# My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀) (TV series)

**[My Sassy Girl](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-sassy-girl)** (엽기적인 그녀; revised romanization *Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo*) is a 2017 South Korean television series that remakes the 2001 hit film of the same name as a Joseon Dynasty period romantic comedy, starring [Joo Won](https://www.edgepedia.org/joo-won) as the scholar Gyun Woo and [Oh Yeon-seo](https://www.edgepedia.org/oh-yeon-seo) as Princess Hyemyung<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>. It aired on SBS from May 29 to July 18, 2017, in the Monday and Tuesday 22:00 time slot<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>. In some regions and on some streaming platforms the series is distinguished from the film under the title *My Sassy Princess*<sup>[2](https://uptogo.com.tw/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E9%87%8E%E8%A0%BB%E5%A5%B3%E5%8F%8B-%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%EF%BC%9F/)</sup>.

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title / network | 엽기적인 그녀 (*Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo*), SBS<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup> |
| Run | May 29 – July 18, 2017; Monday and Tuesday 22:00, two 35-minute episodes per night (40 episodes in Korea)<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>; international releases count 32 episodes of about 59 minutes<sup>[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-sassy-girl)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://tubitv.com/series/300001258/my-sassy-girl)</sup>  |
| Credits | Director Oh Jin-seok, writer Yoon Hyo-je<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup> |
| Main cast | Joo Won (Gyun Woo), Oh Yeon-seo (Princess Hyemyung), Lee Jung-shin (Kang Joon-young), Kim Yoon-hye (Jung Da-yeon)<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup> |
| Setting | Joseon Dynasty, unlike the modern-day 2001 film on which it is based<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup> |
| Production | 100% pre-produced; filming ran from August 2016 to March 7, 2017<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.sbssau.co.kr/file_news/3_653_a/SBS%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4-1078.pdf)</sup>  |
| Finale ratings | Episodes 31 and 32 drew 9.6% and 11.4% nationwide (Nielsen Korea), the series' highest figures and first place in the time slot<sup>[6](https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/19/2017071900483.html?outputType=amp)</sup> |
| Notable context | Joo Won's last acting performance before his mandatory military enlistment, which began May 16, 2017<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup> |

## Premise and connection to the film

The drama transplants the premise of the 2001 film *My Sassy Girl* by Kwak Jae-yong into the Joseon period. Gyun Woo is a cold, gifted scholar known as "Joseon's national treasure" who returns after three years of study in Qing China hoping to serve the king; he becomes a tutor to the young prince and repeatedly crosses paths with Princess Hyemyung, a strong-willed royal who drinks, climbs the palace walls at night, and does not have the best reputation among the people<sup>[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/992093wpp/first-impressions-sassy-girl-drama-finally)</sup>. Their romance unfolds against a palace power struggle: a minister played by Jung Woong-in pursues his own bid for power against the royal family, even getting the previous queen expelled from the palace, and the princess carries a hidden past tied to a dethroned queen and her mother<sup>[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/992093wpp/first-impressions-sassy-girl-drama-finally)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://tubitv.com/series/300001258/my-sassy-girl)</sup>.

The remake signals its source in specific scenes. Stills released before the premiere showed the princess one second before vomiting and the scholar in shock, a period-costume recreation of the famous scene from the original film starring [Cha Tae-hyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/cha-tae-hyun) and [Jun Ji-hyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/jun-ji-hyun)<sup>[8](https://www.soompi.com/article/988271wpp/sbss-sassy-girl-shows-rising-tension-oh-yeon-seo-joo-won-new-stills)</sup>.

## Production and casting

The series was completely pre-produced: filming began in August 2016 and wrapped on March 7, 2017, months before the first broadcast<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.sbssau.co.kr/file_news/3_653_a/SBS%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4-1078.pdf)</sup>. In May 2016, ten finalists for the lead actress role were announced for a final voting round, and Kim Joo-hyun was selected through auditions before withdrawing from the role; Oh Yeon-seo was ultimately cast as the princess<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>. The production company was RaemongRaein, whose project record lists the series as SBS, 2017, directed by Oh Jin-seok and written by Yoon Hyo-je<sup>[9](https://www.artiststudio.co.kr/static/assets/ir/02.%20%EC%B2%A8%EB%B6%80%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%BC.%20%EB%9E%98%EB%AA%BD%EB%9E%98%EC%9D%B8_%EC%A0%9C15%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%A3%BC%EC%B4%9D%ED%9A%8C%EC%86%8C%EC%A7%91%EA%B3%B5%EA%B3%A0_220310.pdf)</sup>.

