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South Korean television series
Miss Korea
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- Promotional poster for
Miss Korea
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Genre
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Written by
| Seo Sook-hyang
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Directed by
| Kwon Seok-jang
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Starring
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Composer
| Every Single Day
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original language
| Korean
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No.
of episodes
| 20
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Executive producer
| Kim Sang-ho
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Producer
| Kim Ho-young
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Running time
| 59 minutes
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Production company
| S.M. C&C
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Network
| Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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Release
| December 18, 2013
(
2013-12-18
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February 26, 2014
(
2014-02-26
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Miss Korea
(
Korean
:
미스코리아
) is a South Korean television series starring
Lee Sun-kyun
,
Lee Yeon-hee
,
Lee Mi-sook
,
Lee Sung-min
,
Song Seon-mi
, and
Lee Ki-woo
.
[2]
It aired on
MBC
from December 18, 2013, to February 26, 2014 for 20 episodes.
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[4]
Plot
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Set in the year 1997, a cosmetics company is in bad financial shape during the
IMF crisis
, so to save the company, Hyung-joon along with his fellow employees attempt to make 25-year-old Ji-young into
Miss Korea
, a nationwide beauty pageant winner. Back in their high school days, Ji-young was the most beautiful and popular girl on campus, but she now works as an elevator girl.
Cast
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Main
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- 25 years old, "Dream" department store's elevator girl. She was Kim Hyung-joon's junior in high-school and his first love.
- 29 years old, president of ViVi cosmetics, who has huge debt to loan sharks (for his cosmetics factory) and additionally needs money to launch a new developed product of his company - BB cream.
- 54 years old, ex-Miss Korea, owner of Queen Beauty Salon, coach of future Miss Korea.
- 39 years old, gangster working for a loan shark. He is assigned to Kim Hyung-joon to ensure collecting debt from him. His given name (Seon-saeng) means
teacher
in Korean. Because of that, his full name sounds like family name with title (teacher Jung).
- 31 years old, chief researcher of ViVi cosmetics.
- 29 years old, investment agent of M&A company Human Partners Korea. He was Kim Hyung-joon's classmate in high-school.
Supporting
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Queen Beauty Salon
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- Ko Sung-hee
as Kim Jae-hee, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon. Daughter of congressman Kim Sung-chul.
- Heo Seung-jae as Yoon Sil-jang, Ma Ae-ri's assistant
- Park Guk-sun as Choi Soo-yeon, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Queen Beauty Salon.
- Kang Tae-oh
as Ma Ae-ri's son
Cherry Beauty Salon
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- Hong Ji-min as Yang Choon-ja, owner of Cherry Beauty Salon. Ma Ae-ri's ex-assistant who become her rival.
- Kang Han-na
as Im Seon-joo, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.
- Ha Yeon-joo
as Shin Sun-young, Miss Korea candidate, coached by Cherry Beauty Salon.
ViVi Cosmetics
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- Oh Jung-se
as Kim Heung-sam,
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planning director of ViVi cosmetics
- Choi Jae-hwan as Kim Kang-woo, researcher of ViVi cosmetics
- Jo Sang-ki as Kim Kang-shik, director of BaDa cosmetics, Kim Kang-woo's older brother
Oh Ji-young's family
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- Jang Yong
as Oh Jong-goo, Oh Ji-young's grandfather
- Jung Kyu-soo as Oh Myun-sang, Oh Ji-young's father
- Jung Suk-yong as Oh Woong-sang, Oh Ji-young's uncle
- Baek Bong-ki
as Oh Ji-seok, Oh Ji-young's brother
"Dream" department store
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- Jang Won-young as Department head Park
- Yoo Eun-ho as Jung Eun-ah, "Dream" department store elevator girl
- Kim Ye-won
as Lee Young-sun, "Dream" department store elevator girl
- Park Ha-na
as Han So-jin, "Dream" department store elevator girl
- Moon Ji-in
as Kim Yoo-ra, "Dream" department store elevator girl
Others
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- Go In-beom as congressman Kim Sung-chul, Kim Jae-hee's father
- Im Ye-jin
as Go Bong-hee, Kim Hyung-joon's mother
- Jung Seung-kil as President Hwang, loan shark
- Oh Min-ae
as Director Choi
- Jung So-min
as gas station attendant whom Ma Ae-ri targets to become Miss Korea 1998 (
cameo
, ep 20)
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Ratings
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In the table below,
the blue numbers
represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers
represent the highest ratings.
