A heartwarming drama which describes the life of four mothers and the life of their children. Each of them lead a different life but what I can be sure of is, they all live for their children :)
Jo Bok Hee - the over-protective mother, who does whatever it takes to make her children happy
Bokhee is a mother of two children, Shin Meoroo and Shin Dalrae. She also has a step-daughter, which is her husband's illegitimate daughter - Shin Sora. Her son, Meoroo always wanted to be a politician and she did whatever she can do to help him out. She even agreed with his son divorcing with his wife, Kang Shinyoung and indirectly agreeing to Meoroo's affair with Hwang Bomi (who can help Meoroo in his politic career). Shinyoung always did a very good job as a mother, wife and a daughter-in-law, but her marriage was ruined because of Bomi and also her mother-in-law herself.
Dalrae is very talented in drawing but her mother forced her to be a singer cum actress just because she did well in her school performance when she was little. Dalrae looks happy being a actress but her mother actually forced her to date the director of the talent company just to boost her popularity.
It seems that Bokhee is forcing her children to live the way she wants. But when she was diagnosed with a terminal disease, her attitude towards life has changed, and of course she tries her best to make it up to her children and her ex-daughter-in-law, Shinyoung. And at the end, she finished her bucket list (a list of things she want to do before she dies) and died without any regrets. ='(
Ban Son Ja - a mother who feels apologetic to her daughter
Sonja is a mother of two children, a son and a daughter. Her daughter Kang Shinyoung led a very miserable life because of her husband and her in-laws. Sonja always feel very bad because she always put more attention on her son, Doyoung than Shinyoung. So, she always find ways to protect her daughter by letting the world know her daughter is one of the best mother and wife ever!
Yoon Min Ju - a mother who neglected her children
Minju is a single mother of 2 children, Baek Yeonwoo and Baek Yeonsoo. She was dumped by her husband for another women. Both her children did not have a good relationship with her because they think that she did not do her obligation as mother. But actually, she did. She worked very hard just to give her children a better life.
Later, when she found out Yeonwoo and Shinyoung were together. She objected strongly. This is because she cannot accept the fact that her friend's (Bokhee) daughter-in-law is going to become her daughter-in-law. In addition, Yeonsoo also did not agree to her brother's relationship with Shinyoung. But their relationship was accepted by all in the end.
Minju's life come into a climax when she is in a relationship with her 25-year-old student, Lee Gangso who is the younger brother of the women who "stolen" her husband many years ago. When her relationship with Gangso became public, the dean of the university sacked her due to her so-called "unaccepted and illegitimate" relationship with a young student. Due to all the shock, Minju was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at a young age of 50. And from that point onwards, her life starts to change. But at the end of the drama, she was happily together with Gangso with all their happy memories gives her the power to keep moving on :)
Kang Seo Poong - a mother who was finding her daughter for the past 30 years
Seopoong is the aunt of Doyeong and Shinyeong, and also Sonja's sister-in-law. Seopoong was pregnant with a child at a very young age. When the child was born, her brother sent the child to the orphanage immediately to prevent this child from spoiling her happiness (as in marriage and relationships). But, for the past 30 years, she was never in a relationship or married because she is destined to search for her daughter. Near to the end of the story, she found out that her daughter is Bomi, the women who spoils the marriage of her niece, Shinyoung. She tries her best to balance her emotions between her daughter and niece; there were times where she struggles between right and wrong. When her family finds out that her daughter is actually Bomi, they really cannot accept her at the start. But, things changed slowly when Bomi realises that there are still people who care about her. So Bomi finally admits Seopoong as her mother and both of them were happily reunited. =')
For more details of the story, do watch "Smile, Mom!" - also available in PPS (微笑妈妈)
My rating - 8.0 (Recommended :D )
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