Unasked Family

Unasked Family
Official poster
Hangul
꽃길만 걸어요
Revised RomanizationKkotgilman Georeoyo
GenreFamily
Romance
Melodrama
Created byKBS Drama Division
Written byChae Hye-young
Na Seung-hyun
Baek Eunjung (50~123 episodes)
Directed byPark Ki-hyun
Starring
Music byChoi In-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes123
Production
Executive producerJeon Woo sung (KBS)
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyKBS Drama Production
Original release
NetworkKBS1
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2018 (2018-09-27) –
January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)

Unasked Family (Korean꽃길만 걸어요) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Yoon-so, Seol Jung-hwan, Shim Ji-ho, and Jung Yoo-min. The series aired on KBS1 from October 28, 2019 to April 17, 2020.

Synopsis

The story of the series depicts the life changing story of Kang Yeo-Won (Choi Yoon-so) and Bong Cheon-dong (Seol Jung-hwan). When Kang Yeo-Won was a university student, she dreamed of becoming a reporter. An unexpected pregnancy caused her to change that dream. She is now a housewife, and is busy taking care of her troublemaker in-laws, raising her child and managing her family's finances. Her husband gets into an accident and her life changes. Bong Cheon-dong grew up in an orphanage with his younger sister. He had a heart disease, but he was able to get an operation due to Hwang Byung-rae (Sunwoo Jae-duk). He is now a grown man. Bong Cheon-dong passes his bar exam, but he works for Hwang Byung-rae, President of Hana Beverage.

Cast

Main

  • Choi Yoon-so as Kang Ye-won, Connib's daughter-in-law. Rewarding mom.
  • Seol Jung-hwan as Bong Cheon-dong, Lawyer. Head of External Cooperation Team, Hana Beverage.
  • Shim Ji-ho as Kim Ji-hoon, Cheondong's nursery school motivation Head of Hana Beverage Management Planning Division.
    • Noh Young-min as young Kim Ji-hoon
  • Jung Yoo-min as Hwang Soo-ji, only daughter of Byeong-rae and Yun-gyeong. Pop artist.
Supporting
  • Yang Hee-kyung as Wang Connib, Yeowon's mother-in-law. Dong-woo and Il-nam, Ji-young, and Lee-nam's mother.
  • Jo Hee-bong as Nam Il-nam
  • Jeong So-young as Nam Ji-young, Connib's stepdaughter and wife of Sangmoon. The owner of a dog cafe.
  • Ryu Dam as Jang Sang-moon
  • Na In-woo as Nam Yi-nam
  • Im Ji-kyu as Nam Dong-woo
  • Lee A-ra as Nam Bo-ram
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Jang Young-jae
  • Kim Kyu-chul as Kang Kyu-cheol
  • Kim Yi-kyung as Kang Yeo-joo
  • Sunwoo Jae-duk as Hwang Byung-rae
  • Kim Kyung-sook as Gu Yun-kyeong
  • Lee Yu-jin as Bong Seon-hwa
  • Lee Da-ni as Yang Jin-hee
  • Kim O-bok as Bae Sung-ho
  • Hong Ji-hee as Trần Thị Trang
  • Kim Joong-don as Choi Man-sub
  • Kim Mi-ra as Yoon Jung-sook
  • Kim Tae-won as Lee Poo-reum
  • Kim Tae-hyang as office manager
  • Park Jung-eon as Reporter Choi Yoon-Jin (Ep. 24, 50–51)

