''Ojakgyo Family'' (; lit. ''Ojakgyo Brothers'') is a
South Korean television 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 ...
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Joo Won
Joo Won (; born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in '' King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''Ojakgyo Family'' (2011), ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), '' Good Doctor'' (2013), '' Fatal Intuition'' (2015 ...
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Ryu Soo-young
Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...
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Choi Jung-yoon,
Jung Woong-in,
Yeon Woo-jin
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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Baek Il-seob
Baek Il-seob (; born June 10, 1944) is a South Korean film and television actor. In recent years he appeared in the family dramas ''Mom's Dead Upset'', ''My Too Perfect Sons'' and '' Ojakgyo Brothers''.
In 2007 Baek landed in the news after he m ...
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Kim Ja-ok
Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. ...
. The family drama aired on
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
from August 6, 2011, to February 19, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 58 episodes.
Plot
It is a story about a family consisting of a grandmother, father, mother, and four sons who live in Ojakgyo farm. The father is Hwang Chang-shik and the mother is Park Bok-ja. The oldest son, Hwang Tae-shik, is an almost-40-year-old physical therapist who has a son named Guk-su from a Filipina. At first, Tae-shik is embarrassed to admit Guk-su as his son and tries to hide Guk-su from his family. The second son, Hwang Tae-beom, is a reporter who marries his colleague, the rich Cha Su-yeong after getting her pregnant. Tae-beom has loved another girl, Han Hye-ryeong, but as Hye-ryeong leaves him, Tae-beom marries Su-yeong. His married life is often filled with trivial arguments and problems. The third son, Hwang Tae-hee, is a quiet detective. He is not Chang-shik's real son but he is Chang-shik's nephew. Sometimes, Tae-hee feels left out from his brothers. However, Chang-shik and Bok-ja really love him as a son that Tae-hee also regards them and their real sons as family. The youngest, Hwang Tae-pil, lately works to Su-yeong's aunt in her clothing store.
Then, a rich girl named Baek Ja-eun comes to the Ojakgyo farm and changes the Hwang family's lives. Her father is lost in the sea and her selfish stepmother leaves her after her father is bankrupt. Ja-eun's father is also accused of bribing the university to admit Ja-eun. Discouraged by the situation, Ja-eun finds her father's contract. Actually, Baek In-ho, her father, owns the Ojakgyo farm but he lends the farm to his friend Chang-shik for 10 years. Now after 10 years, Ja-eun determines to regain her rightful land and sell it to get money. Everyone in the Hwang family is unhappy with the news that even Bok-ja stole Ja-eun's contract and throws Ja-eun out of the house. Tae-hee who defends the right thing thinks that his family should get out of the farm and returns the farm to Ja-eun. Furthermore, he advises Ja-eun to be kind so that maybe Bok-ja will be willing to return the farm to her. Following his advice, Ja-eun buys a tent, lives outside the house, and helps on the farm. Later, it was that revealed Tae-hee's father, who is Chang-sik's brother, was hit and run by Baek In-ho's friend who framed him for 26 years ago.
Cast
Main characters
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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 ...
as Baek Ja-eun
:Ja-eun is a 25-year-old college student majoring in animation who comes to live with the Hwang family. She has an evil stepmother, Jung Yoon-sook, whom her father later divorced. Her father, Baek In-ho, lends the Ojakgyo farm to Hwang Chang-shik. At first, Ja-eun is self-absorbed and childish but soon she learns to be a better girl and helpful to Bok-ja. Lonely Ja-eun misses her real mother; that's why she comes to like Bok-ja's motherly care.
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Joo Won
Joo Won (; born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in '' King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''Ojakgyo Family'' (2011), ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), '' Good Doctor'' (2013), '' Fatal Intuition'' (2015 ...
as Hwang Tae-hee
:A smart 30 year old detective who does not talk much, Tae-hee is raised by his uncle and aunt, who regard him as their own son. Tae-hee's father died long ago while his mother remarried and died after Tae-hee grew up. However, he never met his mother. Tae-hee has an older stepbrother named Kim Je-ha whom he dislikes. They both have a special bond with Ja-eun. Later he learns that Ja-eun's father Baek In-ho supposedly killed his birth father Hwang Chang-hun in a hit-and-run. Although his parents and grandmother don't want him to marry Ja-eun, Tae-hee works hard to reveal who is the true murderer so that he can marry Ja-eun.
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Ryu Soo-young
Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...
as Hwang Tae-beom
:Tae-beom is the second son of the family who becomes a reporter at IBC. He marries rich Su-yeong after his first love leaves him. He often argues with Su-yeong. His mother-in-law insults him because he is poor. Tae-beom learns to love Su-yeong and in the end, he also learns to understand his mother-in-law and become father of he and Su-yeong's daughter Cha Gom.
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Choi Jung-yoon as Cha Su-yeong
:Su-yeong is the daughter of wealthy Hyun-jae and Yeo-gyeong. She is also a reporter like her husband Tae-beom. She is emotional and ambitious. Even later her career position is higher than Tae-beom's.
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Jung Woong-in as Hwang Tae-sik
:Tae-sik, the oldest son and a physical therapist. He feels that he never makes his parents happy. And as a man in late 30, he is not married yet, so he is very excited when he becomes pretty Ye-jin' boyfriend. Unfortunately, he finds out that he has a son, Guk-su, from a Philippine woman. He dislikes Guk-su although finally he wants to admit Guk-su as his son. Eventually, he asks his friend Kim Mi-suk to married her and lives happily with her, her adopted daughter Ha-na, and Guk-su.
