I Am Sam (TV series)
| I Am Sam | |
|---|---|
| Format | Romance |
| Starring | Yang Dong-geun Park Min-Young T.O.P Son Tae Young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KBS2 |
| Original airing | August 6, 2007 |
I Am Sam is a 16-episode drama that started airing on August 6, 2007. Before it started its run, it became well-known online due to T.O.P's popularity from the popular hip-hop group, Big Bang. The drama was derived from a Japanese manga of the same title. The word Sam in Korean roughly translates to teacher in slang[1], thus the title, I Am Teacher.
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[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Drama storyline
The story focuses on the conflicts between the young teachers and the problems that high school students have. Jang Yi San is a timid and incompetent teacher who has to teach the only daughter of a highly dangerous mob leader. Eun Byul is the mob leader’s daughter and she is also a new student at MyungMoon High but knows nothing whatsoever.
[edit] Book storyline
Oraku is a lucky man…He has a comfortable job teaching at a local High School. He has Satsuki, a fellow teacher whom he hopes to marry someday.
He has Aya, a beautiful student who has fallen in love with him. He has Aya’s father, a wealthy man who wants so much for his little girl to be happy that he has sent her to live with Oraku.
Oraku is a very lucky man. Of course Aya loves nothing more than to come on to Oraku by lounging around his apartment half naked. Unfortunately for Oraku, Aya’s father happens to be wealthy because he is a major crime boss, and he will have Oraku slowly murdered if Aya doesn’t remain absolutely pure.
Now Oraku must not only restrain himself, but also protect Aya from the hordes of men and women at school …
And of course, if Satsuki or any of the other teachers find out that Oraku is living with one of his students, he will be permanently dismissed from the teaching profession.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Yang Dong Geun as Jang Isan
- Park Min-Young as Yoo Eunbyeol
- T.O.P as Chae Musin
- Son Tae Young as Shin Soi
[edit] Extended cast
- Ryan as Ji Seonhoo
- Park Jae Jung as Kim Wusin (Mr. Yu’s right hand man)
- Park Chae Kyung as Min Sagang (Eunbyeol's friend)
- Park Joon Gyu as Yu Yoojae (Eunbyeol’s father)
- Lee Min Ho as Heo Moses (Principal's son)
[edit] Original script
- Title: Japanese – Kyōkasho ni Nai! 教科書にないッ！ / English— Not in the Textbook! (Also as known ‘Very Private Lesson’) / Korean — Gyo-goa-seo-en Up-Sseo! 교과서엔 없어!
- Original story: Kazuto, Okada (岡田和人)
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Age rating: +10
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Profile On The Drama From RU Korean
- I Am Sam (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
