I Am the Mother Too
| I Am the Mother Too | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Hangul | 나도 엄마야 |
| Literal meaning | I'm a Mother Too |
| Revised Romanization | Nado Eommaya |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Hong Chang-wook (SBS) |
| Written by | Lee Geun-young[1] |
| Directed by | Bae Tae-seop |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 124[a] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Park hyung Ki |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | The Story Works |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | May 28 – November 23, 2018 |
I Am the Mother Too[2] (Korean: 나도 엄마야; RR: Nado Eommaya) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Lee In-hye, Woo Hee-jin, Alex Chu, Park Joon-hyuk, and Moon Bo-ryung.[3] The series airs daily on SBS from 8:40 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. (KST).
Plot
A story of a woman who is surrogate mother, overcoming hardships and hurts, finding true love and happiness, and her maternal love transcends bloodline.
Cast
Main
- Lee In-hye as Yoon Ji-young[4]
- Woo Hee-jin as Choi Kyung-shin[5]
- Alex Chu as Shin Sang-hyuk[6]
- Park Joon-hyuk as Shin Hyun-joon[7]
- Moon Bo-ryung as Oh Hye-rim[8]
Supporting
Chairman Shin's family
- Park Geun-hyung as Shin Tae-jong
- Yoon Mi-ra as Lim Eun-ja
- Song Yoo-an as Yeo Min-kyung
- Joo Sang-hyuk as Shin Tae-woong
People around Ji-young
- Hong Yeo-jin as Jo Young-ran
- Jung Kyung-soon as Yoon Ki-sook
- Jung Han-heon as Ji Dong-man
- Jung Joo-won as Ji Bong-kyu[9]
- Yoo In-hyuk as Ji Se-young[10]
- Yoon Seo-hyun as Kang Sung-nam
- Park Joon-seok as Young-kyu
Extended
- Kim Tae-hee as prof. Kim Seon-jeong
- Ji Chan as Jung Jin-kook[11]
- Lee Jung-hoon as chief Moon
- Yoon Seung-hoon as Park Chang-hoon
- Kim Chang-hwan as Han Dong-soo
- Kim Eun-hye as Noh Mi-hyun[12]
- Choi Yeo-won as Jung Eun-chae
- Park Ga-ram as Jenny
Ratings
- In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[13] | AGB Nielsen[14] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | May 28, 2018 | 9.5% | 6.7% | 7.5% (12th) | 6.8% (15th) |
| 2 | May 29, 2018 | 9.1% | 6.0% | 7.2% (10th) | 6.6% (15th) |
| 3 | May 30, 2018 | 9.0% | 5.8% | 6.5% (10th) | 5.9% (14th) |
| 4 | May 31, 2018 | 9.8% | 7.1% | 6.9% (11th) | 6.5% (13th) |
| 5 | June 1, 2018 | 9.1% | 6.3% | 7.1% (14th) | 6.5% (15th) |
| 6 | June 4, 2018 | 8.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% (13th) | 6.4% (18th) |
| 7 | June 5, 2018 | 5.9% | 7.0% (9th) | 6.6% (12th) | |
| 8 | June 6, 2018 | 7.3% | 4.2% | 6.4% (14th) | 6.0% (13th) |
| 9 | June 7, 2018 | 8.0% | 5.3% | 7.1% (9th) | 6.8% (9th) |
| 10 | June 8, 2018 | 8.4% | 5.8% | 7.7% (11th) | 7.1% (12th) |
| 11 | June 11, 2018 | 9.2% | 6.7% | 6.9% (16th) | — |
| 12 | June 14, 2018[b] | 8.8% | 6.2% | 6.7% (12th) | 6.0% (14th) |
| 13 | June 15, 2018 | 9.7% | 7.4% | 7.3% (13th) | 6.3% (13th) |
| 14 | June 18, 2018 | 8.0% | 5.6% | 6.5% (17th) | 6.2% (16th) |
| 15 | June 19, 2018 | 9.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% (7th) | 6.8% (9th) |
| 16 | June 20, 2018 | 8.1% | 5.8% | 7.0% (9th) | 6.3% (15th) |
