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What Happens to My Family? (Korean: 가족끼리 왜 이래; RR: Gajok-kkiri Wae Irae; lit. What's With This Family?) is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) from August 16, 2014, to February 15, 2015.

Synopsis

Cha Soon-bong (Yoo Dong-geun) is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children. His eldest daughter Kang-shim (Kim Hyun-joo), after a failed relationship, has resigned herself to never marry and a lifetime of being alone; his eldest son Kang-jae (Yoon Park), a brilliant oncologist, is resentful of his humble origins; and his youngest son, Dal-bong (Park Hyung-sik).

Cast

Main

The patriarch of the Cha family and head of the household; owner of a tofu shop.
The eldest child; company secretary to CEO Moon Tae-oh and, in later episodes, to director Moon Tae-joo.
The second child; a skilled oncologist.
The youngest child; he is struggling with finding a stable job.

Supporting

Cha family

Soon-bong's younger sister; Young-seol's mother and aunt to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
Soon-geum's daughter and cousin to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
Young-seol's husband; owner of a chicken restaurant.

People around Cha Kang-shim

Director at GK Group; CEO Moon's son.
CEO of GK Group; Tae-joo's father and Kang-shim's boss.
Eun-ho's mother; a famous news anchor and TV personality.
Kang-shim's ex-boyfriend; an attorney who handles Soon-bong's case against the Cha children.

People around Cha Kang-jae

Kang-jae's fiancée; daughter of Kwon Ki-chan and Heo Yang-geum; a food stylist.
Hyo-jin's father and husband to Heo Yang-geum; director of the hospital where Kang-jae works.
Director Kwon's wife and Hyo-jin's mother.

People around Cha Dal-bong

A country girl with a strong Chungcheong dialect; she moves to Seoul in the hopes of marrying Dal-bong.
Baek Seol-hee's son; an idol turned restaurant owner.

Others

  • Kim Seo-ra as Miss Ko (Ko Bok-ja / Ko Eun-hwan)
A mysterious woman who became Soon-bong's close friend.

