What Happens to My Family?

What Happens to My Family? () is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik. It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) from August 16, 2014, to February 15, 2015.

Synopsis

Cha Soon-bong (Yoo Dong-geun) is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children. His eldest daughter Kang-shim (Kim Hyun-joo), after a failed relationship, has resigned herself to never marry and a lifetime of being alone; his eldest son Kang-jae (Yoon Park), a brilliant oncologist, is resentful of his humble origins; and his youngest son, Dal-bong (Park Hyung-sik).

Cast

Main

• Yoo Dong-geun as Cha Soon-bong

The patriarch of the Cha family and head of the household; owner of a tofu shop.

• Kim Hyun-joo as Cha Kang-shim

The eldest child; company secretary to CEO Moon Tae-oh and, in later episodes, to director Moon Tae-joo.

• Yoon Park as Cha Kang-jae

The second child; a skilled oncologist.

• Park Hyung-sik as Cha Dal-bong

The youngest child; he is struggling with finding a stable job.

Supporting

Cha family

• Yang Hee-kyung as Cha Soon-geum

Soon-bong's younger sister; Young-seol's mother and aunt to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.

• Kim Jung-nan as Noh Young-seol

Soon-geum's daughter and cousin to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.

• Kim Jung-min as Seo Joong-baek

Young-seol's husband; owner of a chicken restaurant.

People around Cha Kang-shim

• Kim Sang-kyung as Moon Tae-joo

Director at GK Group; CEO Moon's son.

• Kim Yong-gun as Moon Tae-oh

CEO of GK Group; Tae-joo's father and Kang-shim's boss.

• Na Young-hee as Baek Seol-hee

Eun-ho's mother; a famous news anchor and TV personality.

• Song Jae-hee as Byun Woo-tak

Kang-shim's ex-boyfriend; an attorney who handles Soon-bong's case against the Cha children.

People around Cha Kang-jae

• Son Dam-bi as Kwon Hyo-jin

Kang-jae's fiancée; daughter of Kwon Ki-chan and Heo Yang-geum; a food stylist.

• Kim Il-woo as Kwon Ki-chan

Hyo-jin's father and husband to Heo Yang-geum; director of the hospital where Kang-jae works.

• Kyeon Mi-ri as Heo Yang-geum

Director Kwon's wife and Hyo-jin's mother.

People around Cha Dal-bong

• Nam Ji-hyun as Kang Seo-wool
• Kim Bo-yoon as young Kang Seo-wool

A country girl with a strong Chungcheong dialect; she moves to Seoul in the hopes of marrying Dal-bong.

• Seo Kang-joon as Yoon Eun-ho

Baek Seol-hee's son; an idol turned restaurant owner.

Others

• Kim Seo-ra as Miss Ko (Ko Bok-ja / Ko Eun-hwan)

A mysterious woman who became Soon-bong's close friend.

• Jang In-sub as The Sword

Special appearance

• Hwang Kwang-hee as Vitamin Salesman (Ep. 2)

Ratings

• In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
• The drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea.

Awards and nominations

Adaption

In 2015, a Turkish television adaptation of the series was released, titled The Baba Candir. A Mexican adaptation, ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?, was released in 2021.

International broadcast

References

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