| 17 | June 21, 2018 | 8.5% | 6.3% | 7.4% (9th) | 6.9% (8th) |
| 18 | June 22, 2018 | 8.8% | 6.7% | 8.4% (10th) | 7.6% (12th) |
| 19 | June 25, 2018 | 9.5% | 7.5% | 7.3% (11th) | 6.2% (19th) |
| 20 | June 26, 2018 | 9.3% | 7.2% | 7.7% (12th) | 7.0% (15th) |
| 21 | June 27, 2018 | 9.6% | 7.6% | 7.8% (12th) | 7.2% (14th) |
| 22 | June 28, 2018 | 10.2% | 8.3% | 8.2% (10th) | 7.0% (12th) |
| 23 | June 29, 2018 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 7.6% (12th) | 6.8% (13th) |
| 24 | July 2, 2018 | 7.8% | 7.5% (16th) | 6.6% (20th) | |
| 25 | July 3, 2018 | 9.8% | 8.0% | 7.5% (13th) | 6.7% (18th) |
| 26 | July 4, 2018 | 9.4% | 7.6% | 7.5% (8th) | 6.7% (9th) |
| 27 | July 5, 2018 | 9.8% | 8.1% | 8.3% (6th) | 7.5% (6th) |
| 28 | July 6, 2018 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 8.0% (7th) | 7.1% (8th) |
| 29 | July 9, 2018 | 9.5% | 7.6% | 8.1% (9th) | 6.7% (17th) |
| 30 | July 10, 2018 | 9.4% | 7.3% | 7.5% (11th) | 6.1% (17th) |
| 31 | July 11, 2018 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 7.4% (11th) | 7.0% (9th) |
| 32 | July 12, 2018 | 10.0% | 8.2% | 8.3% (6th) | 7.7% (6th) |
| 33 | July 13, 2018 | 10.2% | 8.4% | 7.3% (13th) | 6.5% (12th) |
| 34 | July 16, 2018 | 9.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% (7th) | 7.3% (12th) |
| 35 | July 17, 2018 | 9.7% | 7.5% | 7.2% (12th) | 6.0% (16th) |
| 36 | July 18, 2018 | 7.8% | 7.5% (7th) | 6.5% (9th) | |
| 37 | July 19, 2018 | 10.0% | 8.2% | 7.9% (6th) | 6.9% (7th) |
| 38 | July 20, 2018 | 10.4% | 8.7% | 7.8% (11th) | 7.2% (11th) |
| 39 | July 23, 2018 | 10.1% | 8.3% | 7.5% (10th) | 6.8% (15th) |
| 40 | July 24, 2018 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 7.6% (9th) | 6.8% (13th) |
| 41 | July 25, 2018 | 10.1% | 8.4% | 7.9% (9th) | 7.3% (9th) |
| 42 | July 26, 2018 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 8.0% (6th) | 7.1% (8th) |
| 43 | July 27, 2018 | 10.5% | 8.8% | 7.9% (11th) | 6.9% (11th) |
| 44 | July 30, 2018 | 9.6% | 7.5% | 7.6% (9th) | 6.3% (15th) |
| 45 | July 31, 2018 | 9.1% | 6.9% | 7.4% (8th) | 6.3% (12th) |
| 46 | August 1, 2018 | 8.5% | 6.2% | 7.7% (7th) | 7.0% (8th) |
| 47 | August 2, 2018 | 9.0% | 6.8% | 8.0% (5th) | 7.1% (7th) |
| 48 | August 3, 2018 | 8.9% | 6.5% | 7.9% (10th) | 6.6% (12th) |
| 49 | August 6, 2018 | 8.7% | 6.1% | 7.3% (11th) | 6.2% (16th) |
| 50 | August 7, 2018 | 9.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% (8th) | 6.6% (12th) |
| 51 | August 8, 2018 | 8.6% | 6.0% | 7.8% (7th) | 7.3% (6th) |
| 52 | August 9, 2018 | 9.5% | 7.1% | 8.2% (8th) | 6.9% (10th) |
| 53 | August 10, 2018 | 7.3% | 8.2% (12th) | 7.1% (12th) | |
| 54 | August 13, 2018 | 9.4% | 7.2% | 8.1% (10th) | 7.3% (11th) |
| 55 | August 14, 2018 | 9.9% | 7.8% | 7.9% (8th) | 6.7% (10th) |
| 56 | August 15, 2018 | 8.3% | 6.1% | 7.2% (12th) | 6.3% (15th) |
| 57 | August 16, 2018 | 10.5% | 8.4% | 8.0% (8th) | 6.7% (10th) |
| 58 | August 17, 2018 | 9.6% | 7.3% | 8.8% (9th) | 7.7% (11th) |
| 59 | August 20, 2018 | 9.3% | 6.9% | 8.6% (7th) | 7.4% (9th) |
| 60 | August 21, 2018 | 9.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% (7th) | 6.9% (11th) |
