Modern Farmer (TV series) explained
Modern Farmer is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi, Park Min-woo, Lee Si-eon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Hanee.[1] It aired on SBS from October 18 to December 21, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 20 episodes.[2]
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, in order to get all the money they need to make an album and get their fame back. 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 Hanee 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 Byeong-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
- Kim Byung-chul as Han-cheol's boss
Ratings
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
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TNmS Ratings[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] |
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1 | October 18, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2 | October 19, 2014 | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
3 | October 25, 2014 | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
4 | October 26, 2014 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.5% |
5 | November 1, 2014 | 5.6% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
6 | November 2, 2014 | 5.4% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 7.1% |
7 | November 8, 2014 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.2% |
8 | November 9, 2014 | 4.6% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
9 | November 15, 2014 | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
10 | November 16, 2014 | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.9% |
11 | November 22, 2014 | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.7% |
12 | November 23, 2014 | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
13 | November 29, 2014 | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
14 | November 30, 2014 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.2% |
15 | December 6, 2014 | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
16 | December 7, 2014 | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.9% |
17 | December 13, 2014 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.4% |
18 | December 14, 2014 | 3.8% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
19 | December 20, 2014 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.6% |
20 | December 27, 2014 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
Average | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.1% | |
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Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- Web site: Jones. Julie. The Stars in Modern Farmer Give Up On The Glamorous Life. KDramaStars. 2014-10-27. 16 July 2014.
- Web site: Lee. Min-ji. FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Apologizes to EXO Fans for Using ExSo as Drama Group Name. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 14 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018102135/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/78179/ftisland-leehonggi-brings-up-about-using-exso-as-group-name. 18 October 2014. dead.
- Web site: Modern Farmer Releases Stills of Lee Hongki and His New Farm Fashion. Soompi. 10 October 2014. 2014-10-17.
- Web site: Kim. Hyung-woo. FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Cast as Lead of Upcoming Drama Modern Farmer. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 7 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027215236/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70068/leehonggi-to-act-as-lead-in-upcoming-drama. 27 October 2014. dead.
- Web site: Jo. Yeon-kyung. FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Films Water Torture Scene for Five Hours. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 15 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923145448/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/78295/ftisland-leehonggi-films-water-torture-scene-for-modern-farmer. 23 September 2015. dead.
- Web site: Lee. Kyung-nam. Honey Lee to Star as FT Island Lee Hong Gi's First Love in Modern Farmer. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 22 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227114945/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/71310/honeylee-to-act-in-modern-farmer. 27 December 2014. dead.
- Web site: Kim. Hyung-woo. N Flying's Jae Hyun Cast in Drama Modern Farmer Before His Debut. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 10 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027212559/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70414/nflying-jaehyun-to-act-in-drama-modern-farmer. 27 October 2014. dead.
- Web site: An. So-hyoun. AOA's Mina Cast as Lead in Drama Modern Farmer. enewsWorld. 2014-10-27. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101913/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70526/exclusive-aoa-mina-cast-in-drama-modern-farmer. 25 September 2015. dead.
- Web site: Jin. Eun-soo. AOA's Mina cast in Modern Farmer. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-10-27. 16 July 2014.
- Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. TNmS Ratings. 2014-10-18. Korean.
- Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. AGB Nielsen Media Research. 2014-10-18. Korean.