It’s been a long time since I didn’t write any Korean drama review. So, this time I’m going to write one. When I lived in Lombok for several months, I hardly have Korean entertainment, until one day I figured a Korean shopping mall channel. Even though it is a shopping mall channel, but it have several dramas and variety shows played everyday, interchange with the shopping mall program.
It showed several old dramas like, Lover in Paris, Something Happened in Bali, 3 Days, Salaryman Cho Han Ji, Madame Butterfly, Smile You, and others. I’ve watched most of the drama everyday, from Monday to Sunday. I feel like I found my way out from boredom. When I missed the episode, I watched it in the office or wait for the re-run.
Well, then I found this drama called Dummy Mommy very inspiring, touching, and I feel like that I have to do the review. Even though, it is an old drama, but I want all of you watch it. So here’s the review of this drama. Sorry for the longggg introduction!
Drama General Info
Title: Dummy Mommy/ Foolish Mom
Korean Title: 바보 엄마
Station: SBS
Released Date: March 17 – May 20 2012
Number of Episodes: 20 Episodes
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday (22.00 KST)
Director: Lee Dong Hoon
Writer: Choi Yoo Gyung (novel); Park Kye Ok
Kim Hyun Joo as Kim Young Joo
She is the main character in this drama. She played as a child of the dummy mom and a mom of a genius girl. She acts as a protagonist and antagonist at the same time. She is indeed a beautiful actress and she can act every type of character. Thumbs up for her!
Ahn Seo Hyun as Park Dat Byeol
You might know her great acting from several dramas. Probably you remember the sister of Suzy in Dream High? Yup, it is her! She can act as an annoying girl but also a mature one. In this drama, she acted as a genius girl. Even though she is only 7 years old, she has already gotten into university.
Ha Hee Ra as Kim Sun Young
If you watched “The President (2010”, you will find her acting is ridiculously amazing! In this drama, she is the main subject, because she is the dummy mom. She is the mom of Kim Young Joo. Even though she is a dummy, her love for her daughter is endless. You will find out in the drama how wonderful a mom’s love is.
Shin Hyun Joon as Choi Go Man
Shin Hyun Joon is very capable in acting a very unique character. In this drama, you will find his unique character, which displayed an indeed genius mathematician, I guess, and a rich man. Because of his genius-ness, his character is a little bit eccentric. You will find humor in this mellow drama, because of him. Fyi, even his name is pretty unique, if you read it, choigoman, it means only the best.
Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Je Ha
There were not much eye candy boys in this drama. Well, you can say he is one of it. Kim Jeong Hoon act as a doctor and a friend of Kim Young Joo (Kim Hyun Joo). He is in love with her, but Kim Young Joo has already got married and have a daughter.
Kim Tae Woo as Park Jung Do
He is the antagonist of this drama, one of the troublemakers. He is the father of Park Dat Byeol. He is a law school professor, but was blinded by his greed of rank.
Yoo In Young as Oh Chae Rin
She is the daughter of a high-class gangster who is also the owner of the university that Park Jung Do worked for. She liked Park Jung Do and Park Jung Do need her to became the dean of the law school.
Gong Hyun Joo as Han Soo In
I was pretty sad that she is always got the supporting character and played an antagonist that turned into protagonist because she lost with the main character. In every drama I watched her, she is always got that kind of similar character. Any way, she acted as the ex-girlfriend of Lee Je Ha. She is also a doctor.
Park Hyun Sik as Oh Soo Hyun
I was happy that I saw some familiar eye candy boy inside the drama. Yes, he is Park Hyun Sik from ZE:A! I didn’t find him really attractive when he is with ZE:A (because Kim Dong Joon is my love!), but his acting was pretty good here! I’ve watched two of his drama, and his acting was good! He is a friend of Park Dat Byeol, a band player, and the brother of Oh Chae Rin.
Kim Ha Kyun as Oh Min Seok
He is the father of Oh Chae Rin and Oh Soo Hyun, who is a high-class gangster. He used to be the employee of Choi Go Man.
Jo Deok Hyun as Butler Kim
He is the butler of Choi Go Man. He is also humorous like his boss and soft hearted guy in the same time. He brings up the mood in the drama.
Lee Joo Sil as Seo Gob Dan
She played as the mom of Kim Sun Young. She became a mentally stressed old woman, because of her doing toward Kim Sun Young. Kim Young Joo called her mom, but actually she is her grandmother.
Park Cheol Min as Kim Dae Young
He is the uncle of Kim Young Joo or the brother of Kim Sun Young. He is one of the troublemakers in Young Joo’s life, but on the other side, he wanted to help his dummy sister to reconcile with her daughter.
