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Drama: Happy Home (literal title)
Revised romanization: Gahwamansasung
Hangul: 가화만사성
Director: Lee Dong-Yoon
Writer: Jo Eun-Jung
Network: MBC
Episodes: 51
Release Date: February 27 - August 21, 2016
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 20:40
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Sam-Bong (Kim Young-Chul) opens Chinese restaurant Gahwamansasung. He is cheap and authoritarian to his family. He has a wife and three children: twins Hae-Ryung (Kim So-Yeon) and Man-Ho (Jang In-Sub) and younger sibling Hae-Won (Choi Yoon-So).

Hae-Ryung appears to have a perfect life with her husband Hyun-Ki (Lee Pil-Mo). Her mother-in-law is a successful Korean traditional dress designer. In reality, Hae-Ryung's life is far from perfect. Her only son died in a car accident 5 years ago. Her husband acts indifferent towards her and her mother-in-law is cruel towards her in private. At that time, Hae-Ryung meets Ji-Gun (Lee Sang-Woo). They become closer as they share common bonds, but Ji-Gun has a secret that he can't tell Hae-Ryung.

Hae-Ryung's twin brother Man-Ho is incompetent and childish. He works at his father's Chinese restaurant with his wife Mi-Soon (Kim Ji-Ho). He relies on Mi-Soon at work and at home. One day, Se-Ri (Yoon Jin-Yi), who worked for Sam-Bong's restaurant in the past and grew up at the same orphanage as Mi-Soon, appears with a baby son. Se-Ri tells Mi-Soon that the child's father is Man-Ho.

Youngest sibling Hae-Won works as an editor for a fashion magazine. She does not like her new chief editor Kang-Min (Park Min-Woo), because he gained the position due to his father being the CEO of the company.

Notes

"Happy Home" takes over the MBC Sat. & Sun. 20:40 time slot previously occupied by "Mom" and followed by "Blow Breeze" on August 20, 2016.
Kim So-Yeon plays a housewife for the first time in her acting career.
Lee Sang-Woo, director Lee Dong-Yoon and screenwriter Jo Eun-Jung previously worked together in 2012 MBC drama series "Feast of the Gods."
First script reading took place January 17, 2016 at MBC Dream Centre in Ilsan, South Korea.
Lead performers Lee Sang-Woo and Kim So-Yeon married on June 9, 2017 at a wedding hall in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.

Cast



Kim So-Yeon	Lee Sang-Woo	Lee Pil-Mo	Kim Young-Chul	Won Mi-Kyung
Bong Hae-Ryung	Seo Ji-Gun	Yoo Hyun-Ki	Bong Sam-Bong	Bae Sook-Nyeo



Kim Ji-Ho	Jang In-Sub	Choi Yoon-So	Ji Su-Won	Yun Da-Hun
Han Mi-Soon	Bong Man-Ho	Bong Hae-Won	Bong Sam-Sook	Bong Sam-Sik



So Hee-Jung	Lee Na-Yoon	Kim Sa-Rang	Seo Yi-Sook	Park Min-Woo
Oh Min-Jung	Bong Jin-Hwa	Bong Sun-Hwa	Jang Kyung-Ok	Lee Kang-Min



Yoon Jin-Yi	Nam Myung-Ryul
Joo Se-Ri	Seo Do-Hyung

Additional Cast Members:

Lee So-Jung - Lee Young-Eun
Park Ji-Il - Lee Suk-Ho
Ahn Hyo-Seop - Choi Chul-Soo
Lee Kyu-Jung - Ahn Cho-Rong
Jeon Jin-Seo - Seo Young-Woo
Seo Kyung-Hwa - Kim In-Sook
Park Jin-Woo - sous-chef
Kim Nan-Hwi - Ahn Mi-Na
Ahn Nae-Sang - Kim Min-Suk
Jung Yoo-Min - Ji-Soo
Kang Min-Jung - reporter
Yoon Hee-Won - Kim Sung-Hoon
Gil Jung-Woo - Yoo Seo-Jin
Kim Kwang-Hyun - man of having argument with Hyun-Ki
Geum Kwang-San - loan shark
Kim Woo-Hyuk - Kim Jin-Young
Eun Seo-Yool - Do Ra-Hee
Jung A-Mi - etiquette instructor
Lee Su-Ryeon - announcer
Yoon Sung-Woo - school cooking practice
Lee Se-Rang - cooking class vice president
Jo Seung-Yeon - cultural center housewife
Park Seung-Joon - third child Sam-Sik
Kim Mi-Hye - secretary
Park Hoon - Bong Sam-Bong (young)
Park Min-Sang - Bong Sam-Bong (child)
Lee Bom - Bae Sook-Nyeo (young)
No Tae-Yeob - Yoo Hyun-Ki (young)
Daniel Lindemann - customer (cameo)
Seo Ji-Yeon
Son Young-Soon
Jo Sung-Hee
Chu Kwi-Jung
Kim Ik-Tae
Yoo Jang-Young
Jeon Jin-Ki
Kwon Hong-Suk
Kang Woo-Je
Han Yeo-Wool
Lee Hee-Suk
Yoo Pil-Ran
Sul Ji-Yoon
Ham Jin-Sung
Kim Hyun
Kang Chan-Yang
Han Chang-Hyun
Na Do-Yul
Son Seon-Geun
Seo Kwang-Jae
Lee Joo-Young
Bae Eun-Woo

