My Wife Got Married Explained

My Wife Got Married
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hangul:아내가 결혼했다
Hanja:아내가 했다
Rr:Anaega gyeolhonhaetda
Mr:Anaeka kyŏrhonhaetta
Director:Jeong Yoon-soo
Producer:Ju Pil-ho
Cho Chul-hyun
Lee Sang-yong
Starring:Kim Joo-hyuk
Son Ye-jin
Music:Hong Sung-kyu
Editing:Steve M. Choe
Distributor:CJ Entertainment
Runtime:119 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

My Wife Got Married is a 2008 South Korean romantic drama film. Directed by Jeong Yoon-soo and starring Kim Joo-hyuk and Son Ye-jin in the lead roles, the film is adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name by Park Hyun-wook.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fMYWIFEGOTMARRIED01 "Anaega Gyelhonhadda (My Wife Got Married) (2008)"
  2. Yi Ch'ang-ho. "Debutant My Wife Got Married leads box office". Korean Film Council, 3 November 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  3. http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm08.html "The Best Selling Films of 2008"
  4. http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/mywifeisgettingmarried/recompenses.html "My Wife is Getting Married - Awards"
  5. Yang Sun-jin. "[MOVIE REVIEW My Wife celebrates bigamy]". Hancinema, 22 October 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

    Plot

    Deok-hoon meets In-ah, a former colleague, on the subway; the two turn out to be big soccer fans, and soon begin a passionate relationship. To quell his doubts about In-ah's fidelity, Deok-hoon proposes to her, and they get married. But their honeymoon period doesn't last long, as In-ah declares that she will marry another man.

    Cast

    • Kim Joo-hyuk as Noh Deok-hoon
    • Son Ye-jin as Joo In-ah
    • Joo Sang-wook as Han Jae-kyung
    • Kim Byung-choon as Boo-jang
    • Chun Sung-hoon as Kim Jin-ho
    • Oh Yeon-ah as So-young
    • Son Hee-soon as Jae-kyung's mother
    • Hong Hyun-chul as Jae-kyung's father
    • Kwon Sung-min as Sung-min
    • Choi Won-hong as Joon-seo
    • Jung Se-hyung as doctor Choi Yeon-Woong
    • Oh Jung-se as Byung-soo
    • Kim Ok-kyung as guardian
    • Ban Hye-ra as guardian
    • Hong Won-bae as radio DJ
    • Lee Joo-shil as Deok-hoon's mother (cameo)
    • Yang Jung-a as Noh Deok-joo (cameo)

    Release

    My Wife Got Married was released in South Korea on October 23, 2008. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, selling 515,464 tickets.[2] As of November 9, 2008, the film had sold a total of 1,818,497 admissions nationwide and ranked 10th among the top grossing domestic films of 2008.[3]

    Awards and nominations

    AwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
    4th University Film Festival of KoreaBest ActressSon Ye-jin
    7th Korean Film Awards
    Best ScreenplaySong Hye-jin
    29th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading ActorKim Joo-hyuk
    Best Leading ActressSon Ye-jin[4]
    Best ScreenplaySong Hye-jin
    Popular Star AwardSon Ye-jin
    Best Couple AwardSon Ye-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk
    45th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest ActorKim Joo-hyuk
    Best ActressSon Ye-jin
    18th Buil Film AwardsBest Actress
    11th Asian Film Critics Association Awards

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