What’s Wrong, Poong Sang
Title: 왜그래 풍상씨 / What’s Wrong, Poong Sang
Also known as: Live or Die
Genre: Family, Comedy
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2019-Jan-09 to 2019-March-14
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
Poong Sang (Yoo Joon Sang) is a lonely, pitiful middle-aged man, who has never lived his life for himself. Up until now, he took care of his four younger siblings and supported them financially. Will he ever get to find happiness for himself?
Cast
Main Cast
Yoo Joon Sang as Lee Poong Sang
Oh Ji Ho as Lee Jin Sang
Jun Hye Bin as Lee Jung Sang
Lee Si Young as Lee Hwa Sang
Lee Chang Yup as Lee Wi Sang
Lee Poong Sang’s Family
Shin Dong Mi as Kan Boon Shil
Lee Bo Hee as Noh Young Shim
Park In Hwan as Kan Bo Koo
Kim Ji Young as Lee Joong Yi
Others
Ki Eun Se as Jo Young Pil
Song Jong Ho as Jin Ji Ham
Choi Sung Jae as Kang Yul Han
Lee Sang Sook as Jeon Dal Ja
Choi Dae Chul as Jun Chil Bok
Kim Gi Ri as Kye Sang Ki
Yoon Sun Woo as Yoo Heung Man
Lee Duk Hee as Shin Bong Ja
Jung So Young as Na Ae Shim
Chun Yi Seul as Han Shim Ran
Lee Hyun Woong (이현웅) as Ma Cho Nam
Oh Hyun Kyung as friend
Cameo
Kim Kwang Young as widower
Moon Hee Kyung
Production Credits
Director: Jin Hyung Wook
Screenwriter: Moon Young Nam
Awards
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actor – Yoo Joon Sang (Live or Die) & Kang Ha Neul (When the Camellia Blooms)
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Medium Series) – Lee Jung Eun (When the Camellia Blooms) & Lee Si Young (Live or Die)
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Medium Series) – Shin Dong Mi (Live or Die) & Yum Hye Ran (When the Camellia Blooms)
2019 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Awards – Yoo Joon Sang & Shin Dong Mi (Live or Die)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2019-01-09 | 1 | 5.4 | - | 5.9 (20th) | - |
| 2019-01-09 | 2 | 5.8 | - | 6.7 (15th) | 6.4 (17th) |
| 2019-01-10 | 3 | 6.4 | - | 6.5 (18th) | 5.9 (19th) |
| 2019-01-10 | 4 | 7.5 | - | 7.8 (13th) | 7.4 (12th) |
| 2019-01-16 | 5 | 6.8 | - | 6.4 (18th) | - |
| 2019-01-16 | 6 | 6.7 | - | 6.5 (17th) | 6.1 (19th) |
| 2019-01-17 | 7 | 7.4 | - | 8.1 (13th) | 8.3 (12th) |
| 2019-01-17 | 8 | 8.4 | - | 10.2 (8th) | 10.3 (7th) |
| 2019-01-23 | 9 | - | - | 7.5 (15th) | 7.3 (16th) |
| 2019-01-23 | 10 | 6.7 | - | 8.8 (10th) | 8.6 (10th) |
| 2019-01-24 | 11 | 6.2 | - | 7.0 (14th) | 7.2 (14th) |
| 2019-01-24 | 12 | 7.2 | - | 8.0 (13th) | 8.2 (12th) |
| 2019-01-30 | 13 | 7.2 | - | 8.1 (13th) | 8.1 (12th) |
| 2019-01-30 | 14 | 7.8 | - | 9.3 (8th) | 8.9 (11th) |
| 2019-01-31 | 15 | 7.5 | - | 8.4 (13th) | 8.4 (10th) |
| 2019-01-31 | 16 | 8.9 | - | 9.5 (8th) | 8.9 (7th) |
| 2019-02-06 | 17 | 7.6 | - | 7.8 (17th) | 7.8 (17th) |
| 2019-02-06 | 18 | 10.7 | - | 11.0 (6th) | 9.9 (9th) |
| 2019-02-07 | 19 | 11.3 | - | 11.8 (8th) | 12.3 (6th) |
| 2019-02-07 | 20 | 12.4 | - | 12.7 (5th) | 12.8 (3rd) |
| 2019-02-13 | 21 | 8.6 | - | 9.0 (9th) | 8.8 (10th) |
| 2019-02-13 | 22 | 10.0 | - | 11.0 (7th) | 11.0 (6th) |
| 2019-02-14 | 23 | 12.0 | - | 13.1 (5th) | 14.0 (4th) |
| 2019-02-14 | 24 | 13.2 | - | 14.8 (2nd) | 15.4 (2nd) |
| 2019-02-20 | 25 | 10.5 | - | 10.1 (9th) | 10.1 (8th) |
| 2019-02-20 | 26 | 12.3 | - | 12.3 (4th) | 12.2 (3rd) |
| 2019-02-21 | 27 | 12.8 | - | 12.7 (6th) | 12.4 (5th) |
| 2019-02-21 | 28 | 14.5 | - | 14.4 (3rd) | 14.1 (3rd) |
| 2019-02-27 | 29 | 13.5 | - | 14.2 (3rd) | 14.2 (2nd) |
| 2019-02-27 | 30 | 16.3 | - | 17.5 (1st) | 17.8 (1st) |
| 2019-02-28 | 31 | 15.9 | - | 17.0 (3rd) | 17.4 (2nd) |
| 2019-02-28 | 32 | 18.4 | - | 20.0 (1st) | 20.7 (1st) |
| 2019-03-06 | 33 | 14.3 | - | 15.2 (4th) | 15.6 (3rd) |
