Happy Together (South Korean TV series)

Happy Together (Korean해피 투게더; RRHaepi Tugedeo) is a 1999 South Korean television series. It has an ensemble cast, starring Lee Byung-hun, Song Seung-heon, Kim Ha-neul, Jo Min-su, Kang Sung-yeon, Jun Ji-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun, and Cho Jae-hyun[1] It aired on SBS from June 16 to August 5, 1999 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Starring young actors who would go on to become Korean TV and film stars,[2] the hit drama revolves around five children who were separated at the death of their parents, and the love, conflicts, and reconciliation that these siblings go through when they meet again as adults.

Happy Together
Promotional Poster
GenreDrama
Family
Romance
Created byKim Soo-ryong
Written byBae Yoo-mi
Directed byOh Jong-rok
StarringLee Byung-hun
Song Seung-heon
Kim Ha-neul
Jo Min-su
Kang Sung-yeon
Jun Ji-hyun
Cha Tae-hyun
Cho Jae-hyun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Running timeapproximately 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseJune 16 (1999-06-16) –
August 5, 1999 (1999-08-05)

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After the tragic death of their parents, the lives of five siblings are irrevocably changed when they are separated. Now grown up, Seo Tae-poong (Lee Byung-hun) is a professional baseball player. Longing to bring his family back together, the kind-hearted Tae-poong has been searching his whole life for his brother and three sisters.

Tae-poong's older sister Seo Chan-joo (Jo Min-su) has been supporting her younger siblings Moon-joo (Kang Sung-yeon), and Ji-suk (Song Seung-heon), who is newly engaged to his girlfriend Jin Soo-ha (Kim Ha-neul). When Tae-poong finds Chan-joo, Ji-suk and Moon-joo, his estranged siblings want nothing to do with him. Reeling from their coldness, Tae-poong must also deal with an eight-year-old boy who claims to be his son. Not knowing what to do, Tae-poong turns to Chan-joo for help. Meanwhile, youngest sister of the family Seo Yoon-joo (Jun Ji-hyun) has found her big brother Tae-poong after detachment of 10 years but his brother couldn't recognise her. So not revealing her actual identity heartbroken Seo Yoon-joo starts helping her brother. A thug, Ha Shin-yeob (Cha Tae-hyun) and Jo Pil-doo (Cho Jae-hyun) starts showing his affectionate love towards Yoon-joo by making frequent visit at her workplace.

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References

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  1. ^ cove, Crystal (17 November 2013). "Jun Ji Hyun Returns to Drama Filming After 14 Years for "My Lover from the Stars"". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  2. ^ Mudge, James (18 August 2008). "Lee Byung Hun - Man of the World". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
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