The Good Bad Mother

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Drama: The Good Bad Mother (English title) / Bad Mother (literal title)
Revised romanization: Nabbeuneomma
Hangul: 나쁜엄마
Director: Sim Na-Yeon
Writer: Bae Se-Young
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 14
Release Date: April 26 - June 8, 2023
Runtime: Wed. & Thur. 22:30
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Young-Soon (Ra Mi-Ran) is a single mother and runs a pig farm. She raised her son Kang-Ho alone. Young-Soon made herself into a bad mother and was strict with Kang-Ho, because she didn't want him to become like her.

Now, Kang-Ho (Lee Do-Hyun) is all grown up. He works as a prosecutor and has a cold-hearted personality. While pursuing his career and holding his own secret, he turned away his mother Young-Soon. One day, Kang-Ho has an unexpected accident and becomes like a child. He moves back to his hometown and begins a new life with his bad mother Young-Soon. Meanwhile, Mi-Joo (Ahn Eun-Jin) is Kang-Ho’s childhood friend. She has a warm heart and is the type of person who can't walk away from injustice. She meets Kang-Ho again, who has become like a child, and her life changes.

Notes

"The Good Bad Mother" takes over JTBC's Wed. & Thur. 22:30 time slot previously occupied by "The Interest of Love” and followed by "Miraculous Brothers" on June 28, 2023.

Cast



Ra Mi-Ran	Lee Do-Hyun	Ahn Eun-Jin	Yoo In-Soo
Jin Young-Soon	Choi Kang-Ho	Lee Mi-Joo	Bang Sam-Sik

Woobyeok Group



Choi Moo-Sung	Choi Sun-Jin	Park Cheon	Lee Seung-Joon
Song Woo-Byeok	So Ji-Suk	Mr. Cha	employee (ep.14)

Oh Tae-Soo's Group



Jung Woong-In	Hong Bi-Ra	Ki Eun-Se	Park Sun-A	Son In-Yong
Oh Tae-Soo	Oh Ha-Young	Secretary Hwang Soo-Hyun	Oh Tae-Soo's wife	Oh Tae-Soo's secretary



Jang Yoon-Woo	Oh Min-Jung
Oh Tae-Soo's secretary	maid

Jou-ri Village: Lee Mi-Joo's Family



Kang Mal-Geum	Ki So-Yu	Park Da-On	Jeon Si-Hyun	Lee Do-Yub
Jung Gum-Ja	Lee Ye-Jin	Lee Seo-Jin	Lee Mi-Joo (child)	Jung Gum-Ja's husband (ep.1)

Lee Joo-Sil

Jung Gum-Ja's mother-in-law (ep.1)

Jou-ri Village: Bang Sam-Sik's Family



Seo Yi-Sook	Jang Won-Young	Kim Jun-Hee
Park Sung-Ae	Bang Sam-Sik's father	Bang Sam-Sik (child) (ep.1)

Jou-ri Village



Kim Won-Hae	Park Bo-Kyung	Lee Sang-Hoon	Baek Hyun-Jin	Joshua Newton
Son Yong-Rak	Son Yong-Rak's wife	Mr. Yang	Baek Hoon-Ah	Andrea



Kim Nam-Jin	Lee Dong-Yong	Lee A-Jin	Choi Moon-Kyoung	Lee Si-Hoo
resident	police officer (ep.5,10)	Hoang (ep.11)	new resident (ep.14)	new resident (ep.14)

Jou-ri Village's Surrounding Area



Kim Chae-Hyun	Park Chan-Kuk	Kwon Bum-Taek	Oh Soon-Tae	Shin Seung-Ho
Jennifer (ep.1)	priest (ep.2)	doctor (ep.3)	pig buyer (ep.4)	livestock division employee (ep.5)



Kim Na-In	Kim Tae-Moon	Ahn Hye-Won	Jin Yong-Wook	Sung Jeong-Seon
shoe seller (ep.6-7)	real estate agent (ep.6)	pharmacist (ep.6)	farming shop owner	grandmother (ep.6)



Lee Young-Sil	Jun Sung-Won	Lee Hyun	Jang Nam-Yeol	Joo Yeon-A
grandmother (ep.6)	market vendor (ep.6)	fruit seller (ep.6)	veterinarian (ep.7)	dog owner (ep.7)



Moon Kyung-Min	Seo Jang-Hyun	Jung Se-Hun	Park Tae-Yun	Min Eung-Sik
farming shop customer (ep.7)	bully student (ep.7)	bully student (ep.7)	bully student (ep.7)	Lee Bong-Su (ep.8,10)



Hwang Gyu-Chan	Ryu Seung-Ryong
rural development staff (ep.10)	tailor (ep.13)

Nail Shop Group



Oh Ha-Nee	Jang Yoo-Hwa	Jung Sun-A	Kang Jung-Im	Nam Gwon-A
Sun-Young	nail shop owner (ep.2)	nail shop customer (ep.3-4)	nail shop customer (ep.3-4)	Sun-Young's mother (ep.4)



Kim Hee-Won	Jung Hee-Young	Jung Soon-Mi	Jo Ji-Hyun	Park Ju-Won
nail shop owner (ep.4-5)	nail shop customer (ep.7)	nail shop customer (ep.7)	nail shop customer (ep.7)	nail shop customer (ep.8)

Jung Ma-Rin

nail shop customer (ep.8)

Prosecutors' Office



Kim Yong-Joon	Sung No-Jin	Ha Dong-Joon	Kim Si-Kook
investigator	chief prosecutor	prosecutor (ep.2)	records dept. clerk (ep.9)

Prosecutors' Cases Group



Shin Hyeon-Yong	Min Kyung-Jin	Goo Jae-Yeon	Park Hee-Eun
Jung Jong-Gu	Jung Jong-Gu's father	Jung Jong-Gu's mother	victim's mother (ep.4)

Dosang Group



Lee Chang-Jik	Kim Ji-Woong	Lee Eun-Ju
chairman (ep.7,11)	chairman's son (ep.7,11)	chairman's wife (ep.7,11)

Jin Young-Soon & Choi Kang-Ho's Family



Cho Jin-Woong	Lee Kyung-Hoon	Bae Jae-Hyun
Choi Hae-Sik	Choi Kang-Ho (child)	Choi Kang-Ho (teen)



Kang Bo-Kyung	Choi Jae-Yoon	Kim Jae-Man	Kim Eun-Kyung
Jin Young-Soon (teen) (ep.6)	Jin Young-Soon's brother (ep.6)	Jin Young-Soon's dad (ep.6)	Jin Young-Soon's mom (ep.6)

Bongu-dong



Son Sang-Gyu	Baek Seung-Chul	Kim Joo-Hwang	Park Young-Bok	Jung Sun-Chul
Kwak Sang-Cheol (ep.1,9)	village chief (ep.1)	witness (ep.1)	witness (ep.1)	Joongang Feed & Supply owner (ep.1)



Jung Dae-Yong	Yang Gwon-Seok	Han Sang-Chul
farmer (ep.1)	photographer (ep.1)	market man (ep.1)

Police



Han Ki-Joong	Park Sung-Hoon	Yoon Kwan-Woo	Jung Young-Sub	Moon Jung-Dae
Kim Doo-Yeol (ep.9)	detective (ep.9)	detective (ep.9)	detective	detective

Others



Shin Soo-Hang	Sung Nak-Kyung	Lee Gyu-Hoe	Lee Jung-Mi
Sun-Young's friend	Cho Yeong-Jae	gambling house boss	Dr. Lee



Jung Sang-Hoon	Lee Joong-Yul	Park Ji-A	Roh Eun-Jung	Jung Eun-Ran
nightclub staff (ep.1)	apartment security guard (ep.2,8)	doctor (ep.3)	patient's guardian (ep.3)	patient's guardian (ep.3)



Kim Shin-Yul	Lee Hyun-Seo	Jung Hye-Kyung	Choi Ga-In	Park Soo-Jin
baseball coach (ep.3)	patient's guardian (ep.3)	patient's guardian (ep.3)	Cho Yeong-Jae's wife (ep.4)	Yang Gu-Man's wife (ep.4)



Lee Dong-Kyu	Seol Jae-Geun	Woo Hyun-Seo	Kim Sun-Bin	Baek Hyun-Joo
anchorman (ep.5,14)	gambler (ep.5)	bridal shop staff (ep.8)	Dong-Ki (ep.9)	patient (ep.10)



Kim Sun-Hwa	Choi Hyun-Young	Kim Min-Suk	Ryu Kyung-Hwan	Park In-Chun
patient's guardian (ep.10)	wedding guest (ep.11)	sushi restaurant owner (ep.12)	music industry man (ep.13)	judge (ep.14)



Jung Hyun-Woo	Kang Ji-Hoon	Choi Yoon-Bin
associate judge (ep.14)	anchorman (ep.14)	yakuza member (ep.14)

Additional Cast Members:

