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South Korean television series

Wang's Family
Promotional poster
Also known as King's Family The Wang Family
Hangul 왕가네 식구들
Revised Romanization Wanggane Sikgudeul
Genre Family Romance Comedy Drama
Developed by KBS Drama Division (planning)
Written by Moon Young-nam
Directed by Jin Hyung-wook
Starring Oh Hyun-kyung Lee Tae-ran Lee Yoon-ji Jo Sung-ha Oh Man-seok Han Joo-wan
Composer Uhm Gi-yeob
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 50
Production
Executive producers Moon Bo-hyun (KBS)Kyung Myung-chulPark Jae-sam
Producers Song Hyun-wookPark Hyun-sook
Cinematography Han Dong-gyeon
Editor Oh Sang-hwan
Production companies Celltrion Entertainment(formerly Dream E&M)
Original release
Network KBS2
Release 31 August 2013 (2013-08-31) –16 February 2014 (2014-02-16)

Wang's Family (Korean: 왕가네 식구들) 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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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
Cast Character Description
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 Ka-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
Cast Character Description
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
Cast Character Description
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
Cast Character Description
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
Cast Character Description
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

Episode ratings for KBS2 drama Wang's Family

Date Episode Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[4] AGB Nielsen[5]
Nationwide 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

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
2013 KBS Drama Awards[6] Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jo Sung-ha Won
Oh Man-seok Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Lee Tae-ran Won
Lee Yoon-ji Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Oh Hyun-kyung Nominated
Best New Actor Han Joo-wan Won
Best Young Actor Choi Won-hong Nominated
Best Young Actress Moon Ga-young Nominated
Best Writer Moon Young-nam Won
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Wang's Family Nominated

International broadcast

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It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning May 9, 2014.[7]

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  2. ^ "Meet the lovely daughters of the Wang family". KBS Global. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. ^ "Wang's Family". KBS World. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ^ "KING'S FAMILY อลหม่านบ้านอลเวง – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 2 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย