The Rich Son
2018 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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 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 | 85[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
Main
- 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
- 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]
- Cha Seo-won 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
- Lee Yong-jin (ep. 7)
Ratings
- 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 breaks in between.
- Episodes 53-56 did not air on June 24 due to the coverage of a FIFA World Cup 2018 Group G match between England and Panama.
- Only 2 episodes aired on July 1 due to the coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Round of 16 match between Spain and Russia.
- Episodes did not air on August 19 due to the coverage of the 2018 Asian Games and broadcast of the movie 'The Big Swindle'.
- Only 2 episodes aired on August 26 due to the coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.
- No episodes aired on September 2 due to the coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.
Awards and nominations
| 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
- 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
External links
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