''Golden Rainbow'' () is a 2013

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series starring

Uee Kim Yu-jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, and ...

Jung Il-woo Jung Il-woo (; born 9 September 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom '' Unstoppable High Kick'' (2006), and the television dramas '' The Return of Iljimae'' (2009), ''49 Days'' (2011), '' Cool Guys, Hot R ...

, Cha Ye-ryun and

Lee Jae-yoon Lee Jae-yoon (, born December 15, 1984) is a South Korean-Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' My Love By My Side'' (2011), ''Heartless City'' (2013), and ''Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo'' (20 ...

. It aired on MBC from November 2, 2013 to March 30, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 41 episodes.

Plot

Adopted and raised by the same father, seven

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s grew up together as a family in a town near the ocean. With the bond between them even stronger than that of blood-related siblings, they experience hardships together and struggle to succeed in the marine products industry. It mainly revolves around a girl who was kept away from her mother by her father's mother. The mother asks her long time friend to steal her back. So he did. He got caught and went to prison for 6 years. The girl is back with the grandmother but 6 years later at an amusement park, she is kidnapped. She later on escapes and finds home with a boy and his grandmother. The grandmother later on dies and the longtime friend that stole her back the first time finds them trying to steal fish but keeps them as his own kids. He adds on 5 more kids later after them.

Cast

Main characters

as Kim Baek-won / Jang Ha-bin (3rd child) **

Kim Yoo-jung Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...

as teenage Baek-won **

Lee Chae-mi Lee Chae-Mi (born June 23, 2006) is a South Korean child actress. She is best known for playing the daughter in need of a bone marrow transplant Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoi ...

as child Baek-won *

as Seo Do-young **

Oh Jae-moo Oh Jae-moo (born November 11, 1998) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links Oh Jae-moo Fan Cafeat Daum * * * 1998 births IHQ (company) artists Living peop ...

as teenage Do-young * Cha Ye-ryun as Kang Kyung-mi / Kim Cheon-won / Yoon Ha-bin (2nd child) **

Song Yoo-jung Song Yoo-jung (; June 8, 1994 – January 23, 2021) was a South Korean actress and model. Song made her acting debut in the MBC series '' Golden Rainbow'' (2013). She gained viewers' attention for her performance in the same cable channel serie ...

as teenage Cheon-won *

as Kim Man-won (eldest child) **

Seo Young-joo Seo Young-joo (born February 16, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Alo ...

as teenage Man-won **

Jeon Jun-hyeok Jeon Jun-hyeok (born July 22, 2003) is a South Korean actor and model. Filmography Television series Film References External links Jeon Jun-hyeok Fan Cafeat Daum Jeon Jun-hyeokat Naver Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a Sou ...

as child Man-won *

Kim Sang-joong Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Husband's Woman'' (2007), ''City Hunter'' (2011), and ''The Chaser'' (2012). He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awar ...

as Kim Han-joo *

Do Ji-won Do Ji-won ( ko, 도지원; born February 14, 1966) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Ladies of the Palace'' (2001), ''Punch Lady'' (2007), and ''Smile Again'' (2010). Career Upon her graduation as a dance major from ...

as Yoon Young-hye *

Jo Min-ki Jo Min-ki (November 5, 1965 – March 9, 2018) was a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Love and Ambition'', '' East of Eden'', ''Queen Seondeok'', and '' Flames of Desire''. He was also a noted photog ...

as Seo Jin-ki *

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ''B ...

as Chun Eok-jo

Supporting characters

;Kim Han-joo's family *Choi Soo-im as Kim Shib-won (4th child) **

Ahn Seo-hyun Ahn Seo-hyun (born January 12, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008, and has since appeared in films and television series such as '' The Housemaid'' (2010), '' Single-minded Dandelion'' (2014) and th ...

as young Shib-won * Lee Ji-hoon as Kim Yeol-won (5th child) **

Jung Yoon-seok Jung Yoon-seok (born April 30, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Temptation of Wife''. Early life and education Born to Korean-Chinese parents, Jung began his acting c ...

as young Yeol-won *Kim Tae-joon as Kim Il-won (6th child) *

Park Sun-ho Park Sun-ho (born May 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Park made his acting debut in the MBC television series '' Golden Rainbow'' in 2014. He also debuted as a singer in 2014 with the song "After Love" (Ballad Ver.) for the ...

as Kim Young-won / Michinski Forever (7th child) **

Choi Ro-woon Choi Ro-woon (born February 16, 2007) is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as '' Good Doctor'' (2013) and ''Plus Nine Boys ''Plus Nine Boys'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Young-kwang, Y ...

as young Young-won ;Seo Jin-ki's family *

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as Kang Jung-shim *Ji Soo-won as Jang Mi-rim *Jae Shin as Seo Tae-young **Lee Seung-ho as teenage Tae-young ;Chun Eok-jo's family *

Kim Hye-eun Kim Hye-eun ( born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years ...

as Yang Se-ryun *

Ryu Dam Ryu Dam (; born December 6, 1979), is a South Korean comedian and actor. He was a cast member in the variety show ''Law of the Jungle "The law of the jungle" (also called jungle law) is an expression that has come to describe a scenario wh ...

as Chun Soo-pyo **

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as teenage Soo-pyo ;Extended cast *Lee Won-pal as Park Woong *

Lee Hee-jin Lee Hee-jin (born 16 May 1979) is a South Korean actress and former member of girl group Baby V.O.X. Lee studied at Dong-Ah Broadcasting College, then made her entertainment debut in 1997 as a member of popular K-pop girl group Baby V.O.X. ...

as Park Hwa-ran *

Lee Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Lee Dae-yeonat JR Entertainment * * * 1964 births Living ...

as Kim Jae-soo *

Seo Hyun-chul Seo Hyun-chul ( ko, 서현철, born 19 May 1965) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2013 medical drama series '' Good Doctor'', ...

as Kang Dong-pal *Kim Dae-ryung as Jo Kang-doo *

Ham Sung-min Ham Sung-min is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' Sweet Revenge'', '' Save the Family'', ''Gangnam Beauty'', ''Tunnel'' and '' All of Us Are Dead''. He also appeared in movies such as ''Psychokinesis'', '' The ...

as Jeong-woo *

Choi Dae-sung Choi Dae-sung (born February 2, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series References External links * * * 1976 births Living people South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television ...

as Officer Lee *Park Chung-seon as class president *Ji Young-woo as hotelier *Lee Seung-won as homeroom teacher *Park Woo-chun as Jung Jae-hong *

Yoo Ara Yoo Ara (born September 26, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Career Pre-debut Ara was part of a training program, called 'Pre-School Girls', that wo ...

as Young-won's secretary * Lee Seung-ho as Seo Tae-yeong *Kang Hyun-jung as female investigator *Kim Ki-joon as Oh Kwang-hyuk *Kang Ji-won as Oh Eun-ji *Shim Ho-sung as employee at fish farm *Kim Kwang-in as chief prosecutor

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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''Golden Rainbow''
at MBC Global Media * *{{IMDb title, 3362466, Golden Rainbow MBC TV television dramas 2013 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series