Listen to Love[2] (Korean이번 주, 아내가 바람을 핍니다) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Song Ji-hyo about husbands who try to protect their marriage with the help of anonymous netizens, based on the 2007 Japanese TV series of the same title. It aired on JTBC from October 28 to December 3, 2016, every Friday and Saturday at 20:30 (KST) for 12 episodes.[3][4][5][6]

Listen to Love
Promotional poster
Also known asMy Wife Is Having an Affair This Week
Hangul
이번 주, 아내가 바람을 핍니다
Literal meaningThis Week, My Wife's Having an Affair
Revised RomanizationIbeon Ju, Anaega Baram-eul Pimnida
Genre
Written by
  • Kim Hyo-sin
  • Lee Nam-gyu
  • Lee Ye-rim
Directed byKim Seok-yoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Ham Young-hoon
  • Choi Joon-hyeong
Producers
  • Jung Sung-soon
  • Park Jun-seo
Running time70 minutes
Production companyDrama House [ko]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseOctober 28 (2016-10-28) –
December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)

Synopsis

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Do Hyun-woo (Lee Sun-kyun), a ten-year veteran producer, believes that his wife Jung Soo-yeon (Song Ji-hyo) is having an affair. They have been married for eight years in what he believed was a strong relationship, until he catches on to a sign that his wife is on the verge of cheating. This pushes him to talk with anonymous people on online social networks to figure out what to do and try to save his marriage.[7]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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  • Lee Do-yeon as Yoon-gi's secretary
  • Ye Soo-jung as Hyun-woo's mother
  • Kim Kang-hoon as Do Joon-soo
  • Lee Seok-jun as Ji Seon-woo
  • Han Seo-jin as Yoon-gi's secret mistress
  • Park Soo-young as Park Young-soo
  • Jung A-in as Jung Eun-jung
  • Jung Ji-ahn as Kim Mi-ha
  • Shim Hee-sub as Lee Ji-hoon
  • Lee Su-woong as Kang Seung-hyun
  • Kim Young-ok
  • Lee Do-yeop as Hyun Chan
  • Kim Hye-ok as Myunmokdongok (username)
  • Woo Hyun as Hanganggabshida (username)
  • Jo Jae-ryong as Bbinkkobeunseunim (username)
  • Kim Sun-hwa as Doksoogongbangnyeo (username)
  • Jang Liu as Wetoli (username)
  • Lee Byung-jin as Nooneneunnoon (username)
  • Kim Tae-woo as Hyoomungeubshigchoong (username)

Other

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  • Baek Bo-ram

Special appearances

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Ratings

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Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nationwide)
Nielsen Korea TNmS
1 October 28, 2016 2.653% 2.1%
2 October 29, 2016 2.119% 1.9%
3 November 4, 2016 2.647% 2.3%
4 November 5, 2016 2.732% 2.6%
5 November 11, 2016 3.072% 2.4%
6 November 12, 2016 2.510% 2.0%
7 November 18, 2016 3.351% 2.5%
8 November 19, 2016 3.077% 2.6%
9 November 25, 2016 3.340% 2.6%
10 November 26, 2016 2.805% 2.7%
11 December 2, 2016 2.517% 2.6%
12 December 3, 2016 3.047% 2.8%
Average 2.823% 2.4%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

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  1. ^ Son, Hyo-jeong. '이번주 아내가' 이선균♥송지효, 대본리딩 "역대급 웃긴 드라마". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2016 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "Listen To Love". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Jin, Min-ji (July 12, 2016). "BoA confirms lead role in 'Cheating'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Lee, Sang-won. "BoA confirmed for JTBC's new drama". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Lee, Ji-hae. "Song Ji-hyo and Lee Sun-kyun to co-star in JTBC drama". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Kwon, Hye-rim. "송지효, JTBC '이번 주, 아내가~' 캐스팅…이선균과 호흡". Joy News 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2016 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kim, Myeong-mi. ‘이번주 아내가 바람을 핍니다’ 결혼 8년차 이선균♥송지효 케미 어떨까. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Im, Ji-yeon (2016-10-05). "[단독]젝키 은지원, JTBC 새금토극 '이번주 아내가...' 카메오". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Kim, Soo-hyeon (2016-10-05). 정유미, '아내가 바람을'에 카메오 출연…이선균과 호흡. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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