Kwak Eun-Young - anchorwoman
Son Sung-Chan - Oh Tae-Soo's friend (ep.5)
Kim Hyung-Suk - gambler (ep.5)
Kim Jin-Goo - judge (ep.9)
Seo Dong-Hyun - wedding photographer (ep.11)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2023-04-26	1	3.588%	4.166%
2023-04-27	2	4.310%	4.836%
2023-05-03	3	5.706%	6.428%
2023-05-04	4	7.033%	7.596%
2023-05-10	5	6.670%	6.666%
2023-05-11	6	7.701%	8.056%
2023-05-17	7	7.494%	8.153%
2023-05-18	8	8.446%	9.526%
2023-05-24	9	9.439%	9.604%
2023-05-25	10	9.956%	10.553%
2023-05-31	11	10.257%	10.648%
2023-06-01	12	10.998%	12.339%
2023-06-07	13	10.592%	11.097%
2023-06-08	14	12.032%	13.604%

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Alex May 12 2024 6:05 pm The world is really a sad place. The drama is about a mother and how she raises her kid with all her heart and even make mistakes and life makes her regret it and then gives her a second chance, and most of the comments here are about ppl focusing on the main young couple. Those ppl didn’t understand anything about this drama, it is sad to have to depend on those folks appreciation to have more awesome dramas like this. But i guess I have to accept it , because if a drama like business proposal is a success at least there is some money left to do really good dramas like this. And for the person that said that this drama was bad, maybe that person never experienced a mothers love in the same intensity as the one depicted in this drama.

Nony Apr 24 2024 11:51 am Should have watched this sooner. Everything is perfect. The casting and acting were amazing! (But the main leads doesn’t have that much chemistry) Ra miran is such an amazing actress and wow watching this making me a fan of dohyun even more. This drama has it all, funny dramatic sad touching. Just the few episodes will make you angry. But this drama, just shows the importance of parent and child relationships. What to do and what not to do. And also yes importance of family. All in all. A 10/10 for me ?

Good&Bad Apr 11 2024 10:47 pm I only decided to watch this drama after RMR was nominated as Best Actress for the upcoming 60th Baeksang Awards 2024 and was most curious as to why she was nominated in the first place since I was actually rooting for the FL of My Dearest. And I'm kicking myself now that I should had watched this most awesome, heart wrenching, soul searching drama of humanity and humility.

I love how they were both given a second chance to relive their lives and made right what was wrong from each other's perspective ! Love how the script was written in such a way that the ML was plotting revenge from day one he became a prosecutor. I watched him in The Glory before this, and didn't quite like his acting which I deemed as rigid and didn't fit him. That was a year before he took on this role and boy I gotta admit that I now have such a huge crush on him ! He certainly grew up in a matter of just one year maybe dating an older woman helped him to transit from a boyish fella to a still boyish looking fella but this time with such a vast improvement on his facial expressions and he should be nominated as Best Actor for Daeksang too !

I'll never get over this drama for sure and it should win Best Drama for JBTC , if not for Baeksang. One of the most moving and humbling drama of all time for me !

queenie Mar 25 2024 3:28 pm I had seen this drama advertised but wasn't very interested. Im like romcoms mostly and realized there was a bit of a romance in this so I watched it. Loved it. The main cast all did great jobs. Ra Mi Ram's acting was so good, I hated her character. (good sign of good acting right?) Loved Lee Do Hyun. He had many phased to his character. Shewed Lawyer, 7 yo and than Lawyer who avenged his fathers death. I will look for more dramas that he is in. The twins......the little boy was so good at crying about being teased because he had to go to the girls side for a bath......That kid can act! The support actors all did great jobs, I so enjoyed this drama. I am not any kind of critic, but the story line was fine and all in all I couldn't wait to see each episode and hated for it to end!

Ram Mar 15 2024 9:06 am First episode was a bit slow, but after episode 2 we can't stop watching the next episode. One of the Best KDrama I ever watched

Kulle Name Feb 20 2024 10:34 pm Maybe it's just me, but I thought this series was really bad. Despite having a good cast, the story felt underwhelming and not worth my time.

fan Feb 15 2024 10:20 am i'm still mindblown.. The Last Episode 14 was very impressive and wrapped up the drama's life lessons clearly. I feel like Most k-drama's last episodes are disappointing, or not as great Because they don't need to entice the viewer to watch anymore, so the effort for the last episode is always the least.

but this drama's last episode wrapped up the Kdrama'S Life Lessons Perfectly. i can't stop thinking about lessons - treat your parents right, life is short, parents have their own wounds, and lessons about the love between parent and child

Loved This.. i cried so much cus i knew what was gonna happen as kang ho sang to her at the last ep.... ......... my heart

lee do hyun did an amazing job as usual.

bella Feb 14 2024 10:30 pm amazing plot line... don't think anyone else would've been able to pull this role off other than Lee Do Hyun! his chemistry with ahn eunjin was impeccable. the story was very touching... how he pushed away his true love and his mom to fulfill his justice was something i didn't expect. he truly loved his mom.

life happens to all of us and parents can carry their pain and unconsciously hurt their children. but she learned from that.

story was incredibly touching. I'm Glad I Finished It

Phuong Jan 13 2024 12:44 am This will be the best drama of all time.

Grasshopper Jan 02 2024 12:53 am I think I missed one of good drama this year, I'll give it a try

Hhhhh Dec 20 2023 9:31 am Woooww Final ep got 13% ?????? This is the first time i saw high rate

Achaion Dec 09 2023 1:28 am So in loovveeee with this drama.. Sam sik and the twins are my favorite :p

Gagetti Dario Dec 01 2023 2:14 pm Wooaahooo!!! This TV-serie was one of the best we have seen. Thank you writer BA SE YOUNG and director Sim Na Yeon. A series that filled our hearts with thousand feelings and emotions. Congrat. to Ra Mi Ram and Ahn Eun Jin whom we saw for the first time. Excellent Lee Do Hyun whom we saw for the second time after "The Glory". Knowing the Korean mentality, this series could have end without a happy ending. Instead, we thank Sim Na Yeon and Ba Se Young for giving us a beautiful series with an overwhelming finale. For these reasons, this series deserves a 99% rating for us. Greetings from Italy

Jen Oct 17 2023 4:04 pm Glad I watched it. I honestly didn’t think this was going to be for us: a story about mother and son mending their relationship!?!? Not into family melodramas like that, on a pig farm no less. So it’s gonna be about country bumpkins??? I’ve seen waaaay too many of those shows while growing up bcs tv series about country bumpkins was a thing in Hong Kong, and I hated it. So, no thank you. But because of the many praises online and about potential awards and high viewerships, I had to find out what’s so great about it. I’m glad I jumped on this wagon.

Still gave me vibes of those Hong Kong country bumpkin stories with its many small-time but larger-than-life village woes, but this was so much better told. The mystery, revenge plot, and how everyone finally knows about… well everything, was quite satisfying. And yes… I couldn’t stop crying. It was so much crying that my wife and I had to take a break for a couple of days with more light-hearted shows before we can continue watching this again.

This series deserves every praise it got and so much more. Highly recommended.

P.S. I’ll never eat pork again -_-“

Martha from Nigeria Sep 19 2023 8:06 am I love, love, love this drama soooo much. It's a must watch. Very emotional, I cried my eyes out. Lol.

Mother and son (Ran mi ran and Lee do hyun) are fantastic, they both deserve multiple awards.

The villagers, my God! I love the togetherness. If only every community could be like that

Kudos!

Joy Sep 17 2023 11:03 am This movie deserves as much awards as it can bag. I cried all through the episodes. I enjoyed every part of this movie and the storyline was good too. At the end there was closure for Kang Ho and his mother

Terry Sep 07 2023 9:19 pm I am sorry but really didn't understand all the hype for this show. It was so slow and boring for the most part up until the last 3 episodes. The only things great about the show was the twins and Kang Ho when he was with the twins.

toby Sep 07 2023 12:18 pm Extraordinary acting by the son and the mother. Her performance was very moving.

Nigerian Mella Aug 31 2023 5:20 pm It’s a must watch. This was such a roller coaster of emotions. Highly recommended please

Jph Aug 09 2023 8:26 am This is my favorite. Full of lessons. Very worth to watch as I've learned so much things. This kind of drama is what I really need and find enjoying.

Norben Jul 18 2023 12:01 am This is a drama that helps us to realized to cherish our parents or the people around us. This drama is a well-made drama of all time. The casting, it's a hundred percent for me. The plot, that got me, at first I don't want to watch it but when I watched the episode 1, this really keeps me going to watch it until the end.

The acting, of course, the management chose the actors and actresses tht would fit in this drama, and it doesn't fail us. We have to admit that the plot of this is incredible.

What an amazing drama. Hoping for more very well made quality dramas soon.

It's a thousand yesss for me!

Steffanie Jul 16 2023 9:23 am I was able to reach episode 9 but I could not continue watching. Don't get me wrong, since the show was amazingly well written, and was such an emotional roller-coaster to watch. However, as Young Soon's health began to deteriorate and the story seems to lead towards her inevitable end, I just could not push further. I hate watching movies or dramas where a family member dies. It's just me.

