Jung Yu-mi signs up for daily drama

Jung Yu-mi

Actress Jung Yu-mi of SBS drama “Thousand Days’ Promise” has been offered a leading role in the daily drama “Mom’s Garden” on broadcasting channel MBC.

Jung will play the part of Seo Yun-ju, the daughter of a family that runs a conglomerate in Korea. She will be playing a cheerful and honest character in a series that will focus on the love between men and women and among family members.

Her counterpart will be played by actor Choi Tae-joon, who earned recognition through the SBS drama “Ugly Alert.” Choi will play the son of another rich family that runs a large company named Cha Gi-jun. Cha secretly dreams of becoming a cook.

The drama will start its run in March after the current ongoing show “Su Baek Hyang” wraps up.

By Lee Sun-min [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]