Kimchi Family
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Also known asFermented Family
Balhyo Family
GenreRomance
Comedy
Drama
Written byKim Ji-woo
Directed byPark Chan-hong
StarringSong Il-gook
Park Jin-hee
Lee Min-young
Choi Jae-sung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes176
Production
Production locationKorea
Running time70 minutes
Production companyJidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2011 (2011-09-02) –
June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)

Kimchi Family[1] (Korean: 발효가족; Hanja: 醱酵家族; RR: Balhyo Gajok; lit. Fermentation Family) is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Song Il-gook, Park Jin-hee, Lee Min-young and Choi Jae-sung. Song plays a gangster who turn overs a new leaf and begins working at a kimchi restaurant run by two sisters.[2][3][4][5] The series aired on jTBC from December 7, 2011 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 20:45 (KST) for 24 episodes.[6][7]

Synopsis

Lee Kang-san (Park Jin-hee) and Lee Woo-Joo (Lee Min-young) are sisters who suddenly have to take over running their family's traditional kimchi 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), 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Kimchi Family". JTBC worldwide. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Lim, Ju-ri (28 December 2011). "In Fermentation Family, a bad boy turns over new leaf". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-18.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Kim, Jessica (28 September 2011). "Park Jin-hee boards Song Il-kook drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (28 November 2011). "Song Il Kook on Fermented Family". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  5. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (28 November 2011). "Lee Min Young to Come Back with Fermented Family". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  6. ^ Oh, Jean (1 December 2011). "Dramas on way with four new channels". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  7. ^ Suk, Monica (18 April 2012). "Padam Padam, Kimchi Family, Syndrome sold to Germany". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

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