Girls' Generation 1979 (Hangul: ??? ????; RR: Lanjeri Sonyeosidae; lit. Lingerie Girls' Generation) is a South Korean television series based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kim Yong-hee. The drama slated for eight episodes with 1970s Daegu as the backdrop. It premiered on KBS2 on September 11, 2017 and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 KST.
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Synopsis
Lee Jung-hee is the second daughter of a family who owns a lingerie factory. She leads a group of teenage girls, whom they have chaotic adventures together. She meets Bae Dong-moon through a group date and Dong-moon immediately falls for her. However, Jung-hee has a crush on Son Jin who is a cute looking senior student of a boys school and begins to follow him around to draw his attention.
Then one day, Park Hye-joo who is a transfer student from Seoul joins their class and becomes the center of attention, creating jealousy and friction among the heroine and her friends. Despite Jung-hee's attention, Son Jin is attracted to Hye-joo. However, Hye-joo has no romantic feelings for Son Jin as she is interested in Joo Young-choon who is an ex-gangster now turned to a local handy-man.
It's the story of their growing friendship, as the heroine and the new girl starts to bond despite the initial rivalry. There's also a darker side to the story, with a mystery surrounding an increasing number of sexual assaults in the city. And at the local toy factory, female workers begin disappearing one by one.
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Cast
Main
- Bona as Lee Jung-hee
- A girl who is a late bloomer that has a crush on a senior boy from a neighbourhood school.
- Chae Seo-jin as Park Hye-joo
- A girl who transferred from Seoul with her father. She is a smart, mature, kindhearted and a pretty girl who is the neighbour of Lee Jung-hee and happens to be in the same class as her in school. She immediately gets the attention of the neighbourhood boys.
- Seo Young-joo as Bae Dong-moon
- A typical nerd who is head over heels for Lee Jung-hee and does his best to win her heart.
- Lee Jong-hyun as Joo Young-choon
- A former gangster who turned out to be a kindhearted and a reliable handyman in the neighbourhood. He is a hard-worker who does multiple jobs in a local pharmacy, also as a carpenter, mover and a technician to look after his young sister.
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Sohn Jin
- The popular, cute and handsome guy in town who is the dream guy for many girls at that time. He is the only son of a high-ranking Police officer. Despite being in the centre of attention ofmany girls' he has an unrequited crush for Park Hye-joo.
- Dohee as Shim Ae-sook
- A bully who is rebellious in school that has family problems.
Supporting
Jung-hee's family
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Jung-hee's father
- Kim Sun-young as Jung-hee's mother
- Park Ha-na as Hong Do-hwa, Jung-hee's aunt
- Jo Byung-gyu as Lee Bong-soo, Jung-hee's brother
Junghyeon Girls' High School
- In Gyo-jin as Oh Man-sang, Maths teacher
- Kim Jae-hwa as drill instructor
- Baek Eun-kyung as Jun Hyun-hee
- Bang Su-jin as Kim Eon-joo
- Seo Ye-seul as Soh Eun-ja
- Kim Soo-hyun as Kim Ki-ryeo
- Lee Bom as Park Gwi-ja
- Jo Mi-nyeo as Han Ma-eun
Others
- Ahn Bo-Hyun as Young Choon's friend
- Jo Duk-hyun as Hye Joo's father
- Han Geu-rim as Unni #3
- Jo Ah-in as Joo Aeng-cho, Young Choon's sister
- Lee Chae-kyung as Son Jin's mother
Production
The first script reading meeting of the cast was held on August 18, 2017 at KBS Annex Building in Yeuido, Seoul.
Original soundtrack
OST Part 1
(Released September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13))
OST Part 2
(Released September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19))
Ratings
- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Girls' Generation 1979 at KBS World
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