''Sweden Laundry'' () is a 2014
South Korea
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n
television series
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starring
Song Ha-yoon
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...
,
Changjo
Choi Jong-hyun, better known by his stage name Changjo, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top.
Career
On July 10, 2010, Changjo made his debut as a member of Teen To ...
and
Kim Ian
Kim Ian () (born Kim Bo-ryung on March 28, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer.
Career
Kim can play the clarinet and his hobbies include soccer, Taekwondo, the saxophone, and piano.
Kim made his first appearance in f(x)'s endorsement of ...
. It aired on
MBC Every 1/
MBC Dramanet from November 21, 2014, to March 6, 2015, on Fridays at 19:10 for 16 episodes.
Plot
Middle child Kim Bom (
Song Ha-yoon
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...
) had a difficult childhood because her mother showered all her affection on Bom's older brother Eun-Chul and her younger sister Eun-sol. Now that Bom is an adult, she runs a laundromat named Sweden Laundry. But she also has the supernatural ability to understand her customers' worries through their laundry. With the help of her employee Yong Soo-Chul, Bom uses this to solve the problems of those around her.
Cast
Main characters
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Song Ha-yoon
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...
as Kim Bom
:Sassy Kim Bom runs a laundromat, and helps people with her ability to read their worries through their laundry. She communicates with her grandmother through her dreams. She had a crush on Ki-joon, which ended once she found out that he had a girlfriend.
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Changjo
Choi Jong-hyun, better known by his stage name Changjo, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top.
Career
On July 10, 2010, Changjo made his debut as a member of Teen To ...
as Yong Soo-chul
:He is 24 years old. He is a young and diligent worker who is in love with Bom. His passion is drawing.
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Kim Ian
Kim Ian () (born Kim Bo-ryung on March 28, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer.
Career
Kim can play the clarinet and his hobbies include soccer, Taekwondo, the saxophone, and piano.
Kim made his first appearance in f(x)'s endorsement of ...
as Park Ki-joon
:He is a 27-year-old dentist. He is smart and handsome, and has a girlfriend studying overseas.
Supporting characters
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Hwang Young-hee
Hwang Young-hee is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas, '' While You Were Sleeping'', ''My Healing Love'', and '' Nokdu Flower''. She also appeared in movies such as '' The Witness'', '' Stray Dogs'', ''May 18 ...
as Mom
: She is a widow and works hard to make ends meet. She favors her eldest and youngest children.
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Oh Sang-jin
Oh Sang-jin (born February 15, 1980) is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor.
Career
He joined MBC in 2006, and became one of the network's most popular news anchors and TV show hosts. A member of the reporters ...
as Kim Eun-chul
: Brilliant yet unemployed, he studies all day. He later falls in love with Young-mi.
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Hwang Seung-eon
Hwang Seung-eon (; born October 31, 1988) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She was a member of the co-ed project group Temporary Idols under YG Entertainment. She has appeared in numerous films, television series, variety shows, and ...
as Kim Eun-sol
: Eun-sol is an aspiring actress who doesn't get many roles. She is conceited and has a crush on Soo-Chul.
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Lee Yong-yi
Lee Yong-yi (; born July 30, 1958) is a theater, television and movie actress. She is known for her role as Nomo both in theater play and film ''Welcome to Dongmakgol'' (2005) and Netflix Series ''Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021).
Career
After g ...
as Granny
: She is deceased and gave Bom the power of reading others' inner thoughts through the laundry.
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Bae Noo-ri
Bae Noo-ri (born February 4, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She began modeling in 2008 for the brand Litmus, then made her acting debut in 2010. Bae is best known for playing a shaman in a period television series ''Moon Embracing the Sun
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as Bae Young-mi
: Young-mi has been Bom's best friend since they were in school together. She is a loan shark and is in love with Eun-Chul.
*Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Min-Yong
: She is Ki-Joon's girlfriend.
Guest/cameo appearances
*Jung Ji-soon as naive man (ep 2)
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Ahn Daniel
Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), better known by his stage name Niel (Hangul: 니엘), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top. Niel released his first EP titled '' o ...
as Kim Min-ho (ep 5)
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Jeon Soo-jin
Jeon Soo-jin (born November 8, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Born in Seoul but raised in Jeju Island, she was studying design at Konkuk University in 2008 when she began doing part-time work as a model for the fashion magazines Shibuya and C ...
as Hong Bo-hee (ep 6)
*Choi Eun-kyung as Young-mi's mother (ep 9)
*Byun Ki-soo as cheating husband (ep 10)
*Bae Ji-hyun as Han Chae-yeon (ep 10)
*
Hyun Young
Hyun Young (born Yoo Hyun-young on September 6, 1976) is a South Korean entertainer. She has worked as a model, TV show host, actress, singer, instructor for Public relations and Personal Financial Planning at colleges, companies. Educated at ...
as Hae-sook (ep 12)
*
Jang Dong-min
Jang Dong-min (; born July 20, 1979), is a South Korean comedian. He is known as ‘comedian who curses a lot’, (his comedy style is mainly on yelling and cursing). He is part of Gag Concert's 19th class (class of 2004), together with Yoo Se-yoo ...
as Kim Kyung-jin (ep 14–15)
Ratings
Original soundtrack
References
External links
''Sweden Laundry'' official MBC Plus website
* {{hancinema drama, Swedish_Laundry, Sweden Laundry
2014 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
MBC TV television dramas
Korean-language television shows
South Korean fantasy television series
South Korean romantic comedy television series