# My Husband Got a Family

My Husband Got a Family (Korean: 넝쿨째 굴러온 당신) is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, and Youn Yuh-jung. It aired on KBS2 from February 25 to September 9, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 58 episodes.
The weekend family drama centres on a working woman named Cha Yoon-hee (played by Kim Nam-joo) as her husband, who was put up for international adoption to the United States and is a surgeon, reunites with his biological parents. Yoon-hee faces the unexpected burden of having to build a relationship with her new-found in-laws.
During its more than five-month run, it topped the weekly ratings chart for 25 consecutive weeks and reached a ratings peak of 45.8 percent (TNmS) and 52.3 percent (AGB Nielsen). The series ranked number one overall on the 2012 yearly TV ratings chart.

## Plot

Cha Yoon-hee (Kim Nam-joo) is a successful TV drama producer/director who marries an orphaned surgeon (Yoo Jun-sang) and thereby acquires the supposed, ultimate career woman's dream―accomplished husband minus the in-laws. Her marital bliss is shattered when her husband finds his birth parents and they happen to be her next-door neighbours with whom she bickers on a daily basis, and feature not one, but three sisters-in-law, and the usual array of aunts and grandmothers-in-law. Yoon-hee realises she has married more than she has bargained for. Once again, the stage is set for a butting of the heads between daughter and mother-in-law (Youn Yuh-jung).

## Cast

* Kim Nam-joo as Cha Yoon-hee
    Terry Kang wife; Se-joong's younger sister and Se-kwang older sister
* Yoo Jun-sang as Terry Kang / Bang Gwi-nam
    Yoon-hee's husband; Il-sook's younger brother and older brother of Yi-sook and Mal-sook

### Cha Yoon-hee's family

* Kim Young-ran as Han Man-hee
    Se-joong, Yoon-hee, and Se-kwang's mother; Ji-young and Terry Kang's mother-in-law
* Kim Yong-hee as Cha Se-joong
    Yoon-hee and Se-kwang's older brother
* Jin Kyung as Min Ji-young
    Se-joong's wife and Korean Language teacher at middle school
* Kang Min-hyuk as Cha Se-kwang
    Se-joong and Yoon-hee's younger brother. He is a student of KAIST

### Bang Chang-soo's house

* Kang Boo-ja as Jeon Mak-rye
    Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's grandmother; Jang-soo, Jung-hoon, and Jung-bae's mother; Chung-ae, Yang-shil, and Go Ok's mother-in-law
* Jang Yong as Bang Jang-soo
    Chung-ae's husband; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's father; He is a Baker who owns Bakery and usually bake bread and pastry
* Youn Yuh-jung as Uhm Chung-ae
    Jang-soo's wife; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's mother
* Yang Jung-a as Bang Il-sook
    Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's older sister; Nam Nam-goo's ex-wife; Nam Min-ji's mother.
* Jo Yoon-hee as Bang Yi-sook
    Il-sook and Gwi-nam younger sister; Mal-sook's older sister. She is a talented carpenter but gets a job at Italian restaurant owned by Chun Jae Yong due to supporting of her sister-at-law Cha Yoon Hee.
* Oh Yeon-seo as Bang Mal-sook
    Il-sook, Gwi-nam, and Yi-sook younger sister. She is a coordinator at Plastic surgery.
* Jeon Hwi-heon as Nam Min-ji
    Il-sook and Nam-goo's daughter; Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's niece

### Bang Jung-hoon's family

* Song Geum-shik as Bang Jung-hoon
    Yang-shil's husband; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's younger uncle. He works at Construction company as executive.
* Na Young-hee as Jang Yang-shil
    Jung-hoon's wife; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's uncle's wife

### Bang Jung-bae's family

* Kim Sang-ho as Bang Jung-bae
    Go-ok's husband; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's youngest uncle; Jang-goon's father
* Shim Yi-young as Go-ok
    Jung-bae's wife; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's uncle's wife; Jang-goon's mother
* Kwak Dong-yeon as Bang Jang-goon
    Jung-bae and Go-ok's son; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook's cousin

