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The Rich Son
The Rich Son[3] (Korean: 부잣집 아들; RR: Bujatjip Adeul) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Ju-hyeon, Lee Kyu-han, and Hong Soo-hyun. The series aired 4 episodes every Sunday from March 25 to October 7, 2018 from 8:50 p.m. to 11:20 p.m. (KST) on MBC TV.
| The Rich Son | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 부잣집 아들 |
| Literal meaning | Rich Family's Son |
| Revised Romanization | Bujatjip Adeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Puchatchip Atŭl |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Kim Jung-Soo[1] |
| Directed by | Choi Chang-Wook[1] |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 100[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Kwan-hee |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Lee Kwan-hee Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | March 25 – October 7, 2018 |
Cast edit
Main edit
- Kim Ji-hoon as Lee Kwang-jae[4]
- Kim Ju-hyeon as Kim Young-ha[4]
- Lee Kyu-han as Nam Tae-il[5]
- Hong Soo-hyun as Kim Kyung-ha[6]
Supporting edit
- Lee Seung-yeon as Nam Soo-hee[7]
- Kim Young-ok as Park Soon-ok[8]
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Park Hyun-sook[9]
- Park Soon-chun as Seo Bok-soon[8]
- Jeong Bo-seok as Kim Won-yong[8]
- Kang Nam-gil as Lee Kye-dong[8]
- Woo Hyun as Choi Hyo-dong[8]
- Yoon Chul-hyung as Nam Soo-hwan[8]
- Lee Chang-yeob as Choi Yong[10]
- Jeon Soo-kyeong as Na Young-ae
- Oh Yoon-hong as Chairman Nam's wife
- Park Jae-jung as Kim Jong-yong[11]
- Shim Eun-jin as Seo Myung-sun[11]
- Kim Min-kyu as Kim Myung-ha[11]
- Elkie Chong as Wang Mong-mong[11]
- Yang Hye-ji as Park Seo-hee[11]
Cameos edit
- Lee Yong-jin (ep. 7)
Ratings edit
- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
- TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[12] | AGB Nielsen[13] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | March 25, 2018 | 4.9% (NR) | 4.8% | 5.1% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) |
| 2 | 12.6% (4th) | 12.4% | 12.0% (4th) | 11.8% (5th) | |
| 3 | 9.8% (10th) | 9.7% | 9.5% (12th) | 9.4% (12th) | |
| 4 | 10.2% (9th) | 9.9% | 10.5% (7th) | 10.2% (8th) | |
| 5 | April 1, 2018 | 4.4% (NR) | 4.2% | 4.3% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 6 | 11.6% (5th) | 11.3% | 11.2% (4th) | 11.4% (5th) | |
| 7 | 8.9% (12th) | 8.3% | 9.9% (10th) | 10.4% (9th) | |
| 8 | 9.3% (10th) | 8.6% | 10.5% (8th) | 11.4% (5th) | |
| 9 | April 8, 2018 | 2.8% (NR) | 2.5% | 3.1% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) |
| 10 | 11.2% (6th) | 11.1% | 10.5% (7th) | 10.6% (7th) | |
| 11 | 9.4% (10th) | 9.3% | 9.1% (13th) | 9.0% (14th) | |
| 12 | 9.2% (11th) | 9.0% | 9.5% (11th) | 9.3% (13th) | |
| 13 | April 15, 2018 | 3.7% (NR) | 3.6% | 3.9% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) |
| 14 | 10.2% (4th) | 10.0% | 10.1% (5th) | 9.9% (5th) | |
| 15 | 9.1% (9th) | 8.9% | 9.0% (10th) | 8.8% (11th) | |
| 16 | 9.5% (7th) | 9.3% | 9.9% (6th) | 9.7% (6th) | |
| 17 | April 22, 2018 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.1% | 4.0% (NR) | 3.9% (NR) |
| 18 | 10.7% (7th) | 10.6% | 10.1% (9th) | 10.0% (10th) | |
| 19 | 8.9% (11th) | 8.8% | 8.7% (12th) | 8.7% (11th) | |
| 20 | 8.7% (12th) | 8.5% | 8.6% (13th) | 8.4% (12th) | |
| 21 | April 29, 2018 | 6.0% (NR) | 5.8% | 5.7% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) |
| 22 | 8.7% (10th) | 8.0% | 8.1% (11th) | 7.5% (11th) | |
| 23 | 7.4% (15th) | 7.2% | 7.3% (13th) | 7.1% (13th) | |
| 24 | 8.2% (12th) | 7.7% | 7.9% (12th) | 7.4% (12th) | |
| 25 | May 6, 2018 | 3.7% (NR) | 3.5% | 3.4% (NR) | 3.2% (NR) |
