Fashion King () is a 2012 South Korean television drama starring Yoo Ah-in, Shin Se-kyung, Lee Je-hoon, and Kwon Yu-ri.Fashion King reveals official profiles for Yuri, Yoo Ah In, and more . Allkpop. 3 February 2012. It aired on SBS from March 19 to May 22, 2012, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Plot Fashion King tells the story about a young aspiring designer Kang Young-gul (Yoo Ah-in) who has nothing, and starts his fashion business as a vendor on Dongdaemun Market. He has never had any goals or dreams for a bright future until he meets Lee Ga-young (Shin Se-kyung), who lost both her parents in an accident at a young age, and grew up to be a smart, determined young woman with a natural talent for designing. After receiving a scholarship to a New York fashion school, Ga-young travels to America hoping to achieve her dream of becoming a designer.
Meanwhile, Jung Jae-hyuk (Lee Je-hoon) is a second-generation chaebol to a large enterprise that covers construction, distribution, and fashion, while his ex-girlfriend, Choi Anna (Kwon Yuri), now works under a top internationally renowned designer. Gradually, Jung Jae-hyuk loses interest in Choi Anna and sets his sights onto Lee Ga-young. But Ga-young's heart is for Young-gul, and Young-gul's heart is for Anna, so will this love square ever be settled? And who will win and become Fashion King?
Cast Main cast Yoo Ah-in as Kang Young-gul Shin Se-kyung as Lee Ga-young Kwon Yu-ri as Choi Anna Lee Je-hoon as Jung Jae-hyuk
Supporting cast Chang Mi-hee as Madame Jo Han Yoo-yi as Shin Jung-ah Cha Seo-won as Miss Go Ra Jae-woong as Chil-bok Kim Il-woo as Jung Man-ho Lee Hye-sook as Yoon Hyang-sook Yoon Gi-won as Secretary Kim Kim Byeong-ok as Director Kim
Extended cast Seo Young-joo as young Kang Young-gul Kim Sae-ron as young Lee Ga-young Go Soo-hee as Young-gul's employee Ra Mi-ran as Young-gul's employee Jang Eun-bi as Young-gul's employee Lee Han-wi as Hwang Tae-san Shin Seung-hwan as Jang Il-gook Ki Eun-se as Soo-ji Yoo Chae-yeong as Bong-sook Tory Burch as herself (cameo) Vincent D'Elia as himself (cameo)
Soundtrack
Ratings In the tables below, the blue numbers represents the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Episode #Original AirdateTNmS Ratings TNmS Multimedia Ratings Page AGB Ratings AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page Average audience shareEntire CountrySeoul National Capital AreaEntire CountrySeoul National Capital Area 1 March 19, 2012 12.4% 14.8% 10.0% 11.0% 2 March 20, 2012 11.5% 13.5% 8.9% 9.5% 3 March 26, 2012 12.3% 14.8% 9.2% 10.5% 4 March 27, 2012 11.6% 14.2% 9.6% 10.9% 5 April 2, 2012 12.6% 14.3% 10.1% 11.4% 6 April 3, 2012 12.7% 14.4% 10.4% 12.0% 7 April 9, 2012 11.9% 14.3% 9.0% 10.3% 8 April 10, 2012 10.7% 12.6% 9.7% 10.6% 9 April 16, 2012 12.5% 13.2% 10.6% 12.0% 10 April 17, 2012 11.1% 13.1% 9.6% 10.7% 11 April 23, 2012 11.3% 11.9% 9.8% 11.2% 12 April 24, 2012 11.6% 14.1% 9.4% 10.7% 13 April 30, 2012 10.8% 13.1% 9.4% 10.6% 14 May 1, 2012 10.9% 13.4% 9.9% 10.8% 15 May 7, 2012 10.7% 12.6% 9.2% 10.0% 16 May 8, 2012 10.9% 12.3% 9.2% 10.0% 17 May 14, 2012 11.0% 12.2% 9.5% 10.4% 18 May 15, 2012 11.4% 12.9% 9.5% 10.4% 19 May 21, 2012 11.2% 13.3% 9.5% 10.1% 20 May 22, 2012 10.8% 12.8% 9.6% 10.4% Average 11.4% 13.3% 9.6% 10.6%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2012 5th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Shin Se-kyung Best New Actress Kwon Yuri SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Shin Se-kyung Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Yoo Ah-in Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jang Mi-hee New Star Award Kwon Yuri Best Couple Award Yoo Ah-in and Shin Se-kyung 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Kwon Yuri
International broadcast It aired in Vietnam on HTV2 from December 7, 2012. It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV in 2012.
References
External links Fashion King official SBS website