# Once Again (South Korean TV series)

Once Again (Korean: 한 번 다녀왔습니다) is a 2020 South Korean family drama television series starring Lee Sang-yeob and Lee Min-jung. The drama aired on KBS2 from March 28 to September 13, 2020, every Saturday and Sunday from 19:55 to 21:15 (KST).

## Synopsis

Song Young-dal (Cheon Ho-jin) and Jang Ok-boon (Cha Hwa-yeon) have been married for many years and they have four children (a son and three daughters): Joon-sun (Oh Dae-hwan), Ga-hee (Oh Yoon-ah), Na-hee (Lee Min-jung) and Da-hee (Lee Cho-hee).
Third child Na-Hee is a doctor and she works with her husband Doctor Yoon Gyu-jin (Lee Sang-yeob) at the same hospital. They fell in love during their medical school days and got married, but their marriage life is not doing very well. Meanwhile, the first child Joon-sun (Oh Dae-hwan) and the second child Ga-hee (Oh Yoon-ah) are both divorcees and live with their parents. The youngest child Da-Hee struggles as an intern at a company.

## Cast
### Main

* Chun Ho-jin as Song Young-dal
* Cha Hwa-yeon as Jang Ok-boon
* Lee Min-jung as Song Na-hee — Young-dal and Ok-boon's third child, a pediatrician.
* Lee Sang-yeob as Yoon Gyu-jin — Na-hee's husband, an internist.

### Supporting

* Oh Dae-hwan as Song Joon-sun — Young-dal and Ok-boon's eldest child.
* Oh Yoon-ah as Song Ga-hee — Young-dal and Ok-boon's second child.
* Lee Cho-hee as Song Da-hee — Young-dal and Ok-boon's youngest child.
* Moon Woo-jin as Kim Ji-hoon — Ga-hee's son.

#### Yoon Gyu-jin's family

* Sung Chan-ho as Gyu-jin and Jae-seok's deceased father, only appears in their family photo.
* Kim Bo-yeon as Choi Yoon-jung — Gyu-jin and Jae-seok's mother.
* Lee Sang-yi as Yoon Jae-seok — Gyu-jin's younger brother, Da-hee's love interest, later her husband.

#### Yongju Market

* Lee Jung-eun as Kang Cho-yeon — Sister's Kimbap store owner. Young-dal's long-lost younger sister, Song Young-sook.
* Baek Ji-won as Jang Ok-ja — Ok-boon's unmarried younger sister.
* Ahn Gil-kang as Yang Chi-soo — Young-dal's friend.
* Ki Do-hoon as Park Hyo-shin — Song's family fried chicken restaurant part-time delivery man, later became a stuntman for Joon-sun's action company. Ga-hee's love interest.
* Kim So-ra as Lee Joo-ri — Sister's Kimbap store worker.
* Song Da-eun as Kim Ga-yeon — Sister's Kimbap store worker.
* Shin Mi-young as Park Kyung-hwa — Dried fish store owner.
* Kim Ga-young as Im Jin-joo — Twisted donut store owner.

#### Family of Joon-sun

* Im Jung-eun as Sung Hyun-kyung — Joon-sun's wife.
* Lee Ga-yeon as Song Seo-young — Joon-sun's eldest daughter.
* Ahn Seo-yeon as Song Seo-jin — Joon-sun's younger daughter.

#### Members of Evergreen Children's Hospital

* Alex Chu as Lee Jeong-rok — Na-hee's medical school senior.
* Son Seong-yoon as Yoo Bo-young — Gyu-jin's first love.
* Song Min-jae as Yoo Shi-hoo — Bo-young's son.
* Shin Soo-jung as Park Ji-yeon
* Kang Yoo-seok as Han Gi-young
* Kim Hyun-mok as Hong Sung-woo
* Kim Mi-eun as Shin Hye-jung
* Lee Sang-kyung as Shim Jung-hee
* Han Bom as Oh Yeon-ji

### Others

* Oh Eui-shik as Oh Jung-bong — Joon-sun's action junior, a stuntman.
* Jang Won-hyuk as Lee Jong-soo — Joon-sun's action junior, a stuntman.
* Bae Ho-geun as Kim Seung-hyun — Ga-hee's ex-husband.
* Heo Hyun-ho as Monk Yong Kang — Monk who is a father figure to Cho-yeon.
* Kim Hye-won as Kwon Ji-hye — Ga-hee's store manager.
* Jung Han-bit as Seo Yoon-hee — Jae-seok's blind date.
* Jo Mi-ryung as Hong Yeon-hong — Cho-yeon's friend, a schemer and troublemaker.
* Nam Jung-hee as Shim Moon-sil — Yeon-hong's mother.

