# What Happens to My Family?

What Happens to My Family? (Korean: 가족끼리 왜 이래; RR: Gajok-kkiri Wae Irae; lit. What's With This Family?) is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik. It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) from August 16, 2014, to February 15, 2015.

## Synopsis

Cha Soon-bong (Yoo Dong-geun) is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children. His eldest daughter Kang-shim (Kim Hyun-joo), after a failed relationship, has resigned herself to never marry and a lifetime of being alone; his eldest son Kang-jae (Yoon Park), a brilliant oncologist, is resentful of his humble origins; and his youngest son, Dal-bong (Park Hyung-sik).

## Cast
### Main

* Yoo Dong-geun as Cha Soon-bong
    The patriarch of the Cha family and head of the household; owner of a tofu shop.
* Kim Hyun-joo as Cha Kang-shim
    The eldest child; company secretary to CEO Moon Tae-oh and, in later episodes, to director Moon Tae-joo.
* Yoon Park as Cha Kang-jae
    The second child; a skilled oncologist.
* Park Hyung-sik as Cha Dal-bong
    The youngest child; he is struggling with finding a stable job.

### Supporting
#### Cha family

* Yang Hee-kyung as Cha Soon-geum
    Soon-bong's younger sister; Young-seol's mother and aunt to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
* Kim Jung-nan as Noh Young-seol
    Soon-geum's daughter and cousin to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
* Kim Jung-min as Seo Joong-baek
    Young-seol's husband; owner of a chicken restaurant.

#### People around Cha Kang-shim

* Kim Sang-kyung as Moon Tae-joo
    Director at GK Group; CEO Moon's son.
* Kim Yong-gun as Moon Tae-oh
    CEO of GK Group; Tae-joo's father and Kang-shim's boss.
* Na Young-hee as Baek Seol-hee
    Eun-ho's mother; a famous news anchor and TV personality.
* Song Jae-hee as Byun Woo-tak
    Kang-shim's ex-boyfriend; an attorney who handles Soon-bong's case against the Cha children.

#### People around Cha Kang-jae

* Son Dam-bi as Kwon Hyo-jin
    Kang-jae's fiancée; daughter of Kwon Ki-chan and Heo Yang-geum; a food stylist.
* Kim Il-woo as Kwon Ki-chan
    Hyo-jin's father and husband to Heo Yang-geum; director of the hospital where Kang-jae works.
* Kyeon Mi-ri as Heo Yang-geum
    Director Kwon's wife and Hyo-jin's mother.

#### People around Cha Dal-bong

* Nam Ji-hyun as Kang Seo-wool
** Kim Bo-yoon as young Kang Seo-wool
    A country girl with a strong Chungcheong dialect; she moves to Seoul in the hopes of marrying Dal-bong.
* Seo Kang-joon as Yoon Eun-ho
    Baek Seol-hee's son; an idol turned restaurant owner.

#### Others

* Kim Seo-ra as Miss Ko (Ko Bok-ja / Ko Eun-hwan)
    A mysterious woman who became Soon-bong's close friend.
* Jang In-sub as The Sword

### Special appearance

* Hwang Kwang-hee as Vitamin Salesman (Ep. 2)

