Be My Dream Family () is a South Korean television series starring Choi Jung-woo, Park Joon-geum, Wang Ji-hye, Hahm Eun-jung, and Joo Ah-reum. The series, directed by Kim Jeong-gyoo and written by Yeo Myung-jae, revolves around two culturally different families becoming one when their parents remarry. The daily drama was premiered on KBS1 on March 29, 2021, and aired every weekday at 20:30 (KST) till October 1.
Although Be My Dream Family was consistently among the three most-watched television programs in South Korea every day, it drew the lowest viewership for KBS1's traditional 20:30 (KST) family drama time slot. Its ratings never increased from its pilot-episode figure of 18.4%, and it was the first in that time slot to never break the 20% mark. During Chuseok, the 111th and 112th episodes of Be My Dream Family drew nationwide ratings of 9.7% and 9.3%—the first time in 11 years that a KBS1 daily drama got single-digit ratings since Happiness in the Wind was defeated by a World Cup game. Lead actor Ryu Jin admitted that Be My Dream Family made a "new attempt" on the format and that it was "not the existing daily drama style," but thought there should still be "a drama that touches the heart."
Synopsis The series revolves around two families of Geum and Han, each with different views on familial duties. They meet when their parents remarry and become one family. It follows the conflict, understanding, and harmony of the extended family – showing meaning of a true family.
Cast Main Choi Jung-woo as Geum Jong-hwa: Sang-baek, Sang-goo, and Sang-min's 71-year-old father. He declares remarriage and operates an interior shop Park Joon-geum as Kang Mo-ran, a 65-year-old hairstylist who works at Moran Hair. Wang Ji-hye as Han Geu-roo: Mo-ran's eldest daughter, a 36-year-old woman who serves as editor-in-chief of a children's publishing house. Hahm Eun-jung as Han Da-bal, Mo-ran's second daughter and Geu-roo's sister who is 34 years old. She is a judo master and instructor. Joo Da-young as Min Ga-eun, Han Da-bal's 26-year-old sister-in-law who is a member of the design team of Arang Publishing House.
Supporting Ryu Jin as Geum Sang-baek, In Young-hye's 47-year-old husband and the Geum family's first son. Park Tam-hee as In Young-hye Han Sung-yun as young In Young-hye (ep.7) 45 years old, physical therapist, Geum Sang-baek's wife, the Geum family's first daughter-in-law Im Hyung-joon as Geum Sang-goo, a 45-year-old broadcaster PD. He is Oh Min-hee's husband, Sang-baek's younger brother, the Geum family's second son. Yoon Hae-young as Oh Min-hee, an 48-year-old actress who is Geum Sang-goo's wife, the Geum family's second daughter-in-law. Lee Tae-gu as Geum Sang-min, the third son of Geum Jong-hwa who is a 33-year-old aspiring artist. Kim In-yi as Geum Min-ah, the eldest of the 20-year-old fraternal twins born to Geum Sang-baek and In Young-hye. Ok Jin-wook as Geum In-seo, Geum Sang-baek and In Young-hye's son as well as Geum Min-ah's fraternal twin brother. Lee Go-eun as Min Sol, Han Da-bal's eight-year-old daughter. Ha Ji-young as Kim Ji-yeon, a therapist. Neighbors Park Jae-jung as Choi Ji-wan, a 41-year-old representative of a children's publishing company, where Han Geu-roo is editor-in-chief. Seo Woo-seung as Choi Yi-jae, Choi Ji-wan's eight-year-old son. Joo Jong-hyuk as Hyun Si-woon, a 36-year-old book publisher. Yang So-min as Ki Yoo-young Kim Ye-byeol as young Ki Yoo-young 45 years old, a doctor in the department of rehabilitation medicine Cho Han-gyeol as Im Heon, Ki Yoo-young's 20-year-old spoiled son. Yoo Jang-young as Lee Je-moon, design team leader of Arang Publishing Company where Han Geu-roo is editor-in-chief.
