| Alt Name: | Very Good Times |
| Genre: | Melodrama Family Romance |
| Director: | Kim Jin-won |
| Starring: | Lee Seo-jin Kim Hee-sun Ok Taec-yeon |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 50 |
| Executive Producer: | Moon Bo-hyun |
| Producer: | Han Sang-woo |
| Location: | Korea |
| Runtime: | Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) |
| Company: | Samhwa Networks |
| Channel: | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 참 좋은 시절 |
| Hanja: | 참 좋은 |
| Rr: | Cham Joeun Sijeol |
| Mr: | Ch'am Choŭn Sijŏl |
Wonderful Days is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Kim Hee-sun and Ok Taec-yeon.[1] It aired on KBS2 from February 22 to August 10, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes.[2] Written by Lee Kyung-hee, the drama tells the story of a prosecutor who returns to his hometown after 15 years and tries to reconnect with his long-estranged family and friends.[3] [4]
Kang Dong-seok overcame poverty and left his small town to become a successful prosecutor. A genius with an aloof kind of charisma, his arrogance and ill temper puts him at odds with many people, including his estranged family. After 15 years, Dong-seok is transferred back to his hometown and reconnects with his roots, re-learning the value of neighborly warmth in the countryside and the true meaning of love and family. His misfit siblings include Dong-hee, his younger brother who works for a money-lending business; his older brother Dong-tak, an events emcee who dreams of becoming an actor; and his twin sister Dong-ok, who is developmentally challenged and remained in a childlike state ever since an accident during their childhood.[5]
Quick-tempered and swift-fisted, Dong-hee was kicked out of high school for getting into a brawl in an attempt to protect his classmate Seo Jeong-ah, who came to him three months later to tell him that she's pregnant. Nine years later, Dong-hee finds himself living with Seo's twins, who are being raised as his siblings, while scraping together a living as a bodyguard in the same company as Dong-seok's first love, Cha Hae-won. Despite her hardships in life, such as her father's bankruptcy, Hae-won is an upbeat woman, and eventually the feelings between her and Dong-seok are rekindled.
Dong-seok's younger brother [7] [8]
Dong-seok's older brother
Dong-seok's twin sister
Dong-seok's, Dong-tak's, Dong-hee's, Dong-ok's father
Dong-seok's, Dong-tak's, Dong-hee's, Dong-ok's mother
Tae-seob's second wife and Dong-hee's biological mother
Dong-seok's, Dong-tak's, Dong-hee's, Dong-ok's grandfather
Dong-suk's uncle
Dong-seok's uncle
Dong-tak's son
Dong-hee's twin daughter
Dong-hee's twin son
Hae-won's older sister and becoming wife of Dong-tak's
Hae-won's mother
Oh Seung-hoon, Dong Hee's boss
Seung-hoon's father
Dong-ok's love interest
Dong-hee's ex and mother of twins
In the tables below,
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | February 22, 2014 | 25.2% (1st) | 26.8% (1st) | 23.8% (1st) | 23.7% (1st) | ||
| 2 | February 23, 2014 | 29.6% (1st) | 32.3% (1st) | 30.3% (1st) | 30.7% (1st) | ||
| 3 | March 1, 2014 | 26.8% (1st) | 27.8% (1st) | 26.4% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) | ||
| 4 | March 2, 2014 | 27.9% (1st) | 30.9% (1st) | 27.9% (1st) | 27.7% (1st) | ||
| 5 | March 8, 2014 | 25.6% (1st) | 26.8% (1st) | 24.0% (1st) | 23.7% (1st) | ||
| 6 | March 9, 2014 | 28.0% (1st) | 29.6% (1st) | 28.1% (1st) | 27.3% (1st) | ||
| 7 | March 15, 2014 | 23.6% (1st) | 24.6% (1st) | 24.8% (1st) | 24.5% (1st) | ||
| 8 | March 16, 2014 | 26.1% (1st) | 27.8% (1st) | 28.3% (1st) | 27.9% (1st) | ||
| 9 | March 22, 2014 | 23.7% (1st) | 24.7% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) | 25.4% (1st) | ||
| 10 | March 23, 2014 | 26.7% (1st) | 28.0% (1st) | 27.1% (1st) | 27.4% (1st) | ||
| 11 | March 29, 2014 | 24.5% (1st) | 25.7% (1st) | 23.7% (1st) | 22.5% (1st) | ||
| 12 | March 30, 2014 | 25.7% (1st) | 33.9% (1st) | 33.0% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) | ||
| 13 | April 5, 2014 | 22.3% (1st) | 24.4% (1st) | 22.4% (1st) | 22.3% (1st) | ||
| 14 | April 6, 2014 | 24.9% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) | 24.9% (1st) | 24.6% (1st) | ||
| 15 | April 12, 2014 | 22.0% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) | 21.9% (1st) | 21.6% (1st) | ||
| 16 | April 13, 2014 | 23.2% (1st) | 25.0% (1st) | 24.1% (1st) | 24.3% (1st) | ||
| 17 | April 19, 2014 | 18.7% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | ||
| 18 | April 20, 2014 | 21.5% (1st) | 22.8% (1st) | 23.4% (1st) | 24.0% (1st) | ||
| 19 | April 26, 2014 | 23.2% (1st) | 24.4% (1st) | 24.2% (1st) | 24.9% (1st) | ||
