# Ugly Miss Young-ae

Ugly Miss Young-ae (Korean: 막돼먹은 영애씨; RR: Makdwaemeokeun Yeongaesshi; lit. Rude Miss Young-ae) is a long-running South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-sook. The series premiered on tvN in South Korea on April 20, 2007.
It is now on its 17th season, starting February 8, 2019.

## Synopsis

A realistic drama about the thrills and sadness of working women in their 30s, centered around a single woman named Lee Young-ae (Kim Hyun-sook).

## Broadcast schedule

| Season # | Broadcasting period | Number of episodes per season |
| 1 | April 20, 2007 - August 3, 2007 | 16 episodes |
| 2 | September 7, 2007 - December 21, 2007 | 16 episodes |
| 3 | March 7, 2008 - June 20, 2008 | 16 episodes |
| 4 | September 5, 2008 - December 19, 2008 | 16 episodes |
| 5 | March 6, 2009 - July 17, 2009 | 20 episodes |
| 6 | October 16, 2009 - February 26, 2010 | 20 episodes |
| 7 | May 14, 2010 - September 24, 2010 | 20 episodes |
| 8 | December 12, 2010 - April 29, 2011 | 20 episodes |
| 9 | September 9, 2011 - January 20, 2012 | 20 episodes |
| 10 | April 13, 2012 - August 31, 2012 | 20 episodes |
| 11 | November 29, 2012 - March 28, 2013 | 18 episodes |
| 12 | July 18, 2013 - November 14, 2013 | 18 episodes |
| 13 | March 27, 2014 - July 10, 2014 | 16 episodes |
| 14 | August 10, 2015 - October 5, 2015 | 17 episodes |
| 15 | October 31, 2016 - January 3, 2017 | 20 episodes |
| 16 | December 4, 2017 - January 23, 2018 | 16 episodes |
| 17 | February 8, 2019 | 16 episodes |
| Total number of episodes | Total number of episodes | 305 episodes |

## Cast
### Main
#### Lee Young-ae's Design

* Kim Hyun-sook as Lee Young-ae - President (season 1-17)
* Go Se-won as Kim Hyuk-kyoo - Employee, Lee Young-chae's husband (season 1 - 9, 11, 14 - 17: main; season 10, 12, 13: guest)
* Han Ki-woong as Han Ki-woong (season 12-16)

### Support
#### Paradise General Printing Company

* Jo Duk-jae
* Lee Seung-joon as Lee Seung-joon, Young-ae husband (season 12-17)
* Choi Hyo-eun as Go-young
* Ra Mi-ran
* Kim Do-yeon as Kim Do-yeon
* Yoon Seo-hyun
* Jung Ji-soon
* Lee Soo-min
* Sazal Kim

#### Whale Seafood

* Jo Dong-hyuk
* Jung Soo-hwan

#### Young-ae's family

* Song Min-hyung as Lee Gwi-hyun, Young-ae, Young-min & Young-chae's father (season 1-17)
* Kim Jung-ha as Kim Jung-ha, Young-ae, Young-min & Young-chae's mother (season 1-17)
* Jung Da-hye as Lee Young-chae, Young-ae's younger sister (season 1-5, 9-17: regular, season 8: guest)
* Park Shin-woo (season 1)
** Hyun Jung (season 5-8)
** Oh Seung-yoon as Lee Young-min, Young-ae's younger brother (season 13: regular; season 16: guest)

#### Others

* Jun Sung-ae as Jun Sung-ae
* Lee Woo-joo as Hyun Woo
* Jung Yoon-gun as Hae Mil
* Lee Ki-chang

### Special appearances

* Seo Gap-sook
* Jang Hyuk-jin
* Tak Jae-hoon
* Lee Yong-joo
* Kwon Hyuk-soo
* Yoo In-na
* Kim Jun-hyun as Martial arts dojo director (episode 12)
* Kim Ga-yeon
* Jang Do-yeon as Miran Red Shoes sales man (episode 14)
* Kim Hyung-il

