Wonderful Days
Promotional poster
Also known as	Very Good Times
Genre	Melodrama Family Romance
Written by	Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by	Kim Jin-won
Starring	Lee Seo-jin Kim Hee-sun Ok Taecyeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer	Moon Bo-hyun
Producer	Han Sang-woo
Production location	Korea
Running time	Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST)
Production company	Samhwa Networks
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	22 February (2014-02-22) – 10 August 2014 (2014-08-10)

Wonderful Days (Korean: 참 좋은 시절) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Kim Hee-sun and Ok Taecyeon.^[1] It aired on KBS2 from February 22 to August 10, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes.^[2] Written by Lee Kyung-hee, the drama tells the story of a prosecutor who returns to his hometown after 15 years and tries to reconnect with his long-estranged family and friends.^[3][4]

Synopsis

Kang Dong-seok overcame poverty and left his small town to become a successful prosecutor. A genius with an aloof kind of charisma, his arrogance and ill temper puts him at odds with many people, including his estranged family. After 15 years, Dong-seok is transferred back to his hometown and reconnects with his roots, re-learning the value of neighborly warmth in the countryside and the true meaning of love and family. His misfit siblings include Dong-hee, his younger brother who works for a money-lending business; his older brother Dong-tak, an events emcee who dreams of becoming an actor; and his twin sister Dong-ok, who is developmentally challenged and remained in a childlike state ever since an accident during their childhood.^[5]

Quick-tempered and swift-fisted, Dong-hee was kicked out of high school for getting into a brawl in an attempt to protect his classmate Seo Jeong-ah, who came to him three months later to tell him that she's pregnant. Nine years later, Dong-hee finds himself living with Seo's twins, who are being raised as his siblings, while scraping together a living as a bodyguard in the same company as Dong-seok's first love, Cha Hae-won. Despite her hardships in life, such as her father's bankruptcy, Hae-won is an upbeat woman, and eventually the feelings between her and Dong-seok are rekindled.^[6]

Cast

Main

• Lee Seo-jin as Kang Dong-suk
  • Park Bo-gum as young Dong-suk
• Kim Hee-sun as Cha Hae-won ^[7]
  • Kwon Mina as young Hae-won
• Ok Taecyeon as Kang Dong-hee

Dong-seok's younger brother ^[6][8]

Supporting

Cha family

Extended

Ratings

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
	KBS2	February 22, 2014 - August 10, 2014 (KBS週末連續劇)	참 좋은 시절 ( ; lit: )
Hong Kong	Korean Drama (韓劇台)	September 24, 2014 - December 2, 2014 (Monday to Friday 13:30 - 14:45, 19:30 - 20:45 and 23:30 - 00:45)	( ; lit: )
	EBC (東森戲劇台)	March 11, 2015 - April 27, 2015 (Monday to Friday 19:00 - 21:00, March 11 broadcast time is 20:00 - 21:00, April 27 broadcast time is 19:00 - 20:00)	( ; lit: )
	VV Drama (HUB娱家戏剧台)	September 8, 2015 - November 16, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00)	( ; lit: )
Thailand	PPTV Channel 9 MCOT HD	April 20, 2015 August 4, 2017-November 2, 2017 (5-28 October, no broadcast)	มหัศจรรย์แห่งรัก (Mahatsachan Haeng Rak; literally Miracle of Love[10] ความทรงจำแห่งรัก (Kwamsongcham Haeng Rak; lit: Memory of Love)