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Hangul | 재벌집 막내아들 |
Literal meaning | The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate |
Revised Romanization | Jaebeoljip Mangnaeadeul |
Genre | |
Based on | The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate by San Gyung |
Written by |
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Directed by | Jung Dae-yoon [3] |
Starring | |
Music by | Jeon Chang-yeop |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Running time | 60–87 minutes [4] |
Production companies | |
Budget | ₩30~35 billion [5] |
Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | November 18 – December 25, 2022 |
Reborn Rich [6] (Korean : 재벌집 막내아들) is a South Korean television series adapted from the original web novel of the same name, [7] starring Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, and Shin Hyun-been. It aired on JTBC from November 18 to December 25, 2022, every Friday to Sunday at 22:30 (KST). [2] [3] It is also available for streaming on TVING, Netflix and Disney+ in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected territories. [8] [9] [10]
Reborn Rich received audience acclaim and became the second highest-rated series in Korean cable television history, with its final episode recording 26.9% nationwide ratings. [11]
The series tells the story of Yoon Hyun-woo (Song Joong-ki), a loyal higher-up employee working for chaebol Soonyang Group, who was betrayed and murdered by a member of the Soonyang family to cover up a tax evasion scheme. Hyun-woo later wakes up in 1987 discovering that he has been reincarnated into the body of Jin Do-jun, youngest grandson of the Soonyang family. Using these circumstances to his advantage, he starts his revenge by plotting a hostile takeover of Soonyang Group. The background to the story is the power of the chaebols and the 1997 Asian Financial crisis.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Gravity" |
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| Jongho (Ateez) | 3:03 |
2. | "Gravity" (Inst.) |
| 3:03 | ||
Total length: | 6:06 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Mother" |
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| Shin Yong-jae (2F) | 4:49 |
2. | "Mother" (Inst.) |
| 4:49 | ||
Total length: | 9:38 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I'm In Love With You" (너를 사랑하고 있어) |
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| Seo Da-hyun (TripleS) | 3:58 |
2. | "I'm In Love With You" (너를 사랑하고 있어; Inst.) |
| 3:58 | ||
Total length: | 7:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Like a Star" (별처럼) |
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| Moon Sua (Billlie) | 3:35 |
2. | "Like a Star" (별처럼; Inst.) |
| 3:35 | ||
Total length: | 7:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "In The End" |
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| Kim Woo-jin | 4:00 |
2. | "In The End" (Inst.) |
| 4:00 | ||
Total length: | 8:00 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Miracle" (기적 같은 너) | Kim Hee-jae |
| Paul Kim | 4:17 |
2. | "The Miracle" (기적 같은 너; Inst.) |
| 4:17 | ||
Total length: | 8:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Love Me" |
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| 4Men | 3:55 |
2. | "Love Me" (Inst.) |
| 3:55 | ||
Total length: | 8:10 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1.394 | 2.174 | 2.669 | 2.663 | 3.528 | 3.692 | 3.851 | 4.653 | 3.887 | 4.316 | 5.064 | 4.536 | 5.307 | 6.248 | 5.829 | 6.277 | 4.131 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) [45] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | November 18, 2022 | 6.058%(1st) | 6.723%(1st) |
2 | November 19, 2022 | 8.845% (1st) | 9.824% (1st) |
3 | November 20, 2022 | 10.826% (1st) | 11.713% (1st) |
4 | November 25, 2022 | 11.800% (1st) | 13.153% (1st) |
5 | November 26, 2022 | 14.758% (1st) | 16.195% (1st) |
6 | November 27, 2022 | 14.880% (1st) | 16.507% (1st) |
7 | December 3, 2022 | 16.102% (1st) | 18.026% (1st) |
8 | December 4, 2022 | 19.449% (1st) | 21.776% (1st) |
9 | December 9, 2022 | 16.995% (1st) | 19.512% (1st) |
10 | December 10, 2022 | 18.337% (1st) | 20.515% (1st) |
11 | December 11, 2022 | 21.137% (1st) | 23.858% (1st) |
12 | December 16, 2022 | 19.817% (1st) | 22.178% (1st) |
13 | December 17, 2022 | 22.456% (1st) | 24.370% (1st) |
14 | December 18, 2022 | 24.936% (1st) | 26.949% (1st) |
15 | December 24, 2022 | 25.032% (1st) | 28.164% (1st) |
16 | December 25, 2022 | 26.948%(1st) | 30.101%(1st) |
Average | 17.399% | 19.348% | |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Drama of the Year | Reborn Rich | Nominated | [46] [47] |
Best Director | Jung Dae-yoon | Nominated | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Sung-min | Nominated | |||
Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jo Han-chul | Won | |||
Excellence Acting Award, Actor | Jung Hee-tae | Nominated | |||
Excellence Acting Award, Actress | Park Ji-hyun | Nominated | |||
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize – Television | Lee Sung-min | Nominated | [48] |
Best Actor | Won | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Do-hyun | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Shin-rok | Nominated | |||
International Emmy Awards | 2023 | Best TV Movie/Mini-Series | Reborn Rich | Nominated | [49] |
Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | KDF Award | Jung Hee-tae | Won | [50] |
Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award | Reborn Rich | Won | [51] |
Korea PD Awards | 2023 | Best Picture TV | Won | [52] | |
Seoul International Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Miniseries | Won | [53] | |
Outstanding Korean Actor | Lee Sung-min | Won |
The over-the-top (OTT) streaming service, Viu, who bought the rights to air the show under the Viu Original label in all markets outside South Korea, [10] unveiled that they will remake the series in Thai. The series is to be released in 2024. [54]
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