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Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!

2012–2013 · 1 season

A gentle, heartwarming watch that blends everyday comedy with earnest family struggles, easy to dip into and comforting to follow.

Overview
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!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • parenthood
  • class
  • love
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, drama
Created by
Hong Seok-ku
Written by
Jo Jung-joo
Starring
Kim Dong-wan, Choi Jung-yoon, Wang Ji-hye, Yang Jin-woo, Choi Il-hwa, Lee Jeong-kil, Yeon Jun-seok, Jin Kyung
Length
1 seasons, 124 episodes, 35 min each
Network
KBS1
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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