Rang MI Ran was amazing as always. She always executes her roles perfectly. Lee Do Hyun was perfect for his character. And then the face mask ajumma was a favorite character for me. I love her not due to the corny fact that she wears a face mask 24/7, but because she is a voice of reason for the villagers. She is the only one who always gives proper insights.

Kdramastan Jul 13 2023 10:50 am what a brilliant show! i loved the 14 episode format, crisp & gripping . Ra miran was outstanding .

MJ Jul 12 2023 1:06 am Still watching episodes. But I don't understand why they have this ridiculous wife character who wears a moisture mask 24/7!! Is this realistic? Her face must be peeling!! Does it even add value? Her script is ok, but the character wearing an all-day mask is an impossible one!!

It makes the drama look like it's trying hard to inject humour where unnecessary, and therefore downgrades its high merit.

Val torreggiani Jul 02 2023 6:02 am This series runs a gamete of emotions whilst almost keeping the plot together too. I wonder sometimes if cuts are made to make each episode fit the viewing time as there are sometimes unexplained sections, rarely in this series however.

I would like to comment on the inclusion of a westerner, Andrea. Very well done and the use of Google translate was inspired. For we western kdrama addicts, a growing following I am certain, a dreadfully accented ‘western’ voice completely jars. Well done whoever realised this. A clever use of this pleasing actor. The series is truly excellent, should win awards especially mother and son.

Su San Jul 01 2023 7:12 pm This is a real gem, especially if you like "slice-of-life," with a good dose of comedy, drama and romance plus a lack of "plot-holes" and story/character arcs that are neatly tied up in a bow by the end. The three main leads were excellent and brought this engaging story to life. Highly recommended!

Frankly Jul 01 2023 3:06 pm Woman in mask was my fav character tho her kiss scene and pregnancy scene in last ep was unexpected unneeded and sudden. My most disliked character was young soon, till end she was abusive and b.tcy.

Mijoo started out well and went downhill, she could have built a temple in kang ho's and spent her life as his slave in his feet given how she was always ready to jump back at him. Kangho was an as.hole but then this is the kind of kids you give to the world if young soon is your mother.

Rima Jun 26 2023 2:40 pm Amazing drama!!! Loved it so much in every way. 10/10!!! Powerful acting of all the cast!! A wonderful bittersweet story which takes you from the beginning in no time thru the end. One of my fav dramas now and will watch it again. An amazing exceptional performance of the 2 little ones and Ra Mi Ran who is a very talented actress and of course one of my fav actors now Lee Do Hyun, what a talented highly skilled and gorgeous looking actor.

Elise Jun 23 2023 1:20 am Agreed with @Zaza , too much cringe comedy and the woman with the mask 24/7 is just not funny at all. Should've been more emotional and less stupid comedy scenes.

Kim Garam Jun 21 2023 10:27 pm Finished yesterday and I loved every single episode!! Storyline was beautifully written but there are flaws somehow but it didn't seem that bad.

14 episode instead of 16 is honestly a let down. There are so many things that haven't been explained especially in Mi Joo and Kang-ho rekindle..should've made 1 episode for them and trying to tell the kids that he is the father.

Ra Mi Ran and Lee Do Hyun acting has never disappoint me. They both act so well and the chemistry is blooming!!!

Overall rate is 10/10...wish just it gets 16 episodes

Kayla Jun 20 2023 3:53 am Awesome Show One Of My Favourite This Year!!!!! amazing plot twists and suspense!! made me cry so much and made me laugh so much!! ending felt quite short or maybe because I'll miss it :(( LOVED choi kang ho (lee do hyun's acting 10/10!! and mi joo and the mom did so well!!! The Kids Are So Adorable Too and ofc not to forget sam sik and his parents, the lady with the mask 24/7 Haha and the village head and mi joo mom!! loved the cast and their chemistry!1

Misu Jun 18 2023 12:46 am This is a great drama. Really enjoy this drama. Those two little kids are so loveable and cute. Thank you for a good drama and good ending.

JayBee Jun 14 2023 11:43 pm I finished The Good Bad Mother, and while I still feel it's a difficult story to watch overall, with underlying themes of family abuse, I do think it shows substantial character growth for most of the characters, and that is what Korean dramas generally excel at. Unlike so much American TV fare, where characters at the beginning of a series pretty much do not grow as people during the story, Korean entertainment is far more realistic and far less static: the way the characters are at the beginning of a story is not how they will be by the end. I think Lee Do Hyun gave another exceptional performance (although I honestly think he was even better in Youth Of May) and Ra Mi Ran was incredible: her character really showcased the best emotional growth. Ahn Eun Jin was beautiful and earnest in her portrayal of a young woman who never could forget her first love. Actor Jung Woong In, always adept at playing villains, was a more reserved villain this time. I'd love to see him play some future roles that are not villains, for a change. He's too typecast. I remember him playing a loving father in one short drama a few years back and that was so nice to see! Korea, give this fine actor some inspirational roles again, instead of villain roles. I would recommend this drama but really would add that it is for a more mature audience.

Fans Jun 14 2023 7:18 pm The best drama ever for the first half of the year The emotions do impact every part of the scene. Thank you to the writer, the production crew, and all the actors and actresses. The scenes come to life, and they read every part of life as a mother, child, lover, family, and friend.

Shairli Jun 14 2023 7:28 am Too much to say abt this drama. The next best drama of the same genre, after EAW. Hope both RMR & LDH will get Daesang Awards. LDH you're going the right way with this drama. Must better than the earlier one. RMR's acting is top notch, her tone & expressions... love love love! I cried buckets watching the love & affections of their beautiful relationship as mother & son. Need to clear my head before moving to the next title. Kudos to the team & crew!

Zaza Jun 13 2023 9:28 pm Should be more serious, to much comedy, the plot twist already there

Erika Jun 13 2023 12:22 pm Below may look like a lot of complaints, but actually, this show is on level Extraordinary Attorney Woo and folks, this show is your 60th Baeksang Arts Grand Prize Winner. Ra Mi-Ran & Lee Do-Hyun were absolutely Incredible!

Mi-Joo's momma is the real villain. Now that I've got that out the way, I'll agree with a few other people here. Most all the characters had a lot of flaws and that's what made them realistic I guess. I'll just list the few things I took issue with.

1) Not that I wanted the show to drag on, but it's commonplace for Kdrama's to be 16 eps and boy did we need that many for Kangho to really earn back the audience's favor after "becoming himself" again. Of course we were rooting for him. But all the while, we were also learning about how much he hurt the people who loved and trusted him along the way. So even though he didnt turn out to be a cold blooded murderer, he was still a bad guy who needed more than 2 scenes with Mijoo to "win" her back.

2) Speaking of that. Obviously, Kangho is the love of her life and and she wants to make it work with the father of her kids. She's seen him at his lowest in life now. But Mijoo kinda rolled over and said "okie dokie let's get back together" kinda quick for me. That was a lot of years of suffering he put her through Unnecessarily. He could have easily confirmed her whether she had gotten married that quickly and if those kids had been registered to another man. He chose not to in order to pursue his revenge plan. The plot was strictly a TV drama plot.

3) Mijoo's Momma! What a *****. Even after finding out Ms Jin was dying, she dares to try and rob that woman of her last few weeks with her grandchildren because of her own prejudices about Kangho's disability. Her scenes made me sick to my stomach and I hope I never know anyone who would treat a human like that. And then for her to have to audacity to take any pride in Kangho's eventual accomplishment. I was filled with rage. Moving on.

4) The audience wanted/needed more family time for the 4 of them in the end. The hug from Kangho to the twins apologizing for not recognizing them should have been a sampling of what we should have gotten in a final scene. We were robbed.

I was happy with the way the was revenge achieved. I do wonder how he initially planned to make it happen.

10/10 Will recommend. Will rewatch. Wish they had bonus scenes with family at the end. :(

Nian Jun 13 2023 5:36 am I feel like we all know no one’s perfect here, they’re all good bad somehow, which I loved

Jillibean Jun 13 2023 2:17 am I finally finished The Good Bad Mother, and while I still feel it's a difficult story to watch overall, with underlying themes of family abuse, I do think it shows substantial character growth for most of the characters, and that is what Korean dramas generally excel at. Unlike so much American TV fare, where characters at the beginning of a series pretty much do not grow as people during the story, Korean entertainment is far more realistic and far less static: the way the characters are at the beginning of a story is not how they will be by the end. I think Lee Do Hyun gave another exceptional performance (although I honestly think he was even better in Youth Of May) and Ra Mi Ran was incredible: her character really showcased the best emotional growth. Ahn Eun Jin was beautiful and earnest in her portrayal of a young woman who never could forget her first love. Actor Jung Woong In, always adept at playing villains, was a more reserved villain this time. I'd love to see him play some future roles that are not villains, for a change. He's too typecast. I remember him playing a loving father in one short drama a few years back and that was so nice to see! Korea, give this fine actor some inspirational roles again. I would recommend this drama but really would add that it is for a more mature audience; I don't think it's appropriate for young children.

