Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) Korean Drama

tvN’s Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) is the story of a fun and warm community in the seaside village of Gongjin, introducing a man with odd jobs who lives freely on his own but helps everyone in need, and a perfectionist dentist whose life turns around when she loses her job in Seoul and moves to the countryside, meeting ordinary yet extraordinary people. It is based on the Korean film, Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong (2014) by Kang Seok-beom and Shin Jung-goo.

Genre: Slice of life, Romance, Comedy
Also known as: Seaside Village Chachacha
No of episodes: 16
Writer: Shin Ha-eun
Director: Yu Je-won
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: August 28 – October 17, 2021

Cast:

Shin Mina as Dentist Yoon Hye-jin
Kim Seonho as Chief Hong Dusik
Lee Sang-yi as Director Ji Seong-hyun
Kim Young-ok as Kim Gam-ri
Jo Han-chul as Oh Yoon
Lee Bong-ryun as Yeo Hwa-jung
In Gyo-jin as Jang Young-guk
Cha Chung-hwa as Jo Nam-sook
Gong Min-jeong as Pyo Mi-seon
Yoon Seok-hyun as Choi Geum-chul
Kim Joo-yeon as Ham Yun-kyung
Kang Hyung-suk as Choi Eun-chul
Hong Ji-hee as Yoo Cho-hee
Lee Yong-yi as Lee Mat-yi
Shin Shin-ae as Park Sook-ja
Kim Min-seo as Oh Juri
Ki Eun-yoo as Jang Yi-jun
Go Do-yeon as Choi Bora

Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating

Rating	South Korean viewers in millions	Episode	Date
6.8%	1.670	1	August 28, 2021
6.6%	1.624	2	August 29, 2021
8.7%	2.126	3	September 4, 2021
8.7%	2.232	4	September 5, 2021
9.9%	2.490	5	September 11, 2021
10.2%	2.593	6	September 12, 2021
9.1%	2.321	7	September 18, 2021
8.1%	2.106	8	September 19, 2021
9.0%	2.397	9	September 25, 2021
11.3%	2.978	10	September 26, 2021
9.2%	2.438	11	October 2, 2021
10.7%	2.776	12	October 3, 2021
9.1%	2.459	13	October 9, 2021
11.6%	3.013	14	October 10, 2021
10.3%	2.652	15	October 16, 2021
12.6%	3.237	16	October 17, 2021

Source: Nielsen Korea

Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings

Date	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha	Kim Seonho	Shin Mina	Lee Sang-yi
August 2021 Week 4	3rd	1st	2nd	–
Sept 2021 Week 1	3rd	1st	2nd	–
Sept 2021 Week 2	3rd	1st	2nd	–
Sept 2021 Week 3	2nd	1st	2nd	10th
Sept 2021 Week 4	1st	1st	2nd	8th
Sept 2021 Week 5	1st	2nd	3rd	–
October 2021 Week 1	1st	1st	5th	–
October 2021 Week 2	1st	1st	3rd	–

Source: Good Data Korea

Netflix Worldwide: Non-English TV Rankings, Viewing Hours

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) reached Top 10 in TV in 40 countries, watched for a total of 300.5 million hours, and appeared in the global rankings of non-English TV for 16 consecutive weeks, becoming the no.2 most popular Korean title on Netflix in 2021. It was most popular in Thailand for 31 weeks, followed by Indonesia for 20 weeks.

Week	Date	Rank	Viewing hours
1	Aug 30 – Sept 5, 2021	7th	9,630,000
2	Sept 6 – 12, 2021	5th	14,870,000
3	Sept 13 – 19, 2021	4th	18,580,000
4	Sept 20 – 26, 2021	2nd	23,360,000
5	Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2021	3rd	28,330,000
6	Oct 4 – 10, 2021	3rd	32,890,000
7	Oct 11 – 17, 2021	4th	37,740,000
8	Oct 18 – 24, 2021	4th	31,840,000
9	Oct 25 – 31, 2021	5th	18,290,000
10	Nov 1 – 7, 2021	3rd	16,010,000
11	Nov 8 – 14, 2021	3rd	13,820,000
12	Nov 15 – 21, 2021	6th	13,150,000
13	Nov 22 – 28, 2021	6th	13,310,000
14	Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2021	10th	11,560,000
15	Dec 6 – 12, 2021	8th	9,680,000
16	Dec 13 – 19, 2021	10th	7,520,000

Source: Netflix Top 10

Awards and recognition

Good Drama Of The Year at the 2021 Kim Soo Hyun Drama Art Hall
Hallyu Excellence Award at the 2022 Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards
Kim Seonho as “TV Actor Of The Year” at the 2021 Gallup Korea
Kim Seonho as “Outstanding Korean Actor in Hallyu Drama” at the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards
Shin Mina as “Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries” at the 2022 APAN Star Awards
Yoo Je-won as “National Winner for Best Direction in Fiction” at the 2022 Asian Academy Creative Awards