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	TNmS		AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
2016-02-27	1	14.4% (3rd)	14.1% (3rd)	14.8% (3rd)	16.4% (3rd)
2016-02-28	2	16.1% (3rd)	16.6% (3rd)	17.6% (3rd)	18.8% (3rd)
2016-03-05	3	14.1% (3rd)	13.1% (4th)	13.3% (3rd)	14.5% (3rd)
2016-03-06	4	14.3% (3rd)	14.8% (3rd)	15.7% (3rd)	16.5% (3rd)
2016-03-12	5	12.5% (5th)	12.3% (4th)	12.7% (4th)	14.3% (3rd)
2016-03-13	6	13.7% (4th)	14.0% (4th)	14.6% (4th)	15.6% (3rd)
2016-03-19	7	13.6% (3rd)	13.8% (3rd)	15.1% (3rd)	16.8% (3rd)
2016-03-20	8	13.7% (3rd)	13.8% (4th)	14.9% (3rd)	15.3% (3rd)
2016-03-26	9	12.0% (3rd)	12.2% (4th)	13.3% (3rd)	14.6% (3rd)
2016-03-27	10	13.4% (4th)	13.5% (4th)	14.4% (4th)	15.1% (4th)
2016-04-02	11	13.2% (3rd)	13.6% (4th)	13.2% (3rd)	14.2% (3rd)
2016-04-03	12	13.9% (3rd)	14.5% (4th)	15.4% (3rd)	16.9% (3rd)
2016-04-09	13	12.7% (3rd)	13.7% (4th)	13.0% (5th	15.0% (3rd)
2016-04-10	14	13.4% (3rd)	13.6% (4th)	14.2% (4th)	15.7% (3rd)
2016-04-16	15	12.3% (5th)	12.5% (4th)	13.6% (5th)	14.8% (4th)
2016-04-17	16	13.8% (4th)	14.3% (3rd)	13.6% (3rd)	15.1% (3rd)
2016-04-23	17	13.0% (4th)	13.2% (4th)	12.7% (5th)	13.9% (4th)
2016-04-24	18	16.0% (3rd)	17.0% (3rd)	15.4% (3rd)	16.7% (3rd)
2016-04-30	19	13.4% (4th)	13.1% (4th)	15.2% (4th)	16.8% (4th)
2016-05-01	20	15.8% (3rd)	15.9% (3rd)	16.3% (3rd)	17.4% (3rd)
2016-05-07	21	13.7% (3rd)	14.3% (3rd)	13.7% (3rd)	14.7% (3rd)
2016-05-08	22	15.6% (3rd)	15.5% (3rd)	16.8% (3rd)	18.1% (3rd)
2016-05-14	23	15.2% (3rd)	15.7% (3rd)	15.8% (3rd)	16.7% (3rd)
2016-05-15	24	17.0% (3rd)	17.9% (3rd)	18.0% (3rd)	19.7% (3rd)
2016-05-21	25	14.3% (3rd)	14.7% (4th)	15.1% (3rd)	16.2% (3rd)
2016-05-22	26	16.5% (2nd)	16.2% (3rd)	17.4% (3rd)	18.4% (3rd)
2016-05-28	27	14.9% (3rd)	14.0% (4th)	14.7% (3rd)	15.3% (3rd)
2016-05-29	28	16.1% (3rd)	15.9% (3rd)	16.5% (3rd)	18.0% (3rd)
2016-06-04	29	15.2% (3rd)	15.8% (3rd)	14.8% (3rd)	15.9% (3rd)
2016-06-05	30	16.8% (2nd)	17.6% (2nd)	16.8% (2nd)	18.3% (2nd)
2016-06-11	31	14.8% (3rd)	14.5% (3rd)	14.8% (3rd)	16.3% (3rd)
2016-06-12	32	15.5% (2nd)	15.4% (3rd)	17.1% (3rd)	18.8% (3rd)
2016-06-18	33	14.4% (3rd)	15.5% (4th)	15.3% (3rd)	16.9% (3rd)
2016-06-19	34	16.7% (2nd)	17.5% (2nd)	18.0% (3rd)	18.9% (3rd)
2016-06-25	35	14.0% (3rd)	14.9% (4th)	14.8% (3rd)	16.0% (3rd)
2016-06-26	36	16.7% (2nd)	17.4% (3rd)	17.5% (3rd)	18.4% (3rd)
2016-07-02	37	15.6% (3rd)	15.2% (3rd)	16.0% (3rd)	16.1% (3rd)
2016-07-03	38	17.3% (2nd)	17.2% (3rd)	19.3% (2nd)	20.1% (2nd)
2016-07-09	39	16.9% (2nd)	16.3% (3rd)	17.5% (3rd)	18.4% (3rd)
2016-07-10	40	17.8% (2nd)	17.0% (3rd)	17.2% (3rd)	18.4% (3rd)
2016-07-16	41	16.2% (2nd)	16.6% (4th)	16.7% (3rd)	18.2% (3rd)
2016-07-17	42	17.9% (2nd)	17.4% (2nd)	18.9% (3rd)	20.0% (3rd)
2016-07-23	43	17.0% (3rd)	16.4% (3rd)	15.9% (3rd)	17.0% (3rd)
2016-07-24	44	18.4% (3rd)	17.4% (3rd)	18.9% (3rd)	19.8% (3rd)
2016-07-30	45	16.5% (3rd)	17.6% (3rd)	15.5% (3rd)	16.2% (3rd)
2016-07-31	46	17.1% (3rd)	17.0% (3rd)	17.3% (3rd)	18.2% (3rd)
2016-08-07	47	15.2% (5th)	14.8% (4th)	14.5% (4th)	15.3% (4th)
2016-08-13	48	21.1% (2nd)	20.9% (2nd)	20.4% (2nd)	21.0% (2nd)
2016-08-14	49	19.0% (2nd)	18.3% (2nd)	17.6% (2nd)	18.6% (2nd)
2016-08-20	50	17.7% (2nd)	15.7% (3rd)	17.4% (2nd)	18.3% (2nd)
2016-08-21	51	18.6% (2nd)	19.1% (2nd)	17.5% (4th)	18.0% (4th)

Source: TNS Media Korea & AGB Nielson

NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.

