Mother (South Korean TV series)

Mother
Promotional poster
Also known as	Call Me Mother
Hangul	마더
Genre	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes[1]
Production company	The Unicorn
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	January 24 (2018-01-24) – March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)
Related
Mother (Japan) Anne (Turkey) Imperfect Love (China)

Mother

• 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.
  • Choi Yoon-so as young Young-sin
• 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

• Lee Jae-yoon as Jung Jin-hong (doctor)
• Kim Young-jae as Eun-cheol (ornithologist)

People around Yoon-bok and Ja-young

• Son Suk-ku as Lee Seol-ak, Ja-young's boyfriend.
• Jo Han-chul as Chang-geun

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

• Ye Soo-jung as Clara
• Park Sung-joon as a police officer
• Jeon Mi-do as Ra-ra
• Park Ho-san as Woon-jae, Oh-gyun's father.
• Kang Hong-seok
• Song Yoo-hyun as Song Ye-eun
• Seo Yi-sook as Madame Ra

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

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Viewership

Mother : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[10] 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 ^ "Mother (2018)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022. ^ Mother 아이가 다쳐도 '무덤덤'한 엄마 고성희, 상황을 알게 된 이보영 180124 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 25, 2018. ^ "Nippon TV Announces Deal with CJ E&M for Korean format of its Award-winning Japanese Drama Series "Mother"". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ^ "Actress Lee Bo-young Will Be Playing Another Strong-willed Mother Role in 2018". HanCinema. TV Report. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ^ Kim, Jeong-yeon (December 12, 2017). 차가운 교사로 완벽 몰입한 '마더'이보영, 무표정한 모습 유지. Sisun News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ^ "New TV series 'Mother' calls attention to motherhood, child abuse". Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018. ^ Park, Gwi-im. "[단독] 허율, 400대1 뚫고 tvN '마더' 캐스팅…이보영과 투톱". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2017. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ^ Mother (메이킹) 대본리딩 만으로도 몰입도 100%! tvN 새 수목드라마 마더 170124 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 1, 2018. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2020. ^ "Nielsen Korea". Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2018. ^ "TvN's 'Mother' invited to compete in Canneseries TV festival". Yonhap News Agency. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018. ^ "Canneseries Unveils Competition Lineup for Inaugural Edition". Variety. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018. ^ "'1987' shines at Baeksang awards : The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2018. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018. ^ "Lee Bo-young wins best actress at drama awards". The Korea Times. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018. ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2018. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2018. External links Official website (in Korean) Mother at IMDb Mother at HanCinema Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mother_(South_Korean_TV_series)&oldid=1218361546"