What Happens to My Family? (Korean: 가족끼리 왜 이래; RR: Gajokkkiri wae irae; lit. 'What's With This Family?') is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Dong-geun, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Park and Park Hyung-sik. It aired on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST) from August 16, 2014, to February 15, 2015.
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Synopsis
Cha Soon-bong (Yoo Dong-geun) is a widower who has devoted his life to his three children. His eldest daughter Kang-shim (Kim Hyun-joo), after a failed relationship, has resigned herself to never marry and a lifetime of being alone; his eldest son Kang-jae (Yoon Park), a brilliant oncologist, is resentful of his humble origins; and his youngest son, Dal-bong (Park Hyung-sik).
Cast
Main
Yoo Dong-geun as Cha Soon-bong
The patriarch of the Cha family and head of the household; owner of a tofu shop.
Kim Hyun-joo as Cha Kang-shim
The eldest child; company secretary to CEO Moon Tae-oh and, in later episodes, to director Moon Tae-joo.
Yoon Park as Cha Kang-jae
The second child; a skilled oncologist.
Park Hyung-sik as Cha Dal-bong
The youngest child; he is struggling with finding a stable job.
Supporting
Yang Hee-kyung as Cha Soon-geum
Soon-bong's younger sister; Young-seol's mother and aunt to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
Kim Jung-nan as Noh Young-seol
Soon-geum's daughter and cousin to Kang-shim, Kang-jae and Dal-bong.
Kim Jung-min as Seo Joong-baek
Young-seol's husband; owner of a chicken restaurant.
Kim Sang-kyung as Moon Tae-joo
Director at GK Group; CEO Moon's son.
Kim Yong-gun as Moon Tae-oh
CEO of GK Group; Tae-joo's father and Kang-shim's boss.
Na Young-hee as Baek Seol-hee
Eun-ho's mother; a famous news anchor and TV personality.
Song Jae-hee as Byun Woo-tak
Kang-shim's ex-boyfriend; an attorney who handles Soon-bong's case against the Cha children.
Son Dam-bi as Kwon Hyo-jin
Kang-jae's fiancée; daughter of Kwon Ki-chan and Heo Yang-geum; a food stylist.
Kim Il-woo as Kwon Ki-chan
Hyo-jin's father and husband to Heo Yang-geum; director of the hospital where Kang-jae works.
Special appearance
Hwang Kwang-hee as Vitamin Salesman (Ep. 2)
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
The drama aired with English subtitles on KBS World two weeks after its initial broadcast in Korea.
Adaption
In 2015, a Turkish television adaptation of the series was released, titled The Baba Candir. A Mexican adaptation, ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?, was released in 2021.