8.6 /10 1 Votes
8/10 IMDb Written by Lee Jung-sun Final episode date 19 February 2012 Number of seasons 1 | 93% AsianWiki Also known as Ojakgyo Brothers Directed by Ki Min-soo First episode date 6 August 2011 Network KBS2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre ComedyRomanceFamilyDrama Starring UeeJoo WonRyu Soo-youngChoi Jung-yoon Awards PaekSang Arts Award for Best New Actor in Television, PaekSang Arts Award for Best New Actress in Television Cast Similar Good Doctor, 7th Grade Civil Servant, King of Baking - Kim Takgu, Bridal Mask, A Thousand Kisses |
Ojakgyo Family (Hangul: 오작교 형제들; RR: Ojakgyo hyeongjedeul; lit. Ojakgyo Brothers) is a South Korean television series starring Uee, Joo Won, Ryu Soo-young, Choi Jung-yoon, Jung Woong-in, Yeon Woo-jin, Baek Il-seob, and Kim Ja-ok. The family drama aired on KBS2 from August 6, 2011 to February 19, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 58 episodes.
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Plot
It is a story about a family consists of a grandmother, father, mother, and four sons who lives 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 that he 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 loves 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 advise, 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.
Main characters
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.
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.
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 Soo-young's daughter Cha Gom
Supporting characters
Ratings
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