Wang's Family () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Oh Hyun-kyung, Lee Tae-ran, Lee Yoon-ji, Jo Sung-ha, Oh Man-seok and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from August 31, 2013 to February 16, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes.
Plot Wang Su-bak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family, but after her husband Go Min-joong goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home.
The second daughter Ho-bak is also having financial difficulties with her jobless husband Heo Se-dal, while the third daughter Gwang-bak suddenly decides to quit her stable job as a teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.
The Wang family must now face a number of challenges in Korean society, such as elitism, discrimination, the power dynamics between husband & wife and between parent & child, and the decision of when to marry & have a child.
Cast
Main cast Cast Character Description Oh Hyun-kyung Wang Su-bak Eldest daughter of Wang Bong Wife of Go Min-joong Was Miss Korea pageant contestant Mother of Ae-ji and Jung-ji Jo Sung-ha Go Min-joong Husband of Wang Su-bak Was wealthy but went bankrupt then starts delivery business A filial son towards his father Ex-boyfriend of Oh Soon-jung Biological father of Mi-ho Lee Tae-ran Wang Ho-bak Second daughter of Wang Bong Was mistreated by her mother since she was young Wife of Heo Se-dal Mother of Shin-tong and Bang-tong Oh Man-seok Heo Se-dal Husband of Ho-bak Son of Park Sal-ra Elder brother of Young-dal Good friend of Wang Don Unemployed at the start, meets the hotel director and has an affair with her Lee Yoon-ji Wang Gwang-bak Third daughter of Wang Bong Girlfriend of Choi Sang-nam Previously a teacher but resigns to be a writer Han Joo-wan Choi Sang-nam Son of Choi Dae-se Likes Gwang-bak Tries breaking up with Gwang-bak because her family despises him as he is a high school dropout Has a lot of knowledge and life experience A contractor
Wang Family CastCharacterDescription Na Moon-hee Ahn Gye-shim Mother of Wang Bong and Wang Don Jang Yong Wang Bong Husband of Lee Ang-geum Kim Hae-sook Lee Ang-geum Wife of Wang Bong Choi Dae-chul Wang Don Younger brother of Wang Bong Likes Heo Young-dal Moon Ga-young Wang Hae-bak Fourth daughter of Wang Bong A good student who wishes to be a captain Choi Won-hong Wang Dae-bak Only son of Wang Bong Had no dreams in life until he met Choi Sang-nam Boyfriend of Mi-ho
Go Family CastCharacterDescription Roh Joo-hyun Go Ji-shik Father of Min-joong Kim Mi-ra Go Min-sook Sister of Min-joong Lee Ye-seon Go Ae-ji Daughter of Min-joong & Su-bak Jung Ji-yeon Go Jung-ji Son of Min-joong & Su-bak
Heo Family CastCharacterDescription Lee Bo-hee Park Sal-ra Mother of Se-dal and Young-dal Was said to run a beauty salon in Myeongdong at first, opens a hair salon in the neighborhood, and later opens a cosmetic shop with her daughter Kang Ye-bin Heo Young-dal Daughter of Park Sal-ra; is a typical Barbie Doll inside out; has affection for Choi Sang-nam as she is attracted to rich men. However, after Sang-nam marries Gwang-bak, she develops feelings for and eventually marries Wang Don. Lee Tae-woo Heo Shin-tong Son of Se-dal & Ho-bak Hong Hyun-taek Heo Bang-tong Son of Se-dal & Ho-bak
Choi Family CastCharacterDescription Lee Byung-joon Choi Dae-se Father of Choi Sang-nam Was enemies with Gwang-bak at first Prohibits son from dating with Gwang-bak as he sees her as a rude girl Failed in his marriage as his wife, Soon-jung's sister was a compulsive gambler Has feelings for Park Sal-ra Kim Hee-jung Oh Soon-jung Aunt of Choi Sang-nam; Previously dated Min-joong Mother of Mi-ho Housekeeper of brother-in-law Dae-se's house Was forced to break up with Min-joong as she needed to marry a rich old man to help repay her sister's gambling debts Yoon Song-yi Goo Mi-ho Daughter of Soon-jung Girlfriend of Dae-bak Biological daughter of Min-joong
