My Mother Is a Daughter-in-law

My Mother Is a Daughter-in-law (Korean: 어머님은 내 며느리; RR: Eomeonimeun nae myeoneuri; lit. My Mother Is My Daughter-in-law) is a 2015 South Korean morning comedy-drama series broadcast by SBS starring Kim Hye-ri, Shim Yi-young and Kim Jeong-hyeon. The program premiered on June 22, 2015, and ended on December 31, 2015, airing every Monday to Friday at 8:30am for 136 episodes.^[1][2]

My Mother Is a Daughter-in-law
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Also known as	The Mother and the Daughter-in-law
Hangul	어머님은 내 며느리
RR	Eomeonimeun nae myeoneuri
MR	Ŏmŏnimŭn nae myŏnŭri
Genre	Melodrama Romance Family Comedy
Screenplay by	Lee Geun-young
Directed by	Go Heung-shik
Starring	Kim Hye-ri Shim Yi-young Kim Jeong-hyeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	137
Production
Executive producer	Kim Jong-shik
Running time	40 minutes every Mondays to Fridays at 08:30 (KST)
Production company	iWill Media
Original release
Network	SBS
Release	June 22, 2015 (2015-06-22) – January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01)

Synopsis

Gyeong-sook (Kim Hye-ri) married a wealthy older man when she was 19 years old. After the passing of her antagonistic mother-in-law and the recent death of her husband, she depends on her son Jung-soo (Lee Yong-joon), who is a doctor.

Gyeong-sook disapproves of his girlfriend Hyun-joo because of her poor family background. Nevertheless, Jung-soo and Hyun-joo marry. Gyeong-sook antagonizes her new daughter-in-law. After Jung-soo dies in a car accident, Gyeong-sook and Hyun-joo are no longer family.

Both Gyeong-sook and Hyun-joo eventually remarry. Through a twist of fate, Gyeong-sook becomes Hyun-joo's daughter-in-law.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Kim Hye-ri as Chu Gyeong-sook
• Shim Yi-young as Yoo Hyun-joo
• Kim Jeong-hyeon as Jang Seong-tae

Supporting cast

• Lee Yong-joon as Kim Jeong-soo
• Moon Bo-ryung as Kim Soo-kyung
• Oh Young-sil as Kim Yeom-soon
• Kwon Jae-hee as Seo Mi-ja
• Choi Sung-ho as Yoo Jae-yong
• Lee Jin-ah as Kang Eun-hye
• Go Na-hee as Candy Yoo
• Son Jang-woo as Kim Dong-woo
• Han Mi-sook as Go Young-seon
• Kim Na-mi as Mi Yeon
• Kwon Seong-deok as Yang Moon-tak
• Lee Han-wi as Park Bong-joo
• Kim Tae-young as Im Jeong-bae
• Lee Seon-ho as Joo Kyeong-min
• Kim Dong-gyun as Gap Boo-jang
• Seong Chang-hoon as Song Yoo-sik
• Han Ji-an as Jeon Eul-hee
• Jo Eun-bit as Jo Kyung

Extended cast

• Kim Na-young as Im Jeong-ok
• Kang Seo-joon as Baek Chang-seok
• Jung Geun as Nam Young-gook
• Won Geun-hee
• Won Jong-rye as Joo Kyung-min's mother
• Yoo Joo-won

Cameo appearance

• Lee Yong-joon as psychic medium
• Yoon Hyun-jin as new anchor

Awards and nominations

• 2015 SBS Drama Awards Special actor (weekend/daily series): Lee Han-wi