Gu Family Book Aka Kangchi, The Beginning

Meimei · May 20, 2013

Title: 구가의 서 (九家의 書) / Googauiseo

Also known as: Ancient Medical Book / The Writings of Nine Houses / Book of the House of Gu / Kang Chi, the Beginning

Genre: Fantasy, human, melodrama, historical, romance

Episodes: 24

Broadcast network: MBC

Broadcast period: 2013-Apr-08 to 2013-Jun-25

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Original Soundtrack: Gu Family Book OST

Synopsis
A melodrama epic about the great deal of trouble Choi Kang Chi, born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature, who goes through in order to become human and a story of Choi Kang Chi’s journey of struggling in order to live more like a human than anyone else despite not being able to become human.
Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Ki) was raised by the Choi family after having been picked up from the river. Choi Kang Chi is the son of Goo Wol Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk), the guardian spirit of Jiri Mountain, and Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee), his human mother. Kang Chi is an outspoken character who’s full of curiosity. He realizes that he’s a half-human-half-beast through a certain incident and starts living his second life.
Dam Yeo Wool (Bae Suzy) is a master of martial arts and archery. Yeo Wool is an upright character who really values the Three Bonds and Five Relationships in Confucianism, and becomes an instructor at a martial arts center at a young age.

Main Cast

Lee Seung Ki as Choi Kang Chi

Bae Suzy as Dam Yeo Wool

Lee Sung Jae as Jo Kwan Woong

Jo Sung Ha as Dam Pyung Joon

Yoo Yun Suk as Park Tae Seo

Lee Yoo Bi as Park Chung Jo

Sung Joon as Gon

Kang Chi's Biological Parents

Choi Jin Hyuk as Goo Wol Ryung (Kang Chi’s father)

Lee Yeon Hee as Yoon Seo Hwa (Kang Chi's mother)

Extended Cast

Kim Hee Won as Monk So Jung

Uhm Hyo Sup as Park Moo Sol (Chung Jo’s father)

Jung Hye Young as Chun Soo Ryun

Son Ga Young as Wol Sun

Yoo Dong Geun as Lee Soon Shin

Jo Jae Yoon as Ma Bong Chool

Lee Do Kyung as Gong Dal

Kim Hee Jung as Lady Yoon (Kang Chi’s adoptive mom)

Nam Hyun Joo as gisaeng house's chief maid

Park Joo Hyung as Han Noh

Kim Ki Bang as Eok Man

Kim Bo Mi as Dam Yi (Seo Hwa's maid) (ep1)

Lee David as Yoon Jung Yoon (Seo Hwa's brother) (ep1)

David McInnis as Kageshima

Yoon Se Ah as Ja Hong Myung

CREDIT DRAMAWIKI

Trailer

I won't put more trailers because other trailers contain a LOT spoilers... no good for people who like this serie

WARNING: CURRENTLY AIRING ONLY 16 EPISODES OUT
HD quality so each file are big.

HOW TO PLAY THE FILE WITH SRT CLICK HERE

What are softsubs?

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The purpose of soft subs is so that a single video file (referred to as the RAW file) can be distributed all over the world. Then the viewer can pick & choose which language he would like to view the subtitles in.

They're called soft subs because the other type are hard subs. Hard subs are subtitles that are rendered into the video itself. Some examples of files with hardsubs are encodes by Jem. Most fansubbing groups also choose to hardsub their works as well.

I have a subtitle file (softsub), how do I play it with my video?

1. Download and install VobSub. (Note: It is not necessary to do anything other than double-click the .exe file and to let it install. You don't need to manually load vobsub each time you want to view soft subs.)

2. Place sub file in the same directory as the video file. Make sure that they have the same filename.
e.g
WRONG
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Koukou Kyoushi ep02.smi
-----Your player cannot find Eng sub because of the file name.

CORRECT
Koukou_Kyoushi_ep02.avi
Koukou_Kyoushi_ep02.smi
-----Your player can find Eng sub automatically.

3. Play video and subs should be overlayed automatically.

Alternatively, you could try BSplayer, Media Player Classic, Videolan or RadLight which has functionality for loading subtitle files without having to installing vobsub.

CREDIT Iceberry-chan from D-addicts ^^

Episode 01

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Episode 02

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Episode 15 KOR VERSION *

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Episode 21 HANREL

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Bonus Point will be good if you like this serie (same sentence like Mist) lol

Bribe time lol

Rei · May 20, 2013

Thanks Yume, I already downloaded the first episode -- awesome quality! I'm using VLC Player from VideoLan and gonna figure out how to watch it with the subtitle lol.

Mist · May 20, 2013

Enjoy the first 5 episodes, will put more later

Bonus Point will be good if you like this serie (same sentence like Mist) lol

Bribe time lol

lol point given and thx thx

Rei · May 21, 2013

I woke up late this morning, but was able to watch most of episode 1. So far, it's pretty interesting. Awesome quality -- even my Amazon Prime and Netflix movies don't feel all that HD in comparison.

Meimei · May 21, 2013

Nice so far, you seem like it

Are the eng sub is ok? I have 3 version subtitle. If i remember this is from MBC (the channel who make this serie). Maybe should i put other subtitled, maybe they are better. How is episode 01 so far? shocking?

your first kdrama in subtitle
I'm got episode 13 too and episode 14 is coming soon too. Do you want the ost from this serie? I got all 6 ost the last was out in korea yesteday.
Rei, you should watch the 720p, it's extremely better. Will download it because i like this serie lol

will put more episodes today

Mist: hehe thank ^^ have you watch one episode?

