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| Happy Together | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Family Romance |
| Created by | Kim Soo-ryong |
| Written by | Bae Yoo-mi |
| Directed by | Oh Jong-rok |
| Starring | Lee Byung-hun Song Seung-heon Kim Ha-neul Jo Min-su Kang Sung-yeon Jun Ji-hyun Cha Tae-hyun Cho Jae-hyun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approximately 60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | June 16 – August 5, 1999 |
Happy Together (Korean: 해피 투게더; RR: Haepi Tugedeo) is a 1999 South Korean television series. It has an ensemble cast, starring Lee Byung-hun, Song Seung-heon, Kim Ha-neul, Jo Min-su, Kang Sung-yeon, Jun Ji-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun, and Cho Jae-hyun[1] It aired on SBS from June 16 to August 5, 1999 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Starring young actors who would go on to become Korean TV and film stars,[2] the hit drama revolves around five children who were separated at the death of their parents, and the love, conflicts, and reconciliation that these siblings go through when they meet again as adults.
Plot
[edit]After the tragic death of their parents, the lives of five siblings are irrevocably changed when they are separated. Now grown up, Seo Tae-poong (Lee Byung-hun) is a professional baseball player. Longing to bring his family back together, the kind-hearted Tae-poong has been searching his whole life for his brother and three sisters.
Tae-poong's older sister Seo Chan-joo (Jo Min-su) has been supporting her younger siblings Moon-joo (Kang Sung-yeon), and Ji-suk (Song Seung-heon), who is newly engaged to his girlfriend Jin Soo-ha (Kim Ha-neul). When Tae-poong finds Chan-joo, Ji-suk and Moon-joo, his estranged siblings want nothing to do with him. Reeling from their coldness, Tae-poong must also deal with an eight-year-old boy who claims to be his son. Not knowing what to do, Tae-poong turns to Chan-joo for help. Meanwhile, youngest sister of the family Seo Yoon-joo (Jun Ji-hyun) has found her big brother Tae-poong after detachment of 10 years but his brother couldn't recognise her. So not revealing her actual identity heartbroken Seo Yoon-joo starts helping her brother. A thug, Ha Shin-yeob (Cha Tae-hyun) and Jo Pil-doo (Cho Jae-hyun) starts showing his affectionate love towards Yoon-joo by making frequent visit at her workplace.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Byung-hun as Seo Tae-poong
- Song Seung-heon as Seo Ji-suk
- Kim Ha-neul as Jin Soo-ha
- Jo Min-su as Seo Chan-joo
- Kang Sung-yeon as Seo Moon-joo
- Jun Ji-hyun as Seo Yoon-joo
- Cha Tae-hyun as Ha Shin-yeob
- Cho Jae-hyun as Jo Pil-doo
- Han Go-eun as Chae-rim
- Seo Beom-shik
- Jo Yeon-hee as Joo Hee-ju
- Oh Mi-yeon
- Son Hyun-joo
- Shim Yang-hong
- Park In-hwan as Soo-ha's father
References
[edit]- ^ cove, Crystal (17 November 2013). "Jun Ji Hyun Returns to Drama Filming After 14 Years for "My Lover from the Stars"". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ Mudge, James (18 August 2008). "Lee Byung Hun - Man of the World". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2013-05-25.