Wonderful Days (TV series)

Wonderful Days
Promotional poster
Also known as	Very Good Times
Genre	Melodrama Family Romance
Written by	Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by	Kim Jin-won
Starring	Lee Seo-jin Kim Hee-sun Ok Taec-yeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer	Moon Bo-hyun
Producer	Han Sang-woo
Production location	Korea
Running time	Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST)
Production company	Samhwa Networks
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	22 February (2014-02-22) – 10 August 2014 (2014-08-10)

Wonderful Days (Korean: 참 좋은 시절) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Kim Hee-sun and Ok Taec-yeon.^[1] It aired on KBS2 from February 22 to August 10, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 50 episodes.^[2] Written by Lee Kyung-hee, the drama tells the story of a prosecutor who returns to his hometown after 15 years and tries to reconnect with his long-estranged family and friends.^[3][4]

Kang Dong-seok overcame poverty and left his small town to become a successful prosecutor. A genius with an aloof kind of charisma, his arrogance and ill temper puts him at odds with many people, including his estranged family. After 15 years, Dong-seok is transferred back to his hometown and reconnects with his roots, re-learning the value of neighborly warmth in the countryside and the true meaning of love and family. His misfit siblings include Dong-hee, his younger brother who works for a money-lending business; his older brother Dong-tak, an events emcee who dreams of becoming an actor; and his twin sister Dong-ok, who is developmentally challenged and remained in a childlike state ever since an accident during their childhood.^[5]

Quick-tempered and swift-fisted, Dong-hee was kicked out of high school for getting into a brawl in an attempt to protect his classmate Seo Jeong-ah, who came to him three months later to tell him that she's pregnant. Nine years later, Dong-hee finds himself living with Seo's twins, who are being raised as his siblings, while scraping together a living as a bodyguard in the same company as Dong-seok's first love, Cha Hae-won. Despite her hardships in life, such as her father's bankruptcy, Hae-won is an upbeat woman, and eventually the feelings between her and Dong-seok are rekindled.^[6]

• Lee Seo-jin as Kang Dong-suk
  • Park Bo-gum as young Dong-suk
• Kim Hee-sun as Cha Hae-won ^[7]
  • Kwon Mina as young Hae-won
• Ok Taec-yeon as Kang Dong-hee

Dong-seok's younger brother ^[6][8]

Cha family

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
	KBS2	February 22, 2014 - August 10, 2014 (KBS週末連續劇)	참 좋은 시절 ( ; lit: )
Hong Kong	Korean Drama (韓劇台)	September 24, 2014 - December 2, 2014 (Monday to Friday 13:30 - 14:45, 19:30 - 20:45 and 23:30 - 00:45)	( ; lit: )
	EBC (東森戲劇台)	March 11, 2015 - April 27, 2015 (Monday to Friday 19:00 - 21:00, March 11 broadcast time is 20:00 - 21:00, April 27 broadcast time is 19:00 - 20:00)	( ; lit: )
	VV Drama (HUB娱家戏剧台)	September 8, 2015 - November 16, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00)	( ; lit: )
Thailand	PPTV Channel 9 MCOT HD	April 20, 2015 August 4, 2017-November 2, 2017 (5-28 October, no broadcast)	มหัศจรรย์แห่งรัก (Mahatsachan Haeng Rak; literally Miracle of Love[10] ความทรงจำแห่งรัก (Kwamsongcham Haeng Rak; lit: Memory of Love)

• Official website (in Korean)
• Wonderful Days on KBS World
• Wonderful Days at HanCinema