Chip In

Chip In (Korean: 십시일반; RR: Sipsiilban) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Oh Na-ra and Kim Hye-jun.[1] It aired on MBC from July 22 to August 13, 2020 at 21:30 (KST) time slot for 8 episodes.[2]

Chip In
Promotional poster
Hangul
십시일반
Hanja
十匙一飯
Literal meaningUnited Effort to Accomplish One Thing
Revised RomanizationSipsiilban
Genre
  • Mystery
  • Comedy
  • Thriller
Written byChoi Kyeong
Directed byJin Chang-gyu
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companyMBC
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseJuly 22 (2020-07-22) –
August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)

Synopsis

A famous painter, Yoo In-ho (Nam Moon-chul) gets diagnosed as terminally ill. On his 58th birthday, he plans to share his last will and testimony. His legacy and immense wealth slowly draw out his family's greed, causing a fierce mental battle amongst them. There are too many people around him who are only after his legacy and wealth, including his ex-wife Ji Sul-young (Kim Jung-young), who has to take care of him, Kim Ji-hye (Oh Na-ra), a former mistress and mother of his only child and daughter, Bit-na (Kim Hye-jun), and his half-brother Dok Ko-chul (Han Soo-Hyun).

Cast

Main
  • Oh Na-ra as Kim Ji-hye, the mistress of Yoo In-ho.[3]
  • Kim Hye-jun as Yoo Bit-na, a nurse student and the only daughter of painter Yoo In-ho who is not interested in his wealth and legacy.[4]
    • Song Ji-woo as young Bit-na

Yoo family
  • Nam Moon-chul as Yoo In-ho, Bit-na's father who is a famous painter that was diagnosed as terminally ill.
  • Kim Jung-young as Ji Sul-young, In-ho's ex-wife who came back to nurse him after it was discovered he was terminally ill.
  • Choi Kyu-jin as Yoo Hae-joon, In-ho's nephew from his deceased brother Yoo In-gook who is a law student and whom he adopted as his son.
    • Ok Chan-yu as young Hae-joon
  • Han Soo-hyun as Dok Go-chul, In-ho's half-brother who is a conman with four convictions of fraud.
  • Kim Si-eun as Dok Go-sun, Dok Go-chul's daughter and In-ho's niece who lives in his house.

Yoo family employees
  • Lee Yoon-hee as Moon Jung-wook, In-ho's friend from college and also his manager who lives in the same house.
  • Nam Mi-jung as Mrs. Park, the family maid who has been working for 20 years.
  • Kim Myung-sun as Jin Yeon-hee, a lawyer and the executor of Yoo In-ho's last will and testimony.

Others
  • Lee Seung-hyeong as a doctor
  • Jung Chul-soon as Detective Kang
  • Park Jung-eon as a reporter
  • Kwon Dong-ho as Detective Hong Jae-gyu
  • Jang Jae-kwon as an interviewer
  • Wie Shin-ae as a pharmacist

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[5]
Nationwide
1 1 July 22, 2020 3.7%
2 3.9%
2 1 July 23, 2020 2.8%
2 3.3%
3 1 July 29, 2020 3.0%
2 3.9%
4 1 July 30, 2020 2.4%
2 2.8%
5 1 August 5, 2020 2.9%
2 3.2%
6 1 August 6, 2020 2.4%
2 2.8%
7 1 August 12, 2020 2.1%
2 3.2%
8 1 August 13, 2020 2.7%
2 3.3%
Average 3.0%

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2020 39th MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Oh Na-ra Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Kim Hye-jun Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nam Moon-Chul Nominated
Best New Actor Choi Kyu-jin Nominated
Best New Actress Kim Hye-jun Won

References
  1. "CHIP-IN (Korean Drama - 2020) - 십시일반". HanCinema. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. Diva, Syafitri. "10 Pesona Oh Na Ra, Pemeran Kim Ji Hye di KDrama 'Chip In'". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ""CHIP-IN" Previews Kim Hye Joon And Oh Na Ra's Mother-Daughter Relationship And Mysteries To Unfold". TheNewsTrace. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. Tabanera, Lily Grace (July 23, 2020). "New K-Drama 'Chip In' Is Totally Giving Us 'Sky Castle' Vibes". cosmo.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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