Life Is Beautiful (2010 TV series)
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| Also known as | Beautiful Life |
| Genre |
Romance Drama Family |
| Written by | Kim Soo-hyun |
| Directed by | Jung Eul-young |
| Starring |
Song Chang-eui Lee Sang-woo Lee Sang-yoon Nam Sang-mi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 20 March 2010 – 7 November 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Smile, You |
| Followed by | Secret Garden |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Life Is Beautiful (Hangul: 인생은 아름다워; hanja: 人生은 아름다워; RR: Insaengeun Areumdawo) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Sang-yoon and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS from March 20 to November 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 63 episodes.
Aside from scoring ratings in the mid-twenty range during its run, the series is notable for its sensitive portrayal of a loving, openly gay couple in a Korean drama on primetime network television.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Set in Jeju, the drama revolves around a loving, multi-generation family led by the parents Yang Byung-tae (Kim Yeong-cheol) and Kim Min-jae (Kim Hae-sook), and their four children Tae-sub (Song Chang-eui), Ji-hye (Woo Hee-jin), Ho-sub (Lee Sang-yoon) and Cho-rong (Nam Gyu-ri), as well as assorted grandparents and uncles. The story follows the family's everyday lives and conflicts, including oldest daughter Ji-hye's marital problems with her husband Soo-il (Lee Min-woo); younger son Ho-sub's pursuit of his mother's assistant, Yeon-joo (Nam Sang-mi); and oldest son Tae-sub's romantic pairing with divorced professor Kyung-soo (Lee Sang-woo), whose homosexual relationship their families react to while addressing issues of personal, social, and familial acceptance, leading to, finally, love and understanding.[6][7]
Cast
- Yang family
- Kim Yong-rim as Byung-tae's mother
- Choi Jung-hoon as Byung-tae's father
- Kim Yeong-cheol as Yang Byung-tae
- Kim Hae-sook as Kim Min-jae
- Kim Sang-joong as Yang Byung-joon
- Yoon Da-hoon as Yang Byung-kil
- Song Chang-eui as Yang Tae-sub[8][9][10]
- Lee Sang-yoon as Yang Ho-sub
- Nam Gyu-ri as Yang Cho-rong
- Lee family
- Lee Min-woo as Lee Soo-il
- Woo Hee-jin as Yang Ji-hye
- Jung Da-bin as Lee Ji-na
- Park family
- Lee Sang-hoon as Mr. Park
- Jo Mi-ryung as Yang Soo-ja
- Kang Yi-suk as son
- Extended cast
- Jang Mi-hee as Jo Ah-ra
- Nam Sang-mi as Boo Yeon-joo
- Lee Sang-woo as Kyung-soo
- Yoo Min as Chae-young
- Kim Woo-hyun as Hyun-jin
- Lee Kyun as Dong-geun
- Bang Eun-hee as Jo Nam-shik
- Im Ye-jin as Ji-hye's aunt (cameo)
- Han Jin-hee as Min-jae's ex-husband (cameo)
- Kim Jung-hwa as Woo Geum-ji (cameo)
Awards and nominations
2010 3rd Korea Drama Awards
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hae-sook
- Nomination - Best Drama
- Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama: Song Chang-eui
- New Star Award: Nam Gyu-ri
- Nomination - Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama: Kim Yeong-cheol
- Nomination - Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama: Kim Yong-rim
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama: Yoon Da-hoon
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama: Nam Sang-mi
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards
- Nomination - Best Director (TV): Jung Eul-yong
- Nomination - Best New Actress (TV): Nam Gyu-ri
Episode ratings
| Date | Episode | Seoul Area | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-20 | 1 | 12.3% (10th) | 12.5% (9th) |
| 2010-03-21 | 2 | 12.6% (10th) | 12.2% (10th) |
| 2010-03-27 | 3 | 14.3% (7th) | 15.1% (7th) |
| 2010-03-28 | 4 | 14.8% (7th) | 15.2% (7th) |
| 2010-04-03 | 5 | 15.2% (5th) | 15.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-04-04 | 6 | 16.0% (4th) | 17.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-04-10 | 7 | 17.9% (4th) | 19.0% (4th) |
| 2010-04-11 | 8 | 16.9% (4th) | 17.6% (4th) |
| 2010-04-17 | 9 | 15.7% (3rd) | 16.8% (3rd) |
| 2010-04-18 | 10 | 16.4% (3rd) | 17.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-04-24 | 11 | 17.3% (4th) | 18.1% (4th) |
| 2010-04-25 | 12 | 17.9% (3rd) | 18.9% (3rd) |
| 2010-05-01 | 13 | 17.5% (3rd) | 19.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-05-02 | 14 | 17.9% (4th) | 18.6% (4th) |
