Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Moon Chae-won, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Jeon Soo-jin and Kang Mi-na. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Dol Bae which was first published via Naver WEBTOON in 2017. The series aired on tvN from November 5 to December 25, 2018.
Cast Main Moon Chae-won as Sun Ok-nam Go Doo-shim as old Sun Ok-nam A 699-year old fairy who currently works as a barista with the special ability to talk to plants. Only a few can see her otherworldly beauty while she appears to the majority as a humble old woman. Yoon Hyun-min as Jung Yi-hyun/Immortal Izy/Deer Yoon So-yi as Immortal Izy A biology professor. One of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations. Seo Ji-hoon as Kim Geum/Immortal Daube/Bausae the woodcutter A graduate student and assistant professor at Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Another one of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations. He has the ability to communicate with animals. Jeon Soo-jin as Lee Ham-sook A professor of psychology at Lee Won University who also works as a psychiatrist. A close friend to Jung Yi-hyun. She has a one-sided love for him. Kang Mi-na as Jeom Soon-yi The daughter of Sun Ok-nam who can turn into a cat or a tiger under certain circumstances. A ghostwriter of an erotica.
Supporting Deities Ahn Young-mi as Jo Bong-dae A guardian deity who operates the coffee truck at Lee Won University. Ahn Gil-kang as Master Gu A pigeon deity who'd lost the ability to fly. Go Geon-han as Park Shin-seon An immortal wizard. Hwang Young-hee as Fairy Oh Im Ha-ryong as King Bukdu
Lee Won University Yoo Jung-woo as Eum Kyung-sul An aspiring film director. He has a crush on Jeom Soon-yi. Yoo Ah-reum as Ahn Jung-min A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Ahn Seung-gyun as Oh Kyung-sik A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Yum Dong-hun as Professor Park Jung Yi-hyun's rival. Kang Da-hyun as Prof. Jung's student A student of Jung Yi-hyun's at Lee Won University.
Others Yoo In-soo as Prof. Jung's student Seo Cho-won as Supporting Han Da-hee as Jung Yi-hyun's first love Baek Hyun-joo as Kim Geum's mother Nash Ang as Kwang
Special appearances Han Hyun-min as Ethiopian exchange fairy Kim Sun-a as Butterfly-haired Eelworm (voice cameo) Jung Kyung-ho as Jeum Dol the Egg/Blue Dragon (voice cameo) Eric Mun as Alex the Frog (voice cameo) Jung Yu-mi as Lotus (voice cameo) So Hee-jung as Jeong Yi-hyeon's mother
Production Kang So-ra was cast in the lead female role but had to back out of the drama due to scheduling conflicts. The first script-reading occurred on May 27, 2018.
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Ratings
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(AGB Nielsen) Nationwide Seoul 1 November 5, 2018 2 November 6, 2018 4.992% 5.727% 3 November 12, 2018 3.140% 4 November 13, 2018 4.157% 4.425% 5 November 19, 2018 3.371% 3.588% 6 November 20, 2018 3.579% 3.835% 7 November 26, 2018 3.300% 3.716% 8 November 27, 2018 3.481% 4.169% 9 December 3, 2018 3.576% 3.947% 10 December 4, 2018 3.889% 4.083% 11 December 10, 2018 3.581% 12 December 11, 2018 3.330% 3.486% 13 December 17, 2018 3.683% 4.222% 14 December 18, 2018 3.862% 4.386% 15 December 24, 2018 3.698% 4.029% 16 December 25, 2018 3.787% 3.587% Average
References
External links
Tale of Fairy at JS Pictures