# No, Thank You

**No, Thank You** (Korean: 며느라기; revised romanization *Myeoneuragi*, also translated *The In-Laws*) is a South Korean family web drama broadcast on KakaoTV from 2020 to 2022, adapted from Soo Shin-Ji's webcomic of the same name. It follows Min Sa-rin, a newlywed who struggles with the demands of her husband's family, and it ran for two seasons of 12 episodes each, 24 episodes in total.<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 며느라기 (*Myeoneuragi*); English titles *No, Thank You* and *The In-Laws*<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup> |
| Network and format | KakaoTV mid-form web drama; season 1 of 12 episodes, about 20 minutes each, aired November 21, 2020 to February 6, 2021<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup> |
| Source material | Webcomic *Myeoneuragi* by Soo Shin-Ji, published from May 2016 to January 2018 via Kakao; season 1 adapts it and season 2 adds a new plot<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/4-kakao-entertainment-originals-you-dont-want-to-miss-no-thank-you-change-days-and-more/)</sup> |
| Main cast | Park Ha-Sun as Min Sa-rin, Kwon Yul as Moo Goo-young; director Lee Gwang-Young<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup> |
| Run | Two seasons, 24 episodes, 2020–2022<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)</sup> |
| Reception | IMDb 7.3/10 (14 votes); AsianWiki user rating 82/100 (71 votes)<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup> |
| International reach | Distribution deals with iQiyi and Viki; season 1 well received in the U.S., Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore<sup>[3](https://newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/4-kakao-entertainment-originals-you-dont-want-to-miss-no-thank-you-change-days-and-more/)</sup> |

## Spoilers

### Premise and plot

The drama centers on Min Sa-rin (Park Ha-Sun), an ordinary young woman who marries her boyfriend Moo Goo-young (Kwon Yul) after a sweet courtship and acquires a new family of in-laws. She tries to be a good daughter-in-law, but her parents-in-law take her for granted, and her husband differs little from his parents. As she spends more time with them, she becomes confused about her role: whether she is a wife and new family member, or an unwelcome guest and an unpaid worker, and she begins to have doubts about her marriage.<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.signup.ondemandkorea.com/program-landing/no-thank-you)</sup>

Early episodes establish the daily frictions of the in-law household. Sa-rin is expected to make her mother-in-law's breakfast, is asked to cancel a work trip to cook for her son, must prepare a memorial service with her mother-in-law alone, and is told by her husband to act her part as daughter-in-law when they visit his parents; these episodes end in arguments with Goo-young.<sup>[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/no-thank-you/umc.cmc.2y6pe2gflq88ncqjdtgansvms)</sup> Other women in the family share the burden: her sister-in-law Moo Mi-young is unhappily married to the financially struggling video game designer Kim Chul-soo, and the outspoken pregnant Jung Hye-rin is married to her brother-in-law Moo Goo-il.<sup>[6](https://www.kdramalove.com/NoThankYou.html)</sup>

## Production and adaptation

Season 1 was written by Lee Yoo-Jung from Soo Shin-Ji's webcomic and directed by Lee Gwang-Young, with Choi Hyeok-jin producing and Yoo Song-yi also credited as a writer.<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/no-thank-you/umc.cmc.2y6pe2gflq88ncqjdtgansvms)</sup> The series was a co-production of KakaoTV.<sup>[7](https://ipmarket.kr/lib/fileDownload.php?file_name=Introduction_Media+Group+Take+Two_EN_2024.05.pdf&save_file=com_intro_file_20241016183927.cbf4c8fd070931b7ebb02f91a0be954b.pdf)</sup> Season 2, aired on KakaoTV in 2022, moved beyond the webcomic with a new plot while keeping the same leads.<sup>[3](https://newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/4-kakao-entertainment-originals-you-dont-want-to-miss-no-thank-you-change-days-and-more/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2022/06/30/040000/sinopsis-no-thank-you-season-2-drama-keluarga-yang-season-pertamanya-disukai-penggemar-drakor?page=all)</sup>

