Revolutionary Sisters

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Revolutionary Sisters
Promotional poster
Hangul
오케이 광자매
Hanja
오케이 光姊妹
Literal meaningOkay Photon Sisters
Revised RomanizationOkei Gwangjamae
Genre
  • KBS2
ReleaseMarch 13 (2021-03-13) –
September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)

Revolutionary Sisters

KBS2 on March 13, 2021, and aired on every Saturday and Sunday from 19:55 (KST) till September 18.[6][7]

The series ended on September 18 after 50 episodes. The 49th episode of the series aired on September 12, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 32.6% with 5.8 million viewers watching the episode, it placed the series at 7th rank among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea'.[8]

Synopsis

The series opens with the murder of a mother that is committed during parent's divorce proceedings and all members of the Lee family and the extended family are suspected of murder. This series further tells the suspenseful but humorous story of the aftermath of the murder.

Lee Cheol-soo (Yoon Joo-sang) has three daughters, Lee Gwang-nam, Lee Gwang-sik and Lee Gwang-tae. He is a stickler for rules and principles. The daughters resent him. Lee Gwang-nam, the eldest, is proud, selfish and the apple of her mother's eyes. Her mother has suffered due to her father, so she dislikes him. Lee Gwang-sik, the second daughter is a public officer. She is smart, principled and considerate to others. Lee Gwang-tae, the youngest daughter, is good at martial arts and works part-time. She does not consider marriage an option.

Meanwhile, since Han Ye-seul was 12, he had dreamt of becoming a trot singer.After dropping out of high school, he came to Seoul to pursue his dream.He is hard-working,kind and righteous.

Cast

Main

65 years old, father of three daughters, Bong-ja's brother-in-law, Taeng-ja's brother-in-law, works to open the toilet sewage system[9]
43 years old, first daughter, egoistic, vain and conceited, Lee Cheol-soo's first daughter, Gwang-sik and Gwang-tae's eldest sister[10]
34 years old, second daughter, smart and just, wise and considerate and an intelligent government employee[11]
29 years old, youngest sister to Gwang-nam and Gwang-sik, 11th-degree black belts, cheerful and cool, a trend taker[12]
32 years old, a guitarist and an aspiring trot singer, Lee Gwang-sik's lover, man with good morals and values, humorous, emotional and decent character[13]
45 years old, Lee Gwang-nam's husband, a successful lawyer
57 years old, aunt of three sisters, Cheol-soo's sister in law, Taeng-ja's older sister, owner of a one-room building[14]
72 years old, Han Ye-seul's father, junior from Lee park-soo's hometown

Supporting

  • Kim Hyeseon
    as Oh Taeng-ja
55 years old, aunt of three sisters, Cheol-soo's sister-in-law, Bong-ja's sister
  • Hong Je-yi as Oh Ttoo-gi,
7 years old, Taeng-ja's daughter
46 years old, owner of Bae Byeon-ho's regular restaurant
29 years old, Heo Poong-jin's brother
  • Joo Suk-tae as Heo Poong-jin
38 years old, he has affection for his younger brother, Gi-jin, more than his parents[16]
  • Lee Sang-sook as deputy's mother, 65 years old
  • Ho-seok as Yang Dae-chang,Han Ye-seul's friend and manager.
  • Son Woo-hyeon as Na Pyeon-seung
29 years old, Gwang-sik's current husband, an elementary school classmate with Gwang-tae.
  • Go Geon-han as Byun Sa-chae, 29 years old, Ki-jin's best friend
  • Han Ji-wan as Min Deul-re
  • Kim Na-yoon as Pyeon-seung's mother
  • Song Young-jae as Pyeon-seung's father
  • Seo Yoon-ah as Na Pyeon-seung's older sister
  • Chun Yi-seul as Lee Tae-ri
  • Park Sun-woo as Teacher Tak
  • Ji Sung-won as Sang Gan-nam's wife
  • Lee Ji-wan as Song Ah-reum
  • Kim Ga-ran as Gwang-sik's colleague
  • Park In-hwan
  • Kim Jung-heon as Jin Jeong-han a guest at Lee Gwang-sik's restaurant[17]
  • Seo Do-jin as Hwang Chun-gil[18]

Special appearance

Production

Casting

With this series Yoon Joo-sang is celebrating his 50th year of debut.[9]

Filming

Stills from filming of Go Won-hee as the youngest sister were released in February 2021.[22] On March 6, 2021, the production crew releasing pictures of cast from filming location commented, "In fact, the actors of the 'Revolutionary Sisters' are always caring for and caring for each other, making their filming more enjoyable and joyful than ever before."[23] On April 13 filming was temporarily stopped due to self-quarantine of cast member who came into close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. The subsequent airing of two episodes on April 17 and 18 were also postponed for April 24 and 25.[a] The filming of the series ended in late August 2021.[24]

Original soundtrack

Revolutionary Sisters
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelVlending Co., Ltd.

Part 1

Released on March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Photonic Sister" (광자매 납신다)Lee Nal-chiLee Nal-chi
  • Kwon Song-hee
  • Shin Yu-jin
  • Ahn Lee-ho
  • Na-rae
2:12

Part 2

Released on April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24)[26]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Suspicion" (타이틀 의심)Lee Nal-chiLee Nal-chiThis flying fish3:07

Part 3

Released on May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02)[27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Propose"Beomju Kim , Sihyuk KimBeomju Kim , Sihyuk KimBernard Park2:45
2."Proposal" (Inst.) Beomju Kim , Sihyuk Kim 2:45

Part 4

Released on May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)[28]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My Heart Rushes" (마음이 스르륵 (채운))Kyungyoung YoonHmiChaewoon3:07
2."My Heart Rushes" (Inst.) Hmi 3:07

Part 5

Released on June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)
Chuu (Loona
)
2:51
2."Loving U" (Inst.)   2:51

Part 6

Released on June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19)[30]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Sound of Farewell" (이별소리)Museong, Playing Children (high seAson), Lim Ki-beom (high seAson)Playing Children (high seAson), Lim Ki-beom (high seAson)Lee Chang-min4:09
2."Sound of Farewell" (Inst.)   4:09

Part 7

Released on July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)[31]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Okay" (오케이)Young-tak, Ji Kwang-minJeongyoung Kwak, Jeongsu Hong, Jaegyu LeeYoung Tak3:10
2."I will go to you" (너에게 갈게)Lim Han, Jungsu HongHan LimHan Lim 
3."Okay" (Inst.)3:10Jeongyoung Kwak, Jeongsu Hong, Jaegyu Lee  
4."I will go to you" (Inst.) Han Lim  

Part 8

Released on July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)[32]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Okidokiya" (오키도키야)Algoboni, Honsu Sang-taeAlgoboni, Honsu Sang-taeJin-seong2:30
2."Okidokiya" (Inst.)   2:30

Part 9

Released on August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)[33][34]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Okidokiya (Rock Ver.)" (오키도키야 (Rock Ver.))ALGOBONI HONSUSANGTAEALGOBONI HONSUSANGTAEKim Kyung-nam2:24
2."Okidokiya (Rock Ver.)" (Inst.)   2:24

Viewership

Audience response

As per Nielsen Korea, the 49th episode aired on September 12, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 32.6% with 5.8 million viewers watching the episode, thereby breaking its own highest ratings. It also takes the series at 7th place among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea'.[35][8]

Revolutionary Sisters : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)