
Bok Gwi Ju has the ability to travel back in time, but only to happy moments from his past. Unable to change anything, he becomes depressed and loses his power. His family also loses their supernatural abilities due to modern struggles like insomnia, bulimia, and smartphone addiction. When Do Da Hae enters their lives, she begins living with them and sparks a change. (Source: kisskh) Edit Translation
- English
- 中文(台灣)
- 中文(简体)
- Arabic
- Native Title: 히어로는 아닙니다만
- Also Known As: I’m Not a Hero , Not a Hero , Although I Am Not a Hero , Hieoroneun Anibnidaman
- Director: Jo Hyun Tak
- Screenwriter: Joo Hwa Mi
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Cast & Credits
- Jang Ki YongBok Gwi JuMain Role
- Chun Woo HeeDo Da HaeMain Role
- Go Doo ShimBok Man Heum [Gwi Ju's mother]Support Role
- Claudia KimBok Dong Hui [Gwi Ju's sister]Support Role
- Park So YiBok I Na [Gwi Ju's daughter]Support Role
- Oh Man SeokUm Sun Gu [Gwi Ju's father]Support Role
Reviews

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Will it be the best drama of the year?
This series has a sophisticated atmospheric magic blended with real life traumas and believable characters. Every person in the drama is flawed, but relatable and likeable (except the ML’s sister, about who I'll rant below). As opposed to recent “Queen of Tears” where every character was also flawed, but none of them were likeable (perhaps the exception being the aunt).In “The Atypical Family” story as well as character development expands with an atmosphere – the colour tones, the music scores as well as sound design, and the easily flowing caesural pauses allowing the viewers to take in the vastness of the scene settings, the seriousness of the situations. One could almost compare this drama with the poetry. Actors and their characters are allowed pauses to think, not to say that they’re slow, on the contrary, it makes them and their choices more believable. The script and most chosen actors are spectacular in their roles….. except one minor detail.
The rant (at ep. 4):
To me it seems that in Korea there are no plus size actors. I’d bet anything it’s not the truth, but the industry is hellbent on trying to prove to the world that there’s either no obese people in Korea or no “fat” actors. Whenever the creators need to have a heavier character in the show, they just find the skinnies actress and put her in a costume. (To be fair it is impressive, what a film crew can do nowadays, and it does look somewhat realistic, however, it also gives “uncanny valley” vibes, because the actor trying to act is not actually fat.) Not to mention, the creators make that particular character as unpleasant visually and in personality as possible. Around the world there are plenty of big and heavy people, who are wonderful, who do not care for their weight, and even have a sense of fashion. But noooo, let’s vilify the fatness. I would not wish it but, I’d guess the plan for Bok Dong-Hee is to lose all the weight, so she could fly again. I would prefer, if she could accept herself as she is and still could regain flying, because that power should not depend on her actual weight, it is after all a Super.Power.
End of the rant.
All in all, I find the story refreshing and interesting, the clashing of one dysfunctional family with a fake united one, the deadpan comedy, the pain of trauma and not managing to let go of the past.
This drama for me might even be the best of the year.
Second rant (at ep. 10):
At ep. 10 Bok Dong-Hee becomes slim, just like that. Boom. We see each episode that she is becoming slimmer, but that amount... just took me out. I generally skip a lot of her scenes because her personality is too childish for me and grinds on my nerves about the whole "get back the cheating man" by losing weight. Ughhh. Bish, if he doesn't want you fat, he will not want you slim.
The only, ONLY redeeming point about the whole lost weight thing is that she still can not fly! Thank you! Because it's not the weight that was holding her down!!! It. Is. A. Super. Power!
End of the rant.
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A sweet surprise
When I saw the trailer for this I thought this was just another superhero movie so I decided to skip it. But I stumbled upon clips of the young couple on YouTube and decided to just watch their parts .I ended up really enjoying the first episode and I continued watching it week after week .I realised that this was more than just a movie abt some people with superpowers,it was the story about a family who was lost themselves in their power and how they get back the control of their own lives and power and grow closer as a family .This was a story about family and friendship and love and it was a pleasure to watch week after week .Definetly one of the best dramas of this year
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