| 61 | August 22, 2018 | 7.5% | 7.8% (8th) | 7.0% (11th) | |
| 62 | August 23, 2018 | 10.6% | 8.3% | 8.5% (9th) | 7.0% (11th) |
| 63 | August 27, 2018[c] | 10.7% | 8.8% | 8.6% (8th) | 7.2% (15th) |
| 64 | August 28, 2018 | 10.6% | 8.6% | 8.5% (8th) | 7.4% (14th) |
| 65 | August 29, 2018 | 9.9% | 7.6% | 7.8% (14th) | 7.0% (NR) |
| 66 | August 30, 2018 | 10.5% | 8.3% | 8.4% (7th) | 7.1% (8th) |
| 67 | August 31, 2018 | 10.3% | 8.0% | 8.4% (9th) | 7.1% (10th) |
| 68 | September 3, 2018 | 9.6% | — | 8.1% (12th) | 6.9% (15th) |
| 69 | September 4, 2018 | 10.7% | 8.4% (7th) | 7.4% (10th) | |
| 70 | September 5, 2018 | 10.3% | 7.9% (7th) | 6.9% (9th) | |
| 71 | September 6, 2018 | 10.6% | 8.7% (5th) | 7.5% (8th) | |
| 72 | September 7, 2018 | 11.0% | 8.6% (10th) | 7.4% (11th) | |
| 73 | September 10, 2018 | 9.5% | 8.3% (9th) | 7.0% (14th) | |
| 74 | September 11, 2018 | 10.1% | 8.3% (7th) | 7.1% (8th) | |
| 75 | September 12, 2018 | — | 9.3% (5th) | 8.6% (4th) | |
| 76 | September 13, 2018 | 9.6% | 8.7% (6th) | 7.5% (9th) | |
| 77 | September 14, 2018 | — | 10.0% (7th) | 8.6% (9th) | |
| 78 | September 17, 2018 | 9.7% | 8.3% (8th) | 6.8% (13th) | |
| 79 | September 21, 2018[d] | 10.0% | 8.9% (10th) | 7.6% (11th) | |
| 80 | September 24, 2018 | — | 3.2% (NR) | — | |
| 81 | September 25, 2018 | 7.2% | 6.1% (16th) | 5.9% (16th) | |
| 82 | September 26, 2018 | 7.8% | 7.2% (14th) | 6.9% (14th) | |
| 83 | September 27, 2018 | 10.2% | 9.2% (7th) | 8.3% (8th) | |
| 84 | September 28, 2018 | 10.7% | 9.2% (8th) | 8.3% (11th) | |
| 85 | October 1, 2018 | 9.6% | 8.9% (7th) | 7.3% (14th) | |
| 86 | October 2, 2018 | 10.2% | 8.7% (5th) | 7.7% (6th) | |
| 87 | October 3, 2018 | — | 7.8% (11th) | 6.7% (15th) | |
| 88 | October 4, 2018 | 9.3% (7th) | 8.3% (8th) | ||
| 89 | October 5, 2018 | 9.6% (9th) | 8.4% (10th) | ||
| 90 | October 8, 2018 | 9.6% | 9.2% (6th) | 8.6% (7th) | |
| 91 | October 9, 2018 | 9.1% | 7.8% (11th) | 7.5% (12th) | |
| 92 | October 10, 2018 | 9.4% | 9.4% (5th) | 8.8% (5th) | |
| 93 | October 11, 2018 | 10.8% | 9.3% (5th) | 8.4% (8th) | |
| 94 | October 12, 2018 | 10.0% | 8.6% (10th) | 7.2% (13th) | |
| 95 | October 15, 2018 | 10.4% | 8.7% (7th) | 7.3% (10th) | |
| 96 | October 16, 2018 | 11.1% | 9.5% (6th) | 8.4% (7th) | |
| 97 | October 17, 2018 | 10.2% | 9.3% (7th) | 8.3% (6th) | |
| 98 | October 18, 2018 | 10.9% | 9.5% (6th) | 8.2% (10th) | |
| 99 | October 19, 2018 | 11.0% | 9.3% (7th) | 7.9% (9th) | |
| 100 | October 22, 2018 | 10.6% | 8.6% (7th) | 7.2% (9th) | |
| 101 | October 23, 2018 | 10.7% | 8.7% (5th) | 7.6% (9th) | |
| 102 | October 24, 2018 | 10.5% | 9.8% (6th) | 8.9% (6th) | |
| 103 | October 25, 2018 | 10.9% | 9.2% (8th) | 7.9% (11th) | |
| 104 | October 26, 2018 | 11.9% | 9.5% (10th) | 8.6% (11th) | |
| 105 | October 29, 2018 | 10.8% | 9.5% (7th) | 8.7% (7th) | |
| 106 | October 30, 2018 | 11.0% | 10.1% (5th) | 8.8% (6th) | |
| 107 | October 31, 2018 | 11.5% | 9.6% (6th) | 8.7% (7th) | |
| 108 | November 1, 2018 | 11.2% | 9.9% (8th) | 8.7% (12th) | |
| 109 | November 2, 2018 | 9.5% | 7.2% (12th) | 6.7% (13th) | |
