Love is Beautiful, Life is Wonderful
Title: 사랑은 뷰티풀 인생은 원더풀 / Love is Beautiful, Life is Wonderful
Also Known as: Beautiful Love Wonderful Life
Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 100 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2019-Sep-28 to 2020-March
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
This drama tells the story of four people who seek for love and happiness. Life is hard, but finding love and happiness can seem nearly impossible. That’s why some, like Kim Sul Ah (Jo Yoon Hee) have decided to focus on a career, rather than waste time and energy on relationships that inevitably end in disaster. A successful career woman, Sul Ah seems to have it all together on the outside, but on the inside, she still longs for the one thing that will make her truly happy.
But Sul Ah isn’t the only one struggling. The eldest son of his family, Moon Tae Rang (Yoon Park), is a young chef struggling to support the people he loves most while attempting to follow his dreams. He sincerely loves his family, but they have a way of making life difficult at times.
Kim Chung Ah (Seol In Ah) knows all about difficult. Having spent the past eight years studying for the civil service exam, she has given up on any hopes of dating and marriage. As much as she would love to get married and have a family someday, the only thing she has time to think about now is working hard so she can pass the upcoming exam.
On the other end of the spectrum, Goo Joon Hwi (Kim Jae Young) has absolutely no interest in marriage, relationships, or other people’s affairs. Completely focused on himself and his work, Joon Hwi could happily spend the rest of his life alone, or so he thought…
Setting out on an unexpected journey towards love, four souls find that love and happiness often show up in life when you least expect them.
Cast
Main Cast
Sul In Ah as Kim Chung Ah (Sul Ah’s younger sister)
Kim Jae Young as Goo Joon Hwi
Jo Yoon Hee as Kim Sul Ah (Chung Ah’s older sister)
Yoon Park as Moon Tae Rang (Pa Rang’s older brother)
Oh Min Suk as Do Jin Woo (Sul Ah’s husband)
Jo Woo Ri as Moon Hae Rang (Tae Rang’s younger sister)
People around Chung Ah
Kim Mi Sook as Sun Woo Young Ae (Chung Ah, Sul Ah, & Yun Ah’s mother)
Park Young Kyu as Kim Young Woong (Chung Ah, Sul Ah, & Yun Ah’s father)
Jo Yoo Jung as Kim Yun Ah (Chung Ah & Sul Ah’s youngest sister, tennis prodigy)
– Ok Ye Rin as Kim Yun Ah (child)
People around Tae Rang
Jung Won Joong as Moon Joon Ik (Tae Rang, Hae Rang, & Pa Rang’s father)
Ui Hyun as Moon Pa Rang (Tae Rang’s younger brother)
People around Jin Woo
Park Hae Mi as Hong Hwa Young (Jin Woo’s mother)
People around Joon Hwi
Na Young Hee as Hong Yoo Ra (Joon Hwi’s mother)
Others
Kim Jin Yup as Baek Rim
Lee Tae Sun as Kang Shi Wol
Jin Ho Eun as Koo Joon Kyum
Jun Yeo Jin as nurse
Production Credits
Production Company: HB Entertainment
Director: Han Joon Seo
Screenwriter: Bae Yoo Mi
Awards
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Long Series) – Kim So Yun (Mother of Mine) & Seol In Ah (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life)
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actor (Long Series) – Ki Tae Young (Mother of Mine) & Oh Min Suk (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life)
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Rookie Awards (actor) – Kang Tae Oh (The Tale of Nokdu) & Kim Myung Soo (Angel’s Last Mission: Love) & Kim Jae Young (Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2019-09-28 | 1 | 19.3 | - | 17.1 (2nd) | 15.9 (2nd) |
