Through the Waves (Korean파도야 파도야; Hanja波濤야 波濤야; RRPadoya 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.

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)

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

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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

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Main

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  • 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

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Oh Family

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

Original soundtrack

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

Part 1

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  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.

References

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