Unpredictable Family ~ Do You Know Who Your Relatives Are?

“Unpredictable Family” (also titled “Bumpy Family”) is a Korean Comedy-Family-Drama series, that has 100+ episodes, and the first episode was released in September 2023. It is streaming free on Viki and KOCOWA+.

♦ Can Parents Who Went Through a Bitter Divorce Become In-laws?

In “Unpredictable Family”, the two main characters are Yoo Eun-Sung, an aspiring actress, who refuses to give up on her dreams no matter how many times she fails auditions; and Kang Sun-Woo, a talented and promising film director who started his career at age 17. These two characters are surrounded by a bunch of likable, sometimes quirky people who comprise their circle of family and friends.

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage can complicate family ties.

The ties get even more complicated when family members disappear. If or when they reappear and paths get crossed, the parties who meet each other may not even know they have a familial connection.

Sim Jung-Ae caught her husband, Yoo Dong-Goo, in a compromising situation with another woman. He insisted that he was confused about his feelings for the woman, Go Chun-Young, but he did not have an affair with her. Sim Jung-Ae did not believe a word he said and demanded a divorce. According to her understanding, Yoo Dong-Goo, agreed to allow the divorce and to allow her to raise their two children: Yoo Eun-A and Yoo Eun-Hyeok. He agreed but then he left with the two kids, and also married Go Chun-Young, the woman he said he did not have an affair with.

Sim Jung-Ae was distressed by the double betrayal. First her marriage bond was broken because of “suspected” infidelity and then her husband broke the maternal bond between her and her children by stealing them away. She has spent 30 years trying to find them. In the meantime, she remarried. Even though she had children from her second marriage, she never stopped looking for her children from her first marriage.

She believes her ex-husband is in the Philippines when all the while he is in South Korea and even living in the same city she lives in. Her children are close by and can be reached, but she does not even know it because her she’s been looking in all the wrong places trying to find them.

The complications begin to arise when the adult children meet each other and form relationships without realizing that their parents have been divorced and that they are a result of BEFORE and AFTER unions. While the siblings may be willing to get along with each other, their parents still have bitterness between them and might not be willing to reconcile.

Follow the trail if you can.

• Eun Sung is the daughter of Yoo Dong-Goo and Go Chun-Young, a remarriage
• Her half-siblings, Yoo Eun-A and Yoo Eun-Hyeok, are the children of Yoo Dong-Goo and Sim Jung-Ae, the first marriage that ended in divorce

Eun Sung, Eun-A, and Eun-Hyeok have the same father but NOT the same mother

• Sim Jung-Ae remarried Kang Ki-Seok after divorcing Yoo Dong-Goo.
• Kang Sun-Woo and Kang Sun-Joo are the children of Sim Jung-Ae and Kang Ki-Seok, a remarriage

Kang Sun-Woo and Kang Sun-Joo AND Eun-A and Eun-Hyeok have the same mother, but NOT the same father

• Kang Sun-Joo is Eun Sung’s closest friend
• Kang Sun-Woo, Kang Sun-Joo’s brother, is the man Eun Sung falls in love with

With those kinds of family ties, things can definitely become UNPREDICTABLE.

Main Characters:

• Yoo Eun-Sung (played by Nam Sang-Ji, “Lucid Dream”)
• Kang Sun-Woo (played by Lee Do-Gyeom)

Where to Watch

Viewership and Rating:

• IMDb: (No rating as of the date of this article)
• My Drama List: 7.4 out of 10 stars
• Amazon Prime customers gave this series 5 out of 5 stars
• Viki viewers rated this K-drama series 8 out of 10 stars

My personal rating is 7 out of 10 stars. “Unpredictable Family” has 100+ short episodes (about 30 minutes) and is a lighthearted comedy that reminds you of those old comedy TV shows on MeTV (America’s #1 Classic Television Network), mixed with a silly soap opera vibe. It is not to be taken seriously. If you can watch “The Andy Griffith Show” or “The Brady Bunch”, then you can watch “Unpredictable Family”.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

• Unpredictable Family (TV Series 2023- ) | The Movie Database (TMDB)
• Lee Jong Won And Choi Soo Rin Might Become Family Again After Divorce In “Unpredictable Family” Poster | Soompi
• 35+ Rom-Com Dramas Of 2023 (K-Drama Masterlist) | Soompi

TRAILERS/TEASERS:

KDramaforyou. “UNPREDICTABLE FAMILY Trailer (September 2023 KDrama) | Nam Sang Ji & Lee Do Gyeom Korean Drama.” YouTube Video. YouTube, September 17, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBXffKKRkkc.‌