| 2019-09-28 | 2 | 22.2 | - | 19.6 (1st) | 17.8 (1st) |
| 2019-09-29 | 3 | 20.9 | - | 20.2 (2nd) | 19.1 (2nd) |
| 2019-09-29 | 4 | 25.3 | - | 24.1 (1st) | 23.0 (1st) |
| 2019-10-05 | 5 | 19.2 | - | 18.5 (2nd) | 17.2 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-05 | 6 | 22.0 | - | 20.7 (1st) | 19.6 (1st) |
| 2019-10-06 | 7 | 20.8 | - | 21.7 (2nd) | 20.6 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-06 | 8 | 24.6 | - | 25.7 (1st) | 24.2 (1st) |
| 2019-10-12 | 9 | 18.0 | - | 19.2 (2nd) | 18.0 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-12 | 10 | 20.1 | - | 22.2 (1st) | 21.3 (1st) |
| 2019-10-13 | 11 | 19.4 | - | 20.3 (2nd) | 19.1 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-13 | 12 | 23.0 | - | 24.0 (1st) | 22.5 (1st) |
| 2019-10-19 | 13 | 17.7 | - | 16.9 (2nd) | 15.3 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-19 | 14 | 20.7 | - | 20.2 (1st) | 19.1 (1st) |
| 2019-10-20 | 15 | 20.4 | - | 20.5 (2nd) | 19.3 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-20 | 16 | 24.0 | - | 23.6 (1st) | 22.2 (1st) |
| 2019-10-26 | 17 | - | - | 13.6 (1st) | 12.7 (1st) |
| 2019-10-26 | 18 | - | - | 13.6 (1st) | 12.7 (1st) |
| 2019-10-27 | 19 | 18.7 | - | 18.8 (2nd) | 17.9 (2nd) |
| 2019-10-27 | 20 | 22.6 | - | 23.0 (1st) | 22.0 (1st) |
| 2019-11-02 | 21 | 17.7 | - | 17.3 (2nd) | 16.6 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-02 | 22 | 20.9 | - | 20.3 (1st) | 20.0 (1st) |
| 2019-11-03 | 23 | 19.5 | - | 20.6 (2nd) | 19.7 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-03 | 24 | 22.6 | - | 23.6 (1st) | 22.4 (1st) |
| 2019-11-09 | 25 | 16.9 | - | 17.2 (2nd) | 16.0 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-09 | 26 | 19.9 | - | 20.2 (1st) | 18.6 (1st) |
| 2019-11-10 | 27 | 19.5 | - | 20.7 (2nd) | 20.2 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-10 | 28 | 22.8 | - | 24.0 (1st) | 22.9 (1st) |
| 2019-11-16 | 29 | 17.3 | - | 17.9 (2nd) | 16.0 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-16 | 30 | 20.4 | - | 20.8 (1st) | 18.6 (1st) |
| 2019-11-17 | 31 | 19.3 | - | 20.9 (2nd) | 19.7 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-17 | 32 | 23.1 | - | 25.0 (1st) | 23.5 (1st) |
| 2019-11-23 | 33 | 18.3 | - | 19.2 (2nd) | 18.1 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-23 | 34 | 22.3 | - | 23.2 (1st) | 21.7 (1st) |
| 2019-11-24 | 35 | 22.4 | - | 24.4 (2nd) | 23.2 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-24 | 36 | 26.1 | - | 28.3 (1st) | 26.7 (1st) |
| 2019-11-30 | 37 | 19.3 | - | 19.6 (2nd) | 18.3 (2nd) |
| 2019-11-30 | 38 | 23.5 | - | 23.3 (1st) | 21.7 (1st) |
| 2019-12-01 | 39 | 21.1 | - | 23.5 (2nd) | 22.3 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-01 | 40 | 26.0 | - | 27.8 (1st) | 26.2 (1st) |
| 2019-12-07 | 41 | - | - | 20.2 (2nd) | 18.2 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-07 | 42 | - | - | 24.0 (1st) | 21.9 (1st) |
| 2019-12-08 | 43 | 22.5 | - | 23.6 (2nd) | 22.5 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-08 | 44 | 25.6 | - | 27.3 (1st) | 26.2 (1st) |
| 2019-12-14 | 45 | 20.1 | - | 19.5 (2nd) | 18.4 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-14 | 46 | 23.8 | - | 23.2 (1st) | 22.0 (1st) |
| 2019-12-15 | 47 | 22.1 | - | 23.7 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-15 | 48 | 26.4 | - | 27.0 (1st) | 26.3 (1st) |
