Secret Mother

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Secret Mother
Promotional poster
Hangul
시크릿 마더
Genre
  • SBS TV
ReleaseMay 12 (2018-05-12) –
July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)

Secret Mother (

SBS TV from 8:55 to 11:15 p.m. (KST) starting from May 12, 2018.[3][1][4]

Synopsis

Story of a mysterious surrogate mother who enters the home of a woman holding the secret behind her child's death.

Cast

Main
An ex-psychiatrist who forgoes her job to become a full-time housewife after the death of her daughter. She was not only a successful doctor, but she became the head of the board of directors to her father's medical foundation. She is extremely dedicated to her son's education, and hires Kim Lisa to ensure her son's admission to a prestigious university.
A mysterious "surrogate mother" who oversees students' academic endeavors, and help them to achieve the path of an elite. In reality, she takes on the alias of "Kim Lisa" to find someone who was like a sister to her when they grew up in an orphanage.
Kim Yoon-jin's husband. An elite police chief who graduated from the police academy with honors.
A homicide detective who is blunt and rash. He is the only person who believes in Kim Yoon-jin's doubts about her daughter's death and helps her find the truth behind it.

Supporting

Yoon-jin's mother-in-law. Director of a hospital.
A "Gangnam Mom" who is in constant pursuit of culture and perfection.
A "Devil Mom" who only made it to Gangnam after hitting the jackpot with stocks, and whose goal is putting her child in an international school.
A "Desire Mom" who outshines her own child, and wants to raise them to become the best in the world.
  • Min Sung-wook as Jung Suk-hwan[9]
A senior executive at a large company. Hye-kyung's husband.
  • Ahn Sang-woo as Yoon Seung-soo[10]
An officer at Ministry of Land Transportation, who quit his job to become a private investigator. Hwa-sook's ex-husband.
A renter who owns several buildings. Ji-ae's husband.

Extended

  • Yum Ji-yoon as Han Joo-hee
  • Kim Ye-jun as Han Min-joon, Yoon-jin's son[11]
  • Choi Yoo-ri as Jung Soo-min, Hye-kyung and Suk-hwan's daughter
  • Song Ji-woo as Yoon Ji-ho, Hwa-sook and Seung-soo's son
  • Lee Go-eun as Lee Chae-rin, Ji-ae and Byung-hak's daughter[12]
  • Son Seung-woo as Shin Se-yeon[13]
  • Kwon Do-kyun as Min Tae-hwan[14]
  • Kang Sang-won as Lee Chi-yeol

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nothing"Yoo Ji-hoon, Park Se-joonYoo Ji-hoon, Park Se-joon
Car, the garden
(카더가든)		4:25
2."Nothing" (Inst.)   4:25
Total length:8:50

Part 2

Released on May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."완벽한 사랑" (Perfect Love)Kim Sa-wol (김사월)2:25
2."완벽한 사랑" (Inst.) 2:25
Total length:4:50

Part 3

Released on May 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."보여" (See)Ri-won (리원)3:40
2."보여" (Inst.) 3:40
Total length:7:20

Part 4

Released on June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."낮과 밤" (Day and Night)Kim Sa-wol (김사월)3:20
2."낮과 밤" (Inst.) 3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 5

Released on June 9, 2018 (2018-06-09)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."기억속의 너" (You In My Memory)Goo Yoon-hoe (구윤회)4:16
2."기억속의 너" (Inst.) 4:16
Total length:8:32

Part 6

Released on June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Beside You"Lee Hyuk (이혁)4:45
2."Beside You" (Inst.) 4:45
Total length:9:30

