Mother of Mine (TV series)

Mother of Mine
Promotional poster
Hangul
세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸
Literal meaningMy Daughter Who Is the Prettiest in the World
Revised RomanizationSesang-eseo Jeil Yeppeun Nae Ttal
GenreFamily
Romance
Comedy
Melodrama
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byJo Jung-sun
Directed byKim Jong-chang
Starring
Music byGaemi (Music Manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes108[a][b]
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[b]
Production companies
  • GnG Production
  • Take2
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMarch 23 (2019-03-23) –
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)

Mother of Mine (Korean: 세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Hae-sook, Kim So-yeon, Kim Ha-kyung, Park Geun-soo, Nam Tae-boo and Choi Myung-gil. The series aired on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from 19:55 to 21:15 (KST) from March 23 to September 22, 2019 for 108 episodes.[2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

While running a small beef soup restaurant, Park Seon-ja (Kim Hae-sook) raised her three daughters Kang Mi-seon (Yoo Sun), Kang Mi-ri (Kim So-yeon) and Kang Mi-hye (Kim Ha-kyung) alone. She still runs the restaurant to this day and her three daughters are now all grown up. Seon-Ja's first daughter Mi-seon is married and she has a daughter. Mi-seon is busy working and taking care of her family. Second daughter Mi-ri cares about her mother a lot. She is confident in herself and good at her job. Mi-ri gets involved in a romantic relationship with her co-worker Han Tae-joo (Hong Jong-hyun). He is the oldest son of the family that owns the company. The youngest daughter is Mi-Hye. She used to be a promising novelist. She helps her mother at the restaurant.

Cast

Main

Mother of Kang Mi-seon, Kang Mi-ri, and Kang Mi-hye. She owns and runs an Ox Bone soup restaurant.
Biological mother of Kang Mi-ri and Step-aunt of Han Tae-joo. She is the new CEO of HS Apparel.
Adopted daughter/Niece of Park Seon-ja and Biological daughter of Jeon In-sook. She works for HS Apparel.
Park Seon-ja's oldest daughter. She works in a bank.
  • Kim Ha-kyung as Kang Mi-hye
Park Seon-ja's youngest daughter. She is a former novelist.
  • Park Geun-soo as Park Yeong-dal
Park Seon-ja's younger brother and uncle of Kang Mi-seon, Kang Mi-ri, and Kang Mi-hye. He works in his sister's restaurant.
  • Nam Tae-boo as Bang Jae-beom
A successful drama screenwriter and Kang Mi-hye's ex-boyfriend.
Newly recruited employee at HS Apparel and Kang Mi-ri's love interest. He is secretly the oldest son of HS Group's chairman

Supporting

Han Cheon Ox Bone Soup Restaurant

  • Jo Seung-wook as Min-woo
Part-timer working in the restaurant.

HS Group

  • Dong Bang-woo as Han Jong-soo
Chairman of HS Group. Han Tae-joo and Han Tae-ho's father.
Han Jong-soo's second wife who is a retired actress.
  • Choi Jae-won as Na Do-jin
Na Hye-mi's older brother.
  • Lee Ro-woon as Han Tae-ho
Han Jong-soo and Na Hye-mi's son and Han Tae-joo's much younger half-brother.

Kang Mi-seon's family

Kang Mi-seon's father-in-law.
Kang Mi-seon's mother-in-law.
  • Lee Won-jae as Jeong Jin-soo
Kang Mi-seon's husband and Jang Da-bin's father.
Kang Mi-seon and Jeong Jin-soo's only daughter.

Doldamgil Publishing

Doldamgil Publishing's Chief editor and Kang Mi-hye's love interest.
Doldamgil Publishing's employee and Kim Woo-jin's old friend.
  • Lee Da-hae as Seo Hee-Jin
Kim Woo-jin’s ex-wife and a book designer.

HS Group Marketing and Strategy Department

  • Kim Wang-geun as Kim Seung-cheol
  • Jo Young-hoon as Park Tae-ho
  • Lee Tae-yeon as Lee Min-joo
  • Jo Joo-won as Park Ji-soo
  • Kim Yeo-jin as Jo Min-hye

The Bank

  • Kim Se-dong as Park Haeng-woon
  • Joo In-young as Seo Kyung-jin
  • Yang Eo-jin as Park Min-ji
  • Yoon Bo-mi as Han Na-young

Special appearances

  • Joo Hyun-mi as Wang Wei
  • Han Da-sol as Jeong So-hee
  • Lee Sang-woo as Mi-ri's blind date
  • Ko Kyu-pil as police officer (ep. #3)
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Woo-jin's father
  • Lee Mi-young as pharmacist
  • Kim Gi-ha as Yeong-dal's friend

Viewership

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • The last episode has more than 6.2 million views.[6]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Nationwide Seoul
1 March 23, 2019 23.5% 22.6% 20.9%
2 27.0% 26.6% 25.3%
3 March 24, 2019 25.0% 24.0% 22.5%
4 29.9% 28.2% 26.2%
5 March 30, 2019 21.5% 22.0% 21.1%
6 26.2% 26.6% 25.3%
7 March 31, 2019 25.7% 25.0% 22.9%
8 31.0% 29.6% 27.4%
9 April 6, 2019 21.9% 21.9% 21.1%
10 26.7% 26.2% 24.4%
11 April 7, 2019 24.5% 24.8% 22.7%
12 30.1% 30.1% 28.0%
13 April 13, 2019 20.9% 21.2% 20.0%
14 26.2% 26.0% 24.6%
15 April 14, 2019 27.2% 26.2% 24.0%
16 31.3% 30.5% 28.9%
17 April 20, 2019 23.3% 22.2% 21.6%
18 27.7% 25.2% 24.3%
19 April 21, 2019 26.4% 26.3% 25.1%
20 32.4% 32.1% 30.8%
21 April 27, 2019 23.0% 22.9% 21.4%
22 28.0% 28.1% 27.2%
23 April 28, 2019 26.6% 25.9% 24.1%
24 32.1% 30.8% 28.8%
25 May 4, 2019 20.4% 19.5% 17.7%
26 26.0% 24.8% 22.7%
27 May 5, 2019 23.5% 23.4% 22.3%
28 30.2% 29.3% 28.2%
29 May 11, 2019 23.9% 22.3% 20.9%
30 30.2% 26.9% 25.4%
31 May 12, 2019 26.5% 26.6% 25.2%
32 32.9% 32.6% 31.3%
33 May 18, 2019 23.6% 23.0% 21.4%
34 28.7% 28.2% 26.5%
35 May 19, 2019 27.4% 27.4% 26.1%
36 33.4% 33.1% 32.0%
37 May 25, 2019 21.2% 23.4% 22.2%
38 26.8% 28.2% 26.9%
39 May 26, 2019 24.3% 25.9% 24.0%
40 32.2% 32.5% 30.2%
41 June 1, 2019 22.6% 22.9% 22.1%
42 29.5% 28.5% 27.4%
43 June 2, 2019 26.1% 26.9% 25.8%
44 33.3% 33.0% 32.4%
45 June 8, 2019 21.6% 22.1% 21.0%
46 27.7% 29.1% 28.4%
47 June 9, 2019 26.5% 26.4% 25.5%
48 32.6% 32.1% 30.9%
49 June 15, 2019 22.7% 22.8% 21.1%
50 29.1% 28.4% 26.9%
51 June 16, 2019 25.1% 26.7% 26.6%
52 31.9% 31.8% 30.5%
53 June 22, 2019 — 22.8% 22.4%
54 28.7% 27.8%
55 June 23, 2019 24.9% 26.4% 25.8%
56 32.6% 33.6% 32.5%
57 June 29, 2019 24.0% 24.6% 21.7%
58 29.4% 30.5% 27.8%
59 June 30, 2019 25.0% 26.4% 25.2%
60 31.6% 32.7% 31.0%
61 July 6, 2019 20.7% 23.1% 21.8%
62 27.1% 28.4% 26.9%
63 July 7, 2019 24.4% 26.8% 25.5%
64 28.4% 31.3% 30.6%
65 July 13, 2019 21.3% 22.3% 21.3%
66 25.8% 26.9% 24.9%
67 July 14, 2019 24.1% 25.7% 24.6%
68 29.9% 30.4% 29.6%
69 July 20, 2019 23.3% 25.0% 23.2%
70 27.5% 29.5% 27.4%
71 July 21, 2019 24.7% 26.8% 25.7%