Shasha Jun 12 2023 8:41 pm bruh I totally agree with Bitter's comment, when everyone says Mijoo is a green flag, nontoxic blablabla kdrama female character, I was like "WHAT???" what's up with y'all bar?

idk whether the writer is tryna portray Mijoo as a love-hard type of girl, but in my eyes she's no more than just a pathetic girl who got daddy issue, and that's the only way to justify all her actions towards Kangho

as for Kangho, he's a total reckless asshole, if it's not because of the accident, he would've totally become a monster and could've done something worse than those who killed his father, his revenge plot was very undone, that's why in the last two episodes, even tho everyone got their price, the closure is not satisfying at all

I do understand that the revenge plot is not the main plot so it won't be like The Glory, since its genre is healing family/slice of slice comedy drama but since the ending is very rushed, u didn't get the healing vibes that much either, and I'm talking both Kangho-his mom's relationship and Kangho-Mijoo's love life

I think it would've been a great family drama if the plot was slowed down a little bit and they made 1 or 2 more episodes for a nice and logical wrap up

Bitter Jun 12 2023 7:06 pm When mijoo t⁶old her mom in episode 13 that thankyou for tolerating abuse from father because it gave us a father it was extremely bad comment because her mom suffered horrible abuse just to give a father to kids and even that husband was always absent from their lives and only thing her kids got from their father was watch him beat their mom like a dog and a horrible house environment, pain and misery and misery, is all that pain worth having a father ? And as an adult grown up woman who was strong enough to swing a kick at her opponent she was so narrowminded when came to her mom that she is praising her mom for tolerrating abuse just because she wants to justify being with a loser who never apologized properly to her for not only dumping her but also going after another woman he stayed in relationship with for 5-6 years and trying to marry her.

Kang ho's scenes with hayoung were also disturbing. Like in the hotel room when she asks did you love me ever , he extremely insensitively tells her, i always had someone else in heart and showmakers made it seem like it was completely justified for him to say it this way and ha young must put up with it because he is the hero of this drama so she shouldn't protest, then she also respo ds as if it's all her fault and it wasn't a big deal that he played with her emotions for so many years. Yes she drugged him and did abad thing, but kang ho had bo remorse for what he had done to her prior to it, no matter how bad her dad was how can he be such an insensitive person to drag his daughter into a marriage for a revenge and that too after dumping someone very sincere to him. Like be a man and take revenge on ber dad without hurting his daughter, she was a horrible person so noone felt bad for her but it felt so wrong when he outright tells her that i never loved you without any remorse and never apologizes to her, she had never caused any harm to him.

He was actually exactly like how his mom was , she raised him poorly and he turned out to be exactly like her , dumping a loving gf, fake relationship with another innocent girl to revenge on her dad, if he had married and taken revenge what would he have done to her afterwards? Divorce her now that everything ia done?

Kang ho never apologized to both the women neither ha young and mijoo, his apology for mijoo was extremely half arsed and lacking.

When his investigator tells him how many wrongs he did i found kang ho to be a disgusting person. Why ruin people's lives in present day for some bad past. To him becoming a prosecutor never entailed imparting justice but it was just to satisfy revenge of a psychopath mother at whatever cost even if it meant harming weak people for woobyeok. He was doing almost similar criminal things that his dads killers did, and he acted as heartless towards both women in his life as his mom was when she tells him to leave mijoo on the street or when she goes to mijoo and blames her for ruining her son's life because nurse proposal was lost.

He did take after his mom after all. Bad mothers give bad children.

Mijoo was my fav character but lost all the repsect and everything for her in ep 13 when she supports her mom's abuse and was ready to jump to be with kang ho even when he never gave her proper apology, she never confronted how he went to another woman no matter what his absurd revenge plan was . She had zero sense of self respect , zero ego and was practically nothing but a doormat, like girl you love him but love yourself first, how can you run back to a guy like him without a proper confrontation with him, without a proper conversation, instead she just goes running towards him like she was sitting ready for it. People like mijoo never get true love because they treat themselves as others doormats and hence, noone values them. Kang ho might use and dump her again if tomorrow need arises, he was raised by his mom to be this way.

withjoyfulsenescence Jun 12 2023 9:24 am All I ask is for Baeksang Awards next year to please do not forget the genius acting of Lee Do Hyun in this drama !!!

einjhel Jun 11 2023 9:41 pm Love this Kdrama ??? Good Job to the all the Actors, Directors, Writters and all of the staff. Heart Warming, Funny and Tear-Jerking ???

elisa c. ibarra Jun 11 2023 5:48 am Kudos to al the actors in this series... to the writer and director Love this K-drama... ????❤️❤️❤️

mimosa myouzakirai Jun 11 2023 5:43 am does anybody know who the actor for yoon jae-min is (he's in ep 9, the grandson of song woobyeok)?

Luna Jun 11 2023 4:09 am I’m satisfied with the ending. A bit rushed, but at least all issues were settled. Everyone received justice. Thank you for this wonderful drama. A great story with amazing life lessons. We will surely miss the whole casts. Saranghae! ❤️

Haishen Jun 10 2023 9:13 am This drama was sooo Good, been waiting for this every week and now it's done, sadly the 4 of them (Kang-Ho, Mi-joo together with their twins) didn't have that much screen time and bond as a family, hopefully they make a S2 or even a 4 or 6 episode about them having a happy life and spending together as family. However the last episode is a rollercoaster ride and I felt that it was rushed in the ending. Though Kang-Ho's mom death is very unexpected it also hurted me so much because Young Soon had a very big character development, well it's also written in the title that it was about Her being a Good and Bad mother. But the whole drama was so good, the whole neighborhood is very heart wellmi

Jillibean Jun 09 2023 6:42 pm Thanks Wanda. :) I am relieved.

Soju Jun 09 2023 12:44 pm A touching drama. Bit rushed and corny on last episodes but kept truth to its overarching theme.

Lou Mower Jun 09 2023 8:38 am Loved this show from beginning to end it made me want to watch it again

Myan Jun 09 2023 3:49 am I have finished watching this drama. very superb kdrama!! lee do hyun very good actor hufff.. many tears moments.. and the dialogue is amazing! So touching

Mean Jun 08 2023 7:30 pm LDH fan here.his acting has never disappoint me.

Sayo Jun 08 2023 12:04 pm Superb. The connection between mother and her kid(s) is well portrayed in this drama. Not just the main, but also the supporting chars.

VB Jun 08 2023 7:23 am I am so appreciate to the director writer and their team, this drama is a full set of family friends love caring and revenge drama. It is not only focus on family matter but also a strong connection between mother and son. Waiting like about 30 mins for the last episode tonight, I predict that the revenge part will be smooth, full of strategy and not over like most of K Dramas. The full pact of character is in the drama, from serious love(able) protective funny cheerful comforting unexpected so on. Everything is in this drama. One of my favorite healing drama after my working hours in middle of rush weekdays.

Cheryl88 Jun 08 2023 12:56 am Tonight is the last episode ???

Luna Jun 07 2023 6:55 pm The adorable twins are one of the reasons why I love this drama. They portrayed their characters so well. I’m gonna miss them dearly.

A Jun 07 2023 5:26 pm @Chipooh thanks for the title! I was also asking for the same thing. It was hard to wait to get it released lol. Home and Dry by Andy Love @Katana88

Chipooh Jun 07 2023 1:25 pm @Aplha: the title is Home and Dry by Andy Love. The OST is just released today.

hi Jun 07 2023 1:18 pm i really love the twins ♡

Luna Jun 06 2023 8:47 pm @Jillibean you should watch all the released episodes first before you complain with the writer. That’s the only way you could understand the whole story.

Asu Jun 04 2023 4:13 pm It’s the last episode and yet kang ho still not in good shape, how he can revenge if his not still normal? I think the show only revolves of being just a childish kang ho and the neighborhood. The 1st to 3rd episode is interesting though the mother is so much annoying but I stop watching after episode 4 I just skip per episode just to know the progress. It become repetitive and become boring for me and there’s no chemistry between him and mi jo

Jillibean Jun 03 2023 7:05 am I am only on episode four but how will they get around the fact that the male lead character attempted murder of a young mother and her baby by dumping them in a car into a body of water to drown? Even if it is found out later that they survived he DID try to kill them and his stoney facial expression was cold and totally uncaring. How will the writer deal with that crime of the male lead character? If the writer conveniently ignores it later wouldn't that be evidence of lazy writing? Characters should always face comeuppance for their crimes or attempted crimes.

Alpha Jun 02 2023 2:55 pm hi all i just want to ask what is the title of the song in ending 12?

