Revolutionary Sisters () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Yoon Joo-Sang, Hong Eun-Hee, Jeon Hye-bin, Kim Kyung-nam, Go Won-hee, and Lee Bo-hee. Directed by Lee Jin-seo, the weekend drama revolves around Lee sisters, who are suspected of murder of their mother during the divorce proceedings of their parents. It premiered on KBS2 on March 13, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday from 19:55 (KST) till September 18.
The series ended on September 18 after 50 episodes. The 49th episode of the series aired on September 12, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 32.6% with 5.8 million viewers watching the episode, it placed the series at 7th rank among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea'.
Synopsis The series opens with the murder of a mother that is committed during the parent's divorce proceedings and all members of the Lee family and the extended family are suspected of murder. This series further tells the suspenseful but humorous story of the aftermath of the murder.
Lee Cheol-soo (Yoon Joo-sang) has three daughters, Lee Gwang-nam, Lee Gwang-sik and Lee Gwang-tae. He is a stickler for rules and principles. The daughters resent him. Lee Gwang-nam, the eldest, is proud, selfish and the apple of her mother's eyes. Her mother has suffered due to her father, so she dislikes him. Lee Gwang-sik, the second daughter is a public officer. She is smart, principled and considerate to others. Lee Gwang-tae, the youngest daughter, is good at martial arts and works part-time. She does not consider marriage an option.
Meanwhile, since Han Ye-seul was 12, he had dreamt of becoming a trot singer.After dropping out of high school, he came to Seoul to pursue his dream. He is hard-working, kind and righteous.
Cast Main Yoon Joo-sang as Lee Cheol-soo 65 years old, father of three daughters, Bong-ja's brother-in-law, Taeng-ja's brother-in-law, works to open the toilet sewage system Hong Eun-hee as Lee Gwang-nam 43 years old, first daughter, egoistic, vain and conceited, Lee Cheol-soo's first daughter, Gwang-sik and Gwang-tae's eldest sister Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Gwang-sik 34 years old, second daughter, smart and just, wise and considerate and an intelligent government employee Go Won-hee as Lee Gwang-tae 29 years old, youngest sister to Gwang-nam and Gwang-sik, 11th-degree black belts, cheerful and cool, a trend taker Kim Kyung-nam as Han Ye-seul 32 years old, a guitarist and an aspiring trot singer, Lee Gwang-sik's lover, a man with good morals and values, humorous, emotional and decent character Choi Dae-chul as Bae Byeon-ho 45 years old, Lee Gwang-nam's husband, a successful lawyer Lee Bo-hee as Oh Bong-ja 57 years old, aunt of three sisters, Cheol-soo's sister in law, Taeng-ja's older sister, owner of a one-room building Lee Byung-joon as Han Dol-se 72 years old, Han Ye-seul's father, junior from Lee park-soo's hometown
Supporting Kim Hye-sun as Oh Taeng-ja 55 years old, aunt of three sisters, Cheol-soo's sister-in-law, Bong-ja's sister Hong Je-yi as Oh Ttoo-gi, 7 years old, Taeng-ja's daughter Ha Jae-sook as Shin Maria 46 years old, owner of Bae Byeon-ho's regular restaurant Seol Jung-hwan as Heo Gi-jin 29 years old, Heo Poong-jin's brother Joo Suk-tae as Heo Poong-jin 38 years old, he has affection for his younger brother, Gi-jin, more than his parents Lee Sang-sook as deputy's mother, 65 years old Ho-seok as Yang Dae-chang, Han Ye-seul's friend and manager. Son Woo-hyeon as Na Pyeon-seung 29 years old, Gwang-sik's current husband, an elementary school classmate with Gwang-tae. Go Geon-han as Byun Sa-chae, 29 years old, Ki-jin's best friend Han Ji-wan as Min Deul-re Kim Na-yoon as Pyeon-seung's mother Song Young-jae as Pyeon-seung's father Seo Yoon-ah as Na Pyeon-seung's older sister Chun Yi-seul as Lee Tae-ri Park Sun-woo as Teacher Tak Ji Sung-won as Sang Gan-nam's wife Lee Ji-wan as Song Ah-reum Shin Cheol-jin as Grandfather Kim Ga-ran as Gwang-sik's colleague Park In-hwan Kim Jung-heon as Jin Jeong-han a guest at Lee Gwang-sik's restaurant Seo Do-jin as Hwang Chun-gil
Special appearance Baek Seung-hee as Bae Seul-cheo, wife of Han Ye-seul's older brother, Bae-seul Sam Hammington as himself William Hammington Bentley Hammington Kim Yi-seo as Togi's kindergarten teacher
Production Casting With this series, Yoon Joo-sang is celebrating his 50th year of debut.
Filming Stills from filming of Go Won-hee as the youngest sister were released in February 2021. On March 6, 2021, the production crew releasing pictures of cast from filming location commented, "In fact, the actors of the 'Revolutionary Sisters' are always caring for and caring for each other, making their filming more enjoyable and joyful than ever before." On April 13 filming was temporarily stopped due to self-quarantine of a cast member who came into close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. The subsequent airing of two episodes on April 17 and 18 were also postponed for April 24 and 25. The filming of the series ended in late August 2021.
