Twinkle Twinkle (TV series)

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Twinkle Twinkle
Promotional poster for Twinkle Twinkle
Also known as
  • Sparkling
  • Shining
  • All That Glitters
Genre
Written byBae Yoo-mi
Directed byNoh Do-chul
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes54
Production
ProducerLee Dae-young
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesAnnex Telecom
Hoga Entertainment
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseFebruary 12 (2011-02-12) –
August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)

Twinkle Twinkle (Korean: 반짝반짝 빛나는; RR: Banjjak Banjjak Bitnaneun) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Yu-ri, Kim Suk-hoon and Kang Dong-ho.[1] It aired on MBC TV from February 12 to August 14, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 54 episodes.[2]

Plot[edit]

Twinkle, Twinkle is a light, cheerful, and heartwarming family drama that tells the success story of Han Jung-won (Kim Hyun-joo), a workaholic career woman who is determined to make her own way in the world without the help of her family, which has garnered considerable wealth from their publishing company.

But what Jung-won doesn't know is that because of the hospital's negligence, she was switched at birth with another baby, Hwang Geum-ran (Lee Yu-ri). The identity swap resulted in the two girls being raised by families of different wealth and status, and living a different fate.[3]

When Geum-ran learns the truth, she sees it as a way to reverse her poverty-stricken circumstances. But even after being restored to her rich biological parents, Geum-ran's bitterness makes her consider Jung-won her rival, and she continues to torment her.[4] Jung-won, whose life has been turned upside down, faces numerous setbacks on the road to recovery.[5]

Cast[edit]