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[1] AGB Nielsen[2]
Nationwide Nationwide Seoul
1 September 26, 2018 20.8% 18.5% 17.0%
2 September 27, 2018 18.9% 16.0% 14.0%
3 September 28, 2018 15.5% 14.1% 12.3%
4 September 29, 2018 18.0% 15.4% 13.6%
5 September 30, 2018 16.2% 14.1% 13.5%
6 October 1, 2018 18.1% 16.2% 14.4%
7 October 2, 2018 17.8% 15.5% 14.1%
8 October 3, 2018 17.5% 14.1% 12.5%
9 October 4, 2018 16.8% 14.7% 12.6%
10 October 5, 2018 16.2% 14.2% 12.9%
11 October 6, 2018 17.7% 16.1% 14.5%
12 October 7, 2018 16.5% 15.0% 12.8%
13 October 8, 2018 16.4% 14.7% 13.6%
14 October 9, 2018 18.9% 16.2% 14.7%
15 October 10, 2018 16.4% 14.4% 12.5%
16 October 11, 2018 19.4% 17.4% 15.7%
17 October 12, 2018 16.9% 15.4% 13.6%
18 October 13, 2018 17.7% 16.5% 14.7%
19 October 14, 2018 17.6% 15.8% 14.2%
20 October 15, 2018 18.1% 17.5% 15.6%
21 October 16, 2018 17.5% 17.3% 16.0%
22 October 17, 2018 17.7% 15.3% 13.4%
23 October 18, 2018 18.7% 16.5% 15.1%
24 October 19, 2018 18.1% 15.6% 14.2%
25 October 20, 2018 19.3% 17.6% 16.0%
26 October 21, 2018 16.4% 17.5% 15.9%
27 October 22, 2018 17.4% 15.9% 14.4%
28 October 23, 2018 18.8% 17.0% 15.3%
29 October 24, 2018 19.2% 16.4% 14.6%
30 October 25, 2018 19.9% 18.0% 16.2%
31 October 26, 2018 19.6% 17.2% 15.4%
32 October 27, 2018 18.7% 17.2% 16.0%
33 October 28, 2018 21.1% 18.0% 16.2%
34 October 29, 2018 20.0% 17.9% 16.8%
35 October 30, 2018 21.2% 19.1% 17.4%
36 October 31, 2018 20.3% 18.6% 17.6%
37 November 1, 2018 19.0% 16.4% 14.8%
38 November 2, 2018 20.5% 17.4% 15.2%
39 November 3, 2018 19.9% 16.9% 15.5%
40 November 4, 2018 20.6% 18.4% 16.6%
41 November 5, 2018 19.1% 16.4% 15.1%
42 November 6, 2018 19.8% 18.0% 17.3%
43 November 7, 2018 21.4% 19.1% 18.1%
44 November 8, 2018 18.3% 16.6% 15.4%
45 November 9, 2018 20.5% 19.1% 17.4%
46 November 10, 2018 18.9% 17.4% 15.8%
47 November 11, 2018 21.8% 19.6% 17.7%
48 November 12, 2018 22.7% 20.1% 18.6%
49 November 13, 2018 20.1% 19.2% 18.1%
50 November 14, 2018 22.6% 19.9% 18.9%
51 November 15, 2018 21.8% 19.2% 18.3%
52 November 16, 2018 19.5% 18.5% 17.2%
53 November 17, 2018 22.7% 19.8% 18.5%
54 November 18, 2018 20.4% 18.7% 17.2%
55 November 19, 2018 22.8% 19.6% 17.8%
56 November 20, 2018 21.4% 19.1% 18.3%
57 November 21, 2018 20.3% 18.1% 17.1%
58 November 22, 2018 21.4% 19.0% 17.5%
59 November 23, 2018 21.7% 18.7% 16.5%
60 November 24, 2018 22.2% 19.9% 17.5%
61 November 25, 2018 21.5% 19.4% 18.1%
62 November 26, 2018 21.4% 18.9% 17.4%
63 November 27, 2018 22.1% 19.3% 18.1%
64 November 28, 2018 15.8% 14.1% 13.1%
65 November 29, 2018 21.3% 20.7% 19.3%
66 November 30, 2018 22.5% 20.1% 18.6%
67 December 1, 2018 22.4% 19.9% 18.0%
68 December 2, 2018 19.9% 18.5%
69 December 3, 2018 22.8% 19.9% 18.5%
70 December 4, 2018 24.0% 20.9% 19.7%
71 December 5, 2018 23.7% 20.9% 19.4%
72 December 6, 2018 22.5% 19.8% 18.4%
73 December 7, 2018 24.0% 22.0% 20.2%
74 December 8, 2018 22.5% 19.9% 18.4%
75 December 9, 2018 25.4% 21.5% 19.2%
76 December 10, 2018 23.0% 21.4% 19.9%
77 December 11, 2018 23.4% 21.1% 19.2%
78 December 12, 2018 24.4% 21.0% 19.3%
79 December 13, 2018 22.8% 21.4% 20.0%
80 December 14, 2018 23.3% 21.8% 20.2%
81 December 15, 2018 23.2% 21.2% 19.6%
82 December 16, 2018 22.6% 20.7% 19.3%
83 December 17, 2018 23.9% 21.1% 19.0%
84 December 18, 2018 22.4% 21.7% 19.5%
85 December 19, 2018 23.5% 21.7% 19.9%
86 December 20, 2018 24.1% 21.8% 19.3%
87 December 21, 2018 22.8% 22.1% 20.1%
88 December 22, 2018 23.1% 22.2% 20.3%
89 December 23, 2018 24.6% 22.2% 20.6%
90 December 24, 2018 23.1% 22.0% 20.0%
91 December 25, 2018 23.9% 21.7% 19.8%
92 December 26, 2018 23.7% 21.0% 19.0%
93 December 27, 2018 24.5% 21.9% 19.7%
94 December 28, 2018 23.4% 22.4% 21.0%
95 December 29, 2018 24.1% 22.2% 20.5%
96 December 30, 2018 24.6% 21.5% 19.5%
97 December 31, 2018 22.9% 22.1% 20.3%
98 January 1, 2019 23.9% 22.2% 20.3%
99 January 2, 2019 23.9% 22.2% 19.9%
100 January 3, 2019 24.2% 21.5% 19.5%
101 January 4, 2019 24.1% 22.1% 20.2%
102 January 5, 2019 24.2% 22.1% 20.2%
103 January 6, 2019 24.2% 23.5% 21.9%
104 January 7, 2019 23.3% 22.5% 20.6%
105 January 8, 2019 24.8% 22.7% 20.7%
106 January 9, 2019 25.0% 22.8% 21.0%
107 January 10, 2019 24.8% 22.1% 20.5%
108 January 11, 2019 25.6% 22.7% 21.0%
109 January 12, 2019 25.0% 22.5% 21.3%
110 January 13, 2019 24.4% 22.0% 20.7%
111 January 14, 2019 24.0% 22.2% 20.6%
112 January 15, 2019. 24.3% 21.6% 19.9%
113 January 16, 2019 23.6% 21.8% 19.8%
114 January 17, 2019 24.0% 21.9% 20.4%
115 January 18, 2019 24.9% 22.1% 20.5%
116 January 19, 2019 24.7% 22.2% 20.7%
117 January 20, 2019 24.3% 22.6% 21.5%
118 January 21, 2019 24.0% 22.9% 21.6%
119 January 22, 2019 24.2% 22.3% 21.1%
120 January 23, 2019 25.7% 22.6% 21.0%
121 January 24, 2019 24.1% 23.1% 22.2%
122 January 25, 2019 25.1% 23.1% 21.2%
123 January 26, 2019 24.8% 23.9% 22.2%
Average % % %
  • In this table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2019 33rd KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Seol Jung-hwan Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Choi Yoon-so Nominated
Best New Actress Jung Yoo-min Nominated
Best Young Actor Kim Ji-hoon Nominated
2021 7th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Choi Yoon-so Nominated

References

  1. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.