''Precious Family'' (; lit. ''Letters to My Parents'') is a South Korean television series starring

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, Huh Joon-ho, Song Jae-ho,

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, Jang Hyun-sung, Lee Dong-wook, and

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. It aired on

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from October 16, 2004 to July 5, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 68 episodes. Shedding light on the importance of family and marriage through the realistic portrayal of one woman who experiences many trials in her life including her husband's infidelity, friction with difficult in-laws, and the hardship of raising an autistic son, the

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received solid ratings and critical approval.

Plot

The insurmountable responsibility cast upon parents with mentally challenged offspring can be quite daunting. For Chang-soo ( Huh Joon-ho), father of a young daughter and an

autistic Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing di ...

son (

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), the pressure was too much. He ends up cheating on his wife Sung-shil (

) with another woman, and eventually the two split up. Despite feeling society's double standards where the responsibility of childcare often falls on the mother's shoulders, Sung-shil re-enters the workforce. Meanwhile, the bitterness of divorce soon brings Chang-soo to realize the preciousness of family and his love for his two children. Full of regrets and desire for redemption, Chang-soo approaches Sung-shil in hopes of rekindling their love. Just then, Chang-soo faces another fallback in his life as his company nears bankruptcy. The decision is now up to Sung-shil—she must decide whether to turn her back on the man who once stabbed her in the heart, or to embrace the changed man that he has become over the years.

Cast

* Song Jae-ho as Ahn Jae-hyo *

as Kim Ok-hwa *

as Ahn Sung-shil * Jang Hyun-sung as Ahn Ji-hwan * Lee Dong-wook as Ahn Jung-hwan *

as Ahn Sung-mi * Kim Bo-yeon as Ahn Geum-joo * Huh Joon-ho as Park Chang-soo *Park Ji-mi as Park Soo-a h *

as Park Joon-yi *Lee Chan as Jung-hwan's sidekick * Jung Joon as Lee Hyung-pyo *

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as Song Ah-ri * Lee Min-young as Woo Mi-yeon *

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as Mi-yeon's father, taxi driver *Kim Dong-joo as Mi-yeon's mom, runs a restaurant *

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as Myung-sook *Jung Wook as Ah-ri's father *

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* Choi Si-won

References

External links

''Precious Family'' official KBS website
* {{Works by Samhwa Networks Korean-language television shows 2004 South Korean television series debuts 2005 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Television shows written by Kim Soo-hyun (writer) South Korean romance television series Television series by Samhwa Networks