Bad Love (2019 South Korean Television Series)

Bad Love (Korean: 나쁜 사랑; RR: Nabbeun Sarang) is a South Korean television drama series that aired on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network. The series premiered on December 2, 2019, and concluded on May 29, 2020, consisting of 129 episodes. It was broadcast in the network's Monday to Friday morning time slot.

Production and Broadcast

The series was directed by Kim Mi-Sook and written by Hong Seung-Hee. It followed the daily drama format, airing from 07:50 to 08:30 KST. Bad Love replaced the series Everybody Say Kungdari in its time slot and was subsequently followed by My Wonderful Life on June 29, 2020.

Promotional poster for the drama Bad Love

Plot Summary

The narrative centers on the lives of five individuals navigating complex personal and professional relationships. Choi So-Won (played by Shin Go-Eun) is a 29-year-old clerk with a high school education who aspires to become a designer. She is contrasted with her twin sister, Eun-Hye (Cha Min-Jee), whose divergent life path—including university education—creates a lingering sense of guilt and familial tension.

The plot also involves Han Jae-Hyuk (Lee Sun-Ho), the son of the Noyoo Group chairman, who becomes romantically involved with Eun-Hye. His stepbrother, Min-Hyuk (Yoon Jong-Hwa), struggles for paternal validation, while Hwang Yeon-Soo (Oh Seung-A), a contract employee at the Noyoo Group with a background connected to So-Won's family, pursues personal success despite her impoverished circumstances.