''Wonderful Mama'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring

Bae Jong-ok Bae Jong-ok (born May 13, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in both film and television. While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doct ...

with Jeong Yu-mi, Kim Ji-seok and

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in '' Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015– ...

. 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.

Synopsis

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 Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, also called younger-onset Alzheimer's, is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting for only 5–10% of all Alzheimer's cases. About 60% have a positive ...

. 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.

Cast

Main

as Yoon Bok-hee :A self-made woman who went from working a tiny market stand to becoming a successful

loan shark A loan shark is a person who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside the law. Description Because loan sharks operate mostly illegally, they cannot reasonably ...

who owns multi-million- won buildings. She is diagnosed with

early-onset Alzheimer's disease Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, also called younger-onset Alzheimer's, is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting for only 5–10% of all Alzheimer's cases. About 60% have a positive ...

. * Jeong Yu-mi as Go Young-chae :Spoiled daughter of Bok-hee, she is a shopaholic and fashionista * Kim Ji-seok as Go Young-soo : Bok-hee's son and Young-chae's twin brother, directionless with his career *

as Go Young-joon :Bok-hee's youngest child who is also a mama's boy, a playboy high-school student

Supporting

Jung Gyu-woon Jung Gyu-woon (; born June 28, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Career Jung Gyu-woon made acting his debut in 2004 with the mobile drama ''Five Stars''. He first gained notice in 2008 when he took two contrasting roles — as a crazy young executi ...

as Jang Hoon-nam *

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ''B ...

as Jang Ki-nam *

Kyeon Mi-ri Kyeon Mi-ri (born January 27, 1965) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her role as the antagonist Lady Choi in the hit period drama ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003). Career Kyeon Mi-ri graduated from Seoul Traditional Arts H ...

as Kim Young-yi * Lee Hwa-kyum as Jang Go-eun *

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as Lee Jang-ho *

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as Oh Da-jung *

Yoo In-young Yoo Hyo-min (born January 5, 1984), professionally known as Yoo In-young (Hangul: 유인영), is a South Korean actress. Yoo began her entertainment career as a commercial model before making her acting debut in 2005. Yoo is best known for her r ...

as Lee Soo-jin *Kim Chung as Choi Eun-ok *

Yoon Joo-hee Yoon Joo-hee (born February 21, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the multi-season medical/ crime procedural cable TV series ''Quiz of God ''Quiz of God'' () is a South Korean television series broadcast on c ...

as Kim Nan-hee *Hwang Jae-won as Lee Ji-woo * Jung Kyung-ho as Sasa Kim *Lee Kyung-shil as Jaegal Jeom-soon *

Heo Jung-eun Heo Jung-eun (; born September 14, 2007) is a South Korean actress. She first drew public attention with her performances in hit dramas, '' My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' (2016) and ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). At age nine, she took on her first leadin ...

as Kim Ha-pil *Lee Suk-joon as Han Dong-soo *Hwang Dong-joo as Hong Yoon-jae *

Shin Ji-soo Shin Ji-soo (born October 28, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. Shin began her entertainment career as a child actress, and has since starred in television dramas such as ''Virtue'' (2000) and ''Famous Princesses'' (2006), as well as t ...

as Hee-jin *

Yoon Ji-min Yoon Ji-min (born Yoon Ji-young on October 23, 1977) is a South Korean actress and model. She played Ji in the period action series '' Warrior Baek Dong-soo''. Personal life She married actor Kwon Min (Kwon Hae-sung) on July 13, 2013 at THE RAU ...

as Han Se-ah

Ratings

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* It aired in Vietnam on TodayTV VTC7 from February 9, 2014, under the title ''Mẹ Ơi, Cố Lên''.

Notes

References

External links

''Wonderful Mama'' official SBS website
*{{hancinema film, Wonderful_Mama Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2013 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series