“You’re late,” Joo-won says flatly.
“Jolibsik Gajok: The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” Post-Credits Scene A black screen. A text message appears from an unknown number: “Chip. Your father is alive. He’s in Vladivostok. And he’s not the victim you think he is.” Cut to black. End of Season 1. Lk21.DE-Family-By-Choice-Jolibsik-Gajok-Season-...
Here is the story. Logline: In the gritty heart of Seoul’s semi-basement alleys, three runaway teenagers—a disgraced hacker, a deaf ex-child star, and a gang enforcer on the run—forge a "Jolibsik Gajok" (Self-Sufficient Family) to survive, only to discover that the family you choose is the only one that cannot be taken from you. Season 1, Episode 1: "The Semi-Basement" Han Joo-won (19) stares at the cracked screen of his laptop. The blinking cursor is his only friend. Six months ago, he was a prodigy at Korea’s top science high school. Now, he lives in a banjiha (semi-basement) in Olympic Boulevard, after his father—a whistleblower at a chaebol—disappeared. The creditors took everything. Joo-won survives by hacking into small-time gambling sites and rerouting loose won. “You’re late,” Joo-won says flatly
Mi-rae walks over and touches his face. She traces the scar on his eyebrow. Then she pulls him into a hug so tight he winces. Your father is alive