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Mine (TV series)
2021 South Korean mystery television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mine (Korean: 마인) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Na-jung, and starring Lee Bo-young, Kim Seo-hyung, Lee Hyun-wook, and Ok Ja-yeon.[1] The story revolves around strong women who free themselves from the prejudices of society to find their true 'mine'. It also concerns the lives of members of a wealthy family and their servants. Mine is the first Korean drama to feature a lesbian as a lead character.[2][3]
The series premiered on tvN on May 8, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday from 21:00 (KST) until June 27, 2021.[4] Netflix acquired the exclusive rights to international distribution.[5][6][unreliable source?][7]
It ended on June 27 with an average viewership of 8.208% nationwide and 9.078% for the metropolitan area, and an average viewership of 1.826 million audience per episode. The last episode recorded an average of 10.5% and 11.2% for households nationwide and metropolitan area respectively, breaking its own highest ratings in both segments.[8]
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Synopsis
The series glimpses into the high society's lifestyle and follows strong and ambitious women who are trying to find their real 'mine'.[9]
Seo Hi-soo, a former top actress and now the second daughter-in-law of the Hyowon Group chaebol, and Jung Seo-hyun, the first daughter-in-law of Hyowon Group, are trying to find their true identities.
Cast
Main
- Lee Bo-young as Seo Hi-soo, former top actress and Hyowon Group's second daughter-in-law[10]
- Kim Seo-hyung as Jung Seo-hyun, Hyowon Group's first daughter-in-law and director of Seohyun Gallery
- Cho Hye-won as young Jung Seo-hyun[11]
- Ok Ja-yeon as Kang Ja-kyung, Han Ha-joon's tutor[12]
Supporting
Hyowon family
- Lee Hyun-wook as Han Ji-yong, second son of the Hyowon family and Seo Hi-soo's husband
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Han Jin-ho, eldest son of the Hyowon family and Jung Seo-hyun's husband
- Cha Hak-yeon as Han Soo-hyuk, Han Jin-ho's son from his first marriage and Jung Seo-hyun's stepson[13]
- Jung Hyeon-jun as Han Ha-joon, Han Ji-yong's son from a previous relationship and Seo Hi-soo's stepson
- Park Won-sook as Yang Soon-hye, mother-in-law of Jung Seo-hyun and Seo Hi-soo
- Jung Dong-hwan as Chairman Han Suk-chul, father-in-law of Jung Seo-hyun and Seo Hi-soo[14]
- Kim Hye-hwa as Han Jin-hee, only daughter of the Hyowon family
- Jo Eun-sol as Park Jung-do, Han Jin-hee's husband
Hyowon Mansion's staff
- Jung Yi-seo as Kim Yu-yeon, an orphan who used to be a teacher at the Ilsin Foundation and the new housemaid at Cadenza[15]
- Park Sung-yeon as Butler Joo, she is responsible for management and housekeeping at Hyowon Mansion
- Lee Joong-ok as Kim Seong-tae, the only male staff member at Hyowon Mansion[16]
- Jo Yoon-seo as Oh Soo-young, Seo Hi-soo's personal assistant[17]
- Yoon Seon-ah as Hwang Gyeong-hye, a housemaid[16]
- Kim Nam-jin as Ko Mi-jin, a housemaid
People around the Hyowon family
- Ye Soo-jung as Mother Emma/Seol-hwa, founder of Ilsin Foundation, who acts as therapist for members of the Hyowon family
- Kim Jung-hwa as Suzy Choi, a painter and Jung Seo-hyun's first love
- Kim Yi-seo as young Suzy Choi
- Choi Soo-im as Kim Mi-ja, Chairman Han's dead mistress and Han Ji-yong's biological mother
- Song Seon-mi as Seo Jin-kyeong, mistress of Yang Soon-hye's older brother and director of Hawon Gallery
- Jang Ha-eun as Roh A-rim, eldest granddaughter of the Yeongwon Group and Han Soo-hyuk's intended fiancée[18]
Hyowon Group's employees
- Kim Woo-dam as Secretary Seo, Jung Seo-hyun's secretary
- Lee Ho-suk as Secretary Jo, Han Ji-yong's secretary
- Ma Jung-pil as Secretary Cha
- Park Sang-yong as member of the Legal Team
- Kim Soo-hyun as member of the PR Team
Others
- Choi Young-joon as Baek Dong-hun, a detective
- Ahn Ji-hye as deputy director of Seohyun Gallery
- Kim Yoon-ji as Jasmin, a member of the Bible study group
- Oh Jung-yeon as Mi-joo, a member of the Bible study group
- Song Seung-hwan as autistic teen artist
- Kim Ji-woo as Ji-won, Han Ha-joon's classmate
- Kwon So-hyun as Ji-won's mother
- Gil Geum-seung as Mr. Kwak, an underground fighter
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Production
In October 2020, it was reported that writer Baek Mi-kyeong and director Lee Na-jeong were in talks with Lee Bo-young and Kim Seo-hyung for appearing in a women oriented drama initially known as 'Blue Diamond'.[19]
On 29 December, tvN channel reported that Lee Bo-young, Kim Seo-hyung, Ok Ja-yeon, Park Hyuk-kwon and Park Won-sook confirmed their appearance in the drama, and Ko So-young, who has earlier received the proposal has refused the appearance due to scheduling conflicts.[1]
Cha Hak-yeon joined the cast in January 2021.[13]
On March 25, stills from script reading were released by the production crew.[20]
Awards and nominations
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Episodes
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Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
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Reception
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Audience response
As per Nielsen Korea, the last (16th) episode aired on June 27, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 10.512% with 2.42 million viewers watching the episode, thereby breaking its own highest ratings.[46][47]
Viewership
Mine : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[48]
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References
External links
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