My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol

My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (Korean내 딸, 금사월; RRNae ttal, Geum Sa-wol) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Park Se-young, Jeon In-hwa, Yoon Hyun-min, and Do Sang-woo. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 51 episodes from September 5, 2015 until February 28, 2016. Although the drama enjoyed high viewership ratings, with the finale earning national viewership of 33.6%, critics described the drama as "absurdly unrealistic".[1][2]

My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
Promotional poster for My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
Genre
Developed byPark Sung-eun
Written byKim Soon-ok
Directed by
  • Baek Ho-min
  • Lee Jae-jin
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes51
Production
Executive producerSon Ok-hyun
ProducersLee Eon-jeong (MBC)
Hwang Jun-young (MBC)
Ahn Hyeong-jo (Jidam Inc.)
Running time70 minutes
Production companyJidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseSeptember 5, 2015 (2015-09-05) –
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)

Plot

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Sa-wol, Hye-sang and Oh-wol grow up in the same orphanage as best friends. On the day the orphanage collapses, Hye-sang finds out that Sa-wol is to be adopted by her wealthy biological father instead of her, since a DNA test reveals the mix up between them. Eager to be raised in upper class society, Hye-sang traps the orphanage director, who is also her true father, in the collapsing building with Oh-wol to hide the truth. However, when Sa-wol ends up being brought into the family as well, Hye-sang starts tormenting, blame shifting and burying the truth, to make herself the better daughter. As the story continues, her web of lies gets bigger and bigger, and becomes harder to control.

Cast

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Ratings

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Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[3] AGB Nielsen[4]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 September 5, 2015 14.1% 15.1% 14.7% 15.8%
2 September 6, 2015 14.3% 16.1% 15.9% 17.1%
3 September 12, 2015 13.9% 15.3% 16.1% 17.1%
4 September 13, 2015 16.0% 17.3% 17.8% 18.2%
5 September 19, 2015 16.0% 17.3% 18.4% 20.7%
6 September 20, 2015 16.8% 19.0% 17.9% 19.5%
7 September 26, 2015 14.4% 15.7% 15.9% 16.9%
8 September 27, 2015 14.8% 15.3% 16.7% 17.5%
9 October 3, 2015 16.9% 17.6% 18.9% 20.5%
10 October 4, 2015 18.5% 18.8% 20.8% 21.6%
11 October 10, 2015 19.0% 19.3% 21.3% 22.3%
12 October 11, 2015 19.9% 21.0% 22.4% 23.6%
13 October 17, 2015 21.6% 24.0% 21.1% 22.8%
14 October 18, 2015 20.4% 23.2% 22.5% 24.0%
15 October 24, 2015 20.8% 22.8% 21.2% 22.2%
16 October 25, 2015 21.0% 23.6% 23.5% 24.4%
17 October 31, 2015 21.2% 23.2% 22.1% 23.0%
18 November 1, 2015 21.5% 24.0% 23.4% 23.8%
19 November 7, 2015 20.5% 21.0% 23.5% 24.4%
20 November 8, 2015 22.7% 24.5% 27.2% 28.5%
21 November 14, 2015 21.1% 22.2% 24.9% 27.2%
22 November 15, 2015 21.7% 22.5% 27.3% 28.9%
23 November 21, 2015 19.7% 22.1% 23.9% 25.3%
24 November 22, 2015 24.4% 26.3% 26.7% 26.9%
25 November 28, 2015 20.8% 22.3% 25.9% 27.2%
26 November 29, 2015 22.6% 24.7% 27.3% 28.3%
27 December 5, 2015 20.9% 22.8% 24.5% 26.2%
28 December 6, 2015 23.0% 25.3% 28.3% 29.2%
29 December 12, 2015 21.6% 23.0% 25.0% 25.9%
30 December 13, 2015 22.0% 23.2% 27.8% 28.6%
31 December 19, 2015 21.8% 22.8% 27.9% 30.2%
32 December 20, 2015 22.9% 23.5% 29.7% 31.0%
33 December 26, 2015 22.8% 22.5% 28.3% 29.4%
34 December 27, 2015 23.5% 24.7% 32.0% 33.1%
35 January 2, 2016 25.1% 25.7% 28.5% 29.4%
36 January 3, 2016 26.5% 27.5% 30.5% 31.5%
37 January 9, 2016 29.3% 30.5% 30.7% 32.5%
38 January 10, 2016 29.7% 31.4% 31.8% 33.1%
39 January 16, 2016 31.2% 33.0% 31.7% 33.5%
40 January 17, 2016 31.8% 33.2% 31.3% 31.6%
41 January 24, 2016 31.6% 32.1% 32.2% 33.4%
42 January 30, 2016 34.5% 34.3% 34.9% 35.5%
43 January 31, 2016 34.9% 35.0% 34.4% 35.5%
44 February 6, 2016 32.4% 32.4% 32.6% 33.3%
45 February 7, 2016 31.9% 31.7% 30.5% 31.1%
46 February 13, 2016 34.7% 35.9% 34.9% 36.4%
47 February 14, 2016 33.8% 34.6% 33.4% 34.9%
48 February 20, 2016 31.9% 31.7% 33.0% 34.6%
49 February 21, 2016 33.8% 34.1% 33.4% 34.0%
50 February 27, 2016 32.4% 33.0% 33.6% 35.8%
51 February 28, 2016 33.5% 34.2% 33.6% 34.6%
Average 23.7% 24.9% 26.0% 27.3%
  • Note: episode 41 wasn't aired on Saturday January 23 due to broadcast of the football Asian Olympic qualification match between South Korea and Jordan. This episode was aired on Sunday January 24, 2016.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 34th MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated
Drama of the Year
My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol
Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Won
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Nominated
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Special Project Drama Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Special Project Drama Nominated
Best New Actor in a Special Project Drama Won
Nominated
Best New Actress in a Special Project Drama Nominated
Nominated
Best Young Actress Won
Top 10 Stars Award Baek Jin-hee Won
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
Excellence Award, Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ Ko Dong-hwan (February 29, 2016). "K-dramas absurdly unrealistic". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Son Ji-hyoung (February 29, 2016). "'My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol' hits 33.6% viewership in finale". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2015.