Perfect Family

Perfect Family (Korean: 완벽한 가족) is a 2024 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same title by Nyangpa and Joo-eun, which was serialized on Naver in 2020–2021.^[5] Directed by Isao Yukisada, and starring Park Ju-hyun, Yoon Se-ah, and Kim Byung-chul. It aired on KBS2 from August 14, to September 19, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.

Perfect Family
Promotional poster
Hangul	완벽한 가족
RR	Wanbyeokhan gajok
MR	Wanbyŏkhan kajok
Genre	Family[1] Mystery[2]
Based on	Perfect Family by Nyangpa     Joo-eun
Written by	Choi Sung-geol[3]
Directed by	Isao Yukisada[1]
Starring	Park Ju-hyun Yoon Se-ah Kim Byung-chul
Music by	Park Geon-won[4] Choi Jae-sun[4]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Kim Shin-il
Producers	Lee ho[1] Jo Yoon-jung[1] Seo Joo-wan[1]
Production company	Victory Contents[1]
Budget	₩14 billion[5]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	August 14 (2024-08-14) – September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)

Synopsis

Perfect Family depicts the story of Choi Seon-hee's family, they seem happy and perfect to everyone but started to doubt each other increasingly after the murder of Park Kyung-ho, who is a friend of Seon-hee.

Cast and characters

Main

• Park Ju-hyun as Choi Seon-hee^[6]

Eun-joo and Jin-hyuk's adopted daughter.

• Yoon Se-ah as Ha Eun-joo^[7]

A housewife.

• Kim Byung-chul as Choi Jin-hyuk^[8]

A lawyer.

Supporting

• Kim Young-dae as Park Kyung-ho^[9]

Seon-hee's friend who has a crush on her for a long time.

• Lee Si-woo as Ji Hyun-woo^[10]

Seon hee's friend who crush on her and helps her all the time.

• Choi Ye-bin as Lee Soo-yeon^[11]

Seon-hee's childhood friend. The two met when they were in an orphanage.

• Yoon Sang-hyun as Choi Hyun-min^[12]

The mysterious man who pretended to be Jin-hyuk's cousin and Seon hee's uncle

• Kim Do-hyun as Shin Dong-ho^[13]

Homicide detective who assigned to investigate Kyung-ho's case.

• Bae Woo-jin as a homicide detective^[14]

Special appearance

• Kim Myung-soo as Lee Seong-woo^[15]

Homicide detective who assigned to investigate Kyung-ho's case and Dong ho's minions

Release

The series was scheduled to air in the first half of 2024 on MBN.^[2] On June 26, 2024, it was announced that it would air instead on KBS2 on August 14, 2024,^[16][17] and would be scheduled as a Wednesday and Thursday drama, marking its revival after two years.^[18] It is also available to stream on Wavve, Viki and Viu.^[19][20]

Viewership

Perfect Family : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	N/A	N/A	466	N/A	424	N/A	421	N/A	496	475	N/A	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[21]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea
		Nationwide[21][22]	Seoul[23]
1	August 14, 2024	2.6% (21st)	2.2% (20th)
2	August 15, 2024	2.5% (27th)	N/A
3	August 21, 2024	3.0% (18th)	2.9% (17th)
4	August 22, 2024	2.3% (28th)	N/A
5	August 28, 2024	2.7% (17th)	2.6% (16th)
6	August 29, 2024	2.7% (17th)	N/A
7	September 4, 2024	2.7% (17th)	2.4% (20th)
8	September 5, 2024	2.6% (19th)	N/A
9	September 11, 2024	2.9% (17th)	2.6% (19th)
10	September 12, 2024	2.8% (20th)	2.6% (20th)
11	September 18, 2024	1.8% (38th)	N/A
12	September 19, 2024	3.1% (18th)
Average		2.6%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Notes

1. Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.