Iron Family
2024–2025 South Korean television series
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Iron Family (Korean: 다리미 패밀리) is a 2024–2025 South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Keum Sae-rok, Choi Tae-joon, and Yang Hye-ji. It aired on KBS2 from September 28, 2024, to January 26, 2025, every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST).[3]
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 다리미 패밀리 |
| RR | Darimi paemilli |
| MR | Tarimi p'aemilli |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Seo Sook-hyang |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Choi In-hee[1] |
| Opening theme | "Ironing Family" by
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Hyung-seok[1] |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Budget | ₩13 billion[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | September 28, 2024 – January 26, 2025 |
Synopsis
Iron Family follows the story of Da-rim's family, who secretly stashed away ten million dollars they found at Mount Euak. However, the money belongs to Gang-ju's mother, who's been searching for it. As the story unfolds, Da-rim and Gang-ju fall in love and become a couple.
Cast
Main
- Kim Jung-hyun as Seo Gang-ju[4]
- An executive director of Jiseung Group.
- Keum Sae-rok as Lee Da-rim[4]
- The youngest daughter of a laundry shop who is visually impaired.
- Choi Tae-joon as Cha Tae-woong[5]
- A part-time worker at a clean laundry shop who becomes a part of Da-rim's family.
- Yang Hye-ji as Lee Cha-rim[5]
- The second daughter of a clean laundry shop.
Supporting
People around Gang-ju
- Shin Hyun-joon as Ji Seung-don[6]
- The chairman of Jiseung Group who is Ji-yeon's husband and Gang-ju's stepfather.
- Kim Hye-eun as Baek Ji-yeon[6]
- Gang-ju's mother and Seung-don's wife.
People around Da-rim and Cha-rim
- Park Ji-young as Go Bong-hee[6]
- A mother who runs a dry cleaning laundry shop.
- Kim Young-ok as Ahn Gil-rye[7]
- Bong-hee's mother in-law and Da-rim's grandmother.
- Park In-hwan as Lee Man-deuk[7]
- Gil-rye's husband.
- Wang Ji-hye as Lee Mi-yeon[8]
- The daughter of Gil-rye and Man-deuk and the aunt of the three siblings of the Clean Laundry.
- Kim Hyun-joon as Lee Moo-rim[8]
- The eldest son of the Clean Laundry and the Cheongryeom Police Station sergeant.
People around Ki-dong
- Jo Bok-rae as Nam Ki-dong[8]
- A restaurant owner and widower.
- Byun Yoon-jung as Bok Mi-kyung[8]
- A person who runs Cheongryeom Real Estate.
- Oh Young-sil as Bae Hae-ja[8]
- Ki-dong's mother in-law.
People around Soo-ji
- Ha Seo-yoon as Song Soo-ji[8]
- Mi-ok's daughter and Moo-rim's fiancé.
- Kim Sun-kyung as Yoon Mi-ok[8]
- Soo-ji's mother and the chief of the Cheongryeom Police Station.
- Lee Sung-yeol as Choi Hyung-cheol[8]
- An inspector and Soo-ji's partner.
Other
Production
Development
The series was written by Seo Sook-hyang, co-directed by Seong Jun-hae and Seo Yong-soo, and produced by KeyEast and Monster Union.[10]
In June 2024, the series was reportedly to reduced the number of episodes from producing 50 episodes to 36.[11]
Viewership
Iron Family : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]
| Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 1–18 | 2.393 | 2.504 | 2.325 | 2.644 | 2.490 | 2.803 | 2.505 | 2.829 | 2.416 | 2.999 | 2.567 | 2.925 | 2.614 | 2.878 | 2.761 | 3.046 | 2.524 | 3.017 | |
| 19–36 | 2.775 | 2.916 | 2.489 | 2.887 | 2.580 | 2.872 | 2.629 | 3.148 | 2.599 | 2.720 | 3.222 | 3.511 | 3.270 | 3.565 | 3.108 | 3.484 | 3.364 | 3.709 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | September 28, 2024 | 14.1% (1st) | 12.6% (1st) | |
| 2 | September 29, 2024 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | |
| 3 | October 5, 2024 | 14.4% (1st) | 12.3% (2nd) | |
| 4 | October 6, 2024 | 15.4% (1st) | 14.3% (1st) | |
| 5 | October 12, 2024 | 14.7% (1st) | 13.5% (2nd) | |
| 6 | October 13, 2024 | 16.0% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | |
| 7 | October 19, 2024 | 15.3% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) | |
| 8 | October 20, 2024 | 16.2% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) | |
| 9 | October 26, 2024 | 14.6% (1st) | 13.5% (1st) | |
| 10 | October 27, 2024 | 17.6% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | |
| 11 | November 2, 2024 | 15.2% (1st) | 13.1% (1st) | |
| 12 | November 3, 2024 | 17.1% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | |
| 13 | November 9, 2024 | 15.1% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) | |
| 14 | November 10, 2024 | 16.7% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | |
| 15 | November 16, 2024 | 16.1% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | |
| 16 | November 17, 2024 | 17.8% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | |
| 17 | November 23, 2024 | 15.6% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) | |
| 18 | November 24, 2024 | 17.2% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | |
| 19 | November 30, 2024 | 16.2% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | |
| 20 | December 1, 2024 | 17.1% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | |
| 21 | December 7, 2024 | 14.1% (1st) | 13.4% (1st) | |
| 22 | December 8, 2024 | 16.2% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | |
| 23 | December 14, 2024 | 14.5% (1st) | 12.8% (1st) | |
| 24 | December 15, 2024 | 16.8% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) | |
| 25 | December 21, 2024 | 16.0% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) | |
| 26 | December 22, 2024 | 17.2% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) | |
| 27 | December 28, 2024 | 15.4% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) | |
| 28 | December 29, 2024 | 15.6% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | |
| 29 | January 4, 2025 | 17.4% (1st) | 16.1% (1st) | |
| 30 | January 5, 2025 | 18.9% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | |
| 31 | January 11, 2025 | 17.8% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) | |
| 32 | January 12, 2025 | 19.6% (1st) | 18.5% (1st) | |
| 33 | January 18, 2025 | 17.4% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) | |
| 34 | January 19, 2025 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) | |
| 35 | January 25, 2025 | 18.3% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) | |
| 36 | January 26, 2025 | 19.7% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | |
| Average | 16.4% | 15.1% | ||
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