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- TV Show: Miss Ripley
- Revised romanization: Miss Ripley
- Hangul: 미스 리플리
- Director: Choi E-Sob
- Writer: Kim Sun-Young
- Network: MBC
- Episodes: 16
- Release Date: May 30, 2011 - July 19, 2011
- Runtime: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Jang Mi-Ri (
Lee Da-Hae)
works as hostess in Japan. She is held there to payoff her stepfather's
debt. The evening that Mi-Ri finally pays off her stepfather's debt,
the bar owner Hirayama (
Kim Jeong-Tae) still doesn't let her go. Mi-Ri then runs away from the place and is able to make it to South Korea.
Mi-Ri then rents a small room in South Korea. In the same building, Yootaka (
Micky Yoochun)
also rents a room. Yootaka has recently arrived from Japan as well and
he rents the low-budget room even though he comes from an affluent
family. He hopes to learn the ways of the world on his own.
Mi-Ri, becoming situated in South Korea, works various part-time
jobs like washing cars while also seeking out permanent employment. This
is important because as a Japanese citizen Mi-Ri needs to find a
permanent job to stay in the country. Unfortunately, Mi-Ri finds it
difficult to find a permanent job due to her educational background -
Mi-Ri only has a high school degree and didn't attend college. Time is
running out for Mi-Ri.
Meanwhile, Jang Myung-Hoon (
Kim Seung-Woo) works for a hotel owned by his father-in-law. His wife is renown pianist Lee Gui-Yeon (
Hwang Ji-Hyun).
To placate an important customer at the hotel, Myung-Hoon needs to find
someone able to speak the Japanese Hataka dialect. His searches comes
up empty as that spoken dialect is extremely rare in South Korea.
Mi-Ri goes for another interview hoping to find a permanent job.
This time, Mi-Ri is sexually assaulted by her interviewer. She is able
to fight off the man and escape out of the buliding. While leaving,
Mi-Ri is almost hit by a car. The man driving the car is Jang
Myung-Hoon. He gets out of the car and asks if she is OK. Mi-Ri, angry
over her entire situation, blurts out words in Japanase. Jang
Myung-Hoon, who is still looking for someone able to speak the Hataka
dialect, recognizes that Mi-Ri could fill that position. Myung-Hoon
offers to hire her temporarily for a few days to see if she can do the
work. Mi-Ri passes on the offer because her deadline to find a permanent
job is approaching and she needs a permanent job. Mi-Ri then says
hopelessly, "... even if I graduated from Tokyo University I won't be
hired." Myung-Hoon, not understanding her correctly, says since you
graduated from Tokyo University there is no reason not to hire you. This
is how her lie begins ...
Notes
- Based on the true story of Shin Jeong-Ah who once worked as a
professor of art at Dongguk University and chief curator at Sungkok Art
Museum. She was then elected as artistic co-director for the 2008
Gwangju Biennale (one of Korea's biggest art events). It was then
revealed that Shin Jeong-Ah forged her college credentials (a bachelor's
degree from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from Yale University)
and was fired from her positions. Shin Jeong-Ah served 18 months in
prison. She was also romantically linked to former presidential aide
Byeon Yang-Kyoon, who helped Shin Jeong-Ah gain employment at Dongguk
University.
- "Miss Ripley" takes over the MBC Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "The Duo" and will be followed by "Gye-Baek" on July 25.
Cast
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