The holiday season is coming soon, and Thanksgiving is always considered the first one on the celebration list. Families all across America travel to their hometowns to gather with family and friends to enjoy a hearty meal. People also recognize everything in their lives they are thankful for. With the recent popularity of “Squid Game” and all things South Korean entertainment, K-Dramas should be one of the many treasures to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.
Let’s look at 5 family-focused K-Dramas that give you the opportunity to share the happiness of your favorite shows with your loved ones.
Starring: Lee Se Hee, Ji Hyun Woo, Kang Eun Tak, Park Ha Na, and Lee Il Hwa
After a lifetime of heartbreak, a young woman abandons her father and stepfamily to live on her own. She gets hired to be a governess for a wealthy gentleman’s three children. Her chance encounters with the gentleman over the years, and their current complicated relationship actually opens the door for love between them and reconciliation with his kids. Also, the multiple family and friendship lines around the main couple make for very interesting television. There isn’t a dull moment in this show!
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Starring: Han Da Gam, Shim Ji Ho, Han Sang Jin and Jung Bo Min
Death, financial difficulties, in-laws’ relationship issues, and a husband who is a fantasizer are some of the problems plaguing hard-working wife Cho Hee in this series. She came from a wealthy family, but the new life obstacles make a possible residency in Gangnam more challenging than ever before. Is living in an elite area for the sake of her daughter’s education and the appearance of a posh life worth it?
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Starring: Youn Yuh Jung, Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yeon, and Oh Ji Ho
“Never Twice” is the phrase each new guest says when they enter the classic Nakwon Inn. A group of people are all drawn there by fate, and everyone slowly discovers the real reason for their long-term stay. Each person’s assigned room numbers, gender, age, hometown, and time residing in the Inn, all play a part in unfolding the truth.
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Starring: Choi Jung Woo, Park Jun Geum, Ryu Jin, Park Tam Hee, and Lim Hyung Jun
Two families quarrel when their elderly parents decide to get married. The night and day cultural backgrounds create heated disagreements, but the group ultimately find common ground. The true test is how long their truce will last before they return to their old ways.
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Starring: IU, Cho Jung Seok, Go Doo Shim, Son Tae Young, and Yoo In Na
In another breakout role for IU, she stars as Lee Soon Shin, who is one of three daughters struggling to find fulfillment in life. The story revolves around her family and their quest to find joy in material things. Honest love among people takes center stage in this series that has a good dose of musical romance.
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Are there any additional family K-Dramas that you love rewatching and plan to enjoy with your family this Thanksgiving?
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I agree Young Lady and a Gentleman was a good story line at first but when they started making the grandmother some crazy dementia woman and turned him into an amnesiac from accident and then have the woman who supposedly loved him Turn into a drunk saying and doing stupid things and then a con artist conning an amnesiac into marriage and 100,000 for the so called mother, it was way out of context and turned into very bad acting. It was a waste of viewers time and sad that these good actors and actresses were made to play these parts to make them look so ridiculous. I don’t know how such writing was accepted it truly ruined the drama and was low class. Even to mocking what dementia patients and amnesiac patients truly go through and how hard it is on families to poke fun at and lie about having these diseases for personal gain and to harm others. I was truly saddened by the turn this story line took and feel it demeans the really good korean dramas previous to it…sad
I definitely get where you’re coming from :/ !! But despite all that, this is the best performing kdrama right now.