Graceful Family

Graceful Family (Korean: 우아한 가; Hanja: 優雅한 家; RR: Uahan Ga) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang, Lee Jang-woo and Bae Jong-ok. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot of MBN and Dramax from August 21 to October 17, 2019.

Graceful Family
Promotional poster
Also known asElegant Family
Hangul우아한 가
Hanja優雅한 家
GenreMystery
Suspense
Melodrama
Created byMBN , Dramax
Production plan
Written byKwon Min-Soo
Directed byHan Chul-Soo
Starring
ComposerKim Jong Chun (김종천)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducersHan Cheol-soo
Yuk Jeong-yong
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time
  • 65 - 78 minutes
  • 105 minutes (Finale)
Production companySamhwa Networks
DistributorMBN
Release
Original network
  • MBN
  • Dramax
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseAugust 21 (2019-08-21) –
October 17, 2019 (2019-10-17)
External links
Website

Besides receiving critical acclaim, Graceful Family became the highest rated drama in MBN network history, even before reaching half of its broadcast.[1]

Synopsis

Mo Seok-hee (Im Soo-hyang) is the only daughter of the MC Group. Her grandfather is the founder and majority shareholder of the chaebol and her father is the President of the MC Group. Seok-hee was forced to go to the United States by her father after her mother was murdered.

15 years after, Seok-hee has become a beautiful and intelligent woman with a strong personality. She acts tough and arrogant, but hides her kindness and suffering over her mother's death.

Heo Yoon-do (Lee Jang-woo) is a lawyer who doesn't have an office or clients. He works by helping the residents of his neighborhood in a makeshift office at his adoptive father's restaurant. He is a man who lives for justice and love for the people.

After returning to South Korea to see her grandfather in a coma hospitalised in a facility owned by MC Group in Seoul, Seok-hee meets Yoon-do at a police station. Seok-hee hires Yoon-do as her lawyer, who starts to work for TOP Team at MC Group.

The TOP Team manages the affairs of the Mo family. The TOP Team is led by Han Je-kook (Bae Jong-ok), a former judge who was known to be fair and incorruptible. After judging a case against the MC Group and suffering retaliation, Je-kook was transferred to a court in a rural area, disappointed, she agreed to work for the MC Group. Je-kook becomes an ambitious and treacherous woman who wants to control MC Group and the political and economic society of South Korea.

At TOP, Je-kook works to cover up immoral or illegal behavior by the Mo family, and uncover the immoral and illegal secrets of the powerful and wealthy Korean people, to blackmail or destroy them.

Coincidentally, Seok-hee and Yoon-do discover that they have a connection that makes Yoon-do's mother, Seok-hee's mother's killer. Convinced that Yoon-do's mother was falsely incriminated, they join forces to reveal the truth behind Seok-hee's mother's death, and the secrets that Je-kook and TOP hide.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Others
  • Jun Gook-hwan as Mo Wang-pyo
  • Oh Seung-eun as Choi Na-ri
  • Park Hyun-sook as Jeong Yoon-sook
  • Park Hye-na as Ahn Jae-rim
  • Son Jin-hwan as Lawyer Yoon
  • Park Sang-myun as Heo Jang-soo
  • Jo Kyung-sook as Im Soon
  • Na In-gyoo as Detective Oh
  • Jang Seo-kyung as Go Eun-ji
  • Kim Chul-ki as Yoon Sang-won
  • Kwon Hyuk-hyun as Kwon Joon-hyeok
  • Park Tae-in as Hwang Bo-joo-young
  • Park Chul-min as Kim Boo-gi
  • Kim Yoon-seo as Oh Gwang-mi
  • Jung Ho-bin as Joo Hyeong-il
  • Hyun Woo-sung as Joo Tae-hyeong

Reception

Graceful Family premiered with high viewership for MBN network and attracted the media attention in Korea and internationally. The Maeil Business Newspaper reported the drama was sold to broadcasters in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and North and South America due to the quality performances of its actors and actresses, script and production of the drama.[2][3]

International broadcast
  • In Indonesia: K-Plus (Simulcast With Korea)
  • In Malaysia: K-Plus (Simulcast With Korea)
  • In Myanmar: Sky Net International Drama Channel
  • In Philippines: K-Plus (Simulcast With Korea) and UNTV This 2021

Viewership
Graceful Family : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1TBDTBD0.5700.5750.792TBD0.7710.7220.9991.0011.3681.3561.4011.3731.5571.685N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[4]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[5]
NationwideSeoul
1 August 21, 2019 2.689% (NR) N/A
2 August 22, 2019 1.828% (NR)
3 August 28, 2019 2.720% (NR)
4 August 29, 2019 2.899% (NR)
5 September 4, 2019 3.700% (6th) 3.408% (8th)
6 September 5, 2019 2.074% (NR) N/A
7 September 18, 2019 4.322% (4th) 4.319% (3rd)
8 September 19, 2019 3.653% (NR) 3.784% (8th)
9 September 25, 2019 5.205% (2nd) 5.608% (1st)
10 September 26, 2019 5.284% (2nd) 5.585% (2nd)
11 October 2, 2019 7.125% (1st) 7.432% (1st)
12 October 3, 2019 6.556% (2nd) 6.945% (1st)
13 October 9, 2019 7.316% (1st) 7.808% (1st)
14 October 10, 2019 6.974% (1st) 7.559% (1st)
15 October 16, 2019 7.981% (1st) 8.405% (1st)
16 October 17, 2019 8.478% (1st) 8.305% (1st)
Average 4.925% —[lower-alpha 1]
  • In this table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings
    and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience
    compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Notes
  1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
  1. "Cast And Crew Of "Graceful Family" To Go On Reward Vacation As Ratings Soar". Soompi. October 8, 2019.
  2. "3 Reasons Why "Graceful Family" Is Earning Praise From Viewers". Soompi. September 1, 2019.
  3. "MBN's weekly drama "Graceful Family" gains huge popularity overseas". Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea. September 2, 2019.
  4. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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