| 2010-05-08 | 15 | 17.2% (3rd) | 17.9% (3rd) |
| 2010-05-09 | 16 | 18.5% (4th) | 19.3% (4th) |
| 2010-05-15 | 17 | 14.4% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 2010-05-16 | 18 | 17.6% (4th) | 18.3% (4th) |
| 2010-05-22 | 19 | 18.0% (4th) | 18.9% (4th) |
| 2010-05-23 | 20 | 18.6% (4th) | 19.3% (4th) |
| 2010-05-29 | 21 | 21.8% (3rd) | 22.1% (3rd) |
| 2010-05-30 | 22 | 17.9% (6th) | 18.5% (6th) |
| 2010-06-05 | 23 | 19.7% (4th) | 20.1% (4th) |
| 2010-06-06 | 24 | 20.3% (4th) | 21.2% (4th) |
| 2010-06-27 | 25 | 17.6% (3rd) | 18.0% (3rd) |
| 2010-07-03 | 26 | 17.5% (2nd) | 18.1% (2nd) |
| 2010-07-04 | 27 | 20.3% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
| 2010-07-10 | 28 | 19.6% (3rd) | 20.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-07-11 | 29 | 20.9% (4th) | 21.4% (2nd) |
| 2010-07-17 | 30 | 21.7% (3rd) | 22.5% (3rd) |
| 2010-07-18 | 31 | 21.5% (3rd) | 21.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-07-24 | 32 | 20.0% (3rd) | 20.5% (2nd) |
| 2010-07-25 | 33 | 21.2% (3rd) | 21.7% (3rd) |
| 2010-07-31 | 34 | 20.1% (1st) | 20.4% (2nd) |
| 2010-08-01 | 35 | 19.7% (4th) | 20.0% (4th) |
| 2010-08-07 | 36 | 20.1% (4th) | 20.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-08-08 | 37 | 20.2% (4th) | 20.7% (4th) |
| 2010-08-14 | 38 | 21.8% (3rd) | 22.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-08-15 | 39 | 21.9% (4th) | 21.6% (4th) |
| 2010-08-21 | 40 | 22.3% (2nd) | 22.6% (3rd) |
| 2010-08-22 | 41 | 22.1% (4th) | 23.0% (4th) |
| 2010-08-28 | 42 | 22.5% (2nd) | 23.1% (2nd) |
| 2010-08-29 | 43 | 22.7% (4th) | 23.5% (4th) |
| 2010-09-04 | 44 | 22.8% (2nd) | 23.9% (1st) |
| 2010-09-05 | 45 | 23.3% (4th) | 23.9% (3rd) |
| 2010-09-11 | 46 | 22.7% (2nd) | 23.3% (2nd) |
| 2010-09-12 | 47 | 23.9% (4th) | 24.5% (3rd) |
| 2010-09-18 | 48 | 23.6% (2nd) | 24.6% (2nd) |
| 2010-09-19 | 49 | 23.4% (3rd) | 24.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-09-25 | 50 | 21.3% (3rd) | 22.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-09-26 | 51 | 25.7% (3rd) | 26.5% (3rd) |
| 2010-10-02 | 52 | 20.7% (2nd) | 20.9% (2nd) |
| 2010-10-03 | 53 | 20.5% (4th) | 20.7% (4th) |
| 2010-10-09 | 54 | 18.9% (3rd) | 19.5% (4th) |
| 2010-10-10 | 55 | 19.4% (4th) | 19.6% (5th) |
| 2010-10-16 | 56 | 19.7% (2nd) | 19.8% (2nd) |
| 2010-10-17 | 57 | 20.3% (4th) | 21.0% (4th) |
| 2010-10-23 | 58 | 18.6% (3rd) | 19.2% (3rd) |
| 2010-10-24 | 59 | 20.1% (3rd) | 20.1% (2nd) |
| 2010-10-30 | 60 | 20.0% (3rd) | 20.8% (3rd) |
| 2010-10-31 | 61 | 20.0% (4th) | 20.3% (4th) |
| 2010-11-06 | 62 | 17.0% (2nd) | 17.5% (2nd) |
| 2010-11-07 | 63 | 20.6% (3rd) | 21.3% (3rd) |
| Average | 19.4% | - | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
International broadcast
It aired on Japan's cable channel KNTV under the title Beautiful Life, beginning February 24, 2011.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ Yang, Sung-hee (20 May 2010). "Writer pushing buttons on TV, again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (13 September 2010). "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Bae, Ji-sook (7 October 2010). "Ban on gay drama in prison creates stir". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards: Writer & Actor of the Year". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Lee, Ga-on (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards" "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (5 April 2010). "REVIEW: TV series Beautiful Life - Premiere episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (8 November 2010). "REVIEW: SBS TV series Beautiful Life - Finale Episodes". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (22 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Song Chang-eui - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (22 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Song Chang-eui - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Min, Ines (12 August 2010). "Actor Song Chang-ui finds empathy in homosexual role". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Kim, Heidi (28 December 2010). "SBS' TV series Life Is Beautiful to air next year in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
External links
- Life Is Beautiful official SBS website (Korean)
- Life Is Beautiful at HanCinema
- Life Is Beautiful at the Internet Movie Database
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