### Special appearances

* Ji Il-joo as Cha Young-hoon — Da-hee's ex-fiancé.
* Son Jong-hak as Jang Choong-soo — Evergreen Children Hospital's director.
* Lee Sung-kyung as Ji Sun-kyung — Jae-seok's ex-girlfriend.
* Kang Chan-hee as Choi Ji-won — Da-hee's friend from college.
* Jo Han-chul as Jo Won-chul — Loan shark that harasses Yeon-hong for her debts.
* Lee Pil-mo as Lee Hyun — Hyun Media CEO, film director for Yongju Market's promotional video.

## Viewership

* In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
* The 48th episode of the series aired on September 6, 2020, logged a national average viewership of 37.0% with 6.8 million viewers watching the episode.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 28, 2020 | 19.4% | 17.7% | 20.2% |
| 2 | March 28, 2020 | 23.1% | 21.7% | 23.3% |
| 3 | March 29, 2020 | 22.9% | 23.2% | 22.3% |
| 4 | March 29, 2020 | 26.3% | 25.3% | 26.4% |
| 5 | April 4, 2020 | 20.5% | 18.8% | 22.0% |
| 6 | April 4, 2020 | 24.5% | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| 7 | April 5, 2020 | 24.2% | 22.8% | 25.0% |
| 8 | April 5, 2020 | 28.1% | 27.4% | 29.1% |
| 9 | April 11, 2020 | 21.3% | 20.1% | 21.0% |
| 10 | April 11, 2020 | 26.0% | 25.5% | 25.3% |
| 11 | April 12, 2020 | 26.7% | 26.1% | 25.8% |
| 12 | April 12, 2020 | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.3% |
| 13 | April 18, 2020 | 21.3% | 20.8% | 19.8% |
| 14 | April 18, 2020 | 26.6% | 26.4% | 23.1% |
| 15 | April 19, 2020 | 26.3% | 25.7% | 24.6% |
| 16 | April 19, 2020 | 29.9% | 30.3% | 27.0% |
| 17 | April 25, 2020 | 25.0% | 21.4% | 20.4% |
| 18 | April 25, 2020 | 25.5% | 21.6% | 25.2% |
| 19 | April 26, 2020 | 28.4% | 23.9% | 23.6% |
| 20 | April 26, 2020 | 28.8% | 28.3% | 27.9% |
| 21 | May 2, 2020 | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.6% |
| 22 | May 2, 2020 | 26.1% | 26.1% | 25.3% |
| 23 | May 3, 2020 | 24.5% | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| 24 | May 3, 2020 | 28.2% | 27.6% | 28.2% |
| 25 | May 9, 2020 | 26.6% | 26.7% | — |
| 26 | May 9, 2020 | 22.1% | 21.8% | — |
| 27 | May 10, 2020 | 25.1% | 25.0% | 24.9% |
| 28 | May 10, 2020 | 30.2% | 30.5% | 29.4% |
| 29 | May 16, 2020 | 22.0% | 21.9% | 19.7% |
| 30 | May 16, 2020 | 27.2% | 26.8% | 24.3% |
| 31 | May 17, 2020 | 26.6% | 27.1% | 24.3% |
| 32 | May 17, 2020 | 29.9% | 30.4% | 29.3% |
| 33 | May 23, 2020 | 21.8% | 21.4% | 21.1% |
| 34 | May 23, 2020 | 26.3% | 25.6% | 25.8% |
| 35 | May 24, 2020 | 27.4% | 27.2% | 26.1% |
| 36 | May 24, 2020 | 31.1% | 30.5% | 29.5% |
| 37 | May 30, 2020 | 21.2% | 20.4% | 20.5% |
| 38 | May 30, 2020 | 27.0% | 26.1% | 26.0% |
| 39 | May 31, 2020 | 26.0% | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 40 | May 31, 2020 | 30.9% | 30.6% | 29.5% |
| 41 | June 6, 2020 | 23.7% | 24.1% | 21.8% |
| 42 | June 6, 2020 | 28.5% | 28.8% | 26.8% |
| 43 | June 7, 2020 | 26.5% | 26.0% | 25.7% |
| 44 | June 7, 2020 | 30.1% | 29.5% | 30.0% |
| 45 | June 13, 2020 | 23.9% | 23.1% | — |
| 46 | June 13, 2020 | 28.7% | 28.0% | — |
| 47 | June 14, 2020 | 27.8% | 27.5% | 25.6% |
| 48 | June 14, 2020 | 31.6% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
| 49 | June 20, 2020 | 23.1% | 23.4% | 21.0% |
| 50 | June 20, 2020 | 28.8% | 28.0% | 26.5% |
| 51 | June 21, 2020 | 28.6% | 28.5% | 25.7% |
| 52 | June 21, 2020 | 31.5% | 31.9% | 29.9% |
| 53 | June 27, 2020 | 23.6% | 23.3% | 20.9% |
| 54 | June 27, 2020 | 28.0% | 27.5% | 26.9% |
| 55 | June 28, 2020 | 28.5% | 28.3% | 25.5% |
| 56 | June 28, 2020 | 32.2% | 31.5% | 30.1% |
| 57 | July 4, 2020 | 23.2% | 22.6% | 21.4% |
| 58 | July 4, 2020 | 28.6% | 28.5% | 25.6% |
| 59 | July 5, 2020 | 28.9% | 28.5% | 25.8% |
| 60 | July 5, 2020 | 33.0% | 33.0% | 29.7% |
| 61 | July 11, 2020 | 24.6% | 24.2% | 22.7% |
| 62 | July 11, 2020 | 29.6% | 29.5% | 27.7% |
| 63 | July 12, 2020 | 30.3% | 29.7% | 27.8% |
