Gu Family Book

구가의서 (九家의 書) / Gugaeuiseo

Also known as: Ancient Medical Book / The Writings of Nine Houses / Book of the House of Gu

Genre: Fantasy, human, melodrama, historical, romance

Episodes: 24

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-08 to TBA

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

A melodrama epic about the great deal of trouble Choi Kang Chi, born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature, who goes through in order to become human and a story of Choi Kang Chi’s journey of struggling in order to live more like a human than anyone else despite not being able to become human. Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee) and the guardian god of Jiri mountains, Gu Wol Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk) fell in love but due to the trap of their enemies, the Yoon family status fell into ruins. While Seo Hwa was on the run with her maid (Kim Bo Mi), she received news that Wol Ryung had disappeared after a mishap. Feeling unable to raise her son while escaping, she sent him down the river in a basket hoping that someone could take him in.

Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki) was raised by the Choi family after having been picked up from the river. Choi Kang Chi is the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit of Jiri Mountain, and Seo Hwa, his human mother. Kang Chi is an outspoken character who’s full of curiosity. He realizes that he’s a half-human-half-beast through a certain incident and starts living his second life.

Dam Yeo Wool (Suzy) is a master of martial arts and archery. Yeo Wool is an upright character who really values the Three Bonds and Five Relationships in Confucianism, and becomes an instructor at a martial arts center at a young age.

Cast

Lee Seung Ki as Choi Kang Chi

Suzy as Dam Yeo Wool

Lee Sung Jae as Jo Kwan Woong

Jo Sung Ha as Dam Pyung Joon

Yoo Yun Suk as Park Tae Seo

Lee Yoo Bi as Park Chung Jo

Jung Hye Young as Chun Soo Ryun

Uhm Hyo Sup as Park Moo Sol (Kang Chi’s 1st love’s father)

Kim Hee Won as Monk So Jung

Lee Yeon Hee as Yoon Seo Hwa (Kang Chi's mother)

Choi Jin Hyuk as Gu Wol Ryung (Kang Chi’s father)

Park Sung Woong as Lee Soon Shin

Lee Sang Yeob as Kang Chi's friend

Kim Bo Mi as Kang Chi's mother's maid

Jo Jae Yoon

Lee David as Choi Kang Chi’s uncle

Kim Ki Bang as Eok Man

Yoo Dong Geun as Lee Soon Shin

Sung Joon as Gon Yi

Otani Ryohei as best ninja master

Park Joo Hyung as Han No

Kim Hee Jung as Yoon sshi (KangChi’s adoptive mom)

OST
Gu Family Book OST