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Mom's Dead Upset

TV·2008–2009·1 season, 66 episodes·KBS2·Drama·Created by Kim Soo-hyun

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Mom's Dead Upset 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 at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards.

Castfull cast & details

Jeong Tae-wooJeong Tae-wooYang Jung-ahYang Jung-ahKang Boo-jaKang Boo-jaKim Na-woonKim Na-woonJeon Yang-jaJeon Yang-jaBaek Il-seobBaek Il-seobNa Il-seokKim Sang-joongKim Sang-joongKim Hye-jaKim Hye-jaKim Han-ja

Episodes by season

Season0166Episodes2008–09Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1February 2, 2008—
  2. S01E02Episode 2September 28, 2008—
  3. S01E03Episode 3October 4, 2008—
  4. S01E04Episode 4October 5, 2008—
  5. S01E05Episode 5October 11, 2008—
  6. S01E06Episode 6October 12, 2008—
  7. S01E07Episode 7October 18, 2008—
  8. S01E08Episode 8October 19, 2008—
  9. S01E09Episode 9October 25, 2008—
  10. S01E10Episode 10October 26, 2008—
  11. S01E11Episode 11November 1, 2008—
  12. S01E12Episode 12November 2, 2008—
  13. S01E13Episode 13November 8, 2008—
  14. S01E14Episode 14November 9, 2008—
  15. S01E15Episode 15November 15, 2008—
  16. S01E16Episode 16November 16, 2008—
  17. S01E17Episode 17November 22, 2008—
  18. S01E18Episode 18November 23, 2008—
  19. S01E19Episode 19November 29, 2008—
  20. S01E20Episode 20November 30, 2008—
  21. S01E21Episode 21December 6, 2008—
  22. S01E22Episode 22December 7, 2008—
  23. S01E23Episode 23December 13, 2008—
  24. S01E24Episode 24December 14, 2008—
  25. S01E25Episode 25December 20, 2008—
  26. S01E26Episode 26December 21, 2008—
  27. S01E27Episode 27December 27, 2008—
  28. S01E28Episode 28December 28, 2008—
  29. S01E29Episode 29January 3, 2009—
  30. S01E30Episode 30January 4, 2009—
  31. S01E31Episode 31—
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  63. S01E63Episode 63—
  64. S01E64Episode 64—
  65. S01E65Episode 65—
  66. S01E66Episode 66—

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