‘Ojakgyo Family’ Presents Best Harmony

The KBS weekend drama “Ojakgyo Family” has achieved twenty percent viewer ratings after airing only two episodes and it unveiled the secret of all the members’ best harmony in the drama. The secret was the actors’ unceasing practice. When its first episode aired on August 6, viewers evaluated the drama highly as it perfectly formed a harmony among writer Lee Jeong Sun’s excellent writing skills, production director Ki Min Soo’s emotional directing skills, and old and young actors’ best acting skills. “Ojakgyo Family” has been praised continuously for its literary value, characteristic actors, and top notch acting skills of cast members. But their best acting came from every actor’s ceaseless practice. Even within a tight filming schedule, actors read the script over and over again and practiced acting all the time.

 

 

Unveiled stills can show their enthusiastic script reading practice on the set. In particular, the veteran actors are giving extraordinary effort to their practice. Actress Kim Ja Ok, who has a rather long script, sits everywhere on the set whenever she has time to practice, and actress Kim Yong Rim also reads her script over again during the hot summer days while fanning herself.

 

 

Actor Paek Il Seob, who plays a friendly character in the drama, looks very relaxed when he practices reading his script. Actress Park Joon Geum studies her script very hard after checking her part with a red pen. Actor Jeong Woong In also becomes an example to junior actors by carrying his script all the time with him, even during break times. Ryu Soo Young and Choi Jeong Yoon read their parts separately and then practiced together for better acting. The youngest actor of “Ojakgyo,” Yoo Yi, plays the protagonist of the drama and she also studies her script whenever she has time. Her effort to memorize the script and practice acting on the set reportedly created a friendly atmosphere on the set. The production company, Chorokbaem Media, said, “All the cast members of ‘Ojakgyo Family’ do not stop practicing to present perfect and best harmony in the drama, and their hidden effort is actually shining in the drama.”
The pleasant family story of “Ojakgyo Farm” airs every Saturday and Sunday evening at 7:55 pm on KBS 2TV.

 

Writer: KBS Media Jin Young Ju (KBS Global)
Resource: Chorokbaem Media (KBS Global)

‘Ojakgyo Family’ Already Draws Attention With Dramatic Encounter

A man and a woman had a dramatic first encounter that hinted at the complications they will face in their relationship in the new KBS2 weekend drama “Ojakgyo Family.”

On the second episode on August 7, Baek Ja-eun (Uee), a hot-tempered daughter of a rich businessman, encounters Hwang Tae-hee (Ju Won), a peevish police detective, due to Ja-eun’s father Baek In-ho (Lee Young-ha), whom Tae-hee is pursuing.

Tae-hee is tipped off that In-ho is leaving for China while trying to find his whereabouts. In-ho is supposed to answer a police summons as a witness in relation to a case he is investigating. Tae-hee hurries to an airport to catch him. At the same time, Ja-eun also goes to the airport to see her father off as she was told that he would travel to China on business. But she fails to meet him, and only brushes past Tae-hee, who is also waiting for In-ho in vain.

Later, Ja-eun visits a store which sells counterfeit luxury bags to buy one and encounters Tae-hee again, who is on duty to crack down on illegal design goods. Tae-hee mistakes Ja-eun for the store’s owner and grabs her on the wrist, which makes her look at him with a puzzled look.

Meanwhile, Hwang Chang-sik (Baek Il-seop), who runs Ojakgyo Farm, confesses to his family that the owner of the farm is not him, as the real owner, In-ho, asks him to return it, sending them into shock.

Viewers expressed their expectations for the development of the two’s relationship. They wrote messages saying, “The look in their eyes hints that there will be something between them,” and “It seems to indicate that there will be a rough road ahead for the two to be involved in a romantic relationship.”

Writer: KBS Media Jin Yeong-ju (KBS Global)

“Ojakkyo Brothers” exceeds 20% ratings on its second day

 

Ratings for TV drama Ojakkyo Brothers exceeded 20% on its second day of broadcast on August 7.

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, national viewership rating for episode 2 went up to 20.5%, an increase of 3.3% from it’s first broadcast on August 6.  Meanwhile, Seoul rating stands at 21.2%, an increase of 3.2%.

Episode 2 ends with the fateful meeting between Baek Ja Eun (Uee) and policeman Hwang Tae Hee (Joo Won) at a shop selling fake luxury handbags when the police were investigating Ja Eun’s father, Baek In Ho (Lee Young In).  Viewers of the looking forward to know the development of this meeting which is expected to blossom into a romantic relationship.

