Money Flower
Promotional poster
Hangul
돈꽃
Genre
Created byKim Seung-mo (MBC)
Written byLee Myung-hee
Directed byKim Hee-won
Starring
ComposerPark Se-jun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24[a]
Production
Executive producerNam Gung-kyeon[1]
Running time60 minutes[a]
Production companyUFO Production[1]
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseNovember 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) –
February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)

Money Flower (Korean: 돈꽃; RR: Donkkot) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Park Se-young and Jang Seung-jo. It aired every Saturday from 11th November 2017 on MBC from 8:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (KST), 2 episodes a day.[2] It tells the story of people who are driven by the illusion that they can control money, but in fact they are the ones being dominated by greed.

Synopsis

Kang Pil-joo (Jang Hyuk) is envied by many inside the Cheong-A Group, where he enjoys the esteem and respect of the Honorary Chairman. Keeping his real identity a secret from the Cheong-A Group founding family, he has served as their loyal servant from his teens, part of a plot to avenge his family and a tragic childhood. He plots to have Na Mo-hyun (Park Se-young) fall in love with young Cheong-A Group scion Jang Boo-cheon (Jang Seung-jo), but he finds himself falling in love with her free-spirited personality. "Money Flower" portrays how the lives of Pil-joo, Mo-hyun, who seeks love, and Boo-cheon, Pil-joo's "master" and companion are intertwined by fate and design. Their fates are pulled into a vortex of greed, power, desire and love.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Jang household

Na household

Others

Reception

Viewership ratings for 'Money Flower' started with a modest 10.3% (based on AGB Nielson National) for its first episode. Despite the little promotion it got initially, the ratings rose steadily as it was aired due to the good reviews spread by word-of-mouth, setting high records for itself almost every week to cross the 20% mark by its 20th episode.[4] The media labelled it as a 'masterpiece' and 'well-made drama' with its engaging plot, excellent directing, beautiful background music and the stellar performances of its cast.[5][6][7][8] It was ranked first among TV dramas in the same time slot for 10 consecutive weeks since it started.[9]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Way"Lee Soo (MC the Max)4:38
2."My Way" (Inst.) 4:38

Part 2

Released on December 30, 2017 (2017-12-30)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Flame"Solji, Hani (EXID)3:59
2."Flame" (Inst.) 3:59

Part 3

Released on January 6, 2018 (2018-01-06)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Healing"Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe), Bubble Dia4:10
2."Healing" (Inst.) 4:10

Part 4

Released on January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dreamy love"Hyolyn4:10
2."Dreamy love" (Inst.) 4:10

Part 5

Released on January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Waiting here for you"Min Kyung-hoon4:40
2."Waiting here for you" (Inst.) 4:40

