Oh! Youngsim (Korean:오! 영심이) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Song Ha-yoon in the title role, along with Lee Donghae, Lee Min-jae, and Jung Woo-yeon. It is based on the characters of the 1990 Korean animated movie titled Yeongsimi, which was an adaptation of the 1988 manhwa of the same name created by Bae Geum-taek. The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions. It also aired on ENA from May 15 to June 13, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).
Synopsis
Oh Young-sim and Wang Kyung-tae, childhood friends who taste the sweetness and bitterness of life as they enter their 30s, accidentally reunite after twenty years and develop a bickering romance.
Cast
Main
Song Ha-yoon as Oh Young-sim: an entertainment production director for eight years.
Lee Donghae as Wang Kyung-tae (Mark Wang): CEO of the popular startup company Kingvely.
Lee Min-jae as Lee Chae-dong: Young-sim's junior colleague who has a secret crush on her.
Ryu Hyo-young as Gu Wol-sook: Young-sim's childhood friend who is a beauty YouTuber.
Supporting
Song Young-jae as Oh Dae-gwang: Young-sim's father who silently supports her.
Wang Ji-hye as Oh Jin-sim: Young-sim's older sister.
Tony Ahn as Lee Woo-sang: Young-sim's brother-in-law.
Ga Young as Oh Soon-sim: Young-sim's younger sister.
Jo Yoo-ha as Lee Ji-yoo: Young-sim's niece.
Lee Do-yeop as Heo Gil-dong: broadcasting director of the entertainment department.
Moon Jeong-ki as Jang-hwan: a junior production director.
Lami as Sang-eun: Young-sim's junior colleague who is also a production director.
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Notes
↑This average rating is calculated based on the published ratings. The exact average rating is unknown due to multiple unpublished ratings.
12Lee Seung-mi (September 7, 2022). "추억의 애니·만화, 드라마·영화로 재탄생" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023– via Naver.
↑Lee Seul-bi (May 12, 2023). "이도엽, '오! 영심이' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 1[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 1]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑"동해, '오! 영심이' OST 직접 작사·작곡·가창"[Donghae, 'Oh! Youngsim' OST written, composed, and sung by himself] (in Korean). Sports World. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 2[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 2]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 3[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 3]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 4[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 4]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 5[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 5]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 6[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 6]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 OST Part 7[Oh! Youngsim OST Part 7]. VIBE. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023– via Naver.
↑오! 영심이 시청률[Oh! Youngsim ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023– via Daum.