''The Birth of a Family'' () is a 2012

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n daily drama about an adopted woman who struggles to make a family. It starred Lee So-yeon,

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and

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. The daily drama aired on

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on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 from December 5, 2012 to May 17, 2013 for 115 episodes.

Plot

This story revolves around a girl named Lee Soo-jung ( Lee So-yeon)who was adopted and raised by her adoptive parents, Park Geum-ok (

Moon Hee-kyung Moon Hee-kyung (; born December 22, 1965) is a South Korean actress. Moon made her acting debut in musical theatre in 1995. She has also played supporting roles in films and television series, notably ''Skeletons in the Closet'' (also known as ...

) and her father Lee Kyung-tae (

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) and her brother Lee Soo-ho ( Kim Jin-woo). Lee Soo-jung is often in a bad relationship with Ma Ye-ri.

Cast

* Lee So-yeon as Lee Soo-jung *

as Kang Yoon-jae *

as Ma Ye-ri ** Jo Yun-seo as young Ye-ri *

as Park Geum-ok * Kim Jin-woo as Lee Soo-ho **Seo Hyun-seok as young Soo-ho *

as Lee Kyung-tae *Jung Kyung-soon as Park Young-ok *

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as Jang Mi-hee * Im Chae-moo as Ma Jin-chul *

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as Ma Jin-hee *Jung Kyu-soo as Kang Dae-jin *

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as Oh Young-ja *Kim Seung-hwan as Choi In-woo * Sung Hoon as Han Ji-hoon * Ryu Hye-rin as Baek Ji-won *Lee Mal-geum as Eun-ah

References

External links

''The Birth of a Family'' official SBS website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birth of a Family, The Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series South Korean melodrama television series Television series by Hwa&Dam Pictures Television shows written by Kim Soon-ok

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