Welcome to Samdal-ri
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Hangul
웰컴투 삼달리
Hanja
웰컴투 三達里
Revised RomanizationWelkeomtu samdalri
McCune–ReischauerWelkʼŏmtʼu samtalri
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Written byKwon Hye-joo[2]
Directed byCha Young-hoon[2]
Starring
Music byGaemi[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12 (as of January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07))
Production
Executive producerPark Seol-gi
Producers
  • Jeon Seo-won
  • Lee Go-eun
  • Kim Su-ji
  • Kim Yu-ri
  • Jo Dong-min
  • Ha Seong-min
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseDecember 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) –
present

Welcome to Samdal-ri (Korean: 웰컴투 삼달리) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Kwon Hye-joo, directed by Cha Young-hoon, and starring Ji Chang-wook and Shin Hye-sun. It premiered on JTBC on December 2, 2023, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) time slot.[5] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.[6][7]

Synopsis

Set in Jeju Island, the story revolves around two childhood friends, Jo Yong-pil (Ji Chang-wook) and Jo Sam-dal (Shin Hye-sun). After losing his mother to a mistaken weather report, Yong-pil decides to become a weather forecaster to protect the elders of his hometown. However, his passion and refusal to let misinformation slide earns him a reputation as a stubborn troublemaker. On the other hand, Sam-dal moves to Seoul to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful fashion photographer, and goes by the name of Jo Eun-hye. However, when her life suddenly falls apart, she returns to her hometown, where she reconnects with Yong-pil. Despite an incident that drove them apart, the two friends find their affection for each other is still as strong as ever.[2][8]

Cast

Main

  • Ji Chang-wook as Jo Yong-pil: a weather forecaster at Jeju Island's Meteorological Administration.[8]
  • Shin Hye-sun as Jo Sam-dal: a photographer in the fashion industry under the stage name Jo Eun-hye.[8]

Supporting

Sam-dal's family

Yong-pil's family

  • Yu Oh-seong as Jo Sang-tae: Yong-pil's father who works as a contract worker in the civil affairs team.[10]
  • Jeong Yu-mi as Bu Mi-ja: Yong-pil's late mother.[13]

Five Eagle Brothers

  • Kang Young-seok as Boo Sang-do: Sam-dal and Yong-pil's best friend who is a symbol of wealth in the village. He has had a crush on Sam-dal for a long time.[14]
  • Lee Jae-won as Wang Kyung-tae: Sam-dal and Yong-pil's best friend who is a security guard at Jeju Island's Meteorological Administration.[15][16]
  • Bae Myung-jin as Cha Eun-woo: Sam-dal and Yong-pil's best friend who is an observer at Jeju Island's Meteorological Administration.[15][16]

People around the three sisters

  • Yang Kyung-won as Jeon Dae-young: Jin-dal's ex-husband and AS Group's CEO.[17]
  • Kang Gil-woo as Go Cheol-jong: Dae-yeong's secretary.[18]
  • Kim Min-chul as Gong Ji-chan: CEO of Dolphin Center, a Jeju southern bottlenose dolphin protection group.[19]

People in Samdal-ri

  • Baek Hyun-joo as Oh Geum-sul: Kyung-tae's mother who is a haenyeo.[20]
  • Kim Mi-hwa as Yang Bu-ja: Eun-woo's mother who is a haenyeo.[21]
  • Yoon Jin-seong as Jeon He-ja: Sang-do's mother who is a haenyeo and owner of the best restaurant in Jeju.[17]
  • Kim Ja-young as Yang Geum-ok: Yong-pil's maternal grandmother who suffer dementia.[22]
  • Yoo Sun-woong as Bu Dae-chun: Yong-pil's maternal grandfather.[23]
  • TBA as Boo Dae-song: Sang-do's father.[23]
  • Byun Jong-su as Wang Seong-gu: Kyung-tae's father.[23]
  • Yoo Seung-il as Cha Man-deok: Eun-woo's father.[23]
  • Sazal Mahamud as Kim Man-soo: a foreign part-timer at Kyung-tae's Lucky Convenience Store.[23]

Jeju Island's Meteorological Administration

  • Lee Tae-hyung as Han Seok-gyu: Yong-pil's superior who is a division manager of the forecast department.[24]
  • Kim Hyun-mok as Kang Baek-ho: Yong-pil's colleague who is a forecaster of the forecast department.[24]

People around Jo Eun-hye

  • Jo Yun-seo as Bang Eun-ju: 3moon Studio's assistant and an amateur photographer who makes up a false claim against Sam-dal that ruins her career and causes to her move back to her hometown.[17]
  • Han Eun-seong as Cheon Chung-gi: Sam-dal's ex-boyfriend who is an editor of Magazine X.[25]
  • Kim A-young as Go Eun-bi: 3moon Studio's assistants.[17]
  • Lee Do-hye as Yang Ji-eun: 3moon Studio's assistants.[17]

Special appearance

Production

Casting

On June 19, 2023, Ji Chang-wook and Shin Hye-sun were confirmed to appear in the series.[27]

