A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
Lee Bo-young
Kang Soo-jin / Nam Soo-jin
Heo Yool
Kim Hye-na / Kim Yoon-bok
Ko Sung-hee
Shin Ja-young
Son Suk-ku
Lee Seol-ak
Lee Jae-yoon
Jeong Jin-hong
Lee Hye-young
Kang Young-shin / Cha Young-shin
Lee Jeong-yeol
Park Jae-beom
Nam Kee-ae
Nam Hong-hee
Jeon Hye-jin
Kang Yi-jin
Go Bo-gyeol
Kang Hyun-jin
Mother is a drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of child abuse, single parent, adoption, investigation, remake, motherhood. Created by Kim Jin-lee, it stars Lee Bo-young, Heo Yool, Ko Sung-hee. A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
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