Through the Waves

Through the Waves
Promotional poster
Hangul
TV소설 파도야 파도야
Genre
Written by
  • Lee Hyun-jae
  • Lee Hwang-won
Directed byLee Duk-gun
Creative directorLee Dae-kyung
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes143
Production
Executive producerLee Gun-joon
ProducerPark Man-young
Running time40 min
Production companyKBS Drama Production
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseFebruary 12 (2018-02-12) –
August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)

Through the Waves (Korean: 파도야 파도야; Hanja: 波濤야 波濤야; RR: Padoya Padoya) is a 2018 South Korea morning soap opera starring Ah Young, Park Jung-wook, Jay Kim, Jang Jae-ho, Seo Ha, Noh Haeng-ha, Kim Jung-heon, and Jung Yoon-hye. It aired on KBS2 from February 12, 2018 to August 31, 2018.

It is the 44th and the final TV Novel series (13th in 2010s) of KBS. It is also the lowest-rated TV Novel series, averaging only 7.4% and hitting a peak of 10.4%, according to AGB Nielsen's nationwide ratings.

Plot

This is a family drama which tells the story of a family of five women who lost their property and became separated after the war.

Cast

Main

  • Ah Young as Oh Bok-shil/Oh Se-ra,[1] the only daughter in the Oh household who becomes a singer named Oh Se-ra in order to look for her missing father.
  • Park Jung-wook as Han Kyung-ho,[2] Bok-shil's childhood friend and Daeguk Construction employee who realizes his feelings for her.
    • Park Ha-joon as young Han Kyung-ho
  • Jay Kim as Cha Sang-pil,[3] the chief executive officer of Lucky Entertainment and an orphan who becomes insecure of his position in the Hwang household that adopted him.
  • Jang Jae-ho as Oh Jung-hoon,[4] the eldest of the Oh brood who shoulders the burden of being the man of the household and fails in his dreams of becoming a lawyer.
    • Kwon Mi-reu as young Oh Jung-hoon
  • Seo Ha as Uhm Soon-young,[5] Jung-hoon's girlfriend of four years whom he had to abandon to marry a rich woman.
  • Noh Haeng-ha as Hwang Mi-jin,[6] the daughter of construction magnate Hwang Chang-shik whom Jung-hoon marries to get a better chance in life.
    • Lee Yoo-joo as young Hwang Mi-jin
  • Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jung-tae,[7] the second son of the Oh family who could not go to school and could only live a poor and violent life.
    • Lee Hyun-bin as young Oh Jung-tae
  • Jung Yoon-hye as Kim Choon-ja,[8] the Oh siblings' childhood friend and neighbor who insistently clings onto her longtime crush, Jung-tae.

Supporting

Oh Family

  • Lee Kyung-jin as Lee Ok-boon, the mother of the Oh siblings who lost her husband during the war and was forced to make difficult decisions to survive.
  • Ban Hyo-jung as Hong Ki-jun, the grandmother of the Oh siblings who lives with the guilt of losing her son's riches during the war and plunging their family into poverty.
  • Lee Si-hoo as Oh Jung-woo, the youngest of the Oh siblings whose leg becomes lame in a childhood accident.

Sohyun-dong Neighbors

  • Kyun Oh-hyun as Han Cheon-sam, Kyung-ho's father who works as a musician for the Golden Carriage Cabaret.
  • Lee Kyung-sil as Yang Mal-soon, Kyung-ho's mother who is a seamstress and holds a tight leash on the household.
  • Jung Sung-ho as Kim Sang-man, Choon-ja's father who works for the government and helps the Oh family settle into the poor Seoul neighborhood of Sohyun-dong.

Daeguk Construction

  • Sunwoo Jae-duk as Hwang Chang-sik, the Chairman of Daeguk Construction whose wealth was secretly built on the stolen riches of the Oh family.
  • Sung Hyun-ah as Cheon Geum-geum, Chang-shik's nosy and haughty wife.

Golden Carriage Cabaret

  • Lee Joo-hyun as Cho Dong-chul, chief executive officer of Golden Carriage Cabaret who runs a gang of thugs and does dirty work for Hwang Chang-shik.
  • Park Seon-young as Gu Mi-shim, Soon-young's aunt who initially opposes her relationship with Jung-hoon.
  • Song Young-jae as Johnny Kim, Han Cheon-sam's musical partner who influences his gambling addiction.
  • Nam Tae-woo as Park Yong-chil, Dong-chul's lackey.

Lucky Entertainment

  • Kim Min-seon as Oh Hae-rin, the daughter of a rich ally of Hwang Chang-shik and Bok-shil's fellow singer trainee who has a crush on Kyung-ho.
  • Seo Jae-won as Heo Jin-gyu, Sang-pil's employee.

Extended

  • Kim Kwang-tae as
  • Lee Jin-mok
  • Jo Hee
  • Kang Jae-eun
  • Lee Yoon-sang
  • Goo Jung-rim
  • Lee Ye-rin

Original soundtrack

Through the Waves OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelLOEN Entertainment

Part 1

Released on March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Road To You" (그대에게 가는 길)Lee Ji-yoonBlue OceanCha Soo-kyung [ko]3:04
2."The Road To You" (Inst.) Blue Ocean 3:04
Total length:6:08

Part 2

Released on April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fate" (인연)Hwi Jang-nam, Choi Chul-ho, Miss KimHwi Jang-nim, Miss KimDong Woo3:10
2."Fate" (Inst.) Hwi Jang-nim, Miss Kim 3:10
Total length:6:20

Part 3

Released on April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Pinwheel" (바람개비)Kim Jong-chulChoi Chul-ho, Kim Jong-chulAh Young2:57
2."Pinwheel" (Inst.) Choi Chul-ho, Kim Jong-chul 2:57
Total length:5:54

Ratings

  • In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen ratings[9] TNmS ratings[10]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide
001 February 12, 2018 7.8% (15th) 6.9% (16th) 10.1% (7th)
002 February 13, 2018 7.5% (14th) 6.6% (14th) 9.4% (9th)
003 February 14, 2018[a] 7.4% (17th) 7.0% (17th) 7.7% (17th)
004 February 15, 2018[b] 8.0% (17th) 6.5% (18th) 9.2% (14th)
005 February 16, 2018 7.4% (16th) 6.2% (18th) 10.3% (10th)
006 February 19, 2018 7.5% (12th) 6.7% (12th) 9.0% (11th)
007 February 20, 2018 5.8% (20th) NR 8.2% (NR)
008 February 21, 2018 6.3% (15th) 5.3% (19th) 8.5% (11th)
009 February 22, 2018 7.7% (18th) 7.2% (17th) 9.2% (14th)
010 February 23, 2018 7.3% (17th) 6.4% (20th) 9.7% (12th)
011 February 26, 2018 6.8% (18th) NR 9.3% (14th)
012 February 27, 2018 7.8% (15th) 6.8% (18th) 11.5% (9th)
013 February 28, 2018 7.7% (15th) 7.0% (17th) 9.9% (12th)
014 March 1, 2018 8.2% NR 11.1%
015 March 2, 2018 7.3% 6.1% 9.7%
016 March 5, 2018 6.8% 6.0% 10.3%
017 March 6, 2018 7.3% 6.0% 10.8%
018 March 7, 2018 2.5% NR 7.7%
019 March 8, 2018 6.7% 10.0%
020 March 9, 2018 6.9% 6.1% 9.6%
021 March 12, 2018 4.7% NR 6.4%
022 March 13, 2018 6.5% 8.6%
023 March 14, 2018 7.7% 6.6% 10.3%
024 March 15, 2018 7.1% NR 9.1%
025 March 19, 2018 6.8% 10.2%
026 March 19, 2018 6.3% 10.4%
027 March 20, 2018 7.1% 6.3% 9.6%
028 March 21, 2018 7.0% NR 10.1%
029 March 22, 2018 6.6% 9.3%
030 March 23, 2018 6.8% 9.7%
031 March 26, 2018 6.5% 8.9%
032 March 27, 2018 7.5% 6.8% 9.9%
033 March 28, 2018 7.0% 6.3% 9.3%
034 March 29, 2018 7.2% 6.3% 8.5%
035 March 30, 2018 6.9% 5.9% 9.0%
036 March 31, 2018 6.6% 6.2% 9.3%
037 April 2, 2018 7.1% 6.3% 10.8%
038 April 3, 2018 6.8% 5.5% 10.6%
039 April 4, 2018 5.8% NR 8.4%
040 April 5, 2018 6.5% 7.9%
041 April 6, 2018 6.6% 5.8% 8.8%
042 April 9, 2018 7.6% 7.0% 9.0%
043 April 10, 2018 6.7% 6.0% 8.7%
044 April 11, 2018 5.9% NR 7.8%
045 April 12, 2018 6.6% 5.3% 8.5%
046 April 13, 2018 6.9% 5.5% 8.7%
047 April 16, 2018 7.0% 6.0% 10.0%
048 April 17, 2018 7.5% 6.6% 9.7%
049 April 18, 2018 7.2% NR 10.7%
050 April 19, 2018 7.5% 5.6% 10.6%
051 April 20, 2018 6.8% 5.7% 8.6%
052 April 23, 2018 6.8% 5.7% 9.0%
053 April 24, 2018 3.6% (19th) NR 4.7%
054 April 25, 2018 6.8% 9.4%
055 April 26, 2018 7.7% 6.7% 10.5%
056 April 27, 2018 7.7% 7.2% 8.8%
057 April 30, 2018 7.4% 6.3% 9.2%
058 May 1, 2018 7.2% 6.2% 8.7%
059 May 2, 2018 7.0% 8.8%
060 May 3, 2018 6.8% 5.7% 8.2%
061 May 4, 2018 6.7% 5.8% 8.6%
062 May 7, 2018 7.1% 6.0% 8.7%
063 May 8, 2018 7.3% 6.6% 8.4%
064 May 9, 2018 6.3% NR 8.8%
065 May 10, 2018 6.0% 7.6%
066 May 11, 2018 6.6% 6.1% 8.6%
067 May 14, 2018 7.0% 6.3% 9.2%
068 May 15, 2018 7.5% 6.6% 10.5%
069 May 16, 2018 5.7% NR 8.0%
070 May 17, 2018 6.4% 6.7%
071 May 18, 2018 6.6% 6.0% 9.3%
072 May 21, 2018 6.9% 8.8%
073 May 22, 2018 6.4% 5.4% 9.6%
074 May 23, 2018 6.6% NR 8.2%
075 May 24, 2018 6.8% 5.7% 9.4%
076 May 25, 2018 6.5% 5.6% 9.1%
077 May 28, 2018 6.2% 5.9% 9.8%
078 May 29, 2018 6.8% 6.3% 9.2%
079 May 30, 2018 7.0% 8.4%
080 May 31, 2018 6.6% 5.6% 9.0%
081 June 4, 2018 7.5% 7.1% 8.7%
082 June 5, 2018 6.7% 6.1% 8.5%
083 June 6, 2018 7.4% 6.6% 8.8%
084 June 7, 2018 7.3% 6.5% 9.8%
085 June 8, 2018 5.3% 5.0% 7.3%
086 June 11, 2018 7.0% 6.3% 9.0%
087 June 12, 2018 7.2% 6.6% 9.6%
088 June 13, 2018 6.9% 6.0% 10.5%
089 June 14, 2018 6.3% 8.4%
090 June 15, 2018 7.3% 9.2%
091 June 18, 2018 6.9% 8.6%
092 June 19, 2018 7.9% 6.8% 9.8%
093 June 20, 2018 8.3% 7.3% 10.2%
094 June 21, 2018 7.6% 6.3% 9.4%
095 June 22, 2018 8.8% 7.9% 10.5%
096 June 25, 2018 8.9% 7.8% 10.7%
097 June 26, 2018 7.8% 6.6% 10.4%
098 June 27, 2018 8.2% 7.3% 10.7%
099 June 28, 2018 7.7% NR 11.0%
100 June 29, 2018 7.9% 6.7% 10.7%
101 July 2, 2018 7.2% 6.3% 9.2%
102 July 3, 2018 7.8% 6.2% 10.4%
103 July 4, 2018 7.7% 6.2% 10.1%
104 July 5, 2018 7.8% NR 8.9%
105 July 6, 2018 7.6% 6.4% 10.0%
106 July 9, 2018 7.8% 7.0% 10.5%
107 July 10, 2018 8.1% 6.8% 10.4%
108 July 11, 2018 8.5% 7.1% 11.0%
109 July 12, 2018 7.4% NR 9.1%
110 July 13, 2018 7.7% 6.0% 10.1%
111 July 16, 2018 6.5% 5.6% 9.8%
112 July 17, 2018 7.6% 6.7% 10.4%
113 July 18, 2018 7.7% 6.3% 10.5%
114 July 19, 2018 8.4% 7.3% 10.1%
115 July 20, 2018 8.5% 7.6% NR
116 July 23, 2018 7.5% 6.4% 9.5%
117 July 24, 2018 7.6% 10.3%
118 July 25, 2018 7.8% 6.5% 10.4%
119 July 26, 2018 7.8% 6.8% 9.3%
120 July 27, 2018 8.0% 6.5% 9.0%
121 July 30, 2018 8.4% 7.6% 9.9%
122 July 31, 2018 8.0% 6.8% 8.6%
123 August 2, 2018 9.6% 8.4% 8.7%
124 August 3, 2018 8.4% 7.3% 9.4%
125 August 6, 2018 9.2% 7.9% 10.2%
126 August 7, 2018 8.4% 6.9% 10.1%
127 August 8, 2018 8.8% 7.5% 10.7%
128 August 9, 2018 9.0% 7.4% 11.8%
129 August 10, 2018 8.7% 7.7% 10.7%
130 August 13, 2018 8.6% 7.5% 10.6%
131 August 14, 2018 8.4% 7.3% 9.8%
132 August 15, 2018 9.1% 7.8% 10.7%
133 August 16, 2018 8.8% 7.4% 10.6%
134 August 17, 2018 8.3% 7.1%
135 August 20, 2018 9.1% 8.0% 10.9%
136 August 21, 2018 8.6% 7.7% 9.9%
137 August 22, 2018 10.3% (7th) 8.9% (8th)
138 August 23, 2018 9.7% 8.1%
139 August 24, 2018 9.2% 7.6%
140 August 27, 2018 9.0% 6.9%
141 August 28, 2018 8.8% 7.2%
142 August 29, 2018 9.8% 8.1%
143 August 30, 2018 10.4% (6th) 8.3% (9th)
Average ratings 7.4% % %

Notes

  1. ^ Episodes 1-3 were aired 10 minutes late at 9:10 a.m. due to the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  2. ^ Episodes scheduled to air on February 15 and 16 were pushed back due to the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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