Extended Cast CastCharacterDescription Yoo Seung-bong Joo Jang-bi Dae-se's good friend Kim Yoon-kyung Eun Mi-ran Woman who Se-dal had affair with Choi Jae-woong Ho Nam-hyung Wang Bong's ex-student Lee Sang-sook Oh Man-jung Mother of Sang-nam Kim Min-hee Editor Lee Kyung-ah Magazine Editor Seo Jun-young Fake blind date man Gwang-bak's primary school classmate Han Hye-rin Baek Ji-hwa Sang-nam's fiancé
Ratings Episode ratings for KBS2 drama Wang's Family
Date Episode Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area 2013-08-31 01 20.2 (1st) 19.5 (2nd) 19.7 (1st) 20.5 (2nd) 2013-09-01 02 21.9 (1st) 21.4 (2nd) 23.8 (1st) 24.9 (1st) 2013-09-07 03 21.5 (1st) 21.5 (2nd) 21.2 (1st) 21.7 (2nd) 2013-09-08 04 23.6 (1st) 24.5 (1st) 24.6 (1st) 25.8 (1st) 2013-09-14 05 21.8 (1st) 21.6 (2nd) 22.3 (1st) 22.7 (2nd) 2013-09-15 06 24.8 (1st) 25.8 (1st) 24.7 (1st) 26.5 (1st) 2013-09-21 07 23.1 (1st) 23.0 (2nd) 22.1 (1st) 21.6 (1st) 2013-09-22 08 24.6 (1st) 25.5 (1st) 27.5 (1st) 28.6 (1st) 2013-09-28 09 26.4 (1st) 28.0 (1st) 26.3 (1st) 26.6 (1st) 2013-09-29 10 28.3 (1st) 30.6 (1st) 30.3 (1st) 32.2 (1st) 2013-10-05 11 25.0 (1st) 25.3 (1st) 25.3 (1st) 24.9 (1st) 2013-10-06 12 27.6 (1st) 28.9 (1st) 29.8 (1st) 30.6 (1st) 2013-10-12 13 23.6 (1st) 25.1 (1st) 23.1 (1st) 22.3 (1st) 2013-10-13 14 29.1 (1st) 29.4 (1st) 30.4 (1st) 31.1 (1st) 2013-10-19 15 27.0 (1st) 27.5 (1st) 26.1 (1st) 26.3 (1st) 2013-10-20 16 29.7 (1st) 30.8 (1st) 30.5 (1st) 30.7 (1st) 2013-10-26 17 27.9 (1st) 27.8 (1st) 26.7 (1st) 27.2 (1st) 2013-10-27 18 30.7 (1st) 32.2 (1st) 32.3 (1st) 32.9 (1st) 2013-11-02 19 28.3 (1st) 29.6 (1st) 28.2 (1st) 29.4 (1st) 2013-11-03 20 30.4 (1st) 32.5 (1st) 32.9 (1st) 33.1 (1st) 2013-11-09 21 28.3 (1st) 29.8 (1st) 29.5 (1st) 29.2 (1st) 2013-11-10 22 32.5 (1st) 35.1 (1st) 33.1 (1st) 33.9 (1st) 2013-11-16 23 27.2 (1st) 27.9 (1st) 28.3 (1st) 28.8 (1st) 2013-11-17 24 32.2 (1st) 32.3 (1st) 32.5 (1st) 32.7 (1st) 2013-11-23 25 33.7 (1st) 35.3 (1st) 29.2 (1st) 29.4 (1st) 2013-11-24 26 29.7 (1st) 30.8 (1st) 32.3 (1st) 31.9 (1st) 2013-11-30 27 32.0 (1st) 33.8 (1st) 29.5 (1st) 29.9 (1st) 2013-12-01 28 34.8 (1st) 36.0 (1st) 34.9 (1st) 35.5 (1st) 2013-12-07 29 32.1 (1st) 33.7 (1st) 30.6 (1st) 31.0 (1st) 2013-12-08 30 36.1 (1st) 37.5 (1st) 37.9 (1st) 39.6 (1st) 2013-12-14 31 33.3 (1st) 36.7 (1st) 33.4 (1st) 34.0 (1st) 2013-12-15 32 37.6 (1st) 40.7 (1st) 36.9 (1st) 37.2 (1st) 2013-12-21 33 32.7 (1st) 34.3 (1st) 32.4 (1st) 33.3 (1st) 2013-12-22 34 38.1 (1st) 38.7 (1st) 39.1 (1st) 39.9 (1st) 2013-12-28 35 33.3 (1st) 34.3 (1st) 34.1 (1st) 34.8 (1st) 2013-12-29 36 37.5 (1st) 39.9 (1st) 40.0 (1st) 41.2 (1st) 2014-01-04 37 35.2 (1st) 39.1 (1st) 36.2 (1st) 35.5 (1st) 2014-01-05 38 38.0 (1st) 41.5 (1st) 40.7 (1st) 40.8 (1st) 2014-01-11 39 36.7 (1st) 39.5 (1st) 37.6 (1st) 38.5 (1st) 2014-01-12 40 42.3 (1st) 45.9 (1st) 43.2 (1st) 44.9 (1st) 2014-01-18 41 37.7 (1st) 41.1 (1st) 39.7 (1st) 39.7 (1st) 2014-01-19 42 42.9 (1st) 46.0 (1st) 43.9 (1st) 44.8 (1st) 2014-01-25 43 42.3 (1st) 45.7 (1st) 41.2 (1st) 41.8 (1st) 2014-01-26 44 45.3 (1st) 48.5 (1st) 46.7 (1st) 47.1 (1st) 2014-02-01 45 42.3 (1st) 44.3 (1st) 39.3 (1st) 38.2 (1st) 2014-02-02 46 46.6 (1st) 49.5 (1st) 46.2 (1st) 46.6 (1st) 2014-02-08 47 42.3 (1st) 45.5 (1st) 41.3 (1st) 41.2 (1st) 2014-02-09 48 46.8 (1st) 50.3 (1st) 48.3 (1st) 49.9 (1st) 2014-02-15 49 37.2 (1st) 39.8 (1st) 38.3 (1st) 38.5 (1st) 2014-02-16 50 45.8 (1st) 48.9 (1st) 47.3 (1st) 47.9 (1st) Average 32.6% 34.3% 33.0% 33.6% Sources: TNmS Media Korea, AGB Nielsen Korea
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2013 Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hae-sook Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jo Sung-ha Oh Man-seok Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Lee Tae-ran Lee Yoon-ji Best Supporting Actress Oh Hyun-kyung Best New Actor Han Joo-wan Best Young Actor Choi Won-hong Best Young Actress Moon Ga-young Best Writer Moon Young-nam 2014 Best Drama Wang's Family
International broadcast
It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning May 9, 2014.
Remake This series is remade in Vietnam as Gạo nếp gạo tẻ, currently aired on channel HTV2 (2018).
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