Angie Jun 02 2023 10:44 am I thought they have 16 episodes. It's only now I learned that only have 2 episodes left. That was fast. I was thinking there would be a least 1 whole episode wherein the complete family - Kang Ho, Mi-Joo, Ye, Ye-Jin and, Seo-Jin will enjoy their life together. I hope Jin Young-Soon will not die.

Chibby Jun 02 2023 9:40 am I really inspired their acting. I love all actors and actresses, they are great especially the mother and son, my heart terribly aching when I seeing them crying. Best actor Lee DoHyun, I admired him in Hotel Del Luna also Ra mi ran great actress even Mijoo and Sam sik. One of the best Krdama. Salute all casts and director.

Suzanne Jun 02 2023 7:41 am What a delight, except that I’ve binge-watched & I’m not getting any work done. I love all of the characters, too many to name. The writing, acting & directing are superb. The only fault is stating how intelligent pigs are at the beginning & then showing Young-soon lovingly raising pigs, as if she’s treating them like her own beloved children before having them slaughtered. Plus the mothers are never shown being able to roam in grass & dirt, but forced to exist in tight steel crates, which restricts all movements. I can’t imagine being an intelligent animal (or any animal) & being forced to exist like that. Besides how the treatment of animals being portrayed as humane, I loved everything else about this drama.

Lalalallalalala Jun 02 2023 1:39 am I was expecting a lot more wholesome reunion between kang ho and his kids after finding out who they are but show director did it so incomplete and poorly,just a hug and that's all.

Mijoo and samshik together make a funny investigative duo or partners , not couple partners but friends because of their antics.

It was always clear show will do half arsed mental gymnastics to justify young soon's craziness, so not gonna say much but the way they absolved kang ho for abandoning mijoo and calling him a bigger victim than her was all so much bull sh.

What bothered me throughout the episode, in the scenes where ys explains to mijoo why kang ho did this that, she says he always had a painful life, miserable life, he was going through hard time during bar years, then when kang ho hugs mijoo she also says i never knew you were suffering more than me, you had a painful life.....and it was like it sounded like a joke. They were portraying kang ho having a painful life? But how? Kang ho's dad was gone before he was born he never suffered that trauma of seeing that happen and he was lucky, they were saying he always had painful life...like kang ho was never ill, he didn't suffer any injustice from humans for all those years, he didn't have serious financial issues, things he suffered were samshik's bullying at school and taunts of being a fatherless child - these 2 things are sadly common in korean society. He never had a painful life because of natural circumstances that it would be used as an excuse, he had a painful life because a psychotic mom who didn't have guts to herself go and avenge her husband started mentally torturing a 5 yr old child who never knew what happened to him. She made him live through hell by starving,beating him, by burning his precious things, by totally destroying or stepping on anything he really loved and wanted to do, by constantly teasing him for being fatherless, for being a son of poor pig farmer, she herself did this crap to her son in earlier episodes, she constantly tortured him for taking revenge for his dad as if he was born to take revenges. At times it felt he is the one who killed his dad and not the baddies.

She is the one who gave him a deprived super unhappy life and the audacity she is telling mijoo that he lived a hard life... like kang ho had no reason to be unhappy, she could have raised him as a moderately strict mom who wants him to excel academically , not going overboard with anything, telling him about his dad only when he grew up but not demanding any revenge, kang ho had everything that he needed for a normal happy teen life but YS ruined it all and then she makes a mouse like face and tells mijoo crying he had painful life as if she is a victim. Viewers are manipulated into believing that kang ho's dad's murder is what made him unhappy whilst we also know he says he never wants to take revenge for his dad, he is doing it for that his mom's constant crying.

Also it's very surprising why noone ever raised a question why would a parent or adult tell a minor child about a horrible murder of the same child's parent, even most cruelest people know what harm it could do to a child's mental health and here she was daily rubbing it in his face. I remember watching a show about similar village setup but from some other country where mother also tortures her son similarly, like 90pc of what young soon does, and her son runs away from home and then goes through series of bad incidents including child rape before someone helps him out.

Juji Jun 01 2023 10:19 pm Kang ho hugging his twins is so heartfelt... pure love

Juji Jun 01 2023 10:16 pm I think Andrea is a bad person working for someone

Kanata88 Jun 01 2023 9:39 pm Same with A, I also find the title of the song played at the end of episode 8 and which appeared again in episode 12. The song is in English and so playful and begins with a guitar, even I look for it using Google and application to search the song, I can't find it anywhere.

A Jun 01 2023 6:16 am Anyone knows what was the title of the song played at the end of episode 8? The english bgm of the episode 9 preview I mean. I can't find it anywhere. Thankz

Pig young soon Jun 01 2023 3:14 am Young soon blaming mijoo for ruining her son's life......

Princess Jun 01 2023 1:00 am I really love do hyun and other cast of the good bad mother.It is a beautiful story? I really can't sleep because of what will happen next in the episode and I can't wait for the ending and hopefully a happy ending❤❤

Tsundere May 31 2023 5:00 am I enjoyed this drama for two reasons: first, their acting was excellent, and second, the story was appropriate for the title. Third, each episode is based on true events, such as a mother and son duo; the mother will never desert her son. Because of the sacrifice and her desire for the child's future stability, she will do and will do everything to ensure that her son has what he deserves. I appreciate this Krama, especially the mothers, whom I salute for the sacrifices they make for their children's future. Finally, not all love is romantic; you must also work hard for your future, and everything happens for a purpose. Politics is filthy, even if you are well educated and have a high level of intelligence. If you have a political bent, it might be detrimental to your career, especially if you misuse it. This Kdrama is highly recommended because it has a nice tale. Also, I appreciate caring for the pigs because they are incredibly clean and care about the environment, I wish all countries were like that.

Somi May 30 2023 4:59 am Lee Do Hyun Oppa fighting !!❤️❤️

Niol May 29 2023 7:11 am I love this drama so so much...if you haven't watched it and coming to check comment section to know maybe you should watch it ..please watch it,very interesting... don't listen to spoilers

Lallalalalal May 29 2023 5:48 am Is she trying to marry him to girls without informing the girls of his mental condition? If true then she is trying to ruin another person and btw such marriage victims can sue the frauds and scammers like young soon and get heavy compensation. Young soon's defenders will call this act of hers as motherly love too, I wonder will they say the same if someone does this fraud to them.

Also kang ho despite all his sad life doesn't deserve mijoo. He literally dumped her for a silly revenge and went ahead to marry another woman ,he can spend his life with his mom and pigs but mijoo shouldn't let herself be used again. No amount of agony justifies kang hos action, all that happened 30 years back, you were raised by an abuser, all your life you never had any good person in life except kind villagers but they can't be your family and now when true love came in mijoo, he uses her money and all help and then dumps her and didn't feel ashamed in paying her that tiny sun as compensation of all she did for years. At the end of day he proved he is young soon's son.

Also it's surprising how kang ho's mom still looks down on minoo and still thinks she is not at par with her son. Remember how happy she was that her son was marrying a rich man's daughter.

Kang. May 28 2023 12:20 pm I was right all along. I knew it was all part of Kang Ho’s. And that he’s the twins’ father. It was somehow predictable but I still find it very interesting. It’s not your typical kdrama where it’s mostly about romance, the mother-son tandem is a breather so as the twins. They’re very good actors, I commend Lee Do-Hyun for his acting. All the characters he portrayed has always been really good. I can’t wait for the next episode.

Luna May 26 2023 7:26 pm Despite all the bad comments, I still love this drama. Good storyline. The scenes were deeply touching. I really appreciate the efforts of people behind this. I like the acting of the main leads & supporting casts. I laughed, cried, & got annoyed at times, but I will keep on supporting this drama. I just hate the composer character. I think he overacted his part.

N May 26 2023 9:59 am For M below me, you will change your mind after you watch next episode, hehe so damn good

M May 26 2023 8:36 am The mom just continues to be garbage and controlling. I really hate her. It was a glimpse of hope but she's utter garbage. If you want to protect and care for her child, she obviously has no idea.

Rhonda Merrick May 25 2023 8:27 pm I felt he was hunting the men who killed his dad. I don’t think he killed the woman and baby. Curious about how it all ends.

Sam May 25 2023 2:24 pm The cancer was so unnecessary. I was so much enjoying this drama until this cliché cancer came on. I don’t understand why they need to do that at all.

Rango May 25 2023 11:31 am The storyline getting interesting....can't wait for next episode. Mi joo need to be strong for her children and Kang Ho...

tch May 24 2023 11:20 pm Ran mi ran's youth years' wig seems like is borrowed from jtbc variety shows, kang ho dong wears that wig on knowing brothers.

Jae May 24 2023 4:16 pm The acting by the main actress,the mother, is amazing. I actually liked the storyline until they gave her cancer. Such a cliché. The quality of the drama actually diminish quite a lot because of the cliché and you know exactly what’s gonna happen.

Krystal May 24 2023 2:08 pm Ugh, I feel so annoyed by the mother. She's so hard headed and weak willed that it's so frustrating everytime I watch her scenes, especially the recent episode when she burned Kang Ho's documents. It's so frustrating to see her like I just wanna slap her so she can get a grip.

