Kimchi Cheese Smile (Korean: 김치 치즈 스마일; RR: Gimchi Chijeu Seumail) is a South Korean sitcom revolving around the life of a kimchi-like (holding popular and conservative ideas) family headed by Shin Goo, who are to become in-laws to Sunwoo Eun-sook's cheese-like (rich and stylish) family. With contrasting classes and values, the sitcom follows these two families through various events in their lives.[1][2][3][4]
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| Hangul | 김치 치즈 스마일 |
| Revised Romanization | Gimchi Chijeu Seumail |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | Shin Goo |
| Opening theme | "Happy Days" by Pratt & McCain |
| Ending theme | "Undefined" by Epik High |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 121 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | 23 July 2007 – 18 January 2008 |
Cast and characters edit
- Shin Goo as Shin Goo
- Husband of Eul-dong; Hye young, Byeong-jin, and Yeon-ji's father. He runs the Smile Photo studio and wants his family to make it big. He is full of bravado and often lies, but his dishonesty is always found out.
- Kim Eul-dong as Kim Eul-dong
- Wife of Shin Goo, she lives very frugally. She does not like her in-laws.
- Lee Hye-young as Shin Hye-young
- Eldest daughter of Shin goo and Eul-dong; she is a photographer and works at Smile Photo with her father.
- Lee Byeong-jin as Shin Byeong-jin
- Son of Shin Goo and husband of Soo-young; he is a timid person and slow at everything.
- Yoo Yeon-ji as Shin Yeon-ji
- Kim Bo-ra as young Shin Yeon-ji
- Shin Goo's daughter; she has a fussy personality. She is Seo Woo's best friend and later becomes Hyun-jin's girlfriend.
- Sunwoo Eun-sook as Sunwoo Eun-sook
- Mother-in-law of Byeong-jin. Though she is an elegant and cultured figure outwardly, she is quite the opposite on the inside.
- Jung Soo-young as Jung Soo-young
- Eun-sook's daughter and wife of Byeong-jin; she studies the piano.
- Park Yoo-sun as Shin Wol-do
- Daughter of Byeong-jin and Soo-young' she is mature for her age. She is close to her grandfather, Shin Goo, and likes Hyun Jin.
- Um Ki-joon as Um Ki-joon
- Friend of Byeong-jin and brother of Hyun-jin; he works as an announcer and has poor relations with Eun Sook. He has moved back to Shin Goo's house and developed a relationship with Hye-young.
- Lee Hyun-jin as Uhm Hyun-jin
- College swimmer and younger brother of Ki-joon; he lives in Shin Goo's house with Ki-Joon. He forms a relationship with Yeon-ji.
- Kim San-ho as Kim San-ho
- An unidentified man; he moved to Shin Goo's house after Hye-young's car accident and works as an assistant at the photo studio.
- Jang Ji-woo as Jang Ji-woo
- Friend and rival of Hyun-jin.
- Kim Soo-hyun as Kim Soo-hyun
- College swimmer; a junior of Hyun-jin
- Choi Kwon as Choi Kwon
- Friend of Hyun-jin; he is the captain of the swimming team.
Additional cast members
- Kim Ki-bang as chauffeur JungH
- Eun-sook's driver and bodyguard
- Seo Woo as Seo Woo
- A friend of Yeon-ji
- Oh Eun-chan as Shin Wol Sung
- Lee Ji-wan as Uhm Ji-Young
- Kim Ji-hoon as the doctor (ep. 70) and the journalist (ep. 83)
- Park Joo-yong
- Park Ji-hoon
References edit
- ^ Ko, Jae-Wan (14 November 2007). '김치~' 김기방, 선우은숙과 러브라인 시청자 호평 ['Kimchi~' Kim Ki-bang, Sunwoo Eun-suk and Loveline viewers well received]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). iNews24. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
- ^ Park, Jin-hee (25 July 2007). <김치,치즈,스마일> 신구, '라면신구' 별칭 생겼다 [<Kimchi, Cheese, Smile> Shingu and 'Ramen Shingu' were nicknamed]. Sports Seoul TV (in Korean). Daum. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- ^ Jo, Kyung-i (7 September 2007). '김치 치즈' 엄기준, '코믹 VS. 완소' 완벽소화 ['Kimchi Cheese' Um Joon, 'Comic VS. Wanso' perfect digestion]. OSEN (in Korean). Daum. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (19 January 2008). '김치치즈스마일', 8.8%로 조용한 종영 ['Kimchi Cheese Smile', a quiet ending with 8.8%]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
External links edit
- Kimchi Cheese Smile official MBC website (in Korean)
- Kimchi Cheese Smile DaumTV Zone (in Korean)