What Happens to My Family?
| What Happens to My Family? | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for What Happens to My Family? | |
| Genre | Family Romance Comedy Drama |
| Written by | Kang Eun-kyung |
| Directed by | Jeon Chang-geun |
| Starring | Yoo Dong-geun Kim Hyun-joo Kim Sang-kyung Yoon Park Park Hyung-sik |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kim Jung-gyu |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | 16 August 2014 – 15 February 2015 |
What Happens to My Family? (Korean: 가족끼리 왜 이래; RR: Gajokggiri Wae Irae; lit. "What's With This Family?") is a 2014-2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Sang-kyung, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 from August 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015.
Plot
Cha Soon-bong is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children, loving them despite their self-centred selfishness and disrespect. However, when he discovers that he has terminal cancer, he decides to use the time he has left to ensure their happiness when he is gone. His eldest daughter Kang-shim, after a failed relationship, has resigned herself to never marry and a lifetime of being alone; his eldest son Kang-jae, a brilliant oncologist, is resentful of his humble origins; and his youngest son, Dal-bong, is a drifter who claims that nothing seems to go right for him.
As part of his scheme Soon-bong takes his children to court, since he has received none of the filial piety that he is due; he asks instead for a cash sum that none of them can pay. The children settle instead for granting their father seven requests. As these requests are fulfilled they each in turn comes to realize the reason for their father's bizarre behavior. To make him happy, all that the children have left is to set right their own lives
Cast
- Yoo Dong-geun as Cha Soon-bong
- Kim Hyun-joo as Cha Kang-shim
- Kim Sang-kyung as Moon Tae-joo
- Yoon Park as Cha Kang-jae
- Park Hyung-sik as Cha Dal-bong
- Son Dam-bi as Kwon Hyo-jin
- Nam Ji-hyun as Kang Seo-wool
- Seo Kang-joon as Yoon Eun-ho
- Yang Hee-kyung as Cha Soon-geum
- Kim Jung-nan as Noh Young-seol
- Kim Jung-min as Seo Joong-baek
- Kim Yong-gun as Moon Tae-oh
- Kim Il-woo as Kwon Ki-chan
- Kyeon Mi-ri as Heo Yang-geum
- Na Young-hee as Baek Seol-hee
- Song Jae-hee as Byun Woo-tak
Ratings
The drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea.
| Episode | Broadcast date | TNmS ratings[3] | AGB Nielsen ratings[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 2014/08/16 | 19.2% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 20.5% |
| 2 | 2014/08/17 | 23.7% | 24.4% | 23.3% | 24.0% |
| 3 | 2014/08/23 | 21.8% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 20.2% |
| 4 | 2014/08/24 | 23.9% | 24.3% | 25.6% | 25.3% |
| 5 | 2014/08/30 | 21.8% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 22.4% |
| 6 | 2014/08/31 | 24.6% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 25.8% |
| 7 | 2014/09/06 | 21.6% | 23.1% | 22.4% | 22.2% |
| 8 | 2014/09/07 | 20.1% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 21.2% |
| 9 | 2014/09/13 | 23.3% | 23.8% | 24.5% | 24.7% |
| 10 | 2014/09/14 | 25.4% | 25.7% | 27.5% | 29.0% |
| 11 | 2014/09/20 | 21.4% | 21.5% | 23.5% | 24.4% |
| 12 | 2014/09/21 | 26.3% | 27.9% | 28.0% | 28.8% |
| 13 | 2014/09/28 | 20.5% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.8% |
| 14 | 2014/10/04 | 18.8% | 20.6% | 20.7% | |
| 15 | 2014/10/05 | 25.8% | 28.0% | 28.8% | 28.7% |
| 16 | 2014/10/11 | 24.0% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 23.8% |
