Smile, Mom

Smile, Mom (Korean: 웃어요, 엄마; RR: Useoyo, Eomma) is a 2010 South Korean television drama starring Lee Mi-sook, Park Won-sook, Ji Soo-won, Yoon Jung-hee, Ko Eun-mi and Lee Jae-hwang. The weekend theater drama aired on SBS from November 6, 2010 to April 24, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 50 episodes.

Smile Mom covers the reconciliation and love stories of 3 pairs of mothers and daughters.

Jo Bok-hee (Lee Mi-sook) is the mother of three children Shin Dal-rae (Kang Min-kyung), Shin Meo-roo (Lee Jae-hwang) and Shin So-ra (Jung Ji-ahn). For their own well being, Jo Bok-hee pushes them hard to succeed. Shin Dal-rae is a top talent and since she was a young child, she has been dragged to broadcasting companies for auditions. Because of her shy and introverted personality, Shin Dal-rae hates to be in front of the camera, but after her mother and father fought over money, Shin Dal-rae has just followed her mother's will. Shin Meo-roo is Jo Bok-hee's first son and is married to Kang Shin-young (Yoon Jung-hee). He has a bad habit of being a womanizer. Growing up under the strong will of his mother, Shin Meo-roo has also become a bit of a mama's boy. He is popular and thought to be kind, but he is not responsible and double-faced.

Park Soon-ja (Park Won-sook) is the mother of Kang Shin-young and Kang Do-young. Under her husband's patriarchal attitude, she raised her children and also took care of her parents-in-law and husband. Kang Shin-young assists her husband Shin Meo-roo, who is a politician. She even writes his draft speeches on his behalf. To promote her husband's kind image she showcases her life to the public. Older brother Kang Do-young (Seo Dong-won) is incompetent, troubled, and vain.

Yoon Min-joo (Ji Soo-won) is the mother of Bae Yeon-woo (Kim Jin-woo) and Bae Yeon-seo (Yeo Min-joo). She was dumped by her husband and raised her two kids alone. Even as a single mother she was able to become a professor. Yoon Min-joo is close friends with Jo Bok-hee. Nevertheless, because Yoon Min-joo was dumped by her husband she has gained a twisted mind. Her son Bae Yeon-woo is the society reporter for a newspaper. His character is cynical, critical and rough. Because of his father, he is indifferent to his mother, hates his family and does not want to marry. Daughter Bae Yeon-seo constantly defies her mother so there's always conflict between the two.

Mothers

• Lee Mi-sook as Jo Bok-hee
• Park Won-sook as Park Soon-ja
• Ji Soo-won as Yoon Min-joo
• Im Ye-jin as Kang Seo-poong

Children

• Yoon Jung-hee as Kang Shin-young
• Ko Eun-mi as Hwang Bo-mi
• Lee Jae-hwang as Shin Meo-roo

Shin family

• Kang Min-kyung as Shin Dal-rae^[1]
  • Jeon Min-seo as young Dal-rae
• Jung Ji-ahn as Shin So-ra
• Kim Yong-gun as Shin Ki-bong
• Kang Ye-seo as Shin Yoo-ra (Meo-roo and Shin-young's daughter)

Kang family

• Yoon Joo-sang as Kang Dong-poong
• Seo Dong-won as Kang Do-young
• Hwang Bo-ra as Kim Mi-so (Do-young's wife)

Bae family

• Kim Jin-woo as Bae Yeon-woo
• Yeo Min-joo as Bae Yeon-seo

Extended cast

• Park Sung-min as Goo Hyun-se
• Seo Jun-young as Lee Kang-so
• Choi Sung-ho as drama PD
• Jung Han-hun as Park Eui-won
• Won Jong-rye as Eui-won's wife
• Jung Chan as Choi Jung-won
• Lee Mi-eun as Hye-ryun
• Lee Hyun-kyung as Kang-so's sister
• Kim Gyu-jin

Guest appearance

• Seo Ji-young
• Chung Lim
• Bae Geu-rin as Baek Jang-mi
• Kim In-suk
• Lee Do-yeop as Yoom Min-joo's ex-husband

• Seoul Broadcasting System

• Smile, Mom official SBS website (in Korean)
• Smile, Mom at HanCinema