My Unfamiliar Family

My Unfamiliar Family (Korean: (아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jung Jin-young, Won Mi-kyung, Choo Ja-hyun, Han Ye-ri, Shin Jae-ha and Kim Ji-seok. It aired on tvN from June 1 to July 21, 2020.^[1]

My Unfamiliar Family
Promotional poster
Hangul	(아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다
Literal meaning	(I Don't Know Much But) We Are Family
Revised Romanization	(Aneun Geon Byeollo Eopjiman) Gajogimnida
Genre	Drama
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Kim Eun-jung
Directed by	Kwon Young-il
Starring	Jung Jin-young Won Mi-kyung Choo Ja-hyun Han Ye-ri Shin Jae-ha Kim Ji-seok
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	Studio Dragon
Distributor	tvN
Release
Original network	tvN
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	June 1 (2020-06-01) – July 21, 2020 (2020-07-21)

Cast

Main

• Jung Jin-young as Kim Sang-shik
  • Han Joon-woo as young Sang-shik
• Won Mi-kyung as Lee Jin-sook
  • Ah Young as young Jin-sook
• Choo Ja-hyun as Kim Eun-joo^[2]
• Han Ye-ri as Kim Eun-hee^[3]
• Shin Jae-ha as Kim Ji-woo^[4]
• Kim Ji-seok as Park Chan-hyuk

Supporting

• Park Sang-myun as Man-ho
• Jo Wan-gi as Young-shik
• Seo Sang-won as Yoo Sun-il
• Lee Ji-ha as Oh Mi-sook
• Kim Tae-hoon as Yoon Tae-hyung^[5]
• Lee Jong-won as Ahn Hyo-seok
• Bae Yoon-kyung as So-young
• Han Joon-woo as Kim Sang-shik
• Shin Dong-wook as Im Gun-joo
• Ga Deuk-hee as Seo Kyung-ok
• Shin Hye-jeong as Yoon Seo-young

Special appearances

• Kim Soo-jin as book author (Ep. 1 & 3)
• Choi Woong as Lee Jong-min (Ep. 1 & 7)
• Han Ji-wan as Hye-soo (Ep. 1)
• Park Hee-von as Ri-ra (Ep. 9)
• Oh Eui-shik as Woo-seok (Ep. 9)
• Baek Hyun-joo as Mr. Yoo's wife (Ep. 9)
• Woo Mi-hwa as Yoon Seo-young's mother (Ep. 3)

Original soundtrack

My Unfamiliar Family OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on June 9, 2020 (2020-06-09)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Family" (가족입니다)	Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun	Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun	Bumkey	3:24
2.	"Family" (Inst.)		Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 2

Released on June 16, 2020 (2020-06-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Love Message" (사랑한다는 말)	Hen	Hen	Sondia	4:10
2.	"Love Message" (Inst.)		Hen		4:10
Total length:					8:20

Part 3

Released on June 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"My Day" (나의 하루)	Dinner Coat Dong Woo-seok	Dinner Coat Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun Shim Jin Song Hyun-jong	Gilgu Bonggu	3:58
2.	"My Day" (Ballad Ver.)	Dinner Coat Dong Woo-seok	Dinner Coat Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun Shim Jin Song Hyun-jong	Gilgu Bonggu	3:22
Total length:					7:20

Viewership

My Unfamiliar Family : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	581	739	597	746	639	818	694	917	851	946	808	846	975	853	884	1024	807

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[6]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[7]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	June 1, 2020	3.122%	3.426%
2	June 2, 2020	3.930%	4.520%
3	June 8, 2020	3.345%	3.248%
4	June 9, 2020	3.862%	4.528%
5	June 15, 2020	3.188%	3.376%
6	June 16, 2020	4.127%	4.897%
7	June 22, 2020	3.582%	4.016%
8	June 23, 2020	4.721%	5.599%
9	June 29, 2020	4.402%	5.018%
10	June 30, 2020	4.737%	5.294%
11	July 6, 2020	4.383%	5.035%
12	July 7, 2020	4.336%	5.385%
13	July 13, 2020	4.822%	5.690%
14	July 14, 2020	4.487%	5.504%
15	July 20, 2020	4.365%	4.914%
16	July 21, 2020	5.434%	6.198%
Average		4.178%	4.791%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Drama	My Unfamiliar Family	Nominated	^[8]
		Best Director (TV)	Kwon Young-il	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (TV)	Kim Eun-jung	Nominated

References

1. "'아는 건 별로 없지만 가족입니다' 한예리X김지석X추자현, 첫 대본리딩 현장 공개)". Hankyung (in Korean). Naver. March 25, 2020.
2. "Choo Ja-hyun to Star in "My Unfamiliar Family"". HanCinema. February 4, 2020.
3. "Han Ye-ri Takes on the Leading Role in tvN's "My Unfamiliar Family"". HanCinema. January 23, 2020.
4. "Shin Jae-ha Cast in "My Unfamiliar Family"". HanCinema. March 11, 2020.
5. "Kim Tae-hoon Confirms Appearance in "My Unfamiliar Family"". HanCinema. February 23, 2020.
6. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
7. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
8. Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean) – via Naver.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• My Unfamiliar Family at IMDb
• My Unfamiliar Family at HanCinema