Ojakgyo Family

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Ojakgyo Family
KBS2 Ojakgyo Brothers.jpg
Also known as Ojakgyo Brothers
Genre Comedy
Romance
Family
Drama
Written by Lee Jung-sun
Directed by Ki Min-soo
Starring Uee
Joo Won
Ryu Soo-young
Choi Jung-yoon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 58
Production
Executive producer(s) Jung Sung-hyo
Producer(s) Noh Sang-hoon
Running time Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Chorokbaem Media
Release
Original network KBS2
Original release August 6, 2011 (2011-08-06) –
February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)
Chronology
Preceded by Believe in Love
Followed by My Husband Got a Family
External links
Website
Ojakgyo Family
Hangul 오작교 형제들
Hanja 烏鵲橋 兄弟들
Revised Romanization Ojakgyo hyeongjaedeul
McCune–Reischauer Ojak-kyo hyŏngjedŭl

Ojakgyo Family (Hangul: 오작교 형제들; RR: Ojakgyo hyeongjaedeul; lit. Ojakgyo Brothers) is a South Korean television series starring Uee, Joo Won, Ryu Soo-young, Choi Jung-yoon, Jung Woong-in, Yeon Woo-jin, Baek Il-seob, and Kim Ja-ok.[1][2][3] The family drama aired on KBS2 from August 6, 2011 to February 19, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 58 episodes.[4][5]

Plot

It is a story about a family consists of a grandmother, father, mother, and four sons who lives in Ojakgyo farm. The father is Hwang Chang-shik and the mother is Park Bok-ja. The oldest son, Hwang Tae-shik, is an almost-40-year-old physical therapist who has a son named Guk-su from a Filipina. At first, Tae-shik is embarrassed to admit Guk-su as his son that he tries to hide Guk-su from his family. The second son, Hwang Tae-beom, is a reporter who marries his colleague, the rich Cha Su-yeong after getting her pregnant.Tae-beom has loved another girl, Han Hye-ryeong, but as Hye-ryeong leaves him, Tae-beom marries Su-yeong. His married life is often filled with trivial arguments and problems. The third son, Hwang Tae-hee, is a quiet detective. He is not Chang-shik's real son but he is Chang-shik's nephew. Sometimes, Tae-hee feels left out from his brothers. However, Chang-shik and Bok-ja really loves him as a son that Tae-hee also regards them and their real sons as family. The youngest, Hwang Tae-pil, lately works to Su-yeong's aunt in her clothing store.

Then, a rich girl named Baek Ja-eun comes to the Ojakgyo farm and changes the Hwang family's lives. Her father is lost in the sea and her selfish stepmother leaves her after her father is bankrupt. Ja-eun's father is also accused of bribing the university to admit Ja-eun. Discouraged by the situation, Ja-eun finds her father's contract. Actually, Baek In-ho, her father, owns the Ojakgyo farm but he lends the farm to his friend Chang-shik for 10 years. Now after 10 years, Ja-eun determines to regain her rightful land and sell it to get money. Everyone in the Hwang family is unhappy with the news that even Bok-ja stole Ja-eun's contract and throws Ja-eun out of the house. Tae-hee who defends the right thing thinks that his family should get out of the farm and returns the farm to Ja-eun. Furthermore, he advises Ja-eun to be kind so that maybe Bok-ja will be willing to return the farm to her. Following his advise, Ja-eun buys a tent, lives outside the house, and helps on the farm.in later it revealed Tae-hee's father and Chang-sik's brother was hit and run by Baek In-ho's friend who framed him for 26 years ago