Awards

2016 (5th) APAN Star Awards - October 2, 2016
- Best Actress (serial drama) (Kim So-Yeon)
- Excellent Actor (serial drama) (Lee Pil-Mo)
2016 (9th) Korea Drama Awards - October 7, 2016
- Grand Prize (Kim So-Yeon)
2016 MBC Drama Awards - December 30, 2016
- Best Actor (drama) (Lee Sang-Woo)
- Best Actress (drama) (Kim So-Yeon)
- Best Supporting Actor (drama) ("Lee Pil-Mo")
- Best Supporting Actress (drama) ("Kim Ji-Ho")

Comments

Park Min Dec 11 2022 10:54 am Prepare to be utterly frustrated!! The whole terminal illness thing in the last 10 episodes was the last straw, the drama turned to unsalvageable fuming garbage. Terminal illness in this context is the biggest telltale sign of incompetent writing. All couples/relationships in the drama were bad, not much development and no meaningful resolution. The drama did a really poor job laying out the events, everyone's "problem" was introduce at the same time to a point there was no space for most characters to react to these events, especially the father. How would give the family a space to react if, your son cheated, your daughter pregnant, your other daughter divorce, problems with business. Too much clutter.

There's one singular take away from this drama, the leads got together in real life.

luvkimjiho Aug 20 2021 11:53 am Rewatching some "Happy Home", Ji Ho unnie's clips from YouTube and feeling angry for her! And crying together. T.T

When will I see her in drama series again? ? Miss her lots! Expecting to see her soon again!

JJ Aug 18 2019 3:02 pm just finished watching this drama & i'm gg to miss watching this, i was really carried away with Mr O pil mo's acting here & his scenes were very emotional & i loved his scenes with Kim S Y! i hope they make another drama with their team up! they deserved to win in this drama! i wld like to see more of OPM & i know he was also good in Sol Pharmacy where i saw him there the first time! Overall this drama is indeed 2 thumbs up, writer/s, director/s all cast did well! I highly recommend this drama! if i have time i'd def watch it again!

Jinjoo Aug 17 2019 8:59 pm i'm kinda late watching this drama but omo omo it's one of the best family dramas i've watched! i luv the team of LSW, LPM, KSY and of course the other cast! i find it very addictive & i'm almost finish watching but i miss it already! great great cast & for the winners in this drama, congrats belatedly & you just don't know how you made your fans like me very satisfied! indeed a happy home!

Rosie Sep 10 2018 4:58 pm and what a great cast!

Rosie Sep 10 2018 12:45 pm Loved, loved, loved this drama to the point of binge watching. Excellent acting especially Lee Pil-Mo. Mr. Lee you made me feel so many emotions. I got to live every action and reaction.

Thanks for this wonderful drama.

Amazing Grace Aug 08 2018 6:01 am If I ever meet a woman like Bong Hae-Ryung I will make sure she is suffer very badly. She does not deserve any sympathy at all, she deserve to be treated badly from the beginning from her mother in law. This kind of woman is really the worse of the worse!! Try to act like an angel when she is doing actually taking advantage from everyone and make everyone unhappy because of her stupid decision!! She does not deserve any good guys in her life and she should be suffer till the very end in this movie!!.

Seo Ji-Gun is a nice but stupid guy. There are many other pretty woman or man will be queuing for him!! He should just left and get rid of the stupid woman from his life. After all, she is not that pretty and not that nice as well!!

Practically this drama is draggy and I can skip a few episode without even missing much!!

Kdrama Jul 11 2018 5:02 am Well I finished all of the episodes of Happy Home. There were some very emotional scenes as the drama unfolded. Interest was peaked around the mid section but had more to do with Misoon and ultimately what would happen with her or even supporting cast and their love interests. I would have like to have seen more. I think Lee Pilmo as usual delivered, but I think I have the same conclusion about the lead actress. Felt she was not convincing enough. I think she played the part of the drama heroine, but it felt at times she was overacting, and it just didn't seem real. But then again maybe that was truly the quirky awkwardness of Haeryung. I'd recommend if you have the patience for 51 episodes.

Kdrama Jul 02 2018 12:27 pm Started watching this drama for Lee Pilmo and Lee Sang Woo, but only into the 3rd episode and losing interest. The lead actress is just not believable enough. It's obvious she is a veteran actress, but it feels to me that she is relying overtly on the stereotypical style and mannerisms of middle age women drama actresses--not seeing much diversity. Just not really seeing the true character of her role and feels very much like the cookie cutter performances typical of family dramas. However, I'm going to stick it out because it looks as if this drama and actress won awards. Maybe I'm overlooking?

V Apr 05 2018 7:36 pm Best drama ever! I love Lee Pil-mo and Lee Sang-woo!

Victoria Lee Mar 02 2018 10:52 pm I also really enjoyed this drama. It was great. I loved Lee Pil-mo the most of course. :-) He has a sexy vibe even in the negative roles too! Or rather he is sexier in this role. He's a great actor. Hope he will be the male lead in his next drama......

D.N Feb 03 2018 4:49 am I totally don't understand how could someone watch only the first and last episodes of any drama...it has no sense. It is better to not watch it at all then. Even if it is 51 episodes it is worth to watch it because this is one of the best family dramas ever! Very good script, good directing, fantastic actors. It is exciting so anyone can watch all the 51 episodes during 4-5 days, I think. But this is not only my opinion...

Roni Jun 04 2017 2:49 pm This was too long so only watched couple of episodes plus the final episode. Cant believe they married thou

lrt Jun 02 2017 5:49 pm Interesting to watch the woman become strong and independent and then return to situations where they control what happens "next". Great ride.

StarryUniverse123 Dec 31 2016 1:07 pm This drama surprisingly won several awards but since it has 51 episodes, I have no interest in watching it even if I like Kim So Yeong and Lee Pil Mo. *Sigh* Oh well. Congratulations to them all!

Dr Shay Dec 29 2016 2:05 pm Dragged on too long with nothing new to add to the storyline. The acting was really good and the drama brought some laughter, however, because of the unnecessary length, even the funny parts wasn't worth mentioning. I agree with the low rating, but I'll qualify my comment by attributing the low rating to the storyline and not the performance of the actors and actresses.

