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Royal Family (2011)

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Original title
로열 패밀리
Directed by
Kim Doh-hoon
Cast
Yum Jung Ah, Ji Sung, Kim Jin Woo, Kim Young Ae, Cha Ye Ryun, Jun Noh Min, Jun Mi Sun, Seo Yoo Jung
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 18 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends from poverty reunite as adults and support each other while climbing the social ladder. The series shows how wealth can corrupt and how loyalty can push back against unfair systems.

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What happens

Royal Family (Korean: 로열 패밀리) is a 2011 South Korean television series that explores the dark side of wealth and the power of love to fight the system. Yum Jung-ah and Ji Sung play two childhood friends who grow up supporting each other through poverty and all other obstacles, and when they meet again years later, stand by each other as they rise in society's ranks. It aired on MBC TV from March 2 to April 28, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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