The Bizarre Bunch

Details

Title: 별난여자 별난남자 / Byeolnan namja byeolnan yeoja
Also known as: Peculiar Man, Eccentric Woman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 170
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2005-09-26 to 2006-05-19
Air time: Monday thru Friday 8:25-9:00 PM
Viewership rating: peak=37.9%, average=31.3%

Synopsis

This drama is about love and aspirations of young people and also the ever changing Korean family. (KBFD Forum)

Character Summary

Hae-in's Family

Hae In's father (Lee Byung Doo, 51) is a very careful and meticulous man and his family gets really tired of this. The mother (Choi Yu Jung, 49) is a hardworking housewife who is constantly frustrated at her husband's nagging. Hae In is a smart, quick-thinking woman who is very competent at her workplace. She works for a home shopping company called Welbing (I wonder if it is called Well Being Home Shopping in English?). I think she leads the Product Development Dept in the company. The lady in the fourth picture is Hae In's aunt (Lee Ok Doo, 37). I think she owns a cafe near Jae Man's company (Jae Man is the father of Suk Hyun -- please see below) and is popular with male customers at the cafe. She got divorced 7 years ago. She later moved in with her older brother's family.

Ki-woong's Family

The father (Jang Jae Do, 54) of this family is the oldest son of the Jang family. He tries to act manly and brave in front of his family. The mother (Kang Min Sook, 51) is a typical Korean daughter-in-law. Ki Woong is the type that cannot tolerate injustice. He is by nature an optimist and has a warm heart. Grandmother (Suh Mal Ja, 75) likes to nag. Sister (Jang Da Jung, 19) represents the stressed out student in Korea who is about to take her entrance examination for a university.

Suk-hyun's Family

The father (Jang Jae Man, 52) of this family is the second son of the Jang family. He is the chairman of the Welbing (Well Being) Home Shopping. His character is just the opposite of his older brother. He is flirtatious but pragmatic. The mother (Jung Yo Jin, 49) doesn't know anything other than money. Suk Hyun has an MBA from the US. He wants to look for real love but does not open his heart easily.

Cast

Kim Young Ok (김영옥) as Suh Mal-ja (grandmother, 75)
Kang In Duk (강인덕) as Jang Jae-do (54)
Kim Hae Sook as Kang Min-sook (Jae-do's wife, 51)
Jung Joon (정준) as Jang Ki-woong (Jae-do's son, 27)
Sun Ji Hyun (선지현) as Jang Da-jeong (Jae-do's daughter, 19)
Lee Young Ha (이영하) as Jang Jae-man (52)
Park Jung Soo as Jung Nara (Jae-man's wife, 49)
Ko Joo Won (고주원) as Jang Suk-hyun (Jae-man's son, 26)
Lee Kyung Jin (이경진) as Jang Jae-ok (46)
Kim Ah Joong (김아중) as Kim Jong-nam (22)
Cha Hyun Jung (차현정) as Hye-young
Ahn Suk Hwan (안석환) as Lee Byung-doo (51)
Kim Hye Ok (김혜옥) as Choi Yoo-jung (Byung-doo's wife, 49)
Kim Sung Eun (김성은) as Lee Hae-in (Byung-doo's daughter, 26)
Lee Il Hwa (이일화) as Lee Ok-doo (Byung-doo's sister, 37)
Kim Bo Mi (김보미) as Myung-ja (Ok-doo's business partner)
Choi Seung Kyung (최승경) as Park Joong-kyung (aka Cider Park, 35)
Suh Yoon Jae (서윤재) as Go Rira (32)
Shim Min (심민) as Oh Kyung-joo
Lee Sang Won (이상원) as Yoo Doo-man

Production Credits

Producer: Lee Duk Gun
Director: Lee Duk Gun, Park Ki Ho
Writer: Lee Duk Jae (이덕재)
Music Director: Choi Chul Ho

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