''Kimchi Family'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring

Song Il-gook Song Il-kook (; born 1 October 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series ''Jumong'' as the titular character. Early life and education Song is the grandson of politician Kim Du-han, great grandson ...

, Park Jin-hee, Lee Min-young and Choi Jae-sung. Song plays a gangster who turn overs a new leaf and begins working at a kimchi restaurant run by two sisters. The series aired on

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from December 7, 2011 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 20:45 ( KST) time slot for 24 episodes.

Synopsis

Lee Kang-san ( Park Jin-hee) and Lee Woo-Joo ( Lee Min-young) are sisters who suddenly have to take over running their family's traditional kimchi restaurant ''Chunjiin'' ("Heaven, Earth, and Man") after their father leaves without notice. The sisters must keep the restaurant going on their own, but they get some help from a troubled man, Ki Ho-tae (

), who shows up at the restaurant looking for his missing past. Ho-tae is an orphan who grew up to become a member of a crime syndicate. But he starts a new life as a worker at ''Chunjiin'' where he discovers the perks of having an excellent palate. Together with the other restaurant employees, long-time customers, and a growing circle of friends, they work towards their individual goals while finding warmth and family through their sharing of food and support of each other.

Cast

Song Il-kook Song Il-kook (; born 1 October 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series ''Jumong'' as the titular character. Early life and education Song is the grandson of politician Kim Du-han, great grandson ...

as Ki Ho-tae * Park Jin-hee as Lee Kang-san * Lee Min-young as Lee Woo-Joo * Choi Jae-sung as Kang Do-shik * Kang Shin-il as Lee Ki-chan * Kim Young-hoon as Oh Hae-joon * Yoon Hee-soo as Na Eun-bi * Lee Dae-geun as Elder Seol * Kim Byeong-chun as Han Pyung-man * Lee Il-hwa as Jung Geum-joo * Lee Kan-hee as Kang-san's mother * Choi Yong-min as Oh Myung-cheol * Jung Ae-ri as Jung Hyun-sook * Choi Deok-moon as Jo Dae-shik * Kim Sang-hoon as Kim Dong-soo * Jo Jae-wan as Park Hyun-soo * Oh Yong as Jo Mi-nam * Kim Ki-bok as Detective * Lee A-rin as Bo-yo * Hwang Young-hee as So-jung *

Cho Yeon-woo Cho Yeon-woo (born Cho Jong-wook on May 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Cho made his acting debut in 2003, and his notable television dramas include ''Dear Heaven'' (2005), ''The Invisible Man'' (2006), ''What's Up Fox ''What's Up Fox'' ...

as Choi Yong-bin * Kim Ha-eun as Ji-hyun * Shin Hyun-tak as Sung-jin * Kim Bo-mi as Hye-young * Shin Hyun-been as Yukie * Choi Jae-sup as Yoo Jung-ho *

Kim Kyu-chul Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's ''Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim be ...

as Jung Sung-min * Cha Hyun-woo *

Kim Ga-eun Kim Ga-eun (born January 8, 1989) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Web series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1989 births Living people South Korean television actresses ...

International broadcast

* Philippines: TV5 * Iran: IRIB Namayesh TV - aired from March 26 to April 18, 2015, every day at 19:00. * Thailand: True Asian Series

References

External links

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* {{Hancinema drama, Fermented_Family Korean-language television shows 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings JTBC television dramas South Korean romance television series South Korean comedy television series