Life is Beautiful (2010)

Original title

인생은 아름다워

Directed by

Jung Eul Young

Cast

Kim Yong Rim, Choi Jung Hoon, Kim Young Chul, Kim Hae Sook, Kim Sang Joong, Yoon Da Hoon, Song Chang Ui, Lee Sang Yoon

Genre

romance film, drama television series, LGBT-related television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 63 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A multigenerational family drama set on Jeju Island follows the lives and relationships of several adult siblings. One storyline focuses on a gay couple navigating their love within a conservative society. The series explores everyday joys and struggles among family members over many episodes.

slow-burntenderheartfeltfamily-centricromanticmelancholicgroundedwarm

What happens

Life Is Beautiful (Korean: 인생은 아름다워) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Sang-yoon and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS TV from March 20 to November 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 63 episodes. Aside from scoring high ratings that were in the mid-twenty range during its run, the series is notable for its sensitive portrayal of a loving, openly gay couple in a Korean drama on primetime network television. Although the approach to homosexual themes is quite sympathetic, it has been argued that "major changes in the last episodes of 'Life is Beautiful' were made due to the strong opposition towards the issue," and that there are "no kissing scenes between the main actors in 'Life is Beautiful' in the midst of endless kissing scenes in other K-dramas that depict heterosexual couples." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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