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Viewership Audience response As per Nielsen Korea, the 49th episode aired on September 12, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 32.6% with 5.8 million viewers watching the episode, thereby breaking its own highest ratings. It also takes the series at 7th place among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea'.
Part Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 11 March 13, 2021 20.3% 19.8% 17.7% 2 23.5% 22.0% 20.6% 21 March 14, 2021 23.4% 22.8% 21.9% 2 26.0% 25.1% 23.7% 31 March 20, 2021 21.1% 20.3% 18.9% 2 25.0% 23.7% 22.0% 41 March 21, 2021 24.4% 22.4% 21.5% 2 27.2% 25.5% 23.8% 51 March 27, 2021 22.2% 20.6% 19.0% 2 26.7% 25.4% 22.0% 61 March 28, 2021 24.5% 23.2% 21.2% 2 26.9% 25.7% 23.4% 71 April 3, 2021 21.6% 20.1% 2 25.1% 23.6% 81 April 4, 2021 25.4% 23.6% 22.4% 2 26.8% 24.7% 24.7% 91 April 10, 2021 20.0% 18.1% 18.4% 2 25.2% 23.2% 22.4% 101 April 11, 2021 23.6% 21.1% 22.1% 2 26.3% 24.0% 24.7% 111 April 24, 2021 21.2% 19.2% 2 25.4% 23.4% 22.6% 121 April 25, 2021 24.2% 22.6% 21.4% 2 27.7% 26.1% 24.9% 131 May 1, 2021 22.8% 21.5% 19.3% 2 26.7% 24.9% 23.0% 141 May 2, 2021 24.7% 24.0% 22.2% 2 28.1% 27.4% 24.7% 151 May 8, 2021 20.2% 19.4% 18.1% 2 25.9% 24.5% 22.7% 161 May 9, 2021 26.2% 24.4% 22.0% 2 30.2% 28.3% 25.7% 171 May 15, 2021 24.6% 22.9% 2 29.1% 27.6% 181 May 16, 2021 28.9% 27.3% 25.1% 2 31.8% 30.7% 27.4% 191 May 22, 2021 23.2% 22.2% 20.3% 2 27.7% 26.4% 25.1% 201 May 23, 2021 27.6% 25.9% 25.0% 2 30.9% 29.1% 211 May 29, 2021 25.0% 24.5% 20.8% 2 28.8% 28.0% 25.1% 221 May 30, 2021 27.5% 26.4% 24.5% 2 30.5% 29.0% 28.4% 231 June 5, 2021 21.5% 20.5% 2 26.7% 25.7% 241 June 6, 2021 26.5% 24.7% 22.1% 2 30.4% 28.7% 26.6% 251 June 12, 2021 23.2% 21.3% 19.3% 2 28.9% 26.6% 25.2% 261 June 13, 2021 28.4% 27.1% 24.9% 2 31.5% 30.3% 28.1% 271 June 19, 2021 23.4% 21.9% 2 28.6% 26.8% 281 June 20, 2021 29.0% 27.6% 22.7% 2 31.5% 29.3% 25.5% 291 June 26, 2021 24.2% 22.7% 2 29.5% 27.6% 301 June 27, 2021 29.6% 28.3% 24.5% 2 32.5% 30.7% 27.2% 31 July 3, 2021 27.9% 26.9% 32 July 4, 2021 31.9% 31.6% 27.0% 33 July 10, 2021 27.0% 25.9% 34 July 11, 2021 30.3% 29.1% 26.7% 35 July 17, 2021 27.5% 26.0% 36 July 18, 2021 30.1% 28.6% 26.9% 37 July 25, 2021 19.4% 38 August 7, 2021 24.3% 23.7% 19.6% 39 August 8, 2021 30.4% 29.6% 24.3% 40 August 14, 2021 28.2% 27.2% 23.6% 41August 15, 2021 30.1% 28.4% 26.6% 42August 21, 2021 29.8% 28.8% 26.0% 43August 22, 2021 31.0% 29.9% 26.5% 44August 28, 2021 28.9% 28.1% 23.6% 45August 29, 2021 32.5% 27.6% 46September 4, 2021 28.6% 27.2% 25.2% 47September 5, 2021 31.4% 29.8% 27.0% 48September 11, 2021 29.1% 27.4% 24.5% 49September 12, 2021 31.1% 28.2% 50September 18, 2021 28.9% 27.9% 24.9% Average Special episodePart 1 April 17, 2021 14.2% 13.0% 13.0% Part 2 13.1% 12.4% 11.3% Special episode 2Part 1 April 18, 2021 11.5% 10.1% 11.1% Part 2 10.9% 9.7% 10.9% In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
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The series was made available for streaming globally on Netflix from August 19, 2022.
Awards and nominations + Date Award Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.21 October 2021 16th Seoul International Drama AwardsExcellent Korean Drama OSTYoung Tak for "Okay" ()December 31, 2021KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Yoon Joo-sang Kim Kyung-nam Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Hong Eun-hee Jeon Hye-bin Best Supporting Actor Choi Dae-chul Top Excellence Award, Actor Yoon Joo-sang Top Excellence Award, Actress Hong Eun-hee Best Young Actress Hong Je-yi September 29, 2022 APAN Star AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kim Kyung-nam
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References
External links
Revolutionary Sisters at Daum Revolutionary Sisters at Naver