I'm Doing Fine in Middle School

I'm Doing Fine in Middle School

2017 · 83 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Comedy, Family

A story about mothers and their achievements through a mother who was once a Taekwondo champion but is now an ordinary mother with an adolescent son.

Directed by Park Soo-young

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Jang Seo-hee Yang Bo Mi
Yoon Chan-young Han Cheol
Lee Kyung-young Baek Woon
Kim Jin-soo [Husband]
FeelDog [Taekwondo Master]
Sin Dong-u "Dark Circle"
Seung Hyun "Dark Circle"
Taemi Soo Jin

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