''Dummy Mommy'' () is a 2012

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, Ahn Seo-hyun,

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. It aired on SBS from March 17 to May 20, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 20 episodes. The show is based on a novel of the same name by Choi Yoo-kyung, which was published on October 28, 2005.

Plot

Kim Young-joo is a genius with an IQ of 200 and the youngest editor of a fashion magazine. Constantly embarrassed and ashamed of her sister's

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and suffocated by her affection, Young-joo leaves home and runs away to get married. But after she gives birth to her own daughter and becomes a mother herself, Young-joo begins to see her life and family differently.

Cast

Main

as Kim Young-joo **Jo Min-ah as young Kim Young-joo *

as Kim Sun-young **Jo Jung-eun as young Kim Sun-young *

Ahn Seo-hyun Ahn Seo-hyun (born January 12, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008, and has since appeared in films and television series such as '' The Housemaid'' (2010), '' Single-minded Dandelion'' (2014) and th ...

as Park Dat-byul *

as Lee Je-ha * Kim Tae-woo as Park Jung-do * Shin Hyun-joon as Choi Go-man *

as Oh Chae-rin *

as Han Soo-in

Supporting

Park Hyung-sik Park Hyung-sik (born November 16, 1991), known mononymously as Hyungsik, is a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A, and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for his roles in '' ...

as Oh Soo-hyun *Kim Ha-kyun as Oh Min-suk *Kim Chung as Jang Young-sook *Sa Hee as Park Jung-eun *Jo Duk-hyun as Butler Kim *Lee Joo-shil as Seo Gob-dan *Seo Dong-won as Bae Il-do *Baek Bo-ram as Hong Yi-rim * Lee Se-na as Kim Soo-ri *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent ...

as Kim Dae-young *Jung Hoon as Jin Tae-oh *Lee Eun-jung as Jo Sun-hee *Park Jae-rom as Na Jae-won *Chun Jae-ho as Robert Oh *Yang Eun-yong as Kang Hyun-joo *

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as hairdresser ( cameo)

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Original soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

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* *{{hancinema drama, Dummy_Mommy 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows Television shows based on South Korean novels