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 November 11, 2017 10.4% (4th) 10.4% (3rd) 10.3% (4th) 10.2% (4th)
2 11.7% (2nd) 12.2% (2nd) 12.7% (2nd) 12.6% (2nd)
3 November 18, 2017 8.7% (6th) 8.4% (5th) 10.5% (5th) 10.5% (4th)
4 10.2% (3rd) 10.6% (3rd) 12.8% (3rd) 12.6% (3rd)
5 November 25, 2017 9.0% (8th) 8.7% (5th) 11.4% (3rd) 11.4% (3rd)
6 11.3% (2nd) 11.0% (2nd) 15.1% (2nd) 14.9% (2nd)
7 December 2, 2017 9.1% (6th) 9.1% (5th) 11.1% (4th) 11.4% (4th)
8 12.0% (3rd) 12.5% (2nd) 15.3% (2nd) 15.6% (2nd)
9 December 9, 2017 10.5% (6th) 9.9% (4th) 11.2% (5th) 10.7% (5th)
10 14.8% (2nd) 14.5% (2nd) 16.7% (2nd) 16.6% (2nd)
11 December 16, 2017 10.9% (4th) 10.8% (5th) 11.7% (4th) 11.6% (4th)
12 14.9% (2nd) 14.7% (2nd) 17.2% (2nd) 17.0% (2nd)
13 December 23, 2017 11.2% (4th) 11.0% (4th) 12.1% (3rd) 11.7% (3rd)
14 14.1% (2nd) 13.9% (2nd) 16.5% (2nd) 15.4% (2nd)
15 January 6, 2018[b] 13.4% (4th) 13.2% 15.5% (3rd) 15.7% (3rd)
16 15.9% (2nd) 15.8% 18.5% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd)
17 January 13, 2018 13.5% (3rd) 13.1% 14.9% (3rd) 14.5% (3rd)
18 16.5% (2nd) 16.1% 18.8% (2nd) 18.4% (2nd)
19 January 20, 2018 14.2% (3rd) 13.9% 17.0% (3rd) 17.1% (3rd)
20 16.4% (2nd) 16.3% 20.7% (2nd) 20.6% (2nd)
21 January 27, 2018 15.5% (3rd) 14.7% 18.3% (3rd) 19.1% (3rd)
22 19.1% (2nd) 18.9% (2nd) 22.8% (2nd) 23.0% (2nd)
23 February 3, 2018 16.0% (3rd) 15.8% (2nd) 18.0% (3rd) 18.2% (3rd)
24 21.1% (2nd) 20.8% (2nd) 23.9% (2nd) 24.0% (2nd)
Average 13.4% 12.7% 15.5% 15.5%
Special November 22, 2017 — — 3.7% —
November 23, 2017 — — 3.4% —

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize, Daesang Jang Hyuk Nominated
Drama of the Year Money Flower Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in Weekend Drama Jang Hyuk Won
Top excellence award, Actress in weekend drama Lee Mi-sook Won
Excellence award, Actor in weekend drama Jang Seung-jo Won
Popularity award, Actor Jang Hyuk Nominated
Best New Actress Han So-hee Nominated
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Television) Jang Hyuk Nominated [12]
11th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize Lee Mi-sook Nominated [13]
Best Drama Money Flower Nominated
Best Screenplay Lee Myung-hee Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress Park Se-young Nominated
6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jang Hyuk Nominated [14][15]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jang Seung-jo Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Park Se-young Nominated
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Drama Money Flower Nominated [16]
MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards OST Award "My Way" Nominated [17]

International Broadcast

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, two 60-minute episodes are being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.
  2. ^ No episodes were aired on December 30, 2017 due to the 2017 MBC Drama Awards.

References

  1. ^ a b Money Flower staff credits. MBC.
  2. ^ "Park Se Young Confirmed In MBC Drama With Jang Hyuk".
  3. ^ "MBC Global Media official site". MBC.
  4. ^ ""Money Flower" Records An Impressive All-Time High In Viewership Ratings". soompi.
  5. ^ "'Money Flower': why same old stories keep viewers turning in". The Korea Times.
  6. ^ "'돈꽃', 막장 드라마 아니다…명작이다". Mydaily.
  7. ^ "'돈꽃'에 쏟아지는 호평 세례…중심엔 장혁이 있다". popherald.
  8. ^ "'돈꽃', 매회 경신하는 역대급 엔딩…이 맛에 드라마 본다". osen.
  9. ^ "'돈꽃' 20% 찍었다…장혁 연기변신 '성공'". sportsworld.
  10. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: select the date from drop down menu".
  11. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research.
  12. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  13. ^ 2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개. KDFO.org (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
  15. ^ Park, Pan-seok (October 13, 2018). 이병헌, '미스터 션샤인' 대상 수상..정해인 2관왕(종합)[2018 APAN] [Lee Byung-hun, 'Mr. Sunshine' Grand Prize .. Hae-in Jeong, 2nd Crown (General) [2018 APAN]]. Osen (in Korean) – via Naver.
  16. ^ ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
  17. ^ "2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins". Soompi. October 1, 2018.

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