Special appearance

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • The drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[4] TNmS ratings
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 August 16, 2014 20.0% 20.5% 19.2% 18.0%
2 August 17, 2014 23.3% 24.0% 23.7% 24.4%
3 August 23, 2014 20.3% 20.2% 21.8% 22.0%
4 August 24, 2014 25.6% 25.3% 23.9% 24.3%
5 August 30, 2014 22.3% 22.4% 21.8% 21.2%
6 August 31, 2014 25.9% 25.8% 24.6% 25.7%
7 September 6, 2014 22.4% 22.2% 21.6% 23.1%
8 September 7, 2014 21.4% 21.2% 20.1% 20.7%
9 September 13, 2014 24.5% 24.7% 23.3% 23.8%
10 September 14, 2014 27.5% 29.0% 25.4% 25.7%
11 September 20, 2014 23.5% 24.4% 21.4% 21.5%
12 September 21, 2014 28.0% 28.8% 26.3% 27.9%
13 September 28, 2014 22.6% 22.8% 20.5% 22.9%
14 October 4, 2014 20.7% 18.8% 20.6%
15 October 5, 2014 28.8% 28.7% 25.8% 28.0%
16 October 11, 2014 24.4% 23.8% 24.0% 24.4%
17 October 12, 2014 29.5% 29.6% 26.4% 27.6%
18 October 18, 2014 25.8% 25.7% 25.5% 26.6%
19 October 19, 2014 31.8% 32.0% 29.3% 31.6%
20 October 25, 2014 28.6% 26.6% 27.6%
21 October 26, 2014 34.5% 34.7% 30.7% 33.2%
22 November 1, 2014 27.9% 27.0% 28.4% 29.0%
23 November 2, 2014 33.5% 34.2% 32.2% 34.3%
24 November 8, 2014 30.7% 30.9% 28.7% 29.1%
25 November 9, 2014 34.0% 33.6% 32.5% 34.5%
26 November 15, 2014 29.3% 29.4% 29.4% 29.0%
27 November 16, 2014 34.5% 34.9% 33.4% 36.0%
28 November 22, 2014 29.0% 28.7% 29.4% 29.3%
29 November 23, 2014 35.4% 35.8% 34.0% 37.4%
30 November 29, 2014 30.2% 29.8% 31.3% 32.0%
31 November 30, 2014 37.0% 35.8% 35.4% 37.9%
32 December 6, 2014 30.2% 29.6% 30.4% 31.7%
33 December 7, 2014 36.6% 35.0% 37.1%
34 December 13, 2014 32.4% 30.8% 31.0%
35 December 14, 2014 37.9% 38.0% 36.2% 38.3%
36 December 20, 2014 31.3% 30.2% 31.9% 33.2%
37 December 21, 2014 38.7% 38.0% 37.7% 40.3%
38 December 27, 2014 36.2% 36.4% 35.6% 37.0%
39 December 28, 2014 41.2% 42.2% 39.3% 41.9%
40 January 3, 2015 39.1% 39.3% 37.0% 38.8%
41 January 4, 2015 40.7% 40.9% 41.7% 44.4%
42 January 10, 2015 36.4% 35.6% 36.8% 38.4%
43 January 11, 2015 41.2% 41.9% 41.2% 44.3%
44 January 17, 2015 36.8% 37.3% 36.7% 37.8%
45 January 18, 2015 41.2% 41.9% 40.5% 42.9%
46 January 24, 2015 36.1% 36.4% 36.3% 37.8%
47 January 25, 2015 42.2% 43.0% 41.1% 43.7%
48 January 31, 2015 30.0% 29.9% 29.5% 30.3%
49 February 1, 2015 40.1% 39.3% 41.7%
50 February 7, 2015 35.1% 34.4% 37.4% 38.8%
51 February 8, 2015 43.3% 44.1% 41.2% 44.1%
52 February 14, 2015 37.6% 36.8% 37.7% 39.6%
53 February 15, 2015 43.1% 42.4% 40.8% 43.5%
Average 30.8% 32.2% 31.7% 31.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
3rd APAN Star Awards
 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
22nd Korea Culture and
Entertainment Awards
 Best Drama What Happens to My Family? Won
KBS Drama Awards
 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
51st Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best New Actor (TV) Park Hyung-sik Nominated
Best New Actress (TV) Nam Ji-hyun Nominated
8th Korea Drama Awards
 Grand Prize (Daesang) Yoo Dong-geun Nominated

Adaption

In 2015, a Turkish television series with the title The Baba Candir, based on the drama was released.[5] There is a Mexican adaptation called Que le pasa a mi Familia? which was released on 2021.

International broadcast

Country Network Airing dates
Taiwan Taiwan GTV (八大戲劇台) March 26, 2015 – May 26, 2015 (Monday to Friday at 21:00 – 22:00, April 14 to May 22 at 20:00 – 22:00, May 25 and 26 at 20:00 – 21:00).
Hong Kong Hong Kong Korean Drama (韓劇台) April 6, 2015 – June 17, 2015 (Monday to Friday at 16:00 – 17:15 and 21:00 – 22:15).
Singapore Singapore Mediacorp Channel U November 3, 2015 – December 23, 2015 (Monday to Friday at 19:00 – 21:00).
Malaysia Malaysia 8TV December 24, 2015 – April 5, 2016 (Monday to Friday at 17:00 – 18:00).
 Thailand PPTV HD February 16, 2016 – June 21, 2016 (every Tuesday – Wednesday at 08:30 – 09:55).
Channel 9 MCOT HD February 10, 2018 – May 26, 2018 (on Saturday February 24 and Sunday February 25 at 22:11 – 23:06 due to live broadcast of DARE TO DREAM presents LPGA THAILAND 2018 golf at 23:11 – 00:02) (every Saturday and Sunday at 22:11 to 23:38).

References

  1. ^ Kim, Erika (2 July 2014). "ZE:A's Park Hyung Sik Cast in Drama This Is Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (15 July 2014). "Park Hyung-sik to depart Real Men". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. ^ "[가족끼리왜이래] 카메오 황광희, '지하철 약장수' 완벽소화". entertain.naver (in Korean). November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Park, JaeYoon; Lee, Ann-Gee (2019-06-06). The Rise of K-Dramas: Essays on Korean Television and Its Global Consumption. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7747-7.
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