Jeong Yoo-mi to star in 'Mother's Garden'

ActressJeong Yoo-mi, who starred in the TV series "Wonderful Mama" (2013), will appear as a vet in the new MBC drama "Mother's Garden".

Her agency, Neos Entertainment, posted a photo yesterday, featuring the 30-year-old actress dressed in white medical gown.

"I am quite excited to take the role. As a vet, I hope I will interact well with the animal actors", Jeong told local media yesterday.

The drama will be written by 72-year-old screenwriterPark Jeong-ran, whose work includes popular weekend dramas such as KBS's "Yellow Handkerchief" (2003) and MBC's "A Thousand Days' Promise" (2011).

Park also wrote the classic series "Scent of Love" from 1994, which starredLee Byung-hunandChoi Jin-sil.

The first episode of "Mother's Garden" will air on March 17.

By Kim Hee-eun, contributing writer