Sera May 24 2023 10:47 am I saw one of those comments i just wanna say this is not the kind of revenge drama. This drama makes u thinking abt moral value of being a mom and son. Their relationship ist complicated that was the writer want to convey the audience. It might be boring for u cause it had slowburn plot

Tonyo May 23 2023 12:26 pm The cast of this drama are so good at acting woooooow

Somi May 22 2023 7:29 pm Good drama & storyline! Can’t wait for next episodes. I think kang ho has his own reasons for leaving his mom & mijoo before the accident. Maybe he wants to protect them to take revenge for his dad’s death?

Asa May 20 2023 1:51 pm The first 3 episodes are nice. It become a lil boring when he become. childish, the episodes become repetitive. I think the story will be more exciting and intense if he become childish in a short episodes like 1 to 4 episodes then he become normal a changed man and then will focus his revenge towards his girlfriend and those who killed his father. Also solving an exciting case. I didnt continue the episodes as it become boring and repetitive

Shengsheng May 19 2023 7:49 am (I am so happy)-yoon hang Gi Every ep. Its make me cry.. the story line makes u remind ur mom.. i love the actors... its the best!!10/100

Cuore. Coreano May 19 2023 2:17 am we need to know the title of the ost in ep.6 and 7 please

Quantum Nurse May 18 2023 4:01 pm Love "The Good Bad Mother" and the main characters, Eomma Jin Young-Soon, Choi Kang-Ho and Lee Mi-Joo, but I wish the scriptwriter would not create the unwanted "filler" storyline that has no relevant on the story overall. I am inclined to say that these twins, Lee Seo-Jin and Lee Ye-Jin are Kang-Ho and Mi-Joo's children. My two cents.

Applepw May 18 2023 9:10 am I really love each scene!! Ep7 makes me cry the hardest. Gosh! I love the story

Günther May 18 2023 7:24 am The Handy of Choi Kang-Ho's mother is playing a song (sounds like kamida) What is the title of the Song? Would like to hear the full song. Thanks

Hilda May 18 2023 4:07 am I love park cheon acting so much, waiting for his first leading role in the future ?

JiwoongiiLuv May 18 2023 2:55 am Love this drama and I didn't expect that Kim Ji Woong from ZerobaseOne also casted here on episode 7 (Timestamp 00:37:28) I also love the main character and also it's pretty sad for now and can't wait for new episode next week!!

Zaza May 18 2023 1:17 am To much unwanted/ unnecessary scene and dialog, should focus more on main characters, anti climax

Patricia Huntley May 17 2023 7:36 pm Excellent movie, Heart felt, Great Actors, relatable, witty, and the twins are smart and adorable.

oppy May 17 2023 6:03 pm I didn't understand who owns the potato field? Young soon? Then how can gov bury pigs in a cultivatable piece of land and ruin someone's livelihood like this, this part was crazy and i wish was explained because to think govs are this cruel that they would kill same farmers livelihoods is just crazy.

When workers were culling the pigs the villagers run to the place, the village chief literally slides down the slope and then falls down, it was the funniest of scene of the episode tho it was placed next to very sad scenes.

Also why funny music was playing when young soon was committing suicide.

Juji May 14 2023 7:44 pm composer is unnecessary in the story in ep 5 and 6, just killing the story

Ty May 14 2023 2:38 am Yejin seojin are 2 ahjussis in kids' bodies.

s May 13 2023 9:29 am miss maam needs to go back to the other universe and raise jungpal and jungbong again clearly she’s not doing very well here raising kangho (iykyk)

Kayin May 13 2023 6:42 am Start to feel annoying with the composer character, is it really needed with his presence? I think he got a lot of air time in ep 5 & 6. I skip all the time he showed up

Noonadrama May 12 2023 6:14 pm Its obvious that the twin are Kang Ho’s. He is the dad. I love Kang Ho and Mi Joo’s chemistry. Along with their twins the look like cute family. So please, protect them. I don’t want them to be hurt ?

Naso May 12 2023 5:24 pm I think,I would prefer if Kang ho ended up with his fiancee, She was obviously gaslighted to do that,I really hope they redeem her character. Kang ho did her bad too,seeing how he approached her because of her father.

projecteu May 12 2023 1:08 pm some of the comments here are so triggered.

Young soon parenting style is tough love.

Tough love is the act of treating a person sternly or harshly with the intent to help them in the long run.

I think she just wants kangho to be strong enough.

Lalalalalala May 11 2023 7:46 pm I read some comments online and realized many people defending young soon's abuse were actually from similar abusive background, they were treated this way by parents and are probably doing that to their kids too, and they were abusing people online who were criticizing young soon, that reminded me of trolls attacking me here too which just shows people defend what their parents taught them and they want to carry the abuse over to next generations with the excuse of parenting.

Being cruel towards her son or even other people like mijoo is something that young soon has embedded deep into her psyche. Each episode she shocks viewers with how much enormous amount of love she has for pigs, maybe because pigs weren't able to revenge on her behalf so she didn't abuse them and she spends all her love and attention on them that was actually meant for her own child.

I recall I even mentioned before that she was such a small woman that she didn't even give mijoo kang ho's number and finally she apologized for it, imagine how horrible she is when mijok and villagers were people who were always helping her out. She did a good thing because kang ho being her son also ruined mijoo's life. Who cares about stupid revenge if you have a nice person in your life but kang ho had to do this.

Even though I blame much of kangho's bad deeds on his stupid mother the way she raised and tortured him one can't expect a good human to be born out of it, but lets accept it he also tells his mom she is raising him so bad to become like his dad's killers yet he goes on to do such wrong things. He has the sense to allow a positive person like mijoo in his life but with all kind of awareness of right or wrong he chose such path. She raised him wrong and her horrible upbringing ruined his mindset but the phase he spent with mijoo he was a mentally healthy and sane person then why he chose to do such wrong things knowing his idiot mother's revenge is a route he could only achieve by rolling in mud like his mom's actual favorites - the pigs.

Dunno why this drama is promoting wrong misconceptions, pigs can't be allowed inside your home like this and on top of all to shit, their bodies are riddled with parasites it's basically a recipe for diseases, the writers of this show went overboard in their love for pigs and infact they are going overboard in everything whether it's young soon's constant innovative abuse of kang ho, or stupid composer or affection for pigs or now adding another tragic plotline of disease when already drama was heavy.

Young soon has a twisted mindset, she does every kind thing for pigs but when it comes to human child she believes in all kind of cruel ways to teach him. He is getting 99 score on 100 starve him, he isn't eating himself due to paralysis, starve him, she has serious illness and son is still in this state so let him lie helpless on ground as a way to teach him to start walking, I wonder what this genius woman would suggest for his mental health? What new torturous methods she will invent to make him regain memories and grow back into adult mind because kang ho's biggest issue aren't his legs but his amnesia.

Young soon is solely responsible for her son's current state and accident. Had she not pushed the revenge nonsense for all those years he wouldn't have to go and mess with such dangerous people and end up like this. She didn't raise her son to fight for justice and weak as many her defenders write, just go back and watch early episodes, she was constantly telling him about revenge for his father and to become powerful and part of elite. A child raised on constant reminders of revenge shouldn't be expected to become a positive part of society.

Also the constant casual physical abuse of kang ho is disturbing. She starts beating him while driving, she can cause an accident then why the hell she beats someone who is in such state? This was supposed to be funny?

It seems the writers would make kang ho regain memories before something happens to his mom because who else will they send him to to be taken care of, all the villagers are already old and chairman song won't bother that much.

Lastly, samshik he abused kang ho all his life for not having a dad ,for having a pig farm, for being stinky, insults him at prosecutors' gathering and expects help?

ES May 11 2023 5:54 pm this series is a real mystery. why did he leave the women he loved and the one who fought for him the most ? what was his purpose getting close to his dead father Lawer ? and murder ? did he really killed that women with her baby ? and why his mother suffering so much like that ;( ? and its very clear that the twin are his children , from Ep 07 trailer it looks like he is gonna live with them . but is his mother gonna die ? and what are those 2 mens looking for in kang ho's house ? I'm dying to see what will happen >-<

Kourt May 11 2023 5:17 am I came here just to say the same Aimen! I’m so happy right now!

Aimen May 11 2023 3:59 am Why on Earth is no one talking about Shin SeungHo's Cameo in the dramaaaaa!????? I literally screamed when he appeared !!!!!!!

..... May 10 2023 4:41 pm If kang ho knew one day he will work on his father's case and it could be a serious revenge he shouldn't have dated mijoo than dumping her like this. Maybe after appointment he finds files of his dad's case and he finds out the mess and leaves her behind. But still why not care for mijoo who loves you then revenging his dad for a mother who gave him a loveless miserable life.

Ep 5 was very weirdly edited, scenes would change abruptly. And why is that musician character added? What is his purpose. Are villagers really gonna deceive? What will kang ho do? Maybe that chairman song will take him with him.