As the story came to a conclusion, I lost whatever sympathy I had for Bong Hae-Ryung. I understand her ex-husband was dying, but I don't understand how she completely 'dissed' the man that rescued her for a man that treated her like dirt. If her ex wasn't dying, he would have been his usual mean self. I can understand her being upset with her new husband when she didn't have all the details of how her son died. Once she knew the truth though, she persisted.

Star Wars Fan Sep 25 2016 2:52 am Hyun-Ki , his mother, Lee Suk-Ho and his wife are extremely selfish and evil people. I cannot stand Jang Kyung-Ok nor the way she talks. She blames everything on every one else, when she is the problem, and goes to any and every extreme to get what she wants.

And what wife, or family would just accept a baby without taking a DNA test to make sure?????

shin Sep 24 2016 2:39 pm i'm a big fan of Lee Pil-Mo

dyna29 Sep 06 2016 7:52 pm And Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo dating for real now! Woohooo... congratulations!

Sunbeam Aug 28 2016 2:51 am I thought Seo Do-Hyung was a very nice person and normal low key father in this drama. This is unusual as in most dramas the parents feel the need to rule their children.

I also liked Choi Chul-Soo, Lee Kang-Min, Seo Ji-Gun and Mi-Soon. I thought they had good personalities and did their best. Mi-Soon was better off without your idiot husband. Chul-Soo liked Mi-Soon - he was cute and really supported her when she left her husband.

Cookie Aug 25 2016 11:17 am I love this drama!! I'm very surprised that it has very law rating. I think this is one of the best dramas. Actors and actress are performing very well. The story itself is not too sad, not too silly, but very interesting.

luvkimjiho Aug 19 2016 8:27 am Kim Ji Ho is doing a great job though! All the other actors as well. They are all good.

luvkimjiho Aug 19 2016 8:26 am Edit : But later, the story...., especially Mi Soon. Kim Ji Ho is doing a great job though! All the other actors as well. They are all good.

luvkimjiho Aug 19 2016 8:25 am Oops. I can't edit or delete my comment below.

Wanna edit : But later, the story...., especially Mi Soon. Kim Ji Ho is doing a great job though! All the other actors as well. They are all good.

luvkimjiho Aug 19 2016 8:21 am Ok! Two more episodes left! Fighting! Trying to endure at all cost to support my favorite actress! Had high expectations on this drama from the start! The beginning and middle is fine! But, the story has only few ups and downs for both Mi Soon and Hae Ryung. I expected a very strong revenge with beautiful ending between one another for Mi Soon's story. So, we cannot see the strong revenge here. Just have to wait for the beautiful ending. Let's see how the drama will wrap up Mi soon's story in the last two episodes!! Hope the writer won't disappoint the viewers! I already gave up on Hae Ryung's story. Too messy... Gonna be a happy ending for Bong Sam Bong and Seok Nyeo...won't write here coz it's gonna be spoiler. Glad to see the tired but happy faces of Happy Home cast and crew!

Mike Aug 13 2016 5:11 am @Kay, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your assessment. First, Hyun-Ki is to be sympathized only because he is dying, but to say he should be forgiven for adultery is way off base. To top that off, his mother, who didn't like Hae-Ryung and did her best to berate and abuse her. Hae-Ryung comes off as being timid and weak, unable to sustain any amount of courage to move on from the harassment and abuse she took - like she's lost or something. I don't understand how you say that Hae-Ryung is responsible for the breakup of their marriage - she was grieving and because she was having a difficult time, its alright for her husband to have an affair? Is that how you believe she's responsible - she made him commit adultery? Ji-Gun was not at fault for anything, other than not telling her that he performed surgery on her son. He didn't kill her son, as we have found out, so why should he be at fault. I just think that, overall, Hae Ryung is just a scared, confused person who grew comfortable in being unhappy and can't see anything being better than that.

Shari Aug 13 2016 3:42 am I don't understand how Sam Bong has the authority to tell Mi-Soon that she can not have her two daughters. Why doesn't she get a lawyer to deal with the dictator??? What would Sam Bong do if Mi-Soon just took the girls to her place?? His son is the person who screwed up, not Mi-Soon.

Sam Bong is selfish and insensitive. He has no idea how unhappy the 2 girls are that they can't be with their mother. The relationship between their parents is not good, Man-Ho is not making the transition easier for the two girls. They lost their family unit, both parents being together, their mother moved out as her goofy husband didn't care about her any way, besides cheating on her, they have to adjust to having Se-Ri in their lives, not to speak of the baby she brought home with her out of the blue. Now their dad is going to marry Se-Ri fairly soon after the divorce. This is a dramatic time for the children. . Sam Bong thinks he is always right. He is insensitive to their situation, they are only little children. They are having a hard time adapting. They need to have their mother right now.

Sam Bong never helped his son to become a man. He was to busy boasting about "his restaurant." Now all of a sudden he wants to help Man-Hoo become and man and learn how to cook. He should have been doing that when Mi-Soon and Man-Hoo were married.

Jessica Aug 09 2016 11:02 pm Agree in forgiveness. Hyun Ki has been harshed on others, especially Hae Ryung. He manipulates emotionally - even when he is sick. There is no character development in Hyun Ki. And, Lee Pil Mo's acting makes Hyun Ki look even more pompous. There is no need to glamourise selfishness and sin!

Cannot stand the sight of Hyun Ki. He killed the value and the quality of the storyline as there is no progress in his character but only cries for pity and manipulating people emotionally. He as done nothing of value.

Even Man Ho is better than him. At least Man Ho knows how to treat and take care of a child. At least he is more genuine. At least actor playing Man Ho is more genuine and natural.

Even Seri is more tolerable.

Star Wars Fan - they acted in better dramas than that.

Star Wars Fan Aug 06 2016 3:42 am Choi Yoon-So is a pretty girl. I saw her in Royal Family, but I don't remember her from that drama.

Park Min-Woo is a good looking young man. I saw him in Scandal, A Shocking and Wrongful Incident 3 years ago.

I liked both of their roles in this show.

Lee Sang-Woo and Lee Pil-Mo are very attractive in different ways. I like both of them. Lee Pil-Mo was really good in I Believe In Love and Lights and Shadows. I love his dark eyes. I have only seen him in these three shows. He is a good actor. Lee Sang-Woo was in I Believe In Love also.

