# Mother of Mine (TV series)

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.

## 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

* 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
#### Han Cheon Ox Bone Soup Restaurant

* Jo Seung-wook as Min-woo
    Part-timer working in the restaurant.

#### HS Group

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | March 23, 2019 | 23.5% | 22.6% | 20.9% |
| 2 | March 23, 2019 | 27.0% | 26.6% | 25.3% |
| 3 | March 24, 2019 | 25.0% | 24.0% | 22.5% |
| 4 | March 24, 2019 | 29.9% | 28.2% | 26.2% |
| 5 | March 30, 2019 | 21.5% | 22.0% | 21.1% |
| 6 | March 30, 2019 | 26.2% | 26.6% | 25.3% |
| 7 | March 31, 2019 | 25.7% | 25.0% | 22.9% |
| 8 | March 31, 2019 | 31.0% | 29.6% | 27.4% |
| 9 | April 6, 2019 | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.1% |
| 10 | April 6, 2019 | 26.7% | 26.2% | 24.4% |
| 11 | April 7, 2019 | 24.5% | 24.8% | 22.7% |
| 12 | April 7, 2019 | 30.1% | 30.1% | 28.0% |
| 13 | April 13, 2019 | 20.9% | 21.2% | 20.0% |
| 14 | April 13, 2019 | 26.2% | 26.0% | 24.6% |
| 15 | April 14, 2019 | 27.2% | 26.2% | 24.0% |
| 16 | April 14, 2019 | 31.3% | 30.5% | 28.9% |
| 17 | April 20, 2019 | 23.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| 18 | April 20, 2019 | 27.7% | 25.2% | 24.3% |
| 19 | April 21, 2019 | 26.4% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
| 20 | April 21, 2019 | 32.4% | 32.1% | 30.8% |
| 21 | April 27, 2019 | 23.0% | 22.9% | 21.4% |
| 22 | April 27, 2019 | 28.0% | 28.1% | 27.2% |
| 23 | April 28, 2019 | 26.6% | 25.9% | 24.1% |
| 24 | April 28, 2019 | 32.1% | 30.8% | 28.8% |
| 25 | May 4, 2019 | 20.4% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| 26 | May 4, 2019 | 26.0% | 24.8% | 22.7% |
| 27 | May 5, 2019 | 23.5% | 23.4% | 22.3% |
| 28 | May 5, 2019 | 30.2% | 29.3% | 28.2% |
| 29 | May 11, 2019 | 23.9% | 22.3% | 20.9% |
| 30 | May 11, 2019 | 30.2% | 26.9% | 25.4% |
| 31 | May 12, 2019 | 26.5% | 26.6% | 25.2% |
| 32 | May 12, 2019 | 32.9% | 32.6% | 31.3% |
| 33 | May 18, 2019 | 23.6% | 23.0% | 21.4% |
| 34 | May 18, 2019 | 28.7% | 28.2% | 26.5% |
| 35 | May 19, 2019 | 27.4% | 27.4% | 26.1% |
| 36 | May 19, 2019 | 33.4% | 33.1% | 32.0% |
| 37 | May 25, 2019 | 21.2% | 23.4% | 22.2% |
| 38 | May 25, 2019 | 26.8% | 28.2% | 26.9% |
| 39 | May 26, 2019 | 24.3% | 25.9% | 24.0% |
| 40 | May 26, 2019 | 32.2% | 32.5% | 30.2% |
| 41 | June 1, 2019 | 22.6% | 22.9% | 22.1% |
| 42 | June 1, 2019 | 29.5% | 28.5% | 27.4% |
| 43 | June 2, 2019 | 26.1% | 26.9% | 25.8% |
| 44 | June 2, 2019 | 33.3% | 33.0% | 32.4% |
| 45 | June 8, 2019 | 21.6% | 22.1% | 21.0% |
| 46 | June 8, 2019 | 27.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 47 | June 9, 2019 | 26.5% | 26.4% | 25.5% |
| 48 | June 9, 2019 | 32.6% | 32.1% | 30.9% |
| 49 | June 15, 2019 | 22.7% | 22.8% | 21.1% |
| 50 | June 15, 2019 | 29.1% | 28.4% | 26.9% |
| 51 | June 16, 2019 | 25.1% | 26.7% | 26.6% |
| 52 | June 16, 2019 | 31.9% | 31.8% | 30.5% |
| 53 | June 22, 2019 | — | 22.8% | 22.4% |
| 54 | June 22, 2019 | — | 28.7% | 27.8% |
| 55 | June 23, 2019 | 24.9% | 26.4% | 25.8% |
| 56 | June 23, 2019 | 32.6% | 33.6% | 32.5% |
| 57 | June 29, 2019 | 24.0% | 24.6% | 21.7% |
| 58 | June 29, 2019 | 29.4% | 30.5% | 27.8% |
| 59 | June 30, 2019 | 25.0% | 26.4% | 25.2% |
| 60 | June 30, 2019 | 31.6% | 32.7% | 31.0% |
| 61 | July 6, 2019 | 20.7% | 23.1% | 21.8% |
