My Husband's Woman Explained

Alt Name:My Man's Woman
My Husband's Lover
Runtime:Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Executive Producer:Go Heung Shik (SBS)
Director:Jung Eul-young
Starring:Kim Hee-ae
Bae Jong-ok
Kim Sang-joong
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Company:Samhwa Networks
Segyo Entertainment
Media Plant
Network:SBS TV
Num Episodes:24
Composer:Gaemi
Lee Chang-hee

My Husband's Woman (; lit. "My Man's Woman") is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae,[1] Bae Jong-ok, and Kim Sang-joong. It aired on SBS TV from April 2 to June 19, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.

Written by renowned TV scribe Kim Soo-hyun in her no-nonsense yet provocative style, the TV series explores the intimate and painful ordeal of women on both sides of the story behind an extramarital affair, delving into the minds of the betrayed and the betrayer.[2] [3]

It was the second highest-rated Korean drama of 2007 (next to Jumong), and won Kim Hee-ae the Grand Prize ("Daesang") at the 2007 SBS Drama Awards.[4] [5]

Plot

Ji-soo (Bae Jong-ok) is an unassuming housewife leading a happy life with her college professor husband Joon-pyo (Kim Sang-joong) and their son Kyung-min (Park Ji-bin). But trouble lurks when Ji-soo's widowed friend Hwa-young (Kim Hee-ae) accompanies Ji-soo and her family on a trip and secretly begins a love affair with Joon-pyo. One day, Ji-soo hosts a barbeque party at her house and invites Hwa-young and her sister Eun-soo (Ha Yoo-mi). Besieged by passion, Hwa-young and Joon-pyo end up making out inside the kitchen, but soon get caught red-handed by Eun-soo. Shocked and sickened to her stomach, yet nervous about what her fragile sister might do if she ever finds out, Eun-soo threatens Hwa-young and Joon-pyo to end the affair immediately. But truth has a way of slipping out, and Ji-soo's perfect life comes crashing down when she learns that her husband is having an affair with her friend. In the aftermath of the revelation, the psychological warfare begins, and to retaliate, Ji-soo decides to have an affair herself with her old college friend Seok Joon (Lee Jong-won).

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Episode ratings

width=100 Datewidth=100 Episodewidth=100 Nationwidewidth=100 Seoul
2007-04-02111.2 (14th)11.8 (14th)
2007-04-03213.1 (12th)14.2 (10th)
2007-04-09312.8 (9th)14.1 (9th)
2007-04-10415.8 (8th)17.1 (6th)
2007-04-16517.5 (6th)18.7 (4th)
2007-04-17620.0 (4th)21.6 (3rd)
2007-04-23718.9 (4th)20.0 (4th)
2007-04-24821.5 (2nd)23.0 (2nd)
2007-04-30921.0 (2nd)22.9 (2nd)
2007-05-011022.2 (2nd)24.3 (2nd)
2007-05-071119.4 (2nd)21.0 (2nd)
2007-05-081222.1 (2nd)24.4 (2nd)
2007-05-141323.7 (2nd)25.3 (2nd)
2007-05-151427.2 (2nd)29.3 (1st)
2007-05-211525.2 (2nd)27.0 (2nd)
2007-05-221625.9 (2nd)28.1 (1st)
2007-05-281729.3 (1st)32.8 (1st)
2007-05-291831.6 (1st)35.4 (1st)
2007-06-041932.4 (1st)34.9 (1st)
2007-06-052032.3 (1st)33.5 (1st)
2007-06-112133.4 (1st)36.6 (1st)
2007-06-122235.1 (1st)37.5 (1st)
2007-06-182333.7 (1st)36.0 (1st)
2007-06-192438.7 (1st)40.3 (1st)
Average 24.3%26.2%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2007Grand Prize (Daesang)
Top Excellence Award, Actor
SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)
Top Excellence Award, Actress
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries
Producer's Award
Top 10 Stars
Best Couple Award
2008Best Drama My Husband's Woman
Best Actress (TV)
Best Screenplay (TV)

Plagiarism allegations

Writer Kim Soo-hyun strongly denied the accusations of plagiarism by Ryu Gyeung-ok, who claimed that My Husband's Woman was very similar to her own TV drama That Woman, Ok-hui.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actress Kim Hee-ae. The Dong-a Ilbo. 2013-05-22. 12 April 2007.
  2. Web site: Yang Sung-hee. Park Jeong-ho. Mining new ground on an age-old topic. https://archive.today/20130629135706/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2877570. usurped. 29 June 2013. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-05-22. 4 July 2007.
  3. Web site: Chun. Su-jin. TV Review: A drama-writing legend reaches her limit. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-05-22. 24 August 2007. usurped. https://archive.today/20130629142303/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874806. 29 June 2013. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: My Man's Woman Empties Streets. The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-05-22. 7 June 2007.
  5. Web site: Adultery, Evil Mothers-in-Law: Korean Soaps in 2007. The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-05-22. 24 December 2007.
  6. Web site: Stealing words?. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-05-22. 27 June 2007. usurped. https://archive.today/20130629141148/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2877279. 29 June 2013. dmy-all.