Mom's Dead Upset (2008)

Original title

엄마가 뿔났다

Directed by

Jung Eul Young

Cast

Shin Eun Kyung, Lee Soon Jae, Kim Hye Ja, Baek Il Sub, Lee Yoo Ri, Kim Jung Hyun, Kang Boo Ja, Kim Min Kyung

Genre

drama television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 66 episodes

How it feels

A middle-aged housewife decides to take a year off from her family after decades of caring for them. She sets out to rediscover herself and live independently, causing her husband and children to adjust to her absence.

introspectivewarmslow-paceddomesticemotionalheartfeltpoignantrelatable

What happens

Mom's Dead Upset (Korean: 엄마가 뿔났다; RR: Eommaga ppullatda; also known as Angry Mom and Mom Has Grown Horns) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Lee Soon-jae, Baek Il-seob, Shin Eun-kyung, and Ryu Jin. It aired on KBS2 from February 2 to September 28, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. The drama attracted record-breaking ratings, peaking at 42.7% on the September 21 episode. Kim Hye-ja stars as a middle-aged woman who rediscovers herself by taking a one-year break and declaring independence from her family after spending decades as a housewife looking after three children, a husband and a widowed father-in-law. Her performance won the Grand Prize ("Daesang") at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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