South Korean television series
Mother Promotional poster
Also known as Call Me Mother Hangul 마더
Genre Based on Mother Developed by Studio Dragon Written by Chung Seo-kyung Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Camera setup Single-camera Production company The Unicorn Distributor tvN Original network tvN Picture format 1080i (HDTV )Audio format Dolby Digital Original release January 24 (2018-01-24 ) – (2018-03-15 ) Related shows Website
Mother [1] 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.[2] [3] [4] [5]
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 motherHeo Yool as Kim Hye-na/Kim Yoon-bok, one of Soo-jin's students and soon adopted daughterLee Hye-young as Cha Young-sin, Soo-jin, Yi-jin and Hyun-jin's adoptive mother
Nam Ki-ae as Nam Hong-hee, Soo-jin's birth mother
Ko Sung-hee as Shin Ja-young, Yoon-bok's birth motherSupporting [ ] People around Soo-jin [ ] People around Yoon-bok and Ja-young [ ] People around Young-sin [ ] Jeon Hye-jin as Kang Yi-jin, Soo-jin's younger sisterGo Bo-gyeol as Kang Hyun-jin, Soo-jin's youngest sister [ko ] as Detective Jae-beomLee 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 [ ] Production [ ] Child actress Heo Yool was selected out of 400 candidates for the role of Kim Hye-na.[6]
The first four-hour script reading of the cast was held on November 1, 2017, at Studio Dragon 's main office in Sangam-dong .[7] [8] Original soundtrack [ ] Part 1 [ ] 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 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
Ratings [ ] 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 Media Research .
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[10]
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 the red numbers This drama 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 [ ] References [ ]
^ Mother 아이가 다쳐도 '무덤덤'한 엄마 고성희, 상황을 알게 된 이보영 180124 EP.1 YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .^ "Nippon TV Announces Deal with CJ E&M for Korean format of its Award-winning Japanese Drama Series "Mother" " . Broadcasting & Cable . NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2017 .^ "Actress Lee Bo-young Will Be Playing Another Strong-willed Mother Role in 2018" . Hancinema . TV Report. Retrieved December 14, 2017 .^ Kim, Jeong-yeon. 차가운 교사로 완벽 몰입한 '마더'이보영, 무표정한 모습 유지 Sisun News (in Korean). Sisun News. Retrieved December 14, 2017 . ^ "New TV series 'Mother' calls attention to motherhood, child abuse" . Yonhap News . Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .^ Park, Gwi-im. "[단독] 허율, 400대1 뚫고 tvN '마더' 캐스팅…이보영과 투톱" . Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved December 14, 2017 . ^ Jeong, Yoo-na. '마더' 이보영·이혜영·고성희·이재윤, 감동의 대본리딩 현장 Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 14, 2017 . ^ Mother (메이킹) 대본리딩 만으로도 몰입도 100%! tvN 새 수목드라마 마더 170124 EP.1 YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2020 .^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research . Retrieved January 24, 2018 .^ "TvN's 'Mother' invited to compete in Canneseries TV festival" . Yonhap News Agency . March 14, 2018.^ "Canneseries Unveils Competition Lineup for Inaugural Edition" . Variety . March 13, 2018.^ "' 1987' shines at Baeksang awards : The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television" . Korea JoongAng Daily . May 5, 2018.^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개" . JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.^ "Lee Bo-young wins best actress at drama awards" . The Korea Times . 4 September 2018.^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트" . Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.^ '제2회 더 서울어워즈' 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개 iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
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