Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!
2012 · 1 season · 124 eps · Comedy, Family, Drama
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A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!
Directed by Hong Seok-ku · Written by Jo Jung-joo
Network: KBS1
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Kim Dong-wan Kim Tae-Pyung -
Choi Jung-yoon Chun Ji-young -
Wang Ji-hye Lee Woo Kyung -
Yang Jin-woo Baek Gun-wook -
Choi Il-hwa Lee Sang Gook -
Lee Jeong-kil Baek Jae-sang -
Yeon Jun-seok Ri Cheol-ryong -
Jin Kyung Jo Jae-nam -
Seo Ji-hee Kim Hee-rae -
Roh Jeong-eui Nam Song-ah -
Oh Jae-moo Go Joo-sung -
Lee Du-il Chun Myung-kwan
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