Family by Choice
A youth romance about two men and woman who aren't blood related but treated each other as family during their teens and how they meet again after 10 years.
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[TEASER] Family By Choice | Hwang In Youp, Jung Chae Yeon, Bae Hyeon Seong | Viu Original
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Cast
Hwang In-yeop
Jung Chae-yeon
Bae Hyeon-seong
Choi Won-young
Choi Moo-seong
Seo Ji-hye
Kim Hye-eun
Baek Eun-hae
Min Ji-a
Youn Sang-hyun
Ha Seo-yoon
Seong Byeong-suk
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Seasons
Despite not being biologically related, Kim San-ha, Yun Ju-won, and Kang Hae-joon share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju-won's father Jeong-jae and San-ha's father Dae-uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San-ha and Hae-joon sought out their biological families, leaving Ju-won behind. Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju-won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San-ha and Hae-joon, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju-won and their own familial issues.
1.Ju-won, San-ha, and Hae-joon Meet
09-10-202463mA family of three moves into the Oryun Mansion Complex, and Ju-won meets San-ha, the brother she always wanted, for the first time. Despite Ju-won's eager wish to get to know him,...
2.One Family Name
09-10-202468mAfter growing up together as a family, Ju-won, San-ha, and Hae-joon go to high school together. San-ha and Hae-joon are hot with the girls, causing Ju-won to deal with the onslaugh...
3.Two Fathers
16-10-202462mA man visits Hae-joon at school and reveals that he is Hae-joon's birth father. Although Hae-joon is initially speechless, he feels relieved to learn that his father has not abando...
4.An Unwelcome Visitor
16-10-202461mJu-won feels exhilarated about going on a date with a boy who is good-looking and smart, but she soon gets disappointed by what he says to her. San-ha and his father are upset by a...
5.Hae-joon’s Birthday
23-10-202461mWith Hae-joon’s birthday around the corner, San-ha and Hae-joon get into a big fight. To help them reconcile, Ju-won plans to take them to a rail bike. However, many misunderstandi...
6.Visit from Hae-joon’s Mom
23-10-202461mHae-joon’s mother, Seo-hyun, unexpectedly visits Yoon’s Kalguksu to repay her debt, leaving Jung Jae puzzled as to what to do with it. Meanwhile, So-hee goes missing after leaving...
7.The Basketball Game
30-10-202463mHae-joon finds out that his mother had come to pay back her debt, but did not stay long enough to see him. After CSAT, misunderstandings between San-ha, Ju-won, Hae-joon, and Dal b...
8.Leaving the Countryside
30-10-202463mSan-ha stays in Seoul to look after his step-sister while his mother recovers from surgery. Ju-won goes to Seoul alone to surprise him without telling the rest of the family. Meanw...
9.A Decade Later
06-11-202465mJu-won is shocked to find out both San-ha and Hae-joon have made up their mind to leave for Seoul and the US. Feeling a part of the family will be missing, she can’t help but cry....
10.Awkward Reunion
06-11-202460mSan-ha and Hae-joon come back on Ju-won’s birthday after ten years. Though they haven’t seen each other for years, unlike what Ju-won had imagined, she feels indifferent about thei...
11.San-ha’s Confession
13-11-202463mSan-ha’s sudden confession startles Ju-won. While she tries to deny any romance between them and stay as siblings, she is overcome with mixed feelings. Hae-joon jokingly suggests g...
12.A New Start
13-11-202462mSan-ha and Ju-won finally confirm their feelings for one another. However, they soon become worried about how to break the news to their family and friends. Meanwhile, Hae-joon tri...
13.San-ha Having Insomnia
20-11-202464mHae-joon finds out that San-ha is struggling with insomnia and taking medication. So-hui comes to visit San-ha alone without telling Jeong-hee and asks him to stay with her and Jeo...
14.Unchosen, Unloved, Alone
20-11-202466mHae-joon is filled with a deep sense of betrayal as he watches San-ha and Ju-won on the verge of kissing, struggling to understand how Ju-won could accept San-ha as a boyfriend. He...
15.San-ha Getting Hurt
27-11-202462mEveryone is happy with San-ha and Ju-won dating, except one person. San Ha gets hurt and rushed to the emergency room and even Jeong-jae and Dae-uk hurriedly come to check on him....
16.Someone for Everyone
27-11-202464mSan-ha can't wait any longer. He approaches Jeong-jae and requests his approval to be with Ju-won. Ju-won and Hae-joon try to work some romantic magic between Jeong-jae and Seo-hyu...