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Drama: A Model Family
Revised romanization: Mobeomgajok
Hangul: 모범가족
Director: Kim Jin-Woo, Park Yoo-Young
Writer: Lee Jae-Gon
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 10
Release Date: August 12, 2022
Runtime:
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Park Dong-Ha (Jung Woo) is an ordinary breadwinner of his family. He is married to Kang Eun-Ju (Yoon Jin-Seo). Kang Eun-Ju has a secret that nobody knows about. Meanwhile, Park Dong-Ha is going through financial difficulties and he is on the verge of divorcing his wife. One day, he happens to find a vehicle with a lot of money inside. This leads to his involvement with Ma Kwang-Chul (Park Hee-Soon), who is the number two guy in a drug ring.

Detective Kang Joo-Hyun (Park Ji-Yeon), who is the leader of an anti-drug crime team, investigates Park Dong-Ha and Ma Kwang-Chul.

Cast



Jung Woo	Yoon Jin-Seo	Park Hee-Soon	Park Ji-Yeon
Park Dong-Ha	Kang Eun-Ju	Ma Kwang-Chul	Kang Joo-Hyun

Park Dong-Ha & Kang Eun-Ju's Family



Shin Eun-Soo	Seok Min-Gi	Oh Gwang-Rok	Yeo Ji-Min	Seo Woo-Jin
Park Yeon-Woo	Park Hyun-Woo	Park Deuk-Soo	Park Yeon-Woo (child) (ep.3)	Park Hyun-Woo (young child) (ep.3)

Kim Deok-Ju

Kang Eun-Ju's mother (ep.6)

Yongsoo Ring



Choi Moo-Sung	Kim Sung-Oh	Moon Jin-Seung	Park Doo-Sik	Han Woo-Yul
Hwang Yong-Soo	Choi Kang-Jun	Oh Jung-Bae	Ko Min-Gyu	Kim Sang-Gu



Lee Jung-Choon	Kim Jae-Hong	Seon Yool-Woo	Hwang Soo-Min
Son Do-Hwan	Hwang Yong-Soo's subordinate	Hwang Yong-Soo's subordinate	Hwang Yong-Soo's wife (ep.3)

Police



Kim Ju-Hun	Jung Joon-Won	Kim Shin-Rok	Lee Moon-Sik	Jeon Jin-Oh
Yoo Han-Cheol	Cha Yun-Seok	Moon Jung-Kook	Kang-Wook	Jun-Yeong



Lee Tae-Hyeong	Cha Si-Won	Han Ki-Jang	Han Ki-Joong	Lee Ki-Sub
Chang-Su	checkpoint police officer (ep.1)	checkpoint police officer (ep.1)	criminal investigation captain (ep.2)	police officer (ep.3)



Park Se-Hoon	Baek Sung-Chul	Eom Ji-Man	Gu Bon-Jin	Lee Joo-Won
detective (ep.6)	detective (ep.6)	detective (ep.6)	detective (ep.6)	investigation team leader (ep.10)

Yongsoo Ring's Group



Won Hyun-Joon	Yoon Dae-Yul	Lee Kyu-Seop	Hwang Jae-Yeol	Han Dong-Won
messenger	messenger's subordinate (ep.9)	messenger's subordinate (ep.9-10)	Mr. Kim	Mr. Kim's subordinate



Baek Soo-Jang	Shin Yeon-Woo	Heo Sung-Tae	Hur Ji-Na	Jo Ha-Suk
computer repair man (ep.2)	Busan station girl (ep.3-4)	Boss Ma (ep.4)	spa employee (ep.6)	Shasha (ep.6)

Anastasiia

Lilliya (ep.6)

Park Dong-Ha's Group

Lee Chang-Hoon

Kong Byeong-Gu

Kang Eun-Ju's Group



Kim Hee-Chang	Kim Si-Young	Hong Ru-Hyun	No Hyo-Yoon	Kwon Gwi-Bin
publishing co. manager (ep.4)	Mi-Yeon (ep.4)	Kang Eun-Ju's acquaintance (ep.4)	Kang Eun-Ju's acquaintance (ep.4)	Kang Eun-Ju's acquaintance (ep.4)

