''Dummy Mommy'' () is a 2012

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n weekend

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starring

Kim Hyun-joo Kim Hyun-joo (; born April 24, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas '' Glass Slippers'' (2002), '' Toji, the Land'' (2004), '' Twinkle Twinkle'' (2011), '' What Happens to My Family? ...

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, Ahn Seo-hyun,

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, Kim Tae-woo, Shin Hyun-joon,

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and

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. It aired on SBS from March 17 to May 20, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 20 episodes. The show is based on a novel of the same name by Choi Yoo-kyung, which was published on October 28, 2005.

Plot

Kim Young-joo is a genius with an IQ of 200 and the youngest editor of a fashion magazine. Constantly embarrassed and ashamed of her sister's

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and suffocated by her affection, Young-joo leaves home and runs away to get married. But after she gives birth to her own daughter and becomes a mother herself, Young-joo begins to see her life and family differently.

Cast

Main

as Kim Young-joo **Jo Min-ah as young Kim Young-joo *

as Kim Sun-young **Jo Jung-eun as young Kim Sun-young *

Ahn Seo-hyun Ahn Seo-hyun (; born January 12, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008, and has since appeared in films and television series such as '' The Housemaid'' (2010), '' Single-minded Dandelion'' (2014) and ...

as Park Dat-byul *

as Lee Je-ha * Kim Tae-woo as Park Jung-do * Shin Hyun-joon as Choi Go-man *

as Oh Chae-rin *

as Han Soo-in

Supporting

Park Hyung-sik Park Hyung-sik (; born November 16, 1991) is a South Korean actor and singer. After three years of training, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A in 2010. As an actor, he is known for his roles in television series ''The H ...

as Oh Soo-hyun *Kim Ha-kyun as Oh Min-suk *Kim Chung as Jang Young-sook *Sa Hee as Park Jung-eun *Jo Duk-hyun as Butler Kim *Lee Joo-shil as Seo Gob-dan *Seo Dong-won as Bae Il-do *Baek Bo-ram as Hong Yi-rim *

Lee Se-na Lee Se-na (; born March 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Career She graduated from Yeoju Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in pottery and film studies from Dongguk University. She debuted in 2007 through an Anycall tele ...

as Kim Soo-ri *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (; born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he ...

as Kim Dae-young *Jung Hoon as Jin Tae-oh *Lee Eun-jung as Jo Sun-hee *Park Jae-rom as Na Jae-won *Chun Jae-ho as Robert Oh *Yang Eun-yong as Kang Hyun-joo *

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, ...

as hairdresser ( cameo)

Episode ratings

Original soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *{{hancinema drama, Dummy_Mommy 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows Television shows based on South Korean novels