## Ratings

* In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* The drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS ratings | TNmS ratings |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | August 16, 2014 | 20.0% | 20.5% | 19.2% | 18.0% |
| 2 | August 17, 2014 | 23.3% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.4% |
| 3 | August 23, 2014 | 20.3% | 20.2% | 21.8% | 22.0% |
| 4 | August 24, 2014 | 25.6% | 25.3% | 23.9% | 24.3% |
| 5 | August 30, 2014 | 22.3% | 22.4% | 21.8% | 21.2% |
| 6 | August 31, 2014 | 25.9% | 25.8% | 24.6% | 25.7% |
| 7 | September 6, 2014 | 22.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 23.1% |
| 8 | September 7, 2014 | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.1% | 20.7% |
| 9 | September 13, 2014 | 24.5% | 24.7% | 23.3% | 23.8% |
| 10 | September 14, 2014 | 27.5% | 29.0% | 25.4% | 25.7% |
| 11 | September 20, 2014 | 23.5% | 24.4% | 21.4% | 21.5% |
| 12 | September 21, 2014 | 28.0% | 28.8% | 26.3% | 27.9% |
| 13 | September 28, 2014 | 22.6% | 22.8% | 20.5% | 22.9% |
| 14 | October 4, 2014 | 20.7% | 20.7% | 18.8% | 20.6% |
| 15 | October 5, 2014 | 28.8% | 28.7% | 25.8% | 28.0% |
| 16 | October 11, 2014 | 24.4% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 24.4% |
| 17 | October 12, 2014 | 29.5% | 29.6% | 26.4% | 27.6% |
| 18 | October 18, 2014 | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 26.6% |
| 19 | October 19, 2014 | 31.8% | 32.0% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| 20 | October 25, 2014 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 26.6% | 27.6% |
| 21 | October 26, 2014 | 34.5% | 34.7% | 30.7% | 33.2% |
| 22 | November 1, 2014 | 27.9% | 27.0% | 28.4% | 29.0% |
| 23 | November 2, 2014 | 33.5% | 34.2% | 32.2% | 34.3% |
| 24 | November 8, 2014 | 30.7% | 30.9% | 28.7% | 29.1% |
| 25 | November 9, 2014 | 34.0% | 33.6% | 32.5% | 34.5% |
| 26 | November 15, 2014 | 29.3% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.0% |
| 27 | November 16, 2014 | 34.5% | 34.9% | 33.4% | 36.0% |
| 28 | November 22, 2014 | 29.0% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 29.3% |
| 29 | November 23, 2014 | 35.4% | 35.8% | 34.0% | 37.4% |
| 30 | November 29, 2014 | 30.2% | 29.8% | 31.3% | 32.0% |
| 31 | November 30, 2014 | 37.0% | 35.8% | 35.4% | 37.9% |
| 32 | December 6, 2014 | 30.2% | 29.6% | 30.4% | 31.7% |
| 33 | December 7, 2014 | 36.6% | 36.6% | 35.0% | 37.1% |
| 34 | December 13, 2014 | 32.4% | 32.4% | 30.8% | 31.0% |
| 35 | December 14, 2014 | 37.9% | 38.0% | 36.2% | 38.3% |
| 36 | December 20, 2014 | 31.3% | 30.2% | 31.9% | 33.2% |
| 37 | December 21, 2014 | 38.7% | 38.0% | 37.7% | 40.3% |
| 38 | December 27, 2014 | 36.2% | 36.4% | 35.6% | 37.0% |
| 39 | December 28, 2014 | 41.2% | 42.2% | 39.3% | 41.9% |
| 40 | January 3, 2015 | 39.1% | 39.3% | 37.0% | 38.8% |
| 41 | January 4, 2015 | 40.7% | 40.9% | 41.7% | 44.4% |
| 42 | January 10, 2015 | 36.4% | 35.6% | 36.8% | 38.4% |
| 43 | January 11, 2015 | 41.2% | 41.9% | 41.2% | 44.3% |
| 44 | January 17, 2015 | 36.8% | 37.3% | 36.7% | 37.8% |
| 45 | January 18, 2015 | 41.2% | 41.9% | 40.5% | 42.9% |
| 46 | January 24, 2015 | 36.1% | 36.4% | 36.3% | 37.8% |
| 47 | January 25, 2015 | 42.2% | 43.0% | 41.1% | 43.7% |
| 48 | January 31, 2015 | 30.0% | 29.9% | 29.5% | 30.3% |
| 49 | February 1, 2015 | 40.1% | 40.1% | 39.3% | 41.7% |
| 50 | February 7, 2015 | 35.1% | 34.4% | 37.4% | 38.8% |
| 51 | February 8, 2015 | 43.3% | 44.1% | 41.2% | 44.1% |
| 52 | February 14, 2015 | 37.6% | 36.8% | 37.7% | 39.6% |
| 53 | February 15, 2015 | 43.1% | 42.4% | 40.8% | 43.5% |
| Average | Average | 30.8% | 32.2% | 31.7% | 31.8% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Sang-kyung | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated |
| 2014 | 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | Best Drama | What Happens to My Family? | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Yoo Dong-geun | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kim Sang-kyung | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Kim Sang-kyung | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Yang Hee-kyung | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Son Dam-bi | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Park Hyung-sik | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Seo Kang-joon | Nominated |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Nam Ji-hyun | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Writer | Kang Eun-kyung | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Kim Sang-kyung and Kim Hyun-joo | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Park Hyung-sik and Nam Ji-hyun | Won |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nam Ji-hyun | Nominated |
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Yoo Dong-geun | Nominated |

## Adaption

In 2015, a Turkish television series with the title The Baba Candir, based on the drama was released. There is a Mexican adaptation called Que le pasa a mi Familia? which was released in 2021.

## International broadcast

| Country | Network | Name |
| Latvia | TV3Life | Trīs Annas |
| Lithuania | TV8 | Trys Anos |
| Estonia | TV3 | Kolm õde |
| Russia | Лавстори | Три раза Анна |
| Thailand | PPTV HD | February 16, 2016 – June 21, 2016 (every Tuesday – Wednesday at 08:30 – 09:55). |
| Thailand | Channel 9 MCOT HD | February 10, 2018 – May 26, 2018 (on Saturday February 24 and Sunday February 25 at 22:11 – 23:06 due to live broadcast of DARE TO DREAM presents LPGA THAILAND 2018 golf at 23:11 – 00:02) (every Saturday and Sunday at 22:11 to 23:38). |