Name: More Than Family
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2020-11-12
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Krystal Jung, Jang Hye Jin, Choi Duk Moon, Lee Hae Young, Shin Jae Hwi

Krystal Jung, known simply as Krystal, is a popular South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a member of the K-pop girl group f(x) since 2009 and as the younger sister of Jessica Jung, a former member of the girl group Girls’ Generation. She also is a member of the ballad group S.M. The Ballad. Born as Chrystal Soo Jung on October 24, 1994, in San Francisco, California, Krystal was discovered at the age of 5 by a representative of SM Entertainment when she and her sister visited Korea in early 2000. Krystal made her acting debut in the 2010 sitcom “More Charming by the Day,” but she solidified her status as an up-and-coming lead actress with her roles in “Heirs” in 2013 and “She’s So Lovable,” co-starring with Rain, in 2014.

Krystal Jung

Jang Hye Jin is a South Korean actress who was born on born September 5, 1975, in Busan, South Korea. She studied at the Korea National University of Arts and made her debut in the 1998 movie “If It Snows on Christmas.” She has since gone on to appear in the 2007 film “Secret Sunshine” and also featured in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite.” Her drama credits include “Family Affair” (2019) and “Into the Ring” (2020).

Jang Hye Jin

Choi Duk Moon is a South Korean actor. He was born in 1970 and has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Helpless” (2012), “Shark” (2013), “The Throne” (2015), and “Time” (2018).

Choi Duk Moon

Lee Hae Young is a South Korean actor. Born on September 7, 1970, he made his acting debut in the 2002 film “Over the Rainbow.” He has since had a prolific career in both films and television dramas, including the recent “Liar Game” (2014), “Pied Piper” (2016), “Voice” (2017) and “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” (2017).

Lee Hae Young

Shin Jae Hwi is a South Korean actor who was born on February 17, 1994. He studied at the Korea National University of Arts’ Drama Department. He made his acting debut in a musical stage play named “Legendary Little Basketball Team” in 2016. He followed up in 2017 with his small-screen bow, playing a leading role in the drama series “3 AM Season 2.” He has since starred in dramas such as “The Good Detective” (2020) and “True Beauty” (2020).

Shin Jae Hwi

Kang Mal Geum is a South Korean actress who was born on January 3, 1979, in Busan, South Korea. She debuted in the 2010 movie “The Ordinary Memories,” following up with a role in the 2011 short film “From the End.” Her more recent drama credits include 2018’s “Children of Nobody,” “A Beautiful World” (2019), and “Missing: The Other Side” (2020).

Kang Mal Geum

Nam Moon Chul is a South Korean actor who was born on March 20, 1971. He first made a name for himself with a role in the 2007 drama series “Conspiracy in the Court,” following up with his movie bow in “Missing” (2009). He has since appeared in a wide range of film and drama titles, including the movie “The King’s Letters” in 2019 and the series “Live” (2018).

Nam Moon Chul

To Il (Krystal Jung) didn’t have the happiest of childhoods. At the age of five, her mother remarried, forcing To Il to leave the only home she had ever known. Uprooted from Daegu, To Il had no choice but to start a new life, with a new father, in a new city. While adjusting to life in Seoul took time, To Il eventually came to accept the new and things slowly settled into place.&nbsp;

Now a university student, To Il is starting to create a life of her own. Working as a private tutor, to help pay her way through school, To Il is happy with the way her life has turned out. But things take an unexpected turn when she finds herself falling for Ho Hoon (Shin Jae Hwi), a nineteen year old boy who just happens to be one of her tutoring students. As if falling for one of her students didn’t make life complicated enough, it doesn’t take To Il long to discover that she is pregnant with Ho Hoon’s child.

Keeping her pregnancy a secret for a long as possible, To Il eventually has to tell her mother and stepfather the truth. Their less-than-happy reaction to the news convinces To Il her only option is to set out in search of her birth father. While she searches for a man she barely remembers, Ho Hoon disappears, leaving To Il’s stepfather no choice but to set out in search of him. With so many searches happening at once, will To Il be able to find that for which she’s been most desperately searching?

“More Than Family” is a 2020 family comedy film directed by Choi Ha Na.

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