Little Women | |
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Hangul | 작은 아씨들 |
Revised Romanization | Jag-eun Assideul |
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Written by | Jeong Seo-kyeong |
Directed by | Kim Hee-won |
Starring | |
Music by | Park Se-joon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 77 minutes[2] |
Production company | Studio Dragon[3] |
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Network | tvN |
Release | September 3 October 9, 2022 | –
Little Women (Korean: 작은 아씨들; RR: Jag-eun Assideul) is a South Korean television series directed by Kim Hee-won, and starring Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun, and Park Ji-hu. It aired from September 3 to October 9, 2022, on tvN's Saturdays and Sundays at 21:10 (KST).[4] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[5]
The series depicts the zeal of three poor sisters; In-joo, In-hye, and In-kyung for money, independence, and love. One of the sister's supposedly dead friend left her 70 billion won but the people behind it, Korea's richest family, will do anything to stop them.[6][7]
In an interview with Tatler Asia on November 25, 2021, screenwriter Jeong Seo-kyung disclosed her involvement, "I'm working with the director of Vincenzo for a Korean adaptation of Little Women. The leading actresses are Kim Go-eun and Nam Ji-hyun while the male lead is Wi Ha-joon from Squid Game. I actually read the book, Little Women, when I was young and I really loved it."[25]
On December 23, 2021, it was confirmed that tvN's series titled as Little Women directed by Kim Hee-won, written by Jeong Seo-kyung and produced by Studio Dragon, with Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun and Park Ji-hu as main leads.[26] On October 19, 2021, MS Team Entertainment revealed that Wi Ha-joon was offered a role in the series.[27] On the same day, it was reported that casting for the series was complete.[28]
On March 3, 2022, it was confirmed that actor Wi Ha-joon had tested positive for COVID-19. He was expected to be released from quarantine on the 8th, and the diagnosis was confirmed when he was released.[29]
Filming took place from June to July 2022; filming locations include various locations around Singapore.[30][31]
On September 5, 2022, the staff issued an apology for the poster's resemblance to a Japanese beauty brand.[32]
On September 8, 2022, the drama's poster maker Propaganda issued an official apology for the plagiarism of the poster similar to the exhibition poster of a Japanese cosmetics brand from 2016.[33]
Further information: South Korea in the Vietnam War |
On October 3, 2022, Vietnam's Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information requested that Little Women be removed from the Vietnamese version of Netflix due to historical falsification of the Vietnam War. According to the Director of Authority, Lê Quang Tự Do, the series breached the Vietnamese media and cinema laws due to the actors' inaccurate statements about the Vietnam War in episodes 3 and 8, which distorted Vietnamese history by glorifying South Korea's involvement in the Vietnam War, including war crimes committed by South Korean soldiers.[34][35]
On October 7, 2022, the drama staff apologized and promised to be more careful with both the social sensitivity and the production process in the future.[36]
Little Women | |
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Soundtrack album by Various | |
Released | 2022 |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Enough" | eSNa | Primary, eSNa | Zior Park | 3:46 |
2. | "Enough" (Inst.) | Primary, eSNa | 3:46 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "La Vie" | Park Ye-seo | Woo Ji-hoon | Sole | 3:49 |
2. | "La Vie" (Inst.) | Woo Ji-hoon | 3:49 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 1.402 | 1.697 | 1.315 | 1.696 | 1.666 | 2.040 | 1.449 | 2.050 | 1.685 | 2.230 | 1.767 | 2.618 | 1.801 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[38] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | September 3, 2022 | 6.395% (1st) | 6.931% (1st) |
2 | September 4, 2022 | 7.747% (1st) | 8.519% (1st) |
3 | September 10, 2022 | 5.587% (1st) | 6.110% (1st) |
4 | September 11, 2022 | 7.256% (1st) | 8.315% (1st) |
5 | September 17, 2022 | 7.038% (1st) | 8.072% (1st) |
6 | September 18, 2022 | 8.338% (1st) | 8.898% (1st) |
7 | September 24, 2022 | 6.014% (1st) | 7.033% (1st) |
8 | September 25, 2022 | 8.676% (1st) | 9.710% (1st) |
9 | October 1, 2022 | 7.346% (1st) | 8.935% (1st) |
10 | October 2, 2022 | 9.701% (1st) | 11.278% (1st) |
11 | October 8, 2022 | 7.707% (1st) | 8.931% (1st) |
12 | October 9, 2022 | 11.105% (1st) | 11.968% (1st) |
Average | 7.743% | 8.725% | |
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Little Woman has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 8.5/10.[39]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Drama of the Year | Little Women | Won | [40] |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Uhm Ji-won | Won | |||
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | 2023 | Best Creative | Little Women | Nominated | [41] |
Best Writer | Jeong Seo-kyung | Nominated | |||
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Drama | Little Women | Nominated | [42] |
Best Director | Kim Hee-won | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Jeong Seo-kyung | Nominated | |||
Technical Award | Ryu Seong-hui | Won | [43] | ||
Kinolights Awards | 2022 | Korean Drama Of The Year | Little Women | 4th | [44] |
Korean Actress Of The Year | Kim Go-eun | 4th | [44] |