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Legally Dad

2020 · 1 season

A gentle, bittersweet slice-of-life about makeshift families, with quiet emotional beats and a touch of quirky warmth.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Hyun-joo, Choi Kyung-hoon, Lee A-ra
Overview
Orphan Ah Young is a financially struggling 23-year-old who takes care of her 8-year-old sister Dan Bi while juggling part-time jobs. One day a 28-year-old man Yoo Sang appears in front of Ah Young offering to be her dad through a signed agreement.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Hyun-joo, Choi Kyung-hoon, Lee A-ra
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Lee Hyun-joo, Choi Kyung-hoon, Lee A-ra, Min Se Woong, Kwon Hae Woo
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 12 min each
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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