Kay Aug 01 2016 5:33 pm I do not agree with you guys. I think you are being a little too harsh on HK. We are all humans and we all make mistakes. No one deserves to be treated the way she was treated but there is something called forgiveness that we all forget about. She should forgive HK and she should forgive JG. Neither one of them deserve her because they both betrayed her in some way. She is also to blame. She allowed the death of her son to destroy her marriage, HK allowed the death of his son and the goal of becoming successful to destroy not only his marriage but him as a person, and JG allowed his selfishness of wanting to be happy again to not allow him to trust himself or her enough to be honest. No one is to blame for the death of the son and we shouldn't cast judgment. I love the direction of the show! Excited to finish it.

Sunbeam Jul 22 2016 3:03 am The same thing happened in the drama "Make A Wish." The evil, wicked mother ends up with dementia. And her daughter was just as wicked through out the whole show. They both were liars, cheaters, disgusting - sub-human people. At the end, like over night they become different people they are forgiven, everything is forgotten, and everyone was happy. It was a very poor stupid ending.

It sounds like this is going the same route. Too bad.

I can't stand Jang Kyung-Ok and how she thinks she is above everyone and her demeaning manner. She is just disgusting. And her stupid son allowed his mother to treat his wife like dirt, has an affair and a vasectomy and doesn't tell anyone. Just a low class person. Geez.

Laila Jul 19 2016 2:59 pm Like the drama

Jesse Jul 17 2016 9:59 pm Sonsarae -i like your writing of the end. Ji Gun definitely deserves happiness. If Hae Ryung still doesnt recognise happiness and who is more deserving of her... let her lose JiGun.

Mike - interesting 'dictator' thought. Bong Sam Bong and his wife not working as good example. They are never going in one voice and supporting family together. That is a problem in itself. BSB is messed up in his ways.

Right now i dont really care if hyunki lives or dies. Ridiculous character. Only good for crying n pity over nothing he is worthy of.

Sonsarae Jul 17 2016 3:41 pm Wow, I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that this drama has lost it's way. What I would really really like would be at the last moment an angel of a woman appears and Ji Gun falls madly in love with her and says, " to h+++ with all of you." That is what would happen I could write a swift ending to this one. LOL

Mike Jul 16 2016 5:30 am Jesse/Sonsarae,

I am absolutely stunned at the turn of events involving Yoo Hyun-Ki, but there are a couple of things that have also left me a little bewildered and wondering if the writers are trying to mess up what has been a pretty good drama up to this point. First, I am really tired of the fact that Han Mi-Soon has to continually fight with this family to get her kids. Bong Man-Ho, who is a lot younger than Mi-Soon and immature beyond description, has no legal right to keep the kids unless the courts say so, but she (Mi-Soon) has to still play the subservient role to Bong Sam-Bong. Mi-Soon continues letting Bong Sam-Bong tell her that she cannot have her kids, which still doesn't make any sense. Mi-Soon then has to beg Man-Ho to push his wedding back so as not to upset their daughters. WHAT??? Bong Sam-Bong is a dictator rather than a father! I mean, how can a father keep a mother from taking her children knowing that his son is too immature to really take care of them? How can a father hire his ex-son-in-law (Hyun-Ki) to be the manager of his restaurant, knowing that he has talked his daughter into coming to work there? Bong Sam-Bong has already vented his anger at him and has also sided with Bong Hae-Ryung after finding out that his ex-son-in-law had cheated on her. So the person who is at the root of all the family problems is Bong Sam-Bong. There should be no room in the writer's script to sympathize with Yoo Hyun-Ki because he doesn't deserve it. Hyun-Ki and his mother treated Hae-Ryung like trash and he had an affair, but now that he's sick, all of the pain and suffering that he's caused should be forgotten? No way!

Susan lee Jul 16 2016 12:33 am Agree with Sonsarae and Jesse. Would not accept such character like hyunki. Does not make sense. Weaken quality of story and unrealistic. Cannot stand all the crying and pity route.

Jesse Jul 15 2016 10:10 pm Sonsarae -agree with you. I thought i was the only one who felt that way.

This is how i read this... 1. If you are in hyunki's shoes,if you are selfish and a cheater like hyunki.. only you could emphatise with him. 2. If you are in hae ryung's shoes... you know how it feels to be tormented and emotionally abused for 5 years. 3. If hae ryung is my sister or a close friend of mine, no way i would tell hae ryung that hyun ki is better. As i would want to see my friend/sister to be happy and be loved and be respected as an individual. Even if ji gun is not in the picture, i would still not want hae ryung to return to hyun ki.

In my view way too much attention has been put in redeeming hyun ki to the point that it is a joke. His character has no value. What has he done for anyone else but himself? Giving him an illness is an easy way to turn around his character. He has done nothing to redeem. But all he has done is to use tears and pity. It is becoming a joke. I find his character obnoxious. Now that he has an illness.. he thinks that the world owes him. I must admit, i am disappointed with the writing and distasteful delivery of hyunki character. So much so that i am skipping his pathetic cries.

Till this point, he still doesn't understand the meaning of loving hae ryung (or others). He only knows loving himself.

He sinned against hae ryung. He made her lived the guilt of thinking she is cause of her sons death. When he knows he was the one who did not stop for his son to take him to school as his job was more important. He had vasectomy but same time let hae ryung lived the emotional stress of thinking she could not conceive. Imagine all the drugs she has taken and the emotional stress she went through.

And, people still think that hyun ki is redeemable? That hyunki is better? For those who said they prefer hyunki, i hope in real life..they do not land with a husband like hyunki.

I have no idea what is going on with manho and seri. How is seri going to be punished for her wrong doing and sin?

Hope writer is not going to give her an illness ..just like hyun ki...cry cry cry and make her look pitiful and forgive her. Hope it is not the same joke as hyun ki.

This writer cannot be telling people to be selfish and you will get away with it. I hope not.

