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| Director: | Park Yong-soon | ||||||||
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| Network: | KBS2 |
Who Is She is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Kim Hae-sook, Jung Ji-so, Jung Jin-young, and Chae Won-bin. The series is a remake of the 2014 film Miss Granny by Hwang Dong-hyuk, it depicts the story of Oh Mal-soon, a 70-year-old grandmother who suddenly turns into 20-year-old Oh Doo-ri and once again enjoys her shining heyday. It is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on December 18, 2024, and will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).
Who Is She is a romantic music growth drama about grandmother Oh Mal-soon who suddenly turns into 20-year-old Oh Doo-ri and enjoys her shining heyday once again.
A grandmother who raised her daughter with great determination by running a noodle restaurant after losing her husband at a young age. Mal-soon, who left home after arguing with her daughter Ji-sook, accidentally returns to her appearance 50 years ago and struggles to fulfill her dream of becoming a singer that she could not achieve in her youth.
She has a youthful face but is also equipped with a sly and bold charm. She is an unpredictable character who goes back and forth between a fresh-faced 20-year-old and a sly 70-year-old, and turns the Jongno area upside down as she appears like a comet. She, who has a grandma-like sensibility, enters Eunice Entertainment and becomes an idol trainee to fulfill her dream of becoming a singer that she could not achieve in her first life.
The leader of the former popular group Ignis and the current executive producer of Eunice Entertainment. He is a genius planner who composes, produces, and sets the album concept as well as the group's image map. While he was on a smooth path as an executive producer, his life is turned upside down when he meets Doo-ri, who has a secret.
Mal-soon's granddaughter. She is a model student who always ranked first in the entire school, gives up the college entrance exam to become a singer, her true dream, and becomes a trainee at Eunice Entertainment.
Ji-sook's husband and the head of a cram school in the old neighborhood. After marrying Ji-sook, whom he met in college, he quits his job and starts a business after hearing his mother-in-law Mal-soon say something, but everything he does fails miserably and he ends up living with his in-laws.
The only daughter of Mal-soon and an executive at a large company. She is a true career woman who has been recognized as a role model for young women, having silently overcome all kinds of injustice and discrimination in a time when even long-term employment was difficult.
The owner of the old school guesthouse and the eternal Mal-soon fan. He has both manners and affection and has had a crush on Mal-soon for a long time.
The living legend of Korean pop music and the national singer. After an incident involving Mal-soon in the past, she has built an incredible career as a singer, rising from strength to strength. She is currently enjoying a new heyday as she leads Eunice Entertainment with her nephew Daniel Han as her right-hand man, but she becomes anxious after accidentally witnessing Mal-soon.
The representative visual of the Eunice Entertainment trainees. Despite being a trainee who has not yet debuted, she has already formed a large fandom due to her outstanding looks.
A performance director and marketing team leader at Eunice Entertainment. A smart and witty 'all-rounder' who is the only trusted partner of producer Daniel Han and is good at everything.
Developed under the working title Miss Granny, the series is directed by Park Yong-soon, who directed the dramas Secret Mother (2018), Wanted (2016) and Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), and written by Heo Seung-min, who wrote Risky Romance (2018) and There Is a Blue Bird (2014). It is produced by Studio V Plus, Idea Factory, and Yein Plus. It is the tenth remake of the 2014 film Miss Granny by Hwang Dong-hyuk.[5]
On March 3, 2023, Jung Ji-so had been cast as the female in the series.[6] On September 15, BB Entertainment told Newsen that they were positively reviewing regarding Jung Jin-young's appearance.[7] According to Seoul Economic Daily Star on September 20, Kim Hae-sook had been confirmed to appear.[8]
On July 9, 2024, the production team of the series announced that Jung, who starred in the original film as young rocker Ban Ji-ha, confirmed his appearance but would play in another role.[9]
Principal photography began in August 2023,[10] and concluded in first half of 2024.
Who Is She is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on December 18, 2024, and will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).[11]