By the Time Mom Looked Back, I Had Grown Up

Raised by a single mother, he thought their bond was unbreakable—until she remarried. Pushed to the sidelines in her new family, his silent cries for love were constantly ignored. Tired of the heartbreak, he walked away to build his own life from scratch. When his mother finally discovers the crushing pain he endured alone, will it be too late to bridge the chasm between them?

iDrama released it as 50 bite-size episodes mixing marriage drama, campus and romance, made to watch on a phone in one sitting or a few.

If you came for marriage drama, the payoff is a marriage that starts on the wrong foot and has to be earned. On top of that: rivalries and first love in a school setting.

Plan on roughly 1–2 hours from the first episode to the finale.

Every episode is listed on this page. Tap episode 1 to start, and switch episodes from the strip under the player at any time. It was added to DramaNext on Oct 16, 2026.