I Am Sam (TV series)

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show_name = I Am Sam


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format = Romance
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runtime = Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
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starring = Yang Dong Geun
Park Min Young
T.O.P
Son Tae Young
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country = KOR
network = KBS2
first_aired = August 6, 2007
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num_episodes = 16
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"I Am Sam" is a 16-episode drama that started airing on August 6, 2007. Before it started its run, it grew to be known on the internet 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 [http://www.koreandrama.org/?p=455 I Am Sam Korean Drama] ] , thus the title, "I Am Teacher".

ynopsis

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.

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.

Cast

Main cast

*Yang Dong Geun as Jang Yi San
*Park Min Young as Yoo Eun Byul
*T.O.P as Chae Mushin
*Son Tae Young as Shin So Yi

Extended cast

*Ryan as Ji Seon Hoo
*Park Jae Jung as Woo Jin (Mr. Yoo’s right hand man)
*Park Chae Kyung
*Park Joon Gyu as Yoo Jae (Eun Byul’s father)
*Lee Min Ho

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: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)

ee also

*List of Korean television shows
*Contemporary culture of South Korea
*Big Bang

References

External links

* [http://www.rukorean.com/i_am_sam Profile On The Drama From RU Korean]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2592 Manga Information]