Smile Again (2010 TV series)


Smile Again is a 2010 South Korean daily television drama, starring Ji Chang-wook, Do Ji-won, Oh Ji-eun, Park Jung-ah and Lee Jang-woo. It aired on Korean Broadcasting System's premier channel KBS1 from October 4, 2010 to May 13, 2011 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 159 episodes.

Plot

As a child, Cho Dong-baek suffered brain damage from almost drowing, and was left amnesiac and with the mental capacity of a nine-year-old. She was later adopted by an American family and renamed Anna Laker. As a young adult, she fell in love with a Korean man, who used the English name James, while he was studying abroad in New York, but due to personal circumstances, the two were separated. Back in South Korea, James/Joon married Hong Hye-sook, the adopted daughter of the Cho family, and had a son with her, Do-jin. Unknown to James, Anna also gave birth to their son, Carl Laker. Twentyseven years later, the Lakers relocate to Seoul for Carl to participate in a short track speed skating competition as a representative on the American team. While his career is ended from being struck by a truck in a traffic accident, Carl decides to stay in Korea and search for his father to ask him the reason why he left them. He and Anna are taken in by Lee Bong-yi, an aspiring chef who wants to be the first female head chef, and her family.

Cast

Main

A Korean-American short track speed skater, who later becomes chef at Camellia Hotel and in end of series assistant general manager of the hotel to eventually becoming president in future because due him being heir of the Camellia hotels and grandson of owners of the hotels.

Supporting

;Lee family
;Kim family
;Yoon family

Extended

Awards

; 2011 KBS Drama Awards

International broadcast