The Road Home () is a South Korean daily drama starring Lee Sang-woo, Jang Shin-young, Shim Hyung-tak, Jo Yeo-jeong, Park Hye-won and Ryohei Otani. It aired on KBS1 from January 12 to June 26, 2009 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 120 episodes.
Plot A simple yet heartwarming story of a three-generation family, The Road Home portrays the love and conflicts between family members running a general hospital. It explores the lives of the grown-up children, each facing their own challenges, and how they cope with their aging parents.
Yoo Min-soo is the eldest son of the hospital's CEO. His wife, Jang Mi-ryung, bears a child out of wedlock but raises it with maternal love.
Hiro, a Japanese model, confesses his love for Ji-soo, Min-soo's sister. However, Ji-soo must later come to grips with the secrets behind her birth.
Cast Yoo family Lee Sang-woo as Yoo Hyun-soo Park Hye-won as Yoo Ji-soo (sister) Shim Hyung-tak as Yoo Min-soo (brother, doctor) Jang Yong as Yoo Yong-joon (father, doctor) Youn Yuh-jung as Bam Soon-jung (mother, doctor) Park Geun-hyung as Yoo Keon-young (the great grandfather) Cho Yeo-jeong as Jang Mi-ryung (Min-soo's wife) Yoo Yeon-mi as Yoo Eun-ji (Min-soo and Mi-ryung's daughter) Cha Jae-dol as Yoo Hyun (Min-soo and Mi-ryung's son)
Park family Im Ye-jin as Yoo Yong-sun (Hyun-soo's aunt) Lee Dae-yeon as Park Chil-nam (husband) Kim So-young as Park Shin-ae (daughter)
Han family Jang Shin-young as Han Suin Kim Yoo-ri as Han Sumi (sister) Choi Min-hwan as Han Joo-ho (brother) Han Jin-hee as Han Dae-hoon (father) Lee Bo-hee as Oh Seon-young (mother)
Extended cast
Ryohei Otani as Hiro Ban Hyo-jung as Gook Hyo-soon (Keon-young's friend) Jung Jae-soon as Jang Yoon-joo Kim Byung-sun as Song Jin-kyung Yang Hee-kyung as Mi-ryung's mother Kim Joo-hwan as Hwang Sung-tae Yoo Hyung-kwan as Oh Young-gil Jung Soo-young as Kim Min-kyung Seo Hoo as Bae Hyung-tae Min Joon-hyun as doctor Lee Tae-seung as model Cha Ji-yeon Kang Cho-hee Lee Jin-wook (cameo, ep 21-22)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2009 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Lee Sang-woo Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Jang Shin-young Best Young Actor Choi Min-hwan Best Young Actress Kim So-young Best Couple Award Shim Hyung-tak and Cho Yeo-jeong Lee Sang-woo and Jang Shin-young Ryohei Otani and Park Hye-won
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