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2012 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My Kids Give Me a Headache[1] (Korean: 무자식 상팔자) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Lee Soon-jae, Kim Hae-sook, Yoo Dong-geun and Uhm Ji-won. It is about three generations of the Ahn family who are all living in one house in the suburbs of Seoul, and how they deal with the societal discrimination that their smart and highly educated, eldest granddaughter faces when she becomes a single mother.[2][3] It aired on cable channel jTBC from October 27, 2012 to March 17, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 (KST) for 40 episodes.
My Kids Give Me a Headache | |
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Hangul | 무자식 상팔자 |
Hanja | 無子息 上八字 |
Literal meaning | Childless Comfort |
Revised Romanization | Mujashik Sangpalja |
Genre | Family drama |
Written by | Kim Soo-hyun |
Directed by | Jung Eul-young |
Starring | Lee Soon-jae Kim Hae-sook Yoo Dong-geun Uhm Ji-won |
Composer | Gaemi |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ahn Je-hyun Shin Sang-yoon |
Producers | Jo Joon-hyung Kwon Hyuk-joon |
Production location | Korea |
Cinematography | Ji Jae-woo |
Editor | Kim Hyun-woo |
Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 (KST) |
Production company | Samhwa Networks |
Original release | |
Network | jTBC |
Release | 27 October 2012 – 17 March 2013 |
The series received consistently solid ratings,[4] and its January 26, 2013 episode reached 7.955%, breaking the previous record of Reply 1997 to become the highest viewership ratings that a drama has received on Korean cable.[5] It went on to break its own record for the February 24 episode, with another cable drama all-time rating high of 10.715%.[6][7]
"My Kids Give Me a Headache" is a television series that delves into the multigenerational dynamics of a family, spanning parents, three sons, three daughter-in-laws, and their children.
The narrative unfolds when the three daughter-in-laws, namely Ji-Ae, Yoo-Jung, and Sae-Rom, embark on a shopping excursion to an outlet mall. During this outing, Sae-Rom stumbles upon her niece So-Young in the mall's restroom, leading to a shocking revelation. Sae-Rom discovers that So-Young, who is still unmarried, is expecting a child, evident from the size of her pregnant stomach. Faced with this unexpected news, Sae-Rom grapples with the decision of whether to disclose So-Young's pregnancy to the family, a secret So-Young implores her to keep.
Patriarch and Matriarch
First son's family
Second son's family
Third son's family
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