| 62 | July 6, 2019 | 27.1% | 28.4% | 26.9% |
| 63 | July 7, 2019 | 24.4% | 26.8% | 25.5% |
| 64 | July 7, 2019 | 28.4% | 31.3% | 30.6% |
| 65 | July 13, 2019 | 21.3% | 22.3% | 21.3% |
| 66 | July 13, 2019 | 25.8% | 26.9% | 24.9% |
| 67 | July 14, 2019 | 24.1% | 25.7% | 24.6% |
| 68 | July 14, 2019 | 29.9% | 30.4% | 29.6% |
| 69 | July 20, 2019 | 23.3% | 25.0% | 23.2% |
| 70 | July 20, 2019 | 27.5% | 29.5% | 27.4% |
| 71 | July 21, 2019 | 24.7% | 26.8% | 25.7% |
| 72 | July 21, 2019 | 30.4% | 32.6% | 31.2% |
| 73 | July 27, 2019 | 22.1% | 24.2% | 23.0% |
| 74 | July 27, 2019 | 27.7% | 29.5% | 28.0% |
| 75 | July 28, 2019 | — | 26.9% | 25.6% |
| 76 | July 28, 2019 | 32.1% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| 77 | August 3, 2019 | — | 21.5% | 20.0% |
| 78 | August 3, 2019 | — | 27.3% | 25.5% |
| 79 | August 4, 2019 | 26.0% | 26.1% | 24.8% |
| 80 | August 4, 2019 | 31.1% | 31.1% | 28.8% |
| 81 | August 10, 2019 | 21.0% | 21.8% | 20.4% |
| 82 | August 10, 2019 | 26.3% | 27.7% | 26.6% |
| 83 | August 11, 2019 | 26.0% | 26.9% | 25.5% |
| 84 | August 11, 2019 | 31.6% | 31.7% | 30.0% |
| 85 | August 17, 2019 | 23.3% | 23.7% | 22.3% |
| 86 | August 17, 2019 | 27.7% | 27.4% | 25.4% |
| 87 | August 18, 2019 | 26.2% | 27.8% | 26.4% |
| 88 | August 18, 2019 | 31.6% | 33.5% | 31.7% |
| 89 | August 24, 2019 | 22.9% | 24.7% | 23.6% |
| 90 | August 24, 2019 | 27.8% | 29.3% | 28.0% |
| 91 | August 25, 2019 | 26.8% | 28.0% | 26.5% |
| 92 | August 25, 2019 | 32.3% | 32.6% | 30.4% |
| 93 | August 31, 2019 | 23.9% | 25.1% | 23.5% |
| 94 | August 31, 2019 | 28.2% | 30.0% | 27.9% |
| 95 | September 1, 2019 | 27.6% | 29.1% | 27.1% |
| 96 | September 1, 2019 | 32.2% | 33.7% | 31.8% |
| 97 | September 7, 2019 | 27.2% | 28.4% | 27.0% |
| 98 | September 7, 2019 | 31.6% | 32.3% | 30.8% |
| 99 | September 8, 2019 | 28.9% | 29.0% | 26.6% |
| 100 | September 8, 2019 | 34.0% | 34.3% | 32.4% |
| 101 | September 14, 2019 | 27.5% | 27.0% | 25.3% |
| 102 | September 14, 2019 | 31.0% | 30.0% | 27.9% |
| 103 | September 15, 2019 | 29.6% | 30.7% | 28.8% |
| 104 | September 15, 2019 | 34.2% | 34.7% | 32.3% |
| 105 | September 21, 2019 | 27.1% | 28.4% | 25.7% |
| 106 | September 21, 2019 | 32.5% | 33.2% | 30.4% |
| 107 | September 22, 2019 | 33.4% | 33.2% | 29.9% |
| 108 | September 22, 2019 | 37.3% | 35.9% | 33.2% |
| Average | Average | — | 27.6% | 26.1% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama | Mother of Mine | Nominated |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best Screenplay | Jo Jung-sun | Won |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Ha-kyung | Nominated |
| 2019 | 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko] | Grand Prize in a Drama | Kim Hae-sook | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Hong Jong-hyun | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ki Tae-young | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim So-yeon | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Joo Ye-rim | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Ha-kyung | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actor | Hong Jong-hyun | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actress | Kim So-yeon | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Park Jung Soo and Joo Hyun | Nominated |

## Remake

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