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10/10 Viki Written by Jo Jung-joo Final episode date 26 April 2013 Number of episodes 124 | 93% AsianWiki First episode date 5 November 2012 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also known as Be Strong, Mr. Kim!Way to Go, Mr. Kim! Directed by Hong Suk-gooKim Jong-yeon Starring Kim Dong-wanChoi Jung-yoonWang Ji-hyeYang Jin-woo Cast Kim Dong‑wan, Wang Ji‑hye, Choi Jung‑yoon, Jin‑woo Yang, Seong‑min Kang Similar Melody of Love, Man from the Equator, Big Man, You're the Best - Lee Soon‑shin, King of Baking - Kim Takgu |
Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! (Hangul: 힘내요, 미스터 김!; RR: Himnaeyo, Miseuteo Kim!) is a 2012-2013 South Korean television series that aired on KBS1 from November 5, 2012 to April 26, 2013 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 124 episodes. It starred Kim Dong-wan in the title role of Mr. Kim, a male housekeeper who becomes the guardian of four children.
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Plot
Kim Tae-pyung is the guardian of three (later, four) children, none of which are his own. Abandoned himself as a child, Tae-pyung took on the role of parent at the age of seventeen when his newborn niece was orphaned, unwilling to see her sent to an orphanage. Since then, he has taken on responsibility for three other children, the children of friends unable to care for them. Shouldering such responsibility at a young age, Tae-pyung was unable to complete his education and makes a living being a domestic cleaner and housekeeper, providing for his charges through hard work and scrimping and saving. Although his prospects of finding love are repeatedly dashed by those unwilling to take on his children, Tae-pyung continues to hope of finding someone who will love him for who he is and appreciate a man doing his duty by his family.
Main characters
Male housekeeper, guardian of four children. He is depicted as a hardworking and dedicated father figure to his children. His keen optimism, generosity and his willingness to go to great lengths to help others impacts a lot of people in his life.
School nurse, has known Tae-pyung since they were teenagers and is the daughter of his landlord. She is a divorcee and has had a crush to Tae-pyung for a long time.
Schoolteacher, daughter of a chaebol household which employs Tae-pyung as a housekeeper. Dedicated to a fault, her students are her primary concern. Woo-kyung is also independent and headstrong.
Illegitimate son of a chaebol family, Woo-kyung's friend since childhood. He returned to Korea after studying in the United States to help run his father's company. Selfish and determined, he prefers things to go his way.