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40 Quotes | The Atypical Family (2024)

Updated: May 13, 2024

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, The Atypical Family (2024):

Episode 1

“The Bok family is doomed unless we recover what we’ve lost. We might as well all jump into the sea.” – Ms. Bok

“We should be fighting for our lives, not worrying about dying. We must do whatever it takes to go back to the times when we were our true selves.” – Ms. Bok

“We ended up making fools of ourselves, but my family wasn’t always like this. We’re all just a little bit broken.” – Bok Dong Hee

  • “My birth was the beginning of their misfortune? I know that.” – Bok Ina
  • “It’s not a crime to survive. So just live.” – Seyeon’s mom
  • “Run before you get more involved with this family.” – Bok Ina

“My family has superpowers. But they lost them because of their diseases. Modern lifestyle diseases.” – Bok Ina

“I heard you lost the power to go back in time, but it seems more like you’re stuck in the past.” – Do Da Hae

  • “Life may be meaningless, but I try to live as happily as I can for his sake.” – Do Da Hae
  • “You save other people and help them carry on.” – Do Da Hae

“You may have saved me, but that doesn’t mean I’ll save you. Don’t count on it.” – Bok Gwi Ju

Episode 2

“Relieving the happy moments was indeed sweet. However, what was a moment of happiness for me was sometimes a moment of sorrow for others.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“But I couldn’t change the past. This moment no longer brought me joy. Even the most special moments became dull after a few repetitions.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“The guilt of being happy while others were miserable made it feel even worse. And once the happiness faded, I could never return to that moment again.” – Bok Gwi Ju

  • “I should never have been born. I don’t deserve birthday presents.” – Bok Ina
  • “I have trouble exchanging favors, being depressed and all.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“Do you know how fierce of a battle I have to fight to come to work as a depressed person?” – Bok Gwi Ju

“Are you leaving to save someone again? Who will save me, then?” – Bok Ina

“I don’t want you to throw your life down the drain. That being said, stay away from me. Don’t make me want to hold on to you.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“Could it be that you came from the future and held my hand?” – Do Da Hae

Episode 3

“Why can I only go back to moments with her?” – Bok Gwi Ju

“Why are you the only one in color? Everything else is gray, but you glow with vivid colors. And I see you everytime I open my eyes. Why you? Why can I touch you and why do I keep coming back to you?” – Bok Gwi Ju

“The day I became a parent, dozens of parents lost their children.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“There must be something I can do. There must be something I can touch. But in the end, there was nothing that I could do.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“But that moment won’t let me go. I try not to think about it, but I find myself in that moment in the blink of an eye.” – Bok Gwi Ju

  • “I could no longer save anyone in the past or the present.” – Bok Gwi Ju
  • “Even after several years, I was still stuck in this moment.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“The best moment of my life and the worst are one and the same. How weird is that?” – Bok Gwi Ju

  • “You’re not invisible. You just act like everyone around you is invisible.” – Do Da Hae
  • “I’d rather be invisible. It’s dangerous to stand out.” – Bok Ina

Episode 4

“My family has superpowers. Run away while you can.” – Bok Ina

“I’m not only visible in the mirror. You’re the only one who can see me. You’re the only one who can see or touch me. You’re in color, while everything else is in black and white.” – Bok Gwi Ju

  • “But one thing’s for sure. Do Da-hae’s past is my future. The moments I spent with you, pull me back into them.” – Bok Gwi Ju
  • “Just like you can’t change the past, I can’t change the future.” – Ms. Bok

“Finding the reasons within yourself. That’s true self-esteem. That’s how you take control of your life.” – Bok Dong Hee

“One of two things happens when people find out about our powers. They either run away or take advantage of us.” – Ms. Bok

  • “I used to be powerless, but now I have a purpose.” – Bok Gwi Ju
  • “My past is your future.” – Do Da Hae

“Love has to come first for us to reach the future you talked about.” – Bok Gwi Ju

“Let’s see if we actually end up falling in love.” – Bok Gwi Ju

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Romance, Psychological
Also known as: Although I Am Not A Hero
Synopsis: Once blessed with unique superpowers, a family loses their abilities due to modern day problems — until a mysterious woman changes everything.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Jang Ki-yong, Chun Woo-hee, Go Doo-shim, Claudia Kim
Screenwriter: Joo Hwa Mi
Director: Cho Hyun Tak
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: May 4, 2024

Netflix subtitle translation:
Min-jjn Kim

Images: JTBC