| 26 | 8.8% (10th) | 8.4% | 7.9% (10th) | 7.6% (9th) | |
| 27 | 8.4% (12th) | 8.0% | 7.1% (13th) | 6.8% (13th) | |
| 28 | 8.2% (13th) | 7.8% | 7.6% (11th) | 7.4% (11th) | |
| 29 | May 13, 2018 | 3.8% (NR) | 3.6% | 3.1% (NR) | 2.9% (NR) |
| 30 | 10.4% (6th) | 10.1% | 9.4% (9th) | 9.2% (8th) | |
| 31 | 9.7% (10th) | 9.6% | 8.8% (12th) | 8.7% (12th) | |
| 32 | 10.0% (8th) | 9.9% | 9.2% (10th) | 9.2% (8th) | |
| 33 | May 20, 2018 | 3.3% (NR) | 3.1% | 2.6% (NR) | 2.4% (NR) |
| 34 | 9.8% (7th) | 9.3% | 8.4% (12th) | 8.0% (13th) | |
| 35 | 9.0% (12th) | 8.8% | 8.7% (9th) | 8.5% (10th) | |
| 36 | 9.4% (11th) | 9.1% | 8.5% (11th) | 8.2% (12th) | |
| 37 | May 27, 2018 | 6.4% (16th) | 6.2% | 6.3% (17th) | 6.3% (18th) |
| 38 | 8.7% (6th) | 8.6% | 8.5% (10th) | 8.4% (8th) | |
| 39 | 8.8% (5th) | 8.7% | 8.3% (11th) | 8.2% (11th) | |
| 40 | 7.6% (12th) | 7.5% | 9.2% (8th) | 9.1% (6th) | |
| 41 | June 3, 2018 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% (NR) | 4.0% (NR) |
| 42 | 10.7% | 10.2% | 9.1% (13th) | 8.5% (12th) | |
| 43 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 9.2% (9th) | 8.8% (11th) | |
| 44 | 10.5% | 9.9% | 9.5% (7th) | 9.0% (9th) | |
| 45 | June 10, 2018 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% (NR) | (N/A) |
| 46 | 10.0% | 9.9% | 10.1% (8th) | 10.0% (9th) | |
| 47 | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% (9th) | 9.6% (11th) | |
| 48 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.3% (7th) | 10.5% (6th) | |
| 49 | June 17, 2018 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% (NR) | 2.7% (NR) |
| 50 | 10.0% | 9.5% | 9.8% (6th) | 9.3% (7th) | |
| 51 | 10.2% | 9.7% | 9.0% (9th) | 8.5% (11th) | |
| 52 | 11.2% | 10.8% | 9.9% (5th) | 9.4% (5th) | |
| 53 | July 1, 2018 | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.3% (13th) | 8.1% (15th) |
| 54 | 10.3% | 10.0% | 9.7% (10th) | 9.4% (12th) | |
| 55 | July 8, 2018 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.2% (NR) | 2.9% (NR) |
| 56 | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.0% (7th) | 9.5% (7th) | |
| 57 | 9.9% | 8.4% | 8.5% (12th) | 8.0% (13th) | |
| 58 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 9.6% (8th) | 9.2% (9th) | |
| 59 | July 15, 2018 | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% (NR) | 2.6% (NR) |
| 60 | 9.0% | 8.3% | 8.7% (11th) | 8.0% (13th) | |
| 61 | 8.8% | 7.9% | 8.0% (14th) | 7.2% (15th) | |
| 62 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 9.5% (8th) | 8.8% (12th) | |
| 63 | July 22, 2018 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% (NR) | 2.9% (NR) |
| 64 | 9.9% | 9.4% | 9.1% (11th) | 8.7% (11th) | |
| 65 | 9.3% | 9.0% | 8.8% (12th) | 8.5% (12th) | |
| 66 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 9.7% (8th) | 9.4% (10th) | |
| 67 | July 29, 2018 | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% (NR) | 3.1% (NR) |
| 68 | 10.3% | 10.0% | 9.5% (9th) | 9.2% (11th) | |
| 69 | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% (10th) | 9.1% (12th) | |
| 70 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% (6th) | 10.3% (7th) | |
| 71 | August 5, 2018 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% (NR) | 2.8% (NR) |
| 72 | 9.4% | 8.8% | 8.6% (9th) | 8.0% (12th) | |
| 73 | 9.3% | 8.7% | 8.5% (11th) | 7.9% (13th) | |
| 74 | 8.6% | 9.2% (8th) | 8.5% (10th) | ||
| 75 | August 12, 2018 | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% (NR) | 1.8% (NR) |
| 76 | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.8% (8th) | 9.3% (9th) | |
| 77 | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% (10th) | 8.9% (11th) | |
