My Tutor Friend (TV series)

For South Korean film, see My Tutor Friend.
My Tutor Friend
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes21
Production
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseOctober 17, 2014 (2014-10-17) –
April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)

My Tutor Friend (Korean: 띠동갑내기 과외하기 is a South Korean television series broadcast by MBC from October 2014 to April 2015. It is a program where the stars learn the chest choruses that they wanted to learn through private tutoring.[1]

Broadcast timeline

Period Time (KST) Type
September 8, 2014 Monday 8:40 ~ 10:00 PM Pilot
September 12, 2014 , October 17, 2014 ~ January 23, 2015 Friday 10:00 ~ 11:20 PM Pilot / Regular
January 23, 2015 ~ April 2, 2015 Thursday 11:15 ~ 12:25 Regular

Cast

Rating

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

Episode # Air Date AGB Nielsen
2014
1 October 17, 2014 3.8%
2 October 31, 2014 3.4%
3 November 14, 2014 3.6%
4 November 21, 2014 3.2%
5 November 28, 2014 3.6%
6 December 5, 2014 3.1%
7 December 12, 2014 2.9%
Special December 19, 2014 2.7%
8 December 26, 2014 3.8%
2015
9 January 2, 2015 3.2%
10 January 9, 2015 3.9%
11 January 16, 2015 4.3%
12 January 23, 2015 2.9%
13 January 29, 2015 2.2%
14 February 5, 2015 2.0%
15 February 12, 2015 2.2%
16 February 26, 2015 1.7%
17 March 5, 2015 1.7%
18 March 12, 2015 1.7%
19 March 19, 2015 2.0%
20 March 26, 2015 1.7%
21 April 2, 2015 1.9%

Controversies

In March 2015, while filming the show, Lee Tae-im and Kim Ye-won had a fight, with Lee Tae-im reportedly swearing at Kim Ye-won. After the incident, Lee Tae-im claimed that Kim Ye-won initiated the fight by using informal speech to address her, as informal speech is considered rude to be used while addressing older people and seniors in Korean culture. Despite her claims, Lee Tae-im received public backlash, which caused her to withdraw from My Tutor Friend and other TV shows she was in. She publicly apologized to Kim Ye-won and announced hiatus.

However, less than a month later, video footage of Lee Tae-im and Ye-won quarrelling began circulating on the Internet, proving Lee Tae-im's claims that Kim Ye-won used informal speech to address her. This caused the public sentiment to shift, with Kim Ye-won's remarks from the footage becoming a subject of various parodies. After the backlash, Kim Ye-won ultimately apologized to Lee Tae-im.[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2014 MBC Entertainment Awards Popularity Award in a Variety Show Kim Sung-ryung Won

References

  1. ^ "띠동갑내기 과외하기". Daum (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Kang Eun-young (August 11, 2015). "[오늘의 눈] '욕설녀'에서 '피해자'로… 이태임 복귀가 가능했던 이유". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved March 11, 2016.