Bad Love

Bad Love centers on Choi So-won, a woman who confronts a whirlwind of fate that tests her resolve and her willingness to endure for her family. It blends drama, family dynamics, and soap opera pulse, moving between moments of quiet sacrifice and sudden upheaval. So-won's path is defined by a fierce, sometimes contradictory maternal love that refuses to surrender even when circumstances push the family toward crisis. The show uses intimate vignettes of daily life to explore the costs and rewards of care, loyalty, and the messy realities of parenting. Without resorting to easy answers, it threads personal losses, small victories, and the stubborn hope that a devoted mother can offer a future to her children and a hopeful tomorrow.

Directed by Kim Mi-sook and released in 2019, Bad Love is led by Shin Go-eun as So-won with a cast that includes Lee Seon-ho and Oh Seung-ah.

Reception to the show centers on its emotional honesty and the theme of fierce maternal devotion in the face of chaotic life. Critics note strong performances, especially from Go-eun, and the drama’s focus on everyday struggles within a tight knit family.