The Family is Coming

2015 South Korean television series

The Family is Coming
Promotional poster
Also known as	Here Comes Family! Family Outing
Genre	Family Romance Comedy Drama
Based on	Grandma's Back by Kim Bum
Written by	Kim Shin-hye
Directed by	Joo Dong-min
Starring	Lee Jung-hyun Jin Yi-han Oh Sang-jin Park Won-sook
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Hong Sung-chang
Producers	Sung Min Seok Kim Min Tae
Production location	Korea
Running time	60 minutes Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST)
Production company	A Story
Original release
Network	SBS
Release	January 3 (2015-01-03) – March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)

Korean name
Hangul	떴다! 패밀리
Revised Romanization	Tteotda! Paemilli
McCune–Reischauer	TTŏtta! P'aemilli

The Family is Coming (Korean: 떴다! 패밀리; RR: Tteotda! Paemilli) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on Kim Bum's 2012 novel Grandma's Back (Korean: 할매가 돌아왔다; RR: Halmaega Dorawatda).^[1] Starring Lee Jung-hyun, Jin Yi-han, Oh Sang-jin and Park Won-sook, it aired on SBS from January 3 to March 15, 2015 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 20 episodes.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

After 50 years living in Hollywood, Jung Kkeut-soon returns to Korea to reconnect with her family. As family members scramble to compete over her ₩20 billion inheritance, they learn emotional growth and reconciliation.

Cast

Main characters

Lee Jung-hyun as Na Joon-hee/Susan Johnson
Jin Yi-han as Choi Dong-seok
Oh Sang-jin as Jung Joon-ah/James
Park Won-sook as Jung Kkeut-soon/Audrey Jung

Supporting characters

Jung Han-heon as Choi Jong-tae
Park Jun-gyu as Choi Dal-soo^[5]
Lee Hwi-hyang as Kim Jung-sook
Baek Ji-won as Choi Dal-ja
Ahn Hye-kyung as Choi Dong-eun
Choi Jung-hoon as Kim Sang-woo / Han Sang-woo
Hwang Chae-won as Park Chae-won
Park So-jin as Choi Dong-joo^[6]^[7]
Yoo Se-hyung as Yong Hong-gab
Lee Si-hoo as Choi Jong-tae
Cha Hak-yeon as Cha Hak-yeon
Choi Jung-won as Han Sang-woo
Han Min-chae as Lee Hyun-ae^[8]

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings^[9]		AGB Nielsen^[10]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	3 January 2015	4.0%	4.7%	4.3%	5.3%
2	4 January 2015	4.2%	4.9%	4.7%	5.7%
3	10 January 2015	3.6%	3.9%	4.1%	4.6%
4	11 January 2015	3.9%	5.0%	4.7%	5.1%
5	17 January 2015	3.5%	-	3.4%	-
6	18 January 2015	3.0%	-	3.1%	-
7	24 January 2015	2.7%	-	3.2%	-
8	25 January 2015	2.9%	-	2.9%	-
9	31 January 2015	3.0%	-	3.3%	-
10	1 February 2015	2.3%	-	3.1%	-
11	7 February 2015	2.6%	-	3.2%	-
12	8 February 2015	2.2%	-	2.3%	-
13	14 February 2015	2.1%	-	2.7%	-
14	15 February 2015	1.9%	-	2.6%	-
15	28 February 2015	2.5%	-	2.8%	-
16	1 March 2015	2.8%	-	3.1%	-
17	7 March 2015	2.8%	-	2.9%	-
18	8 March 2015	2.6%	-	2.9%	-
19	14 March 2015	2.3%	-	2.5%	-
20	15 March 2015	2.4%	-	2.3%	-
Average		2.9%	%	3.2%	%

International broadcast

Country	Network	Airing dates
Japan		2015
Thailand	PPTV	August 14, 2016 - , 2016
Myanmar		2016
Vietnam	VTV3	January 2, 2017-, 2017
Philippines	UNTV Public Service	This 2020

References

^ Son, Min-kyu (15 January 2015). <떴다 패밀리> 원작가 김범 "행복한 가족에서 시작해야". Yes24.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Ghim, Sora (30 December 2014). "Look Out, The Family Is Coming!". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Lee, Han-hyung (30 December 2014). "Girl's Day So Jin, VIXX N and More Gear Up for Here Comes Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Nawael, Khelil (7 January 2015). "The Family Is Coming Presents Actors Like You Never Saw Them Before". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Ghim, Sora (15 January 2015). "Park Jun Gyu Acts Alongside His Good Looking Son!". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Hwang, Hye-jin (16 October 2014). "Girl's Day's So Jin Cast as Divorcee in New Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Ghim, Sora (5 February 2015). "Sojin's Fans Prepare A Food Truck On Set". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ Nawael, Khelil (6 January 2015). "Han Min Chae Is An Elegant Vilain in The Family Is Coming". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-03.