Kimchi Cheese Smile

Kimchi Cheese Smile 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.

Cast and characters

 * 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