Three Brothers () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ahn Nae-sang, Oh Dae-gyu, Lee Joon-hyuk, Park In-hwan, Do Ji-won, Kim Hee-jung and Oh Ji-eun. It aired on KBS2 from October 17, 2009, to June 13, 2010, on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 70 episodes.
One of the highest-rated Korean dramas in the year it aired, it topped the TV viewership ratings chart throughout its run, reaching 40%. Because of its high ratings, the originally scheduled 50 episodes was extended by 20 more. The family drama revolves around a retired police officer and his three very different sons—one is bankrupt, one is a successful businessman, and one is a police officer who marries an ex-convict's daughter.
Plot Kim Soon-kyung is a retired police officer and father of three sons, Geon-kang, Hyun-chal and Yi-sang.
Eldest son Geon-kang has experienced many trials and failures in life, including bankruptcy and divorce. He later gets remarried to his wife Chung-nan.
Middle son Hyun-chal is a successful businessman, the envy of the town and pride of his father. His wife Woo-mi often sacrifices her happiness for the benefit of their family.
Youngest son Yi-sang followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a police officer. But father and the son often clash, especially when Yi-sang marries Eo-young. Eo-young is the daughter of his father's deadly foe, an ex-convict Soon-kyung investigated and eventually arrested a long time ago.
Cast Kim family Park In-hwan as Kim Soon-kyung () (father) as Jeon Kwa-ja () (mother) Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Geon-kang () (eldest son) Do Ji-won as Uhm Chung-nan () (Geon-kang's wife) Jung Yoon-seok as Jong-nam () (Chung-nan's son) Oh Dae-gyu as Kim Hyun-chal () (middle son, businessman) Kim Hee-jung as Do Woo-mi () (Hyun-chal's wife) Kim Jin-seong as Kim Hyun-soo () (Hyun-chal and Woo-mi's older son) as Kim Sang-tae () (Hyun-chal and Woo-mi's younger son) Lee Joon-hyuk as Kim Yi-sang () (youngest son, police officer)
Joo family Oh Ji-eun as Joo Eo-young () (Kim Yi-sang's girlfriend) Roh Joo-hyun as Joo Beom-in () (Eo-young's father) as Joo Boo-young () (Eo-young's younger sister) as Mrs. Joo (Eo-young's mother)
Supporting cast as Ha Haeng-sun () (Uhm Chung-nan's ex-boyfriend) as Jo Nan-ja () (Uhm Chung-nan's friend, caretaker of Jong-nam) Lee Bo-hee as Gye Sol-yi () (Do Woo-mi's mother) Kim Ae-ran as Tae Yeon-hee () (Kim Hyun-chal's secretary) Lee Jang-woo as Baek Ma-tan (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's friend) as Yoo Chi-jang () (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's colleague) as Cho Woo-sun () (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's colleague) as Jo Sa-jung () as Bang Beom-yong () as Ji Koo-dae () as Lee Sang-han () (police chief) Yoon Joo-hee as Lee Tae-baek () (Lee Sang-han's daughter) Go Se-won as Wang Jae-soo () (Joo Eo-young's ex-boyfriend) as Ji Seong-mi () (Wang Jae-soo's fiancée) as Na Dong-ki () as Intelligence Investigator ()
