Royal Family: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For 18 years Kim In Sook has been ignored and never regarded as sister-in-law by her husband's brother and sisters. She's been isolated by everybody in her husband's family and she lived like an invisible person. Then things got worse when her husband died in a helicopter crash. Since then, her mother-in-law tried to deprive her of her guardianship of her son. Then Han Ji Hoon, who had a relationship with her in the past appeared as the lawyer of JK clan. And he witnessed her miserable situation. Then he decides to help her and resets his goal in life. That is, to turn In Sook, a woman who has been treated as rubbish into a Queen. Ji Hoon leads a double life in JK clan, and makes arduous effort for the goal of saving In Sook. He finds that his feelings toward In Sook are more than gratitude and pity. She has become the only woman who makes his heart beat fast. It's just an untutored feeling. And he could abandon it just for the sake of In Sook. The story of Kim In Sook's battle against all odds to rise to the top of JK Group with the help of the lawyer Han Ji Hoon, a man who has supported her since they were children.

Series details

• Title: Royal Family
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2011-03-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-04-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBC
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 75 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31768
• IMDb ID: tt3215868
• TVDB ID: 243451

Cast and credited roles

• Yum Jung Ah — Kim In Sook
• Ji Seong — Han Ji Hun
• Kim Young Ae — Gong Soon Ho
• Cha Ye Ryeon — Jo Hyeon Jin
• Jun Noh Min — Uhm Ki Do

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-03-02; final listed air date 2011-04-28; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Royal Family on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.