Scripted series · JTBC
Family by Choice
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hwang In-youp
Kim San-ha
16 eps
Jung Chae-yeon
Yun Ju-won
16 eps
Bae Hyeon-seong
Kang Hae-joon
16 eps
Choi Won-young
Yun Jeong-jae
16 eps
Choi Mu-sung
Kim Dae-uk
16 eps
Seo Ji-hye
Park Dal
16 eps
Kim Hye-eun
Kwon Jeong-hee
16 eps
Baek Eun-hae
Kang Seo-hyun
16 eps
Min Ji-a
Kang Yi-jyun
16 eps
Youn Sang-hyun
Lee Jun-ho
16 eps
Ha Seo-yoon
Do Hui-ju
16 eps
Seong Byeong-suk
Yeo Sa-nim
16 eps
Lee Jong-hyuk
Yang Dong-gu
16 eps
Oh Eun-seo
Yoon Ju-won (Child)
16 eps
Shin Seo-woo
Kim San-ha (Child)
16 eps
Choi Jae-yoon
Kang Hae-joon (Child)
16 eps
Jung Yong-ju
Dr. Lee
16 eps
Cha Se-jin
Cha Min-soo
16 eps
Do Eun-ha
Park Yu-ri
1 eps
Song Geon-hee
Dal's blind date
1 eps
Lee Doo-seok
Lawyer
1 eps
Jo Dan
Woo-hyeon
1 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202416 episodes
Despite not being biologically related, Kim San-ha, Yun Ju-won, and Kang Hae-joon share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju-won's father Jeong-jae and San-ha's father Dae-uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San-ha and Hae-joon sought out their biological families, leaving Ju-won behind. Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju-won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San-ha and Hae-joon, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju-won and their own familial issues.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Kim Seung-hoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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