It seems kang ho loved mijoo a lot and it remained a memory ingrained in him to the point that even after losing memory he gets feelings for her like how he remembers laws in between. What a sad life he had. It also seems since he joined prosecution he was on a suicide mission, destroy his enemies and get himself destroyed in process too.

Kang May 10 2023 4:31 pm @Mac I don’t think he kill the mother and the baby, Kang-Ho knew from the very start that Song Woo-Byeok was the one who killed his father and that’s why he approached him. He planned everything, and I believe Kang-ho is still a good person and wouldn’t kill anyone.I think he hid the mom and the child and it will be a witness against Song Woo-Byeok’s crimes in the end.

Mac May 09 2023 6:59 pm Anyone know the song at the end of episode 2?

Nelly May 09 2023 6:29 pm Did he really kill the woman and the baby ? I'm confused wether kang ho is a bad / good character.

… May 07 2023 7:56 am I messed up, watched 3rd episode first then 2nd ep then 4th ep now I will watch 1st ep. The fun part is you will

Lalalalala May 06 2023 8:55 pm @r maybe people who were starved by their parents and they also starve kids are getting triggered, they don't bother me anyways.

Also to make it clear, despite lot of issues it's a lovely show, Kang ho being the most likeable character.

2ndly, the excuse title is bad or something mother, she is not a bad mother she is a criminal mother. Starving your 5-13 yr old kid can actually run the parent into serious legal issues if they get reported.

Imagine you have a friend called x whose dad was dead before he was born. He turns 5, and his mom starts starving him from that age and tells him you will fall asleep on full stomach and lag in studies and won't become a prosecutor and you won't be able to avenge your father's death. Does it make sense?

Till this point writers actually showed that she was wrong but many viewers started defending this behavior.

Then when as an amnesia patient he cries for food it showed 7 yr old and i repeat Seven Year Old kid's trauma. Like imagine how much as a 7yr old he was abused that his mind has such severe trauma for food. Luckily he overcomes that trauma as she helps and it takes her 35 year old son to become paralyzed and have a mind of 7 yr old for her to realize what she had done. For severe trauma patients like kang ho the repeat of same situation that caused the trauma forces them back into it. So the fact she starves him again...is just so unbelievable, ep 3 was a very hard watch. Earlier writers showed starving as bad but this time they were justifying it by playing funny bg music and stuff and maybe that was done also to force yet another comparison between pigs and humans.

Honestly, I don't think young soon needed a child, her pigs were enough for her to go through her life. She raised him bad, ruined his life and gave society an apparently rotten prosecutor. And if you want revenge get it yourself.

Also I dunno it's a korean society thing or just dramas but korean dramas always show mothers beating their grown up 20s, 30s children and most people take that abuse as comical but it was very disturbing in this show and doctor cha, here when she beats kang ho so brutally and he already has a spinal injury and you can't touch such patients like this and in doctor cha where a pregnant cancer patient's mom beats her pregnant and ill daughter in hospital because she wants to keep the baby.

r May 06 2023 3:51 pm also to add to my comment, i dont get people that blame kangho for not wanting any contact to his mother no more. id be gone faster than light too if id gone through the stuff he did

yall normalize abuse from parents too much and thats quite questionable. just bc shes ur mother it doesnt make her actions right or okay or whatever

r May 06 2023 3:47 pm no but lalalala spoke real ? title might be good bad mother, doesn't change the fact that the mother is a horrible person and her redemption seems so lame fr like "i had a difficult life too" bro u abused a literal child... her good characteristics are poorly done and thats that

just looking forward to mijoo and kangho my beloveds <3 (though i wish we couldve seen more of kanghos corrupt side)

Rocky May 06 2023 8:32 am @Lalalal why are you so triggered with Ra Mi Ran's role??? Don't you have reading comprehension? It's title is "The Good Bad Mother" it's so easy to understand.

bora May 06 2023 4:53 am very good drama to watch so far! well written storyline, rating is also rising high~ great acting from Ra Miran & Lee Dohyun!!

Anonymous May 05 2023 10:41 pm I like it.. let's not be too critical. Pause and enjoy the drama..

X May 05 2023 8:27 pm @lala you’re talking too much. don’t you get it the title “The Good Bad Mother” speaks for itself.

C May 05 2023 6:47 pm @lalalala i think @J's comment went over your head. I think it's appreciating how well actress/actors embody their character/role.

Lalalalalala May 05 2023 2:46 am @J what ra mi ran has to do with how young soon is written? Yong soon is a terrible child starving woman and sadly in scenes where she starves her disabled son director chose to play fun music as if she was doing some great thing when it was worst kind of abuse. Learn to seperate actors from characters. And we don't need exceptional acting skills by anyone to realize how bad a mother yong soon is, poor acting or good acting one would always see yong soon as a bad person. Like a person snatching food from son, do you need some acting skills to dislike that character?

In the scene when she beats kang ho and he is crying she was gaslighting poor guy and it was then when I felt why kang ho always stayed away from her because he knew how twisted she is and how she will negatively impact his mental health.

J May 05 2023 2:28 am @Lalala If you hate Ra Mi-Ran’s (Young soon) so much it means she’s an effective actress for her role to be “the good bad mother”.

If it’s true that Kang-Ho is the father of the twins then it’s giving us the 18 Again vibe here ? He’s really a great actor. he can play any any role.

Eliz May 04 2023 5:27 pm @Jokkie I think so too.. Kang Ho maybe the father of twins, but Mi Joo hid the fact as she didn't want to "ruin" his future again.

Lalalala May 04 2023 5:04 pm I don't think young soon deserves to be called a human. Starving her son, beating a disabled child and telling him i taught you to helpo thers in need and be kind when she tells him to abandon injured mijoo on road and then in same scene she also tells him crying i told you to be rich and powerful or something, does she know prosecutors' salaries? They can never be rich in them unless they take bribes. She is such a vile.

It was quite clear form ep 4 that poor kang ho had left home and he was supporting himself and studying and most likely had very little contact and no financial help from his bitchmom. Then Mijoo supports and helps him during this.

When twins had appeared first it had felt super odd but now seeing kang ho as a kid it makes sense they were added as comedic part and to be a friend to him in future.

So prolly kang ho dumps mijoo because he might have thought if he has to live for revenge it will harm her,and mijoo for his career didn't tell him about kids and hates him for abandoning her.

The show has weird parallels too, like kang ho gets a disable guy charged he becomes disable too. The twins scaring him about their super scary dad which is probably he himself. Kangho bonding with kids and kids helping him in his phase and they will be his own kids.

Ye jin, seo jin, kang ho together and village folks really carrying this drama. I am so scared given the kind of person young soon is what would she do once she discovers twins are her grandkids, most likely she would force him to abandon them. In present timeline it seems mijoo doesn't know about kang ho's accident.

Comparisons between pigs and humans are so forced I dunno why writers are obsessed with pigs, she is a pig farmer and that should be enough for the story, every 2 seconds later there pops in some comparison with pigs.

Did you guys notice mijoo tells kangho that your mom didn't give me your number.

Jokkie May 04 2023 4:18 pm Very good movie, but I ve a feeling that kangho is the father to the twins

liona May 04 2023 1:19 pm I hope we all get to know why the village chief's wife wears a skincare mask all the time! I wonder if there's any backstory to it because it keeps me overthinking more than the twins' real dad! ?

Josa May 03 2023 6:52 pm I like this kdrama, it’s different from all the kdramas I’ve watched so far. The good bad mother (Ra Mi-Ran) really portrays her character well, I think it is because she really wanted to give justice to her husband’s death that’s why she really pushed Kang Ho to be a prosecutor. She did all of that just to end up having a bad relationship with his son. And I think Kang Ho already knew about his father’s death and it was all part of his plan to be adopted by his father’s killer until the accident happened. That’s just my guess. Anyway, I’m still watching ep. 3

Lalalal May 03 2023 2:51 pm His mother feeds her pigs more than she feeds her son.

seina May 03 2023 9:17 am first two episode were so good! as expected from veteran actress Ra Miran also Lee Do hyun his acting is amazing as always!!

yongjun May 02 2023 11:51 am I think both of them are broken so much. The mom trying so hard to impose her ideal life to Kangho, making it seems she's doing the best for him, blurring the right and wrong; Kangho, who's being hurt having no life and constantly being told what to do and hated his mom, live to despise his mom. However, I refused to believe he really killed the mother and baby... because he can't go back from there

Chaeyana May 02 2023 8:04 am I think by forced that poster meant how suddenly a truck out of blue appeared and hit the car as noone was tailing them throughput the journey qnd how can one move such a huge truck to any location of choice just to hit the guy at right moment. Accident itself and falling in ditch wasn't unreal but the planning was unrealistic

Anyways, this drama is so good you want it to drop all episodes together but you know it would only happen if it's netflix and if it's netflix then drama's episodes wouldn't be more than 8-10 and most of all every episodes duration would be very short.

