[HanCinema's News] Press Conference Held for "The Good Bad Mother"

Lee Do-hyun, Ra Mi-ran and Ahn Eun-jin

On April 26th the upcoming JTBC television drama "The Good Bad Mother" held an online press conference. "The Good Bad Mother" stars Ra Mi-ran as a mother who has no choice but to return to her role as a sinister mother when her son, played by Lee Do-hyun, reverts to a childlike state following an accident. The comedy series explores the role of a mean mother whose actions are nonetheless intended to encourage and support her child.

Lee Do-hyun and Ra Mi-ran

Advertisement

Director Sim Na-yeon of "A Moment at Eighteen" and "Beyond Evil" is directing the project. She described "The Good Bad Mother" as a healing drama. Sim Na-yeon also claimed to have personally enjoyed having enjoyed films from the screenwriter, Bae Se-yeong. Sim Na-yeon described "The Good Bad Mother" as a project evoking mother-son relationships, mother-daughter relationships, or just person-to-person relationships in general, despite the seeingly specific title.

Ra Mi-ran

Though Sim Na-yeon said the story could be quite sad when it gets sad, she also said that the first half would be filled with the joys of life, and that the story would not be scary, but easy to watch. Sim Na-yeon also acknowledged that "The Good Bad Mother" would have a very different tone than "Beyond Evil" and that she wanted to do a very different kind of project. Sim Na-yeon claimed that the warm emotion of Bae Se-yeong's script was what drew her to make this choice.

Lee Do-hyun

In describing her participation in the project, lead actress Ra Mi-ran said that it didn't feel right to say there was no reason for her not to take on this project. Rather, Ra Mi-ran said that this was a project she should take on, was how she amended her thought process. Ra Mi-ran claimed that she read "The Good Bad Mother" far more quickly and efficiently than any other project. She thought the story was fun, her character lovely, and the pacing quite brisk.

Ahn Eun-jin

Lee Do-hyun described his character as quite colorful compared to his previous major role in "The Glory" as the male lead. Lee Do-hyun also described developing his charactr as quite difficult, needing much consultation with Sim Na-yeon and Ra Mi-ran to keep his childlike character from seeming too exaggerated. Lee Do-hyun also said this had to be balanced with laughability, his character ultimately being quite bright. "The Good Bad Mother" will begin airing on JTBC on April 27th.

Lee Do-hyun, Ra Mi-ran, Sim Na-yeon &Ahn Eun-jin

Written by William Schwartz

___________

"The Good Bad Mother" is directed by Sim Na-yeon, written by Bae Se-yeong, and features Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin, Yoo In-soo, Choi Moo-sung, Jung Woong-in. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2023/04/26~Upcoming, Wed, Thu 22:30 on JTBC.