| 78 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% (6th) | 10.1% (7th) | |
| 79 | August 26, 2018 | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.5% (5th) | 9.6% (5th) |
| 80 | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.8% (3rd) | 10.4% (4th) | |
| 81 | September 9, 2018 | — | — | 2.8% (NR) | — |
| 82 | 10.5% | 9.1% (9th) | 8.2% (12th) | ||
| 83 | 9.4% | 8.8% (11th) | 8.0% (13th) | ||
| 84 | 10.3% | 10.0% (7th) | 9.2% (7th) | ||
| 85 | September 16, 2018 | 5.1% (NR) | — | ||
| 86 | 8.8% (11th) | 7.7% (16th) | |||
| 87 | 8.6% (13th) | 7.6% (17th) | |||
| 88 | 9.9% (9th) | 8.9% (11th) | |||
| 89 | September 23, 2018 | 4.4% (NR) | — | ||
| 90 | 9.0% (8th) | ||||
| 91 | 8.6% (9th) | ||||
| 92 | 9.1% (7th) | ||||
| 93 | September 30, 2018 | ||||
| 94 | |||||
| 95 | |||||
| 96 | |||||
| 97 | October 7, 2018 | ||||
| 98 | |||||
| 99 | |||||
| 100 | |||||
| Average | % | % | % | % | |
- Each night's broadcast is divided into four 35 minute episodes with three commercial break in between.
- Episodes 53-56 did not air on June 24 due to coverage of a FIFA World Cup 2018 Group G match between England and Panama.
- Only 2 episodes aired on July 1 due to coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Round of 16 match between Spain and Russia.
- Episodes did not air on August 19 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games and broadcast of the movie The Big Swindle'.
- Only 2 episodes will air on August 26 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.
- No episodes aired on September 2 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Ji-hoon | Nominated | [14] |
| 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Soap Opera | Kim Ji-hoon | Nominated | [15] | |
| Jeong Bo-seok | Nominated | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera | Kim Ju-hyeon | Nominated | |||
| Hong Soo-hyun | Nominated | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Kyu-han | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera | Yoon Yoo-sun | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Cast in Soap Opera | Kang Nam-gil | Nominated | |||
| Lee Seung-yeon | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-kyu | Nominated |
Notes edit
- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Kim, Sung-won (January 24, 2018). "홍수현 MBC 주말 '부잣집 아들' 합류 확정, 연기 변신 기대". Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "The Rich Son". MBC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Sung, Jin-hee (January 23, 2018). "김지훈X김주현, MBC 새 주말드라마 '부잣집 아들' 출연확정". The Star Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Yoo, Ji-hye (January 22, 2018). [단독] '막영애' 이규한, '부잣집아들' 주연 합류..성실男 변신. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Jo, Yoon-sun (January 24, 2018). "'부잣집 아들' 이규한X홍수현X이창엽 합류…탄탄한 라인업". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Yoon-ji (January 23, 2018). "[단독]이승연, MBC '부잣집 아들'로 6년만에 지상파 복귀". Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Ji-hyun (January 25, 2018). 김영옥부터 우현까지…'부잣집 아들' 든든한 명품배우 총출동. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Yang, Ji-yeon (January 25, 2018). [공식] '부잣집 아들' 김영옥·정보석·윤유선 등, 명품배우 총출동. Seoul Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Kwon, Mi-sung (January 24, 2018). ‘부잣집 아들’ 이창엽, 흑발 훈남으로 변신…"따뜻한 봄에 꼭 만나요". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Ji-hyun (January 26, 2018). "[공식]'부잣집 아들' 박재정-심은진-김민규-CLC 엘키-양혜지, 라이징★ 합류". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
- ^ Jung, Yu-jin (December 31, 2018). [So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2020 – via Naver.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)