| 20 | April 27, 2014 | 27.0% (1st) | 28.1% (1st) | 27.9% (1st) | 27.3% (1st) | ||
| 21 | May 5, 2014 | 21.7% (1st) | 22.9% (1st) | 22.3% (1st) | 22.4% (1st) | ||
| 22 | May 4, 2014 | 23.0% (1st) | 24.6% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) | 21.8% (1st) | ||
| 23 | May 10, 2014 | 22.0% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) | 22.7% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | ||
| 24 | May 11, 2014 | 24.3% (1st) | 25.5% (1st) | 26.6% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) | ||
| 25 | May 17, 2014 | 21.8% (1st) | 22.6% (1st) | 20.7% (1st) | 20.6% (1st) | ||
| 26 | May 18, 2014 | 24.7% (1st) | 26.6% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) | 26.4% (1st) | ||
| 27 | May 24, 2014 | 23.1% (1st) | 24.1% (1st) | 22.0% (1st) | 20.7% (1st) | ||
| 28 | May 25, 2014 | 27.1% (1st) | 29.2% (1st) | 27.5% (1st) | 26.5% (1st) | ||
| 29 | May 31, 2014 | 22.8% (1st) | 25.3% (1st) | 23.0% (1st) | 22.5% (1st) | ||
| 30 | June 1, 2014 | 26.2% (1st) | 28.2% (1st) | 26.7% (1st) | 26.6% (1st) | ||
| 31 | June 6, 2014 | 23.0% (1st) | 23.7% (1st) | 21.7% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | ||
| 32 | June 8, 2014 | 24.6% (1st) | 25.9% (1st) | 24.8% (1st) | 24.1% (1st) | ||
| 33 | June 14, 2014 | 21.1% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | ||
| 34 | June 15, 2014 | 23.8% (1st) | 25.3% (1st) | 25.7% (1st) | 26.3% (1st) | ||
| 35 | June 21, 2014 | 20.3% (1st) | 22.1% (1st) | 22.2% (1st) | 21.6% (1st) | ||
| 36 | June 22, 2014 | 22.6% (1st) | 23.4% (1st) | 24.0% (1st) | 23.6% (1st) | ||
| 37 | June 28, 2014 | 22.0% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) | 23.7% (1st) | ||
| 38 | June 29, 2014 | 26.4% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) | 25.1% (1st) | 24.7% (1st) | ||
| 39 | July 5, 2014 | 23.0% (1st) | 23.6% (1st) | 22.8% (1st) | 21.7% (1st) | ||
| 40 | July 6, 2014 | 24.3% (1st) | 24.5% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) | ||
| 41 | July 12, 2014 | 23.1% (1st) | 24.0% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) | 22.8% (1st) | ||
| 42 | July 13, 2014 | 27.5% (1st) | 29.2% (1st) | 26.5% (1st) | 26.5% (1st) | ||
| 43 | July 19, 2014 | 24.1% (1st) | 24.0% (1st) | 23.2% (1st) | 22.8% (1st) | ||
| 44 | July 20, 2014 | 25.7% (1st) | 26.9% (1st) | 26.4% (1st) | 25.9% (1st) | ||
| 45 | July 26, 2014 | 21.9% (1st) | 22.7% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) | 22.1% (1st) | ||
| 46 | July 27, 2014 | 24.8% (1st) | 26.4% (1st) | 25.6% (1st) | 25.2% (1st) | ||
| 47 | August 2, 2014 | 22.6% (1st) | 23.0% (2nd) | 23.2% (1st) | 20.9% (2nd) | ||
| 48 | August 3, 2014 | 26.3% (1st) | 28.3% (2nd) | 26.9% (1st) | 26.3% (2nd) | ||
| 49 | August 9, 2014 | 23.7% (1st) | 23.0% (2nd) | 23.0% (2nd) | 22.9% (2nd) | ||
| 50 | August 10, 2014 | 26.5% (2nd) | 27.4% (2nd) | 27.7% (2nd) | 27.2% (2nd) | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Hong Hwa-ri | ||
| 3rd APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Seo-jin | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hee-sun | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ok Taecyeon | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryu Seung-soo | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ji-ho | ||||
| Best Young Actor | Choi Kwon-soo | ||||
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hee-sun | |||
| Youn Yuh-jung | |||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Seo-jin | ||||
| Ok Taecyeon | |||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hee-sun | ||||
| Kim Ji-ho | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryu Seung-soo | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | ||||
| Best New Actor | Park Bo-gum | ||||
| Best Young Actor | Choi Kwon-soo | ||||
| Best Young Actress | Hong Hwa-ri | ||||
| Joo Da-young |
| Country | Network(s)/Station(s) | Series premiere | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2014 - August 10, 2014 (KBS週末連續劇) | 참 좋은 시절 ( ; lit: ) | ||
| Korean Drama (韓劇台) | September 24, 2014 - December 2, 2014 (Monday to Friday 13:30 - 14:45, 19:30 - 20:45 and 23:30 - 00:45) | ( ; lit: ) | |
| EBC (東森戲劇台) | March 11, 2015 - April 27, 2015 (Monday to Friday 19:00 - 21:00, March 11 broadcast time is 20:00 - 21:00, April 27 broadcast time is 19:00 - 20:00) | ( ; lit: ) | |
 | VV Drama (HUB娱家戏剧台) | September 8, 2015 - November 16, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00) | ( ; lit: ) |
| April 20, 2015 August 4, 2017-November 2, 2017 (5-28 October, no broadcast) | มหัศจรรย์แห่งรัก (Mahatsachan Haeng Rak; literally Miracle of Love[10] ความทรงจำแห่งรัก (Kwamsongcham Haeng Rak; lit: Memory of Love) | ||