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2009 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ahn Nae-sang Lee Joon-hyuk Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Do Ji-won Best Supporting Actor Go Se-won Best Supporting Actress Lee Bo-hee Best New Actress Oh Ji-eun Best Couple Award Lee Joon-hyuk and Oh Ji-eun 2010 Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Park In-hwan Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Do Ji-won Kim Hee-jung Lee Bo-hee Best Supporting Actress Lee Bo-hee Best New Actress Oh Ji-eun
Ratings Date Episode Nationwide Seoul 2009-10-17 1 24.3 (1st) 24.3 (1st) 2009-10-18 2 28.2 (1st) 28.3 (1st) 2009-10-24 3 19.3 (1st) 19.4 (1st) 2009-10-25 4 25.6 (1st) 25.2 (1st) 2009-10-31 5 24.0 (1st) 24.9 (1st) 2009-11-01 6 27.6 (1st) 27.0 (1st) 2009-11-07 7 24.1 (1st) 23.4 (1st) 2009-11-08 8 30.6 (1st) 30.1 (1st) 2009-11-14 9 24.1 (1st) 24.0 (1st) 2009-11-15 10 28.4 (1st) 28.2 (1st) 2009-11-21 11 25.6 (1st) 25.2 (1st) 2009-11-22 12 32.5 (1st) 33.0 (1st) 2009-11-28 13 27.9 (1st) 28.3 (1st) 2009-11-29 14 32.6 (1st) 32.8 (1st) 2009-12-05 15 20.0 (2nd) 19.7 (2nd) 2009-12-06 16 32.4 (1st) 32.2 (1st) 2009-12-12 17 27.5 (1st) 27.3 (1st) 2009-12-13 18 32.6 (1st) 32.6 (1st) 2009-12-19 19 27.9 (1st) 27.8 (1st) 2009-12-20 20 34.2 (1st) 33.4 (1st) 2009-12-26 21 29.2 (1st) 28.6 (1st) 2009-12-27 22 34.2 (1st) 33.6 (1st) 2010-01-02 23 31.4 (1st) 31.2 (1st) 2010-01-03 24 38.5 (1st) 37.9 (1st) 2010-01-09 25 33.1 (1st) 32.8 (1st) 2010-01-10 26 37.9 (1st) 37.6 (1st) 2010-01-16 27 32.8 (1st) 32.9 (1st) 2010-01-17 28 40.2 (1st) 40.4 (1st) 2010-01-23 29 33.4 (1st) 33.1 (1st) 2010-01-24 30 39.7 (1st) 40.1 (1st) 2010-01-30 31 34.6 (1st) 34.6 (1st) 2010-01-31 32 41.7 (1st) 41.9 (1st) 2010-02-06 33 34.6 (1st) 34.7 (1st) 2010-02-07 34 41.7 (1st) 41.5 (1st) 2010-02-13 35 27.8 (1st) 27.1 (1st) 2010-02-14 36 21.1 (1st) 20.4 (1st) 2010-02-20 37 32.4 (1st) 31.8 (1st) 2010-02-21 38 38.1 (1st) 38.2 (1st) 2010-02-27 39 31.1 (1st) 30.7 (1st) 2010-02-28 40 37.5 (1st) 38.0 (1st) 2010-03-06 41 33.8 (1st) 33.0 (1st) 2010-03-07 42 39.9 (1st) 39.9 (1st) 2010-03-13 43 31.5 (1st) 30.6 (1st) 2010-03-14 44 39.9 (1st) 39.5 (1st) 2010-03-20 45 35.0 (1st) 34.4 (1st) 2010-03-21 46 39.5 (1st) 38.6 (1st) 2010-03-27 47 33.4 (1st) 33.1 (1st) 2010-03-28 48 40.5 (1st) 40.2 (1st) 2010-04-03 49 33.6 (1st) 32.7 (1st) 2010-04-04 50 37.0 (1st) 37.6 (1st) 2010-04-10 51 36.4 (1st) 36.2 (1st) 2010-04-11 52 42.5 (1st) 42.5 (1st) 2010-04-17 53 34.8 (1st) 35.1 (1st) 2010-04-18 54 41.6 (1st) 41.4 (1st) 2010-04-24 55 35.2 (1st) 35.2 (1st) 2010-04-25 56 40.3 (1st) 40.0 (1st) 2010-05-01 57 33.6 (1st) 32.9 (1st) 2010-05-02 58 42.0 (1st) 42.4 (1st) 2010-05-08 59 28.7 (1st) 28.1 (1st) 2010-05-09 60 42.0 (1st) 42.1 (1st) 2010-05-15 61-62 33.5 (1st) 33.6 (1st) 2010-05-22 63 36.4 (1st) 36.1 (1st) 2010-05-23 64 43.8 (1st) 43.8 (1st) 2010-05-29 65 33.9 (1st) 33.3 (1st) 2010-05-30 66 34.7 (1st) 35.7 (1st) 2010-06-05 67 35.6 (1st) 36.1 (1st) 2010-06-06 68 41.4 (1st) 41.5 (1st) 2010-06-12 69 20.5 (5th) 20.4 (5th) 2010-06-13 70 39.8 (1st) 40.4 (1st) Average - -
Source: TNS Media Korea
References
External links Three Brothers official KBS website Three Brothers at KBS World