The Good Bad Mother

The Good Bad Mother (Korean: 나쁜엄마) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun and Ahn Eun-jin. It premiered on JTBC on April 26, 2023, and airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[2][3] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[4]

The Good Bad Mother
Promotional poster
Hangul
나쁜엄마
Revised RomanizationNappeun-eomma
McCune–ReischauerNappŭnŏmma
Genre
Written byBae Se-young[1]
Directed byShim Na-yeon[1]
Starring
Music byHa Geun-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8 (as of May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18))
Production
Executive producerKim So-jong
Producers
  • Park Jun-seo
  • Park Cheol-soo
Running time70–80 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkJTBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseApril 26, 2023 (2023-04-26) –
present (present)

Synopsis

The series depicts a mother and son who set off in search of true happiness only after everything is 'reset' and are expected to leave a deep impression in delightful laughs.[5]

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.[6]
  • 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.[6]
    • Lee Kyung-hoon as child Choi Kang-ho[7]
    • 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.[6]
  • Yoo In-soo as Bang Sam-shik: the troublemaker of the village. He has been in love with Mi-joo since childhood.[8]

The Axis of Crimes
  • Choi Moo-sung as Song Woo-byeok: CEO of Woobyeok Group.[9]
  • Jung Woong-in as Oh Tae-soo: a former prosecutor and member of the National Assembly.[10]
  • Hong Bi-ra as Oh Ha-yeong: Tae-soo's only daughter and Kang-ho's fiancé.[9]
  • Choi Soon-jin as Manager So Ji-seok: Woo-byeok's servants.[11]
  • Park Cheon as Assistant Manager Cha: Woo-byeok's servants.[12]

People in Jowoo Village
  • Kim Won-hae as Son Yong-rak: the head of the village.[9]
  • Park Bo-kyung as the wife of the village head.[13]
  • Kang Mal-geum as Mrs. Jung: Mi-joo's mother.[9]
  • Seo Yi-sook as Mrs. Park: Sam-sik's mother who runs a mill with her husband.[14]
  • Jang Won-young as Mr. Bang: Sam-sik's father and mill owner.[9]
  • 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.[13]
  • Park Da-on as Seo-jin: Mi-joo's son, Ye-jin's twin brother.[9]
  • Ki So-yu as Ye-jin: Mi-joo's daughter, Seo-jin's twin sister.[9]
  • 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.[9]

Extended
  • Joshua Newton as Andrea: a foreign part-time worker on Young-soon's farm.[15]
  • Oh Ha-nee as Seon-yung: Mi-joo's nail art partner.[16]
  • Seo Dong-hyun[17]
  • Kim Seon-bin: Kang-ho's classmate at the Judicial Research and Training Institute.[18]
  • Jo Young-gyu[19]
  • Nam Mi-jung as Sun-young's mother
  • Kim Ji-woong as the son of a CEO and Ha-yeong's fiancé.

Special appearance

Viewership
The Good Bad Mother : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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10.7790.9341.1561.4151.3781.5881.5681.837TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[21]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[21]
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
10 May 25, 2023
11 May 31, 2023
12 June 1, 2023
13 June 7, 2023
14 June 8, 2023
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series airs 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).

References
  1. 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). Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. 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). Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. 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). Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. "All of the Korean Movies and Shows Coming to Netflix in 2023". Netflix. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. Tae Yu-na (January 12, 2023). "[공식] '더글로리' 이도현의 파격 변신…아이가 된 냉혈검사 '나쁜엄마' | 텐아시아" [[Official] 'The Glory' Lee Do-hyun's extraordinary transformation... 'Bad mother', a cold-blooded prosecutor who became a child] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. 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. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. Park Soo-in (April 26, 2023). "'나쁜엄마' 이도현, 수능날 무슨일? 흠뻑 젖은 얼굴에 옷에 묻은 핏자국" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. 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. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. 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. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. 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. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. 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. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. "등장인물소개 (6)" [Character introduction (6)]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. "등장인물소개 (7)" [Character introduction (7)]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  14. Park, A-reum (August 26, 2022). "서이숙 '퀸메이커→슈룹' 이어 '나쁜 엄마' 캐스팅 '열일 행보'[공식" (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  15. "인물관계도" [Character Relationship]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  16. "안은진, 동업자 배신→첫사랑 ♥이도현과 재회 (나쁜엄마)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  17. 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. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. Yoo Byung-cheol (March 7, 2023). "김선빈, JTBC '나쁜엄마' 합류…이도현과 연기 호흡[공식]" [Kim Sun-bin joins JTBC's 'Bad Mother'... Breathing with Lee Do-hyun [Official]] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. Son Jin-ah (March 31, 2023). "'우영우' '슈룹' 조영규, 티오엠매니지먼트 전속계약 체결(공식)" (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. 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. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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