2013 South Korean TV series
Wonderful Mama (Korean : 원더풀 마마 ; RR : Wondeopul Mama ) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Bae Jong-ok with Jeong Yu-mi , Kim Ji-seok and Park Bo-gum .[ 2] It premiered on April 13, 2013, and ended on September 22, 2013, airing on SBS every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 for 48 episodes.
Synopsis
Yoon Bok-hee has accomplished a lot in her life, working her way up from running a money-lending market stand to managing millions. But her priorities shift when she's faced with a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's . Her degenerative disease threatens her ability to manage her business and eventually the details of her daily life.
After receiving her diagnosis, she realizes that her most important goal is helping her children to grow up in a hurry. She must teach them how to run the family business and they must also learn how to care for her when she can no longer care for herself. It won't be easy as they still have a lot of growing up to do.[ 3]
Cast
Main
A self-made woman who went from working a tiny market stand to becoming a successful loan shark who owns multi-million-won buildings. She is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease .
Spoiled daughter of Bok-hee, she is a shopaholic and fashionista
Bok-hee's son and Young-chae's twin brother, directionless with his career
Bok-hee's youngest child who is also a mama's boy, a playboy high-school student
Supporting
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
1
April 13
7.7%
8.4%
7.7%
8.2%
2
April 14
7.6%
8.5%
8.0%
8.3%
3
April 20
8.0%
9.0%
7.8%
8.5%
4
April 21
7.8%
8.2%
8.5%
8.8%
5
April 27
6.5%
6.8%
7.0%
6.6%
6
April 28
6.5%
7.0%
7.4%
7.8%
7
May 4
6.4%
6.4%
7.1%
7.2%
8
May 5
6.3%
6.6%
7.4%
8.2%
9
May 11
6.4%
6.1%
6.3%
6.5%
10
May 12
7.0%
6.9%
7.1%
8.4%
11
May 18
6.6%
6.4%
7.3%
8.3%
12
May 19
7.0%
7.5%
7.5%
8.7%
13
May 25
6.8%
6.9%
6.4%
7.4%
14
May 26
7.0%
7.2%
7.5%
7.8%
15
June 1
6.5%
6.9%
7.1%
7.1%
16
June 2
6.6%
7.2%
6.2%
6.8%
17
June 8
7.0%
7.1%
7.1%
7.2%
18
June 9
6.2%
6.9%
6.0%
6.6%
19
June 15
7.0%
7.4%
6.6%
6.8%
20
June 16
5.5%
5.7%
6.4%
7.1%
21
June 22
6.3%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
22
June 23
6.8%
7.0%
7.7%
7.5%
23
June 29
6.2%
6.9%
6.3%
6.3%
24
June 30
6.4%
6.5%
6.8%
6.8%
25
July 6
5.9%
6.8%
6.3%
6.5%
26
July 7
8.4%
9.3%
9.2%
9.0%
27
July 13
7.3%
8.5%
6.8%
7.7%
28
July 14
6.7%
6.8%
7.4%
8.0%
29
July 20
6.7%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
30
July 21
8.1%
9.2%
7.5%
8.2%
31
July 27
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.8%
32
July 28
6.5%
6.7%
6.9%
7.2%
33
August 3
7.6%
8.0%
7.7%
7.6%
34
August 4
8.0%
7.7%
7.0%
7.5%
35
August 10
7.5%
7.9%
7.4%
7.8%
36
August 11
7.5%
8.0%
7.0%
7.5%
37
August 17
8.0%
8.4%
7.4%
7.3%
38
August 18
7.4%
7.5%
7.7%
8.0%
39
August 24
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
6.9%
40
August 25
7.3%
7.1%
8.2%
8.1%
41
August 31
6.7%
7.4%
7.5%
7.7%
42
September 1
6.9%
7.4%
7.6%
7.8%
43
September 7
6.9%
7.1%
7.1%
7.0%
44
September 8
6.7%
7.0%
7.4%
7.6%
45
September 14
6.5%
7.3%
7.8%
7.8%
46
September 15
7.3%
7.8%
7.8%
7.5%
47
September 21
7.3%
7.2%
8.1%
7.7%
48
September 22
7.7%
8.3%
8.4%
8.4%
Average
7.0%
7.3%
7.3%
7.5%
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
Ref.
2013
Best Dressed
Yoo In-young
Won
Special Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama
Ahn Nae-sang
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama
Jeong Yu-mi
Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama
Jung Gyu-woon
Nominated
International broadcast
It aired in Vietnam on TodayTV VTC7 from February 9, 2014, under the title Mẹ Ơi, Cố Lên .
Notes
^ Credited as Lee Yoo-young.
References
External links