Director: Kim Cheol-kyu
Cast: Jeon Hye-jin, Jun Suk-ho, Jung Jin-young, Cho Min-soo, Park Bo-kyung
Mother and Mom is a 2025 South Korean comedy series directed by Kim Cheol-kyu, set in the bustling Daechi-dong neighbourhood of Seoul. It follows three generations of women — grandmother, mother, and daughter — as the pressures of modern Korean family life play out through schedules, school runs, and the milestones that define motherhood.
What is Mother and Mom (Raiding Insaeng) about?
Working mother Jeong-eun has her hands full balancing a demanding career with the relentless rhythm of family life in Daechi-dong, one of Seoul's most education-obsessed districts. As her daughter's seventh birthday approaches, she calls on Ji-ah — the family's formidable grandmother — to help with school drop-offs and the everyday logistics that a single pair of hands cannot manage. What unfolds is a warm, often comic collision of generational values, parenting philosophies, and the deep, unspoken love that passes between women across three generations. Each episode peels back another layer of what it means to be both a daughter and a mother at the same time, capturing the quiet sacrifices and loud disagreements that hold a family together.
Cast & crew
Director Kim Cheol-kyu brings a light, observational touch to the material. Lead Jeon Hye-jin anchors the series as the perpetually stretched Jeong-eun, while Cho Min-soo delivers a standout performance as Ji-ah, the grandmother whose old-school convictions clash delightfully with her daughter's modern pace. The ensemble cast — including Jun Suk-ho, Jung Jin-young, Park Bo-kyung, and Koh Woo-ri — fills out the neighbourhood world with convincing warmth.
Context & significance
Korean family dramas have found a devoted following among Persian-speaking viewers abroad, and Mother and Mom arrives with the particular mix of heart and comedy that made earlier multi-generational Korean hits resonate so widely. Iranian diaspora audiences will recognise the tensions the show explores — the weight of a mother's expectations, the cost of ambition in a high-pressure school district, and the gap between how different generations understand love and duty. The Daechi-dong setting, Seoul's most competitive academic neighbourhood, mirrors pressures that many diaspora families navigating education in Canada, the US, or Europe will find instantly familiar. The series is available with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it accessible without any language barrier.
Where & how to watch
Mother and Mom is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, your TV دستگاه, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.