Ween May 02 2023 7:22 am Somebody made a comment about the accident being forced. I disagree. It can probably happen especially it's a big truck and the car is below the driver's eye level; and it's a curvy road. The driver noticed it late that he could no longer prevent it from hitting. Actually, i experienced it while driving too; mine, i bump into a movable road signage.

Bunnyneko May 01 2023 4:42 pm Loving this but can someone tell me the song playing at the end of ep 2

. Apr 30 2023 7:48 pm Good drama so far!

Lalalalal Apr 30 2023 9:02 am What irks me more about kang ho mom is that she gets all the help from villagers one would get as a single woman and mom running her business, like you can see how they help her in childbirth how they help her in cooking meal for fiance, how they come for her on all ocassions of need but it is so shocking that despite all the help when one of the child of these neighbours gets into a bad accident she tells her son he shpuld have left her there to be helped by someone else, like people even come forward to help injured animals on street and she is the girl from family who had been with her through her thick and thin and she is telling her son that. When you need help get it when they need help abandon them.

His mom and chairman song are same people with different faces and names. She did a lot of abuse on her son but this scene was so shocking that how can someone be so cruel. When a character is shown as a villain from start people hate them for every single action but if a character is shown to be a main lead or central character even if they do worst of worst things people would defend them which they would otherwise be calling for severe punishments if they were shown as villains, his mom did every wrong thing to her son but people are still calling her victim, how is it kang hos fault what happened to his father? Even other uneducated villagers in the town didn't treat their kids like her.

Yyaayay Apr 30 2023 6:25 am Bro 1st ep got me bawling my eyes out what the heck?

Lalalala Apr 30 2023 6:19 am Kang ho is a victim of his mom's severe mistreatment why people are blaming him? His mother practically told him to leave an injured neighbour girl on street to die, she taught him to be exactly this way, to be like his dad's killers. So why is he wrong. She even tells him to get his background changed and when he is getting it changed she doesn't stop him and stamps the paper happily so that her son will have elite background now. Even till the end she didn't let go of her bad attitude. She gave him an abusive childhood for no good reason.

Ji Apr 30 2023 6:06 am Damn it's so hurtful to see LDH to be that cold. The accident scene looks a bit forced, what a shame since that's supposed to be the turning point of this drama. But so far it's enjoyable. RMR's acting is always good and I always enjoy seeing CJY's acting in a vintage setting. Looking forward to the next episode!

Eliz Apr 30 2023 5:00 am It is really sad the way the adult Kang Ho treats his mom, eventhough her mom was really tough to him when he was in school-aged. I wonder how Kang Ho broke up with Mi Joo and who the father of her children.

Rochie Apr 29 2023 9:04 am Wow...!! I did not notice that I already finished the available 2 eps. I got hooked. A very good story but, the end of episode two changed my thought about how the storyline will going to be. Hoping that the adreline rush that I felt when I started watching will not plummet and will still continue til the very last episode.

Norman Apr 29 2023 6:02 am Im just happy this not love story between lee do hyun n mi ran.

GreatWD Apr 29 2023 2:44 am Wow what a heartless son that cared about status......good story he had to take a look at his greedy path to change?

  I like it....Fighting for the mother

soobinie Apr 28 2023 12:46 pm lmaoooo the masked woman is so funny

Divorce lawyer Apr 28 2023 10:20 am Wait who hit kang ho's car. Noone was following them throughout the journey and when for 10 seconds she is off the car suddenly someone appears with a giant truck on an empty road and hits them, it's like it is a toy truck that can be moved quickly to any location and suddenly released on road when conditions are right to hit the car. And noone was tailing them in a car or anything. Atleast make it believable even if it is a drama as it was clearly a planned murder and not random accident.

Kang ho's mom is the bitchiest thing you would find in any drama. Now look at it firstly for revenge for her husband she gives him super abusive and terrible childhood, she doesn't even let him eat fully, like what parent deprives their child of food? Only psychopaths and druggie or alcoholic parents do this,

Like imagine starving a kid. Then she goes extra lengths in raising him bereft of any sympathy for example mijoo's accident where she tells him to leave a neighbourhood girl who she saw growing up before her eyes and should be like a daughter to her,injured on the road, like mijoo is not even a stranger, kind of family and this witch of a woman is okay with her lying on road badly injured like this  and with this mindset she expects him to be icon of justice. She was raising a monster just like killers then if not enough she even tells a child that it's your responsibility to bring justice to dad,like how is it a kid's or when he is adult, his responsibility to even do that? Like why are you giving birth to a child for your revenge.

When kang ho was telling corrupt chairman song he never had a childhood, friends, never played games, chairman song asks why? And then kang ho responds because I had to meet you which leaves song surprised but then kang ho changes topic. This was such a powerful dialogue because it encapsulated entire msiery of kangho, It showed he knew who his father's killers were, he feels painful and admits that he was made to lose his childhood because his mom was obsessed with him to meet the culprits and for those bad men and a psycho mom he was deprived of a beautiful childhood.

It showed his entire life misery. And now when he goes around asking everyone to become his dad, although for his plan but it is so disgraceful and lacking dignity. Why is he forced into this misery, just because of his psycho mom.

His mom is a monster and it's weird how politely she talks to people but what she did to her son.

How would anyone expect a person raised like kang ho to become a person of good character.

Now another ironic part is that she knows that people who murdered and covered up her husband's murder were in cahoots with government, she knows they are too powerful that what her son a weak guy could do against then,infact if anything she will be exposing him to huge danger by sending a no background son like hers to face such horrible people and this is exactly what happened. To try to get revenge for mom he ends up getting almost killed by same culprits. Like she isn't thoughtful enough to think of his saftey.

Through amnesia he will have a new life which will be better for him.

My biggest issue is that this drama will never show his mom's wrongdoings as they should be, viewers will also always justify her super cruelty because his mom's character is not written to be a villain by storywritters and hence this abuse will be excused. I think his mom is little behind moon dong eun of glory's mom but since she was a clear villain she got worst curses but as kang ho's mom is not a villain she will be excused of all the cruelty which is almost near what moon dong eun's mom did.

The villagers are very nice people. Didn't mijoo have elder sisters where are they, and her dad where he went, will he come back.

Show is very unique and well written.

lea Apr 28 2023 8:24 am run 2 the 1st 2 episodes and it just soooo good. keep it up

seia Apr 28 2023 6:10 am never ever missed any ra mi ran project haha also lee do hyun too!!

Aria Apr 27 2023 9:40 pm Does anyone know what was the song at the end of episode 2

Rango Apr 27 2023 7:09 pm The first 2 episodes so draggy until the accident happened. Hopefully good watch until the end.

Ay lab pawi long time ;) Apr 27 2023 1:06 pm Does anyone know what was the song in the end of episode 2?

Ellie Apr 27 2023 9:09 am Grest first episode. Lee Do-Hyun never dissapoints! Big fan of his. Kim Won-Hae Wow! You never cease to amaze me! Huge fan of yours for years now! Bad Mother Fighting!

Plot Apr 27 2023 6:17 am She is a terrible terrible terrible mother man she is straight out of hell. Such people don't deserve having kids. Plot is promising.

Anna Apr 25 2023 5:39 am Cant wait.it has mi ran and do hyun.wouldnt miss it

Hae Mar 27 2023 5:27 pm Wow the cast is soooo dangg :() cant wait for thease

Anon Mar 22 2023 6:32 am Becoming a child again — like Sinichi Kudo from Detective Conan(?) xD

dam Mar 10 2023 1:56 am is it true that kim jiwoong will be in this drama?

Kiki Feb 08 2023 3:40 pm Seem like a light drama. Ok I'm in.

Shairli Jan 29 2023 3:00 pm At last realistic choice of drama! Looking forward. Superb list of casts.

YONGJUNG Jan 26 2023 11:30 pm BRUH ra miran, lee do hyun and ahn eunjin? 120% will watch this. my eyes are healing with these cute and hensem boy n girl o.o

... Jan 23 2023 3:45 am His character may remind me of baro ex b1a4 in god's gift 14 days??

And a village setting drama.. glad we're getting more of them lately

Maddy Jan 18 2023 8:16 pm Lee Do Hyun will nail this role. Ra Mi Ran - I miss you, Mama Cheetah!

I am excited!

janjoa Jan 18 2023 8:16 am Lee do hyun will execute this role in deepest to burst our tears...fighting!!!

Ailien Jan 13 2023 2:34 am Miss Ra Miran so~~~ much.. ~(^v^)~ Fighting?!!! :")

withjoyfulsenescence Jan 13 2023 2:08 am Yay, another project for Lee Do Hyun!! I like all 3 of the main leads. Fighting!

Rose Jan 11 2023 10:32 pm Yes, can’t wait to see Ahn Eunjin again. Love her to bits!

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Jou-ri Village: Lee Mi-Joo's Family

Jou-ri Village: Bang Sam-Sik's Family

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