The Good Bad Mother

The Good Bad Mother
Promotional poster
Hangul
나쁜엄마
Literal meaningBad Mom
Revised RomanizationNappeun-eomma
McCune–ReischauerNappŭnŏmma
Genre
Developed bySLL (planning)[4]
Written byBae Se-young[4]
Directed byShim Na-yeon[4]
Starring
Music byHa Geun-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerKim So-jung
Producers
  • Park Jun-seo
  • Park Cheol-soo
Running time70–80 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseApril 26 (2023-04-26) –
June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08)

The Good Bad Mother (Korean: 나쁜엄마; lit. Bad Mother) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin and Yoo In-soo. It aired from April 26 to June 8, 2023 on JTBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 (KST).[5][6] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[7]

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated series in Korean cable television history. It also set a new record for the highest ratings achieved by any Wednesday–Thursday drama in JTBC history.[8]

Synopsis

A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child and paraplegic, forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.[9]

Cast

Main

  • Ra Mi-ran as Jin Young-soon: a single mother who runs a pig farm, and has lived a tenacious life to protect her child.[10]
    • Kang Bo-kyung as teenage Jin Young-soon
  • Lee Do-hyun as Choi Kang-ho: Young-soon's son who works as a prosecutor and has a cold-hearted personality. He suffers from amnesia after an unexpected accident and returns as a child.[10]
    • Lee Kyung-hoon as child Choi Kang-ho[11]
    • Bae Jae-hyun as teenage Choi Kang-ho
  • Ahn Eun-jin as Lee Mi-joo: a nail artist who is Kang-ho's old friend and ex-girlfriend.[10]
    • Jeon Si-hyun as child Lee Mi-joo
  • Yoo In-soo as Bang Sam-sik: the troublemaker of the village. He has been in love with Mi-joo since childhood.[12]
    • Kim Jun-hee as child Bang Sam-sik

Supporting

The Axis of Crimes

  • Choi Moo-sung as Song Woo-byeok: CEO of Woobyeok Group and the main antagonist of the series. He is responsible for Kang-ho's father death.[13]
  • Jung Woong-in as Oh Tae-soo: a former prosecutor and member of the National Assembly.[14]
  • Hong Bi-ra as Oh Ha-yeong: Tae-soo's only daughter and Kang-ho's fiancée.[13]
  • Choi Soon-jin as Manager So Ji-seok: Woo-byeok's employee.[15]
  • Park Cheon as Assistant Manager Cha Seung-eon: Woo-byeok's employee.[16]

People in Jowoo-ri

  • Kim Won-hae as Son Yong-rak: the head of his village.[13]
  • Park Bo-kyung as the wife of Son Yong-rak.[17][18]
  • Kang Mal-geum as Jung Gum-ja: Mi-joo's mother.[13]
  • Seo Yi-sook as Park Sung-ae: Sam-sik's mother who runs a mill with her husband.[19]
  • Jang Won-young as Mr. Bang: Sam-sik's father and mill owner.[13]
  • Lee Sang-hoon as Mr. Yang: He is involved in many fields in Jowoo-ri, such as brewery owner, shaman flower fairy, real estate, and boarding house owner.[17]
  • Park Da-on as Seo-jin: Kang-ho and Mi-joo's son and Ye-jin's twin brother.[13]
  • Ki So-yu as Ye-jin: Kang-ho and Mi-joo's daughter and Seo-jin's twin sister.[13]
  • Baek Hyun-jin as Trot Baek / Baek Hoon-ah: a composer who was forced to return to his hometown after being involved in various issues.[13]

Extended

  • Joshua Newton as Andrea: a foreign part-time worker on Young-soon's farm.[20]
  • Oh Ha-nee as Seon-yung: Mi-joo's nail art partner.[21]
  • Kim Seon-bin as Kang-ho's classmate at the Judicial Research and Training Institute.[22]
  • Nam Mi-jung as Sun-young's mother.
  • Kim Ji-woong as Lee Ji-woong: Ha-yeong's fiancé.
  • Ki Eun-se as Hwang Soo-hyun: Tae-soo's secretary.[23]
  • Sung Nak-kyung as Cho Young-jae: the owner of the raw fish restaurant.[23]
  • Kim Yong-jun as Kang-ho's investigator when he was a prosecutor.[24]
  • Lee Gyu-hoe as Bae Seon-jang: a gambling house boss.[25]
  • Jo Young-gyu as Woo-byeok's lawyer.[26]

Special appearances

Reception

Viewership

The Good Bad Mother : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011121314
10.7790.9341.1561.4151.3781.5881.5681.8371.9462.1232.1322.3962.2772.6691.728
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31]
Nationwide Seoul
1 April 26, 2023 3.588% (3rd) 4.166% (1st)
2 April 27, 2023 4.310% (4th) 4.836% (3rd)
3 May 3, 2023 5.706% (1st) 6.428% (1st)
4 May 4, 2023 7.033% (1st) 7.596% (1st)
5 May 10, 2023 6.670% (1st) 6.666% (1st)
6 May 11, 2023 7.701% (2nd) 8.056% (1st)
7 May 17, 2023 7.494% (1st) 8.153% (1st)
8 May 18, 2023 8.446% (1st) 9.526% (1st)
9 May 24, 2023 9.439% (1st) 9.604% (1st)
10 May 25, 2023 9.956% (1st) 10.553% (1st)
11 May 31, 2023 10.257% (1st) 10.648% (1st)
12 June 1, 2023 10.998% (1st) 12.339% (1st)
13 June 7, 2023 10.592% (1st) 11.097% (1st)
14 June 8, 2023 12.032% (1st) 13.604% (1st)
Average 8.159% 8.805%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Drama The Good Bad Mother Nominated [32]
Best Actress Ra Mi-ran Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kang Mal-geum Nominated
Best Screenplay Bae Se-young Nominated

Listicle

Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Time 2023 The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix Included [33]

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