The Good Bad Mother

It aired from April 26 to June 8, 2023 on JTBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

The Good Bad Mother
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Hangul	나쁜엄마
Literal meaning	Bad Mom
Revised Romanization	Nappeun-eomma
McCune–Reischauer	Nappŭnŏmma
Genre	Family Comedy drama Slice-of-life
Developed by	SLL (planning)
Written by	Bae Se-young
Directed by	Shim Na-yeon
Starring	Ra Mi-ran Lee Do-hyun Ahn Eun-jin Yoo In-soo
Music by	Ha Geun-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer	Kim So-jung
Producers	Park Jun-seo Park Cheol-soo
Running time	70–80 minutes
Production companies	Drama House SLL Film Monster
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	April 26 (2023-04-26) – June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08)

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.

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

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.
  • 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.
  • Lee Kyung-hoon as child Choi Kang-ho
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
• Jung Woong-in as Oh Tae-soo: a former prosecutor and member of the National Assembly.
• Hong Bi-ra as Oh Ha-yeong: Tae-soo's only daughter and Kang-ho's fiancée.
• Choi Soon-jin as Manager So Ji-seok: Woo-byeok's employee.
• Park Cheon as Assistant Manager Cha Seung-eon: Woo-byeok's employee.

People in Jowoo-ri

• Kim Won-hae as Son Yong-rak: the head of his village.
• Park Bo-kyung as the wife of Son Yong-rak.
• Kang Mal-geum as Jung Gum-ja: Mi-joo's mother.
• Seo Yi-sook as Park Sung-ae: Sam-sik's mother who runs a mill with her husband.
• Jang Won-young as Mr. Bang: Sam-sik's father and mill owner.
• 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.
• Park Da-on as Seo-jin: Kang-ho and Mi-joo's son and Ye-jin's twin brother.
• Ki So-yu as Ye-jin: Kang-ho and Mi-joo's daughter and Seo-jin's twin sister.
• 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.

Extended

• Joshua Newton as Andrea: a foreign part-time worker on Young-soon's farm.
• Oh Ha-nee as Seon-yung: Mi-joo's nail art partner.
• Kim Seon-bin as Kang-ho's classmate at the Judicial Research and Training Institute.
• 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.
• Sung Nak-kyung as Cho Young-jae: the owner of the raw fish restaurant.
• Kim Yong-jun as Kang-ho's investigator when he was a prosecutor.
• Lee Gyu-hoe as Bae Seon-jang: a gambling house boss.
• Jo Young-gyu as Woo-byeok's lawyer.

Special appearances

• Cho Jin-woong as Choi Hae-sik, Young-soon's late husband.
• Shin Seung-ho as a civil servant in the livestock division.
• Seo Dong-hyun as wedding photographer.
• Ryu Seung-ryong as a tailor.

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Awards and nominations

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