### Chung-ae's sister

* Yu Ji-in as Uhm Bo-ae
    Chung-ae's younger sister; Soon-ae's older sister; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook aunt
* Yang Hee-kyung as Uhm Soon-ae
    Chung-ae and Bo-ae's younger sister; Il-sook, Gwi-nam, Yi-sook, and Mal-sook aunt

### Extended

* Lee Hee-joon as Chun Jae-yong
    Yoon-hee's old student; Italian Restaurant owner and from Daegu, Gyeongbuk.
* Kim Won-jun as Yoon Bin
    Former idol
* Park Soo-jin as Song Soo-jin
    A doctor at Gwi Nam's hospital and childhood friend from the US
* Kim Hyung-bum as Nam Nam-goo
    Il-sook's ex-husband; Min-ji's father.
* Kang Dong-ho as Han Kyu-hyun
    Yi-sook's first love and a lawyer.
* Lim Geu-rin as Unknown
    Bakery's employee
* Kim Hyung-jin as Tae-young
    Restaurant Staff
* Geun Ho-seok as Yoo Beom
    Se-kwang's friend
* Lee Ga-ryeong as Yoo Shin-hye's colleague

### Cameo appearances

* Park Min-jung as Seo Yoo-rim
    Actress acting in the drama Yoon-hee is producing
* Go Do-young as Yoon-hee's workplace junior
* Go Seo-hee as Writer writing the drama Yoon-hee is producing
* Jung Chang-sung as Chief secretary
* Lee Chae-min as Customer
* Lee Jae-yong as Jae-yong's father
* Kil Yong-woo as Gwi-nam's adoptive father
* Kim Chang-sook as Gwi-nam's adoptive mother
* Kwak Min-suk as PD Ji
* Lee Do-hyun as Ji-hwan
* Hwang Dong-joo as Fake Gwi-nam
* Yoo In-young as Yoo Shin-hye
* Choi Yoon-so as Kang Hye-soo
* Kim Seung-woo as man studying for the bar exams (ep 5–6)
* Kim Jang-hoon as Yoon Bin's sunbae (ep 16)
* Hong Eun-hee as a difficult actress (ep 18)
* Ji Jin-hee as pastor (ep 19)
* Lee Soo-geun as Yoon Bin's ex-manager (ep 21)
* Cha Tae-hyun as Cha Tae-bong, Yoon-hee's ex-boyfriend (ep 26)
* Sung Si-kyung as has-been singer Sung Si-kaeng (ep 32)
* ZE:A as themselves (ep 39)
* Song Joon-geun as top drama actor (ep 40)
* Lee Hye-young as top drama actress (ep 40)
* Lee Jung-shin as Mal-sook's blind date (ep 42)
* Kim Jong-min as audition judge (ep 46)
* Shin Se-kyung as Shin Se-kyung (ep 49)
* Kim Joon-hyun as variety show PD
* Lee Jong-hak as singing instructor
* Yang Hee-eun as radio DJ
* Kim Kyung-jin as Teuk Byeol-chul
* Tak Jae-hoon as marketer
* Jung Kyung-mi as Yoon Bin's mom fan
* Kim Seo-hyung as Jae-yong's first sister
* Jo Ha-rang as Jae-yong's second sister
* Lee Je-in as Jae-yong's youngest sister
* Gong Hyung-jin as man arguing with Yoon-hee
* Park So-hyun as radio DJ

## Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Date | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Episode # | Date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 01 | 2012-02-25 | 24.5% (1st) | 21.9% (1st) | 22.3% (1st) | 22.3% (1st) |
| 02 | 2012-02-26 | 29.3% (1st) | 29.4% (1st) | 28.9% (1st) | 30.0% (1st) |
| 03 | 2012-03-03 | 26.2% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) | 25.7% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) |
| 04 | 2012-03-04 | 30.2% (1st) | 30.2% (1st) | 29.9% (1st) | 30.4% (1st) |
| 05 | 2012-03-10 | 27.2% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 06 | 2012-03-11 | 32.5% (1st) | 31.4% (1st) | 32.8% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) |
| 07 | 2012-03-17 | 30.3% (1st) | 31.1% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) |
| 08 | 2012-03-18 | 35.2% (1st) | 35.6% (1st) | 32.8% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) |
| 09 | 2012-03-24 | 30.5% (1st) | 30.2% (1st) | 29.1% (1st) | 29.7% (1st) |
| 10 | 2012-03-25 | 38.5% (1st) | 39.6% (1st) | 36.1% (1st) | 36.3% (1st) |
| 11 | 2012-03-31 | 33.9% (1st) | 33.1% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) | 30.3% (1st) |
| 12 | 2012-04-01 | 36.2% (1st) | 36.2% (1st) | 35.6% (1st) | 35.4% (1st) |
| 13 | 2012-04-07 | 32.2% (1st) | 32.6% (1st) | 27.8% (1st) | 27.6% (1st) |
| 14 | 2012-04-08 | 35.6% (1st) | 37.3% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) | 34.9% (1st) |
| 15 | 2012-04-14 | 30.4% (1st) | 30.7% (1st) | 27.2% (1st) | 27.2% (1st) |
| 16 | 2012-04-15 | 38.6% (1st) | 40.3% (1st) | 34.5% (1st) | 34.6% (1st) |
| 17 | 2012-04-21 | 36.3% (1st) | 37.8% (1st) | 32.4% (1st) | 33.2% (1st) |
| 18 | 2012-04-22 | 38.9% (1st) | 42.3% (1st) | 36.4% (1st) | 37.7% (1st) |
| 19 | 2012-04-28 | 32.2% (1st) | 33.3% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) | 31.2% (1st) |
| 20 | 2012-04-29 | 36.0% (1st) | 37.6% (1st) | 34.2% (1st) | 34.5% (1st) |
| 21 | 2012-05-05 | 29.0% (1st) | 28.2% (1st) | 26.0% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) |
| 22 | 2012-05-06 | 34.5% (1st) | 37.5% (1st) | 33.8% (1st) | 35.2% (1st) |
| 23 | 2012-05-12 | 29.4% (1st) | 32.1% (1st) | 29.3% (1st) | 30.9% (1st) |
| 24 | 2012-05-13 | 36.1% (1st) | 39.3% (1st) | 34.9% (1st) | 35.8% (1st) |
| 25 | 2012-05-19 | 32.0% (1st) | 34.7% (1st) | 30.6% (1st) | 31.7% (1st) |
| 26 | 2012-05-20 | 35.4% (1st) | 38.3% (1st) | 34.0% (1st) | 35.2% (1st) |
| 27 | 2012-05-26 | 29.9% (1st) | 31.1% (1st) | 27.2% (1st) | 28.2% (1st) |
| 28 | 2012-05-27 | 34.6% (1st) | 37.6% (1st) | 33.1% (1st) | 34.9% (1st) |
| 29 | 2012-06-02 | 30.9% (1st) | 31.5% (1st) | 29.6% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) |
| 30 | 2012-06-03 | 37.1% (1st) | 39.5% (1st) | 35.3% (1st) | 35.7% (1st) |
| 31 | 2012-06-09 | 32.0% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) | 29.8% (1st) | 30.3% (1st) |
| 32 | 2012-06-10 | 37.4% (1st) | 40.3% (1st) | 37.3% (1st) | 39.2% (1st) |
| 33 | 2012-06-16 | 33.6% (1st) | 35.2% (1st) | 30.2% (1st) | 31.7% (1st) |
| 34 | 2012-06-17 | 39.2% (1st) | 42.0% (1st) | 36.2% (1st) | 37.8% (1st) |
| 35 | 2012-06-23 | 35.0% (1st) | 36.3% (1st) | 31.5% (1st) | 32.7% (1st) |
| 36 | 2012-06-24 | 39.8% (1st) | 42.5% (1st) | 37.0% (1st) | 37.9% (1st) |
| 37 | 2012-06-30 | 37.3% (1st) | 37.4% (1st) | 34.2% (1st) | 35.5% (1st) |
| 38 | 2012-07-01 | 40.5% (1st) | 42.0% (1st) | 36.7% (1st) | 37.1% (1st) |
| 39 | 2012-07-07 | 34.4% (1st) | 35.9% (1st) | 31.2% (1st) | 32.4% (1st) |
| 40 | 2012-07-08 | 41.4% (1st) | 42.8% (1st) | 38.2% (1st) | 38.1% (1st) |
| 41 | 2012-07-14 | 39.2% (1st) | 39.2% (1st) | 36.2% (1st) | 36.9% (1st) |
| 42 | 2012-07-15 | 46.0% (1st) | 48.6% (1st) | 41.9% (1st) | 42.7% (1st) |
| 43 | 2012-07-21 | 36.6% (1st) | 37.9% (1st) | 30.5% (1st) | 32.1% (1st) |
| 44 | 2012-07-22 | 44.0% (1st) | 46.9% (1st) | 37.6% (1st) | 38.6% (1st) |
| 45 | 2012-07-28 | 32.5% (1st) | 32.7% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) | 26.8% (1st) |
| 46 | 2012-07-29 | 34.1% (1st) | 36.5% (1st) | 33.3% (1st) | 34.7% (1st) |
