''Kimchi Family'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring

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, Lee Min-young and

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. Song plays a

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who turns over a new leaf and begins working at a

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restaurant run by two sisters. The series aired on

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from December 7, 2011 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 20:45 ( KST) for 24 episodes.

Synopsis

Lee Kang-san (

) and Lee Woo-Joo ( Lee Min-young) are sisters who suddenly have to take over running their family's traditional

restaurant ''Chunjiin'' ("Heaven, Earth, and Man") after their father leaves without notice. The sisters must keep the restaurant going on their own, but they get some help from a troubled man, Ki Ho-tae (

Song Il-gook Song Il-kook (; born 1 October 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series ''Jumong'' as the titular character. Early life and education Song is the grandson of politician Kim Du-han, great grandson ...

), who shows up at the restaurant looking for his missing past. Ho-tae is an orphan who grew up to become a member of a crime syndicate, but he starts a new life as a worker at ''Chunjiin'' where he discovers the perks of having an excellent palate. Together with the other restaurant employees, long-time customers, and a growing circle of friends, they work towards their individual goals while finding warmth and family through their sharing of food and support of each other.

Cast

as Ki Ho-tae *

as Lee Kang-san * Lee Min-young as Lee Woo-Joo *

as Kang Do-shik *

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as Lee Ki-chan *

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as Oh Hae-joon * Yoon Hee-soo as Na Eun-bi * Lee Dae-geun as Elder Seol * Kim Byeong-chun as Han Pyung-man *

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as Jung Geum-joo *

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as Kang-san's mother * Choi Yong-min as Oh Myung-cheol *

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as Jung Hyun-sook *

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as Jo Dae-shik * Kim Sang-hoon as Kim Dong-soo * Jo Jae-wan as Park Hyun-soo * Oh Yong as Jo Mi-nam * Kim Ki-bok as Detective * Lee A-rin as Bo-yo *

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as So-jung *

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as Choi Yong-bin *

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as Ji-hyun * Shin Hyun-tak as Sung-jin * Kim Bo-mi as Hye-young * Kim Do-yeon as Madame Soo *

Shin Hyun-been Kwak Hyun-been (; born April 10, 1986), known professionally as Shin Hyun-been (), is a South Korean actress. Shin started her acting career by starring in the film '' He's on Duty'' (2010) and television series ''Warrior Baek Dong-soo'' (2011) ...

as Yukie * Choi Jae-sup as Yoo Jung-ho *

Kim Kyu-chul Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's '' Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim b ...

as Jung Sung-min * Cha Hyun-woo *

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International broadcast

* Philippines: TV5 * Iran: IRIB Namayesh TV - aired from March 26 to April 18, 2015, every day at 19:00. * Thailand:

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References

External links

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