My Rosy Life

My Rosy Life
Hangul
장밋빛 인생
Literal meaningA Rosy Life
Revised RomanizationJangmitbit Insaeng
GenreMelodrama
Written byMoon Young-nam
Directed byKim Jong-chang
StarringChoi Jin-sil
Son Hyun-joo
Lee Tae-ran
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerLee Deok-geon
ProducerBae Kyung-soo
Production companyPan Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS
Release24 August (2005-08-24) –
10 November 2005 (2005-11-10)
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My Rosy Life (Korean: 장밋빛 인생) is a 2005 South Korean television drama series starring Choi Jin-sil,[1] Son Hyun-joo, and Lee Tae-ran. It aired on KBS2 from August 24 to November 10, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.[2]

My Rosy Life was a huge hit, with average viewership ratings of 34.2%, and reaching 47% at its peak. It was the second top-rated Korean drama of 2005 (next to MBC's My Lovely Sam Soon), and was the highest rated among all the KBS dramas aired that year.[3][4][5]

It is especially notable for the much-praised performance of lead actress Choi Jin-sil.[6] Playing the role of a deserted wife who later discovers that she has cancer, My Rosy Life resurrected Choi's career. Widely known as "Korea's Sweetheart" in her 15-year acting career, Choi's image as the eternal girl next door was destroyed in 2004 after her acrimonious and highly publicized divorce from baseball player Cho Sung-min,[7][8] and industry insiders predicted that her career was over. But Choi made a successful comeback in My Rosy Life, as she reinvented herself as a more approachable "ajumma" (the Korean term for a middle-aged married woman), gaining six kilograms for the role.[9] The pain and suffering of Choi's character blurred the line between reality and fiction, and her performance aroused empathy from TV audiences; with My Rosy Life, she received the best reviews of her career from viewers and critics alike.[10][11][12]

The cast received acting recognition at the year-end KBS Drama Awards, winning nine awards combined, including Top Excellence Awards for Choi Jin-sil and Kim Hae-sook, and an Excellence Award for Son Hyun-joo.[5]

At the Baeksang Arts Awards in 2006, Choi also won Best Actress in a TV Drama, as did Kim Jong-chang for Best TV Director.[13]

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  7. ^ "Star Marriage Descends into Assault, Tears". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  8. ^ "Splitsville for Choi Jin-sil and Cho Sung-min". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
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  10. ^ "Superstars make 2005 their own year". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 27 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  11. ^ Shin, Hae-in (21 December 2005). "'Boorish' women knocked out 'Cinderellas'". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  12. ^ Han, Sang-hee (2 October 2008). "From Ad Star to Celeb-Mom". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  13. ^ "42nd Baeksang Awards Nominations + Winners". Twitch Film. 14 April 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-25.