Mimi (2014 TV series)
| Mimi | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Mimi | |
| Genre | Romance, Mystery, Horror |
| Written by | Seo Yoo-sun |
| Directed by | Song Chang-soo |
| Starring |
Shim Chang-min Moon Ga-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Fridays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | SM C&C, CJ E&M |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mnet |
| Original release | 21 February – 14 March 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Mimi (Hangul: 미미) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Shim Chang-min and Moon Ga-young.[1] It aired on cable channel Mnet from February 21 to March 14, 2014 on Fridays at 23:00 for 4 episodes.[2][3][4]
The horror/mystery/romance drama is inspired by the 2007 Lee Myung-se film M.
Plot
Min-woo is a 28-year-old introverted writer of webtoons who has partial memory loss.[5] One day, he finds a memo on his desk calendar, and because of it, writes a new webtoon titled December 8, which becomes an instant hit. But as the webtoon gets even more popular, Min-woo feels pressure from work and begins to suffer from severe headaches. He strives to recover his lost memories from the time he was an 18-year-old high school student, especially those of his first love, Mimi, as he unravels their mysterious fate.[6][7][8][9]
Cast
- Shim Chang-min as Han Min-woo[10][11][12]
- Moon Ga-young as Mimi[13][14][15]
- Shin Hyun-bin as Jang Eun-hye
- Jung Ji-soon as team leader of manhwa department
- Yoon Da-kyung as Min-woo's mother
- Go Won as Min-woo's homeroom teacher
- Choi Young-soo as Sung-woo
- Kim Joon-goo as punishment soldier
- Lee Yeon-kyung as Mimi's aunt
- Byun Baek-hyun as Umbrella man
Soundtrack
The official theme of the series, Because I Love You, was performed by Wendy (Son Seung-wan), who was at the time part of an SM Rookies trio that included Irene (Bae Joo-hyun) and Seulgi (Kang Seul-gi). Their group would later become Red Velvet with the addition of Joy (Park Soo-young) before their debut and then Yeri (Kim Ye-rim) after it.[16][17]
International broadcast
It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning March 15, 2015, dubbed as Patitin Rak Raek Pob. ("ปฏิทินรักแรกพบ", literally: Love at First Sight Calendar).[18]
References
- ↑ Park, Jin-hai (23 February 2014). "Max Changmin stars in drama Mimi". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (11 February 2014). "TVXQ Max Changmin of Mimi Says Mun Ka Young is Prettier Than His First Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Jun, Ah-ram (18 February 2014). "Mun Ka Young and TVXQ's Max Changmin Shot Kiss Scene Without NGs". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (19 February 2014). "TVXQ star to try out TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (7 February 2014). "TVXQ's Max Changmin Says His Character in Mimi is Similar to Himself". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (28 January 2014). "TVXQ Max Changmin's Upcoming Drama Mimi Releases Teaser". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (5 February 2014). "Photos of TVXQ Max Changmin in School Uniform for Mimi Released". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (17 February 2014). "TVXQ Max Changmin Enjoys Bike Ride Date with Mun Ka Young on Mimi". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (20 February 2014). "TVXQ Max Changmin's Kiss Scene from Mimi Revealed". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Kim, Jessica (22 January 2014). "TVXQ! Max Changmin Cast in Mnet Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (22 January 2014). "TVXQ's Max Changmin Cast as Lead Actor in New Drama Mimi". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (18 February 2014). "TVXQ Max Changmin Would Date a Lot If He Could Return to His School Years". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ An, So-hyoun (3 February 2014). "Mun Ka Young to be TVXQ Max Changmin's First Love in Mimi". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ ‘미미’ 최강창민 문가영, 연인끼리 한번 해 봐? “데이트 한번 살벌하네”. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ↑ An, So-hyoun (15 March 2014). "Interview: Mun Ka Young Chooses Mimi As Her Number One Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ↑ Kim Dong-Joo. "SM Entertainment to debut a new girl group, 'Red Velvet'". StarN News. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Because I Love You (Theme from "Mimi") - Wendy (SM Rookies) SMTown on YouTube]
- ↑ "ปฎิทินรักแรกพบ (MIMI) – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 2 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย