Chip In

{{short description|2020 South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Chip_In_2020.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=십시일반|hanja=十匙一飯|rr=Sipsiilban|lk=United Effort to Accomplish One Thing}}

| genre = {{ubl|Mystery|Comedy|Thriller}}

| writer = Choi Kyeong

| director = Jin Chang-gyu

| starring = {{ubl|Oh Na-ra|Kim Hye-jun}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 8

| company = MBC

| network = MBC TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|07|22}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2020|08|13}}

}}

Chip In ({{Korean|십시일반||Sipsiilban}}) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Oh Na-ra and Kim Hye-jun.{{cite web|title=CHIP-IN (Korean Drama - 2020) - 십시일반|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_CHIP-IN.php|access-date=2020-08-16|website=HanCinema|language=en}} It aired on MBC from July 22 to August 13, 2020, at 21:30 (KST) for 8 episodes.{{cite web|last=Diva|first=Syafitri|title=10 Pesona Oh Na Ra, Pemeran Kim Ji Hye di KDrama 'Chip In'|url=https://www.idntimes.com/hype/entertainment/syafitri-diva/oh-nara-di-chip-in-c1c2|access-date=2020-08-16|website=IDN Times|language=id}}

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.{{cite web|date=2020-07-20|title="CHIP-IN" Previews Kim Hye Joon And Oh Na Ra's Mother-Daughter Relationship And Mysteries To Unfold|url=https://thenewstrace.com/chip-in-previews-kim-hye-joon-and-oh-na-ras-mother-daughter-relationship-and-mysteries-to-unfold/67092/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=TheNewsTrace|language=en-US}}
  • Kim Hye-jun as Yoo Bit-na, a nurse student and the only daughter of the painter Yoo In-ho who is not interested in his wealth and legacy.{{cite web|date=July 23, 2020|first=Lily Grace|last=Tabanera|title=New K-Drama 'Chip In' Is Totally Giving Us 'Sky Castle' Vibes|url=https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/chip-in-kdrama-oh-na-ra-kim-hye-jun-a2520-20200723|access-date=2020-08-16|website=cosmo.ph|language=en-ph}}
  • Song Ji-woo as young Bit-na

=Supporting=

==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 that 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, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" | Part

! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date

! colspan="1" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea){{cite web|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00&begin_date=20200722|title=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}

width="110" | Nationwide
rowspan="2" | 1

! 1

| rowspan="2" | July 22, 2020

| 3.7%

2

| {{color|red|3.9%}}

rowspan="2" | 2

! 1

| rowspan="2" | July 23, 2020

| 2.8%

2

| 3.3%

rowspan="2" | 3

! 1

| rowspan="2" | July 29, 2020

| 3.0%

2

| {{color|red|3.9%}}

rowspan="2" | 4

! 1

| rowspan="2" | July 30, 2020

| 2.4%

2

| 2.8%

rowspan="2" | 5

! 1

| rowspan="2" | August 5, 2020

| 2.9%

2

| 3.2%

rowspan="2" | 6

! 1

| rowspan="2" | August 6, 2020

| 2.4%

2

| 2.8%

rowspan="2" | 7

! 1

| rowspan="2" | August 12, 2020

| {{color|blue|2.1%}}

2

| 3.2%

rowspan="2" | 8

! 1

| rowspan="2" | August 13, 2020

| 2.7%

2

| 3.3%

colspan="3" | Average

! {{color|green|3.0%}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan="5"| 2020

| rowspan="5"| 39th MBC Drama Awards

| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama

| Oh Na-ra

| {{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama

| Kim Hye-jun

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actor

| Nam Moon-Chul

| {{nom}}

Best New Actor

| Choi Kyu-jin

| {{nom}}

Best New Actress

| Kim Hye-jun

| {{won}}

References

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