Only reason i am sticking to this drama is because of the 2 main leads.

And, i do like kang min and hae won. Love way hae won is standing up to her future mother in law.

Sonsarae Jul 15 2016 12:59 pm I am puzzled, how can the bad guys cause problems/heart aches for 40 episodes and get redemption in the last 10 or less episodes? And why do they need to be redeemed? HK was totally responsible for his sons death, let his mother humiliate his wife from day one and had an affair for five years starting immediately after his sons death. What is redeemable about that - on what level does illness make him acceptable again. Ladies would any of you want this guy back? (Remember this rant is in the spirit of a KDrama.)

As for the BSB household - sorry I fast forward thru that beyond dis-functional mess. The cheating mistress now lives with the family and that's ok with any viewing audience female or male? At least the writer should have made BMO and JSR somewhat intelligent so we could have believed they could get away with the things they do. How is plain stupid entertaining? I am afraid to ask - but does anyone remotely identify with that?

On a brighter note I love the story happening between the two main characters, to bad it has to be such a up-hill nonsense waste of good drama time battle.

On a really BRIGHT NOTE the actors/actresses in this drama are awesome. They should be proud of themselves that they are making this "here we go again same ole same ole worn out - out of date drama successful.

A note to the writer - can't you break out of the typical KDrama mold and drop some of the outdated characters and plots you keep pushing at us?

B24 Jul 15 2016 12:55 am I prefer Hyun Ki than Ji Gun. He's handsome. Kekeke.. I laughed so hard at Choi Chul Soo everytime he appeared. He's funny and cool at the same time.

Sunbeam Jul 11 2016 2:53 am Ep 20 ---

Is it me, the writer, Mi-Soon or who??? Why would Mi-Soon give Se-Ri a list of everything she has to do for Man-Ho, the house, the family, etc. etc.???? I would never give her any information of what she was doing as a family member. Let Se-Ri sink or swim on her own. Se-ri has had this in her mind all along, She thinks eventually she will own the restaurant and has been playing her game every step of the way. Se-Ri said in the first few episodes "that all this will be mine, or the restaurant will be mine some day."

I do understand what Man-Ho said that his father never gave him credit for anything and is critical of him. I did notice his father pushes him aside etc. It appears he is just plai lazy or figures why should he care when he gets no recognition. Se-Ri knows how to take care of his ego and play "poor me," and he eats it up.

What a mess. Feel sorry for their 2 daughters. The children always suffer in a divorce situation.

Gina Jul 07 2016 6:49 am Shortfus -you are absolutely correctly... a group of people are making efforts to sabotage the scoring of this drama. I think their dream is to be shallow like Se Ri or evil like Madam Jang or selfish and emotionally manipulative like Hyun Ki.

This is a great drama with many excellent actors. Even actress playing evil Madam Jang is very good.

Good learnings about life .... will get full picture when drama completes.

Do not let the scoring here deter you from appreciating a good drama.

Shortfus Jun 30 2016 3:35 pm Yeap - someone is definitely manipulating the user rating on this show. Wow, never seen that before. This show is definitely worth much better rating than what is currently listed, 50%. Some of the characters are really annoying, like the father, his dumb son and the mistress, Se-Ri. But it has entertaining story-line and love the cooking scenes. It always makes me want to eat Chinese. It worth watching if you like kdrama.

Sunbeam Jun 20 2016 12:34 am The elderly gentleman ( don't remember his name) that owns the smaller restaurant near "Happy Home," is so funny. I like how he always comes over and teases Sam Bong about what is going on at his house. And the elderly gentleman is always on target with what he says. Too funny.

I am always amazed how the actors in these dramas can eat the food as if they never ate in their life. They look like they are starving.

Ana Jun 07 2016 9:44 pm This show is so annoying. How can the dad the son be that selfish! I hate how they still respect the father and the son's actions. Don't tell me they will just get away from their nasty behaviors.

Star Wars Fan Jun 05 2016 1:54 am I cannot stand the way Se-Ri talks. She is nauseating.

Manuella May 29 2016 12:54 am Such a wonderful and emotionally provoking drama. I'm currently only on ep 8, but totally worth the watch!

hopper May 26 2016 7:04 pm As someone mentioned below, guys what you are manipulating is only loosing the credibility of asianwiki website and if your goal is to give bad vibe about this drama its not working. Get a life and learn to give respect to hard work.

Happy home team all of you onscreen, behind screen your doing excellent job. This drama is sooooooo good, it wants me to think before I start to dislike any character and think from their perspective, ofcourse still can't like them though :).

Best 50 ep family drama after 'My husband got a family'

@meep May 22 2016 1:45 pm Yes, he is. I can't remember clearly, maybe he's in it from the 4-5th ep, and from then onwards he came out in almost all of the eps.

meep May 20 2016 2:08 pm Is ahn hyo seop in this drama?

Sann May 19 2016 10:03 pm This drama is awesome, I never trust this kind of rating anyway.

Jess May 19 2016 9:57 pm This drama certainly deserves more than 90 rating.

Wow someone is really spending a lot of time and effort to manipulate the rating system here.

@marjorie thanks for pointing out. I noticed this sudden drop in rating when i visited on May 16. Today it has dropped to 56%.

From my experience, thus drama is getting better and better in each weekend. First weekend drama I have seen where each character is built with great depth and engaging.

If I am looking at the experience of the team, they are high performing team. How is it possible that this drama is doing so badly. All I can say is someone is being unethical by manipulating Happy Home's rating.

Writer- she has personally received award for her scriptwriting excellence. Her dramas have received awards. Actors in this drama ..collective have received more than 50 awards, more than 200 drama experience, more than 150 years of experience in the industry.

My hats off to them!

