Bad Papa
Bad Papa is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Son Yeo-eun and Shin Eun-soo. It is about the struggles of a father who chooses to become a bad person in order to be a good dad. It aired on MBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 from October 1 to November 27, 2018.
Synopsis
Ji-cheol is an incompetent husband and dad. He was a detective who got suspended for allegedly taking a bribe. He can't come up with their living expenses, let alone the rent. On top of that, his daughter gets into trouble and he has to come up with the settlement money. Cornered, Ji-cheol makes a dangerous decision. Having been a boxing champion in the past, he decides to participate in an illegal boxing match and take the prize money.Cast
Main
- Jang Hyuk as Yoo Ji-cheol, Fallen father and fighter
- Son Yeo-eun as Choi Sun-joo, Ji-cheol's wife, an erotic novelist and massage chair salesperson
- Shin Eun-soo as Yoo Young-sun, Y-NYANG dance YouTuber
- Ha Jun as Lee Min-woo, MMA champion, sports superstar
- Kim Jae-kyung as Cha Ji-woo, Daughter of Dr. Cha, Ji-cheol's former partner, a regional investigation unit detective
Supporting
Regional Investigation Unit
- Kim Byung-choon as Park Min-sik
- Kim Wook as Lee Hyun-soo
Mixed Martial Arts
- Jung Man-sik as Joo Kook-sung
- Lee David as Kim Yong-dae
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Kim Pil-doo
- Jung Ik-han as Kim Jong-doo
- Jang Eui-soo as Sang Chul
Shingu Pharmaceutical
- Jung In-gi as Cha Seung-ho
- Park Ji-bin as Jung Chan-joong
- Shin Woo-geum as Kim Dae-sung
- Lee Kyu-ho as Mr Park
Young-sun's high school
- Kwon Eun-bin as Kim Sang-ah
- Cho Yi-hyun as Kim Se-jung
- Yoon Seo-ah as Wang Hye-ji
- Lee Eun-saem as Lee Seul-ki
Others
- Yoon Bong-gil as Park Ji-hoon
- Choi Yoon-ra as Choi Sun-young
- Joo Jin-mo as Director Jang
- as boxing match commentator
- Kim Si-eun as Choi Sun-joo
- Hong In as Yong Woo
- Baek Eun-kyung
- Kim Seung-hyun as Kim Yoon Soo
Ratings
- In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
- 4 Episodes aired back-to-back on October 15 and November 6.
- No episodes on October 16, 23, 30 and November 5 due to the broadcast of KBO League baseball games.
International Broadcast
Bad Papa aired in Taiwan on KKTV from 2 October 2018.Bad Papa aired in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong on Oh!K TV Asia from 2 October 2018.Bad Papa aired in USA on Kocowa TV from 2 October 2018.Bad Papa aired in Japan on KNTV from 5 March 2019.- Bad Papa aired in India on Playflix from 25 January 2021.