I Am Sam (TV series)
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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 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, thus the title, I Am Teacher.
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.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
manga of the same title. The word Sam in Korean roughly translates to teacher in slang, thus the title, I Am Teacher.
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.
Main cast
- Yang Dong GeunYang Dong-geunYang Dong-geun or YDG is a South Korean actor and hip-hop artist. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-in University He began to do his compulsory two year military service in May 2008.- Television drama :- Film :- Theatre :...
as Jang Isan - Park Min-Young as Yoo Eunbyeol
- T.O.P as Chae Musin
- Son Tae Young as Shin Soi
Extended cast
- RyanJoo Jong-hyukRyan is a South Korean actor and singer. He's the lead vocalist of the K-pop group Paran and is also the oldest of the five members.He graduated from Chungang University with a Major in Theater and Film. He's fluent in English, Korean and Japanese languages.- Filmography :- External links :*...
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 HoLee Min HoLee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting...
as Heo Moses (Principal's son)
Original script
- Title: JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
– Kyōkasho ni Nai! 教科書にないッ！ / EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
— Not in the Textbook! (Also as known ‘Very Private Lesson’) / KoreanKorean languageKorean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
— Gyo-goa-seo-en Up-Sseo! 교과서엔 없어! - Original story: Kazuto, Okada (岡田和人)
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Age rating: +10
See also
- List of Korean television shows
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...
- Big Bang