| 2019-12-21 | 49 | 20.3 | - | 21.9 (2nd) | 21.0 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-21 | 50 | 24.3 | - | 25.7 (1st) | 24.3 (1st) |
| 2019-12-22 | 51 | 23.6 | - | 24.4 (2nd) | 22.5 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-22 | 52 | 27.4 | - | 27.7 (1st) | 26.4 (1st) |
| 2019-12-28 | SP1 | - | - | 14.3 (2nd) | 13.5 (2nd) |
| 2019-12-28 | SP2 | - | - | 14.5 (1st) | 13.9 (1st) |
| 2019-12-29 | SP3 | - | - | 12.4 (6th) | 11.6 (8th) |
| 2019-12-29 | SP4 | - | - | 13.5 (3rd) | 13.2 (3rd) |
| 2020-01-04 | 53 | 18.2 | - | 19.4 (2nd) | 19.5 (2nd) |
| 2020-01-04 | 54 | 22.8 | - | 23.8 (1st) | 23.6 (1st) |
| 2020-01-05 | 55 | 24.0 | - | 24.7 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) |
| 2020-01-05 | 56 | 28.0 | - | 29.0 (1st) | 28.2 (1st) |
| 2020-01-11 | 57 | 19.9 | - | 18.4 (2nd) | 17.2 (2nd) |
| 2020-01-11 | 58 | 24.9 | - | 23.1 (1st) | 21.8 (1st) |
| 2020-01-12 | 59 | 23.3 | - | 24.0 (2nd) | 22.8 (2nd) |
| 2020-01-12 | 60 | 26.9 | - | 26.5 (1st) | 25.4 (1st) |
| 2020-01-18 | 61 | 20.5 | - | 21.9 (2nd) | 21.1 (2nd) |
| 2020-01-18 | 62 | 24.5 | - | 26.1 (1st) | 25.1 (1st) |
| 2020-01-19 | 63 | ||||
| 2020-01-19 | 64 | ||||
| 2020-01-25 | 65 | ||||
| 2020-01-25 | 66 | ||||
| 2020-01-26 | 67 | ||||
| 2020-01-26 | 68 | ||||
| 2020-02-01 | 69 | ||||
| 2020-02-01 | 70 | ||||
| 2020-02-02 | 71 | ||||
| 2020-02-02 | 72 | ||||
| 2020-02-08 | 73 | ||||
| 2020-02-08 | 74 | ||||
| 2020-02-09 | 75 | ||||
| 2020-02-09 | 76 | ||||
| 2020-02-15 | 77 | ||||
| 2020-02-15 | 78 | ||||
| 2020-02-16 | 79 | ||||
| 2020-02-16 | 80 |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II
– 6 minutes preview
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September 23rd, 2019 at 2:37 am
It looks like a happy family and romance drama. I will definitely put it in my watchlist 🙂
October 2nd, 2019 at 6:08 pm
After watching the first 2 eps this description does not reflect that at allll
October 2nd, 2019 at 6:19 pm
kim jaeyoung seems a very good actor.. go go kjy..
October 3rd, 2019 at 8:22 pm
This is not happy family.. I repeat this is not happy family.
October 9th, 2019 at 10:38 am
Deceiving with the title & pictures to lure in unsuspecting audience. Once the writer & director make a fool of me, I’m done. Watched first 30 mins of death by suicide, clicked out.
Jukbang is correct. This is not happy family or life drama, but miserable one. Today, many Korean drama storylines are out to persuade, influence, control minds — Hollywood does the same. A holiday movie set on Thanksgiving seemed like a fun happy crazy family movie 20 years ago. It turned out a daughter was getting a divorce, son showed up with his gay partner—parents just found out, promiscuous teen daughter got pregnant, mom popping psycho drugs. Got up and left the theatre. Forgot to ask for my money back. Totally fooled by Hollywood advertising. Never went to see another family movie by Hollywood. Watch old movies now, the real actors like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood — not comic hero movies by computer that’s so tiring & over-rated.
October 12th, 2019 at 11:16 pm
Eps 3 and 4 get interesting.
Drama looks promising.
October 13th, 2019 at 3:32 pm
Why is the dad so dumb…and the elder daughter so screwed up..Story line is fine but some charecters are not human..,
November 4th, 2019 at 5:35 am
Goo Joon Hwi does not have a friendly character . It is difficult to understand this person . And how can Goo Joon Hwi can start to fall in love with Kim Chung Ah ?? Hard to understand .