Production Two celebrities made their acting comeback: Hahm Eun-jung after her last appearance in the 2018 TV series Lovely Horribly, Park Tam-hee after 2015 series Enchanting Neighbor, Choi Jung-woo and Park Joon-geum after three years; they starred in the 2018 series Marry Me Now. On February 25, 2021, Yang So-min was confirmed to play Yoo-Young Ki, a doctor in the department of rehabilitation medicine. Wang Ji-hye, Hahm Eun-jung, and Joo Ah-reum were confirmed to play the three leading characters of sisters in an extended family. On March 25, 2021, KBS World released a teaser and changed the title for international audience to Be My Dream Family.
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Viewership
Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 March 29, 2021 18.5% 2 March 30, 2021 16.0% 14.6% 16.8% 3 March 31, 2021 17.5% 15.9% 16.6% 4 April 1, 2021 17.3% 15.6% 5 April 2, 2021 16.3% 14.9% 16.2% 6 April 5, 202117.8% 15.6% 18.0% 7 April 6, 202116.1% 14.0% 16.3% 8 April 8, 202116.1% 14.5% 16.0% 9 April 9, 202115.4% 13.4% 15.2% 10 April 12, 202117.1% 14.8% 17.8% 11 April 13, 202115.1% 13.9% 15.9% 12 April 14, 202115.6% 14.0% 15.3% 13 April 15, 202115.9% 14.1% 16.5% 14 April 16, 202115.6% 14.0% 14.7% 15 April 19, 202117.1% 15.8% 16.6% 16 April 20, 202115.7% 13.6% 15.1% 17 April 21, 202115.9% 14.5% 15.1% 18 April 22, 202116.1% 14.6% 15.4% 19 April 23, 202115.5% 14.3% 15.1% 20 April 26, 202116.3% 14.9% 17.3% 21 April 27, 202115.5% 14.3% 14.9% 22 April 28, 202115.1% 13.2% 14.1% 23 April 29, 202116.2% 15.1% 14.7% 24 April 30, 202114.8% 13.7% 14.6% 25 May 3, 202116.5% 14.9% 16.7% 26 May 4, 202115.2% 13.5% 15.0% 27 May 5, 202114.5% 12.5% 14.7% 28 May 6, 202116.0% 14.8% 15.7% 29 May 7, 202115.2% 14.9% 14.0% 30 May 10, 202116.3% 14.8% 15.2% 31 May 11, 202114.8% 13.6% 14.2% 32 May 12, 202114.5% 13.1% 14.7% 33 May 13, 202117.2% 15.7% 15.5% 34 May 14, 202116.4% 14.8% 14.9% 35 May 17, 202117.1% 15.6% 16.1% 36 May 18, 202116.0% 14.9% 14.5% 37 May 19, 202116.6% 15.3% 15.2% 38 May 20, 202117.3% 15.3% 17.1% 39 May 21, 202115.6% 13.6% 15.7% 40 May 24, 202117.0% 15.7% 16.4% 41 May 25, 202116.4% 14.8% 15.7% 42 May 26, 202115.3% 14.1% 15.2% 43 May 27, 202115.2% 14.2% 15.3% 44 May 28, 202115.9% 14.7% 14.6% 45 May 31, 202116.3% 14.4% 15.9% 46 June 1, 202115.9% 13.8% 14.9% 47 June 2, 202115.7% 14.4% 14.0% 48 June 3, 202117.3% 15.5% 15.8% 49 June 4, 202115.6% 14.4% 14.6% 50 June 7, 202116.4% 14.6% 15.8% 51 June 8, 202115.6% 14.0% 15.0% 52 June 9, 202115.7% 14.0% 14.1% 53 June 10, 202118.2% 16.1% 15.9% 54 June 11, 202116.0% 13.5% 15.9% 55 June 14, 202117.1% 15.4% 15.5% 56 June 15, 202117.2% 15.6% 14.2% 57 June 16, 2021 16.0% 13.7% 14.9% 58 June 17, 2021 17.4% 15.2% 16.2% 59 