| 17 | 2014/10/12 | 26.4% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 29.6% |
| 18 | 2014/10/18 | 25.5% | 26.6% | 25.8% | 25.7% |
| 19 | 2014/10/19 | 29.3% | 31.6% | 31.8% | 32.0% |
| 20 | 2014/10/25 | 26.6% | 27.6% | 28.6% | |
| 21 | 2014/10/26 | 30.7% | 33.2% | 34.5% | 34.7% |
| 22 | 2014/11/01 | 28.4% | 29.0% | 27.9% | 27.0% |
| 23 | 2014/11/02 | 32.2% | 34.3% | 33.5% | 34.2% |
| 24 | 2014/11/08 | 28.7% | 29.1% | 30.7% | 30.9% |
| 25 | 2014/11/09 | 32.5% | 34.5% | 34.0% | 33.6% |
| 26 | 2014/11/15 | 29.4% | 29.0% | 29.3% | 29.4% |
| 27 | 2014/11/16 | 33.4% | 36.0% | 34.5% | 34.9% |
| 28 | 2014/11/22 | 29.4% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 28.7% |
| 29 | 2014/11/23 | 34.0% | 37.4% | 35.4% | 35.8% |
| 30 | 2014/11/29 | 31.3% | 32.0% | 30.2% | 29.8% |
| 31 | 2014/11/30 | 35.4% | 37.9% | 37.0% | 35.8% |
| 32 | 2014/12/06 | 30.4% | 31.7% | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 33 | 2014/12/07 | 35.0% | 37.1% | 36.6% | |
| 34 | 2014/12/13 | 30.8% | 31.0% | 32.4% | |
| 35 | 2014/12/14 | 36.2% | 38.3% | 37.9% | 38.0% |
| 36 | 2014/12/20 | 31.9% | 33.2% | 31.3% | 30.2% |
| 37 | 2014/12/21 | 37.7% | 40.3% | 38.7% | 38.0% |
| 38 | 2014/12/27 | 35.6% | 37.0% | 36.2% | 36.4% |
| 39 | 2014/12/28 | 39.3% | 41.9% | 41.2% | 42.2% |
| 40 | 2015/01/03 | 37.0% | 38.8% | 39.1% | 39.3% |
| 41 | 2015/01/04 | 41.7% | 44.4% | 40.7% | 40.9% |
| 42 | 2015/01/10 | 36.8% | 38.4% | 36.4% | 35.6% |
| 43 | 2015/01/11 | 41.2% | 44.3% | 41.2% | 41.9% |
| 44 | 2015/01/17 | 36.7% | 37.8% | 36.8% | 37.3% |
| 45 | 2015/01/18 | 40.5% | 42.9% | 41.2% | 41.9% |
| 46 | 2015/01/24 | 36.3% | 37.8% | 36.1% | 36.4% |
| 47 | 2015/01/25 | 41.1% | 43.7% | 42.2% | 43.0% |
| 48 | 2015/01/31 | 29.5% | 30.3% | 30.0% | 29.9% |
| 49 | 2015/02/01 | 39.3% | 41.7% | 40.1% | |
| 50 | 2015/02/07 | 37.4% | 38.8% | 35.1% | 34.4% |
| 51 | 2015/02/08 | 41.2% | 44.1% | 43.3% | 44.1% |
| 52 | 2015/02/14 | 37.7% | 39.6% | 37.6% | 36.8% |
| 53 | 2015/02/15 | 40.8% | 43.5% | 43.1% | 42.4% |
| Average | 30.75% | 32.19% | 31.70% | 31.75% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Sang-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated | ||
Entertainment Awards |
Best Drama | What Happens to My Family? | Won | |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Yoo Dong-geun | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated | ||
| Kim Sang-kyung | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated | ||
| Kim Sang-kyung | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | ||
| Yang Hee-kyung | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Son Dam-bi | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Park Hyung-sik | Won | ||
| Seo Kang-joon | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Nam Ji-hyun | Won | ||
| Best Writer | Kang Eun-kyung | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Sang-kyung and Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Park Hyung-sik and Nam Ji-hyun | Won | |||
| 2015 | Best New Actor (TV) | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated | |
| Best New Actress (TV) | Nam Ji-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated |
References
- ^ Kim, Erika (2 July 2014). "ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik Cast in Drama This Is Family". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (15 July 2014). "Park Hyung-sik to depart Real Men". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
- ^ AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean