Kimchi Cheese Smile

Kimchi Cheese Smile
Promotional poster
Hangul
김치 치즈 스마일
Revised RomanizationGimchi Chijeu Seumail
Genre
Written by
  • Park Hye-ryun
  • Kim Yoon-hee
  • Kim Ki-ho
  • Lee Young-chul
Directed by
  • Jeon Jin-soo
  • Kim Jun-hyeon
StarringShin Goo
Opening theme"Happy Days" by Pratt & McCain
Ending theme"Undefined" by Epik High
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes121
Production
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC
Release23 July 2007 (2007-07-23) –
18 January 2008 (2008-01-18)

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]

Cast and characters

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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.
Wife of Shin Goo, she lives very frugally. She does not like her in-laws.
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
Shin Goo's daughter; she has a fussy personality. She is Seo Woo's best friend and later becomes Hyun-jin's girlfriend.
Mother-in-law of Byeong-jin. Though she is an elegant and cultured figure outwardly, she is quite the opposite on the inside.
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.
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.
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.
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.
College swimmer; a junior of Hyun-jin
Friend of Hyun-jin; he is the captain of the swimming team.

Additional cast members

Eun-sook's driver and bodyguard
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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