Because filming finished before broadcast, Joo Won entered the military on May 16, 2017, before the May 29 premiere; AsianWiki notes the drama as his last acting performance before enlistment, with his release set for February 15, 2019<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>. It was also his first historical drama<sup>[10](https://thedramacorner.com/2017/05/26/joo-won-and-oh-yeon-seo-in-drama-version-of-super-popular-film-my-sassy-girl/)</sup>. On the radio program "2 O'Clock Escape Cultwo Show" two days before the premiere, Joo Won and Oh Yeon-seo said it was their first time working together, that as the same age they had many mutual friends, and Oh Yeon-seo added that her character, a bright princess who climbs walls after drinking, was somewhat similar to her own personality<sup>[11](https://www.soompi.com/article/990169wpp/joo-won-oh-yeon-seo-dish-friendship-came-easily-sassy-girl)</sup>.

The SBS company newsletter described the show as a charming love story between two Joseon young people set against weighty palace intrigue, and noted the supporting cast including Jung Woong-in, Oh Hee-joong, Kim Byung-ok, Kang Shin-hyo, Shim Hyung-tak, Lee Si-eon, Kwak Hee-sung, Taemi, and Ryu Dam<sup>[5](https://www.sbssau.co.kr/file_news/3_653_a/SBS%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4-1078.pdf)</sup>.

## Reception and ratings

The drama opened with an 8.3% national rating for its first episode (TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielsen)<sup>[12](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>. According to Newsis, it hovered between 7% and 9% throughout its run, a performance below expectations despite the attention on Joo Won's final pre-enlistment role<sup>[13](https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20170719_0000044725)</sup>.

The finale reversed the trajectory: the last two episodes drew 9.6% and 11.4% nationwide, up from 8.9% and 10.2% the previous week and the series' highest figures, beating MBC's *[The King in Love](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-king-in-love)* (5.1% and 6.0%) and KBS 2TV's *School 2017* (4.2%) to finish first in the Monday-Tuesday slot<sup>[6](https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/19/2017071900483.html?outputType=amp)</sup>. The final episode ended with Gyun Woo and Princess Hyemyung confirming their love, reuniting a year later, and promising marriage<sup>[6](https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/19/2017071900483.html?outputType=amp)</sup>.

International aggregates rated it more coolly: [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists a 21% audience rating alongside an IMDb score of 6.9 from about 1,100 votes<sup>[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-sassy-girl)</sup>, while AsianWiki's user rating stands at 92/100 from 2,309 votes<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup>.

## Tone and critical commentary

A Soompi first-impressions review described the show as unapologetic slapstick, deliberately exaggerating familiar K-drama tropes rather than playing them straight, and noted the modern details slipped into the Joseon setting: an underground tabloid printing shameful stories about the royal family, a princess disrupting a sedan-chair taxi service, and the scholar's impressive knowledge of mixed drinks<sup>[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/992093wpp/first-impressions-sassy-girl-drama-finally)</sup>. The same review credited the chemistry between Joo Won and Oh Yeon-seo as the series' strongest element while observing that the remake departed from the original film by making the male lead an exceptional celebrity scholar rather than an ordinary man<sup>[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/992093wpp/first-impressions-sassy-girl-drama-finally)</sup>.

A Yonhap News comparison with the same season's *[Queen for Seven Days](https://www.edgepedia.org/queen-for-seven-days)* framed *My Sassy Girl* as a contemporary fusion period drama dealing with fictional events and characters, in contrast to a faction drama built on real history mixed with imagination<sup>[14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vSezRTL3I)</sup>.

## Place in the My Sassy Girl franchise

The 2001 film, itself adapted from an online Korean novel and a box office sensation across Asia, spawned a family of adaptations: *[Windstruck](https://www.edgepedia.org/windstruck)* (2004), *[Cyborg She](https://www.edgepedia.org/cyborg-she)* (2008), a Japanese TBS version (2008), *My New Sassy Girl* (2016), and this SBS series (2017)<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[15](https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002539923)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[16](https://www.korea.net/koreanet/fileDownload?fileUrl=pdfdata%2F2016%2F01%2FK-MOVIE2015_en_0105.pdf)</sup>. A Philippine film remake produced and distributed by Viva Films followed on January 31, 2024<sup>[17](https://welcon.kocca.kr/cmm/fms/CrawlingFileDown.do?atchFileId=FILE_49b11f54-2a88-4fd1-8684-7e819284a13f&fileSn=1)</sup>.

