Everybody Say Kimchi Explained

Starring:	Kim Ji-young
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	132
Executive Producer:	Choi Yong-won
Producer:	Kim Seo-gon
Runtime:	40 minutes
Company:	MBC C&I
Network:	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

Everybody Say Kimchi^[1] is a 2014 South Korean morning comedy-drama series starring Kim Ji-young, Kim Ho-jin, Won Ki-joon, and Cha Hyun-jung. It aired on MBC from April 7 to October 31, 2014, on Mondays to Fridays at 7:50 a.m. for 132 episodes.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Plot

Yoo Ha-eun takes on the challenge of starting a kimchi business after being betrayed by her husband, lawyer Im Dong-joon. As she devotes her life to making quality kimchi, Ha-eun encounters resistance from Park Hyun-ji, the executive director of a rival conglomerate, as well as from her ex-husband. But unbeknownst to her, the owner of a neighboring farm, Shin Tae-kyung, secretly helps her and the two later fall in love.^[5]

Cast

• Kim Ji-young as Yoo Ha-eun
• Kim Ho-jin as Shin Tae-kyung
• Won Ki-joon as Im Dong-joon
• Cha Hyun-jung as Park Hyun-ji
• Lee Hyo-choon as Na Eun-hee
• Yoon Hye-kyung as Yoo Ji-eun
• Seo Kwang as Jang Se-chan
• Roh Joo-hyun as Park Jae-han
• Lee Bo-hee as Ji Sun-young
• Myung Ji-yeon as Im Soo-jin
• Choi Ji-won as Im Da-yool
• Song Ah-young as Gong Ha-neul
• Park Dong-bin as Bae Yong-seok
• Lee Woong-hee
• Kim Byung-wook
• Park Cho-eun
• Noh Soo-ram
• Min Joon-hyun as lawyer colleague
• Gong Hyung-jin as Kang Se-hoon (cameo)
• Hwang Dong-joo as Joo Hyun-do (cameo)
• Park Si-eun as Han Yoon-jin (cameo)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Kim Ho-jin
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Kim Ji-young

External links

• • Everybody Say Kimchi at MBC Global Media

Notes and References

1. Web site: Everybody Say Kimchi. MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. December 16, 2018.
2. Web site: Bae. Sun-young. ko:'모두 다 김치', 박동빈 주스장면 능가하는 명장면 나온다. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/237167. TenAsia. Korean. April 25, 2014. April 3, 2014. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223518/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/237167. dead.
3. Web site: Bae. Sun-young. ko:김호진, "'참 좋은 시절' 동옥, 이경희 작가가 표현하고 싶은 여자의 순수". http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/237151. TenAsia. Korean. April 25, 2014. April 3, 2014. September 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223114/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/237151. dead.
4. Web site: Everybody, Kimchi! producer Kim Heung Dong talks about the Viral Kimchi Slap scene. Allkpop. March 26, 2015. July 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150225142616/http://www.allkpop.com/buzz/2014/07/everybody-kimchi-producer-kim-heung-dong-talks-about-the-viral-kimchi-slap-scene. February 25, 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Everybody, Kimchi! All Star Cast Morning Drama. MBC Global Media. April 25, 2014. March 11, 2014.