# A Sea of Her Own

A Sea of Her Own (Korean: TV소설 그 여자의 바다; RR: TVsoseol Geu Yeojaui Bada; lit. TV Novel: Sea of the Woman) is a 2017 South Korea morning soap opera starring Oh Seung-ah, Kim Joo-yong [ko], Han Yoo-yi [ko] and Choi Sung-jae. It aired on KBS2 from February 27, 2017 on Mondays to Fridays at 09:00 for 120 episodes.
It is the 42nd TV Novel series (11th in 2010s) of KBS.

## Summary

Set in the 1960s and 1970s, Yoon Soo In is consistently a top-ranked student in school, but due to her family's struggling financial circumstances, she begins to work at a factory instead of going to college. She nevertheless pursues her dreams.

## Cast
### Main

* Oh Seung-ah as Yoon Soo-in
* Kim Joo-yong [ko] as Choi Jung-wook
* Han Yoo-yi [ko] as Jung Se-young
* Choi Sung-jae as Kim Sun-woo

### Supporting
#### People around Soo-in

* Lee Dae-yeon as Yoon Dong-chul
* Park Hyun-suk [ko] as Park Soon-ok
* Lee Hyun-kyung [ko] as Lee Young-sun
* Han Eun-seo [ko] as Yoon Jung-in
* Kim Tae-seol [ko] as Yoon Min-jae
* Kim Do-yeon as Yoon Dal-ja
* Choi Woo-suk [ko] as Kang Tae-soo
* Chae Min-hee [ko] as Oh Seol-hee

#### Taesan Noodle Factory

* Kim Seung-wook [ko] as Jung Jae-man
* Lee Kan-hee as Hong Sook-hee
* Son Jong-bum [ko] as Hong Man-pyo

## Ratings

* In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | February 27, 2017 | 7.9% (15th) | 6.5% (18th) | 7.8% (17th) | 7.1% (17th) |
| 2 | February 28, 2017 | 8.7% (12th) | 7.4% (13th) | 8.0% (15th) | 7.5% (18th) |
| 3 | March 1, 2017 | 8.9% (8th) | 7.6% (14th) | 7.1% (NR) | (NR) |
| 4 | March 2, 2017 | 9.0% (11th) | 8.1% (12th) | 8.0% (16th) | 6.8% (20th) |
| 5 | March 3, 2017 | 8.8% (13th) | 7.7% (13th) | 8.1% (16th) | (NR) |
| 6 | March 6, 2017 | 7.9% (18th) | 7.7% (12th) | 7.5% (NR) | (NR) |
| 7 | March 7, 2017 | 9.4% (12th) | 7.9% (11th) | 7.8% (16th) | (NR) |
| 8 | March 8, 2017 | 8.9% (NR) | (NR) | 7.4% (19th) | (NR) |
| 9 | March 9, 2017 | 8.0% (14th) | 6.4% (15th) | 7.1% (17th) | (NR) |
| 10 | March 10, 2017 | 9.4% (5th) | 8.9% (5th) | 8.7% (8th) | 8.2% (8th) |
| 11 | March 13, 2017 | 9.1% (15th) | 8.1% (12th) | 7.8% (18th) | (NR) |
| 12 | March 14, 2017 | 8.8% (12th) | 7.3% (10th) | 7.2% (19th) | 6.4% (19th) |
| 13 | March 15, 2017 | 9.2% (9th) | 7.9% (11th) | 7.2% (16th) | (NR) |
| 14 | March 16, 2017 | 8.9% (16th) | 7.7% (15th) | 7.6% (16th) | 6.6% (18th) |
| 15 | March 17, 2017 | 8.8% (14th) | 7.6% (15th) | 7.1% (17th) | (NR) |
| 16 | March 20, 2017 | 9.3% (14th) | 7.9% (15th) | 6.7% (NR) | (NR) |
| 17 | March 21, 2017 | 4.4% (NR) | (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | (NR) |
| 18 | March 22, 2017 | 8.4% (14th) | 7.4% (16th) | 7.5% (17th) | 6.6% (19th) |
| 19 | March 23, 2017 | 7.8% (12th) | 8.0% (11th) | 6.1% (20th) | (NR) |
| 20 | March 24, 2017 | 8.8% (12th) | 7.7% (16th) | 7.4% (16th) | (NR) |
| 21 | March 27, 2017 | 9.6% (13th) | 8.5% (12th) | 6.7% (20th) | (NR) |
| 22 | March 28, 2017 | 9.4% (13th) | 8.1% (15th) | 7.7% (15th) | (NR) |
| 23 | March 29, 2017 | 9.0% (15th) | 8.1% (11th) | 7.0% (18th) | 6.1%(20th) |
| 24 | March 30, 2017 | 8.6% (13th) | 7.7% (15th) | 7.4% (14th) | 6.7% (18th) |
| 25 | March 31, 2017 | 9.3% (13th) | 7.3% (16th) | 7.0% (17th) | 6.1% (18th) |
| 26 | April 3, 2017 | 8.9% (16th) | 7.7% (17th) | 6.9% (18th) | (NR) |
| 27 | April 4, 2017 | 8.6% (15th) | 7.4% (14th) | 7.0% (18th) | (NR) |
| 28 | April 5, 2017 | 9.2% (14th) | 7.7% (20th) | 7.0% (20th) | (NR) |
| 29 | April 6, 2017 | 9.4% (11th) | 7.7% (16th) | 6.9% (NR) | (NR) |
| 30 | April 7, 2017 | 9.1% (11th) | 8.4% (12th) | 6.8% (17th) | 5.9% (18th) |
| 31 | April 10, 2017 | 9.0% (14th) | 8.6% (10th) | 6.7% (NR) | (NR) |
| 32 | April 11, 2017 | 9.1% (12th) | 7.5% (16th) | 7.2% (17th) | (NR) |
| 33 | April 12, 2017 | 8.4% (16th) | (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | (NR) |
| 34 | April 13, 2017 | 8.9% (16th) | 8.4% (15th) | 7.3% (16th) | (NR) |
| 35 | April 14, 2017 | 8.7% (13th) | 8.1% (14th) | 6.6% (18th) | (NR) |
| 36 | April 17, 2017 | 9.4% (15th) | 7.9% (15th) | (NR) | (NR) |
| 37 | April 18, 2017 | 9.8% (10th) | 8.9% (10th) | 7.5% (14th) | 6.8% (15th) |
| 38 | April 19, 2017 | 9.1% (14th) | 7.8% (15th) | 7.0% (17th) | (NR) |
| 39 | April 20, 2017 | 9.3% (13th) | 8.8% (11th) | 8.0% (13th) | 7.0% (17th) |
| 40 | April 21, 2017 | 10.1% (10th) | 9.1% (9th) | 7.6% (13th) | 6.7% (16th) |
| 41 | April 24, 2017 | 9.1% (13th) | 8.2% (13th) | 7.1% (18th) | (NR) |
