I am Sam stars Yang Dong-geun, Park Min-young, Park Joon-gyu, Son Tae-young, and T.O.P in his acting debut. It aired on KBS2 from August 6 to October 2 at 21:55 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Based on the Japanese comic series Very Private Lesson, Yang plays a nerdy, underqualified high school teacher who tutors a gangster's daughter for 1 million won. The drama averaged 6.5%. I am Your Teacher is a word play since sam in Korean slang means "teacher."