Meimei · May 21, 2013

Add episode 06-10
Enjoy it and please comment it ^^

PkaLotus · May 21, 2013

Meimei said:
Add episode 06-10
Enjoy it and please comment it ^^

I do not want to miss anything so i have to come

hope everyone do not mind if I join this party

Rock · May 21, 2013

Thanks for the uploads! Will check it out when I have the time

Mist · May 22, 2013

theary said:
I do not want to miss anything so i have to come
hope everyone do not mind if I join this party

welcome to party

im on part 4 now and it good

Meimei · May 22, 2013

Theary: welcome in the party dear ^^ :hugs:
hehe for Mist said is good

thank
wow, you already with episode 04 and so far you like it. YAY!! isn't your first kdrama with eng sub?

ADD episode 11 and 12
Enjoy it and give me some bonus point if you like this serie lol

Rei · May 22, 2013

I just finished episode 2 and glad I I had it downloaded instead of streaming. I skipped the synopsis so I ended up thinking the parents were the leading characters lol. If the remaining episodes were anywhere as good as the first two episodes, then, I'm sold! I'm not a sucker for romantic series but there are definitely a lot of catchy things(the scenery, fantasy, nice music, etc.) going on the first two hours that got me hooked. So far, it's quite emotionally powerful.

Damn, she betrayed him! I can feel his pain...

Rock · May 23, 2013

I'm sold! I'm not a sucker for romantic series but there are definitely a lot of catchy things(the scenery, fantasy, nice music, etc.)

Well said Rei! I agree there are many things catchy to this series. I for one, am a sucker for series with martial arts action, fantasy (magic, demons etc.) and most of all, an interesting story driven plot. All I have to say is this series has definitely caught my attention after watching just the first episode! Now I am on episode 8 and anxious to finish the series, I can't wait!!

Rei · May 23, 2013

Ah, I'm so behind in the episodes -- I'm on episode 3. The main female lead (unless I'm wrong) seems very cute. The weekend is near, I'll be able to catch up and maybe watch the rest of Swordsman if it gets released this Saturday.

chenna · May 23, 2013

Wants to watch but don't know how

Rei · May 23, 2013

chenna said:
Wants to watch but don't know how

You'll be heading off to a vacation anyway lol.

I just finished episode 5.

Meimei · May 23, 2013

Rock said:
Well said Rei! I agree there are many things catchy to this series. I for one, am a sucker for series with martial arts action, fantasy (magic, demons etc.) and most of all, an interesting story driven plot. All I have to say is this series has definitely caught my attention after watching just the first episode! Now I am on episode 8 and anxious to finish the series, I can't wait!!

LOL so you are the one who are really into it right now

I think you and Mist are ahead right now but I can see Rei coming too really fast LOL. Big Thank for giving your impression. We can discuss too here ^^ We have a spoilers quote we can use to discuss without to spoil anyone ^^ So let's discuss it YAY ^^

chenna said:
Wants to watch but don't know how

Dear :hug: first at all download the episode. Second you download my link Sharebeast and dizipped it. You can use vlc like Rei or media classic it's will take immediatly the sub. Probably better use vlc. It's must to be in a same directory dear...that all ^^Hope you can become maniac like some people we have here LOL

Rei said:
You'll be heading off to a vacation anyway lol.

I just finished episode 5.

I understand how you feeling dear, after episode 5. YOU WILL BE MORE after EPISODE 14 you wanna kill someone after....be sure LOL

Anyway, ADD the TWO LAST EPISODES OUT
episode 13 and 14
Enjoy it

SOME BONUS POINTS WILL BE WELCOME IF YOU LIKE THIS SERIE or WANNA be the first one who have this serie episode next week HEHEHE.

BRIBE TIME hehehehhehehee

Rock · May 23, 2013

Yes I admit I'm really into this series right now.

I have to slow down or I will watch all the episodes that are released and then will have to wait till the rest of the show is released....

I am currently on Episode 10 and I want to keep watching!!! More than likely I will be done with Episode 13-14 by tonight!

Meimei · May 24, 2013

Rock said:
Yes I admit I'm really into this series right now. I have to slow down or I will watch all the episodes that are released and then will have to wait till the rest of the show is released.... I am currently on Episode 10 and I want to keep watching!!! More than likely I will be done with Episode 13-14 by tonight!

Watch it ^^
You will understand why i'm also cry in the chat last time lol I was like omg i want episode 15 o.o but we can't do nothing we need to wait.
Watch it and let's discuss here.

Exemple: Episode 01
How do you think about Wol Wol Ryung and Yoon Seo Hwa? Did you also think they are the lead? Well both of them are a lead actors in other series ^^
Seo Hwa was really strong girl?

Rei · May 24, 2013

Since I just finished episode 5,

I wonder what is Dam Yeo Wool's perspective after seeing Choi Kang's beast transformation. And will he be able to save Chung Jo on time from becoming a courtesan?

Khmer585 · May 25, 2013

Wow, great series! Wasn't really into love drama, but this....... it very catching and addicting to watch... lol =P

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