Two Wives (2009 TV series)
| 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) | |
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.
The series was part of the "Wife Trilogy," which includes Temptation of Wife and Wife Returns.[2]
Plot
Kang 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
Main characters
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actress – Kim Su-jung[3]
 
Adaptation
In 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
- ^ Oh, Jean (May 4, 2009). "Single mothers and baseball coming to small screen". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
 - ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (16 November 2009). "Now showing on evening TV: provocative, racy themes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
 - ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
 - ^ "Koreanovela gets local version". The Philippine Star. 1 October 2014.
 
External links
- Two Wives official SBS website (in Korean)
 - Two Wives at HanCinema
 
