Korean Drama

Title: 슬픔이여안녕 / Sad Goodbye
Chinese Title : 再见了悲伤 / 再见吧悲伤
Also known as: Goodbye Sadness / Goodbye to Sadness / A Farewell to Tears
Episodes: 60
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2005-Jun-11 to 2006-Jan-01
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis

This is a story about the unconditional and all-forgiving love of four brothers who after years of fighting and hatred pull together and reconcile to revive their father’s business. The four brothers, each representing different generations, symbolize ordinary people living in today’s world: Han Sung-jae, the soft-hearted but incapable oldest brother in his 50s, who shoulders the heavy burden of being the head of the family; Han Sang-kyu, the accomplished but selfish second brother in his 40s, who only thinks of getting rid of his family responsibilities; Han Sung-min, the third brother in his 30s who lost his job due to corporate restructuring; and, finally, Han Jung-woo, the youngest one who has just graduated from college and is yet unemployed.

The lives of these four siblings represent the hardships of the unemployed of various generations. This series also asks the question about the genuine meaning of marriage by showing how married couples of various age groups work on their relationships to avert divorce.

Cast

Han family

Kang Nam Gil as Han Sung Jae (1st brother, 48)
Choi Ran as Kim Sun Ok (Sung Jae’s wife, 46)
Kim Dong Wan as Han Jung Woo (Sung Jae & Sun Ok’s son, 27)
Seo Hoo as Han Jung Hoon (Sung Jae & Sun Ok’s son, 18)
Kim Il Woo as Han Sung Kyu Han (2nd brother, 46)
Kyun Mi Ri as Han Sung Mi (younger sister, 43)
Lee Jong Won as Han Sung Min (3rd brother, 35)
Yang Jung Ah as Oh Hee Sook (Sung Min’s wife, 32)

Jang family

Park Sun Young as Jang Suh Young (26)
Jang Yong as Jang Tae Bok (father, 66)
Yoon Yeo Jung as Lee Young Shim (mother, 63)

Park family

Oh Yun Soo as Park Yeo Jin (34)
Shin Dong Wook as Park Do Jin (brother, 27)
Han Jin Hee as Park Il Ho (father, 55)
Jung Jae Soon as Yoon Jin Hee (mother, 57)
Kang Boo Ja as Hwang Keum Sil (grandmother)

Other people

Lee Hye Sook as Kang Hye Sun (48)
Ahn Jung Hoon as Oh Ki Bum (35)
Seo Young Hee as Kim Min Joo (Suh Young’s friend, 25)
In Sung

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Choi Hyun Kyung
Producer: Jung Sung Hyo
Director: Moon Bo Hyun, Kim Hyung Suk
Asst. Director: Lee Eung Bok

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