Main characters
Han family
Hwang family
Extended cast

Viewership[edit]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep Original broadcast date TNmS[9] AGB Nielsen[10]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 2011/02/05 7.2% 8.6% 9.6% 11.2%
2 2011/02/06 8.3% 10.1% 8.9% 10.1%
3 2011/02/12 8.7% 10.7% 10.3% 12.0%
4 2011/02/13 8.2% 10.4% 9.9% 11.1%
5 2011/02/19 9.8% 12.9% 10.5% 11.6%
6 2011/02/20 10.7% 13.2% 12.8% 14.2%
7 2011/02/26 11.4% 14.0% 13.9% 16.4%
8 2011/02/27 11.2% 13.7% 14.8% 17.4%
9 2011/03/05 10.4% 13.0% 12.4% 14.2%
10 2011/03/06 13.0% 16.2% 15.0% 16.9%
11 2011/03/12 11.8% 14.8% 13.2% 15.2%
12 2011/03/13 12.3% 15.1% 15.1% 17.1%
13 2011/03/19 13.3% 16.3% 14.8% 16.3%
14 2011/03/20 14.1% 18.0% 15.6% 17.5%
15 2011/03/26 13.1% 16.5% 13.5% 16.0%
16 2011/03/27 13.5% 17.1% 15.8% 17.8%
17 2011/04/09 12.8% 17.6% 15.5% 17.2%
18 2011/04/10 16.8% 19.2% 14.8% 19.0%
19 2011/04/16 13.6% 17.2% 15.2% 16.2%
20 2011/04/17 13.8% 16.9% 17.2% 19.7%
21 2011/04/23 14.0% 17.8% 15.5% 17.7%
22 2011/04/24 15.4% 19.2% 15.9% 17.0%
23 2011/05/01 13.2% 15.5% 16.0% 15.8%
24 2011/05/07 14.3% 17.1% 16.9% 18.2%
25 2011/05/08 14.3% 17.0% 16.4% 17.9%
26 2011/05/14 15.5% 18.9% 19.1% 20.4%
27 2011/05/15 15.7% 19.3% 19.4% 21.0%
28 2011/05/28 16.8% 20.4% 21.6% 23.2%
29 2011/05/29 13.9% 17.8% 17.8% 19.0%
30 2011/06/04 17.1% 19.7% 19.5% 21.1%
31 2011/06/05 15.7% 18.9% 19.6% 19.1%
32 2011/06/11 16.7% 20.2% 19.8% 21.1%
33 2011/06/12 16.3% 18.3% 19.7% 21.2%
34 2011/06/18 16.5% 18.1% 18.5% 20.0%
35 2011/06/19 16.6% 19.3% 19.3% 20.3%
36 2011/06/25 18.6% 22.7% 21.6% 23.2%
37 2011/06/26 17.6% 21.0% 19.5% 21.6%
38 2011/07/02 19.1% 22.3% 21.3% 23.6%
39 2011/07/03 19.8% 23.2% 22.5% 25.6%
40 2011/07/09 18.1% 21.1% 22.2% 23.9%
41 2011/07/10 18.8% 21.6% 19.5% 20.9%
42 2011/07/16 20.6% 26.2% 23.2% 24.7%
43 2011/07/17 20.5% 24.2% 21.5% 22.7%
44 2011/07/23 20.4% 24.7% 22.9% 24.6%
45 2011/07/24 18.0% 21.4% 21.1% 23.5%
46 2011/07/30 20.3% 24.3% 21.9% 23.7%
47 2011/07/31 17.6% 21.4% 20.9% 21.9%
48 2011/08/06 19.0% 22.8% 21.3% 22.8%
49 2011/08/07 19.9% 24.2% 21.7% 22.3%
50 2011/08/13 19.5% 24.5% 22.5% 23.8%
51 2011/08/14 22.1% 26.3% 24.3% 25.9%
52 2011/08/20 21.7% 23.9% 25.3% 26.7%
53 2011/08/21 19.9% 23.4% 21.6% 22.6%
54 2011/08/27 19.4% 22.3% 22.5% 23.8%
Average 15.5% 18.7% 17.8% 19.4%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2011
4th Korea Drama Awards[11]
 Best Drama Twinkle Twinkle Nominated
Best Actress Kim Hyun-joo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Kim Sang-ho Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Yu-ri Won
Best New Actor Kang Dong-ho Nominated
MBC Drama Awards[12]
 Drama of the Year Twinkle Twinkle Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kim Suk-hoon Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hyun-joo Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Lee Yu-ri Won
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kil Yong-woo Won
Best New Actor in a Serial Drama Kang Dong-ho Nominated
Park Yu-hwan Nominated
Writer of the Year Bae Yoo-mi Won
Popularity Award, Actor Kim Suk-hoon Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Kim Hyun-joo Nominated
Best Couple Award Kim Suk-hoon and Kim Hyun-joo Nominated
2012
48th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Director (TV) Noh Do-chul Nominated
Best Actress (TV) Kim Hyun-joo Nominated
Best New Actor (TV) Kang Dong-ho Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kim Hyun-joo and Lee Yu-ri pose at a press event for their new TV soap Twinkle Twinkle in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday". The Chosun Ilbo. March 11, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Hong, Lucia (August 8, 2011). "Twinkle Twinkle rises to top spot on weekly TV charts". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Lee, Ga-on (February 1, 2011). "Lineup of Korean dramas for the 1st half of 2011". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "MBC TV miniseries Twinkle Twinkle and Can You Hear My Heart draw the most viewers among weekend TV dramas". MBC Global Media. May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Kim, Sun-young (February 14, 2011). "REVIEW: MBC TV series Twinkle Twinkle - 1st episode". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Kang, Seung-hun (December 24, 2010). "Actress Kim Hyun-joo cast in new MBC drama". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Wee, Geun-woo (August 5, 2011). "Actress Lee Yu-ri's Song Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Hong, Lucia (January 7, 2011). "JYJ Yuchun's brother cast in upcoming weekend drama". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. ^ TNmS 멀티미디어 홈페이지 참조.
  10. ^ "Nielsen Korea". June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Winners of the 2011 Korea Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. October 10, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  12. ^ Hong, Lucia (January 2, 2012). "The Greatest Love snags 7 honors at 2011 MBC Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved July 28, 2013.

External links[edit]

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