Beautiful World (TV series) explained

Native Name:
Hangul:아름다운 세상
Rr:Areumdaun Sesang
Genre:Family drama[1]
Melodrama
Thriller
Director:Park Chan-hong
Music:Nam Hye-seung
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:24
Executive Producer:Ham Young-hoon
Runtime:70 minutes[2]
Company:MI Inc.[3]
NK Mulsan
Network:JTBC

Beautiful World is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Hee-soon, Choo Ja-hyun, Oh Man-seok, Cho Yeo-jeong, Nam Da-reum and Kim Hwan-hee. It aired on JTBC from April 5 to May 25, 2019.[4]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of a boy who becomes critically injured due to an incident of school violence and his family who seeks the truth and fights for justice in his name.[5]

Cast

Main

A high school physics teacher.[6]

Moo-jin's wife who runs a bakery named after their children.[6]

The chairman of a private school foundation.[6]

Jin-pyo's wife who is from a wealthy family.[6]

Moo-jin and In-ha's son who is a third year middle school student when he becomes a victim of school violence.[7]

Sun-ho's younger sister who attends the same school.[7]

Supporting

A rich man who inherited a fortune from his parents.[8]

A boy who lives without hope for the future in an unfortunate environment.[9]

Dong-soo little sister.

Jin-pyo and Eun-joo's son.[10]

Viewership

+ Average TV viewership ratings
Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[12]
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1April 5, 2019
2April 6, 20192.926%
3April 12, 20193.053%3.515%
4April 13, 20193.306%4.006%
5April 19, 20193.346%3.637%
6April 20, 20193.267%3.621%
7April 26, 20193.334%3.665%
8April 27, 20194.001%4.553%
9May 3, 20193.727%3.921%
10May 4, 20193.451%3.804%
11May 10, 20194.222%4.451%
12May 11, 20194.643%4.885%
13May 17, 20195.904%4.505%
14May 18, 20194.331%5.284%
15May 24, 20194.910%4.871%
16May 25, 2019
Average
  • In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes and References

  1. News: 추자현, JTBC 드라마 '아름다운 세상'로 복귀…4월 방송 예정. Naver. Sports Dong-a. January 9, 2019. ko.
  2. Web site: Beautiful World. JTBC Worldwide. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326185427/http://www.jtbcworldwide.com/script/detail?pgmMstSeq=382. March 26, 2022. dead. March 26, 2022.
  3. News: JTBC '아름다운 세상' 박희순·추자현, 오만석·조여정 캐스팅 확정. JTBC News. JTBC Content Hub Co., Ltd.. January 7, 2019. ko.
  4. Web site: Jung. Da-min. New JTBC drama brings up school violence issue. April 5, 2019. The Korea Times. April 19, 2019.
  5. Web site: http://tv.jtbc.joins.com/plan/pr10011027. ko:[아름다운 세상] 프로그램 정보. JTBC. ko. 2019-06-03.
  6. News: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0003466584. ko:[공식] 박희순·추자현·오만석·조여정, '아름다운 세상' 캐스팅 확정. Naver. Seoul Economy Daily. January 7, 2019. ko.
  7. News: '아름다운 세상' 남다름X김환희, 출연 확정…남매로 만난다[공식]]. Nate. Herald Pop. January 7, 2019. ko.
  8. News: Hwang Tae-kwang to Star in "Beautiful World" with Park Hee-soon and Choo Ja-hyun. HanCinema. January 7, 2019.
  9. News: 서영주, JTBC 신작 '아름다운 세상' 출연…상처 입은 소년 한동수役. Naver. Tenasia. January 8, 2019. ko.
  10. News: 배우 서동현, JTBC '아름다운 세상' 출연…남다름·김환희와 호흡. Naver. Tenasia. January 8, 2019. ko.
  11. News: 배우 이지현, JTBC '아름다운 세상' 합류…박희순x추자현 호흡. Naver. TV Report. January 8, 2019. ko.
  12. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Nielsen Korea. ko.