Shopping King Louie
Shopping King Louie is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Nam Ji-hyun, Yoon Sang-hyun and Im Se-mi. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 on MBC from September 21 to November 10, 2016.
Synopsis
A romantic comedy about Louis, a rich heir who always spends money to buy everything that has a subtle beauty talking to his soul. One day he loses his memory and meets Bok-shil, a pure and energetic woman from the countryside. She is at first astounded by his spending habits. In the process of teaching him to only buy bare necessities or inexpensive small kindnesses that lighten up one's day, she also learns that bare necessities are not same for everyone as they depend on everyone's own values that shape their life and thus their shopping patterns. Both have innate innocence which bring them to care for each other, leading to undeniable love.Cast
Main
- Seo In-guk as Louis / Kang Ji-sung
- Nam Ji-hyun as Ko Bok-shil
- Yoon Sang-hyun as Cha Joong-won
- Im Se-mi as Baek Ma-ri
Supporting
People around Louis
- Kim Young-ok as Choi Il-soon, Louis' grandma and the Chairman of Gold Group.
- Kim Sun-young as Heo Jung-ran, Il-soon's assistant
- Um Hyo-sup as Kim Ho-joon, Louis' butler
People around Bok-shil
- Ryu Ui-hyun as Go Bok-nam, Bok-shil's brother
- Kang Ji-sub as Nam Joon-hyuk, Bok-shil's detective friend
People around Joong-won
- Nam Myeong-ryeol as Cha Soo-il, Joong-won's father
- Kim Bo-yeon as Shin Young-ae, Joong-won's mother
Employees at Gold Group
- Kim Kyu-chul as Baek Sun-goo, Ma-ri's father; and the President of Gold Group who schemes to take over the conglomerate.
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Hong Jae-sook, Ma-ri's mother
- Yoon Sa-bong as Yeji
- Kim Byung-chul as Lee Kyung-kook
- Cha Chung-hwa as Kwon Mi-young
- Lee Jae-kyoon as Byun Do-jin
Rooftop Neighbors
- Oh Dae-hwan as Jo In-sung
- Hwang Young-hee as Hwang Geum-ja
Special appearances
- Mi-ram as Park Hye-joo
- Chae Soo-bin as Wang Mong-shil
Production
First script reading took place on July 15, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea and filming began on July 18. The series was based on Oh Ji-young's romantic comedy script which won the Excellence Prize in the 7th Broadcasting Foundation Scenario Contest, hosted by the Broadcasting Contents Promotion Foundation in 2015. Despite the common material, ranging from amnesia to corporate heirs, the drama's storyline got praises from both fans and critics.The filming location used for Louis' Castle in the first episode is the Château de Bourron near Paris in France.
Original soundtrack
Part 8
Songs featured in the television series but not included in the original soundtrack include:- "She" by Elvis Costello, featured in Ep. 1, 3, 7, and 16.
- "A Whole New World" by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga, featured in Ep. 2.
- "Memory" by Barbra Streisand, featured in Ep. 4.
- "Goodnight Moon" by Shivaree, featured in Ep. 5.
- "I Was [Born to Love You (song)|I Was Born To Love You]" by Queen, featured in Ep. 6.
- "Perhaps Love" by John Denver, featured in Ep. 7.
- "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes, featured in Ep. 8.
- "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow, featured in Ep. 9.
- "The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng, featured in Ep. 10.
- "Reality" by Richard Sanderson, featured in Ep. 12.
- "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, featured in Ep. 15.
- "I'm Your Man" by Leonard Cohen, featured in the final episode.