Episode #
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Original broadcast date
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Average audience share
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TNmS Ratings
[11]
|
AGB Nielsen
[12]
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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1
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December 18, 2013
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7.6%
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8.7%
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7.0%
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8.0%
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2
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December 19, 2013
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7.1%
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9.5%
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7.3%
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8.4%
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3
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December 25, 2013
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8.2%
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10.6%
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7.7%
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8.1%
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4
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December 26, 2013
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8.1%
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9.9%
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7.7%
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8.5%
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5
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January 1, 2014
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8.1%
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8.9%
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9.5%
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10.8%
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6
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January 2, 2014
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8.3%
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10.2%
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8.9%
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9.6%
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7
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January 8, 2014
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6.9%
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7.6%
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7.4%
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8.4%
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8
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January 9, 2014
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8.5%
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11.0%
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8.5%
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9.4%
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9
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January 15, 2014
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6.8%
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7.9%
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6.8%
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7.7%
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10
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January 16, 2014
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7.9%
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9.8%
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7.1%
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7.6%
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11
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January 22, 2014
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7.3%
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9.0%
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7.1%
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7.2%
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12
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January 23, 2014
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8.6%
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8.6%
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6.7%
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7.5%
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13
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January 29, 2014
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5.6%
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6.5%
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5.9%
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6.8%
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14
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January 30, 2014
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8.9%
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9.8%
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8.6%
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10.0%
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15
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February 5, 2014
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6.4%
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7.4%
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6.8%
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7.8%
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16
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February 6, 2014
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7.5%
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8.2%
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7.3%
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8.2%
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17
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February 13, 2014
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5.7%
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6.2%
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4.8%
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4.9%
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18
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February 19, 2014
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6.8%
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7.9%
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7.0%
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8.6%
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19
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February 20, 2014
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5.8%
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7.0%
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5.9%
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7.3%
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20
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February 26, 2014
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5.5%
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5.6%
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6.2%
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7.0%
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Average
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7.2%
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8.4%
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7.2%
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8.1%
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Original soundtrack
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Title
| Artist
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1.
| "Moonlight"
| Onew
| 3:45
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2.
| "Take My Hands"
| Every Single Day
| 2:46
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3.
| "Hero"
| J-Min
| 3:04
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4.
| "New World"
| Every Single Day
| 4:19
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5.
| "그럴 수 있잖아 (It's Just Me)" (It Happens (It's Just Me))
| Oksang Dalbit
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6.
| "Heartbreaker"
| Bada Kim
feat.
Every Single Day
| 2:46
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7.
| "Street of Angels"
| Every Single Day
| 4:17
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8.
| "Boss Jung Sonatine"
| Various Artists
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9.
| "Cynical View"
| Various Artists
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10.
| "Drum Tension"
| Various Artists
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11.
| "El Topo"
| Various Artists
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12.
| "Hero Strings"
| Various Artists
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13.
| "Ironic Waltz"
| Various Artists
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14.
| "Long Live the Queen"
| Various Artists
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15.
| "Nostalgia"
| Various Artists
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16.
| "Pure Desire"
| Various Artists
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17.
| "Transience of Life"
| Various Artists
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18.
| "Wait Alone"
| Various Artists
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19.
| "Warning"
| Various Artists
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Awards and nominations
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See also
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References
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- ^
Kim, Hyo-eun (February 18, 2014).
"Indie band goes big with soundtracks"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
February 19,
2014
.
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Lee, Cory (October 31, 2013).
"Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Sun-kyun to Pair Up for New MBC Series"
.
TenAsia
. Archived from
the original
on December 7, 2013
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
.
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"
Miss Korea
Four Key Points to Enjoy!"
.
MBC Global Media
. December 23, 2013
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
.
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"
Miss Korea
Lee Yeon-hee attracts male viewers making a new fandom group"
.
MBC Global Media
. January 8, 2014
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
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"
Miss Korea
Lee Yeon-hee Reaches Out for the Crown"
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MBC Global Media
. December 17, 2013
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
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Kim, Yeon-ji (December 27, 2013).
"Lee Yeon-hee gets audacious"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
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Lee, Sun-min (November 1, 2013).
"Lee Sun-kyun picks project"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
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Ock, Hyun-ju (January 9, 2014).
"Lee Ki-woo reveals feelings for co-star"
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The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
.
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Park, Sunghee (December 11, 2013).
"Oh Jung Se Joined The New MBC Drama
Miss Korea
"
.
BNTNews
. Retrieved
January 10,
2014
.
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Kwon, Soo-bin (February 25, 2014).
"Jung So Min to Make Cameo Appearance as Next
Miss Korea
"
.
enewsWorld
. Archived from
the original
on February 28, 2014
. Retrieved
February 25,
2014
.
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"TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu"
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TNMS Ratings
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
December 18,
2013
.
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"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
December 18,
2013
.
External links
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