Enjoying and appreciate their acting excellence in Happy Home. Great writer and story well told by every single actor.

vie May 19 2016 8:32 pm oh god this drama is so goood, the emotion, the performance and the feeling is real.

it's tricky situation for all but what is wrong to search for happiness

@marjorie thanks for highlighting the drama rating, it should be more than 90% for me too

Marjorie May 19 2016 12:09 am If you are here to check if this drama is worth watching, please do NOT be mislead by the rating of 59% ( as of May 18 ) This drama deserves a much much higher score of 90% or above. Suspect someone or a group has been deliberately rating down this drama every day. A couple of weeks ago when I was here, the rating was above 90 %. When I check this site on May 17, score went down to 63%. And today it is 59%. Please stop manipulating and play tricks with the ratings. Have some empathy towards the cast, crew and team who have been working long and late hours to produce this drama. Please show some respect to this team of professionals, it is their rice bowl ! Manipulating the ratings also degrade the credibility of asianwiki as a sound and credible info and review source for kdrama. I come here to help me decide which kdrama is worth watching and to see updates on lists of casts added to Happy Home. There are only a few english sites so please do not destroy the value/goodness of kdrama review sites. Please !

holister May 17 2016 2:04 pm Happy Home is really great drama. When Lee Sang Woo and So Yeon onscreen, I feel like I'm watching trending drama, not Family drama feel at all.Not forget to mention their kiss from episode 24.Wow wow so hot and passionate

Fan Bong Ji May 17 2016 10:02 am Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo are actors of a different class. Am totally amazed with their superb acting skills. They brings out their love story and conflict superbly well.

Jess May 17 2016 9:35 am A weekend drama that is very well written. There is depth to each character. Enjoy every single episode of Happy Home. There is a lot of learnings. Like anything else in life, if we open our minds only we will see learnings or enjoy what we do.

Every single actor and crew have worked very hard in delivering this drama. Hope we can be more respectful with how we comment and rate.

It is a 50episode drama, we are half way through. Looking forward to see how each conflict will be resolved.

Enjoy the coming episodes!!

Happy Home team, fighting!!! Awesome job!!

kingaton May 17 2016 9:22 am I love this drama so much, Love Lee Sang Woo Kim so Yeon couple. They have great chemistry.

bluesky May 17 2016 3:23 am This drama is awesome! So happy Hea Ryung brave enough to go away from awful husband and evil mother in law. And start new love with Ji Gun! Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo chemistry so perfect! I'm glad KSY left stupid show "WGM" and came back drama to prove how great actress she is in this drama. Kim So Yeon's acting skill in melodrama is solid.

meep May 16 2016 11:30 am i think the reason they ended their virtual marriage was because both are very busy with their schedule so they couldn't keep up with WGM.. hope they'll be a real life couple :)

m May 15 2016 6:59 pm The actress that plays the mother, Bae Sook-Nyeo (Won Mi-Kyung), acting is so awful!!! From day one I thought she was the worst but she is getting even worse, I HAVE TO FAST FORWARD HER PART BECAUSE SHE IS SO AWFUL.

arizona girl May 15 2016 1:19 am I am watching a drama from 2011 - My Love, My Family currently being aired. Lee Sang-Woo is in the show - he had a fuller face back then. He must have lost weight. Also he looks almost younger to a point in this drama. Nice looking young man.

Star Wars Fan May 15 2016 1:15 am Does any one know why KimSo Yeon and Kwak Si-Yang ended their virtual marriage on We Got Married?? Was it their decision on the producers of the show. Were they surprised that they were no longer going to be on the show? I enjoyed seeing them on that show.

That Se-Ri - chick - her baby is not really Man-Ho's is it???? None of the family members checked it out. They just believed the evidence she gave them.

What is Hyun-Ki's problem that he doesn't want to have any relations with his wife? Is it because they lost their first son? What a creep and so is his wicked mother. She was an evil person in Empress Ki also ------ Seo Yi-Sook --- she plays an evil person extremely well.

Sassy May 14 2016 11:57 am I do not like HR with JG. She needs to go find her own identity.She has not allowed herself to heal from the loss of her child,her cheating husband and his scum of a mother.

CoolBeans May 09 2016 6:58 pm Overall, this is well written and complex, but, upsetting when fate seems to hold no happy cards for the good and faithful.The writer brought out the worse in the evil characters and you really love to hate them. They seem to dominate the first 20 episodes. The good guys are not winning. They are barely keeping up with all the negativity going on around them. The sad parts seem too sad because of the injustices and unfair treatment against characters who are just trying to do well and keep the family together. Every ray of sunshine on Monday is wiped out by actions by Friday in this daily drama. This is by design and it is absolutely frustrating. Many scenes are skip worthy because one knows the bad guys will only triumph and be happy without taking any responsibility for the children or family and friends that get hurt as they carry on with their selfish ways. Many issues are relatable such as grief, adultery, domineering family, unhappy children and distant spouses who go through the motions to preserve a good marital image, but, have long since disconnected with their partners. There is a yearning to want at least one of the characters to have a happy ending. This gives hope to the viewer.

Sassy May 08 2016 10:00 am HaeRyung is a boring character. I would rather see more of Mi Soon.I hope that she becomes successful and meet a man who will value her. The father and son trash duo did nothing but use her.

luvkimjiho Apr 26 2016 10:01 pm I am watching this drama all because of Kim Ji Ho. Happy to see her back on screen! The latest two episodes are epic! Love the chemistry between Mi Soon and her daughter. And obviously, Bong Man Ho is super annoying. I thought that at least he is gonna ask "Are you ok?" when the accident happened. But, what? He even pushed her hard and got angry for trying to hit their car? Mi-soon deserves a better man! Hope she gets divorced in this week episode and shows him an epic transformation to make him regrets for letting such a good wife he once had. Would love to see her even if she revenges Bong family except her mother in law. She has been really good to her just like her own mom. Mi-soon, fighting!