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[15] AGB Nielsen[16]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 May 12, 2018 4.4% (NR) 4.6% 4.8% (NR) 5.0% (NR)
2 5.7% (NR) 6.3% 6.5% (17th) 7.1% (14th)
3 5.6% (NR) 6.1% 6.5% (17th) 7.0% (16th)
4 6.9% (17th) 7.7% 7.8% (10th) 8.6% (7th)
5 May 19, 2018 4.3% (NR) 5.1% 4.6% (NR) 5.4% (18th)
6 5.7% (16th) 6.6% 5.7% (16th) 6.5% (13th)
7 5.5% (19th) 6.4% 6.2% (15th) 7.2% (9th)
8 6.1% (14th) 6.8% 6.6% (13th) 7.3% (8th)
9 May 26, 2018 4.9% (NR) 5.1% 4.3% (NR) 4.5% (NR)
10 5.3% (NR) 5.6% 5.1% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
11 6.2% (17th) 6.5% 5.9% (18th) 6.2% (16th)
12 7.0% (11th) 7.6% 6.9% (10th) 7.4% (6th)
13 June 2, 2018 5.3% (20th) 5.9% 5.0% (NR) 5.6% (20th)
14 6.0% (19th) 6.4% 6.5% (17th) 6.9% (14th)
15 6.2% (18th) 6.6% 6.6% (15th) 7.0% (12th)
16 6.4% (17th) 6.8% 7.4% (8th) 7.5% (8th)
17 June 9, 2018 5.8% (NR) 6.4% 5.6% (NR) 6.2% (20th)
18 6.0% 20th) 7.1% 6.8% (15th) 7.9% (10th)
19 6.3% (19th) 7.4% 7.7% (10th) 8.8% (7th)
20 6.9% (13th) 7.6% 8.1% (9th)
21 June 23, 2018 3.5% 3.7% 4.0% (NR) 4.2% (NR)
22 4.5% 4.7% 5.0% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
23 5.3% 5.5% 5.8% (NR) 6.0% (NR)
24 5.6% 5.8% 6.1% (20th) 6.1% (19th)
25 June 30, 2018 4.8% (NR) 5.0% 5.2% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
26 5.4% (NR) 5.6% 5.8% (NR) 6.0% (NR)
27 5.9% (NR) 6.1% 6.3% (19th) 6.9% (17th)
28 7.0% (19th) 7.6% 7.4% (15th) 8.0% (12th)
29 July 7, 2018 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% (NR) 2.2% (NR)
30 5.2% 5.8% 5.6% (NR) 6.1% (19th)
31 6.5% 7.2% 7.0% (14th) 7.7% (10th)
32 7.4% 8.1% 7.8% (8th) 8.3% (7th)
Average 5.6% % 6.0% 6.5%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama Song Jae-rim Nominated [17]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama Song Yoon-ah Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama Kim Tae-woo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama Kim So-yeon Won
Best Supporting Actress Kim Jae-hwa Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "'Secret Mother' makes thriller out of Korea's unique education system". Yonhap News Agency. May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "'Secret Mother' looks at Korea's intense education scene". Kpop Herald. April 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Secret Mother' vs 'Desperate Housewives'". The Korea Times. May 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "[공식] 김태우, SBS '시크릿 마더' 남주 확정…송윤아와 특급 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). April 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "[공식입장] 송재림, '시크릿 마더' 출연 확정…송윤아와 호흡". Xports News (in Korean). April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "차화연 SBS '시크릿 마더' 출연 확정, 송윤아 시어머니 役". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "[공식입장] "송윤아→김소연" 워맨스 스릴러 '시크릿 마더', 라인업 완성". News1 (in Korean). April 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "민성욱, SBS '시크릿 마더' 출연 확정". WowTV (in Korean). April 17, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "송윤아X김소연 '시크릿마더' 첫방 '워맨스스릴러' 도전 통할까". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). May 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "'시크릿마더' 김소연X김예준, 미소 유발하는 '다정한 투샷' 공개". TenAsia (in Korean). May 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "이고은, '시크릿마더' 출연…콧대 높은 강남 초등학생 役". TenAsia (in Korean). May 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "[공식입장] 손승우, '시크릿 마더' 출연 확정… 송윤아와 대립". News1 (in Korean). April 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "'시크릿마더' 권도균, 첫 방송 앞두고 '본방사수' 독려샷 공개". Osen (in Korean). May 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  17. ^ Lee, Jihyun (January 1, 2019). [SBS 연기대상] 감우성·김선아, 공동 대상..베스트 커플상까지(종합) [[SBS Drama Awards] Gam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-ah, co- grand prize.. Best Couple Award (Comprehensive)]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

External links

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