| 2019-03-06 | 34 | 17.0 | - | 18.1 (2nd) | 18.5 (2nd) |
| 2019-03-07 | 35 | 19.2 | - | 18.5 (3rd) | 18.3 (3rd) |
| 2019-03-07 | 36 | 21.4 | - | 20.4 (2nd) | 20.3 (2nd) |
| 2019-03-13 | 37 | 17.3 | - | 17.6 (3rd) | 17.5 (3rd) |
| 2019-03-13 | 38 | 19.7 | - | 20.4 (2nd) | 20.1 (1st) |
| 2019-03-14 | 39 | - | - | 20.5 (3rd) | 20.8 (2nd) |
| 2019-03-14 | 40 | - | - | 22.7 (1st) | 22.8 (1st) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II
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December 24th, 2018 at 3:39 pm
I have watched the trailer. Looks funny and interesting. Looking forward. Saw Lee Si Young – lighted up because she always act in happy kind of drama….
January 13th, 2019 at 2:11 am
I must say this drama had me laughing on the first two episodes. When I see Yoo Joon Sang in a drama, I must watch because his
character is always the best. He cracked me up on Heard It Through The Grapevine. This drama will receive high ratings.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:06 am
must watch this…Oh Ji Ho love you..i fans you since cheo yong dramas!
January 21st, 2019 at 3:03 am
I’m loving this drama. I feel related to this story ‘cuz i’m the eldest of four sisters and we are also help each other ’till now. 🙂
February 6th, 2019 at 10:01 pm
If anybody lived as poong san does, they wouldn’t just get sick, they would go barking mad.
February 11th, 2019 at 8:54 pm
Generally enjoying this drama. It’s been a long time seeing a kdrama with with a bunch of losers as leads. Refreshing : )
February 14th, 2019 at 2:00 pm
A drama that makes u frustrated. It’s not because it’s bad but ‘cus every characters seem won’t have a way out of their problems. *sigh*
Nb: i keep watching it patiently ‘cus it has 40 eps and happy ending waits at the end of the road. 😂
February 16th, 2019 at 3:35 am
2019 awards will be coming at years end. Best new drama of the year so far.
February 16th, 2019 at 2:11 pm
Why can’t the siblings see their mother’s true colors??
Good chemistry between the leads
February 23rd, 2019 at 2:30 am
Actually Poong san is better dead than alive…lol..RIP…
March 1st, 2019 at 8:59 am
this is a great drama. the family is so pathetic. with family like this who need enemies. Poong Sang is toooo nice for his own good
March 16th, 2019 at 4:17 pm
Lovely end. I love a good fairy tale.
These lovely veteran actors bring the drama to life. Otherwise might have been another same old same old
April 10th, 2019 at 11:58 pm
A very good drama, perfect. There are many times when I was so frustrated with Poong Sang’s family bcs they just twist things and dont understand him but on second thought, this is the reality. The behavior of each character is unique and really real. And yes, I hate the mother. How on earth would someone like that existed in this world. But it happens. I relate myself as first born so much with Poong Sang.
August 10th, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Just love this heart warming drama about kinship and family ties.
Shin dong mi as poong sang’s tenacious long suffering wife deserves a best actress award.
Kim ji young is all grown up, another too thin young actress.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:13 pm
The characters are so annoying except for the youngest brother. It’s a pity should these things happenned in real life.that both parents are evil, and the siblings despite being raised by Poong Sang have shamelessly and continuously gives him so much problems.. Boon shil is admirable bearing this hardship for 18 years
I actually stop watching at ep 7, after seing another annoying character, the mother of Dr.Kang.