
Family by Choice(2024)
A youth romance about two men and woman who aren't blood related but treated each other as family during their teens and how they meet again after 10 years.


Set in Jeju, the drama revolves around a loving, multi-generation family led by the parents, Yang Byung Tae and Kim Min Jae, and their four children Tae Sub, Ji Hye, Ho Sup, and Cho Rong, as well as assorted grandparents and uncles. The story follows the family's everyday lives and conflicts.

Song Chang-eui
Yang Tae-Sup

Lee Sang-woo
Kyung Soo

Kim Hae-sook
Kim Min-Jae

Nam Gyu-ri
Yang Cho-Rong

Nam Sang-mi
Boo Yun-Joo

Lee Sang-yun
Yang Ho-Sup

Kim Yeong-cheol
Yang Byung-Tae

Lee Min-woo
Lee Soo-Il

Woo Hee-jin
Yang Ji-hye

Jung Da-bin
Lee Ji-na
Life Is Beautiful is a drama, family series that first aired in 2010. Created by Kim Soo-hyun, it stars Song Chang-eui, Lee Sang-woo, Kim Hae-sook. Set in Jeju, the drama revolves around a loving, multi-generation family led by the parents, Yang Byung Tae and Kim Min Jae, and their four children Tae Sub, Ji Hye, Ho Sup, and Cho Rong, as well as assorted grandparents and uncles. The story follows the family's everyday lives and conflicts.
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