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Yeon Woo-jin
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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as Hwang Tae-pil
:Tae-pil, the youngest of four, is a loser, playboy, seasonal model. He seems to have a smooth tongue and keen eyes for rich ladies. He is not good at school that Tae-hee has to keep an eye on him so he can graduate from school. He often fights with Tae-hee for most of their youth. Later, Tae-pil works in Su-yeong's aunt's shop and flirts with her who is much older than he is and a divorcee. His parents and Nam Yeo-eul's sister don't agree with their relationship and in the end, they break up.
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Baek Il-seob
Baek Il-seob (; born June 10, 1944) is a South Korean film and television actor. In recent years he appeared in the family dramas ''Mom's Dead Upset'', ''My Too Perfect Sons'' and '' Ojakgyo Brothers''.
In 2007 Baek landed in the news after he m ...
as Hwang Chang-shik, the father
:Chang-shik lives happily with his wife, mother, and four sons which one of them is actually his nephew. Chang-shik's friend Baek In-ho lends him a farm to live for 10 years. Since Bok-ja is extremely happy when she gets the farm, Chang-shik does not dare to admit to her that the farm does not belong to them but In-ho. Soon, Chang-shik feels that he must be responsible for In-ho's daughter, Ja-eun. Previously, Chang-shik has been in debt, that his second son Tae-beom has to give him the money which Tae-beom has saved for his own wedding.
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Kim Ja-ok
Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. ...
as Park Bok-ja, the mother
:Diligent Bok-ja loves farming so much that she works hard to make the barren Ojakgyo farm fruitful. When she discovers that the farm actually does not belong to her, she is brokenhearted. She steals Ja-eun's contract and hides it. She also hates Ja-eun. However, when Ja-eun learns to be more understanding, Bok-ja loves her and acts as she is Ja-eun's mother. Bok-ja owns pear trees, chilies, ducks, and many more in her farm.
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Kim Yong-rim
Kim Yong-rim (born March 3, 1940) is a South Korean actress. Kim made her acting debut in 1961 and has since worked steadily in Korean dramas, notably ''Silver Grass'', for which she won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the MBC Drama Awards
The ...
as Ship Kap-nyeon, the grandmother
:She is Chang-sik's and Chang-hun's mother and grandmother of Hwang brothers. Her favorite grandchild is Tae-hee that she always defend Tae-hee because his father is already died.
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Kim Yong-gun
Kim Yong-gun (; born May 8, 1946) is a South Korean actor. His sons Ha Jung-woo
Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest gr ...
as Cha Hyun-jae, Su-yeong's father
:Hyun-jae was a transportation minister.
* Park Joon-geum as Nam Yeo-gyeong, Su-yeong's mother
:Yeo-gyeong is a protective mother who spoils her only daughter Su-yeong. She cooks for her, organizes her clothes, wakes her up, and does many things for her precious Su-yeong, She even take all the wedding plans, the house, everything for her, later on Tae-beom gets irritated since she comes to their house without informing first.
Supporting characters
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Lee Young-ha
Lee Young-ha (born January 17, 1950) is a South Korean actor. He was a theater actor from 1969 until 1977, when he made his onscreen debut. Best known for his leading roles in ''Pillar of Mist'', ''We Are Going to Geneva Now'', and ''Only Becaus ...
as Baek In-ho, Ja-eun's father who marries three times
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Jo Mi-ryung as Jung Yoon-sook, Ja-eun's stepmother who betrayed her husband by playing with his subordinate
* Lee Dong-heon as Seo Dong-min, Tae-hee's trusted colleague
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Song Seon-mi
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...
as Nam Yeo-eul, Su-yeong's aunt who comes back from the United States before graduating and later becomes Tae-pil's love interest
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Jeon Mi-seon
Jeon Mi-seon (December 7, 1970 – June 29, 2019) was a South Korean actress. Though best known as a supporting actress in films and television series such as '' Memories of Murder'' (2003), ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), and ''Hide and See ...
as Kim Mi-sook, Tae-sik's old school friend who raises her sister's daughter as her own daughter
* Park Hee-gun as Hwang Guk-su, Tae-sik's son
* Heo Tae-hee as Choi Hyun-wook, IBC reporter
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Yoon Joo-hee as Sung Ye-jin, Tae-sik's love who knows Tae-sik from her teacher, Cha Hyun-jae.
* Gong Jeong-hwan as Gong Jae-hwan, IBC Social Affairs News director, Tae-beom's and Su-yeong's boss
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Jung Suk-won
Jung Suk-won (; born May 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as a stuntman with the Seoul Action School after being discharged from the Marines, then turned to modeling and acting, notably in the television ser ...
as Kim Je-ha, Tae-hee's stepbrother
* Kim Hae-in as Han Hye-ryeong, Tae-boem's first love
Guests
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Jang Gwang
Jang Gwang (born January 5, 1952) is a South Korean actor in film and television.
Filmography Film
* ''Taste of Horror – Gym for Residents'' (TBA)
* '' Air Murder'' (2022)
* '' Sinkhole (2021)
* ''White Day: Broken Barrier'' (2021)
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as Retired officer Bong
Ratings
In the table below,
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
2011
Awards and nominations
References
External links
''Ojakgyo Family'' official KBS website
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