Name: Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma
Genre: Idol Drama, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2018-10-11
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Shin Dong Wook, Kwon Yuri, Kim Hyun Joon, Lee Yul Eum, Ki Do Hoon

Shin Dong Wook is a South Korean actor who was born on September 14, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Kookmin University, where he studied Drama and Film. He made his drama series debut in “I'm Sorry, I Love You” in 2004, following up in 2006 with roles in “Soulmate” and “Cloud Stairs.” He took a hiatus from acting after completing his medical service in 2011 to recover from illness, but returned to the small screen in 2017, appearing in titles such as “The Guardians” (2017) and “Live” (2018).

Shin Dong Wook

Han San Hae

Kwon Yuri is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. Born on December 5, 1989, she is best known for being a member of the popular K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation. Kwon Yuri was first discovered after she auditioned at a casting call in 2001 and came in second place in the youth dancing competition. She trained for nearly six years and then debuted in 2007 with Girls’ Generation. After some small parts in a documentary and film for the boy group Super Junior in 2005 to 2007, she has acted in several films and television dramas since, including “Unstoppable Marriage” (2007), “Fashion King” (2012), “Neighborhood Hero” (2016) and “Defendant” (2017). She also became a regular cast member of the variety show “Animals” in 2015.

Kwon Yuri

Bok Seung Ah

Kim Hyun Joon

Han Jeong Sik

Lee Yul Eum is a South Korean actress who was born on February 16, 1992. She made her acting debut in the 2013-2014 drama series “I Can’t Take it Anymore.” She followed up with a role in the series “High School King of Savvy” (2014) and in 2015 scooped the New Star prize at the SBS Drama Awards. More recently, she has appeared in variety shows, such as “Law of the Jungle,” and has appeared in drama titles including “Queen: Love and War” (2019).

Lee Yul Eum

Han Jin Mi

Ki Do Hoon is a South Korean model and actor. He was born on April 5, 1995, in Seoul, South Korea, and made his debut in the entertainment industry as a model under ESteem Model Management before making a shift towards acting in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in both film and a number of television dramas, including “The King Loves” (2017), “Should We Kiss First” (2018), “Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma” (2018), “Once Again” (2020), and “The Jinx’s Lover” (2022).

Ki Do Hoon

Lee Minhyuk is a South Korean singer and actor who is best known for being a member of the K-pop boy group BTOB, which debuted in 2012. Born on November 29, 1990, Lee Minhyuk made his acting debut in the 2011 television drama “I Live in Cheongdam-dong.” He has starred in a few other dramas, including “Monstar” (2013), “A New Leaf” (2014), “Sweet, Savage Family” (2015) and the web dramas “Nightmare Teacher” (2016) and “Unexpected Heroes” (2017).

Lee Minhyuk

Jeong Yi Rang

Lee Hye Jung

Kim Ki Ri is a South Koren comedian and actor. He was born on November 27, 1985 in Seosan, South Korea, and made his debut in the entertainment industry in 2006. Since then, he has appeared in a number of variety shows and television dramas, including “Bravo My Life” (2017), “Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma” (2018), and “Just Comedy” (2020).

Kim Ki Ri

Hong Jin Young is a South Korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer. She was born in Gwangju on August 9, 1985 and made her acting debut in 2006, taking on small roles in both film and television. She made her debut as a singer in 2007 when she joined the idol group, SWAN.In 2009 she left the idol world to pursue her career as a solo trot singer. No stranger to the world of variety television, she has made numerous appearances over the years, including “Secretly Greatly” (2016), “Sisters Slam Dunk Season 2” (2017), and “My Little Television 2” (2019).

Hong Jin Young

Yang Dong Geun is a popular South Korean actor, rapper, hip-hop artist and singer-songwriter who also is known as YDG. Born on June 1, 1979, he made his debut as a child actor in the 1986 television drama “Three Families Under One Roof” and then won two Best Young Actor awards for his role in the 1991 television drama “Hyung.” Many other acting awards have followed. Some of his popular television roles include “I Am Sam” (2007), “Hero” (2012), “The Three Musketeers” (2014), “Bubblegum” (2016) and a notable cameo in Viki’s first original series “Dramaworld” (2016). In 2016, Yang Dong Geun, along with his son Joon Seo and daughter Joy, joined the cast of the popular reality series “The Return of Superman.”

Yang Dong Geun

Shownu, or Son Hyun Woo, as he’s also known, is a South Korean singer and dancer. He was born in Changdong, Donbonggu, Seoul on June 18, 1992. A former trainee under JYP Entertainment, he worked as a backup dancer before signing with his current label, Starship Entertainment. Not long after signing with Starship, he began making appearances in various music videos and soon joined the short-lived boy group, NUBOYZ. In 2015 he participated in the hit reality survival show, “No Mercy”, his ranking securing his position in the idol group, MONSTA X. As leader of the incredibly popular group, he has made a few guest appearances in television dramas and has appeared in numerous variety shows, including “The Master Key” (2017), “The Real Men 300” (2018), and “My Little Television 2” (2019).

Shownu

Kangnam is the stage name of Yasuo Namekawa, a Japanese-Korean singer and television celebrity active in South Korea. Born on March 23, 1987, in Tokyo, to a Korean mother and a Japanese father, he is best known as the vocalist for the South Korean hip-hop group M.I.B. He made his music debut under the stage name Ya-Cha with the Japanese band Kick Chop Busters in 2008. But he left the band and Japan in 2010 and debuted with M.I.B in Korea in 2011. Since 2014, Kangnam has been a popular cast member of Korean reality shows, including “Inside Story Salon,” “Hello Stranger,” “Animals,” “Off to School,” “Invisible Man” and “I Live Alone.”

Kangnam

Hwang Bo Ra is a South Korean actress. Born on October 2, 1983, she made her acting debut in the 1999 film “Memento Mori.” But she shot to fame after appearing as the “cup noodle girl” in a ramen commercial in the mid-2000s. The 2007 film “Skeletons in the Closet” brought her a few Best New Actress awards. Hwang Bo Ra has appeared in many popular films and television dramas since, including “Love Rain” (2012), “Arang and the Magistrate” (2012), “Cunning Single Lady” (2014) and “Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi” (2016).

Hwang Bo Ra

Choi Jung Won is a South Korean actor and singer. He was born in Seoul, South Korea, on May 1, 1981 and made his debut in the entertainment industry in 2000, as a member of the K-pop duo, UN. After the group disbanded in 2005, he turned his attention to acting, taking his first role in a television drama that same year. Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “My Secret Hotel” (2014), “Borg Mom” (2017), “Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma” (2018), and “The Name” (2020).

Choi Jung Won

MBC, KOCOWA

Do you remember Dae Jang Geum of the Joseon Dynasty under King Jung Jong’s rule who was renowned for her sense of taste, smell, and cooking? She was the first female physician to the king, something inconceivable during the Joseon era. She was someone with extraordinary skills that impressed the king, and someone we should all aim to match. In this day and age, we were curious to know how her descendants were living, and with this drama, we plan to share with you their joyful, everyday lives. This mouth-watering, romance-filled, variety-drama is about three siblings who live to eat. We invite you to sit at their dinner table and enjoy with them the most heartwarming dishes even Grandma Jang Geum would approve. Don’t miss out on this feast!

Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma

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