June 18, 2021 16.2% 14.7% 14.8% 60 June 21, 202117.2% 15.3% 15.4% 61 June 22, 202115.8% 13.7% 14.9% 62 June 23, 202116.9% 15.1% 14.8% 63 June 24, 202117.8% 15.8% 15.5% 64 June 25, 202115.8% 14.2% 14.2% 65 June 28, 202116.8% 14.7% 15.3% 66 June 29, 202115.9% 14.2% 14.0% 67 June 30, 202116.5% 15.3% 15.0% 68 July 1, 202116.1% 14.0% 15.1% 69 July 2, 202115.5% 13.8% 13.8% 70 July 5, 202117.3% 15.5% 15.8% 71 July 6, 202116.1% 14.3% 14.7% 72 July 7, 202115.4% 13.7% 15.4% 73 July 8, 202115.9% 15.4% 14.2% 74 July 9, 202111.9% 10.6% 14.3% 75 July 12, 202118.0% 16.6% 16.8% 76 July 13, 202114.3% 13.4% 13.1% 77 July 14, 202116.5% 16.0% 15.3% 78 July 15, 202117.0% 15.2% 16.6% 79 July 16, 202115.2% 13.8% 15.0% 80 August 5, 2021 10.2% 9.3% 81 August 6, 202110.0% 9.4% 9.7% 82 August 9, 202116.2% 14.9% rowspan=4 83 August 10, 202116.0% 14.7% 84 August 11, 202115.7% 14.5% 85 August 12, 202116.8% 15.4% 86 August 13, 202115.4% 14.8% 14.3% 87 August 16, 202117.1% 16.0% 15.3% 88 August 17, 202116.3% 15.2% 14.9% 89 August 18, 202116.0% 15.0% 14.4% 90 August 19, 202116.8% 15.4% 16.0% 91 August 20, 202116.3% 15.0% 14.7% 92 August 23, 2021 17.6% 16.5% 16.8% 93 August 25, 2021 16.2% 14.7% 14.3% 94 August 26, 2021 17.2% 16.3% 15.7% 95 August 27, 2021 16.8% 15.6% 14.6% 96 August 30, 2021 17.5% 16.5% 16.1% 97 August 31, 2021 17.0% 15.2% 14.4% 98 September 1, 2021 17.5% 16.1% 14.9% 99 September 2, 2021 16.2% 14.5% 14.8% 100 September 3, 2021 15.5% 14.2% 13.6% 101 September 6, 2021 17.5% 15.9% 14.7% 102 September 7, 2021 15.5% 13.8% 13.4% 103 September 8, 2021 15.2% 14.4% 15.4% 104 September 9, 2021 16.4% 14.7% 15.2% 105 September 10, 2021 15.8% 14.1% 106 September 13, 2021 16.4% 14.4% 15.2% 107 September 14, 2021 15.2% 13.9% 13.9% 108 September 15, 2021 16.0% 14.8% 14.4% 109 September 16, 2021 17.2% 15.6% 15.3% 110 September 17, 2021 15.7% 14.7% 14.8% 111 September 20, 2021 9.7% 9.2% rowspan=2 112 September 21, 2021 113 September 22, 2021 16.0% 14.1% 14.4% 114 September 23, 2021 17.8% 16.1% 15.1% 115 September 24, 2021 17.1% 16.1% 14.4% 116 September 27, 2021 17.5% 16.0% 14.7% 117 September 28, 2021 16.6% 14.7% 14.7% 118 September 29, 2021 16.8% 15.1% 15.1% 119 September 30, 2021 16.6% 14.8% 15.0% 120 October 1, 2021 16.7% 15.5% 15.9% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.2021KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Ryu Jin Choi Jung-woo Best Supporting Actress Hahm Eun-jung Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Park Joon-geum Park Tam-hee Popularity Award - FemaleYoon Hae-youngPopularity Award - MaleRyu JinBest Young ActressLee Go-eun
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External links
Be My Dream Family at Daum Be My Dream Family at Naver