Ra Mi Ran Talks About Playing Lee Do Hyun’s Mother In New Drama “The Good Bad Mother”

Apr 4, 2023

JTBC’s upcoming drama “The Good Bad Mother” has shared a new glimpse of Ra Mi Ran in her starring role!

“The Good Bad Mother” is a heartwarming new comedy about a woman who must return to her motherly duties after her adult son becomes like a child again. Lee Do Hyun will star as Kang Ho, a prominent prosecutor who has a fraught relationship with his mother—until he loses his memory in an accident and unexpectedly reverts to his seven-year-old self.

Ra Mi Ran will star as the titular “good bad mother” Young Soon, a single mom who was widowed at a young age and raised her son Kang Ho by herself while running a pig farm. Because she didn’t want her son to grow up penniless or powerless, Young Soon chose to become a “bad mother” by constantly being hard on her son and taking the “tough love” approach in raising him.

In newly released stills from the upcoming drama, Young Soon wears a stern expression as she speaks to her young son. Having long forgotten her own hopes and dreams, Young Soon’s only goal in life is to raise her son to become a successful lawyer—and in her determination to achieve this goal, she chooses to be strict and unforgiving with him.

Another photo captures a different side of Young Soon, who is actually a sweet and caring person when interacting with the other villagers. However, all that tenderness and affection vanishes when it comes to Kang Ho, on whom she never lavishes so much as a single word of praise.

Ra Mi Ran Talks About Playing Lee Do Hyun’s Mother In New Drama “The Good Bad Mother”

The final photo shows Young Soon ardently praying for something, raising the question of what she could be hoping for so desperately.

Ra Mi Ran Talks About Playing Lee Do Hyun’s Mother In New Drama “The Good Bad Mother”

When asked why she chose to star in “The Good Bad Mother,” Ra Mi Ran replied that it was the strength of the script and the story that drew her to the drama.

“I can’t remember the last time I read a script that was over six volumes long in a single sitting,” said the actress. “Starting from the very first time I read the script, I was laughing and crying along, and I thought that if it was this good, there was no reason for me not to do it.”

Describing her character, Ra Mi Ran remarked, “Jin Young Soon may seem like someone who has incredibly bad luck, but because of that, she’s someone who winds up with an even better understanding of which things are truly precious in life.”

She continued, “[The drama] made me ponder what kind of mother is a bad mother, and there were occasionally times when I wondered, ‘Would I be able to do what Young Soon does?’ I didn’t need to put particular focus on any one point while acting, because being in those situations, I felt a sort of magic that brought [the character] to life on its own.”

“The Good Bad Mother” will premiere on April 26 at 10:30 p.m. KST.

Source: Soompi