In the United States the series is available for streaming on Netflix, Rakuten Viki, The Roku Channel, and Tubi, with digital purchase on Amazon Video<sup>[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-sassy-girl)</sup>. JioTV offers it with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu audio<sup>[18](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/my-sassy-girl/33ec11ff40f955e5939478a5eff5dd95)</sup>.

## References

1. [My Sassy Girl (Korean Drama), AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)
2. [韓國經典電影我的野蠻女友 英文？深入解析片名Sassy的道地含義, UpToGo](https://uptogo.com.tw/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E9%87%8E%E8%A0%BB%E5%A5%B3%E5%8F%8B-%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%EF%BC%9F/)
3. [My Sassy Girl streaming information, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/my-sassy-girl)
4. [Watch My Sassy Girl, Tubi](https://tubitv.com/series/300001258/my-sassy-girl)
5. [SBS사보 제1078호 (2017년 5월 25일)](https://www.sbssau.co.kr/file_news/3_653_a/SBS%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4-1078.pdf)
6. ['엽기녀', 11.4% 최고시청률로 종영..월화극 1위 '해피엔딩', OSEN via The Chosun (2017)](https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/19/2017071900483.html?outputType=amp)
7. [First Impressions: The "My Sassy Girl" Drama Is Finally Here, And It's Not What You're Expecting | Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/992093wpp/first-impressions-sassy-girl-drama-finally)
8. [SBS's "My Sassy Girl" Shows Rising Tension Between Oh Yeon Seo And Joo Won In New Stills, Soompi (2017)](https://www.soompi.com/article/988271wpp/sbss-sassy-girl-shows-rising-tension-oh-yeon-seo-joo-won-new-stills)
9. [래몽래인 제15기 주주총회 소집공고 (project list), Artist Studio IR archive](https://www.artiststudio.co.kr/static/assets/ir/02.%20%EC%B2%A8%EB%B6%80%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%BC.%20%EB%9E%98%EB%AA%BD%EB%9E%98%EC%9D%B8_%EC%A0%9C15%EA%B8%B0%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%A3%BC%EC%B4%9D%ED%9A%8C%EC%86%8C%EC%A7%91%EA%B3%B5%EA%B3%A0_220310.pdf)
10. [Joo Won and Oh Yeon Seo in drama version of super popular film 'My Sassy Girl', The Drama Corner (2017)](https://thedramacorner.com/2017/05/26/joo-won-and-oh-yeon-seo-in-drama-version-of-super-popular-film-my-sassy-girl/)
11. [Joo Won And Oh Yeon Seo Dish On Why Their Friendship Came Easily For "My Sassy Girl", Soompi (2017)](https://www.soompi.com/article/990169wpp/joo-won-oh-yeon-seo-dish-friendship-came-easily-sassy-girl)
12. [My Sassy Girl ratings table, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=My_Sassy_Girl_%28Korean_Drama%29)
13. ['엽기적인 그녀' 11.4% 종영···자체 최고, Newsis (2017)](https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20170719_0000044725)
14. [VS드라마 '엽기적인 그녀' VS '7일의 왕비', Yonhap News K-Culture NOW (2017)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vSezRTL3I)
15. [각색과 번역의 수용: 영화 "엽기적인 그녀"의 할리우드 리메이크작 "마이쎄시걸(My Sassy Girl)"의 관객 수용적 관점에서, KCI](https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002539923)
16. [The World's Spotlight on Korean Film, Korean.net (K-MOVIE 2015)](https://www.korea.net/koreanet/fileDownload?fileUrl=pdfdata%2F2016%2F01%2FK-MOVIE2015_en_0105.pdf)
17. [필리핀 콘텐츠산업 동향, KOCCA](https://welcon.kocca.kr/cmm/fms/CrawlingFileDown.do?atchFileId=FILE_49b11f54-2a88-4fd1-8684-7e819284a13f&fileSn=1)
18. [My Sassy Girl, JioTV](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/my-sassy-girl/33ec11ff40f955e5939478a5eff5dd95)

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