Chun Woo-hee meets Jang Ki-yong’s Atypical Family
by Jenzy
JTBC’s superpowered romance The Atypical Family has started down the promo trail, releasing teasers and stills for our leads, the depressed time-manipulator Jang Ki-yong (Now, We Are Breaking Up) and his new roommate Chun Woo-hee (Delightfully Deceitful).
Bok Gwi-joo (Jang Ki-yong) is not your typical thirty-something man. While he may look normal, he actually has the power to jump to happier moments in his past. And he’s not alone in his supernatural abilities; in fact, each member of his family was born with some kind of gift, whether it be flight, invisibility, or dream-induced precognition.
But while you might expect a family of Marvel-level powers to be out fighting bad guys, the Bok clan actually have a different kind of battle on their plate. Their greatest enemy isn’t a Joker, a Lex Luthor, or even a hostile government: it’s the 21st century.
You see, living in the modern world — with all its first-world woes like body dysmorphia, smartphone addiction, and depression — has sunken its teeth into this family, rendering their powers useless. After all, you can’t dream of the future if you’re someone with chronic insomnia. Or fly if you think you’re too heavy.
For Gwi-joo, his battle with depression has resulted in him quitting his job as a fireman and no longer time traveling because because he can’t recall happier moments. But that all starts to change when he meets Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee), a mysterious woman who moves into his house. Slowly but surely, Da-hae is determined to rescue this family.
The short teaser gives us a glimpse of Da-hae’s effect, with Gwi-joo walking in a busy street, following her as he narrates in the voiceover, “I think this is a moment I’ll remember for a long time. As a happy memory.” But then, as we get flashbacks to what looks like a devastating accident Gwi-joo was unable to prevent, we hear him finish his thought: “A weird time where I was the happiest and in the most pain.”
Personally, I’m still hung up on the superpowered storyline of Moving, so this seems like the perfect drama to fill that Jo In-sung-shaped hole in my heart!
Directed by Jo Hyun-taek (Snowdrop) with screenplay written by Joo Hwa-mi (Welcome), The Atypical Family will premiere on May 4 on JTBC.
Via TV Daily, Newsen, BNT News
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Tags: Chun Woo-hee, Go Du-shim, Jang Ki-yong, Park So-yi, Soo-hyun, The Atypical Family
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1 vienibenmio
April 14, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Waaay too many May dramas!
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Kafiyah Bello
April 14, 2024 at 12:41 PM
It is like 15 dramas right, man. So many.
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2 Miky
April 14, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Please be good,please be good!
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jillian
April 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Same!!
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3 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
April 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM
The more we see the more it feels like this will be an interesting watch. I am hoping the story is as good as it sounds.
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4 jillian
April 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
That trailer make me want to look forward to this show. I like the leads and story so it makes it likely I will give this show a chance.
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5 parkchuna 🍉
April 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Chun Woo Hee, superpowered romance: wheee 🤩
Jang Ki Yong: hmmm 😐
Depressed Jang Ki Yong: hmmm ok maybe it’ll suit him 🫢
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6 zindigo
April 14, 2024 at 7:07 PM
To quote my 16-year old self: "I'm psyched!"
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7 Dylan [Suffering from Judge from Hell brainrot]
April 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Wow, Chun Woo-hee is gorgeous.
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8 bong-soo
April 15, 2024 at 12:55 PM
As a US viewer I have come across a bit of unfortunate news concerning JTBC’s I’M NOT A HERO/THE ATYPICAL FAMILY.
HanCinema reports that the drama will be available on Disney+. If that is accurate I am bummed out. I haven’t found a second source to confirm this however.
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bong-soo
April 15, 2024 at 12:56 PM
https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_The_Atypical_Family.php
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9 Peridot
April 15, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Looking forward to this one. :)
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10 DancingEmma
April 15, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I’m curious. Do any of you in North America have access to Korean terrestrial channels through cable? Some of you seem to be able to find any drama you want. I assume some of it is through the sub rosa sites but the legit access is so much wider than for the rest of us. Sigh.
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11 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
April 16, 2024 at 8:23 AM
This take on the superpower is interesting~~
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12 🌸 Seeker 🌸
April 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Our superheroes are generally so invincible even when the human alter egos are doing "human" things. I like these atypical challenges being faced by the family.
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