Perfect Family
Promotional poster for Perfect Family
Promotional poster
Hangul
์™„๋ฒฝํ•œ ๊ฐ€์กฑ
RRWanbyeokhan gajok
MRWanbyลkhan kajok
Genre
Based on
Perfect Family
by 
  • Nyangpa
  •     Joo-eun
Written byChoi Sung-geol[3]
Directed byIsao Yukisada[1]
Starring
Music by
  • Park Geon-won[4]
  • Choi Jae-sun[4]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerKim Shin-il
Producers
CinematographyYoo Il-seung
Production companyVictory Contents[1]
Budgetโ‚ฉ14 billion[5]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseAugust 14 (2024-08-14) โ€“
September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)

Perfect Family (Korean: ์™„๋ฒฝํ•œ ๊ฐ€์กฑ) is a 2024 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same title by Nyangpa and Joo-eun, which was serialized on Naver in 2020โ€“2021.[5] Directed by Isao Yukisada, and starring Park Ju-hyun, Yoon Se-ah, and Kim Byung-chul. It aired on KBS2 from August 14 to September 19, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.

Synopsis

Perfect Family depicts the story of Choi Seon-hee's family, who seem happy and perfect to everyone, but started to doubt each other increasingly after the murder of Park Kyung-ho, who is a friend of Seon-hee.

Cast and characters

Main

Eun-joo and Jin-hyuk's adopted daughter.
A housewife.
A lawyer.

Supporting

Seon-hee's friend who has had a crush on her for a long time.
Seon hee's friend, who has a crush on her and helps her all the time.
Seon-hee's childhood friend. The two met when they were in an orphanage.
The mysterious man who pretended to be Jin-hyuk's cousin and Seon hee's uncle
  • Kim Do-hyun as Shin Dong-ho[13]
Homicide detective who was assigned to investigate Kyung-ho's case.
  • Bae Woo-jin as a homicide detective[14]

Special appearance

Homicide detective who was assigned to investigate Kyung-ho's case and Dong ho's minions

Release

The series was scheduled to air in the first half of 2024 on MBN.[2] On June 26, 2024, it was announced that it would air instead on KBS2 on August 14, 2024,[16][17] and would be scheduled as a Wednesday and Thursday drama, marking its revival after two years.[18] It is also available to stream on Wavve, Viki and Viu.[19][20]

Viewership

Perfect Family : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
123456789101112
1N/AN/A466N/A424N/A421N/A496475N/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[21]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea
Nationwide[21][22] Seoul[23]
1 August 14, 2024 2.6% (21st) 2.2% (20th)
2 August 15, 2024 2.5% (27th) N/A
3 August 21, 2024 3.0% (18th) 2.9% (17th)
4 August 22, 2024 2.3% (28th) N/A
5 August 28, 2024 2.7% (17th) 2.6% (16th)
6 August 29, 2024 2.7% (17th) N/A
7 September 4, 2024 2.7% (17th) 2.4% (20th)
8 September 5, 2024 2.6% (19th) N/A
9 September 11, 2024 2.9% (17th) 2.6% (19th)
10 September 12, 2024 2.8% (20th) 2.6% (20th)
11 September 18, 2024 1.8% (38th) N/A
12 September 19, 2024 3.1% (18th)
Average 2.6% โ€”[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Notes

  1. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  21. ^ a b Nationwide ratings:
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea. August 21, 2024. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. August 28, 2024. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea. September 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea. September 5, 2024. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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  23. ^ Seoul Capital Area ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. August 14, 2024. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea. August 21, 2024. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea. September 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea. September 12, 2024. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.