Park Yeon-Woo's Group



Kim Shin-Bi	Jo Eun-Hyung	Lee Chang-Jik	Jeon Yeo-Jin	Bae Je-Ki
Oh Jae-Chan	Ha-Eun (ep.4)	vice-principle (ep.4)	homeroom teacher (ep.4)	motel employee (ep.5)

Others

Heo Dong-Won

next door neighbor



Park Sung-Hoon	Kim Gun-Ho	Jung Seung-Jin	Lee Ja-Ryoung	Shin Yun-Sook
real estate agent (ep.2)	doctor (ep.2)	convenience store cashier (ep.3)	real estate agent (ep.3)	Sun-Ok (ep.6)



Yoon Kwan-Woo	Kim Bi-Bi
hotel security staff (ep.8)	pharmacist (ep.9)

Additional Cast Members:

Chae Song-Hwa - doctor (ep.3)
Shin Yoo-Bin - nurse (ep.3)
Lee Jae-Hak - Oh Jae-Chan's motorcycle group (ep.4)
Han Sa-Myung - motel thug (ep.5)

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thrillme Aug 16 2024 11:04 am Half empty, half full mess. The acting is good, scenery good, the dad is an idiot. The ending was a failure. It's another of those stories that requires you depending on the favorite actor to drag you along in the life saver. When the son asks should he get better or stay sick the dad needed smacking for not saying what a proper dad would know to say. The writing is wasteful but got through it anyway with the right actor till they died.

Park Min Feb 07 2024 8:15 am The drama was a big hot mess I don't even know where to start. The synopsis turned out to be a bit misleading from what we were presented. The family wasn't really involved as the journey was mostly one-sided led by the father. Right from the beginning we were introduced to this broken-beyond-repair family but they don't "band together" as the synopsis suggests, they just tolerate each other in this sticky situation. There were a lot of points to pick up from the story but everything boiled down to having one of the sloppiest writing efforts, this might have worked for a mediocre action flick bloated with action scenes but not for 10 episodes drama. The drama had the chance to get on the right track by episode 4 but they doubled down, and then tripled down around episode 7 when they introduced the father. They also quadrupled down when they attempted to shove in a lot of backstory in the last 2 episodes to make the climax emotional. They slapped in the +18 rating just so that they can light up a cigarette in every single scene, in particular, Kang Joo Hyun was lighting up a cigarette in every scene she had. Their lack of creativity was apparent. The most frustrating thing about the entire drama was Dong Ha never letting off some steam. He never lost his nerves or screamed out loud through the entire thing despite his world collapsing from every angle, except that one time at his students which was totally irrelevant. The last episode was mostly a very fast wrap up with no room to talk or do anything, they were cleaning off the cast that they won't be including in the sequel. With all of that, Netflix had the audacity to tease for a continuation!

Future kdrama star Jul 10 2023 5:40 pm I'm on episode 8, the writing is fair but could be better. its not fantasy, horror or supernatural where the viewer suspend belief but I'm suspended belief watching. I give it 6/10 stars.

Park Hee Soon is the star here. His talent is amazing. The cast did good job with the script.

The show is entertaining but The parents are the worst in kdrama history! LOL. I can't believe the ML is a professor but he is written to makes dumb choices. He acts on impulse but claims to care about his family.

A selfish Dad would steal all the money and bring all the mess to his own house. A selfish Mom would join her husband in his drug mule work instead of divorcing and keeping her children safe from their crazy dad. They don't care about their kids.

Ive given up on the ML so I'm watching the rest of the show for the showdown between Ma Kwang-Chul and the Yong Soo ring. LOL.

Andrea Krajcsovits Mar 03 2023 10:20 pm Perfect Drama with great Actors! One of my favourites.

