Monthly Magazine Home
2021 South Korean television drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monthly Magazine Home (Korean: 월간 집) is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Chang-min and starring Jung So-min, Kim Ji-seok, Jung Gun-joo and Kim Won-hae.[2] The series follows the story of a 'house building' romance of a man who 'buys' houses and a woman who 'lives' in houses.[3][4] It was premiered on JTBC on June 16, 2021, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) till August 5, 2021.[5][6] It is also available for streaming on iQIYI.
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Also known as | Monthly Home[1] |
Hangul | 월간 집 |
Hanja | 月刊 집 |
Literal meaning | Monthly House |
Revised Romanization | Wolgan Jip |
Genre | |
Created by | |
Written by | Myeong Soo-hyeon |
Directed by | Lee Chang-min |
Starring | |
Composer | Ha Geun-young |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Se-young |
Producers |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | JTBC Studios |
Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | June 16 – August 5, 2021 |
Synopsis
It is a story about the romance of a man who 'buys' a house and a woman who 'lives' in the house. Na Young-won (Jung So-min) is an editor of the monthly living magazine 'House'. Yu Ja-seong (Kim Ji-seok) is the representative. The series tells the stories of the editors through House Magazine.
Cast
Main
- Kim Ji-seok as Yu Ja-seong[7]
- Real estate property owner and investment expert, 'a dragon from Gaecheon, Gae-ryong'.
- Jung So-min as Na Young-won[8]
- Editor of Lifestyle Magazine 'Monthly House'.
Supporting
- Jung Gun-joo as Shin Gyeom[9]
- Photographer, a gold spoon, and a camping enthusiast who lives in a shade tent worth 1.2 million won.
- Kim Won-hae as Choi Go, editor-in-chief of 'Monthly House'.
- Chae Jung-an as Yeo Eui-ju, 13-year editor, 'real estate down-turnist', so she lives with a monthly rent of 1 million won.[10][11]
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Nam Sang-soon, a living magazine editor of 'Monthly House', who dreams of winning a housing subscription.[12]
- Yoon Ji-on as Chang, Youtuber[13]
- Lee Hwa-kyum as Yuk Mi-ra, a first year editor's assistant[14]
- Ahn Hyun-ho as Gye Joo-hee, a first-year editor assistant.
- Jeong Seung-gil as Young-Won, Na Young-won's father[15]
- Lee Jung-eun as Choi Go's wife[16]
Special appearances
- Kim Dong-young as Na Young-won's ex-boyfriend[17]
- Shim Yi-young as Young-won's ex-boyfriend's wife[17]
- Lee Jung-eun as Lee Su-jeong, proof reader[18]
- Kim So-eun as Nam Sang-soon's girlfriend called as cutie pie.
- Ha Seok-jin as model (Ep. 11)[19]
- Park Ha-sun as model (Ep. 11)[19]
- Lee Yi-kyung as Min-guk, freelance reporter[20]
Production
Casting
On April 20, 2020, Jung So-min received an offer to play Na Young-won, a magazine editor with 10 years experience for the magazine 'Home'.[21] On September 22, 2020, Chae Jung-an considered to play the 13-year editor of the magazine.[22] In October 2020, the cast line up was announced.[7] In January, 2021, the members of the 'Monthly House' were revealed by the production crew.[23] Jung So-min and Kim Ji-suk have previously starred together in the 2013 KBS drama special You Came to Me and Became a Star, this is their second time working together.[24] Chae Jung-an is appearing in the TV series after a hiatus of 2 years. She last appeared in 2019 JTBC series Legal High.[25]
Filming
Principal photography of the series began in the end of July 2020 and the filming ended on April 1, 2021.[26] The photos of Jung So-min and Kim Ji-seok from filming site were released on February 23, 2021.[27]
Release
On April 27, 2021, the release date of the series with a teaser poster was announced. The series was premiered on June 16, 2021, on JTBC at 21:00 KST.[28] Streaming will also be available on IQIYI.[29] The rating was 9.5/10 on IQIYI as of December 17, 2021.
Original soundtrack
Monthly Magazine Home | |
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Soundtrack album by Various | |
Released | 2021 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Kakao Entertainment |
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "That Day" (그런 날) | Ha Geun-young, Kim Ye-sol | Ha Geun-young, Kim Ye-sol | Kwak Jin-eon | |
2. | "That Day" (Inst.) |
Part 4
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "There For You (Prod. AVIN)" (승연) | Avin, slay | Avin, slay, chase | WOODZ (Cho Seung-youn) | 3:49 |
2. | "There For You (Prod. AVIN)" (Inst.) | 3:49 |
Part 6
Part 7
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Your Love A Little More" (그대름 조금 더) | Ha Geun-young, Lee Su-yeon | Ha Geun-young, Lee Su-yeon | Baek A-yeon | 3:57 |
2. | "Your Love A Little More" (Inst.) | Ha Geun-young, Lee Su-yeon | 3:57 |
Viewership
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 654 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 552 | N/A | 568 | N/A | N/A |
Monthly Magazine Home : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[37]

Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[37][38] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | |||
1 | June 16, 2021 | "A Man Who Buys a House, a Woman Who Lives in a House" | 3.171% (10th) | 3.463% (7th) |
2 | June 17, 2021 | "Hope for My Own House" | 2.275% (20th) | N/A |
3 | June 23, 2021 | "Living with a Parasite" | 2.430% (17th) | 2.951% (9th) |
4 | June 24, 2021 | "If I Could Renovate My Life..." | 1.664% (26th) | N/A |
5 | June 30, 2021 | "You Must Live in Your Home to Know it" | 2.228% (20th) | |
6 | July 1, 2021 | "You are in My House, You are in My Heart" | 1.963% (24th) | |
7 | July 7, 2021 | "He Lives in an Empty House" | 2.425% (15th) | |
8 | July 8, 2021 | "House+Love=Home" | 1.989% (20th) | |
9 | July 14, 2021 | "A Flower Blooming in a Ruined Heart" | 2.249% (16th) | |
10 | July 15, 2021 | "Long-standing House Long-standing Relationship" | 1.967% (24th) | |
11 | July 21, 2021 | "A Home Reflects its Owners" | 2.363% (18th) | |
12 | July 22, 2021 | "Home, a Container That Holds Life" | 1.892% (25th) | |
13 | July 28, 2021 | "A Record of Youth's Home" | 2.648% (10th) | 2.964% (7th) |
14 | July 29, 2021 | "Meeting the Home of Your Destiny" | 2.720% (13th) | 2.974% (8th) |
15 | August 4, 2021 | "Building a House, Building Love" | 2.873% (10th) | 3.133% (7th) |
16 | August 5, 2021 | "A Man Who Buys a House, A Woman Who Has a Home" | 2.554% (16th) | N/A |
Average | 2.338% | —[a] | ||
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