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]
Quick Facts Hangul, Literal meaning ...
The Good Bad Mother |
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Hangul | 나쁜엄마 |
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Literal meaning | Bad Mom |
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Revised Romanization | Nappeun-eomma |
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McCune–Reischauer | Nappŭnŏmma |
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Developed by | SLL (planning)[4] |
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Written by | Bae Se-young[4] |
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Directed by | Shim Na-yeon[4] |
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Music by | Ha Geun-young |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 14 |
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Executive producer | Kim So-jung |
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Producers | - Park Jun-seo
- Park Cheol-soo
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Running time | 70–80 minutes |
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Network | JTBC |
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Release | April 26 (2023-04-26) – June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08) |
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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]
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]
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]
Viewership
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Season | Episode number | Average |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 1 | 0.779 | 0.934 | 1.156 | 1.415 | 1.378 | 1.588 | 1.568 | 1.837 | 1.946 | 2.123 | 2.132 | 2.396 | 2.277 | 2.669 | 1.728 |
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The Good Bad Mother : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
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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).
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Accolades
Awards and nominations
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Ahn Yoon-ji (January 12, 2023). 라미란X이도현X안은진, '나쁜엄마' 출연..유쾌·힐링 코미디 [Ra Mi-Ran X Lee Do-Hyeon X Ahn Eun-Jin appear in 'Bad Mother'...a pleasant and healing comedy]. MT Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Hong Se-young (January 12, 2023). 라미란·이도현·안은진 '나쁜 엄마' 출연확정 [공식] [Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, and Ahn Eun-jin confirmed for 'Bad Mother' [Official]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Naver.
Yoon Hyeon-ji (March 6, 2023). 라미란X이도현 '나쁜엄마' 4월 26일 첫방송 [공식입장] [Ra Miran X Lee Do-hyun 'Bad Mom' premieres on April 26th [Official Position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Jeong Bit (January 12, 2023). "라미란X이도현X안은진, '나쁜엄마'로 뭉쳤다…힐링 코미디 완성" [Ra Mi-ran X Lee Do-hyun X Ahn Eun-jin, united in 'Bad Mother'... Healing comedy complete] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
Jung Jin-young (January 17, 2023). "배우 유인수, JTBC '나쁜엄마' 출연" [Actor Yoo In-soo appears in JTBC's 'Bad Mother] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Lee Min-ji (March 6, 2023). "'나쁜엄마' 라미란→이도현X안은진, 믿보배 라인업 탄생 [공식]" ['Bad Mother' Ra Mi-ran → Lee Do-hyun X Ahn Eun-jin, believe and treasure lineup birth [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Park Hye-jin (March 6, 2023). "'나쁜엄마', 4월 26일 첫 방송…라미란·안은진·이도현, 힐링 조합" ['Bad Mom', first broadcast on April 26th... Ra Mi-ran, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Healing Combination] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
Lee Yoo-min (March 10, 2023). "최순진 '나쁜 엄마' 캐스팅…라미란·이도현과 호흡[공식]" [Choi Soon-jin's 'Bad Mother' casting... Working with Ra Mi-ran and Lee Do-hyun [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Naver.
"등장인물소개 (6)" [Character introduction (6)]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
"등장인물소개 (7)" [Character introduction (7)]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
"인물관계도" [Character Relationship]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
Kim Ji-hye (March 22, 2023). "조진웅, 라미란 남편 된다..'나쁜 엄마'로 7년 만 안방 복귀[공식]" [Cho Jin-woong and Ra Mi-ran become husbands.. Return to the small screen after 7 years with 'Bad Mother' [Official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.
Kim, Han-na (May 10, 2023). "나쁜엄마' 이도현, 안은진 향한 관심...정웅인에 살해 위기[종합]" [Bad Mum' Lee Do-hyun's interest in Ahn Eun-jin...Jeong Woong-in's murder crisis [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Naver.
Son Bong-seok (February 24, 2023). "배우 서동현, 원트리엔터테인먼드 전속계약 체결" [Actor Seo Dong-hyun signed an exclusive contract with One Tree Entertainment] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Naver.
Park, Soo-in (June 5, 2023). "나쁜 엄마' 측 "류승룡 특별출연, 역할 방송으로 확인 부탁"[공식입장]" ['Bad Mother' side "Ryu Seung-ryong's special appearance, please check the role broadcast" [Official Position]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Naver.
Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 26, 2023. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 25, 2023. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 31, 2023. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 1, 2023. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 8, 2023. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024 – via Naver.