Mother of Mine (TV series) explained

Native Name:
Hangul:세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸
Rr:Sesang-eseo Jeil Yeppeun Nae Ttal
Lk:My Daughter Who Is the Prettiest in the World
Genre:Family
Romance
Comedy
Melodrama
Creator:KBS Drama Production
Director:Kim Jong-chang
Music:Gaemi (Music Manager)
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:108
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:35 minutes
Network:KBS2

Mother of Mine 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.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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.

Park Seon-ja's youngest daughter. She is a former novelist.

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.

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

Part-timer working in the restaurant.

HS Group

Chairman of HS Group. Han Tae-joo and Han Tae-ho's father.

Han Jong-soo's second wife who is a retired actress.

Na Hye-mi's older brother.

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.

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.

Kim Woo-jin’s ex-wife and a book designer.

HS Group Marketing and Strategy Department

The Bank

Special appearances

Viewership

Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmSAGB Nielsen[6]
NationwideNationwideSeoul
1March 23, 201923.5%22.6%20.9%
227.0%26.6%25.3%
3March 24, 201925.0%24.0%22.5%
429.9%28.2%26.2%
5March 30, 201921.5%22.0%21.1%
626.2%26.6%25.3%
7March 31, 201925.7%25.0%22.9%
831.0%29.6%27.4%
9April 6, 201921.9%21.9%21.1%
1026.7%26.2%24.4%
11April 7, 201924.5%24.8%22.7%
1230.1%30.1%28.0%
13April 13, 201920.9%21.2%20.0%
1426.2%26.0%24.6%
15April 14, 201927.2%26.2%24.0%
1631.3%30.5%28.9%
17April 20, 201923.3%22.2%21.6%
1827.7%25.2%24.3%
19April 21, 201926.4%26.3%25.1%
2032.4%32.1%30.8%
21April 27, 201923.0%22.9%21.4%
2228.0%28.1%27.2%
23April 28, 201926.6%25.9%24.1%
2432.1%30.8%28.8%
25May 4, 2019
2626.0%24.8%22.7%
27May 5, 201923.5%23.4%22.3%
2830.2%29.3%28.2%
29May 11, 201923.9%22.3%20.9%
3030.2%26.9%25.4%
31May 12, 201926.5%26.6%25.2%
3232.9%32.6%31.3%
33May 18, 201923.6%23.0%21.4%
3428.7%28.2%26.5%
35May 19, 201927.4%27.4%26.1%
3633.4%33.1%32.0%
37May 25, 201921.2%23.4%22.2%
3826.8%28.2%26.9%
39May 26, 201924.3%25.9%24.0%
4032.2%32.5%30.2%
41June 1, 201922.6%22.9%22.1%
4229.5%28.5%27.4%
43June 2, 201926.1%26.9%25.8%
4433.3%33.0%32.4%
45June 8, 201921.6%22.1%21.0%
4627.7%29.1%28.4%
47June 9, 201926.5%26.4%25.5%
4832.6%32.1%30.9%
49June 15, 201922.7%22.8%21.1%
5029.1%28.4%26.9%
51June 16, 201925.1%26.7%26.6%
5231.9%31.8%30.5%
53June 22, 201922.8%22.4%
5428.7%27.8%
55June 23, 201924.9%26.4%25.8%
5632.6%33.6%32.5%
57June 29, 201924.0%24.6%21.7%
5829.4%30.5%27.8%
59June 30, 201925.0%26.4%25.2%
6031.6%32.7%31.0%
61July 6, 201920.7%23.1%21.8%
6227.1%28.4%26.9%
63July 7, 201924.4%26.8%25.5%
6428.4%31.3%30.6%
65July 13, 201921.3%22.3%21.3%
6625.8%26.9%24.9%
67July 14, 201924.1%25.7%24.6%
6829.9%30.4%29.6%
69July 20, 201923.3% 25.0% 23.2%
7027.5% 29.5%27.4%
71July 21, 201924.7% 26.8% 25.7%
7230.4% 32.6% 31.2%
73July 27, 201922.1% 24.2% 23.0%
7427.7% 29.5% 28.0%
75July 28, 201926.9% 25.6%
7632.1% 31.6% 30.3%
77August 3, 201921.5% 20.0%
7827.3% 25.5%
79August 4, 201926.0% 26.1% 24.8%
8031.1% 31.1% 28.8%
81August 10, 201921.0% 21.8% 20.4%
8226.3% 27.7% 26.6%
83August 11, 201926.0%26.9% 25.5%
8431.6%31.7% 30.0%
85August 17, 201923.3%23.7%22.3%
8627.7%27.4%25.4%
87August 18, 201926.2%27.8%26.4%
8831.6%33.5%31.7%
89August 24, 201922.9%24.7%23.6%
9027.8%29.3%28.0%
91August 25, 201926.8%28.0%26.5%
9232.3%32.6%30.4%
93August 31, 201923.9%25.1%23.5%
9428.2%30.0%27.9%
95September 1, 201927.6%29.1%27.1%
9632.2%33.7%31.8%
97September 7, 201927.2%28.4%27.0%
9831.6%32.3%30.8%
99September 8, 201928.9%29.0%26.6%
10034.0%34.3%32.4%
101September 14, 201927.5%27.0%25.3%
10231.0%30.0%27.9%
103September 15, 201929.6%30.7%28.8%
10434.2%34.7%32.3%
105September 21, 201927.1%28.4%25.7%
10632.5%33.2%30.4%
107September 22, 201933.4%33.2%29.9%
108
Average

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201912th Korea Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Kim Hae-sook[7]
Best DramaMother of Mine
Best ScreenplayJo Jung-sun
Best New ActressKim Ha-kyung
27th Grand Prize in a DramaKim Hae-sook[8]
KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress [9]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaHong Jong-hyun
Ki Tae-young
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaKim Hae-sook
Kim So-yeon
Best Young ActressJoo Ye-rim
Best New ActressKim Ha-kyung
Netizen Award, ActorHong Jong-hyun
Netizen Award, ActressKim So-yeon
Best Couple AwardPark Jung Soo and Joo Hyun

Remake

This series is remade in Vietnam as Thương ngày nắng về, aired on government-owned VTV3 in 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Mother of Mine' Press Conference: A Heartwarming Drama. March 20, 2019. KBS World. July 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Mother roles are diverse enough to make a whole genre. March 23, 2019. The Korea Times. July 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: Mother's Day. March 20, 2019. Korea JoongAng Daily. July 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: KBS2 drama adds two to its cast. 22 January 2019. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  5. Web site: Nielsen Korea. 2021-06-06. www.nielsenkorea.co.kr.
  6. Web site: Nielsen Korea. ko. AGB Nielsen Media Research. March 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: '2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등. September 27, 2019. Sedaily. ko.
  8. Web site: 제27회 대한민국문화연예대상 시상식 열려, 드라마부문 대상에 중견배우 김해숙씨 . NBN News Agency. 1 December 2019. ko.
  9. Web site: Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards. December 31, 2019. HanCinema. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406014558/https://www.hancinema.net/winners-of-the-2019-kbs-drama-awards-137265.html. April 6, 2020. December 31, 2019.