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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 (Korean나쁜엄마; 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

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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

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Main

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  • 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

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The Axis of Crimes

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Reception

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Viewership

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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

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Awards and nominations

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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

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

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