Viewership

Welcome to Samdal-ri : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.2051.2621.1691.5221.597N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.6662.251TBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28][upper-alpha 1]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[28][29]
Nationwide Seoul
1 December 2, 2023 5.193% (1st) 5.283% (1st)
2 December 3, 2023 5.276% (1st) 5.552% (1st)
3 December 9, 2023 5.324% (1st) 6.329% (1st)
4 December 10, 2023 6.509% (1st) 7.255% (1st)
5 December 16, 2023 6.689% (1st) 6.528% (1st)
6 December 17, 2023 8.295% (1st) 9.2%[30]
7 December 23, 2023 6.382% (1st) 6.6%[31]
8 December 24, 2023 7.913% (1st) 7.9%[32]
9 December 30, 2023 8.109% (1st) 8.8%[33]
10 December 31, 2023 8.227% (1st) 8.7%[34]
11 January 6, 2024 7.282% (2nd) 8.037% (1st)
12 January 7, 2024 9.788% (1st) 10.597% (1st)
13 January 13, 2024
14 January 14, 2024
15 January 20, 2024
16 January 21, 2024
Average — —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the internal server error on Nielsen Korea's website, the viewership numbers are unknown.

References

  1. ↑ Lee Gyu-lee (November 29, 2023). "December brings mix of action, thriller, romance to small screen". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Kwon Soo-bin (June 19, 2023). 지창욱X신혜선 첫 JTBC 출연작 '웰컴투 삼달리', 올 하반기 방송 [Ji Chang-wook X Shin Hye-sun's first JTBC appearance, 'Welcome to Samdali', to be broadcast in the second half of this year]. News Culture (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ 기자, 황소영. "신승훈·태연·도겸 '웰컴투 삼달리' OST 1차 라인업" [Shin Seung-hoon, Taeyeon, Dokyeom ‘Welcome to Samdali’ OST 1st lineup]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. 1 2 "이보영·조승우·한지민·이준호·임윤아...JTBC, 초호화 2023년 드라마 라인업 전격공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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  6. ↑ @tvingdotcom (November 22, 2023). 다시 숨 고르기를 위해 삼달리로 돌아온 삼달, 변함없이 그 자리에 있어준 용필 [Sam-dal returned to Samdal-ri to catch her breath again, and Yong-pil was always there] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
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  8. 1 2 3 Oh Myung-eon (November 6, 2023). "지창욱·신혜선의 정겨운 로맨스 '웰컴투 삼달리'...내달 첫 방송". Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Naver.
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  10. 1 2 3 "지창욱♥신혜선 케미 벌써 난리, 대본리딩 현장 공개 (웰컴투 삼달리)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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  13. ↑ "[등장인물소개] 용필 가족". JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ Hwang So-young (November 14, 2023). "강영석 '웰컴투 삼달리' 합류..지창욱과 절친 호흡". JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Ryu Ye-ji (November 2, 2023). "신혜선, 지창욱 피해다니려 쓰레기 더미에 숨기까지('삼달리')" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  16. 1 2 "지창욱X신혜선 '웰컴투 삼달리' 로맨스만 있다? 독수리 오형제 찐친 케미 기대". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Park Seo-yeon (November 13, 2023). "지창욱X신혜선, '웰컴투 삼달리' 첫 대본 연습현장...美친 짝꿍 케미". My Daily. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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  20. ↑ Son Bong-seok (November 17, 2023). "배우 백현주, '웰컴투 삼달리' 출연 낙점". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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  24. 1 2 "[등장인물소개] 기상청 사람들선택됨". JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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  26. ↑ Hong Se-young (December 20, 2023). "'웰컴투 삼달리' 측 "김태희 특별출연, '하바마' 작가와 인연" [공식]" [Welcome to Samdalri's side “Kim Tae-hee’s special appearance, connection with the writer of ‘Hi Bye, Mama!'" [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Naver.
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  28. 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2023. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  29. ↑ "웰컴투 삼달리 시청률" [Welcome to Samdal-ri ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Daum.
  30. ↑ Hwang So-young (December 18, 2023). '삼달리' 신혜선 지창욱 품 안겨 오열 자체 최고 10% 목전 ['Samdal-ri' Shin Hye-sun and Ji Chang-wook are sobbing in their arms, reaching the highest 10%] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  31. ↑ Yoon Sung-yeol (December 24, 2023). 신혜선, 8년 전 지창욱에 이별 통보 이유..유오성 때문이었다 [종합](웰컴투 삼달리) [Shin Hye-sun, the reason she broke up with Ji Chang-wook 8 years ago...it was because of Yoo Oh-seong [Comprehensive] (Welcome to Samdal-ri)] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  32. ↑ Park Jung-sun (December 25, 2023). 상승세 '웰컴투 삼달리', 크리스마스 연휴에도 시청률 7.9% [‘Welcome to Samdal-ri’ on the rise, viewership rating 7.9% even during Christmas holidays] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  33. ↑ Kang, Ga-hee (December 31, 2023). [POP리뷰]지창욱X신혜선, 8년만의 애틋 키스..최고 8.8%('웰컴투 삼달리') [Ji Chang-wookXShin Hye-sun, a passionate kiss for the first time in 8 years...Highest 8.8% ('Welcome to Samdal-ri')] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Naver.
  34. ↑ Kang, Min-kyung (January 1, 2024). [종합] 필름 뚝 끊겼던 신혜선, ♥지창욱과 키스 기억해냈다…8.2%('웰컴투 삼달리') [[Comprehensive] I remembered Shin Hye-sun kissing Ji Chang-wook ♥when the film was cut off...8.2% ('Welcome to Samdal-ri')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-01 – via Naver.
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