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Life Is Beautiful (2010 TV series)

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This article is about the TV series. For the film, see Life Is Beautiful (2022 film).
Life Is Beautiful
Promotional poster
Also known asBeautiful Life
GenreRomance
Drama
Family
Written byKim Soo-hyun
Directed byJung Eul-young
StarringSong Chang-eui
Lee Sang-woo
Lee Sang-yoon
Nam Sang-mi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes63
Production
Executive producerChoi Jang-won
Producers
  • Kim Yong-jin
  • Park In-taek
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
Release20 March (2010-03-20) –
7 November 2010 (2010-11-07)

Life Is Beautiful (Korean: 인생은 아름다워; Hanja: 人生은 아름다워; RR: Insaengeun Areumdawo) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Sang-yoon and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS TV from March 20 to November 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 63 episodes.

Aside from scoring high ratings that were in the mid-twenty range during its run, the series is notable for its sensitive portrayal of a loving, openly gay couple in a Korean drama on primetime network television.[1][2][3][4][5] Although the approach to homosexual themes is quite sympathetic, it has been argued that "major changes in the last episodes of 'Life is Beautiful' were made due to the strong opposition towards the issue," and that there are "no kissing scenes between the main actors in 'Life is Beautiful' in the midst of endless kissing scenes in other K-dramas that depict heterosexual couples."[6]

Plot

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Set in Jeju, the drama revolves around a loving, multi-generation family led by the parents Yang Byung-tae (Kim Yeong-cheol) and Kim Min-jae (Kim Hae-sook), and their four children Tae-sub (Song Chang-eui), Ji-hye (Woo Hee-jin), Ho-sub (Lee Sang-yoon) and Cho-rong (Nam Gyu-ri), as well as assorted grandparents and uncles. The story follows the family's everyday lives and conflicts, including oldest daughter Ji-hye's marital problems with her husband Soo-il (Lee Min-woo); younger son Ho-sub's pursuit of his mother's assistant, Yeon-joo (Nam Sang-mi); and oldest son Tae-sub's romantic pairing with divorced professor Kyung-soo (Lee Sang-woo), whose homosexual relationship their families react to while addressing issues of personal, social, and familial acceptance, leading to, finally, love and understanding.[7][8]

Cast

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Yang family
Lee family
Park family
Extended cast

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2010 3rd Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Life Is Beautiful Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Hae-sook Won
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Kim Yeong-cheol Nominated [12]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Kim Yong-rim Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Song Chang-eui Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Yoon Da-hoon Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Nam Sang-mi Nominated
New Star Award Nam Gyu-ri Won
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director (TV) Jung Eul-yong Nominated
Best New Actress (TV) Nam Gyu-ri Nominated

