Uncle

General Information

• International Title: Uncle
• Original Title: 엉클 (romanization: Eongkeul)
• Genre: Drama, Family, Music
• Episode: 16
• Airing Date: 2021.12.11 ~ 2022.01.30
• Airing Slot: Saturday & Sunday 21:00 KST
• Broadcasting Channel: TV Chosun
• International Distributor: Wavve, Viki
• Starring: Oh Jung Se, Jeon Hye Jin, Lee Kyung Hoon, Park Sun Young, Lee Sang Woo, Lee Si Won
• Director: Ji Yeong Soo
• Writer: Park Ji Sook
• Highest Rating: TBA
• Awards: N/A

Synopsis

Uncle is Korean drama based on British sitcom with the same title. Wang Jun Hyeok is a former musician with miserable life. Moreover, he breaks his relationship with his sister, Wang Jun Hee. Wang Jun Hee is a single mother raising her only son, Min Ji Hoo. She gets divorced due to domestic abuse. Min Ji Hoo is an elementary school student with OCD. Later, Jun Hyeok has to live with Min Ji Hoo and begins to takes care of his nephew.

Main Cast

Character name: Wang Jun Hyeok
Actor name: Oh Jung Se
Oh Jung Se’s notable works: Extreme Job (movie), Jirisan, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Hot Stove League, When the Camellia Blooms, Touch Your Heart, Missing Nine, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, etc

Character name: Wang Jun Hee
Actress name: Jeon Hye Jin
Jeon Hye Jin’s notable works: Ashfall (movie), Hit-and-Run Squad (movie), The Throne (movie), Stranger 2, Search: WWW, Misty

Character name: Min Ji Hoo
Actor name: Lee Kyung Hoon
Lee Kyung Hoon’s notable works: Memorist, Haechi, Welcome to Waikiki 2, Ms. Hammurabi, Mother, I’m Not a Robot, etc

Character name: Park Hye Ryung
Actress name: Park Sun Young
Park Sun Young’s notable works: The World of the Married, Marry Me Now?, Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon, etc

Character name: Joo Kyung Il
Actor name: Lee Sang Woo
Lee Sang Woo’s notable works: Lovestruck in the City, Touch Your Heart, Golden Garden, Marry Me Now?, Happy Home, The King’s Doctor, Feast of the Gods, etc

Character name: Song Hwa Eum
Actress name: Lee Si Won
Lee Si Won’s notable works: I Wanna Hear Your Song, Memories of the Alhambra, Suits, Queen of Mystery, School 2015, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, etc

Extended Cast

Hwang Woo Seul Hye as Kim Yoo Ra
Jung Soo Young as Cheon Da Jung
Kim Ha Yeon as Ye So Dam
Park Se Chan as Park Si Wan
Song Ah Kyung as Oh Hyun Joo
Lee Na Eun as Jung Soo Jin
Choi Gyu Ri as Shin Chae Young
Go Kyung Min as Shin Min Gi
Song Ok Suk as Shin Hwa Ja
Yoon Hee Suk as Min Kyung Soo
Bae Geu Rin as Kim Young Ah
Ahn Seok Hwan as Jang Ik
Jang Hee Ryung as Jang Yeon Joo
Choi Seung Yoon as Son Ju No
Yoon Hye Bin as Joo No Eul
Kim Min Chul as Jang Do Kyung

Character Relationship Chart

Wang Jun Hyeok is a former musician who has bad relationship with his sister, Wang Jun Hee. Wang Jun Hee is a single mother raising her son with OCD, Min Ji Hoo. She gets divorced from her ex-husband, Min Kyung Soo, due to domestic abuse. Later, Jun Hyeok falls in love with elementary school teacher, Song Hwa Eum. Meanwhile, Kyung Il is a single father raising his only daughter. He has a crush on Jun Hee. Kyung Il lives in Royal Mambley, an expensive apartment. There is mothers’ community of Royal Mambley apartment led by Park Hye Ryung. She is much admired by Royal Mambley residents.

Original Soundtrack

“Be Your Side” by Chu Sangmin
“On The Beach” by Chu Sangmin

Teaser & Trailer Videos

Awards & Nominations

N/A

Trivia

• Uncle Korean drama is a remake of British sitcom with the same title aired on BBC One and Channel 4
• Uncle becomes Oh Jung Se‘s second Korean drama in 2021 beside Jirisan
• It is directed by Ji Yeong Soo who previously directed several dramas such as Room No. 9, My Fair Lady, Big Man, and so on
• Uncle Korean drama reunites Oh Jung Se and Lee Si Won after KBS’ drama Beautiful Mind in 2016
• Uncle Korean drama also reunites Lee Sang Woo and Park Sun Young after KBS’ drama Marry Me Now? in 2018