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]
Quick Facts Hangul, Revised Romanization ...
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 Promotional poster |
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| Hangul | 김치 치즈 스마일 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gimchi Chijeu Seumail |
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| Written by |
- Park Hye-ryun
- Kim Yoon-hee
- Kim Ki-ho
- Lee Young-chul
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| Directed by |
- Jeon Jin-soo
- Kim Jun-hyeon
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| Starring | Shin Goo |
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| Opening theme | "Happy Days" by Pratt & McCain |
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| Ending theme | "Undefined" by Epik High |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
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| Original language | Korean |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| No. of episodes | 121 |
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| Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | MBC |
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| Release | 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23) –
18 January 2008 (2008-01-18) |
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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
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. 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.