 

Ojakkyo Brothers tells about the Hwang family who lives at the Ojakkyo Farm near Seoul. It is directed by Ki Min Su (Goodbye Solo, 2005, More Beautiful Than a Flower, 2004) and penned by Lee Jung Sun (Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, 2007; Be Strong, Geum-Soon!, 2005).  The drama airs on KBS2 every weekend at 7:55 om.

 

Source: Goodday News, 10Asia

By: media

August 8, 2011, Su Young’s Sphere

“Ojakkyo Brother” kicks off with 17.2% national rating

 

 

New KBS2 weekend drama Ojakko Brothers successfully started its run on August 6.

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the pilot episode garnered national viewership of 17.2% and Seoul viewership of 17.9%.  It ranked 3rd place among the TV dramas aired on Saturday (national viewership) after MBC’s Shiny Shiny Shining (24.3%) and SBS’ Scent of a Woman (18.6%).

The warm and family drama revolves around the lives of a respectable family that lives in a farm near Seoul. The father,  Hwang Chang-Sik (Baek Il Sub) takes care of the orchard while the adoring mother (Kim Ja Ok) tends the duck farm. The sons are bachelor Hwang Tae Sin (Jung Woong In), TV news reporter Hwang Tae Bum (Ryu Su Young), policeman Hwang Tae Hee (Joo Won) and playboy Hwang Tae Pil (Yun Woo Jin).

The drama is directed by Ki Min Su (Accidental Couple, 2009; Love and Marriage, 2008;  Goodbye Solo, 2005,) and written by Lee Jung Sun (All About My Family, 2008; Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, 2007; Be Strong, Geum-Soon! 2005).

 

Source: Korea Today

By: media

August 8, 2011, Su Young’s Sphere

New Weekend Drama ‘Ojakgyo Family’ Opens This Weekend

The new KBS2 weekend drama about a farm family with four brothers will begin on August 6. “Ojakgyo Family” is directed by Kim Min-su, whose works include the 2006 hit drama “Goodbye Solo,” and written by Lee Jeong-sun, the writer of “Surgeon Bong Dal-hee” and “Be Strong, Geum-soon.”

The show deals with the life of a family running Ojakgyo Farm that is filled with both joy and trouble like that of any other family. A production event was held at a hotel in Seoul on August 2, with the cast and crew attending including the director, veteran actors Baek Il-seop and Kim Ja-ok, Jung Woong-in, Jeon Mi-sun, Ryu Soo-young, Choi Jung-yoon, Ju Won, Uee and Yeon Woo-jin.

▲ The cast poses with the director at a production event.

Ko Young-tak, the chief of the drama division at KBS, said that he is confident that KBS weekend dramas will be like an oasis that refreshes viewers from tiring everyday life. He said, “I believe the new show will enable viewers to be not only entertained but also reinvigorated in this sweltering summer.”

Director Ki Min-su said, “It is a family drama that will look at how people from different backgrounds fall in love and how the mother is the source of energy in a family as she comforts and feeds family members struggling in life. I expect perfect harmony between veteran and young actors. Since it is a long weekend series, characters are bound to experience change and growth. I hope this serves as an opportunity for cast members themselves to learn and grow.”

Baek Il-seop, who plays Hwang Chang-sik, the trouble-making nominal owner of Ojakgyo Farm, expressed high expectations for the show, saying, “We will garner more than 25 percent ratings from the first episode.” Kim Ja-ok, who plays Chang-sik’s wife Park Bok-ja, said that the show will stress the importance of family. She added, “Many say that it’s hard to survive in this competitive world today. I hope our drama can provide comfort and encouragement for them.”

▲ Kim Ja-ok (left) and Baek Il-seop

Uee, a member of the girl group After School, also appears as one of the main characters. She said that it is a great honor for her — with little experience in acting — to work with such experienced actors and be able to learn from them. She said, “We are all like a real family, so it is fun to be part of it. I’m doing and will do my best.”

Ju Won, who rose to stardom with the 2010 mega hit “Love, Bread and Dreams,” said his new role is quite different from the previous one he took up in “Love, Bread and Dreams.” He added, “So I am very excited to play the role.”

▲ From left, Ryu Soo-young-Choi Jung-yoon, Jeon Mi-sun-Jung Woong-in and Ju Won-Uee
 

Jung Woong-in and Ryu Soo-young play a couple with Jeon Mi-sun and Choi Jung-yoon, respectively. Rookie actor Yeon Woo-jin plays the youngest son of the farm family. Other cast members include Kim Yong-rim, Kim Yong-gun and Park Jun-keum.

“Ojakgyo Family” airs on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:55 p.m. on KBS2.

Writer: KBS Media Jin Yeong-ju  (KBS Global)
Photo: KBS PR Team Lee Min-kyu (KBS Global)

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