Dummy Mommy is a story about the secrets of a top magazine editor, Kim Young Joo’s life. She almost had a perfect life, in her employees’ eyes, but actually she is hiding so much about her personal life from her employees. She is hiding the fact that the one she called sister, is her mom and her husband is cheating on her. Even she is hiding her heart problem from her family. She tried to be a perfect mom for her daughter. She doesn’t want her daughter to know about the secrets she have.
Promotion
I happened to watch this drama. I’ve never seen their original trailer before I watched it. But since the drama is stared by Kim Hyun Joo, I definitely must watch it. I’m a big fan of her since she appeared as Goo Jun Pyo’s sister. In other words, the drama is quite known because Kim Hyun Joo stared it. There were several veterans inside it, like Ha Hee Ra, Shin Hyun Joon, and others.Characters
Whenever I watch this drama, I was always amazed with Ha Hee Ra’s acting skills. She definitely portrays the dumb character really well. Despite her dumbness, she still has a big heart, great cooking skills that even make someone falls in love with her.Kim Hyun Joo also gave an excellent acting here. She can be really mean to her employee’s, sister slash mom, daughter, and husband. But on the other side, she can be a kind-hearted and very caring to her daughter. She really does everything for her daughter.
Ahn So Hyun, the little girl in the drama, is amazingly good! She really nailed to be a genius little girl. And even more she still managed to show that she is just a little girl at heart. She wants to be like other girls out there that she wanted to spend time with her parents, having girl friends, and just having fun. Just because she is genius, doesn’t mean she is mature enough to understand the truth of her family condition.
The 3 female main characters are really impressed me. I was very satisfied with the performance they have. Good job!
Does anyone of you watch Oh La La Couple from KBS? He acted as a serious hotel manager guy and cheat on his wife. But then, he acts like a female because his soul and his wife were exchanged. But in this drama, he act funny, mellow, and bold in the same time. He is a real veteran actor! Even his appearance as an old man was indeed impressive. At some point, you might notice that he is quite like a dumb, but on the other point he looks like a great gentleman.
In my opinion, the 4 characters really display a great acting. But there is also some downfall character in this drama. I am bored with the acting of Yoo In Young. In most of her dramas, she always acted as an antagonist or a spoiled brat, or a seductive troublemaker. She doesn’t have much variety. And indeed, in this drama she played as an antagonist.
Kim Tae Woo who act as Park Jung Do, quite disappoint me. He acted too childish and too coward. I really dislike his character. I guess he is not appropriate to be a professor and a dad. But, at the end of the drama, I guess he has reflecting his own mistake, and he is getting better.
I’ve got to highlight another supporting character which is Park Hyunsik. OMO! My ZE:A oppas have been growing sooooo good! They keep improving their skills. And now, Park Hyunsik join his teammate, Kim Dong Jun to jump into acting industry. He quite have a safe role, so it does not disappointing. He does his role nicely as a rookie. Good job, oppa!
Fashion
Since it’s setting is in a magazine office, so it surely does require a good fashion taste. Actually, the fashion it self was just okay, not a really high fashion one, like we used to see in American movies. I didn’t really going to review much about the fashion in this drama.
Anyway, Kim Hyun Joo is always looks good in everything. Whether it’s off-duty or on-duty. Even Shin Hyun Joon looks flattering in suit or bathrobe. LOL!
Storyline
I’m going to add another point to be reviewed which is storyline. This drama has a simple storyline but has a powerful massage. They took a real situation that happened in society; so the viewers can relate how the characters feel and appreciate people surround them.The Pros of the Drama
- It was a touching drama, that will make you realized that you should connect with society.
- The storyline is simple, so it is easy for viewers to understand the flow.
- A free therapy for people who are having family issues or not in a good relationship with their family.
The Cons of the Drama
- Not enough good players inside the drama. I think if they use really good actors and actresses, this drama will be a hit one. The storyline was good enough, though!
From this drama I learned...
I’m in love with the moral message from this drama! I learned the importance of family. And most of all, accept who they are. No matter how annoying your mother is, or how workaholic your dad is, or how lousy your sibling is, accept who they are. Don’t ever try to hide them from your friends or acquaintances. You should be proud of who you are and your family!Don't wait till something bad or good happened to your family, then you started to care about them. Well, we don't know when God will call them. Anytime God wants, people have no choice. So start care your family, from now on!
If you have trouble accepting your family condition or family members’ characteristic, you should really watch this drama. I hope this drama can be free therapy for you.
TIPS: Prepare lots of TISSUE!
Overall Rating
8.5/10.0
Disclaimer: All pictures are not mine. Credit to SBS and other owners from Google.
