The Rich Son[2] (Korean: 부잣집 아들; RR: Bujatjip Adeul; lit. Rich Family's Son) 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 | |
| Literally | Rich Family's Son |
| 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 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Kwan-hee |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 min |
| 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[3]
- Kim Ju-hyeon as Kim Young-ha[3]
- Lee Kyu-han as Nam Tae-il[4]
- Hong Soo-hyun as Kim Kyung-ha[5]
Supporting
- Lee Seung-yeon as Nam Soo-hee[6]
- Kim Young-ok as Park Soon-ok[7]
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Park Hyun-sook[8]
- Park Soon-chun as Seo Bok-soon[7]
- Jeong Bo-seok as Kim Won-yong[7]
- Kang Nam-gil as Lee Kye-dong[7]
- Woo Hyun as Choi Hyo-dong[7]
- Yoon Chul-hyung as Nam Soo-hwan[7]
- Lee Chang-yeop as Choi Yong[9]
- Jeon Soo-kyung as Na Young-ae
- Park Jae-jung as Kim Jong-yong[10]
- Shim Eun-jin as Seo Myung-sun[10]
- Kim Min-Kyu as Kim Myung-ha[10]
- Elkie Chong as Wang Mong-mong[10]
- Yang Hye-ji as Park Seo-hee[10]
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[11] | AGB Nielsen[12] | ||||
| 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
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Ji-hoon | Nominated | [13] |
References
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- ^ "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.