72 30.4% 32.6% 31.2%
73 July 27, 2019 22.1% 24.2% 23.0%
74 27.7% 29.5% 28.0%
75 July 28, 2019 — 26.9% 25.6%
76 32.1% 31.6% 30.3%
77 August 3, 2019 — 21.5% 20.0%
78 27.3% 25.5%
79 August 4, 2019 26.0% 26.1% 24.8%
80 31.1% 31.1% 28.8%
81 August 10, 2019 21.0% 21.8% 20.4%
82 26.3% 27.7% 26.6%
83 August 11, 2019 26.0% 26.9% 25.5%
84 31.6% 31.7% 30.0%
85 August 17, 2019 23.3% 23.7% 22.3%
86 27.7% 27.4% 25.4%
87 August 18, 2019 26.2% 27.8% 26.4%
88 31.6% 33.5% 31.7%
89 August 24, 2019 22.9% 24.7% 23.6%
90 27.8% 29.3% 28.0%
91 August 25, 2019 26.8% 28.0% 26.5%
92 32.3% 32.6% 30.4%
93 August 31, 2019 23.9% 25.1% 23.5%
94 28.2% 30.0% 27.9%
95 September 1, 2019 27.6% 29.1% 27.1%
96 32.2% 33.7% 31.8%
97 September 7, 2019 27.2% 28.4% 27.0%
98 31.6% 32.3% 30.8%
99 September 8, 2019 28.9% 29.0% 26.6%
100 34.0% 34.3% 32.4%
101 September 14, 2019 27.5% 27.0% 25.3%
102 31.0% 30.0% 27.9%
103 September 15, 2019 29.6% 30.7% 28.8%
104 34.2% 34.7% 32.3%
105 September 21, 2019 27.1% 28.4% 25.7%
106 32.5% 33.2% 30.4%
107 September 22, 2019 33.4% 33.2% 29.9%
108 37.3% 35.9% 33.2%
Average —[c] 27.6% 26.1%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Hae-sook Nominated [8]
Best Drama Mother of Mine Nominated
Best Screenplay Jo Jung-sun Won
Best New Actress Kim Ha-kyung Nominated
27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko] Grand Prize in a Drama Kim Hae-sook Won [9]
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated [10]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Hong Jong-hyun Nominated
Ki Tae-young Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Kim So-yeon Won
Best Young Actress Joo Ye-rim Won
Best New Actress Kim Ha-kyung Nominated
Netizen Award, Actor Hong Jong-hyun Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Kim So-yeon Nominated
Best Couple Award Park Jung Soo and Joo Hyun Nominated

Remake

Notes

  1. ^ Originally scheduled to air for 100 episodes, the series was extended by eight episodes due to its popularity.
  2. ^ 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.[1]
  3. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  2. ^ "'Mother of Mine' Press Conference: A Heartwarming Drama". KBS World. March 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mother roles are diverse enough to make a whole genre". The Korea Times. March 23, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mother's Day". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "KBS2 drama adds two to its cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 January 2019.
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  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "제27회 대한민국문화연예대상 시상식 열려, 드라마부문 대상에 중견배우 김해숙씨". NBN News Agency (in Korean). 1 December 2019.
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