Summary: Kwon Do Hoon lives a double life. He is a spy working for the NIS and is a professional sniper. He is also a husband, married to Kang Yoo Ra and has a daughter, Kwon Min Seo. Little did he know that his wife also harbors a secret, and that’s about to get exposed with the arrival of a long-time acquaintance.
Trailer Family: The Unbreakable Bond
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy
Episodes: 12
Stars: Jang Hyuk as Kwon Do Hoon
Jang Na Ra as Kang Yoo Ra
Chae Jung An as Oh Cheon Ryeon
Kim Nam Hee as Jo Tae Koo
Likes: This is a very interesting show as it first appeared to be a wholesome, funny family drama, but then became darker as the it advanced. I like the family bond, we’ve got our adorable couple who are raising a young daughter. They’re very close to the husband’s family, which consists of the grandfather and the uncle who’s expecting a baby with the wife. Nobody knows that Kwon Do Hoon, who is the head of the family is a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service, but the best surprise and twist is the background and dark past of his wife, Kang Yoo Ra, who always appears to be a simple and nice housewife and family person.
Cute intro. Who likes the intro as much as I do. It’s cute! I always watched it, it’s so good, I don’t skip. Check out the intro clip here.
The misleading cliches. There are a lot of cliches in this drama that will completely catch you unguarded. So, don’t trust the happy, unproblematic and forgiving looks. But this is what makes it interesting because you think you’ll know how it’ll end but things go different ways, and it’s a total surprise.
The chemistry. Jang Hyuk and Jang Na Ra’s chemistry is still there, although not as top compared to their Fated To Love You days. Jang Hyuk got a bit older but still looks fit. Jang Na Ra, on the other hand doesn’t seem to age a bit. She still has that youthful looks. Anyways, it’s great to watch one of my favourite kdrama couples together again in one project. Would continue supporting them even when they are much much older.
The fighting couple. The gun fight scene with our couple was the coolest. Who would have thought that the husband is a secret agent and the wife is an assassin. Fighting together to protect the most important thing for them, their family, was top priority. I think their chemistry was best shown during the fighting scenes.
Good supporting actors. I think the story would have been boring without the supporting characters, and glad to see some great actors taking the roles…
Chae Jung An as Oh Cheon Ryeon – Love this lady. Like Jang Na Ra, she also doesn’t seem to age. Known her in Coffee Prince a long time ago, and it’s so refreshing to see her in this drama as a tough, ass-kicking secret agent, even the lady boss of our top lead.
Kim Nam Hee as Jo Tae Koo – this guy is doing so well. After his remarkable role in Reborn Rich, here he is again with yet another good role, although I find his ending too sad.
Kang Yoo Ra’s secret OST. I fell in love with this song Nightmare by Kyuri, it’s just soooo good! And the lyrics fits so well with Kang Yoo Ra’s situation…
Somewhere in the desert of my heart
No one’s here but only you and I
Even if I stay inside a storm
I’ll be standing till the morning comes
Granddad’s marriage advice to Kwon Do Hoon. And yeah all men should learn from him. Here it goes… “I gave your mom my whole salary in an envelope. Your mom lost it on her way to the bank. She lost it but she got mad at me for it. Guess what I did. I told here, “It’s all my fault Shinae (the wife). If the envelope had been thick enough, it won’t have slipped and you wouldn’t have lost it. I’ll make sure it won’t happen again.” That how you should do it too.” 😄
Go Thailand. It’s always good to see kdramas going other places. Definitely, a breath of fresh air. And I love how our main leads met and fell in love in Thailand, and how they went back to the place to have closure. A bitter-sweet ending. Sweet for our lovely couple but definitely not for Uncle Taegu.