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The Firstborn

Details

  • Title: The Firstborn / 맏이
  • Also known as: Oldest / The Eldest
  • Genre: Historical, Family, Romance, Melodrama
  • Episodes: 54
  • Network: jTBC
  • First episode: September 14, 2013
  • Final episode: March 16, 2014
  • Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:45

Synopsis

A drama set in 1960s about five siblings surviving on their own after losing their parents. The eldest of the siblings taking care of them and work hard to make them become successful people in life and society.

Cast

  • Yoon Jung Hee as Kim Young Sun
             - Yoo Hae Jung as Young Sun (teen)
  • Jae Hee as Park Soon Taek
             - Chae Sang Woo as Soon Taek (teen)
  • Oh Yoon Ah as Lee Ji Sook
             - Noh Jung Ui as Ji Sook (teen)
  • Park Jae Jung as Lee In Ho
             - Oh Jae Moo as Lee In Ho (teen)

Main Role

Supporting Role

The Five Siblings
  • Jo Yi Jin as Kim Young Ran
             - Park Ha Young as Young Ran (child)
  • Kang Eui Shik as Kim Young Doo
             - Kim Yoon Sub as Young Doo (child)
  • Jung Yoon Hye as Kim Young Sook
             - Han Seo Jin as Young Sook (child)
  • Kim Tae Jin as Kim Young Jae / Myung Joon
             - Lee Joon Seo as Young Jae (child)
             - Kim Ye Chan as Kim Young Jae (baby)

Soon Taek's family
  • Hwang Bo Ra as as Park Soon Geum
             - Park Ji Won as Park Soon Geum (teen)
  • Lee Dal Hyung as Park Jae Oh (Soon Taek's father)
  • Yoon Yoo Sun as Ban Chon Daek / Yoon Im Soon

Aunt's family
  • Kim Byung Se as Lee Sang Nam
  • Jang Mi Hee as Lee Shil
  • Jin Hee Kyung as Kim Eun Soon (aunt)
  • Jo Kang Hyun as Jong Bok
             - Lee Hyung Suk as Jong Bok (teen)

Others
  • Lee Jong Won as Gong Chang Rae (Mr. Chang Rae)
  • Jun Won Joo as Choi Sa Yub (grandma)
  • Kim Jin Soo as Son Jae Shik (uncle Jae Shik)
  • Ra Mi Ran as Na Mi Soon (Miss Mi Soon)
  • Ahn Ji Hye as Tan Shil
  • Kim Kyu Sun as Jae Im
  • Kim Soo Mi as Shi Duk's mother
  • Kim Jung Gook as Shi Duk
  • Cha Kwang Soo as Baek Ho
  • Ahn Jae Min as Lee Joon Soo
  • Jo Yang Ja as Seo Eun Ja
  • Min Ji as Eun Joo
  • Kim Sul as Kim Mal Soon / Miss Kim
  • Kim Sung Hoon as senior prosecutor

Special Appearances

  • Moon Jung Hee as Park Jung Shim (Young Sun's mother)
  • Yoon Dong Hwan as Kim Ki Baek (Young Sun's father)
  • Im Hyun Sik as Goo Chang Bong
  • Lee Yong Yi as Goo Chang Bong's wife
  • Jung Eun Soo as Ah Nak (neighbour)
  • Goo Bon Im as Mrs. Pang

Production

  • Production Company: Lee Kwan Hee Production
  • Chief Producer: Jo Joon Hyung
  • Producers: Go Jung Ho, Park Jong Suk, Seo Jang Hyun, Kim Eun Kang
  • Director: Lee Kwan Hee
  • Screenwriter: Kim Jung Soo
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