| 47 | 2012-08-04 | 27.8% (1st) | 27.7% (1st) | 27.5% (1st) | 28.7% (1st) |
| 48 | 2012-08-05 | 31.7% (1st) | 33.4% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) | 29.9% (1st) |
| 49 | 2012-08-11 | 32.5% (1st) | 35.1% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) | 30.7% (1st) |
| 50 | 2012-08-12 | 43.5% (1st) | 45.5% (1st) | 40.7% (1st) | 43.1% (1st) |
| 51 | 2012-08-18 | 39.4% (1st) | 39.9% (1st) | 35.2% (1st) | 37.6% (1st) |
| 52 | 2012-08-19 | 45.9% (1st) | 47.4% (1st) | 42.1% (1st) | 44.3% (1st) |
| 53 | 2012-08-25 | 39.5% (1st) | 40.1% (1st) | 35.4% (1st) | 36.2% (1st) |
| 54 | 2012-08-26 | 45.4% (1st) | 47.0% (1st) | 40.7% (1st) | 41.6% (1st) |
| 55 | 2012-09-01 | 40.5% (1st) | 42.1% (1st) | 36.3% (1st) | 37.5% (1st) |
| 56 | 2012-09-02 | 45.7% (1st) | 46.4% (1st) | 40.9% (1st) | 42.2% (1st) |
| 57 | 2012-09-08 | 42.3% (1st) | 43.8% (1st) | 37.5% (1st) | 38.6% (1st) |
| 58 | 2012-09-09 | 49.2% (1st) | 49.6% (1st) | 45.3% (1st) | 46.3% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 35.7% | 36.9% | 33.1% | 33.9% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2012 | 7th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | My Husband Got a Family | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama | My Husband Got a Family | Won |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Hee-joon | Won |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Kang Min-hyuk | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Oh Yeon-seo | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | Won |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best Writer | Park Ji-eun | Won |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Special Jury Prize for Acting | Lee Hee-joon | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Rising Star Award | Oh Yeon-seo | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Rising Star Award | Kang Min-hyuk | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Best Writer | Park Ji-eun | Won |
| 2012 | K-Drama Star Awards | Top Popularity Award | Yoo Jun-sang | Won |
| 2012 | 25th Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) for TV Drama | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Drama | My Husband Got a Family | Won |
| 2012 | 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Drama PD | Kim Hyung-suk | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Jun-sang | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Nam-joo | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Sang-ho | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jo Yoon-hee | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Kang Min-hyuk | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Hee-joon | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Oh Yeon-seo | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Writer | Park Ji-eun | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Yoo Jun-sang and Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Lee Hee-joon and Jo Yoon-hee | Won |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | My Husband Got a Family | Nominated |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director (TV) | Kim Hyung-suk | Nominated |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Yoo Jun-sang | Nominated |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Kim Nam-joo | Nominated |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Lee Hee-joon | Won |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay (TV) | Park Ji-eun | Nominated |
| 2013 | 40th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Full-length Drama | My Husband Got a Family | Won |

## International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from February 13 to June 26, 2013 under the title 棚ぼたのあなた (Your Windfall).
It aired in the Philippines via GMA Network on April 8, 2013 under the title Unexpected You.
It aired in Singapore on Channel U
It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV on July 1, 2015 under the title s̄ap̣hı̂ cxm s̄æb สะใภ้จอมแสบ (Troublemaker Daughter-in-Law).
A Mexican channel recreated the drama with the title Mi marido tiene familia.