Cast

Main characters

  • Uee as Baek Ja-eun
Ja-eun is a 25 years old college student majoring in animation who comes to live with the Hwang family. She has an evil stepmother, Jung Yoon-sook, whom her father later divorced. Her father, Baek In-ho, lends the Ojakgyo farm to Hwang Chang-shik. At first, Ja-eun is self-absorbed and childish but soon she learns to be a better girl and helpful to Bok-ja. Lonely Ja-eun misses her real mother that she likes Bok-ja's motherly care.
A smart 30 years old detective who does not talk much, Tae-hee is raised by his uncle and aunt, whom regards him as their own son. Tae-hee's father has died long ago while his mother remarries and dies after Tae-hee grows up. However, he never met his mother. Tae-hee has an older stepbrother named Kim Je-ha whom he dislikes. They both have special bonds with Ja-eun. Later he learns that Ja-eun's father Baek In-ho supposedly killed his birth father Hwang Chang-hun in a hit-and-run. Although his parents and grandmother don't want him to marry Ja-eun, Tae-hee works hard to reveal who is the true murderer so that he can marry Ja-eun.
Tae-beom is the second son of the family who becomes a reporter at IBC. He marries rich Su-yeong after his first love leaves him. He often argues with Su-yeong. His mother-in-law insults him because he is poor. Tae-beom learns to love Su-yeong and in the end, he also learns to understand his mother-in-law and become father of he and Soo-young's daughter Cha Gom
Su-yeong is the daughter of wealthy Hyun-jae and Yeo-gyeong. She is also a reporter like her husband Tae-beom. She is emotional and ambitious. Even later her career position is higher than Tae-beom's.
Tae-sik, the oldest son and a physical therapist. He feels that he never makes his parents happy. And as a man in late 30, he is not married yet, so he is very excited when he becomes pretty Ye-jin' boyfriend. Unfortunately, he finds out that he has a son, Guk-su, from a Philippine woman. He dislikes Guk-su although finally he wants to admit Guk-su as his son. Eventually, he asks his friend Kim Mi-suk to married her and lives happily with her, her adopted daughter Ha-na, and Guk-su.
Tae-pil, the youngest of four, is a loser, playboy, seasonal model. He seems to have a smooth tongue and keen eyes for rich ladies. He is not good at school that Tae-hee has to keep an eye on him so he can graduate from school. He often fights with Tae-hee for most of their youth. Later, Tae-pil works in Su-yeong's aunt's shop and flirts with her who is much older than he is and a divorcee. His parents and Nam Yeo-eul's sister don't agree with their relationship and in the end, they break up.
Chang-shik lives happily with his wife, mother, and four sons which one of them is actually his nephew. Chang-shik's friend Baek In-ho lends him a farm to live for 10 years. Since Bok-ja is extremely happy when she gets the farm, Chang-shik does not dare to admit to her that the farm does not belong to them but In-ho. Soon, Chang-shik feels that he must be responsible for In-ho's daughter, Ja-eun. Previously, Chang-shik has been in debt, that his second son Tae-beom has to give him the money which Tae-beom has saved for his own wedding.
Diligent Bok-ja loves farming so much that she works hard to make the barren Ojakgyo farm fruitful. When she discovers that the farm actually does not belong to her, she is brokenhearted. She steals Ja-eun's contract and hides it. She also hates Ja-eun. However, when Ja-eun learns to be more understanding, Bok-ja loves her and acts as she is Ja-eun's mother. Bok-ja owns pear trees, chilies, ducks, and many more in her farm.
She is Chang-sik's and Chang-hun's mother and grandmother of Hwang brothers. Her favorite grandchild is Tae-hee that she always defend Tae-hee because his father is already died.
Hyun-jae was a transportation minister.
  • Park Joon-geum as Nam Yeo-gyeong, Su-yeong's mother
Yeo-gyeong is a protective mother who spoils her only daughter Su-yeong. She cooks for her, organizes her clothes, wakes her up, and does many things for her precious Su-yeong that Tae-beom gets irritated since she comes to their house without informing first.

Supporting characters

  • Lee Young-ha as Baek In-ho, Ja-eun's father who marries three times
  • Jo Mi-ryung as Jung Yoon-sook, Ja-eun's stepmother who betrayed her husband by playing with his subordinate
  • Lee Dong-heon as Seo Dong-min, Tae-hee's trusted colleague
  • Song Seon-mi as Nam Yeo-eul, Su-yeong's aunt who comes back from the United States before graduating and later becomes Tae-pil's love interest
  • Jeon Mi-seon as Kim Mi-sook, Tae-sik's old school friend who raises her sister's daughter as her own daughter
  • Park Hee-gun as Hwang Guk-su, Tae-sik's son
  • Heo Tae-hee as Choi Hyun-wook, IBC reporter
  • Yoon Joo-hee as Sung Ye-jin, Tae-sik's love who knows Tae-sik from her teacher, Cha Hyun-jae.
  • Gong Jeong-hwan as Gong Jae-hwan, IBC Social Affairs News director, Tae-beom's and Su-yeong's boss
  • Jung Suk-won as Kim Je-ha, Tae-hee's stepbrother
  • Kim Hae-in as Han Hye-ryeong, Tae-boem's first love

