7.1/1072 votes#1 - Ju-won, San-ha, and Hae-joon Meet
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2024
A family of three moves into the Oryun Mansion Complex, and Ju-won meets San-ha, the brother she always wanted, for the first time. Despite Ju-won's eager wish to get to know him, San-ha has trouble accepting her due to his family's situation. Meanwhile, San-ha's father meets Kang Seo-hyun, a single mother with a son named Hae-joon.
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7.1/1056 votes#2 - One Family Name
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2024
After growing up together as a family, Ju-won, San-ha, and Hae-joon go to high school together. San-ha and Hae-joon are hot with the girls, causing Ju-won to deal with the onslaught of requests from the girls to deliver their love message to them. Meanwhile, Ju-won longs to live under one family name through adoption, which the others think is absurd. Later, Hae-joon catches a suspicious man taking photos of him.
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6.5/1077 votes#3 - Two Fathers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2024
A man visits Hae-joon at school and reveals that he is Hae-joon's birth father. Although Hae-joon is initially speechless, he feels relieved to learn that his father has not abandoned him. To find out more about his father, he and San-ha talk with Aunt Yi-hyun to gain insight into his father's character before meeting him in person and uncovering the reasons for his sudden return after all these years.
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7.0/1058 votes#4 - An Unwelcome Visitor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2024
Ju-won feels exhilarated about going on a date with a boy who is good-looking and smart, but she soon gets disappointed by what he says to her. San-ha and his father are upset by an unwelcome visitor who reminds San-ha of memories he doesn’t want to recall. A surprise present from Hae-joon’s biological father brings about a conflict between Hae-joon and his colleague.
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7.0/1055 votes#5 - Hae-joon’s Birthday
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2024
With Hae-joon’s birthday around the corner, San-ha and Hae-joon get into a big fight. To help them reconcile, Ju-won plans to take them to a rail bike. However, many misunderstandings develop as Ju-won collapses from a cold, and rumours between Dal and Hae-joon spread at the school. Meanwhile, everyone gets ready as Yi-hyun plans to join the birthday party.
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5.2/1067 votes#6 - Visit from Hae-joon’s Mom
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2024
Hae-joon’s mother, Seo-hyun, unexpectedly visits Yoon’s Kalguksu to repay her debt, leaving Jung Jae puzzled as to what to do with it. Meanwhile, So-hee goes missing after leaving home to meet San-ha. Her disappearance reignites the unresolved conflict between Moo-sung and Jeong-hee, resulting in San-ha's decision to distance himself from the family.
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6.7/1047 votes#7 - The Basketball Game
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/2024
Hae-joon finds out that his mother had come to pay back her debt, but did not stay long enough to see him. After CSAT, misunderstandings between San-ha, Ju-won, Hae-joon, and Dal build up as they are clueless about each other’s true feelings. Meanwhile, Hae-joon’s birth father watches his son’s basketball game and suggests he study further in the US.
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6.9/1042 votes#8 - Leaving the Countryside
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2024
San-ha stays in Seoul to look after his step-sister while his mother recovers from surgery. Ju-won goes to Seoul alone to surprise him without telling the rest of the family. Meanwhile back at home, Jeong-jae collapses from overworking, scaring everyone, especially Hae-joon, who makes up his mind about going to the US.
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7.0/1046 votes#9 - A Decade Later
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/2024
Ju-won is shocked to find out both San-ha and Hae-joon have made up their mind to leave for Seoul and the US. Feeling a part of the family will be missing, she can’t help but cry. Jeong -jae also feels bad sending the boys away and feels empty in heart. Ten years passed, San-ha and Hae-joon came back as two grown-ups.
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6.9/1046 votes#10 - Awkward Reunion
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/2024
San-ha and Hae-joon come back on Ju-won’s birthday after ten years. Though they haven’t seen each other for years, unlike what Ju-won had imagined, she feels indifferent about their return and is not happy to see them. Meanwhile, the family finds out a shocking truth about Hae-joon at Ju-won’s birthday celebration.
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6.9/1049 votes#11 - San-ha’s Confession
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/2024
San-ha’s sudden confession startles Ju-won. While she tries to deny any romance between them and stay as siblings, she is overcome with mixed feelings. Hae-joon jokingly suggests getting married to Ju-won, upsetting San-ha. Meanwhile, a surprise visit from Seo-hyun shocks Jeong-jae as an unexpected turn of events takes place.
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6.9/1044 votes#12 - A New Start
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2024
San-ha and Ju-won finally confirm their feelings for one another. However, they soon become worried about how to break the news to their family and friends. Meanwhile, Hae-joon tries to pay back Jeong-jae for everything he has done for him, but some misunderstandings develop as Hae-joon’s source of money is revealed.
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6.3/1040 votes#13 - San-ha Having Insomnia
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2024
Hae-joon finds out that San-ha is struggling with insomnia and taking medication. So-hui comes to visit San-ha alone without telling Jeong-hee and asks him to stay with her and Jeong-hee. Dal keeps trying to hide her feelings for Hae-joon. Meanwhile, a big secret between Ju-won and San-ha is about to be revealed by none other than Hae-joon.
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5.7/1048 votes#14 - Unchosen, Unloved, Alone
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/20/2024
Hae-joon is filled with a deep sense of betrayal as he watches San-ha and Ju-won on the verge of kissing, struggling to understand how Ju-won could accept San-ha as a boyfriend. He’s haunted by the fear that, like everyone else before them, they too will eventually leave him. Meanwhile, though he knows where his mother is, Hae-joon watches her from a distance, and each glimpse only fuels his growing hatred for her.
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6.0/1034 votes#15 - San-ha Getting Hurt
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/27/2024
Everyone is happy with San-ha and Ju-won dating, except one person. San Ha gets hurt and rushed to the emergency room and even Jeong-jae and Dae-uk hurriedly come to check on him. Hae-joon decides to play basketball again. Dal is deeply disappointed and devastated. Meanwhile, when Ju-won is alone at her bakery, an unwelcome visitor comes to see her.
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3.5/1087 votes#16 - Someone for Everyone
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/27/2024
San-ha can't wait any longer. He approaches Jeong-jae and requests his approval to be with Ju-won. Ju-won and Hae-joon try to work some romantic magic between Jeong-jae and Seo-hyun while Dal goes on a blind date, as suggested by Jae-eun. However, Hae-joon doesn't like the idea and doesn't let his chance go. Meanwhile, Jeong-hee plans to move to the UK with So-hee.
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The Best Episodes of Family by Choice Season 1
Every episode of Family by Choice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family by Choice Season 1!
A youth romance about two men and woman who aren't blood related but treated each other as family during their teens and how they meet...
Genres:DramaFamily
Network:JTBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ju-won, San-ha, and Hae-joon Meet" is the best rated episode of "Family by Choice" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "One Family Name".