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Chip In
	Promotional poster
Hangul	십시일반
Hanja	十匙一飯
Literal meaning	United Effort to Accomplish One Thing
Revised Romanization	Sipsiilban
Genre	Mystery; Comedy; Thriller;
Written by	Choi Kyeong
Directed by	Jin Chang-gyu
Starring	Oh Na-ra; Kim Hye-jun;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	8
Production
Production company	MBC
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	July 22 –; August 13, 2020

Chip In (Korean: 십시일반; RR: Sipsiilban) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Oh Na-ra and Kim Hye-jun.^[1] It aired on MBC from July 22 to August 13, 2020, at 21:30 (KST) for 8 episodes.^[2]

Synopsis

A famous painter, Yoo In-ho (Nam Moon-chul) gets diagnosed as terminally ill. On his 58th birthday, he plans to share his last will and testimony. His legacy and immense wealth slowly draw out his family's greed, causing a fierce mental battle amongst them. There are too many people around him who are only after his legacy and wealth, including his ex-wife Ji Sul-young (Kim Jung-young), who has to take care of him, Kim Ji-hye (Oh Na-ra), a former mistress and mother of his only child and daughter, Bit-na (Kim Hye-jun), and his half-brother Dok Ko-chul (Han Soo-Hyun).

Cast

Main

Oh Na-ra as Kim Ji-hye, the mistress of Yoo In-ho.^[3]
Kim Hye-jun as Yoo Bit-na, a nurse student and the only daughter of the painter Yoo In-ho who is not interested in his wealth and legacy.^[4]
- Song Ji-woo as young Bit-na

Supporting

Yoo family

Nam Moon-chul as Yoo In-ho, Bit-na's father who is a famous painter that was diagnosed as terminally ill.
Kim Jung-young as Ji Sul-young, In-ho's ex-wife who came back to nurse him after it was discovered that he was terminally ill.
Choi Kyu-jin as Yoo Hae-joon, In-ho's nephew from his deceased brother, Yoo In-gook who is a law student and whom he adopted as his son.
- Ok Chan-yu as young Hae-joon
Han Soo-hyun as Dok Go-chul, In-ho's half-brother who is a conman with four convictions of fraud.
Kim Si-eun as Dok Go-sun, Dok Go-chul's daughter and In-ho's niece who lives in his house.

Yoo family employees

Lee Yoon-hee as Moon Jung-wook, In-ho's friend from college and also his manager who lives in the same house.
Nam Mi-jung as Mrs. Park, the family maid who has been working for 20 years.
Kim Myung-sun as Jin Yeon-hee, a lawyer and the executor of Yoo In-ho's last will and testimony.

Others

Lee Seung-hyeong as a doctor
Jung Chul-soon as Detective Kang
Park Jung-eon as a reporter
Kwon Dong-ho as Detective Hong Jae-gyu
Jang Jae-kwon as an interviewer
Wie Shin-ae as a pharmacist

Ratings

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

Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[5]
Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Nationwide
1	1	July 22, 2020	3.7%
1	2	July 22, 2020	3.9%
2	1	July 23, 2020	2.8%
2	2	July 23, 2020	3.3%
3	1	July 29, 2020	3.0%
3	2	July 29, 2020	3.9%
4	1	July 30, 2020	2.4%
4	2	July 30, 2020	2.8%
5	1	August 5, 2020	2.9%
5	2	August 5, 2020	3.2%
6	1	August 6, 2020	2.4%
6	2	August 6, 2020	2.8%
7	1	August 12, 2020	2.1%
7	2	August 12, 2020	3.2%
8	1	August 13, 2020	2.7%
8	2	August 13, 2020	3.3%
Average			3.0%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2020	39th MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Oh Na-ra	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Kim Hye-jun	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Nam Moon-Chul	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Choi Kyu-jin	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Kim Hye-jun	Won

References

^ "CHIP-IN (Korean Drama - 2020) - 십시일반". HanCinema. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ Diva, Syafitri. "10 Pesona Oh Na Ra, Pemeran Kim Ji Hye di KDrama 'Chip In'". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ ""CHIP-IN" Previews Kim Hye Joon And Oh Na Ra's Mother-Daughter Relationship And Mysteries To Unfold". TheNewsTrace. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ Tabanera, Lily Grace (July 23, 2020). "New K-Drama 'Chip In' Is Totally Giving Us 'Sky Castle' Vibes". cosmo.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links

[1] "CHIP-IN (Korean Drama - 2020) - 십시일반". HanCinema. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[2] Diva, Syafitri. "10 Pesona Oh Na Ra, Pemeran Kim Ji Hye di KDrama 'Chip In'". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[3] ""CHIP-IN" Previews Kim Hye Joon And Oh Na Ra's Mother-Daughter Relationship And Mysteries To Unfold". TheNewsTrace. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[4] Tabanera, Lily Grace (July 23, 2020). "New K-Drama 'Chip In' Is Totally Giving Us 'Sky Castle' Vibes". cosmo.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[5] "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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