Hwang In-yub wants to be more than a Family by Choice

7 September 15, 2024October 3, 2024

Hwang In-yub wants to be more than a Family by Choice

by lovepark

The latest teaser for JTBC’s upcoming drama Family by Choice — a remake of the Chinese show Go Ahead — focuses on the three children and their unconventional bond. Though someone comments on their likeness, none of them are related to each other by blood, and the adorable youngsters grow up to become Bae Hyun-sung (Miraculous Brothers), Hwang In-yub (Why Her), and Jung Chae-yeon (The Golden Spoon).

Raised like brothers and sister, the three of them did everything together from the good to the bad, but as they got older, something changed in their relationship. In a serious tone, Kim San-ha (Hwang In-yub) asks to see his brother after he is done, and Kang Hae-joon (Bae Hyun-sung) looks up in surprise when their sister’s name is mentioned.

Yoon Joo-won (Jung Chae-yeon) says with a bright smile that she wants to start dating now, and on the bus, she describes the weather as perfect for falling in love. Her declaration, though, seems to raise concerns from the others, particularly San-ha who claims to be simply worried about her. He says that she needs to be all right first and foremost in order for him and Hae-joon to be okay, too.

However, the way San-ha stares at Joo-won seems to hint at a growing affection beyond brotherly love, and I’m not the only one picking up on these cues since another classmate asks Joo-won if something is going on between her and her supposed brother. As the teaser continues, the text reads, “While growing up together, my heart grew, too.” San-ha calls Joo-won clueless, and looking into her eyes, he reminds her that they aren’t really family.

Directed by PD Kim Seung-ho (Joseon Attorney) with scripts penned by Hong Shi-young, Family by Choice is slated for sixteen episodes and premieres October 9 in the Wednesday slot.

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1 kay4625

September 15, 2024 at 11:32 AM

I'm interested in this, but on the other hand, I have to admit I'd be more interested in this if this if this wasn't a romance disguised as a family drama. Sure, I might be wrong about this, but that's certainly how it seems to me right now. It's a personal thing, but it just feels like we're throwing away the actual found family aspect of their bond, in favor of the most predictable thing ever, and that just feels disappointing to me.

I'll give it a chance, but I don't see myself sticking around for the romance.

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bong-soo

September 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM

I agree with you. I am not familiar with the original source cdrama GO AHEAD (2020) (Viki US) so it will all be new to me. Fwiw over at MDL for GO AHEAD’s entry under ‘genres’ GA has romance but under ‘tags’ romance is not listed (maybe for spoiler reasons) but there is one tag I liked: ‘Clingy Male Lead’. I am unfamiliar with a lot of the young cast. I will be watching because I am a fan of Choi Moo-sung. Perhaps the FL’s ultimate romantic interest will be one of the young actors down the cast and not a ‘brother’.

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2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

September 15, 2024 at 12:55 PM

I am so glad to see the little girl from Love next door is in this. The child actors in a lot of the dramas I have seen recently have been spot on from the under tens to the teenagers.