| 64 | July 12, 2020 | 33.3% | 32.5% | 30.9% |
| 65 | July 18, 2020 | 23.9% | 23.5% | 23.8% |
| 66 | July 18, 2020 | 29.4% | 28.7% | 28.4% |
| 67 | July 19, 2020 | 30.4% | 30.3% | 28.9% |
| 68 | July 19, 2020 | 33.7% | 33.4% | 33.0% |
| 69 | July 25, 2020 | 24.2% | 23.1% | 21.9% |
| 70 | July 25, 2020 | 28.7% | 27.6% | 26.3% |
| 71 | July 26, 2020 | 29.6% | 28.9% | 28.3% |
| 72 | July 26, 2020 | 33.0% | 32.7% | 32.0% |
| 73 | August 1, 2020 | 25.7% | 25.0% | 24.6% |
| 74 | August 1, 2020 | 30.1% | 29.3% | 29.5% |
| 75 | August 2, 2020 | 32.1% | 32.3% | 30.0% |
| 76 | August 2, 2020 | 35.6% | 36.0% | 34.2% |
| 77 | August 8, 2020 | 29.4% | 28.7% | 26.9% |
| 78 | August 8, 2020 | 33.2% | 32.4% | 30.6% |
| 79 | August 9, 2020 | 33.6% | 33.2% | 30.0% |
| 80 | August 9, 2020 | 36.5% | 36.1% | 33.6% |
| 81 | August 15, 2020 | 26.9% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 82 | August 15, 2020 | 31.4% | 31.8% | 30.0% |
| 83 | August 16, 2020 | 29.6% | 28.6% | 29.2% |
| 84 | August 16, 2020 | 32.9% | 31.4% | 32.5% |
| 85 | August 22, 2020 | 29.2% | 29.5% | 26.7% |
| 86 | August 22, 2020 | 33.2% | 33.7% | 30.8% |
| 87 | August 23, 2020 | 32.8% | 32.5% | 31.1% |
| 88 | August 23, 2020 | 35.5% | 35.1% | 35.2% |
| 89 | August 29, 2020 | 30.2% | 30.2% | 29.1% |
| 90 | August 29, 2020 | 35.5% | 35.5% | 33.7% |
| 91 | August 30, 2020 | 34.5% | 34.0% | 32.5% |
| 92 | August 30, 2020 | 36.5% | 35.7% | 35.5% |
| 93 | September 5, 2020 | 27.4% | 26.0% | 27.4% |
| 94 | September 5, 2020 | 32.6% | 31.2% | 31.9% |
| 95 | September 6, 2020 | 34.8% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 96 | September 6, 2020 | 37.0% | 37.0% | 35.4% |
| 97 | September 12, 2020 | 29.6% | 28.9% | — |
| 98 | September 12, 2020 | 33.5% | 33.4% | — |
| 99 | September 13, 2020 | 33.6% | 33.0% | 32.8% |
| 100 | September 13, 2020 | 34.8% | 33.9% | 34.9% |
| Average | Average | 28.4% | 27.9% | — |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Daesang (Grand Prize) | Cheon Ho-jin | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence, Actor | Cheon Ho-jin | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence, Actress | Cha Hwa-yeon | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence, Actress | Lee Min-jung | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Cheon Ho-jin | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Sang-yeob | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Cha Hwa-yeon | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Lee Jung-eun | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Lee Min-jung | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dae-hwan | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Baek Ji-won | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Oh Yoon-ah | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | Moon Woo-jin | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Ahn Seo-yeon | Nominated |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Lee Ga-yeon | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Sang-yi | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Lee Cho-hee | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actor | Lee Sang-yeob | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Writer | Yang Hee-seung | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Cheon Ho-jin and Lee Jung-eun | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yeob and Lee Min-jung | Won |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yi and Lee Cho-hee | Won |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Sang-yeob | Won |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Lee Min-jung | Won |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Sang-yi | Won |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Lee Cho-hee | Nominated |
| 2020 | 7th APAN Star Awards | Popular Star Award, Actress | Lee Min-jung | Nominated |