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

2011

Episode # Broadcast Date TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen Ratings[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 6 August 2011 18.7% 19.9% 17.2% 17.9%
2 7 August 2011 21.2% 21.8% 20.5% 21.2%
3 13 August 2011 16.7% 17.2% 16.3% 16.2%
4 14 August 2011 22.1% 23.7% 19.7% 19.9%
5 20 August 2011 20.4% 20.8% 19.4% 18.3%
6 21 August 2011 25.0% 25.3% 24.0% 23.6%
7 27 August 2011 20.3% 21.3% 19.8% 19.9%
8 28 August 2011 21.7% 23.3% 21.1% 21.1%
9 3 September 2011 17.7% 19.1% 16.5% 16.5%
10 4 September 2011 22.0% 22.2% 22.8% 24.4%
11 10 September 2011 19.4% 19.1% 19.8% 19.6%
12 11 September 2011 20.5% 20.3% 19.4% 19.8%
13 17 September 2011 23.8% 23.9% 21.6% 22.2%
14 18 September 2011 29.1% 30.3% 26.8% 28.0%
15 24 September 2011 23.2% 24.1% 21.9% 22.7%
16 25 September 2011 27.7% 30.9% 27.8% 29.2%
17 1 October 2011 25.5% 26.0% 23.3% 24.1%
18 2 October 2011 28.1% 29.9% 26.5% 26.8%
19 8 October 2011 25.1% 25.5% 23.8% 23.7%
20 9 October 2011 29.9% 29.7% 29.2% 29.7%
21 15 October 2011 26.8% 26.0% 24.6% 24.4%
22 16 October 2011 30.3% 31.9% 28.9% 29.3%
23 22 October 2011 26.1% 25.9% 25.2% 25.3%
24 23 October 2011 30.5% 32.1% 29.4% 30.4%
25 29 October 2011 25.4% 27.4% 24.6% 25.7%
26 30 October 2011 29.9% 30.3% 28.3% 28.7%
27 5 November 2011 27.1% 29.5% 24.6% 25.0%
28 6 November 2011 30.4% 31.9% 30.7% 30.8%
29 12 November 2011 26.2% 26.7% 23.9% 24.5%
30 13 November 2011 32.0% 31.5% 30.2% 30.5%
31 19 November 2011 28.3% 28.5% 25.9% 25.8%
32 20 November 2011 34.1% 32.7% 30.3% 31.4%
33 26 November 2011 27.9% 28.6% 26.5% 26.8%
34 27 November 2011 32.7% 32.5% 32.6% 32.4%
35 3 December 2011 28.2% 28.9% 24.6% 24.5%
36 4 December 2011 32.8% 32.6% 30.8% 31.6%
37 10 December 2011 25.4% 29.0% 26.0% 26.9%
38 11 December 2011 33.7% 34.6% 32.0% 32.6%
39 17 December 2011 29.5% 29.5% 25.8% 25.6%
40 18 December 2011 33.6% 33.8% 33.3% 33.3%
41 24 December 2011 26.3% 27.9% 24.8% 24.7%
42 25 December 2011 31.4% 31.9% 31.7% 32.7%
43 31 December 2011 26.0% 26.9% 25.7% 25.7%
2012
44 1 January 2012 33.0% 34.0% 32.7% 32.7%
45 7 January 2012 28.8% 29.3% 27.5% 27.7%
46 8 January 2012 32.9% 34.7% 33.3% 33.7%
47 14 January 2012 29.1% 30.2% 28.1% 28.1%
48 15 January 2012 33.3% 35.2% 33.6% 33.9%
49 21 January 2012 25.2% 26.1% 27.0% 26.1%
50 22 January 2012 22.9% 22.1% 25.7% 25.9%
51 28 January 2012 27.8% 26.2% 28.1% 29.5%
52 29 January 2012 29.4% 28.3% 33.0% 34.1%
53 4 February 2012 28.3% 27.6% 29.0% 29.6%
54 5 February 2012 33.9% 31.9% 32.6% 32.8%
55 11 February 2012 31.6% 32.5% 29.4% 29.2%
56 12 February 2012 37.5% 39.6% 34.9% 35.9%
57 18 February 2012 32.7% 31.9% 29.8% 30.0%
58 19 February 2012 37.7% 36.4% 36.3% 36.4%
Average ratings 27.53% 28.12% 26.53% 26.88%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2011
KBS Drama Awards[8]
 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ryu Soo-young Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama Choi Jung-yoon Nominated
Kim Ja-ok Won
Best Supporting Actor Jung Woong-in Won
Best New Actor Joo Won Won
Best New Actress Uee Won
Best Young Actor Park Hee-gun Won
Best Writer Lee Jung-sun Won
Best Couple Award Ryu Soo-young and Choi Jung-yoon Won
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards[9] Best New Actor (TV) Joo Won Won
Best New Actress (TV) Uee Won

References

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