## Crew

| Season # | Director | Assistant director | Writer |
| 1 | Jung Hwan-seok, Park Joon-hwa | Shim Sang-mo, Uhm Ji-young, Lee-han Gwi-ri | Park Min-jung, Han Seok-hee |
| 2 | Park Joon-hwa, Choi Gyoo-shik | Baek Seung-ryong, Shin Hye-kyung, Jo Min-wook | Park Min-jung, Han Seok-hee |
| 3 | Jung Hwan-suk, Park Joon-hwa, Choi Gyoo-shik | Baek Seung-ryong, Jo Min-wook, Noh Ji-hye | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seok-hee |
| 4 | Jung Hwan-suk, Park Joon-hwa, Choi Gyoo-shik | Baek Seung-ryong, Jo Min-wook, Noh Ji-hye | Lim Soo-mi, Han Seok-hee |
| 5 | Park Joon-hwa, Choi Gyoo-shik, Baek Seung-ryong | Jo Min-wook, Noh Ji-hye, Kim Mi-Kyung | Myung Soo-hyun, Lim Soo-mi |
| 6 | Park Joon-hwa, Choi Gyoo-shik, Baek Seung-ryong | Noh Ji-hye, Lee Bo-hye, Hong Doo-pyo | Myung Soo-hyun, Lim Soo-mi, Baek Seon-woo |
| 7 | Baek Joon-hee, Baek Seung-ryong, Choi Gyoo-shik | Noh Ji-hye, Hong Doo-pyo, Lee Se-na | Myung Soo-hyun, Baek Seon-woo, Lim Soo-mi |
| 8 | Baek Joon-hee, Baek Seung-ryong, Han Sang-jae | Noh Ji-hye, Lee Se-na, Hong Doo-pyo | Myung Soo-hyun, Baek Seon-woo, Lim Soo-mi |
| 9 | Jung Hwan-seok, Han Sang-jae, Choi Soon-yong | Noh Ji-hye, Lee Se-na, Hong Doo-pyo, Kim Sang-bae | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Lim Soo-mi |
| 10 | Jung Hwan-seok, Han Sang-jae, Choi Soon-yong | Noh Ji-hye, Kim Sang-bae, Lee Se-na | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Lim Soo-mi |
| 11 | Park Joon-hwa, Han sang-jae | Yoon Jae-soon, Lee Hyung-myung, Chae Bo-mi, Seo Min-jung, Lim Soo-jung | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Lim Soo-mi |
| 12 | Han Sang-jae, Yoon Jae-soon | Lee Jae-hyun, Seo Min-jung, Kim Gye-young | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Baek Seon-woo, Lim Soo-mi |
| 13 | Han Sang-jae, Yoon Jae-soon | Park Soo-won, Lee Ji-yeon, Son Jin-rak, Kim Sang-ah, Kim Ah-young | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Baek Seon-woo, Lim Soo-mi |
| 14 | Han Sang-jae, Yoon Jae-soon | Jung Woo-jin, Lee Ji-yeon, Kim Ah-young, Jun Min-ha, Kang Na-rae | Myung Soo-hyun, Han Seol-hee, Baek Seon-woo, Lim Soo-mi |
| 15 | Han Sang-jae, Jung Hyung-gun, Yoon Jae-soon | Jo Eun-sol, Kim Ah-young, Kim Dong-Joo, Wui Seung-yeon | Han Seol-hee, Baek Ji-hyun, Hong Bo-hee, Jun Ji-hyun |
| 16 | Jung Hyung-gun | | Han Seol-hee |
| 17 | Han Sang-jae | | Han Seol-hee, Baek Ji-hyun, Hong Bo-hee |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Content Award, Drama | Ugly Miss Young-ae | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Made in tvN, Actress in Drama | Kim Hyun-sook | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Perfect Attendance Award in Drama | Kim Hyun-sook | Won |

## Ratings

For season 15, the average audience share was 2.6% (AGB Nielsen Ratings) or 3.2% (TNmS Ratings).