Our Golden Days (Korean: 화려한 날들) is a 2025–26 South Korean television series directed by Kim Hyung-seok and starring Jung Il-woo, Jung In-sun and Yoon Hyun-min. Written by So Hyun-kyung, it tells the story of older and new generations who discover the true meaning of family by learning to understand and share each other's pain. It premiered on KBS2 on August 9, 2025, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 20:00 (KST).
The series is available for streaming on Viu in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Cast and characters
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Main
Jung Il-woo as Lee Ji-hyeok
33 years old. SV Team representative of a general construction materials company. He takes the lead in both work and love. He has a tsundere side that is warm-hearted and righteous.
Jung In-sun as Ji Eun-oh
30 years old. Cafe manager and interior designer. She is a warm-hearted person who lives a life without regrets without losing her passion even in difficult circumstances.
Yoon Hyun-min as Park Sung-jae
33 years old. 3rd Generation Chaebol. A close friend of Lee Ji-hyeok, he is perfect in appearance, personality, ability, and family.
Supporting
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Lee Ji-hyeok's family
Chun Ho-jin as Lee Sang-cheol
61 years old. Retired as a manager at a mid-sized textile company. Father of three siblings Ji-hyeok, Ji-wan, and Soo-bin, son of Ok-rye, husband of Da-jeong, and son-in-law of Jang-soo. An honest person, who worked hard to support his parents and family even in difficult circumstances.
Ban Hyo-jung as Jo Ok-rye
88 years old. Lee Sang-cheol's mother, Da-jeong's mother-in-law, and the paternal grandmother of Ji-hyeok, Ji-wan, and Soo-bin.
Kim Hee-jung as Kim Da-jeong
58 years old. Lee Sang-cheol's wife, mother of Ji-hyeok, Ji-wan, and Soo-bin, daughter-in-law of Ok-rye, and daughter of Jang-su.
Yoon Joo-sang as Kim Jang-soo
87 years old. Jo Ok-rye's maternal cousin and Da-jeong's father. He lost his wife who suffered from dementia.
Shin Su-hyun as Lee Soo-bin
24 years old. Fashion creator. Younger sister of Lee Ji-hyeok and the youngest daughter of Lee Sang-cheol
Son Sang-yeon as Lee Ji-wan
30 years old. Ji-hyeok's younger brother and Sang-cheol's second son.
Ji Eun-oh's family
Kim Jung-young as Jeong Soon-hee
65 years old, running a restaurant. Ji Eun-oh and Ji Kang-oh's mother.
Others
Lim Young-joo as Oh Soo-jung
30 years old. Eun-oh's cafe employee. She is from the same club as Eun-oh and is a close friend.
Kim Woon-kyo as Lee Ha-eun
24 years old. Su-bin's high school friend.
Go Won-hee as Jeong Bo-ah
Dokgo Young-jae as Jung Kyung-hwan, Bo-ah's father
Kim Cheong as Yang Mal-sook, Bo-ah's mother
Kim Jun-ho as Han Woo-jin
33 years old. Ko Seong-hui's son, a twin.
Production
In March 2025, Jung In-sun was cast in a new weekend drama by director Kim Hyung-seok and writer So Hyun-kyung, the duo behind the 2017 hit weekend drama My Golden Life, which achieved highest average viewership rating of 45%.
Yoon Hyun-min was added to the cast in April 2025 to play a main role. On June 25, photos from the script reading were made public, while two days later, KBS revealed the full cast of the series. Actor Chun Ho-jin is reunited with director Kim and writer So after eight years since My Golden Life. Lee Tae-ran returned to KBS's weekend drama after 12 years since Wang's Family.
Original soundtrack
Release and reception
The premiere date was revealed on July 1, 2025 with the release of a teaser poster. The first episode was broadcast on KBS2 on August 9, 2025. It opened with an average TV viewership rating of 13.9% nationwide, which is lower than the first episode of its predecessor For Eagle Brothers, which opened at 15.5% and closed at 20.4% for its final episode. It achieved nationwide rating of 20.5% for its finale episode on January 25, 2026, which was the highest viewership ratings for the series.