''Mama'' () is a 2014

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n television series starring

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Hong Jong-hyun Hong Jong-hyun (born February 2, 1990) is a South Korean actor and model. Career Hong began his entertainment career in 2007 as a professional model. He made his acting debut in 2008, and has appeared in the romantic comedy ''Oh! My Lady'' (201 ...

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, and

Moon Jung-hee Moon Jeong-hee (born January 12, 1976) is a South Korean stage, film, and television actress. She has won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' Deranged'' (2012) and Best Supporting Actress award in Buil F ...

. It aired on MBC from August 2 to October 19, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 24 episodes.

Plot

Han Seung-hee is a successful painter and a happy

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to her son, Geu-roo. But when she gets diagnosed with a terminal illness, Seung-hee becomes determined that Geu-roo will be adopted by a nice family after she's gone. So she seeks out her ex-boyfriend Moon Tae-joo, and ends up befriending Tae-joo's wife, Seo Ji-eun. Meanwhile, a much younger photographer Gu Ji-sub falls for Seung-hee.

Cast

Main characters

as Han Seung-hee *

as Gu Ji-sub *

as Moon Tae-joo *

as Seo Ji-eun *

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as Han Geu-roo **

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as child Geu-roo **

Park Seo-joon Park Seo-joon (born Park Yong-kyu; December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''Kill Me, Heal Me'' (2015), ''She Was Pretty'' (2015), ''Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (2016– ...

as older Geu-roo

Supporting characters

Choi Song-hyun Choi Song-hyun (born April 11, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Choi began her television career as a KBS announcer in 2006, then she resigned from the network in 2008 to focus on acting. She has since starred in films and television dramas suc ...

as Na Se-na *

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as Park Nam-soon *Kim Hyun-kyoon as Moon Tae-hoon *Jo Min-ah as Moon Bo-na *Kim Jung-wook as Seo Young-jin * Park Jung-soo as Kang Myung-ja *

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as Seo Hyun-soo *Lee Hee-do as Company president Gu *

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as Kang Rae-yeon *Jang Seo-won as Assistant manager Lee *Lee Chae-eun as Miss Jung *

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as Jin Hyo-jung *

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as Kwon Do-hee *

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as Director Kim *Park Ha-young as Bong Min-joo *

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as Kim Han-se *

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as Suzy * Ju-an as Rachel

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV beginning December 10, 2014.

References

External links

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