Kil Yong-woo (길용우)

"Please Look After Mom" actors (from left to right): Seo I-sook, Jeong Hye-seon and Kil Yong-woo [Seensee Company]

Even on stage, children lose their mother. "Mothers are people who will leave quietly, without leaving a trace. You shouldn't stay sad about it for too long", is what another character will say in an attempt to console the children but their hearts are already wounded deeply. The play, an adaptation from the book "Please Look After Mom" written by Korean author Shin Kyung-sook, is aimed at showing how ungrateful children of this generation are. The play features TV stars Jeong Hye-seon and Sim Yang-hong as the mother and father, Kil Yong-woo as the eldest son Young-chul and Seo Yee-sook as the role of the eldest daughter Ji-yeon. "Mom" is already causing a stir with news that veteran actress Baek Song-hee will appear in the play as the maternal grandmother....More

A scene from "Take Care of My Mom", a play based on the novel of the same title, which is on stage at Sejong M Theater in central Seoul through March 23. / Courtesy of Seensee Musical Company

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

The topic of motherhood has been addressed in numerous theatrical works and films whose themes can be summed up in a single word ― sacrifice.

However, the new play "Take Care of My Mom", based on the popular novel by the same name written by celebrated author Shin Kyung-sook, adds a twist.

Starring veteran actors such as Jeong Hye-seon, Kil Yong-woo, Shim Yang-hong and Baek Seong-hee, the play is now on stage at the Sejong M Theater in central Seoul. Veteran producer Ko Seok-man, who has focused on producing TV dramas for the past 30 years, h...More