| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 미스 마: 복수의 여신 |
| Literal meaning | Miss Ma: Goddess of Revenge |
| Revised Romanization | Miseu Ma: Boksuui Yeosin |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Miss Marple's adventures by Agatha Christie (under licence from Agatha Christie Ltd.) |
| Developed by | Hong Chang-wook |
| Written by | Park Jin-woo |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Jin Myeongyong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jay Sun-hwan Yoon |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Good Production Co.[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | October 6 – November 24, 2018 |
| Related | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple (ITV, UK) Miss Marple (BBC, UK) | |
Ms. Ma, Nemesis[3] (Korean: 미스 마: 복수의 여신) is a South Korean television series starring Yunjin Kim, Jung Woong-in, Ko Sung-hee and CNU. It is based on Agatha Christie's Nemesis. The series aired four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from October 6 to November 24, 2018.[4][5]
Aside from the title story Nemesis, the plot of the show also adapts other Christie stories, most notably The Moving Finger, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, A Murder is Announced, and The Body in the Library.
Synopsis
[edit]Ms. Ma is sent to jail after being accused of killing her daughter. She escapes in order to find the real murderer and starts solving other cases.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Yunjin Kim as Ma Ji-won[6]
- A mystery writer.
- Jung Woong-in as Han Tae-kyu[7]
- A detective in charge of Ms. Ma's case.
- Ko Sung-hee as Seo Eun-ji[8]
- A woman who introduces herself as Ms. Ma's niece and then lives at her house.
- Choi Kwang-je as Ko Mal-koo
- A retired gangster who works as a loan creditor.
Recurring
[edit]- A young police officer stationed at the village where Ms. Ma and Eun-ji are currently staying.
- Myung Gye-nam as Jang Il-koo
- Song Young-kyu as Jang Cheol-min
- Kim Young-a as Yang Mi-hee
- Sung Ji-ru as Jo Chang-gil
- Moon Hee-kyung as Madame Park
- Hwang Suk-jung as CEO Oh
- Yoon Hae-young as Lee Jung-hee
- Lee Ye-won as Jang Min-seo
- Ms. Ma's deceased daughter.
- Choi Seung-hoon as Choi Woo-joon
- Lee Myung-hoon as Heo Joo Yeong
Original soundtrack
[edit]| Ms. Ma, Nemesis OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label |
|
Part 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alone" | D'Day |
| JeA (Brown Eyed Girls) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Alone" (Inst.) |
| 3:37 | ||
| Total length: | 7:14 | ||||
Part 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Memory" | Jin Myung-yong | Jin Myung-yong | leeSA | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Alone" (Inst.) | Jin Myung-yong | 3:15 | ||
| Total length: | 6:30 | ||||
Part 3
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flower" |
|
| UP10TION (Wei, Sunyoul, Hwanhee) | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Flower" (Inst.) |
| 3:35 | ||
| Total length: | 7:10 | ||||
Part 4
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Know Back Then" (그댄 아나요) |
|
| SALTNPAPER | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Do You Know Back Then" (Inst.) |
| 3:51 | ||
| Total length: | 7:42 | ||||
Part 5
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Run Away" | Kim Ho-kyung | 1601 | Yi Sung-yol | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Run Away" (Inst.) | 1601 | 4:06 | ||
| Total length: | 8:12 | ||||
Part 6
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hourglass" | YEIN | Master Class, YEIN | YEIN | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Hourglass" (Inst.) | Master Class, YEIN | 3:47 | ||
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||||
Ratings
[edit]- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[10] | |||||
| Nationwide | |||||
| 1 | October 6, 2018 | 5.8% | |||
| 2 | 7.3% | ||||
| 3 | 8.3% | ||||
| 4 | 9.1% | ||||
| 5 | October 13, 2018 | 5.3% | |||
| 6 | 6.1% | ||||
| 7 | 6.3% | ||||
| 8 | 6.6% | ||||
| 9 | October 20, 2018 | 2.1% | |||
| 10 | 5.1% | ||||
| 11 | 5.5% | ||||
| 12 | 5.8% | ||||
| 13 | October 27, 2018 | 5.4% | |||
| 14 | 6.3% | ||||
| 15 | 6.4% | ||||
| 16 | 6.9% | ||||
| 17 | November 3, 2018 | 4.7% | |||
| 18 | 5.1% | ||||
| 19 | 5.5% | ||||
| 20 | 5.6% | ||||
| 21 | November 10, 2018 | 4.5% | |||
| 22 | 4.8% | ||||
| 23 | 5.2% | ||||
| 24 | 5.2% | ||||
| 25 | November 17, 2018 | 3.9% | |||
| 26 | 5.3% | ||||
| 27 | 5.9% | ||||
| 28 | 6.6% | ||||
| 29 | November 24, 2018 | 5.4% | |||
| 30 | 6.4% | ||||
| 31 | 7.4% | ||||
| 32 | 8.6% | ||||
| Average | 5.9% | ||||
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Yunjin Kim | Nominated | [11] |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Jung Woong-in | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ko Sung-hee | Nominated | |||
| Moon Hee-kyung | Nominated |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "South Korean Miss Marple deal". Agatha Christie Ltd. May 22, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ SBS [미스 마, 복수의 여신] - 1차 티저 / 'Ms Ma, Nemesis' Teaser Ver.1. YouTube (in Korean). SBSNOW. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Yunjin Kim hopes 'Ms. Ma, Goddess of Revenge' becomes her best Korean TV series". Yonhap News. September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Kim Yun-jin's return to local TV: After roles on American dramas like 'Lost,' the actor is ready to play Ms. Ma". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Casting: Yunjin Kim". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Casting: Jung Woong-in". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Casting: Ko Sung-hee". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Casting: CNU". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Jihyun (January 1, 2019). [SBS 연기대상] 감우성·김선아, 공동 대상..베스트 커플상까지(종합) [[SBS Drama Awards] Gam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-ah, co- grand prize.. Best Couple Award (Comprehensive)]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
