Miss Monte-Cristo () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee So-yeon, Choi Yeo-jin, Kyung Sung-hwan and Lee Sang-bo. The series, directed by Park Ki-ho and written by Jeong Hye-won, revolves around Go Eun-jo (Lee So-yeon) a fashion designer. She vows revenge on all those friends who bring her downfall. The drama is loosely based on the famous French novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas hence the title.
The daily drama premiered on KBS2 on February 15, 2021, and aired every weekday at 19:50 (KST) till July 2.
Synopsis Go Eun-jo (Lee So-yeon) is a fashion designer. She wants to make people around her happy, but her friends betray her and she loses everything. Swearing revenge on all those responsible for her downfall, after 5 years she comes back as Hwang Ga-heun, the daughter of Hong Kong's investor Jin Hwang.
Cast Main Lee So-yeon as Go Eun-jo/Hwang Ga-heun (Huang Jiaxin) 30 years old, fashion designer, called the 'sell out queen' of Dongdaemun, head of the Jaewang Fashion design manager, Seon-hyeok's lover, Ha-ra, Se-rin and Bo-mi's friend. She falls into death because of a conspiracy of her friends. After 5 years she comes back as Hwang Ga-heun the daughter of Hong Kong's investor Hwang Ji-na to take revenge. In the end, she lost all her memories due to trauma after witnessing Hara's suicide in the bridge and continues to live happily with her family. Choi Yeo-jin as Oh Ha-ra 30 years old, Ha-joon's step-sister, an actress, possessive and obsessive. She conspires to win her unrequited love for Cha Seon-hyeok. She is evil to the core as she killed Eun-Jo's baby and father. In the end, she can no longer hide her crimes and kills herself in the same bridge where she pushed Eun-jo five years ago. Kyung Sung-hwan as Cha Seon-hyeok 34 years old, Eun-jo's first love, Bo-mi's brother, Cho-sim's son, director of Jaewang Group strategy planning. He was about to marry Eun-jo when she fell victim to a conspiracy. Lee Sang-bo as Oh Ha-joon 34 years old, Ha-ra's stepbrother, executive managing director of Jaewang Group, an all around multi-entertainer.
Supporting People around Go Eun-jo Jung Seung-ho as Go Sang-man 62 years old, Eun-jo's father, owner of Goeun Shopping Complex. Kim Mi-ra as Bae Soon-jeong 58 years old, Eun-jo's mother. Han Gi-yoon as Go Eun-gyeol 24 years old, Eun-jo's brother, mentally 7 years old, adores his sister. Oh Mi-hee as Hwang Ji-na/Hwang Cheon-gil 58 years old, the late Ga-heun's mother, CEO of White Fund, Eun-jo's godmother. Lee Yan as Wang Toong-jo 40 years old, Ji-na's assistant, exponent of various martial arts. In the end, he surrenders himself to the authorities for killing Wook-do. People around Oh Ha-ra Lee Da-hae as Joo Se-rin 30 years old, Tae-sik's daughter, Eun-jo's hometown friend, the leading designer of Miss Joo Collection, a woman of passion and dreams of success by all means, full of envy and greed, responsible for Eun-jo's death. In the end, she learns that Eun-jo is DDM Queen and the one who killed her dad, Joo Tae-sik, she cannot accept that her father was the one who paid for her sins and become mentally ill. She attempted suicide but survived and was admitted to a mental hospital. Lee Hwang-eui as Oh Byeong-gook 65 years old, Ha-joon and Ha-ra's father, chairman of Jaewang Group, his first wife Seong Na-yeon passed away and now married to her friend Eun-hwa. It was revealed that he knows that Eun-hwa killed Na-yeon and was using her to boost his power and wealth. He also ordered Wook-do to assassinate Hwang Ji-na, in the end he was arrested for his crimes. Kim Kyung-sook as Geum Eun-hwa 58 years old, Byeong-gook's second wife, vice-president of Jaewang Group, Ha-ra's mother and Ha-joon's evil and greedy stepmother. In the end, she was arrested for murdering Na-yeon, embezzlement and conspiring to kill Hwang Ji-na. Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Han Yeong-ae 85 years old, the godmother of Jaewang Group, the late Na-yeon's mother-in-law, strong and wise woman. Jang Sun-yool as Cha Hoon 5 years old, Seon-hyeok and Ha-ra's son, kind, pretty and warm-hearted. People around Cha Seon-hyeok Lee Mi-young as Yoon Cho-sim 58 years old, Seon-hyeok and Bo-mi's mother, Ha-ra's mother-in-law, Eun-hwa and the late Na-yeon's high school friend. Lee Hye-ran as Cha Bo-mi 30 years old, Seon-hyeok's sister, Cho-sim's daughter, a make-up artist, Seon-hyeok's sister, Ha-ra's sister-in-law, Eun-jo's bestie, very loyal. Others Kwon Oh-hyeon as Joo Tae-sik 65 years old, Se-rin's father, CEO of Jupiter Shopping Mall, a bluff, liar and fraud, Sang-man's hometown friend. In the end, Eun-jo and Deok-gyu killed him by triggering his heart attack. Ahn Hee-sung as Na Wook-do 35 years old, Jupiter Shopping Mall head of department, has criminal records. In the end, he was killed by Toong-jo. Kim Ae-ran as Park Bong-sook 52 years old, the Jaewang family housekeeper since Na-yeon was around, now she is Eun-hwa's subordinate. She is the only witness to Na-yeon's death. Seo Ji-won as Shin Deok-gyu/Choi Young-seok 28 years old, son of Jung-pil, joins Eun-jo with her revenge against Tae-sik, who caused the death of his father. In the end, he surrenders himself for killing Tae-sik so that Eun-jo can continue her revenge. Hyun Seung-ho as Secretary Park Secretary of Oh Byeong-gook. Jung Hwi-wook as Kim Kang-ho Secretary of Geum Eun-hwa. Lee Ye-eun as Seong Na-yeon Ha-joon's mother, Byeong-gook's first wife, Eun-hwa's friend. It was revealed that Eun-hwa killed her. Kim Doo-eun as Shin Jung-pil Deok-gyu's deceased father, owner of Jackpot Clothes, friend of Sang-man and Tae-sik. Yang Bom-yi as Hwang Ga-heun The real Hwang Ga-heun, deceased daughter of Hwang Ji-na. Sung Chan-ho as Chairman Tak A kingmaker who exerts influence in the business world.
Production Casting On November 6, 2020, it was announced that Lee So-yeon will star in the daily drama, returning to TV after one and half year. Later in November Choi Yeo-jin joined as another lead in the cast as rival of Lee So-yeon's character in drama. In December 2020, Lee Hye-ran and Lee Da-hae joined the cast as friends of the protagonist played by Lee So-yeon. Kyung Sung-hwan and Lee Sang Bo also joined the cast as the male protagonists in December.
Original soundtrack
Miss Monte-Cristo: Original Soundtrack The following is the official track list of Miss Monte-Cristo: Original Soundtrack album, which was released by Blending Co., Ltd on June 30, 2021.
Singles The following is the track list of singles from Miss Monte-Cristo: Original Soundtrack.
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Viewership
Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 February 15, 202114.6%12.2%15.7% 2 February 16, 202114.5%12.3%15.2%3February 17, 202113.0%10.9%14.9%4February 18, 202112.8%10.6%14.5%5February 19, 202112.5%10.6%14.4%6February 22, 202112.6%10.8%13.9%7February 23, 202113.8%11.8%15.2%8February 24, 202114.2%12.3%15.3%9February 25, 202113.3%11.2%15.7%10February 26, 202113.1%11.1%14.7%11March 1, 202114.2%12.3%16.3%12March 2, 202114.1%12.1%16.4%13March 3, 202113.9%12.1%15.3%14March 4, 202114.8%12.7%16.0%15March 5, 2021 14.6% 12.9% 16.5%16March 8, 2021 14.6% 12.1% 17.0%17March 9, 2021 16.1% 13.7% 18.4%18March 10, 2021 16.8% 14.3% 18.1%19March 11, 2021 15.7% 13.2% 18.2%20March 12, 2021 15.3% 13.2% 18.1%21March 15, 2021 15.8% 13.3% 18.2%22March 16, 2021 16.4% 14.7% 18.9%23March 17, 2021 15.9% 13.7% 18.6%24March 18, 2021 16.0% 13.9% 18.1%25March 19, 2021 16.1% 14.0% 17.8%26March 22, 2021 15.9% 13.3% 19.2%27March 23, 2021 16.7% 14.5% 18.9%28March 24, 2021 16.0% 13.7% 18.4%29March 25, 2021 15.9% 14.1% 18.5%30March 26, 2021 15.4% 13.2% 19.0%31March 29, 2021 16.8% 14.5% 18.8%32March 30, 2021 16.8% 14.4% 19.1%33March 31, 2021 16.6% 13.9% 17.6%34April 1, 2021 16.7% 13.9% 18.9%35April 2, 2021 15.9% 14.3% 18.4%36April 5, 2021 16.4% 13.9% 18.0%37April 6, 2021 16.4% 13.7% 19.7%38April 7, 2021 13.9% 11.2% 16.3%39April 8, 2021 16.2% 13.4% 18.7%40April 9, 2021 15.4% 12.7% 17.9%41April 12, 2021 17.2% 14.4% 42April 13, 2021 15.8% 12.8% 18.9%43April 14, 2021 16.3% 13.5% 18.4%44April 15, 2021 15.4% 12.6% 18.9%45April 16, 2021 17.3% 15.0% 17.6%46April 19, 2021 16.7% 14.5% 18.5%47April 20, 2021 16.8% 13.8% 18.2%48April 21, 2021 15.6% 13.6% 18.0%49April 22, 2021 16.1% 13.9% 18.0%50April 23, 2021 16.1% 13.8% 17.4%51April 26, 2021 15.4% 13.5% 19.3%52April 27, 2021 15.8% 13.1% 18.8%53April 28, 2021 15.3% 13.6% 17.4%54April 29, 2021 16.6% 14.6% 19.0%55April 30, 2021 15.4% 13.5% 19.4%56May 3, 2021 15.7% 13.5% 18.2%57May 4, 2021 16.7% 14.4% 18.6%58May 5, 2021 15.9% 14.3% 17.8%59May 6, 2021 15.9% 14.0% 17.5%60May 7, 2021 15.5% 13.6% 17.2%61May 10, 2021 16.7% 15.1% 18.1%62May 11, 2021 15.7% 13.2% 18.3%63May 12, 2021 15.5% 13.5% 17.4%64May 13, 2021 16.0% 14.1% 17.8%65May 14, 2021 16.1% 14.3% 16.8%66May 17, 2021 16.2% 14.0% 18.6%67May 18, 2021 16.3% 13.7% 17.8%68May 19, 2021 16.7% 14.5% 17.4%69May 20, 2021 19.5%70May 21, 2021 15.2% 13.2% 17.8%71May 24, 2021 16.3% 13.5% 19.4%72May 25, 2021 16.1% 13.1% 17.8%73May 26, 2021 16.2% 14.4% 18.0%74May 27, 2021 75May 28, 2021 15.4% 13.6% 17.8%76May 31, 2021 15.9% 13.6% 17.2%77June 1, 2021 17.0% 14.9% 18.1%78June 2, 2021 16.7% 14.7% 16.8%79June 3, 2021 16.4% 14.0% 17.9%80June 4, 2021 15.3% 13.6% 16.0%81June 7, 2021 16.1% 13.8% 17.7%82June 8, 2021 15.6% 14.0% 18.8%83June 9, 2021 15.2% 13.3% 16.8%84June 10, 2021 16.4% 13.7% 17.3%85June 11, 2021 14.4% 12.2% 17.9%86June 14, 2021 15.9% 14.4% 17.9%87June 15, 2021 15.4% 12.7% 17.4%88June 16, 2021 15.6% 13.6% 16.5%89June 17, 2021 16.2% 13.8% 16.7%90June 18, 2021 15.8% 14.1% 15.2%91June 21, 2021 16.4% 14.0% 16.7%92June 22, 2021 16.6% 13.8% 17.4%93June 23, 2021 16.7% 14.0% 17.1%94June 24, 2021 16.4% 14.2% 17.1%95June 25, 2021 16.7% 14.2% 16.2%96June 28, 2021 16.3% 13.6% 17.2%97June 29, 2021 17.6% 15.0% 17.9%98June 30, 2021 16.1% 13.5% 17.0%99July 1, 2021 16.3% 13.9% 17.2%100July 2, 2021 15.9% 13.7% 16.6% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.2021 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Lee So-yeon Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Kyung Sung-hwan
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References
External links
Miss Monte-Cristo at Daum Miss Monte-Cristo at Naver Miss Monte-Cristo on Viki