Mother (South Korean TV series)
Mother () 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. 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. 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. The first four-hour script reading of the cast was held on November 1, 2017, at Studio Dragon's main office in Sangam-dong. Original soundtrack Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Viewership Awards and nominations References External links Korean-language television shows TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas Television series by Studio Dragon 2018 South Korean television series debuts South Korean television series based on Japanese television series 2018 South Korean television series endings