Three Brothers (Korean: 수상한 삼형제; RR: Susanghan samhyeongje) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ahn Nae-sang, Oh Dae-gyu, Lee Joon-hyuk, Park In-hwan, Do Ji-won, Kim Hee-jung and Oh Ji-eun. It aired on KBS2 from October 17, 2009, to June 13, 2010, on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 70 episodes.
One of the highest-rated Korean dramas in the year it aired, it topped the TV viewership ratings chart throughout its run, reaching 40%. Because of its high ratings, the originally scheduled 50 episodes was extended by 20 more. The family drama revolves around a retired police officer and his three very different sons—one is bankrupt, one is a successful businessman, and one is a police officer who marries an ex-convict's daughter.
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Plot
Kim Soon-kyung is a retired police officer and father of three sons, Geon-kang, Hyun-chal and Yi-sang.
Eldest son Geon-kang has experienced many trials and failures in life, including bankruptcy and divorce. He later gets remarried to his wife Chung-nan.
Middle son Hyun-chal is a successful businessman, the envy of the town and pride of his father. His wife Woo-mi often sacrifices her happiness for the benefit of their family.
Youngest son Yi-sang followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a police officer. But father and the son often clash, especially when Yi-sang marries Eo-young. Eo-young is the daughter of his father's deadly foe, an ex-convict Soon-kyung investigated and eventually arrested a long time ago.
Cast
Kim family
Park In-hwan as Kim Soon-kyung (김순경) (father)
Lee Hyo-choon as Jeon Kwa-ja (전과자) (mother)
Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Geon-kang (김건강) (eldest son)
Do Ji-won as Uhm Chung-nan (엄청난) (Geon-kang's wife)
Jung Yoon-seok as Jong-nam (종남) (Chung-nan's son)
Oh Dae-gyu as Kim Hyun-chal (김현찰) (middle son, businessman)
Kim Hee-jung as Do Woo-mi (도우미) (Hyun-chal's wife)
Kim Jin-seong as Kim Hyun-soo (김혼수) (Hyun-chal and Woo-mi's older son)
Kwon Min-jong as Kim Sang-tae (김상태) (Hyun-chal and Woo-mi's younger son)
Lee Joon-hyuk as Kim Yi-sang (김이상) (youngest son, police officer)
Joo family
Oh Ji-eun as Joo Eo-young (주어영) (Kim Yi-sang's girlfriend)
Roh Joo-hyun as Joo Beom-in (주범인) (Eo-young's father)
Jang Da-yoon as Joo Boo-young (주부영) (Eo-young's younger sister)
Kim Hee-ryeong as Mrs. Joo (Eo-young's mother)
Supporting cast
Bang Joong-hyun as Ha Haeng-sun (하행선) (Uhm Chung-nan's ex-boyfriend)
Lee Sang-sook as Jo Nan-ja (조난자) (Uhm Chung-nan's friend, caretaker of Jong-nam)
Lee Bo-hee as Gye Sol-yi (계솔이) (Do Woo-mi's mother)
Kim Ae-ran as Tae Yeon-hee (태연희) (Kim Hyun-chal's secretary)
Lee Jang-woo as Baek Ma-tan (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's friend)
Son Jong-beom as Yoo Chi-jang (유치장) (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's colleague)
Lee Jung-Gil as Cho Woo-sun (최우선) (police officer, Kim Yi-sang's colleague)
Kim Min-hyuk as Jo Sa-jung (조사중)
Na Jong-soo as Bang Beom-yong (방범용)
Shin Yong-kyu as Ji Koo-dae (지구대)
Yoo Seung-bong as Lee Sang-han (이상한) (police chief)
Yoon Joo-hee as Lee Tae-baek (이태백) (Lee Sang-han's daughter)
Go Se-won as Wang Jae-soo (왕재수) (Joo Eo-young's ex-boyfriend)
Im Seo-yeon as Ji Seong-mi (지성미) (Wang Jae-soo's fiancée)
Yoo Jang-young as Na Dong-ki (나동기)
Im Seung-dae as Intelligence Investigator (지능수사과 형사)
Shin Sae-jin
Ratings
Source: TNS Media Korea