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| Genre: | Sitcom | ||||
| Runtime: | 30 minutes | ||||
| Director: | Kwon Ik-jun Jun Jin-su Jung Chang-yeong Lee Ji-seon | ||||
| Starring: | Park Mi-sun Jung Sun-kyung Kim Hee-jung Choi Eun-kyung Hong Ji-min | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Network: | MBC | ||||
| Num Seasons: | 1 | ||||
| Num Episodes: | 133 |
Hilarious Housewives was a South Korean situation comedy revolving around the lives of middle-class housewives and their families with lighthearted stories. It aired on MBC from March 2, 2009, to September 4, 2009, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 for 133 episodes.[1]
Jung Sun-kyung owns a bakery. One day, her husband asks for a divorce and then disappears. Sun-kyung finds herself thrust into the role of running her husband's talent agency as well as the bakery. She faces multiple challenges in her new job, but her neighbours Mi-sun, Hee-jung, and Ji-min help her overcome them. The show depicts the lives of five housewives, with Mi-sun as the main character.[2] [3] [4]
She's the neighbourhood wives' club president and runs a real estate agency. She's older than the other housewives and keeps tabs on everyone. Thus, she practically knows everything that goes on in the neighbourhood.
She owns a bakery but one day her husband goes missing and she finds herself running her husband's talent agency. She is kind and caring, although not the most intelligent.
She's a full-time housewife who obsesses about providing the best education for her daughter. She's full of envy and curious about the lives of her neighbours. She also likes to gossip about people behind their backs.
She's rich and has everything that a housewife desires. Her son is a straight-A student and her husband is a high-earner, making her the envy of all the housewives in the neighbourhood.
A writer for a daily radio show. Her husband Kim Gook-jin lost his job but she tries her best to support her family as the breadwinner. She likes to get involved in matters where she feels like she can make a difference.
Jung Sun-kyung's mother-in-law. A typical Korean mother-in-law.
Jung Sun-kyung's daughter who is in middle school
Kim Hee-jung's husband. A neighbourhood hottie with a good sense of humour, a troublemaker you can't hate.
Kim Hee-jung's daughter. She is also Shim Eun-kyung's best friend
Choi Eun-kyung's son. He is a good student, has a good personality, and is filial. In a word, he is a 'mother's son'.
Aspiring comedian and Choi Eun-kyung's younger brother
Hong Ji-min's husband, patriarchal and authoritarian. Strong-willed and timid. Becomes a full-time housewife after losing his job.
Hong Ji-min's son. Shim Eun-kyung's friend, a troublemaker who doesn't study
A friend of Sun-kyung's husband, Shim Hak-gyu. He runs a furniture workshop in a commercial building. He has a serious and solid personality and appearance but sometimes enjoys making inappropriately cold jokes.
Aspiring entertainer affiliated with Jung Sun-kyung's entertainment agency, a young man who has been working hard for 10 years to achieve his dream of becoming an idol singer.
He was originally a teacher at the English academy Eun-kyung and Bo-bae attended. He taught English by singing pop songs on the guitar, and after passing an audition, he became an idol trainee.
Young CEO of a neighbourhood chicken restaurant
King Wang Bakery's part-timer
He is a DJ at a radio station where Hong Ji-min works. He was a popular singer back in the day but is now on the decline.
Radio PD who is in charge of Hong Ji-min and Yoon Jong-shin's radio program.
Yoon Jong-shin's road manager
Hyun-woo's friend. Also runs a chicken restaurant