Mother (South Korean TV series)

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For the original TV series of the same title, see Mother (Japanese TV series).
Mother
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Promotional poster
Hangul 마더
Genre
Based on Mother
by Yuji Sakamoto
Developed by Studio Dragon
Written by Chung Seo-kyung
Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
Starring
Music by Jeong Se-rin (Movie Closer)
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Kim Jin-yi
  • Park Ji-young
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 minutes[1]
Production company(s) The Unicorn
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release January 24 (2018-01-24) –
March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Mother[2] (Hangul: 마더; RR: Madeo) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Lee Bo-young, Heo Yool, Lee Hye-young, Nam Ki-ae, and Ko Sung-hee. It is a remake of the 2010 Japanese TV series of the same title. It aired on tvN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST) time slot from January 24 to March 15, 2018.[3][4][5][6]

Synopsis

A temporary teacher at an elementary school realizes that one of her students is being abused at home by her family. She makes an impulsive decision to kidnap the child and attempts to become her mother.

Cast

Main

  • Lee Bo-young as Kang Soo-jin, Yoon-bok's teacher and soon adoptive mother.
  • Heo Yool as Kim Hye-na/Kim Yoon-bok, one of Soo-jin's students and soon adopted daughter.
  • Lee Hye-young as Cha Young-sin, Soo-jin, Yi-jin and Hyun-jin's adoptive mother.
  • Nam Gi-ae as Nam Hong-hee, Soo-jin's birth mother.
  • Ko Sung-hee as Shin Ja-young, Yoon-bok's birth mother.

Supporting

People around Soo-jin

People around Yoon-bok and Ja-young

People around Young-sin

  • Jeon Hye-jin as Kang Yi-jin, Soo-jin's younger sister.
  • Go Bo-gyeol as Kang Hyun-jin, Soo-jin's youngest sister.
  • Lee Jung-yeol (ko) as Detective Jae-beom
  • Lee Joo-won as Tae-hoon, Yi-jin's son and Tae-mi's twin brother.
  • Choi Yoo-ri as Tae-mi, Yi-jin's daughter and Tae-hoon's twin sister.

Others

Production

  • Child actress Heo Yool was selected out of 400 candidates for the role of Kim Hye-na.[7]
  • The first four-hour script reading of the cast was held on November 1, 2017, at Studio Dragon's main office in Sangam-dong.[8][9]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

No. Title Artist Length
1. "To You" (나인 너에게) Kim Yoon-ah 04:14
2. "To You (Inst.)" (나인 너에게 (Inst.))   04:14
Total length:
 08:28

Part 2

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Next To You"   Peter Han 03:15
2. "Next To You (Inst.)"     03:15
Total length:
 06:30

Part 3

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Let's Go Together" (같이 가자) Ha Dong-kyun 04:25
2. "Let's Go Together (Inst.)" (같이 가자 (Inst.))   04:25
Total length:
 08:50

Part 4

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Journey" (여정) Sunwoo Jung-a 04:30
2. "Journey (Inst.)" (여정 (Inst.))   04:30
Total length:
 09:00

Part 5

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Kind of Love" (어떤 사랑) Seungkwan (Seventeen) 03:55
2. "Kind of Love (Inst.)" (어떤 사랑 (Inst.))   03:55
Total length:
 07:50

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[11] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 January 24, 2018 2.952% 3.211% 3.8%
2 January 25, 2018 3.494% 3.629% 4.1%
3 January 31, 2018 2.542% 2.029% 3.0%
4 February 1, 2018 3.267% 3.448% 3.5%
5 February 7, 2018 2.451% 2.800% 3.2%
6 February 8, 2018 4.206% 4.786% 3.9%
7 February 14, 2018 2.694% 2.747% 3.4%
8 February 15, 2018 2.394% 3.010% 1.9%
9 February 21, 2018 2.668% 3.056% 3.1%
10 February 22, 2018 4.495% 4.894% 4.9%
11 February 28, 2018 3.138% 3.476% 4.3%
12 March 1, 2018 3.927% 4.391% 3.9%
13 March 7, 2018 3.487% 3.503% 3.7%
14 March 8, 2018 4.584% 4.810% 4.6%
15 March 14, 2018 4.100% 4.332% 4.5%
16 March 15, 2018 4.974% 5.205% 5.6%
Average 3.460% 3.707% 3.8%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients Result Ref
1st Cannes International Series Festival Best Series Mother Nominated [12][13]
54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Drama Won [14][15]
Best Director Kim Cheol-kyu Nominated
Best Actress Lee Bo-young Nominated
Best Screenplay Jang Seo-kyung Nominated
Best New Actress Heo Yool Won
13th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Mini-series Mother Won [16]
Best Actress Lee Bo-young Won
6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated [17]
Best Supporting Actress Ko Sung-hee Nominated
2nd The Seoul Awards Nominated [18]

References

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External links

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