| 42 | April 25, 2017 | 9.2% (11th) | 8.5% (13th) | 7.7% (14th) | 6.8% (17th) |
| 43 | April 26, 2017 | 9.6% (11th) | 8.9% (9th) | 7.8% (11th) | (NR) |
| 44 | April 27, 2017 | 9.1% (12th) | 8.1% (12th) | 8.2% (12th) | 6.9% (19th) |
| 45 | April 28, 2017 | 9.6% (9th) | 9.3% (6th) | 8.0% (11th) | 6.4% (15th) |
| 46 | May 1, 2017 | 8.5% (14th) | 7.9% (13th) | 7.2% (16th) | (NR) |
| 47 | May 2, 2017 | 8.8% (8th) | 8.6% (7th) | 7.3% (9th) | 6.4% (11th) |
| 48 | May 3, 2017 | 8.4% (9th) | 7.8% (9th) | 7.1% (11th) | (NR) |
| 49 | May 4, 2017 | 9.1% (7th) | 8.4% (9th) | 7.2% (13th) | (NR) |
| 50 | May 5, 2017 | 10.0% (7th) | 9.7% (5th) | 6.9% (16th) | 5.9% (20th) |
| 51 | May 8, 2017 | 9.2% (13th) | 9.0% (10th) | 7.7% (14th) | 6.6% (18th) |
| 52 | May 9, 2017 | 10.4% (5th) | 9.6% (5th) | 8.4% (7th) | 6.5% (13th) |
| 53 | May 10, 2017 | 7.1% (12th) | 6.8% (17th) | 6.2% (18th) | (NR) |
| 54 | May 11, 2017 | 10.0% (9th) | 9.4% (9th) | 7.9% (13th) | 7.2% (16th) |
| 55 | May 12, 2017 | 8.6% (13th) | 7.9% (13th) | 8.4% (9th) | 7.1% (16th) |
| 56 | May 15, 2017 | 11.6% (8th) | 10.5% (8th) | 7.5% (15th) | (NR) |
| 57 | May 16, 2017 | 9.6% (11th) | 8.9% (9th) | 8.3% (11th) | 7.2% (14th) |
| 58 | May 17, 2017 | 10.7% (7th) | 10.0% (8th) | 8.2% (11th) | (NR) |
| 59 | May 18, 2017 | 10.0% (7th) | 9.0% (9th) | 9.4% (9th) | 8.1% (10th) |
| 60 | May 19, 2017 | 10.9% (6th) | 9.6% (7th) | 8.6% (9th) | 6.9% (15th) |
| 61 | May 22, 2017 | 10.1% (10th) | 9.2% (8th) | 8.4% (9th) | 7.2% (10th) |
| 62 | May 23, 2017 | 7.7% (16th) | 6.5% (20th) | 6.8% (19th) | (NR) |
| 63 | May 24, 2017 | 10.4% (9th) | 9.0% (9th) | 9.0% (9th) | 7.7% (14th) |
| 64 | May 25, 2017 | 9.8% (11th) | 8.7% (10th) | 8.4% (11th) | 7.0% (17th) |
| 65 | May 26, 2017 | 9.9% (8th) | 8.9% (7th) | 8.9% (9th) | 7.6% (11th) |
| 66 | May 29, 2017 | 9.8% (8th) | 9.2% (10th) | 9.0% (9th) | 7.9% (14th) |
| 67 | May 30, 2017 | 10.2% (6th) | 9.4% (8th) | 10.1% (5th) | 8.9% (8th) |
| 68 | May 31, 2017 | 10.6% (8th) | 9.9% (7th) | 8.6% (12th) | 7.1% (17th) |
| 69 | June 1, 2017 | 11.1% (7th) | 10.3% (8th) | 9.6% (9th) | 8.3% (12th) |
| 70 | June 2, 2017 | 9.3% (8th) | 8.3% (10th) | 9.3% (8th) | 8.0% (10th) |
| 71 | June 5, 2017 | 10.4% (6th) | 9.9% (5th) | 9.2% (8th) | 7.9% (10th) |
| 72 | June 6, 2017 | 7.5% (18th) | (NR) | 7.0% (19th) | (NR) |
| 73 | June 7, 2017 | 10.5% (8th) | 9.5% (7th) | 9.2% (10th) | 7.6% (16th) |
| 74 | June 8, 2017 | 11.8% (5th) | 10.2% (7th) | 9.3% (10th) | 8.3% (11th) |
| 75 | June 9, 2017 | 10.7% (6th) | 9.3% (8th) | 9.5% (8th) | 8.0% (10th) |
| 76 | June 12, 2017 | 10.2% (7th) | 9.0% (8th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.3% (13th) |
| 77 | June 13, 2017 | 10.9% (4th) | 9.0% (6th) | 8.7% (7th) | 7.1% (16th) |
| 78 | June 14, 2017 | 10.3% (8th) | 8.3% (12th) | 8.5% (8th) | 7.2% (13th) |
| 79 | June 15, 2017 | 10.1% (6th) | 8.5% (8th) | 9.1% (8th) | 8.1% (11th) |
| 80 | June 16, 2017 | 10.8% (5th) | 9.3% (6th) | 9.2% (7th) | 8.3% (9th) |
| 81 | June 19, 2017 | 10.3% (6th) | 8.8% (6th) | 9.3% (7th) | 8.1% (10th) |
| 82 | June 20, 2017 | 10.6% (5th) | 9.3% (6th) | 8.6% (8th) | 7.6% (12th) |
| 83 | June 21, 2017 | 10.6% (6th) | 8.9% (7th) | 8.9% (11th) | 7.7% (13th) |
