Modern Farmer (TV series)

Modern Farmer (Korean: 모던파머; RR: Modeonpameo) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi, Park Min-woo, Lee Si-eon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Ha-nui.[1] It aired on SBS from October 18 to December 21, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 20 episodes.[2]

Modern Farmer
Promotional poster for Modern Farmer
GenreRomance
Comedy
Family
Written byKim Ki-ho
Directed byOh Jin-suk
StarringLee Hong-gi
Park Min-woo
Lee Si-eon
Kwak Dong-yeon
Lee Ha-nui
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerSon Jung-hyun
ProducerLee Hee-soo
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time60 minutes
Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST)
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseOctober 18 (2014-10-18) 
December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27)
Chronology
Preceded byGlorious Day
Followed byThe Family Is Coming
External links
Website

Plot

Members of rock band Excellent Souls (ExSo) decide to give up their life in Seoul and move to a small town in the countryside to farm the land that Lee Min-ki's grandmother left to him upon her death. When Min-ki gets there, he learns that the village leader is his first love, Kang Yoon-hee.[3]

Cast

  • Lee Hong-gi as Lee Min-ki[4][5]
  • Park Min-woo as Kang Hyeok
  • Lee Si-eon as Yoo Han-cheol
  • Kwak Dong-yeon as Han Ki-joon
  • Lee Ha-nui as Kang Yoon-hee[6]
  • Lee Han-wi as Kang Young-sik
  • Lee Il-hwa as Yoon Hye-jung
  • Kim Jae-hyun as Park Hong-gu[7]
  • Hwang Jae-won as Kang Min-ho
  • Kim Byung-ok as Han In-ki
  • Park Jin-joo as Han Sang-eun
  • Jo Sang-gun as Park Deuk-chool
  • Kim Bu-seon as Lee Yong-nyeo
  • Seo Dong-won as Park Sang-deuk
  • Kwon Mina as Lee Soo-yeon[8][9]
  • Park Young-soo as Hwang Man-gu
  • Oh Young-shil as Kim Soon-boon
  • Jo Woo-ri as Hwang Yi-ji
  • Kim Ju-hyeon as Song Hwa-ran
  • Jung Shi-ah as Yoo Mi-young
  • Jang Seo-hee as Choi Eun-woo
  • Han Bo-reum as Han Yoo-na
  • Yoo Ji-yeon as Yoon Mi-ja
  • Kim Won-hae as Doksa ("poisonous snake")
  • Kim Ji-eun as Mi-na
  • Nam Myung-ryul as Hospital director Kang
  • Lee Do-kyung as Assemblyman Kim
  • --- as Assemblyman Kim's assistant
  • Ryu Hye-rin as High school girl (ep 1)
  • Jung Kyu-soo as Physician
  • Choi Jong-hoon as Village head of Sangdurok-ri (ep 5)
  • Shim Kwon-ho as Wrestling athlete from Sangdurok-ri (ep 5)
  • Lee Do-yeon as Bong-ryun
  • Park Wan-kyu as President of Rock Club

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1October 18, 20144.8%5.2%4.3%4.9%
2October 19, 20144.9%5.3%5.2%5.6%
3October 25, 20144.5%5.1%4.9%5.2%
4October 26, 20145.3%6.1%5.4%6.5%
5November 1, 20145.6% 6.6% 5.1% 5.8%
6November 2, 20145.4% 6.4% 6.3% 7.1%
7November 8, 20143.9% 4.5% 4.6% 5.2%
8November 9, 20144.6% 4.9% 5.0% 5.4%
9November 15, 20144.3% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5%
10November 16, 20144.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.9%
11November 22, 20143.6% 4.0% 4.3% 4.7%
12November 23, 20144.5% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6%
13November 29, 20143.7% 4.6% 4.3% 4.5%
14November 30, 20143.6% 4.4% 4.0% 4.2%
15December 6, 20144.3% 5.0% 4.4% 4.5%
16December 7, 20143.9% 4.3% 4.1% 4.9%
17December 13, 20143.2% 3.5% 3.6% 4.4%
18December 14, 20143.8% 4.6% 4.2% 5.2%
19December 20, 20142.8% 3.5% 3.6% 4.6%
20December 27, 20143.4% 4.2% 4.0% 4.1%
Average4.2%4.8%4.6%5.1%

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Lee Ha-nui Nominated
Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special Lee Il-hwa Nominated

References

  1. Jones, Julie (16 July 2014). "The Stars in Modern Farmer Give Up On The Glamorous Life". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  2. Lee, Min-ji (14 October 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Apologizes to EXO Fans for Using ExSo as Drama Group Name". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  3. "Modern Farmer Releases Stills of Lee Hongki and His New Farm Fashion". Soompi. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. Kim, Hyung-woo (7 July 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Cast as Lead of Upcoming Drama Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  5. Jo, Yeon-kyung (15 October 2014). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Films Water Torture Scene for Five Hours". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  6. Lee, Kyung-nam (22 July 2014). "Honey Lee to Star as FT Island Lee Hong Gi's First Love in Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  7. Kim, Hyung-woo (10 July 2014). "N Flying's Jae Hyun Cast in Drama Modern Farmer Before His Debut". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  8. An, So-hyoun (11 July 2014). "AOA's Mina Cast as Lead in Drama Modern Farmer". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  9. Jin, Eun-soo (16 July 2014). "AOA's Mina cast in Modern Farmer". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  10. "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  11. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-18.
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