November 9th, 2019 at 6:41 pm
I am enjoying this drama despite the sad suicide of a young man at the beginning. I like the relationship of Chung Ah and Joon Hwi because I think she will make him a happier, better person. I agree that the dad is dumb and the older sister is so money hungry. The aunt who is trying to cover up the accident is also very terrible. I just ignore them and concentrate on what a good person Chung Ah is. I hope she finds happiness and a permanent job. Actress Sul In Ah is doing a terrific job.
November 12th, 2019 at 5:43 am
already started watching this drama, i was in eps 24 until i realize this drama will air up to march 2020… holy cow. i need to wait 4 months more….btw, im skipping unnecessary scenes with characters like slothful dad etc….
moreover…..story is good but very bad editing
November 17th, 2019 at 9:45 pm
Yoon Park – most improved acting since My father is strange.
The way the writers are messing up big time after such a promising start, is putting the drama into a coma.
Pity. Sul in ah’s talent.
November 25th, 2019 at 12:59 pm
So glad Chung Ah is doing well as a police officer. I always enjoy her scenes with Joon Hwi but their romance is moving soooo slowly. Hope it speeds up soon.
November 30th, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Goodness! 30 episodes to get back to the plot?! Will it meander again??
December 15th, 2019 at 9:43 pm
The joon hwi romance just makes no sense.
December 22nd, 2019 at 6:36 pm
I totally disagree with Ling @14. I really like the chemistry between Joon Hwi and Chung Ah. They are so cute together. She has made him a more likeable person. I know there will be a problem when she finds out who he is but I have faith that they will work it out somehow. I only watch the drama for this couple. I fast forward through everything else.
December 29th, 2019 at 5:42 am
@Ling: The romance between Joon Jwi and Chung Ah make perfect sense. They are complete opposites and met each other first in Episode 1. He fell for her for her good nature personality – of always wanting to help those in need. She annoyed him at first because she’s noisy… but who else can bring him out of his shell except for someone exactly like her? I don’t think their relationship can move forward until the secrets get revealed though as everyone is still grieving.
January 2nd, 2020 at 4:58 pm
I really enjoy watching this drama. Am so glad that Seol In Ah, Kim Jae Young and Oh Min Suk won KBS awards . They are all doing a really great job. I really enjoy watching the love story between Joon Hwi and Cheong Ah. It has a really interesting storyline. It does seem long when you see that it is 100 episodes. But I look at it as fifty 1 hour episodes. Hope you give the drama a chance. The actors/ actresses do a great job.
January 2nd, 2020 at 5:07 pm
It starts off with something very serious happening that affects 2 families. It seems slow in the beginning but every episode gets better and the reason for how “slow” it may seem is because they have to give the background. Some dramas reveal the past in the middle of the story but this one starts right away with sharing what the main issue is. The story line is interesting and although there are some annoying characters, there is a reason for it. One just has to watch from the beginning to really understand the different characters. The Joon Hwi and Cheong Ah love story is really beautiful. They have a lot of obstacles to overcome but to see how Joon Hwi has changed because of Cheong ah is really beautiful to see.
January 6th, 2020 at 2:45 pm
@SJL very nice summary of the drama. I am really enjoying it too. Glad the ratings keep going up. Not sure how it happens but I hope Joon Hwi and Cheong Ah end up together. They made such a great couple.
January 19th, 2020 at 2:32 pm
The character of Yoon Park, no matter how they portray him as a sensitive, attentive and selfless is actually a very self absorbed greedy person.
He thinks about others and others feelings but in the end, decides on what will make him satisfied.
I wish he and his lady love don’t end up together.
If they do, then the writer will be upholding values that is so much contrary to unifying family and going beyond obstacles that could split a family.
January 19th, 2020 at 2:38 pm
People make mistakes. Its best to give them a second chance. I am not in favor of Yoon Park and Joo Yun Hee to be together.
January 19th, 2020 at 2:44 pm
Yes you are right Lilibeth and Ishyang.
i loathe the Yoon Park character here.
play victim or play humble or play under dog.
But in reality, making others have a difficult time. I hope he gets lost.
Writer, please make him get lost.