Save the Family explained

Genre:Family
Melodrama
Director:Jun Sung-hong
Starring:Jae Hee
Kang Byul
Jung Hye-in
Music:Lee Chang-hee
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:123 (120+3)
Company:KBS
Executive Producer:Park Ki-ho
Producer:Lee Jeong-seob
Runtime:35 minutes
Channel:KBS1

Save the Family is a 2015 South Korean daily drama starring Jae Hee, Kang Byul and Jung Hye-in. It aired on KBS1 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 123 episodes from May 11 to October 30, 2015.[1] [2]

Plot

A family drama that looks at the meaning of 'family' and the duties of parents and children through a three-generation families.

Jung Woo-jin (Jae Hee), an ambitious doctor, is not successful in his career and in his love life due to his family background. After he is passed over for a promotion as a specialist, he works in a small hospital emergency room near his home. He is in love with Go Ye-won (Jung Hye-in) but her family strongly oppose their relationship.

One day, Woo-jin meets Lee Hae-soo (Kang Byul) after getting drunk which causes misunderstandings between them. However, Woo-jin and Hae-soo encounter each other often as they live in the same neighbourhood and Hae-soo works in the same hospital as a kitchen assistant to a chef in the hospital cafeteria. Gradually, they develop feelings for each other. But their relationship is opposed by Woo-jin's family who has high expectations for his future.

Having failed in love and no longer believes in true love, Woo-jin resigns to his mother Bok Soo-ja's (Lee Hwi-hyang) wish and decides to marry Ye-won. Will Soo-ja's wish come true?

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Jae Hee
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Best Supporting Actor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Will Protect the Family save KBS?. Hancinema. 2017-11-03. 10 May 2015. 2023-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818143000/https://www.hancinema.net/will-protect-the-family-save-kbs--81849.html. live.
  2. Web site: Will Kang Byul become the next Kim Ah-joong or Han Hyo-joo?. Hancinema. 2017-11-03. 5 May 2015. 2023-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818142958/https://www.hancinema.net/will-kang-byul-become-the-next-kim-ah-joong-or-han-hyo-joo--80484.html. live.