"Sorry, Mom" Tears of Son Who Missed Grand Prize... "Riding life." The confrontation mom war is in full swing

By Minjeong, Cho

Mar 12, 2025

'Sorry, Mom' Tears of Son Who Missed Grand Prize... 'Riding life.' The confrontation mom war is in full swing



In the original Genie TV drama Riding Life, Jeon Hye-jin had a rollercoaster day at the center of the Daechi-dong education war. In the fourth episode, which was released on the 11th, the story of Jung-eun (Jeon Hye-jin), who entered a fierce competition for her daughter Seo-yoon (Kim Sa-rang) to enter a prestigious elementary school and win a speech contest, unfolded.

The broadcast began with a scene in which Jung-eun was eliminated from the private elementary school lottery and despaired. I tried to accept the reality, but in fact, it was shocking to discover that Ho-kyung (Park Bo-kyung) of 「Daechi-dong Super Mom」 colluded with the parents' representative to change the results of the lottery. Unaware of this, Jeong-eun looked for real estate to move into a school district good 'choppoah' (apartment with an elementary school), but she was frustrated again in the face of the reality that the waiting list was already full.

On the day of Seo-yoon's English speech contest, Jung-eun had a hectic day due to the overlapping business trip. After barely arriving at the venue, he was embarrassed to see Seo-yoon's changed speech. Seo-yoon gave a heartfelt speech introducing her grandmother Jia (played by Jo Min-soo) as Best Friend instead of a memorized speech. Jung-eun was frustrated, saying, `I can't win this prize.' However, contrary to expectations, Seo-yoon won the grand prize. Jung-eun was thrilled by the unexpected result and shared her joy with Jia, saying "Mom, thank you".




Meanwhile, Ho-kyung's son Min-ho (played by Kwon Yul) memorized the difficult manuscript completely, but when he failed to win the grand prize, he cried at his mother's cold reaction. "I'll do better next timeMinho's appearance of saying caused regret.

Seo-yoon's unexpected award of the grand prize showed signs of the confrontation mothers' checks and jealousy toward Jung-eun. Ho-kyung did not hide her discomfort as if she did not admit defeat, and the trailer depicted a war of nerves between mothers that would become even fiercer. On top of that, the existence of Young-wook (Jinyoung Jung), Ho-kyung's father-in-law and Jeong-eun's old relationship, added to the question of what variables the Daechi-dong education war will have.

'Riding Life', which is gaining sympathy from viewers with a story reflecting reality, is showing a steady rise. On this day, the broadcast broke its own record with a national viewership of 2.4%. It is a figure that has doubled compared to the first broadcast, and has gone viral, breaking records in each episode.






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