My Kids Give Me a Headache () is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Lee Soon-jae, Kim Hae-sook, Yoo Dong-geun and Uhm Ji-won. It is about three generations of the Ahn family who are all living in one house in the suburbs of Seoul, and how they deal with the societal discrimination that their smart and highly educated, eldest granddaughter faces when she becomes a single mother. It aired on cable channel jTBC from October 27, 2012 to March 17, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 (KST) for 40 episodes.
The series received consistently solid ratings, and its January 26, 2013 episode reached 7.955%, breaking the previous record of Reply 1997 to become the highest viewership ratings that a drama has received on Korean cable. It went on to break its own record for the February 24 episode, with another cable drama all-time rating high of 10.715%.
Plot "My Kids Give Me a Headache" is a television series that delves into the multigenerational dynamics of a family, spanning parents, three sons, three daughters-in-law, and their children.
The narrative unfolds when the three daughters-in-law, namely Ji-Ae, Yoo-Jung, and Sae-Rom, embark on a shopping excursion to an outlet mall. During this outing, Sae-Rom stumbles upon her niece So-Young in the mall's restroom, leading to a shocking revelation. Sae-Rom discovers that So-Young, who is still unmarried, is expecting a child, evident from the size of her pregnant stomach. Faced with this unexpected news, Sae-Rom grapples with the decision of whether to disclose So-Young's pregnancy to the family, a secret So-Young implores her to keep.
Cast Ahn family Patriarch and Matriarch Lee Soon-jae as Ahn Ho-shik Seo Woo-rim as Choi Geum-shil
First son's family Yoo Dong-geun as Ahn Hee-jae Kim Hae-sook as Lee Ji-ae Uhm Ji-won as Ahn So-young Ha Seok-jin as Ahn Sung-ki Lee Do-yeong as Ahn Joon-ki
Second son's family Song Seung-hwan as Ahn Hee-myung Im Ye-jin as Ji Yoo-jung Jung Joon as Ahn Dae-ki Kim Min-kyung as Kang Hyo-joo
Third son's family Yoon Da-hoon as Ahn Hee-gyu Kyeon Mi-ri as Shin Sae-rom Jeon Yang-ja as Shin Young-ja
Supporting Oh Yoon-ah as Lee Young-hyun Yoo Se-hyung as Min-gyu Son Na-eun as Oh Soo-mi Kim Young-jae as Kim Chang-ho
Special appearances Lee Sang-woo as Ha In-chul Kim Ji-sook as In-chul's mother Park Hyun-sook as In-chul's sister Kim Ha-kyun as barista teacher Joo Da-young as single mother Kim Kwang-kyu as gas station customer Kim In-kwon as Joo Jae-won (the man who went on a blind date with So-young) Jung Suk-young as guard Hwang In-young as cafe customer Im Hyung-joon as clothing store customer Lee Seon-jin as clothing store customer Bang Eun-hee as divorce suit client Jung Dong-hwan as In-chul's father in-law Kim Bo-yeon as Young-hyun's mother Han Jin-hee as Young-hyun's father Hong Yeo-jin as Young-hyun's aunt Yang Hee-kyung as Young-hyun's aunt Ahn Hae-sook as Young-hyun's aunt Cho Yeon-woo as Oh Hyun-soo, Young-hyun's friend Kim Ji-young as So-young's friend Ha Jae-sook as Sun-hwa
International broadcast It aired in Vietnam on VTV3 from April 8, 2014 under the title Cuộc sống không con cái.
References
External links Childless Comfort official jTBC website