Episode length is reported differently across listings: AsianWiki gives 20 minutes for season 1,<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup> IMDb 20 minutes,<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)</sup> [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) and Apple TV 21 minutes,<sup>[9](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/no-thank-you)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/no-thank-you/umc.cmc.2y6pe2gflq88ncqjdtgansvms)</sup> and the fan review site KDramaLove 22 minutes across the 24 total episodes.<sup>[6](https://www.kdramalove.com/NoThankYou.html)</sup>

## Cast

Park Ha-Sun, known for *Two Weeks*, *Three Days*, and *Dong Yi*, plays Min Sa-rin, and Kwon Yul, known for *Whisper* and *Lie To Me*, plays Moo Goo-young; the reviewer at KDramaLove credits both with strong chemistry and notes nostalgic flashbacks tracing their relationship from childhood through college.<sup>[6](https://www.kdramalove.com/NoThankYou.html)</sup> The supporting cast includes Moon Hee-kyung as mother-in-law Park Gi-dong, Kim Jong-goo as father-in-law Moo Nam-cheon, Jo Wan-ki as Moo Goo-il, Baek Eun-hye as Jung Hye-rin, Choi Yoon-ra as Moo Mi-young, Choi Tae-hwan as Kim Chul-soo, and Kang Ae-shim as Sa-rin's mother Uhm Young-hee.<sup>[1](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)</sup>

## Theme and reception

The series addresses the position of daughters-in-law in contemporary Korean family life. An academic paper on Korean and Central Asian family imagery cites *No, Thank You* (2020–2021) as an example of dramas exploring the challenges daughters-in-law face with their in-laws and their expectations.<sup>[10](https://portfolio.afu.uz/storage/documents/k8oERLhZBlXffDXkUATDKvqbZylpQGT8FmScuw0X.pdf)</sup> The KDramaLove review summarizes its message as showing that modern Korean women still face day-to-day inequality while Korean families adjust to new realities, delivered through likeable characters and simple dialogue.<sup>[6](https://www.kdramalove.com/NoThankYou.html)</sup>

Kakao [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment) reported that season 1 was well received in the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, and that season 2 rights were acquired in North and South America with Asian deals in progress; the company attributed the show's resonance to its depiction of challenges typical of Korean in-law relationships combined with humor and production quality.<sup>[3](https://newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/4-kakao-entertainment-originals-you-dont-want-to-miss-no-thank-you-change-days-and-more/)</sup> In the United States the series streams on the Kocowa Amazon Channel and OnDemandKorea, with English, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles on Kocowa.<sup>[9](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/no-thank-you)</sup>

## References

1. [No, Thank You, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/No%2C_Thank_You)
2. [No, Thank You (TV Series 2020–2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27049507/)
3. [4 Kakao Entertainment Originals you don't want to miss: "No, Thank You," "Change Days," and more, Kakao Entertainment Newsroom (August 1, 2022)](https://newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/4-kakao-entertainment-originals-you-dont-want-to-miss-no-thank-you-change-days-and-more/)
4. [며느라기 \| No, Thank You, OnDemandKorea](https://www.signup.ondemandkorea.com/program-landing/no-thank-you)
5. [No, Thank You, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/no-thank-you/umc.cmc.2y6pe2gflq88ncqjdtgansvms)
6. [No, Thank You – Korean Drama Review (Series 1 and 2), KDramaLove](https://www.kdramalove.com/NoThankYou.html)
7. [Media Group Take Two company introduction (2024), listing the KakaoTV drama "No, Thank You" co-production](https://ipmarket.kr/lib/fileDownload.php?file_name=Introduction_Media+Group+Take+Two_EN_2024.05.pdf&save_file=com_intro_file_20241016183927.cbf4c8fd070931b7ebb02f91a0be954b.pdf)
8. [Sinopsis No Thank You Season 2, Suara.com (June 30, 2022)](https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2022/06/30/040000/sinopsis-no-thank-you-season-2-drama-keluarga-yang-season-pertamanya-disukai-penggemar-drakor?page=all)
9. [No, Thank You – streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/no-thank-you)
10. [Academic paper on Korean and Central Asian family imagery citing "No, Thank You" (2020–2021)](https://portfolio.afu.uz/storage/documents/k8oERLhZBlXffDXkUATDKvqbZylpQGT8FmScuw0X.pdf)

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