| Director: | Ahn Pan-seok |
| Composer: | Lee Nam-yeon |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 30 |
| Creator: | Han Jung-hwan |
| Producer: | Lee Sang-min |
| Editor: | Jo Eun-kyung |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Company: | Paulownia (Ep. 1–16) Pan Entertainment (Ep. 17–30) |
| Channel: | SBS TV |
Heard It Through the Grapevine is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Yoo Ho-jeong, Go Ah-sung, and Lee Joon.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It aired on SBS from February 23 to June 2, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 30 episodes.
Heard It Through the Grapevine is a black comedy that satirizes the way of life of Korea's upper class, who wield enormous power and thrive on inherited wealth and lineage.
Han Jeong-ho (Yoo Jun-sang), and Choi Yeon-hee (Yoo Ho-jeong), are a wealthy couple from a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down because their teenage son, Han In-sang (Lee Joon), impregnates his girlfriend from an ordinary family, Seo Bom (Go Ah-sung). Bom is determined to endure being isolated from her own family and humiliated from her in-laws for the sake of her child's future, while In-sang struggles between his love for Bom and his family's high expectations.
The patriarch of the Han family, a prestigious and wealthy clan which for generations has produced many highly respected and successful lawyers who've influenced South Korea's politics and economy. Like his predecessors, Jeong-ho is strict and a perfectionist.
Jeong-ho's beautiful, elegant and intelligent socialite wife. She secretly knows that her son feels burdened and pressured to live up to his family's expectations, but has never spoken up about it.
Jeong-ho and Yeon-hee's son. In-sang has received the best education and upbringing that money can buy. On the surface he seems like a perfect boy, but he actually feels pressured by his family and peers. Even though Bom told him not to meet her again, his love for her makes him break his promise.
The second-eldest daughter of an ordinary family living in a poor neighborhood. She is determined to have a better future, therefore she strives hard in her studies. Smart, popular, and well-spoken, she was chosen to attend a prestigious English camp, where she meets and falls in love with Han In-sang.
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] | ||||||
| width=90 | Nationwide | width=90 | Seoul | width=90 | Nationwide | width=90 | Seoul |
| 1 | February 23, 2015 | 6.8% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 8.3% | ||
| 2 | February 24, 2015 | 7.9% | 10.6% | 8.1% | 9.7% | ||
| 3 | March 2, 2015 | 7.0% | 9.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | ||
| 4 | March 3, 2015 | 7.9% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 10.0% | ||
| 5 | March 9, 2015 | 8.1% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 9.4% | ||
| 6 | March 10, 2015 | 8.3% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 10.4% | ||
| 7 | March 16, 2015 | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.8% | ||
| 8 | March 17, 2015 | 8.3% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 10.6% | ||
| 9 | March 23, 2015 | 8.7% | 11.5% | 10.7% | 13.0% | ||
| 10 | March 24, 2015 | 9.4% | 12.5% | 10.5% | 12.2% | ||
| 11 | March 30, 2015 | 9.1% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 12.1% | ||
| 12 | March 31, 2015 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 13.7% | ||
| 13 | April 6, 2015 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.4% | ||
| 14 | April 7, 2015 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 11.0% | 12.3% | ||
| 15 | April 13, 2015 | 10.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 13.3% | ||
| 16 | April 14, 2015 | 10.1% | 13.1% | 11.7% | 12.9% | ||
| 17 | April 20, 2015 | 11.1% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% | ||
| 18 | April 21, 2015 | 11.3% | 13.6% | 12.8% | 13.6% | ||
| 19 | April 27, 2015 | 9.8% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.9% | ||
| 20 | April 28, 2015 | 10.9% | 14.2% | 12.2% | 13.7% | ||
| 21 | May 4, 2015 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 9.3% | 9.8% | ||
| 22 | May 5, 2015 | 10.8% | 14.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | ||
| 23 | May 11, 2015 | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.5% | ||
| 24 | May 12, 2015 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 10.1% | 10.6% | ||
| 25 | May 18, 2015 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.3% | ||
| 26 | May 19, 2015 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10.8% | 11.8% | ||
| 27 | May 25, 2015 | 9.3% | 11.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% | ||
| 28 | May 26, 2015 | 9.2% | 11.4% | 9.8% | 11.2% | ||
| 29 | June 1, 2015 | 9.6% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% | ||
| 30 | June 2, 2015 | 11.1% | 14.9% | 11.7% | 12.9% | ||
| Average | 9.2% | 11.8% | 10.3% | 11.5% | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Drama | Heard It Through the Grapevine | ||
| Best Director | Ahn Pan-seok | |||
| Best Screenplay | Jung Sung-joo | |||
| Best New Actor | Lee Joon | |||
| Best New Actress | Go Ah-sung | |||
| Baek Ji-yeon | ||||
| Best Drama | Heard It Through the Grapevine | |||
| Best Production Director | Ahn Pan-seok | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Joon | |||
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Jun-sang | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Yoo Ho-jeong | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Joon | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Go Ah-sung | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jang Hyun-sung | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Gil Hae-yeon | |||
| Best New Actress | Baek Ji-yeon | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Yoo Jun-sang | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Go Ah-sung | |||
| Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Jang Hyun-sung | |||
| New Star Award | Go Ah-sung | |||
| Gong Seung-yeon |