The Birth of a Family

For the 2017 Canadian documentary film, see Birth of a Family. For the 2006 South Korean film, see Family Ties (2006 film).

The Birth of a Family (Korean: 가족의 탄생; RR: Gajokui Tansaeng) is a 2012 South Korean daily drama about an adopted woman who struggles to make a family. It starred Lee So-yeon, Lee Kyu-han and Lee Chae-young. The daily drama aired on SBS TV on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 from December 5, 2012 to May 17, 2013 for 115 episodes.

The Birth of a Family
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Also known as	Family Ties
Genre	Romance, Melodrama, Family
Written by	Kim Young-in (Ep.1~62) Kim Soon-ok (Ep.63~115)
Directed by	Go Heung-sik Oh Chung-hwan
Starring	Lee So-yeon Lee Kyu-han Lee Chae-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	115
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 (KST)
Production company	Hwa&Dam Pictures
Original release
Network	SBSTV
Release	5 December 2012 (2012-12-05) – 17 May 2013 (2013-05-17)

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) and her father Lee Kyung-tae (Son Byong-ho) 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
• Lee Kyu-han as Kang Yoon-jae
• Lee Chae-young as Ma Ye-ri
  • Jo Yun-seo as young Ye-ri
• Moon Hee-kyung as Park Geum-ok
• Kim Jin-woo as Lee Soo-ho
  • Seo Hyun-seok as young Soo-ho
• Son Byong-ho as Lee Kyung-tae
• Jung Kyung-soon as Park Young-ok
• Na Young-hee as Jang Mi-hee
• Im Chae-moo as Ma Jin-chul
• Jang Young-nam as Ma Jin-hee
• Jung Kyu-soo as Kang Dae-jin
• Yang Hee-kyung 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

See also

• Seoul Broadcasting System

External links

• The Birth of a Family official SBS website
• The Birth of a Family at HanCinema