KBS1’s family-centered drama, Apple Of My Eye (My Gold, My Jade), has started airing its episodes on the platform. The show’s story revolves around Geum Kang San and his daughter Geum Jan Di, as he tries to navigate life as a single parent while also making sure that Jan Di never feels left out or alone.
The drama has been airing since March 27th, 2023, and will continue releasing episodes until September 2023. Choi Ji Yeong is the director for Apple of My Eye and is most recognized for his work, like Stock Struck, The All-Round Wife, and Love on A Rooftop. Screenwriter for the drama is Chae Hye Young, who has also been a part of shows like Unasked Family.
Actor Seo Joon Young and Yoon Da Young will star as the protagonists. Unlike many other latest dramas, Apple Of My Eye will be around for a long time, as the show has been ordered for about 120 episodes. With each episode, we’ll see the Geum and Mi Rae’s families come closer despite the huge differences in their lifestyles and personalities.
If you’re looking for a slow-paced, well-written family melodrama, Apple of My Eye is a good watch as it has both modern and traditional ways of portraying the story. The filming style is much similar to soap dramas from back in the day, and the acting skills of Seo Joon Young and Yoon Da Young are great. Despite being child actors, Kim Si Eun and Kim Ha Gyeom play their roles well.
Apple Of My Eye 2023: The Cast
Aside from Seo Joon Young playing the role of Geum Kang San and Yoon Da Young playing the role of Ok Mi Rae, other show cast members include Song Chae Hwan and Kim Shi Hoo. Song Chae Hwan plays the character Ma Hong Do, who is Kang San’s mom, and both of them together operate “Hang Do’s Side Dishes,” a small restaurant. Kim Shi Hoo stars as Dong Joo Hyuk.
Kang San’s daughter, Jan Di, is portrayed by Kim Si Eun, while Kim Ha Gyeom plays the role of Ok Joon Pyo. Kang San’s wife that leaves him, Seo Seon Joo, is portrayed by Ban So Young. The CEO of Hwang Do Food, Hwang Man Seok, is played by Kim Ho Young, while Lee Eung Kyung plays his widowed daughter, Hwang Chan Ran,
Actors such as Kang Da Hyun, Ban Min Jung, Kim Young Ho, Choi Phillip, Chao Jae Won, Lee Yoon Sung, Kim Duk Hyun, and Jo Hyang Gi are also part of Apple of My Eye. Leading actor Seo Joon Young is a popular South Korean actor who has worked in all kinds of dramas, from coming-of-age series to comedy shows. His well-known work includes Deep Rooted Tree, Eighteen, and Super Daddy Yeol. He had also won an award for his part in Bleak Night.
Yoon Da Young, who plays the leading female role, is widely recognized for her role in The All Round Wife, The Witch’s Diner, A Man in a Veil, and Rich Man. She has also been a part of movies like Operation Chromite and Chasing. Kim Si Eun plays Jan Di and has worked in dramas like The King’s Affection, The lies Within, and Revolutionary Love.
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Apple Of My Eye 2023: Plot of The Show
The plot of this Choi Ji Yeong drama is centered on the father-and-daughter relationship between Geum Jan Di and her father, Kang San. When Jan Di was just an infant, her mother, Seon Joo, left her family to pursue her dreams of being a professional ballerina in another country. Kang San tries to stop her, but seeing her fixated on the dream, he lets her go.
Now raising Jan Di on his own, he starts to work at Hang Do’s Side Dishes, a small restaurant specializing in producing the tastiest food in town. The place’s owner is Ma Hong Do, Seon Joo’s mother. Kang San lives with her, Seon Joo’s sister, and his daughter. Due to the renovation projects around their restaurant, their regular customers start to decrease, causing the business to be at an all-time low.
On the other hand, we see the story of Mi Rae, a young woman adopted by the Hwang Do family’s daughter, Chan Ran. As she isn’t truly a part of the Hwang Do family, the patriarch, Hwang Man Seok, does not have a good relationship with Mi Rae and treats her like a stranger. He looks forward to naming his great-grandson, Joon Pyo, the company’s heir.
