| My Too Perfect Sons | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House |
| Genre | Family Romance Comedy Drama |
| Written by | Jo Jung-sun |
| Directed by | Lee Jae-sang |
| Starring | Son Hyun-joo Lee Pil-mo Han Sang-jin Ji Chang-wook |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | Samhwa Networks Hunus Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | 11 April – 11 October 2009 |
My Too Perfect Sons (Korean: 솔약국집 아들들; RR: Solyakgukjib Adeuldeul; lit. The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Son Hyun-joo, Lee Pil-mo, Han Sang-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Park Sun-young, Yoo Sun, Yoo Ha-na, Kang Eun-bi, Byun Hee-bong, Baek Il-seob, Yoon Mi-ra, Kim Yong-gun, Kim Hye-ok, Cho Jin-woong and Choi Ji-na. It aired on KBS2 from April 11 to October 11, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 54 episodes.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]The Song family is headed by patriarch Kwang-ho and spunky mother Ok-hee. They have four sons—Jin-poong, Dae-poong, Sun-poong and Mi-poong. Ok-hee has doted on her four sons all their lives, but has interfered with their relationships when deeming the girlfriends "not good enough" for her perfect sons. Now she despairs that they are growing older and will never marry.
Eldest son Jin-poong is nearing his 40th birthday. He's a pharmacist whose store is in the same neighbourhood as his home. His personality is shy and awkward around women, although he's a gentle and caring person. He's never quite gotten over his first love Kim Hye-rim, and feels conflicted when she moves back to her childhood home across the street from the pharmacy, along with her husband Brutus and their two children. Then Jin-poong meets Brutus's younger sister Lee Soo-jin, a smart, tough lawyer.
In contrast to his older brother's cautious and responsible personality, second son Dae-poong is a playboy doctor who gets out of scrapes with his boyish charm. He passed CSAT with the highest score along his colleague and graduated Medical school of Seoul National University. He runs a small Pefiatricial clinic right above Jin-poong's pharmacy, with one employee, nurse Kim Bok-shil. Bok-shil doesn't have any family and lives by herself in an apartment in the neighbourhood, and comes by to the Song household daily to help their mother cook and clean. Dae-poong takes Bok-shil for granted, not knowing that she's a little bit in love with him.[3]
Third son Sun-poong is a vegetarian and animal-lover who works as a news reporter at broadcast station KBC. He's earnest, sweet, honest, and a little dense when it comes to romance. Sun-poong's direct boss, TV station director Oh Young-dal sets him up with his daughter, newcomer actress Eun-ji. Eun-ji has a spoiled princess complex and she doesn't think Sun-poong is her type, but when he doesn't seem interested in her, her ego takes a blow and his obliviousness makes him attractive to her.
The youngest son is 19-year-old Mi-poong, who just graduated from high school and has failed to be accepted to university, so he's in the middle of studying for a retest. He's extremely sensitive, and speaks to everyone in super-formal language. Gifted in sewing and crafts, Mi-poong often gets mocked for being too girly. Mi-poong's best friend Park Yong-chul got a girl, Choi Soo-hee pregnant, and she leaves her five-month-old baby Hana with him. As Yong-chul works multiple jobs to earn money, Mi-poong looks after Hana and grows attached to the baby. When Yong-chul receives his army papers, Mi-poong agrees to take care of Hana until he gets discharged.
Cast
[edit]Song family
[edit]- Son Hyun-joo as Song Jin-poong, pharmacist
- Lee Pil-mo as Song Dae-poong, pediatrician who graduated Medical School of Seoul National University with good qualification
- Han Sang-jin as Song Sun-poong, TV reporter
- Ji Chang-wook as Song Mi-poong, student
- Baek Il-seob as Song Kwang-ho, father who is a Civil Engineer
- Yoon Mi-ra as Bae Ok-hee, mother
- Byun Hee-bong as Song Shi-yeol, grandfather
Oh family
[edit]- Yoo Ha-na as Oh Eun-ji, actress
- Kim Yong-gun as Oh Young-dal, father, TV station director
- Kim Hye-ok as Ahn Moon-sook, mother
Lee family
[edit]- Park Sun-young as Lee Soo-jin who is a lawyer and graduated Harvard University's Undergraduate course and Law School. She has the lawyer certificate of California, US and Korea
- Cho Jin-woong as Brutus Lee, Soo-jin's brother
- Choi Ji-na as Kim Hye-rim, Brutus's wife
- Joo Hye-rin as Lee Ma-ri, Brutus and Hye-rim's daughter
- Jung Joon-hwi as Lee Sung-jin, Brutus and Hye-rim's son
Extended cast
[edit]- Yoo Sun as Kim Bok-shil/Jennifer Kim, nurse and Surgeon. She has Medical Qualification of Korea and New York State, USA due to her career in US
- Kang Eun-bi as Choi Soo-hee
- Yoon Hee-kyung as Kim Yoo-ra, Dae-poong's girlfriend/Soo-jin's roommate
- Ha Jae-sook as Jo Mi-ran, Ok-hee's niece and an actress
- Kim Joo-hwan as Park Yong-chul, Mi-poong's friend
- Kim Ye-rang as Lee Hye-ri, Eun-ji's assistant
- Song Jong-beom as Mr. Jang, Sun-poong's PD
- Bang Eun-jin as Diana Yoon, fashion designer
- Lee Deok-hee as Lee Eun-jung, hairdresser
- Yoon Young-joon as Dr. Park Hyun-woo
- Yoon Joo-sang as Dr. Kim Yoon-jong, hospital director and father of Boksil
- Seo Yeon-joo as Dr. Kim Mi-yeon, Yoon-jong's daughter
- Go Jung-min as Jung-hee
- Kim Dong-young as Park Yong-chul, Song Mi-poong's friend.
- Jo Yeon-hee as Child's guardian
- Jeon Hee-sun as Yu-ri
- Kim Jin-woo as Sun-poong's son
- Sung Chang-hoon as In-bae
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
|
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama | Yoo Sun | Won |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Son Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Yoon Mi-ra | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Pil-mo | Nominated | ||
| Son Hyun-joo | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Park Sun-young | Nominated | ||
| Yoo Sun | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Cho Jin-woong | Nominated | ||
| Han Sang-jin | Nominated | |||
| Yoon Joo-sang | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hye-ok | Nominated | ||
| Best Writer | Jo Jung-sun | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Lee Pil-mo | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Yoo Sun | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple Award | Lee Pil-mo and Yoo Sun | Won | ||
| 2010 | Best Soap & Telenovela | My Too Perfect Sons | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Jin, Young-ju (16 September 2009). "My Too Perfect Sons Records Viewer Ratings of 43.3 Percent". KBS Global. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Kim, Lynn (12 October 2009). "Sons see triumphant end over Queen". Asiae. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Jin, Young-ju (5 August 2009). "Bok-sil and Dae-pung Reunite in My Too Perfect Sons". KBS Global. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Lim, Hye-seon (4 January 2010). "Lee Byung-hun scores triple wins at KBS Acting Awards". Asiae. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "Telemundo's DONDE ESTA ELISA Receives Rose d'Or Award Nomination". BWWTVWorld. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
External links
[edit]- My Too Perfect Sons official KBS website (in Korean)
- My Too Perfect Sons at HanCinema