Mother (South Korean TV series)

For the original TV series of the same title, see Mother (Japanese TV series).

Mother^[2] (Korean: 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]

Mother
Promotional poster
Also known as	Call Me Mother
Hangul	마더
Genre	Drama Suspense
Based on	Mother by Yuji Sakamoto
Developed by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Chung Seo-kyung
Directed by	Kim Cheol-kyu
Starring	Lee Bo-young Heo Yool Lee Hye-young Nam Ki-ae Ko Sung-hee
Music by	Jeong Se-rin (Movie Closer)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Jin-yi Park Ji-young
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes^[1]
Production company	The Unicorn
Distributor	tvN
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	Mother (Japan) Anne (Turkey) Imperfect Love (China)

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.
  • 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
• Kim Young-jae as Eun-cheol

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"To You" (나인 너에게)	Tei	1601	Kim Yoon-ah	04:14
2.	"To You (Inst.)" (나인 너에게 (Inst.))		1601		04:14
Total length:					08:28

Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Next To You"	Peter Han	Park Woo-sank	Peter Han	03:15
2.	"Next To You (Inst.)"		Park Woo-sang		03:15
Total length:					06:30

Part 3

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

Part 4

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

Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Kind of Love" (어떤 사랑)	Ha Melli	Lee Sang-hoon	Seungkwan (Seventeen)	03:55
2.	"Kind of Love (Inst.)" (어떤 사랑 (Inst.))		Lee Sang-hoon		03:55
Total length:					07:50

Viewership

Mother : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	674	811	547	728	569	909	556	503	553	1039	734	994	705	1032	874	1064	768

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by 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

1. "Mother (2018)". CJ ENM. from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
2. Mother 아이가 다쳐도 '무덤덤'한 엄마 고성희, 상황을 알게 된 이보영 180124 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. . Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
4. "Actress Lee Bo-young Will Be Playing Another Strong-willed Mother Role in 2018". Hancinema. TV Report. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
5. Kim, Jeong-yeon. 차가운 교사로 완벽 몰입한 '마더'이보영, 무표정한 모습 유지. Sisun News (in Korean). Sisun News. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
6. "New TV series 'Mother' calls attention to motherhood, child abuse". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
7. Park, Gwi-im. "[단독] 허율, 400대1 뚫고 tvN '마더' 캐스팅…이보영과 투톱". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
8. Jeong, Yoo-na. '마더' 이보영·이혜영·고성희·이재윤, 감동의 대본리딩 현장. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
9. Mother (메이킹) 대본리딩 만으로도 몰입도 100%! tvN 새 수목드라마 마더 170124 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
10. "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
11. "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
12. "TvN's 'Mother' invited to compete in Canneseries TV festival". Yonhap News Agency. March 14, 2018.
13. "Canneseries Unveils Competition Lineup for Inaugural Edition". Variety. March 13, 2018.
14. "'1987' shines at Baeksang awards : The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 5, 2018.
15. "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
16. "Lee Bo-young wins best actress at drama awards". The Korea Times. 4 September 2018.
17. "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
18. '제2회 더 서울어워즈' 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Mother at IMDb
• Mother at HanCinema