Episode ratings

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Date Episode Seoul Area Nationwide
2010-03-20 1 12.3% (10th) 12.5% (9th)
2010-03-21 2 12.6% (10th) 12.2% (10th)
2010-03-27 3 14.3% (7th) 15.1% (7th)
2010-03-28 4 14.8% (7th) 15.2% (7th)
2010-04-03 5 15.2% (5th) 15.6% (3rd)
2010-04-04 6 16.0% (4th) 17.2% (3rd)
2010-04-10 7 17.9% (4th) 19.0% (4th)
2010-04-11 8 16.9% (4th) 17.6% (4th)
2010-04-17 9 15.7% (3rd) 16.8% (3rd)
2010-04-18 10 16.4% (3rd) 17.6% (3rd)
2010-04-24 11 17.3% (4th) 18.1% (4th)
2010-04-25 12 17.9% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd)
2010-05-01 13 17.5% (3rd) 19.2% (3rd)
2010-05-02 14 17.9% (4th) 18.6% (4th)
2010-05-08 15 17.2% (3rd) 17.9% (3rd)
2010-05-09 16 18.5% (4th) 19.3% (4th)
2010-05-15 17 14.4% (2nd) 14.9% (2nd)
2010-05-16 18 17.6% (4th) 18.3% (4th)
2010-05-22 19 18.0% (4th) 18.9% (4th)
2010-05-23 20 18.6% (4th) 19.3% (4th)
2010-05-29 21 21.8% (3rd) 22.1% (3rd)
2010-05-30 22 17.9% (6th) 18.5% (6th)
2010-06-05 23 19.7% (4th) 20.1% (4th)
2010-06-06 24 20.3% (4th) 21.2% (4th)
2010-06-27 25 17.6% (3rd) 18.0% (3rd)
2010-07-03 26 17.5% (2nd) 18.1% (2nd)
2010-07-04 27 20.3% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd)
2010-07-10 28 19.6% (3rd) 20.6% (3rd)
2010-07-11 29 20.9% (4th) 21.4% (2nd)
2010-07-17 30 21.7% (3rd) 22.5% (3rd)
2010-07-18 31 21.5% (3rd) 21.6% (3rd)
2010-07-24 32 20.0% (3rd) 20.5% (2nd)
2010-07-25 33 21.2% (3rd) 21.7% (3rd)
2010-07-31 34 20.1% (1st) 20.4% (2nd)
2010-08-01 35 19.7% (4th) 20.0% (4th)
2010-08-07 36 20.1% (4th) 20.6% (3rd)
2010-08-08 37 20.2% (4th) 20.7% (4th)
2010-08-14 38 21.8% (3rd) 22.2% (3rd)
2010-08-15 39 21.9% (4th) 21.6% (4th)
2010-08-21 40 22.3% (2nd) 22.6% (3rd)
2010-08-22 41 22.1% (4th) 23.0% (4th)
2010-08-28 42 22.5% (2nd) 23.1% (2nd)
2010-08-29 43 22.7% (4th) 23.5% (4th)
2010-09-04 44 22.8% (2nd) 23.9% (1st)
2010-09-05 45 23.3% (4th) 23.9% (3rd)
2010-09-11 46 22.7% (2nd) 23.3% (2nd)
2010-09-12 47 23.9% (4th) 24.5% (3rd)
2010-09-18 48 23.6% (2nd) 24.6% (2nd)
2010-09-19 49 23.4% (3rd) 24.2% (3rd)
2010-09-25 50 21.3% (3rd) 22.2% (3rd)
2010-09-26 51 25.7% (3rd) 26.5% (3rd)
2010-10-02 52 20.7% (2nd) 20.9% (2nd)
2010-10-03 53 20.5% (4th) 20.7% (4th)
2010-10-09 54 18.9% (3rd) 19.5% (4th)
2010-10-10 55 19.4% (4th) 19.6% (5th)
2010-10-16 56 19.7% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd)
2010-10-17 57 20.3% (4th) 21.0% (4th)
2010-10-23 58 18.6% (3rd) 19.2% (3rd)
2010-10-24 59 20.1% (3rd) 20.1% (2nd)
2010-10-30 60 20.0% (3rd) 20.8% (3rd)
2010-10-31 61 20.0% (4th) 20.3% (4th)
2010-11-06 62 17.0% (2nd) 17.5% (2nd)
2010-11-07 63 20.6% (3rd) 21.3% (3rd)
Average 19.4% -

Source: TNS Media Korea

International broadcast

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It aired on Japan's cable channel KNTV under the title Beautiful Life, beginning February 24, 2011.[13]

It aired in Thailand on True4U beginning November 18, 2015.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yang, Sung-hee (20 May 2010). "Writer pushing buttons on TV, again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (13 September 2010). "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Bae, Ji-sook (7 October 2010). "Ban on gay drama in prison creates stir". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  4. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards: Writer & Actor of the Year". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  5. ^ Lee, Ga-on (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards" "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  6. ^ Surat Agung Nugroho, “ The Ending Scenes of Korean Gay-Themed Movies and TV Dramas: A Perpetual View of Korean Society Towards Homosexuality?”, research paper, Yogyakarta: Universitas Gadjah Mada, n.d.
  7. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (5 April 2010). "REVIEW: TV series Beautiful Life - Premiere episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  8. ^ Wee, Geun-woo (8 November 2010). "REVIEW: SBS TV series Beautiful Life - Finale Episodes". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  9. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (22 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Song Chang-eui - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  10. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (22 April 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Song Chang-eui - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  11. ^ Min, Ines (12 August 2010). "Actor Song Chang-ui finds empathy in homosexual role". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  12. ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  13. ^ Kim, Heidi (28 December 2010). "SBS' TV series Life Is Beautiful to air next year in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  14. ^ "เรื่องย่อละคร Life is Beautiful ชุลมุนครอบครัวยุ่งเหยิง". truelife (in Thai). 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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