Joon Pyo and Jan Di are of the same age and study at the same school. They don’t get along well and fight whenever they cross paths at the academy. Mi Rae knows Man Seok doesn’t like her, so she does her best to be there for him when his health declines due to Parkinson’s. His health also greatly affects his company’s new products, as the new leaders fail to make tasty products.
Until now, we’ve seen Kang San working as a street food vendor and delivery guy to make ends meet. While giving out restaurant fliers, he also gives out “Missing person” posters of Jan Di’s mom in hopes of finally getting to know where she was after so many years. He comes across Jan Di secretly applying makeup as she will audition for a KPOP Idol program later.
Meanwhile, Mi Rae prepares for an interview at an art school. It had always been Mi Rae’s dream to start her art academy alone. Kang San was also at the art school at the time as the person working there was his good friend, and he ordered food from them frequently. Mi Rae arrived late to the interview as the stairs were being cleaned, and she had strong claustrophobia, making it hard for her to use elevators.
The interview went well, but she feared she could be rejected since she was late. At school, Jan Di and Joon Pyo see each other. While Jan Di made one of her dance moves, she blocked Joon Pyo’s path. This causes him to lash out at her, and things get extremely heated when he says that her mom left her because she was a bad daughter. Kang San and Joon Pyo’s mom get dragged into the situation, but it later calms down after they find out that Joon Pyo is at fault.
Apple Of My Eye 2023: Trailer
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Apple Of My Eye 2023: Episode Schedule
The melodrama is set to have about 120 episodes in its first season. New episodes of Apple Of My Eye will be released on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, with each episode having a run-time of 30 minutes. The episode schedule of the first 50 episodes will be as follows:
- Episode 1: March 27th, 2023
- Episode 2: March 28th, 2023
- Episode 3: March 29th, 2023
- Episode 4: March 30th, 2023
- Episode 5: March 31st, 2023
- Episode 6: April 3rd, 2023
- Episode 7: April 4th, 2023
- Episode 8: April 5th, 2023
- Episode 9: April 6th, 2023
- Episode 10: April 7th, 2023
- Episode 11: April 10th, 2023
- Episode 12: April 11th, 2023
- Episode 13: April 12th, 2023
- Episode 14: April 13th, 2023
- Episode 15: April 14th, 2023
- Episode 16: April 17th, 2023
- Episode 17: April 18th, 2023
- Episode 18: April 19th, 2023
- Episode 19: April 20th, 2023
- Episode 20: April 21st, 2023
- Episode 21: April 24th, 2023
- Episode 22: April 25th, 2023
- Episode 23: April 26th, 2023
- Episode 24: April 27th, 2023
- Episode 25: April 28th, 2023
- Episode 26: May 1st, 2023
- Episode 27: May 2nd, 2023
- Episode 28: May 3rd, 2023
- Episode 29: May 4th, 2023
- Episode 30: May 5th, 2023
- Episode 31: May 8th, 2023
- Episode 32: May 9th, 2023
- Episode 33: May 10th, 2023
- Episode 34: May 11th, 2023
- Episode 35: May 12th, 2023
- Episode 36: May 15th, 2023
- Episode 37: May 16th, 2023
- Episode 38: May 17th, 2023
- Episode 39: May 18th, 2023
- Episode 40: May 19th, 2023
- Episode 41: May 22nd, 2023
- Episode 42: May 23rd, 2023
- Episode 43: May 24th, 2023
- Episode 44: May 25th, 2023
- Episode 45: May 26th, 2023
- Episode 46: May 29th, 2023
- Episode 47: May 30th, 2023
- Episode 48: May 31st, 2023
- Episode 49: June 1st, 2023
- Episode 50: June 2nd, 2023
Apple Of My Eye 2023: Streaming Guide
All episodes of the KBS1 show will be available to watch on the platform at 8:30 pm for Korean viewers (7:30 am for viewers from the United States). On-demand Apple of My Eye episodes will be available to stream at Rakuten Viki. The timing of the release in other places will be as follows:
- United Kingdom: 12:30 pm, Mondays to Fridays.
- Canada: 7:30 am, Mondays to Fridays.
- Australia: 10:30 pm, Mondays to Fridays.
- India: 5:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays.
- Philippines: 7:30 pm, Mondays to Fridays.
- Spain: 1:30 pm, Mondays to Fridays.
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