The Atypical Family
Promotional poster
Also known as	Although I Am Not a Hero
Hangul	히어로는 아닙니다만
Literal meaning	Although I Am Not a Hero
Revised Romanization	Hieoroneun animnidaman
McCune–Reischauer	Hiŏronŭn animnidaman
Genre	Fantasy romance[1]
Created by	Gleline[2] & Kang Eun-kyung[1]
Developed by	Park Joon-seo[2]
Written by	Joo Hwa-mi[1]
Directed by	Jo Hyun-taek[1]
Starring	Jang Ki-yong Chun Woo-hee Go Doo-shim Claudia Kim
Music by	Jung Jae-hyung[3]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Hwang Bo-sangmi (CP)[2] Kim Joon-hyun[2] Jung Seung-soon[2] Park Bum-soo[2]
Producers	Hwang Ji-woo[2] Kim Do-hyuk[2] Kim Tae-kyung[2] Kim Hye-in[2]
Cinematography	Kim Young-guk[2] Kang Ye-sum[2]
Editors	Hong Hyo-sun[2] Ham Hyeon-kyung[2]
Running time	49 minutes
Production companies	Story & Pictures Media[1] Drama House Studio[1] SLL[1]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	May 4 (2024-05-04) – June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)

The Atypical Family (Korean: 히어로는 아닙니다만) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Jang Ki-yong, Chun Woo-hee, Go Doo-shim and Claudia Kim. It aired on JTBC from May 4, to June 9, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST).^[4] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.^[5]

The Atypical Family tells the story of Bok Gwi-ju and his family. All members of the family except his father have inherited particular superpowers and they come from a long line of similarly blessed ancestors. Gwi-ju's power is to travel back in time to events he experienced. His sister Bok Dong-hee can fly, and his mother Bok Man-heum has dreams in which she can see the future, including major family events, deaths, and even future winning lottery numbers and stocks. The latter has amassed them a fortune and has maintained the large family house. But as the series opens, the family's superpowers on the wane, they are dysfunctional and failing to meet their expenses despite owning a substantial office building. The family has also experienced tragedy, including the death of Gwi-ju's wife, which left him to raise his teenage daughter Bok I-na on his own, often poorly.

A side plot is a teenage coming of age story for I-na who conceals, and then reveals to the family, that she can mind read other people if she makes eye contact. But she is miserable and bullied at school, addicted to smartphones, and usually wears glasses which mask her ability.

At the beginning of the series the entire family have lost their abilities due to chronic disease and incompatibilities with modern lifestyles — depression, insomnia, drinking, obesity. However, their lives change after being intertwined with Do Da-hae, who is a beautiful con artist who manages to attract Gwi-ju's attention, at the same time allowing him to shrug off depression and regain his time traveling ability.

Much of the show revolves around the on-off relationship between Gwi-ju and Da-hae. While she first tries to secure a marriage with him to gain a share in his family's fortune for her unpleasant step-family led by a conniving mother (Baek Il-Hong), both characters increasingly fall for one another, interrupted by their scheming families, near-death experiences, and time travels. The two matriarchs constantly spar, seeking control over money and their children.

• Jang Ki-yong as Bok Gwi-ju^[6]

He has the ability to go back in time and revisit happy memories. However, he has lost his ability after the death of his wife, as he struggles with depression and is no longer able to find any of his previous memories happy.

• Chun Woo-hee as Do Da-hae^[7]

A mysterious woman, who is interested in Bok Gwi-ju and his family.

• Go Doo-shim as Bok Man-heum^[8]

Gwi-ju's mother, she has an insomnia which stops her from accessing her "precognitive dreaming" superpower.

• Claudia Kim as Bok Dong-hee^[9]

Gwi-ju's elder sister, she had the ability to fly, however, she has seemingly lost this ability due to struggles with obesity.

• Park So-yi as Bok In-a^[10]

Gwi-ju's daughter. A thirteen year old girl, she remains isolated from both her family and her classmates at school.

• Oh Man-seok [ko] as Eom Soon-gu^[11]

Man-heum's husband and father of Gwi-ju and Dong-hee. He is the only member in the Bok family without any superpower.

• Kim Geum-sun as Baek Il-hong^[12]

Da-hae's mother.

• Ryu Abel [ko] as Grace^[13]

Da-hae's younger sister.

• Choi Gwang-rok as Noh Hyung-tae^[14]

Da-hae's uncle.

The Atypical Family's soundtrack album was released on June 9, 2024.^[15]

The Atypical Family : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

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Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	807	759	726	984	921	925	877	963	781	915	847	1141	887

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[16]

• Official website (in Korean)
• Production website at SLL (in English and Korean)
• The Atypical Family at IMDb 
• The Atypical Family at HanCinema