I Am Sam (TV series)


I Am Sam is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Yang Dong-geun, Park Min-young, Park Jun-gyu, Son Tae-young, and Choi Seung-hyun in his acting debut. It aired on KBS2 from August 6 to October 2, 2007, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Based on the Japanese manga series Kyōkasho ni Nai!, Yang plays a geeky, straight-arrowed, under-qualified high school teacher who becomes a live-in tutor for the troublemaking daughter of a notorious gangster, in exchange for one million won.
The title is a word play since sam in Korean roughly translates to "teacher" in slang, thus the international title, I Am Your Teacher.
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Synopsis

Yoo Jae-gon, head of an infamous gangster organization, becomes troubled by the future prospects of his only daughter, Eun-byul, who refuses to study. Then coincidence or fate brings together Eun-byul and goofy-looking high school teacher Jang Yi-san in a somewhat sticky situation. After finding out that Yi-san can actually inspire his troublesome daughter to focus on her studies, Jae-gon offers a deal to Yi-san: become his daughter's private tutor in exchange for one million won. The catch is Yi-san has to move in with her. And the money? It's given as security for his own life.

Cast

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Reception

I Am Sam received average viewership ratings of around 6.5%.

Awards