Two Wives (Korean: 두 아내; RR: Du Anae) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Kim Ji-young, Son Tae-young, Kim Ho-jin, and Kang Ji-sub.[1] The daily drama aired on SBS on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 from May 4 to October 30, 2009 for 120 episodes.
| Two Wives | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Two Wives | |
| Genre | Melodrama Family Romance |
| Written by | Lee Yoo-seon |
| Directed by | Yoon Ryu-hae |
| Starring | Kim Ji-young Son Tae-young Kim Ho-jin Kang Ji-sub |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | JerryBoys Contents (formerly Bloom Entertainment) Saram&Saram Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | April 5 – October 30, 2009 |
| Related | |
| Two Wives (Philippine adaptation) | |
The series was part of the "Wife Trilogy," which includes Temptation of Wife and Wife Returns.[2]
Plot
editKang Chul-soo (Kim Ho-jin) divorces his wife Yoon Young-hee (Kim Ji-young) to start anew with single mother Han Ji-sook (Son Tae-young), with whom he had carried on an affair. After the split, however, Chul-soo gets into a car accident and wakes up with no memory of Ji-sook. Chul-soo thinks he is still married to Young-hee, and Young-hee and everyone else can only play along while he recovers.
Cast
editMain characters
edit- Kim Ji-young as Yoon Young-hee
- Son Tae-young as Han Ji-sook
- Kim Ho-jin as Kang Chul-soo
- Kang Ji-sub as Song Ji-ho
Supporting characters
edit- Yoon family
- Andy Lee as Yoon Nam-joon, Young-hee's younger brother
- Jeon Moo-song as Yoon Jang-soo, Young-hee's father
- Jo Yang-ja as Seo Yeo-ja, Young-hee's mother
- Kang family
- Kim Yoon-kyung as Kang Do-hee
- Kim Yong-rim as Jang Young-ja, Chul-soo's mother
- Kang Sung-jin as Ahn Kyung-tae
- Kim Young-ran as Oh Dal-ja
- Uhm Min-woo as Kang Han-byul, Young-hee and Chul-soo's son
- Han family
- Kim Su-jung as Han So-ri, Ji-sook's daughter
- Extended cast
- Lee Yoo-jin as Jo Mi-mi
- Choi Won-young as Lee Young-min
- Go Jung-min as Yoo Young-sun
- Yoon Ji-min as Oh Hye-ran
- Kim Hye-ok as Ji-ho's mother
- Kim Na-young as Oh Ae-rang
- Jung Tae-won as Dong-joon
- Seol Ji-yoon as Dong-joon's mother
- Jang Joon-ho as editor
- Kang Soo-han as editor's son
- Jung Ji-ah as Se-ri
- Jung Chi-in
- Min Ah-ryung
- Jeon Sung-hwan
- Yang Hee-kyung
Notes
edit- This was actress Son Tae-young's return to the small screen after marrying Kwon Sang-woo and giving birth to a son.
- Actress Kim Ji-young's real-life mother-in-law, Kim Yong-rim, portrayed her mother-in-law in this drama as well.
Awards
edit- 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actress – Kim Su-jung[3]
Adaptation
editIn 2014, ABS-CBN produced a Philippine remake based on Two Wives. The adaptation was originally aired from October 13, 2014 to March 13, 2015.[4]
References
edit- ^ Oh, Jean (4 May 2009). "Single mothers and baseball coming to small screen". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (16 November 2009). "Now showing on evening TV: provocative, racy themes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "Koreanovela gets local version". The Philippine Star. 1 October 2014.
External links
edit- Two Wives official SBS website (in Korean)
- Two Wives at HanCinema