". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Kang, Seung-hun (December 24, 2010). "Actress Kim Hyun-joo cast in new MBC drama". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Wee, Geun-woo (August 5, 2011). "Actress Lee Yu-ri's Song Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (January 7, 2011). "JYJ Yuchun's brother cast in upcoming weekend drama". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ TNmS 멀티미디어 홈페이지 참조.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Winners of the 2011 Korea Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. October 10, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (January 2, 2012). "The Greatest Love snags 7 honors at 2011 MBC Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
External links
edit- Twinkle Twinkle official MBC website (in Korean)
- Twinkle Twinkle at MBC Global Media
- Twinkle Twinkle at HanCinema