Money Flower

Money Flower
Promotional poster
Hangul
돈꽃
RRDonkkot
MRTonkkot
Genre
  • Romance
  • Business
  • Drama
Created byKim Seung-mo (MBC)
Written byLee Myung-hee
Directed byKim Hee-won
Starring
Music byPark Se-jun (CP)
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 11 November 2017 on MBC from 8:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (KST), 2 episodes a day.[2][unreliable source?] 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

  • Jang Hyuk as Kang Pil-joo / Jang Eun-cheon / Jo In-ho (37) : managing director and attorney at Cheong-A Group
    • Nam Ki-won as young Kang Pil-joo
    • Jo Byeong-kyu as teen Kang Pil-joo
  • Park Se-young as Na Mo-hyun (35) : Environmental activist and a substitute science teacher. Won gold in swimming in Korea National Games. She is also a daughter of a prominent politician and Pil-joo's first love.
  • Jang Seung-jo as Jang Boo-cheon (37) : Scion of Cheong-A Group fortune and son of Jung Mal-ran
  • Lee Mi-sook as Jung Mal-ran (59): eldest daughter-in-law of Jang Kook-hwan, Cheong-A Foundation director
  • Lee Soon-jae as Jang Kook-hwan (89): founder of Cheong-A corporation
  • Han So-hee as Yoon Seo-won (35): secret lover of Jang Boo-cheon, former information desk employee at Cheong-A group office headquarters

Supporting cast

Jang household

  • Moon Yoo-bin as Jang Yeon-woo (32): younger sister of Jang Boo-cheon, second year resident surgeon
  • Sunwoo Jae-duk as Jang Sung-man (60): second son of Jang Kook-hwan
  • Shin Young-jin as Park Sun-kyung (56): wife of Jang Sung-man
  • Im Kang-sung as Jang Yeo-cheon (36): son of Jang Sung-man
  • Yoon Sun-young as Lee Hyun-joo (35): wife of Jang Yeo-cheon, daughter of Hanmin Daily's chairman
  • Lee Hang-na as Han Eun Shim (49): live-in partner of Jang Kook-hwan
  • Hong Dong-yeong as Jang Ha-jung (5): son of Jang Boo-cheon and Yoon Seo-won
  • Jeon Hae-sol as Jang Ha-yoon (5): son of Jang Yeo-cheon and Lee Hyun-joo
  • Han Dong-hwan as Jang Soo-man (deceased): eldest son of Jang Kook-hwan

Na household

  • Park Ji-il as Na Gi-chul (60): father of Na Mo-hyun, presidential elect candidate
  • Chu Kwi-jang as Bae Jum-sun (57): mother of Na Mo-hyun, restaurant owner
  • Dan Woo as Na Doo-hyun (28): younger brother of Na Mo-hyun

Others

  • Ryu Dam as Park Yong-goo (30): good friend of Kang Pil-joo
  • Park Jung-hak as Oh Ki-pyung (62): chauffeur of Jung Mal-ran
  • Hong Gyung-yun as Go Eun-A (58) : main cook of the Jang family
  • Kwon Hyuk as Yang Sang-do (45) : aide of Na Gi-chul
  • Kim Ji-sung as Ahn Hee-young (39) : secretary of Jung Mal-ran
  • Jeon Jin-ki as Woo Chang-sun (60) : chief of planning department in Cheong-A group
  • Hong Hee-won as Ha Yung-do (40) : prosecutor
  • Park Sun-woo as Bae Kang-choon (45) : gangster
  • Jung Seo-yeon as Ahn Ho-Kyung : mother of Kang Pil-joo

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][unreliable source?] 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

Viewership

Money Flower : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
EpisodesEpisode number
123456789101112
1–121.6952.0581.5921.9621.7632.3791.7292.4031.7622.7231.9052.851
13-241.9992.7932.6513.2462.5583.2502.8563.5133.2074.0133.0794.085
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[10]

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[11] AGB Nielsen[10]
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 N/a N/a 3.7% N/a
November 23, 2017 N/a N/a 3.4% N/a

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][unreliable source?]

International Broadcast

  • Money Flower airs in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Brunei on Oh!K beginning 30 Jan 2018.
  • Money Flower airs in Japan on KNTV beginning 17 March 2018.
  • Money Flower airs in Taiwan on EBC beginning 12 July 2018.
  • Money Flower airs in Peru on Willax TV beginning 9 July 2018
  • Money Flower airs on Netflix since 2018
  • Money Flower airs in India on Amazon Mini TV beginning 25 January 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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". Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ^ "MBC Global Media official site". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
  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. 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ "'돈꽃', 막장 드라마 아니다…명작이다". MyDaily.
  7. ^ '돈꽃'에 쏟아지는 호평 세례…중심엔 장혁이 있다. popherald. 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ "'돈꽃', 매회 경신하는 역대급 엔딩…이 맛에 드라마 본다". OSEN.
  9. ^ "'돈꽃' 20% 찍었다…장혁 연기변신 '성공'". sportsworld.
  10. ^ a b "AGB Daily Ratings: select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research.
  11. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: select the date from drop down menu".
  12. ^ 제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개. JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  13. ^ 2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개. Korea Drama Awards (in Korean). September 22, 2018. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 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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