Allie Apr 13 2016 4:33 pm I can't say enough about how intriguing this drama is. I am a Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo fan. So it was quite natural for me to seek out this drama! Kim So Yeon always has the ability to bring out the best in her male co-stars, but here she really knocks it out of the park playing up against Lee Sang Woo! Even though she is married to Lee Pil Mo's character you feel like crying every time she is next to Lee Sang Woo, their chemistry is achingly undeniable. That being said I have always felt; while viewing Lee Sang Woo's character development in many of his dramas; the sense, that he would always hold back in love interest interactions. But here something feels different, I suspect that there will be fireworks! Can't wait to see what she brings out in him! Hoping for a happy ending! Also the overall family dynamics between the other characters is quite beautiful to watch. This is definitely a well written, well directed and impeccably acted drama. A must see...

DramaLOVER Apr 13 2016 10:33 am They made most of the characters hate magnets. Typical evil chaebol mother in law scenes and cheating chaebol domineering sons are in this. The women are strong to make up for the weak family members. The drama is average. Makes you start and stop watching, then, come back when bored.

Bob Apr 02 2016 1:46 am Kim So-Yeon looks better with shorter hair. Her virtual husband, Kwak si Yan is very nice looking.

Angela boffardi Mar 31 2016 9:58 am Can't stop watching. This drama brings out the happiness and sadness when raising a family but through it all you stick together.

Mees Mar 21 2016 8:14 am @park if im mistaken he is ahn hyo seop, he is friend of kwak si yang, virtual husband of Kim so yeon in wgm.

Park Mar 21 2016 5:38 am Hello anyone who knows the guy that eat 5 bowls of noodles?who's very strong and became 1 of d staff in d resto?thanks

Peachy Mar 20 2016 8:40 am I'm starting to like this drama although I almost hate most of the male characters. Hehe. Waiting for the next episodes. Thanks!

SHQA Mar 18 2016 12:55 am I did not realize that the show succeeding All About My Mom, was with Kim So Yeon and Lee Sang Woo, until now. I'll have to get caught up on the episodes.

mini Mar 12 2016 3:55 pm another long erse drama taking up airtime for ahjummas.

Black rice Mar 02 2016 8:33 am Love Kim So Yeon! My favourite actress versatile in all roles

hninei Feb 29 2016 6:52 am Kim so yeon fighting wish for the drama make a hit

Dian Feb 27 2016 6:56 am I love the writer of this drama.. She was the one who wrote Hotel King,one of the best kdramas i've ever watched.. Will definitely watch this drama now:) and btw love Kim So Yeon(a really good actress indeed)

sharon_jane22 Feb 21 2016 6:26 pm Wow,Lee Pil-Mo looking very hot here

Sue Feb 11 2016 11:19 pm Looking forward to Lee Sang Woo's new role in Happy Home. Just saw some really awesome advertising catalogue photos of Lee Sang Woo and Kim So Yeon. It is for a Valentine event for a clothing company. They look so awesome together

Mees Feb 09 2016 3:24 am @neny07 I agree with you.. Lee pil mo and Kim so yeon look good together

neny07 Feb 08 2016 9:28 am i wish lee pilmo and kim so yeon date each other in real life

Shiney Feb 01 2016 8:58 am Wooh! Looking forward to Kim So yeon acting in this drama!! She's the best! Also liking the choices of male leads!

kimji Jan 31 2016 9:59 am Kim So Yeon Fighting. Look Forward to Happy home. I'm cheering and support you. KIM SO YEON

Em Jan 30 2016 1:15 am Lee Pil Moo & Lee Sang Woo. Looking forward to this drama.

Ana U. Jan 27 2016 1:34 am Looking forward to Lee Sang Woo's new tv series. Just love watching this guy, a good actor, handsome and adorable! Fighting!!

Jess Jan 24 2016 9:05 pm Did not take note of this drama before until i hear that Lee Sang Woo is going to join this drama. Doesn't sound like he is main lead but will still watch because of him. Always charming and calming to your heart. Good writer. Look forward. Not heard nor watched any of kim so yeon's drama. Not heard of lee pil mo either. Hope they are good too.

SKYLight Jan 22 2016 11:45 am Weekend drama is not my cup of tea but if Kim So Yeon In. I'm in. So happy to know Kim So Yeon and Lee Pil Mo were main lead at first but they didn't. But I'll look forward to this drama in anyway. Esp, great performance from KSY & LPM

lizzy Jan 22 2016 11:41 am @Mar Her name is Kim So Yeon one of talent Korean actress.

Mar Jan 22 2016 6:17 am At first i didnt actually planning to watch this drama i'd already been in this page before and that i knew the actress from that eve drama or something don't really remember will be playing in here but since my Sang Woo will be in here then ok!! Im in!!!! Haha:)

Sue Jan 21 2016 7:32 pm Yay, Lee Sang Woo!!!!! Brilliant actor♡♡. Looking forward to see him this drama. He has very charming, gentle, genuine and natural acting style that would suit his new role. Sounds like there is also some comedy and some level of mysteriousness due to his background. He had great success with writer and PD in past drama. For this trust, he has landed with this new drama! Bravo! Success to Lee Sang Woo and all cast for this drama!

Heol Jan 21 2016 12:38 am oh no, lee sang woo again? are his salary is so cheap or what?

NuruJoong Jan 20 2016 9:44 pm so whos the male lead in this drama ? lee phil mo or lee sang woo ???

shaa Jan 17 2016 1:21 pm im here for min woo but excited for the leads love them so much!!!!

Shiny Jan 16 2016 4:26 am Totally looking forward to this new drama! She's a fantastic actress who always does well in every one of her dramas.

ssh Jan 15 2016 3:44 am omo!! omo!! park minwoo kyaaaaaaaaaa!~ >.<

monstar ❤ Jan 13 2016 11:02 am Omg lee pil mo! I love him! Waaa. Imma be waiting for this drama

NuruJoong Jan 13 2016 10:35 am she ia really talented actress ..can take any role ..love her so much .. looking forward for this drama ..

anonymous Jan 12 2016 6:19 am Kim so yeon eonni, she's so talented actress in all dramas. Her acting is awesome and can portrayed all roles well. I like her acting since "All about Eve". I didn't see her lack of skills, never over her roles. Very glad to meet her again since "Falling For Innocence". She'll be played well as she's got married fake over 3 months for We Got Married program.

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