| 110 | November 5, 2018 | 10.7% | 10.2% (6th) | 9.0% (7th) | |
| 111 | November 6, 2018 | 11.3% | 9.8% (6th) | 8.6% (6th) | |
| 112 | November 7, 2018 | — | 9.3% (5th) | 7.9% (10th) | |
| 113 | November 8, 2018 | 10.1% (5th) | 8.5% (13th) | ||
| 114 | November 9, 2018 | 10.3% (5th) | 9.0% (8th) | ||
| 115 | November 12, 2018 | 11.2% | 9.6% (7th) | 8.5% (8th) | |
| 116 | November 13, 2018 | 11.5% | 9.4% (7th) | 8.2% (9th) | |
| 117 | November 14, 2018 | 11.0% | 8.2% (10th) | ||
| 118 | November 15, 2018 | 11.2% | 9.5% (9th) | 8.8% (10th) | |
| 119 | November 16, 2018 | 11.3% | 7.9% (12th) | ||
| 120 | November 19, 2018 | 11.6% | 9.2% (7th) | 7.9% (9th) | |
| 121 | November 20, 2018 | 10.8% | 10.2% (6th) | 9.3% (7th) | |
| 122 | November 21, 2018 | 11.4% | 9.8% (6th) | 9.0% (6th) | |
| 123 | November 22, 2018 | 11.8% | 10.3% (7th) | 9.4% (7th) | |
| 124 | November 23, 2018 | 12.0% | 10.0% (8th) | 8.8% (7th) | |
| Average | — | — | 8.27% | — | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Woo Hee-jin | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Alex Chu | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to air for 120 episodes, the series was extended by four episodes in lieu of six preempts.
- ^ No episodes were aired on June 12 due to the special news coverage of the North Korea–United States Summit in Singapore, and on June 13 due to the South Korean local elections.
- ^ No episode was aired on August 24 due to special news coverage of the typhoon Soulik.
- ^ No episodes were aired on September 18–20 due to news coverage of the 3rd Inter-Korean Summit.
References
- ^ "[New Drama] "I'm a Mother, Too" Tackles the Tough Subject of Surrogacy". HanCinema. April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ SBS [나도 엄마야] - 18년 6월 4일(월) 예고 / 'I am the mother too' Preview. YouTube (in Korean). SBSNOW. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ Yang, Ji-yeon (April 16, 2018). "[공식입장] SBS 측 "우희진·이인혜·알렉스, '나도 엄마야' 출연 확정"". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Ha, Kyung-heon (April 17, 2018). "이인혜, SBS 일일극 '나도 엄마야' 대리모 役 캐스팅". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Son, Hyo-jung (April 16, 2018). "[단독] 우희진, SBS '나도엄마야' 주연…이인혜·알렉스와 호흡". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Park, Soo-in (April 14, 2018). "SBS 측 "알렉스 '나도 엄마야' 출연 확정" 결혼 후 복귀작(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Park, Soo-in (May 8, 2018). 박준혁 ‘나도 엄마야’ 캐스팅, 우희진과 부부 호흡(공식). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (April 26, 2018). 문보령 ‘나도 엄마야’로 3년만에 안방 복귀(공식). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Park, Se-hyun (May 4, 2018). "배우 정주원, SBS '나도 엄마야' 지봉규役 확정 "최선 다할 것"(공식)". Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Choi, Ha-na (April 26, 2018). "신예 유인혁, SBS 새 아침드라마 '나도 엄마야' 출연 확정 "좋은 추억 될 것 같다"". TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ji Chan Joins "I'm a Mother, Too" as a Physician". Hancinema. Sports Seoul. July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Kim Eun-hye-II to Join Daily Drama "I'm a Mother, Too"". Hancinema. Nate. June 21, 2018.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)