Hwang In Youp Introduces His “Family By Choice” Character’s Interests, MBTI, And More

Sep 05, 2024

JTBC’s upcoming drama “Family by Choice” has shared a sneak peak of Hwang In Youp’s character!

“Family by Choice” is a romance story that unfolds as three people, who are not related by blood but spent their teens together while insisting that they are family, reunite after 10 years.

Hwang In Youp will play the handsome Kim San Ha, who appears to lack nothing on the surface but harbors a prickly personality beneath. Due to a traumatic experience in his childhood, he matured faster than his peers, developing a habit of bottling up his emotions and enduring hardships silently. After growing up with Yoon Ju Won (Jung Chaeyeon) and Kang Hae Jun (Bae Hyeon Seong) like siblings, Kim San Ha leaves them only to return after 10 years.

Kim San Ha finds solace in his relationships with Yoon Ju Won and Kang Hae Jun, who have been like family to him since childhood, as well as his father Kim Dae Wook (Choi Moo Sung) and Yoon Ju Won’s father Yoon Jung Jae (Choi Won Young). Viewers can’t help but wonder why Kim San Ha had to spend 10 years apart from the people who made him feel worthy of love.

In the character profile written by Hwang In Youp himself, Kim San Ha’s mature personality is clearly reflected. Hwang In Youp wrote, “Cherish the time ahead more than the time that has passed,” as Kim San Ha’s motto and chose “family,” “academic genius,” and “tsundere” (meaning cold outward behavior while actually warm and caring) as keywords to best describe the character. The accompanying photos perfectly capture Kim San Ha’s “tsundere” nature, as described by Hwang In Youp.

Furthermore, Kim San Ha’s profile reveals that his position in the household is being Yoon Ju Won and Kang Hae Jun’s guardian, and his nickname is AI (artificial intelligence). He is currently most interested in the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) and Yoon Ju Won, and his future dream is to become a doctor.