Wonderful Mama
Wonderful Mama | |
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Promotional poster for Wonderful Mama | |
Also known as |
My Wonder Mom Wonderful Mom |
Genre |
Drama Romance Family |
Written by | Park Hyun-joo |
Directed by | Yoon Ryu-hae |
Starring |
Bae Jong-ok Jeong Yu-mi Jung Gyu-woon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Location(s) |
South Korea Cebu, Philippines[1] |
Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST) |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 13 April 2013 – 22 September 2013 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | My Lover, Madame Butterfly |
Followed by | Passionate Love |
External links | |
Website |
Wonderful Mama (Hangul: 원더풀 마마; RR: Wondeopul Mama) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Bae Jong-ok, Jeong Yu-mi and Jung Gyu-woon.[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.
Plot
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
- Bae Jong-ok as Yoon Bok-hee
- 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.
- Jeong Yu-mi (actress born 1984) as Go Young-chae
- Bok-hee's eldest daughter, and a designer. Bratty and spoiled, Young-chae has a short temper and a quick tongue. But she'll eventually mature and become a warm, optimistic young woman with lots of affection. She meets Hoon-nam when she starts a new job, and they'll have a contentious workplace romance.
- Jung Gyu-woon as Jang Hoon-nam
- Hoon-nam (which in Korean literally means "nice guy") is the second son of a family that's owned a clothing material factory for three generations. He lost his parents at a young age, and grew up taking care of his hearing-impaired older brother. He's strict and professional at work, with a strong sense of responsibility. He starts out trying to get Young-chae to stop being a gold-digging princess, and eventually falls in love with her.
- Kim Ji-seok as Go Young-soo
- Park Bo-gum as Go Young-joon
- Ahn Nae-sang as Jang Ki-nam
- Kyeon Mi-ri as Kim Young-yi
- Yooyoung as Jang Go-eun
- Lee Min-woo as Lee Jang-ho
- Lee Chung-ah as Oh Da-jung
- Young-chae's sweet, sincere, but clumsy best friend. Da-jung is a doormat type who is disregarded by her husband and constantly taken advantage of by others, but is lovable and childlike in her innocence and incites protective instincts.
- Yoo In-young as Lee Soo-jin
- Kim Chung as Choi Eun-ok
- Yoon Joo-hee as Kim Nan-hee
- Hwang Jae-won as Lee Ji-woo
- Jeong Kyeong-ho as Sasa Kim
- Lee Kyung-shil as Jaegal Jeom-soon
- Heo Jung-eun as Kim Ha-pil
- Lee Suk-joon as Han Dong-soo
- Hwang Dong-joo as Hong Yoon-jae
- Shin Ji-soo as Hee-jin
- Yoon Ji-min as Han Se-ah
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2013 | | Best Dressed | Yoo In-young | Won |
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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 |
References
- ↑ Balbuena, Vanessa A. (25 March 2013). "Upcoming Korean drama shoots scenes in Cebu". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ Li, Ki-bum (12 April 2013). "Beautiful Ladies of Wonderful Mama". Star News. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ↑ "Wonderful Mama Has To Help Her Children Grow Up". KDramaStars. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-20.