Wang Jan 22 2023 11:45 pm I only finish this drama because of Park Hee Soon's performance.... Jung Woo's character is so damn annoying... It is just frustrating to watch when the main protagonist is the biggest coward and the biggest fool

Steph Dec 17 2022 4:52 pm Brilliant casting, amazing acting, wonderful plot line. This had me hooked from start to finish. Wishing for a S2, but I also like how it ended. Ignore any negative reviews. This is more than binge sesh worthy!

Ren Nov 26 2022 5:23 am Kinda frustrating... the MC are too dumb. Like is he seriously a professor? Can somebody this dumb became a professor?!

melon Nov 22 2022 5:56 pm Very interesting series. But i can't stand the police woman's voice. She talks like she's out of breath all the time.

Kenneth Oct 27 2022 7:29 pm To be honest is very poorly written. The actors and actresses were good but the storyline was very simple and very predictable. The main actor's role was a man that's too stupid to be believable. The wife should have divorced him years ago. I ended up fast forwarding through every episode just to see how it finishes. I would recommend the American Show Breaking Bad much better

Stephanie Sep 24 2022 6:55 am Enjoyed it A daebak crime drama.

Nikki Sep 11 2022 5:34 pm Loved this series. So interesting with twist and turns. I absolutely loved Park Hee Soons character. The storyline was very good, the character portrayals were excellent, the pace of the story was good and each episode keeps you on your toes. I would definitely recommend this series, I finished it in 2 days. I hope there’s a season 2.

bajasir Aug 27 2022 5:27 pm terrific production values, fantastic cast of WAY better than competent actors (even the kids!) and an engaging story line that has us on the edge of our seats with both emotional and high action drama. haven't finished it yet (3 eps to go) but this is already one of my favorite series this year.

Rocky Aug 26 2022 2:39 pm This is good but a little dragging. Its like an ozark and breaking bad ripoff but acting and script was great. i hope season 2 will be a little fast pace

Ryu Samuël Aug 24 2022 7:20 am Shin Eun Soo's role in this drama is the same as her role in Bad papa I guess.

Doug Aug 15 2022 8:49 pm When is season 2 coming?

Syl I. Aug 15 2022 4:19 am I like this one! I love Jung Woo (Trash of Reply 1994) Excellent actors and actresses! I hope to watch more of this Kdrama. Thank you for producing this.

Brian V Aug 14 2022 4:34 am This is a surprisingly good drama. It has decent acting, script, and directing. Start watching this, and before you know it, the first episode is over and you’re thinking, oh crap, now you need to start the next episode immediately. A definite binge worthy show. If you’ve got 7 hours to kill, this will do it.

Ness Aug 14 2022 4:01 am 10/10 You can finish it in one sitting.. that's how good it is.

Jil Aug 12 2022 3:45 pm Nothing to like here. 0/10

Waste of my time.

idk Jul 30 2022 8:42 am Is this an Ozark remake? Just curious bcs it looks a bit... too similar?

Fansof_heo Jul 27 2022 1:17 pm OMG! Heo Sung-tae is in the trailer as well. I will be watching it

Sophia Jul 23 2022 5:02 am Park Hee-soon is Perfect Actor in every kind of role he want!! ?

r-u Jul 01 2022 12:09 am After My Name, Im excited for this drama... Here for the villian Gwang-Cheol (couldnt wait to watch park hee soon here)

jarsfalling Dec 10 2021 2:30 am can't wait for this drama. looks like he was born to play as the villain. rom-com role is okay tho, but PHS as a villain is... something :))

Jihyukssi Oct 21 2021 1:35 am Can't wait to see Jung Woo and Park Hee-soon in the same drama project. I fell in love with Choi Mujin in the drama My Name, I hope the charm of PHS does not fade and becomes more charming lol.

MyName is EW Oct 20 2021 6:11 am From Mujin to Gangcheol, Park Hee Soon really nails that kind of role.

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Difference between revisions of "A Model Family"

Latest revision as of 08:43, 19 October 2025

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Cast

Park Dong-Ha & Kang Eun-Ju's Family

Yongsoo Ring

Police

Yongsoo Ring's Group

Park Dong-Ha's Group

Kang Eun-Ju's Group

Park Yeon-Woo's Group

Others

Trailers

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