Korean dramas focus on various types of mother-child relationships. But in most of the, the mothers are supporting characters who are part of the leads’ lives. So here are few dramas that are about mothers or where the leads have children.
1. When The Camellia Blooms
The story is about a single mother and a police officer who falls in love with her. Gong Hyo Jin stars as Oh Dong Baek, who runs a bar called camellia and takes care of her son, Kang Pil Gu. The story shows the difficulties of a single mother who has to earn and look after her young son.
2. Mother
‘Mother’ is about a school teacher who kidnaps one of her students to help the kid escape domestic abuse. Lee Bo Young plays the role of Kang Soo Jin, a teacher who plans to adopt her student. The story revolves around the different mothers and the ways in which they treat their child.
3. SKY Castle
This drama is all about mothers who want to make their children successful. It also shows the different approaches to parenting. Yum Jung Ah and Oh Na Ra play mothers who would do anything for their children’s success, while Yoon Se Ah and Lee Te Ran prioritise their children’s health and interests.
4. Green Mothers’ Club
Lee Yo Won, Choo Ja Hyun, Kim Gyu Ri, Jang Hye Jin and Joo Min Kyung star as the five mothers of the club. Their children are elementary school students, which gives them all a reason to connect. The drama shows the various ways of tackling problems between children and young mothers.
5. Angry Mom
Jo Kang Ja (Kim Hee Sun), discovers that her daughter is being bullied and decides to save her. She enrols as a student in her daughter’s high school but she ends up finding more problems in the school. As the story progresses, the mother and daughter understand each other better.
6. Marriage Contract
‘Marriage Contract’ is an emotional story of a mother who wants to secure her daughter’s future. Kang Hye Soo (Uee), is a single mother who lives with her daughter after her husband’s death. When Hye Soo finds that she has brain tumour she gets into a marriage contract with a rich man, who wants a liver donor for his mother.
7. Hi Bye Mama
Kim Tae Hee stars as Cha Yu Ri, who becomes human, five years after her death. She plans to spend her limited time with her daughter. But her daughter now has a step mother (Go Bo Gyeol), who loves her and takes care of her. The drama is about the various sacrifices mothers make for their children.
8. Lie After Lie
Ji Eun Soo (Lee Yu Ri), is falsely arrested for her husband’s murder when she is pregnant. After a year she gives her child to her mother-in-law. After her release, she realises that her daughter has been adopted by a reporter. To Stay with her daughter, she decides to make the reporter fall in love with her.
9. Go Back Couple
‘Go Back Couple’ is a fantasy drama, in which Jang Nara plays a 38-year-old mother. She feels her marriage lacks love and is exhausted by taking care of her son alone. When she and her husband accidentally go back in time, they decide to change their past decisions.
10. Second 20s
38-year-old Ha No Ra (Choi Ji Woo), discovers that she has cancer. With a very short time to live she decides to fulfil her dream of being a college student. But things are not easy as her son joins the same university and her husband works as a professor there.
