My Kids Give Me a Headache

My Kids Give Me a Headache[1] (Korean: 무자식 상팔자; Hanja: 無子息 上八字; RR: Mujashik Sangpalja; lit. Childless Comfort) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Lee Soon-jae, Kim Hae-sook, Yoo Dong-geun and Uhm Ji-won. It is about three generations of the Ahn family who are all living in one house in the suburbs of Seoul, and how they deal with the societal discrimination that their smart and highly educated, eldest granddaughter faces when she becomes a single mother.[2][3] It aired on cable channel jTBC from October 27, 2012 to March 17, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 (KST) time slot for 40 episodes.

My Kids Give Me a Headache
Promotional poster
Also known asChildless Bliss
Childless Good Fortune
No Kids, Good Life
Best Life Is Without Children
Manless Ceremony
Hangul무자식 상팔자
Hanja無子息 上八字
GenreFamily drama
Written byKim Soo-hyun
Directed byJung Eul-young
StarringLee Soon-jae
Kim Hae-sook
Yoo Dong-geun
Uhm Ji-won
ComposerKang Dong-yoon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producersAhn Je-hyun
Shin Sang-yoon
ProducersJo Joon-hyung
Kwon Hyuk-joon
Production locationKorea
CinematographyJi Jae-woo
EditorKim Hyun-woo
Running timeSaturdays and Sundays at 20:50 (KST)
Production companySamhwa Networks
Release
Original networkjTBC
Original release27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) –
17 March 2013 (2013-03-17)
Chronology
Preceded byQueen Insoo
Followed byCruel Palace - War of Flowers
External links
Website

The series received consistently solid ratings,[4] and its January 26, 2013 episode reached 7.955%, breaking the previous record of Reply 1997 to become the highest viewership ratings that a drama has received on Korean cable.[5] It went on to break its own record for the February 24 episode, with another cable drama all-time rating high of 10.715%.[6][7]

Cast

Ahn family

Patriarch and Matriarch

First son's family

Second son's family

  • Song Seung-hwan as Ahn Hee-myung
  • Im Ye-jin as Ji Yoo-jung
  • Jung Joon as Ahn Dae-ki
  • Kim Min-kyung as Kang Hyo-joo

Third son's family

Supporting

Special appearances

International broadcast
  • It aired in Vietnam on VTV3 from April 8, 2014 under the title Cuộc sống không con cái.

References
  1. "JTBC worldwide : My Kids Give Me a Headache". JTBC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. Lim, Ju-ri (22 October 2012). "Screenwriter breaks taboos with JTBC drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  3. Kim, Ji-soo (16 January 2013). "Meanings behind figures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. "Childless Comfort Gains Popularity, Scores Record High Ratings for JTBC". KpopStarz. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  5. '무자식상팔자' 시청률, 8%대 돌파 눈앞에 두고 '잠시 주춤'. TV Report (in Korean). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  6. "February 24, 2013 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (JTBC) JTBC특별기획드라마(무자식상팔자) 10.715%
  7. Kim, Tong-hyung (25 February 2013). "Childless Comfort looks like TV game-changer". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
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