Mimi (TV series)
2014 South Korean television series
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Mimi (Korean: 미미) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Shim Chang-min and Moon Ka-young.[1] It aired on cable channel Mnet from February 21 to March 14, 2014, on Fridays at 23:00 for 4 episodes.[2][3][4]
| Mimi | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Romance, Mystery, Horror |
| Based on | |
| Written by | Seo Yoo-sun |
| Directed by | Song Chang-soo |
| Starring | Shim Chang-min Moon Ka-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Fridays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Production companies | SM C&C, CJ E&M |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mnet |
| Release | 21 February – 14 March 2014 |
The horror/mystery/romance drama is inspired by the 2007 Lee Myung-se film M.
Plot
Min-woo is a 28-year-old introverted writer of webtoons who has partial memory loss.[5] One day, he finds a memo on his desk calendar, and because of it, writes a new webtoon titled December 8, which becomes an instant hit. But as the webtoon gets even more popular, Min-woo feels pressure from work and begins to suffer from severe headaches. He strives to recover his lost memories from the time he was an 18-year-old high school student, especially those of his first love, Mimi, as he unravels their mysterious fate.[6][7][8][9]
Cast
- Shim Chang-min as Han Min-woo[10][11][12]
- Moon Ga-young as Mimi[13][14][15]
- Shin Hyun-been as Jang Eun-hye
- Jung Ji-soon as team leader of manhwa department
- Yoon Da-kyung as Min-woo's mother
- Go Won as Min-woo's homeroom teacher
- Choi Young-soo as Sung-woo
- Kim Joon-goo as punishment soldier
- Lee Yeon-kyung as Mimi's aunt
- Byun Baek-hyun as Umbrella man
Soundtrack
The official theme of the series, Because I Love You, was performed by Wendy (Son Seung-wan) who later would debut in now-popular girl-group Red Velvet along other SM rookies, Kang Seulgi and Bae Joohyun (Irene).[16][17]
International broadcast
It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning March 15, 2015, dubbed as Patitin Rak Raek Pob. ("ปฏิทินรักแรกพบ", literally: Love at First Sight Calendar).[18]