Ojakgyo Brothers

A Korean Series airing in late 2011-early 2012, Ojakgyo Brothers or Ojakkyo Brothers is set on farm / orchard that the Hwang family has managed for ten years.

The Hwang family (lead by father Hwang Chang Shik) has lived for a decade on Baek In Ho's land. Now he's shown up, embroiled in controversy in his company, and wanting the property back. But wait! Suddenly In Ho skips town to China, presumably drowning in a ferry accident, leaving behind his spoiled daughter Baek Ja Eun. Ja Eun ultimately shows up at the farm, causing chaos to the elders as well as the four unmarried sons:-

• Hwang Tae Shik: Physical therapist. The oldest. Man Child. Has a kid named Guk Soo with his ex-girlfriend, Angela, who he met and wooed in the Philippines. One day, Angela sends him a message to lets him know that Guk Soo is coming to live with him ...
• Hwang Tae Bum: Intrepid Reporter. The Charmer. Still in love with his (divorced) ex. Also got his co-worker Cha Soo Young pregnant.
• Hwang Tae Hee: Hyper Aware detective. He has some Parental Issues. Falls in love with Ja Eun.
• Hwang Tae Pil: The youngest (or "maknae"). Casanova Wannabe. Likes Older Women.

Tropes used in Ojakgyo Brothers include:

• Age Cut: Tae Hee--sitting in the same position next to his younger self
• Always Someone Better: How Tae Pil feels about Tae Hee
• Awful Truth: The Hwang family had the farm for only ten years, and didn't actually inherit it from a distant dead uncle.
• Berserk Button: Tae Shik takes it out on a xenophobic co-worker for claiming to "choose his patients wisely."
• Beware the Quiet Ones: When Tae Shik considers abandoning Guk Soo, Tae Hee rails on him for not considering the boys' feelings, "Do you know what kind of scar, what kind of pain it is to be abandoned?"
• But Liquor Is Quicker: At least, for Hwang Tae Bum and Cha Soo Young
• But Not Too Foreign: Korean/Filipino Hwang Guk Soo
• Casanova Wannabe: Tae Pil
• Cannot Spit It Out: Tae Hee, who is in love with Ja Eun, spends most of the time either staring at her from a distance or acting out in anger and jealousy. (He eventually gets better).
• The Charmer:
  • Tae Bum

Soo Young's father: This kid (Tae Bum) really knows how to BS. A person needs to be sincere.

• • Tae Pil, but to a lesser extent
• Childhood Friend Romance: Mi Sook liked Tae Shik when they were in school together. He doesn't remember her.
• Cinderella Circumstances: Ja Eun, who ends up destitute and homeless after her father disappears during a ship disaster.
• Cowboy Cop: Tae Hee
• Daddy Issues/Mommy Issues:
  • Tae Hee
  • Kim Jae Ha
• Down on the Farm: The entire plot revolves around a peach farm where they also raise ducks.
• Evil Stepmother: Ja Eun's stepmother Jung Yoon Sook
• The First Cut Is the Deepest: Tae Bum's First Love is Hye Ryung, and that relationship did not end well.
• First Girl Wins
• First Love
• Homoerotic Subtext: When Kim Jae Ha is courting Tae Hee (for an interview), all Kim Jae Ha's interactions are completely focused on getting Tae Hee himself, causing other characters to comment on it.
• Hyper Awareness: Tae Hee, who was able to link his evidence using a gold pen
• Hysterical Woman: Soo Young's mother
• I Am Not My Father: Tae Hee is actually Hwang Chang Shik's nephew. So he's Tae Shik, Tae Bum, and Tae Pil's cousin. But he doesn't remember his father, so he's willing to forgive his father's murderer.
• Intrepid Reporter: Tae Bum, who even gets his little brother in trouble while ferreting out a story
• In-Series Nickname: Tae Pil is almost always called "maknae." Not so much a nickname but his status as the "youngest."
• Karaoke Box: The reporters go to a noraebang to celebrate a news scoop.
• Keeping Secrets Sucks: Chang Shik kept the ten-year limit from everybody.
• Kids Are Cruel: 9-year-old Guk Soo is constantly asked if he's African by his peers.
• Likes Older Women: Youngest brother Hwang Tae Pil falls for Nam Yeo Wool, Soo Young's aunt.
• Lonely Rich Kid: Ja Eun
• Love Hurts
• Luke, You Are My Father
• Mama Bear
• Man Child: Tae Shik
• Meet Cute: Tae Hee/Ja Eun
• Missing Mom: Ja Eun's biological mom died when she was young.
• Mistaken for Cheating: Tae Bum
• Mistaken for Gay: Tae Hee.

Ja Eun: I like guys. Do you like guys too? If you do, I have an open mind. I can keep a secret.

• Must Have Caffeine: Ja Eun's favorite drink is a caramel macchiato, which she "blackmails" Tae Hee into buying.
• New Old Flame: Soo Young and her college sunbae
• Obnoxious In-Laws:
  • Soo Young's parents
  • Park Bok Ja (Hwang boys' mother) and her mother-in-law (Hwang grandmother) have their fights.
• Paparazzi: When the news breaks about Ja Eun's dad and his shady dealings
• Parental Favoritism: Tae Pil, the maknae, is his mother's favourite.
• Parental Substitute:
  • Mi Sook's niece, Ha Na, calls her "mom."
  • Ja Eun gets attached to her new step-moms easily. She also quickly forms an attachment to Park Bok Ja.
• Piggyback Cute: Tae Shik carries a drunk Mi Sook home.
• The Quiet One: Tae Hee
• Reason You Suck Speech: Tae Hee delivers one to Tae Shik when Tae Shik considers abandoning Guk Soo.
• Sherlock Scan: Tae Hee's ability to find investigative clues based on a casual glance is uncanny.
• "Shut Up" Kiss: Tae Hee and Ja Eun, which was also the Sacred First Kiss for both of them
• Sibling Rivalry: Tae Hee and Tae Pil, less than a year apart, bicker and fight the most but ultimately stick up for one another.
• Star-Crossed Lovers: This is a Korean Drama, after all.
• Surprise Pregnancy: Tae Bum and Soo Young, not surprisingly.
• Together Umbrella: Tae Shik and Mi Sook on a rainy day
• Unrequited Love Switcheroo: Played With
• "Well Done, Son" Guy: Tae Shik
• What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?: Soo Young's mother uses her husband's toothbrush to clean the toilet (repeatedly) to repay him for holding another woman's hand.
• Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: Guk Soo, who's name is "Noodles." Shares his name with the "angel" in Padam Padam.
• Wrong Girl First: Ye Jin