Our Golden Days () 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.
Cast and characters
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
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. Yang Hyuk as Ji Kang-oh 24 years old. A complainer. Jeong Soon-hee's son and Ji Eun-oh's brother.
Park Sung-jae's family Lee Tae-ran as Ko Seong-hee 56 years old. Sung-jae's stepmother, Park Jin-seok's remarried wife. as Park Jin-seok 65 years old. He is a successful businessman. Seong-hee's second husband and Sung-jae's father. Park Jung-yeon as Park Young-ra 25 years old. Painter. Graduate student. Half-sister of Park Sung-jae and the daughter of Ko Sung-hee and Park Jin-seok.
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.
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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.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 August 9, 2025 13.9% 12.5% 2 August 10, 2025 13.4% 11.5% 3 August 16, 2025 12.6% 11.4% 4 August 17, 2025 13.8% 12.0% 5 August 23, 2025 13.2% 11.9% 6 August 24, 2025 15.6% 14.1% 7 August 30, 2025 13.7% 12.4% 8 August 31, 2025 15.9% 14.5% 9 September 6, 2025 14.5% 13.3% 10 September 7, 2025 14.8% 13.5% 11 September 13, 2025 14.1% 13.1% 12 September 14, 2025 15.7% 14.1% 13 September 20, 2025 13.9% 13.1% 14 September 21, 2025 15.8% 14.3% 15 September 27, 2025 13.7% 12.5% 16 September 28, 2025 15.3% 14.1% 17 October 4, 2025 13.3% 12.3% 18 October 5, 2025 19 October 11, 2025 13.5% 13.0% 20 October 12, 2025 15.0% 13.2% 21 October 18, 2025 13.1% 12.1% 22 October 19, 2025 15.2% 13.7% 23 October 25, 2025 13.7% 12.2% 24 October 26, 2025 14.9% 13.1% 25 November 1, 2025 13.6% 12.3% 26 November 2, 2025 14.8% 13.4% 27 November 8, 2025 13.5% 12.2% 28 November 9, 2025 14.9% 13.7% 29 November 15, 2025 13.2% 12.6% 30 November 16, 2025 14.9% 13.7% 31 November 22, 2025 16.0% 14.6% 32 November 23, 2025 16.8% 14.8% 33 November 29, 2025 15.1% 13.8% 34 November 30, 2025 17.4% 15.7% 35 December 6, 2025 15.5% 14.5% 36 December 7, 2025 16.9% 15.7% 37 December 13, 2025 16.6% 15.5% 38 December 14, 2025 17.5% 16.1% 39 December 20, 2025 16.6% 14.9% 40 December 21, 2025 18.1% 16.7% 41 December 27, 2025 17.1% 15.5% 42 December 28, 2025 19.0% 18.3% 43 January 3, 2026 17.7% 17.0% 44 January 4, 2026 19.1% 17.6% 45 January 10, 2026 17.5% 16.3% 46 January 11, 2026 18.9% 17.6% 47 January 17, 2026 17.4% 16.6% 48 January 18, 2026 19.6% 18.1% 49 January 24, 2026 18.4% 17.5% 50 January 25, 2026 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Accolades Award Year Category Recipient(s)Result APAN Star Awards 2025 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jung Il-woo Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Yoon Hyun-min Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Lee Tae-ran Jung In-sun KBS Drama Awards 2025 Best New Actress Award Park Jung-yeon Best Excellence Award (Female) Lee Tae-ran Excellence Award (Female Long-Room Drama) Jung In-sun Excellence Award (Male Long-Room Drama) Jung Il-woo
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