Mother of Mine (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series

Mother of Mine

Promotional poster

Hangul|

세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸

Lit.| My Daughter Who Is the Prettiest in the World
RR| Sesangeseo jeil yeppeun nae ttal
MR| Sesangesŏ cheil yeppŭn nae ttal
Genre| Family
Romance
Comedy
Melodrama
Created by| KBS Drama Production
Written by| Jo Jung-sun
Directed by| Kim Jong-chang
Starring|

* Kim Hae-sook
* Kim So-yeon
* Yoo Sun
* Kim Ha-kyung
* Park Geun-soo
* Nam Tae-boo
* Choi Myung-gil

Music by| Gaemi (Music Manager)
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 108[a][b]
Production
Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 35 minutes[b]
Production companies|

* GnG Production
* Take2

Original release
Network| KBS2
Release| March 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

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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

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### Main

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* Kim Hae-sook as Park Seon-ja

Mother of Kang Mi-seon, Kang Mi-ri, and Kang Mi-hye. She owns and runs an Ox Bone soup restaurant.

* Choi Myung-gil as Jeon In-sook

Biological mother of Kang Mi-ri and Step-aunt of Han Tae-joo. She is the new CEO of HS Apparel.

* Kim So-yeon as Kang Mi-ri / Kang Seung-yeon

Adopted daughter/Niece of Park Seon-ja and Biological daughter of Jeon In-sook. She works for HS Apparel.

* Yoo Sun as Kang Mi-seon

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.

* Hong Jong-hyun as Han Tae-joo

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

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#### Han Cheon Ox Bone Soup Restaurant

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* Jo Seung-wook as Min-woo

Part-timer working in the restaurant.

#### HS Group

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* Dong Bang-woo as Han Jong-soo

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

* Kang Sung-yeon as Na Hye-mi

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

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* Joo Hyun as Jeong Dae-cheol

Kang Mi-seon's father-in-law.

* Park Jung-soo as Ha Mi-ok

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.

* Joo Ye-rim as Jeong Da-bin

Kang Mi-seon and Jeong Jin-soo's only daughter.

#### Doldamgil Publishing

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* Ki Tae-young as Kim Woo-jin

Doldamgil Publishing's Chief editor and Kang Mi-hye's love interest.

* Han Ki-woong as Peter Park

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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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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

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

## Notes

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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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1. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 - via PressReader.
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.
6. ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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". The Seoul Economy Daily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
9. ^ 제27회 대한민국문화연예대상 시상식 열려, 드라마부문 대상에 중견배우 김해숙씨. NBN News Agency (in Korean). 1 December 2019.
10. ^ "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Mother of Mine on KBS World

*[Lit.]: Literal meaning
*[No.]: Number
*[Ep.]: Episode