Gu Family Book (2013)

Detail Drama

• Title: 구가의 서 (九家의 書) / Gu Family Book
• Also known as: Ancient Medical Book / The Writings of Nine Houses / Book of the House of Gu / Kang Chi, the Beginning
• Genre: Fantasy, human, melodrama, historical, romance
• Episode: 24 Episode
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Production

• Written by: Kang Eun-kyung
• Directed by: Shin Woo-chul & Kim Jung-hyun

Cast

• Lee Seung Gi as Choi Kang Chi
• Bae Suzy as Dam Yeo-wool
• Lee Sung-jae as Jo Gwan-woong
• Sung Joon as Gon 
• Yoo Yeon-seok as Park Tae-seo
• Lee Yu-bi as Park Chung-jo
• Jo Sung-ha as Dam Pyeong-joon
• Jung Hye-young as Chun Soo-ryun
• Yoo Dong-geun as Yi Sun-sin
• Choi Jin-hyuk as Gu Wol-ryung
• Lee Yeon-hee as Yoon Seo-hwa (ep 1-2, 21)
• Yoon Se-ah as Yoon Seo-hwa (ep 14-21)
• Kim Hee-won as Sojung
• Uhm Hyo-sup as Park Mu-sol
• Lee Do-kyung as Teacher Gong-dal
• Jo Jae-yoon as Bong-chul
• Kim Dong-kyun as Choi 
• Jin Kyung as Yeo-joo
• Kim Gi-bang as Eok-man
• Kim Sung-hoon as Wol-dae
• Son Ga-young as Wol-sun
• Kim Hee-jung as Lady Yoon
• David Lee McInnis as Kageshima
• Song Young-kyu as Pil-mok
• Park Joo-hyung as Han Noh
• Nam Hyun-joo as chief maid at the gibang
• Lee David as Yoon Jung-yoon (ep 1)
• Kim Bo-mi as Dam (ep 1)

Synopsis

A melodrama epic about the great deal of trouble Choi Kang Chi, born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature (or human werefox half-breed), 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.

Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki) was raised by the Park family after having been picked up from the river. Due to customary restrictions of the era he is adopted by manager Choi instead, however Park Moo Sol takes on the role of being Kang Chi’s main father figure. Choi Kang Chi is the son of Gu Wol Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk), the guardian spirit (werefox) of Jiri Mountain, and Yoon 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 (Bae 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.