| 84 | June 22, 2017 | 11.2% (6th) | 8.9% (9th) | 8.8% (10th) | 7.8% (13th) |
| 85 | June 23, 2017 | 10.3% (8th) | 8.6% (10th) | 8.6% (8th) | 7.5% (11th) |
| 86 | June 26, 2017 | 10.0% (8th) | 8.6% (6th) | 9.6% (7th) | 8.2% (9th) |
| 87 | June 27, 2017 | 11.2% (5th) | 9.2% (6th) | 9.7% (7th) | 7.4% (14th) |
| 88 | June 28, 2017 | 10.0% (5th) | 8.8% (6th) | 8.8% (8th) | 7.2% (13th) |
| 89 | June 29, 2017 | 10.5% (7th) | 8.5% (7th) | 9.0% (8th) | 8.1% (11th) |
| 90 | June 30, 2017 | 7.9% (13th) | 6.8% (15th) | 8.0% (11th) | 6.8% (14th) |
| 91 | July 3, 2017 | 11.7% (5th) | 9.2% (7th) | 9.7% (7th) | 8.6% (8th) |
| 92 | July 4, 2017 | 12.6% (4th) | 10.4% (5th) | 9.1% (10th) | 7.4% (15th) |
| 93 | July 5, 2017 | 11.3% (7th) | 8.7% (10th) | 8.7% (10th) | 7.5% (14th) |
| 94 | July 6, 2017 | 11.3% (7th) | 9.5% (9th) | 9.6% (8th) | 8.4% (11th) |
| 95 | July 7, 2017 | 11.5% (8th) | 9.8% (8th) | 9.8% (7th) | 8.8% (10th) |
| 96 | July 10, 2017 | 12.0% (6th) | 9.3% (11th) | 9.9% (7th) | 8.4% (13th) |
| 97 | July 11, 2017 | 12.1% (5th) | 9.4% (11th) | 9.8% (7th) | 8.8% (9th) |
| 98 | July 12, 2017 | 11.6% (7th) | 10.4% (8th) | 8.9% (9th) | 8.2% (10th) |
| 99 | July 13, 2017 | 10.8% (9th) | 9.2% (12th) | 9.1% (10th) | 8.1% (12th) |
| 100 | July 14, 2017 | 12.7% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | 9.4% (8th) | 8.0% (12th) |
| 101 | July 17, 2017 | 12.5% (5th) | 10.4% (5th) | 9.3% (9th) | 8.4% (14th) |
| 102 | July 18, 2017 | 12.2% (4th) | 9.6% (9th) | 9.2% (10th) | 8.2% (10th) |
| 103 | July 19, 2017 | 12.9% (4th) | 10.8% (6th) | 9.1% (8th) | 8.6% (9th) |
| 104 | July 20, 2017 | 11.0% (7th) | 8.7% (10th) | 8.6% (9th) | 6.9% (16th) |
| 105 | July 21, 2017 | 11.6% (6th) | 9.8% (8th) | 9.2% (10th) | 7.9% (12th) |
| 106 | July 24, 2017 | 11.9% (4th) | 10.1% (8th) | 8.8% (13th) | 7.6% (17th) |
| 107 | July 25, 2017 | 12.6% (4th) | 10.9% (6th) | 10.2% (7th) | 9.4% (7th) |
| 108 | July 26, 2017 | 11.9% (4th) | 9.3% (7th) | 9.7% (5th) | 8.9% (9th) |
| 109 | July 27, 2017 | 11.9% (4th) | 10.6% (5th) | 9.3% (7th) | 8.7% (10th) |
| 110 | July 28, 2017 | 12.2% (5th) | 9.5% (10th) | 10.4% (7th) | 9.8% (8th) |
| 111 | July 31, 2017 | 12.6% (4th) | 10.1% (6th) | 10.2% (8th) | 9.4% (10th) |
| 112 | August 1, 2017 | 12.5% (5th) | 10.1% (7th) | 10.2% (6th) | 8.4% (9th) |
| 113 | August 2, 2017 | 11.7% (4th) | 9.5% (6th) | 9.8% (4th) | 8.6% (8th) |
| 114 | August 3, 2017 | 12.6% (4th) | 9.8% (6th) | 10.4% (5th) | 9.4% (8th) |
| 115 | August 4, 2017 | 11.5% (5th) | 9.7% (8th) | 10.0% (9th) | 9.0% (10th) |
| 116 | August 7, 2017 | 12.3% (4th) | 10.0% (6th) | 10.7% (7th) | 9.3% (9th) |
| 117 | August 8, 2017 | 14.3% (4th) | 11.8% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | 9.9% (6th) |
| 118 | August 9, 2017 | 13.1% (4th) | 10.0% (6th) | 10.0% (6th) | 8.4% (9th) |
| 119 | August 10, 2017 | 14.1% (4th) | 11.1% (6th) | 11.1% (5th) | 9.4% (8th) |
| 120 | August 11, 2017 | 13.4% (4th) | 10.9% (5th) | 11.5% (5th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| Average | Average | 10.1% | % | 8.3% | % |
* Episode 17 did not air on Mar. 21 due to a special news broadcast.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Oh Seung-ah | Nominated |